Question:
S1: They went into the operations of their own free will , " their father Dadollah Bijani said .
S2: They went into the operation on their own free will , ' Reuters quoted their father , Mr Dadollah Bijani , as saying .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: The measures could be taken up by the full Senate as early as Friday .

Ratliff said he hopes to bring the two measures to the full Senate by Friday .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

[Q]: The seventh person charged in the case - Habis Abdu al Saoub - remains at large .

The seventh member of the cell , Habis Abdullah al Saoub , 37 , a Jordanian , remains at large .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" Accusations of improper activity are as false today as they were when the Democrats first made them , " Grella said .
Accusations of improper activity are as false today as when the Democrats first made them . "
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Goldman also raised its quarterly dividend to 25 cents from 12 cents , citing the new tax law .

Goldman decided to increase its quarterly dividend to 25 cents a share from 12 cents , citing recent tax legislation as a primary factor behind the move .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Shares of AstraZeneca AZN.N , Europe 's second biggest drugmaker , rose 3.71 percent to close at $ 43.05 on the New York Stock Exchange .
Shares of AstraZeneca , Europe ' s second biggest drug company , rose 3 per cent on the New York Stock Exchange after the news .

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A:
no