QUES: In terms of a free trade area , we 've got a long , long way to go and the Pakistanis understand that .

As for a free trade area , the official stressed that weve got a long , long way to go , and the Pakistanis understand that .

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

QUES: " By its actions , the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war , " the Connecticut Democrat told a Capitol Hill news conference .

" By its actions , " Lieberman said , " the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war . "

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

QUES: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 98.30 , or 1.1 percent , while bond values fell , too .

The Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down 98.32 points at 9,011.53 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS:
no