Problem: Wwo sentences:
For the full 12-month period , high-speed cable modem connections increased by 49 percent .
For the full year period ending June 30 , 2003 , high-speed lines increased by 45 percent .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Seven people were taken to hospital today after a second derailment on the London Underground in less than 48 hours .
The leader of the country ' s biggest rail union threatened industrial action today following the second derailment on the London Underground in less than 48 hours .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
While a critical success , Luhrmann 's opulent production of the Puccini opera will end with losses of about $ US6 million ( $ A9.2 million ) .
Baz Luhrmann 's opulent version of the Puccini opera will fold June 29 after a disappointing seven-month run and losses of about $ 6 million .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System in New York announced plans for a tissue bank this month .
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System announced plans for a tissue bank earlier this month .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes