QUES: A nationally known itinerant computer hacker faces a federal arrest warrant on a sealed federal complaint in New York , a federal defender in California said Friday .

A nationally known computer hacker is being sought on a federal arrest warrant stemming from a sealed complaint in New York , a federal defender in California said Friday .

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

[Q]: Some 50 million phone numbers are registered on the list , which was to take effect Oct. 1 .

The FTC signed up 50 million phone numbers for the list , which was due to go into effect October 1 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The operating revenues were $ 1.45 billion , an increase over last year 's result of $ 1.38 billion .
Operating revenues rose to $ 1.45 billion from $ 1.38 billion last year .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

By 2040 , the county 's population is expected to be 985,066 , compared to the 2000 population of 860,454 .

Through 2040 , Indiana 's population is expected to increase by about 19 percent , to more than 7.2 million people .
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no

Q: The American conservatives are clearly in the minority within the Episcopal Church .

The letter indicates the Vatican 's interest in bolstering conservatives within the Episcopal Church .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

[Q]: " I am unaware of any genuine entries concerning British servicemen in the police records , " said a spokesman for the British High Commission in Nairobi yesterday .
" I am therefore unaware of any genuine entries concerning rapes by British servicemen in police records , " the spokesman said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes