[Q]: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 39.39 points , or 2.2 percent , to 1,826.33 , after losing more than 2 percent on Tuesday .

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 194.14 points , or 2.09 percent , to 9,469.20 after sinking more than 1 percent a day earlier .

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Problem: Wwo sentences:
Daughter Renee Jackson said she often made " huge pots of , like , beans and rice with , like , meat and casseroles " for the whole family .
Their biological daughter Renee Jackson , 29 , said she made huge pots of beans and rice , and meat and casseroles .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

He listed LeapFrog Enterprises ' LF.N LeapPad books , Hasbro Inc . ' s HAS.N Beyblade starter set , and MGA Entertainment 's Bratz doll line as toys that were stealing market share .

LeapFrog Enterprises ' LF.N LeapPad books , Hasbro Inc . ' s HAS.N Beyblade starter set , and MGA Entertainment 's Bratz doll line all were stealing market share , he said .
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Q: But while Microsoft 's share of the low-end server software market has increased since the EU 's investigation started five years ago , the firm has denied anti-competitive practices are to blame .

Microsoft 's share of the low-end server software market has increased since the probe started five years ago , but the firm denied anti-competitive practices were the reason for this .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" And about eight to 10 seconds down , I hit .
" I was in the water for about eight seconds .

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no

QUES: The Standard & Poor 's 500 stock index ended the quarter up 120 points , a gain of 14 percent , the best performance for that broad market benchmark since 1998 .

The Standard and Poor 's 500-stock index , a broad collection of equities representing leading companies , finished its best quarter yesterday since the last three months of 1998 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes