Here are two sentences:

Instead of being reprimanded by court security officers , a smiling senior policeman shook hands with Mr Laczynski and patted him on the shoulder .

Instead of being reprimanded by court security officers , a senior policeman smiled and shook Mr Lacsynski 's hand and patted him on the shoulder .
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yes

Q: Overall , 83 percent of women washed up , compared with 74 percent of men .

But in San Francisco , 80 percent of men and only 59 percent of women washed their hands .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Economists said that raised the odds of a rate cut at the Fed 's next meeting on June 24-25 .
Economists said those concerns raised the odds that the Fed might reduce rates at its next meeting on June 24-25 .

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yes

input question: The Opposition Leader , Simon Crean , said John Howard had been forced to make changes by the incompetence of his ministers .
The Leader of the Opposition , Simon Crean , said from Jakarta that the reshuffle had been forced by ministerial incompetence .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The huge bottom-line loss stemmed from a 1.5 billion pound assets writedown , on top of a 3.5 billion first-half charge .
The huge bottom line loss stemmed from a 1.5 billion-pound asset writedown , on top of a 3.5 billion first-half charge .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: Following the ATP 's notification by Hewitt 's lawyers of pending action , it issued another statement that Hewitt has added to his suit .

Following ATP 's notification by Hewitt 's lawyers that action was pending , it issued another statement in April which Hewitt has added to his suit .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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yes