QUES: Some 175 million shares traded on the Big Board , a 7 percent increase from the same time a week ago .

Some 1.6 billion shares traded on the Big Board , a 17 percent increase over the three-month daily average .

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

[Q]: An animal rights group waited Friday to find out if it has succeeded in putting a stop to a state-sponsored program allowing hunters to shoot wolves from airplanes in Alaska .

An Alaska judge has rejected an attempt by an animal rights group to stop a state-sponsored program allowing hunters to shoot wolves from airplanes in Alaska .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index stood at 53.7 in September .
The Institute for Supply Management 's manufacturing index dipped to 53.7 from 54.7 in August .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

If requested by outside authorities , however , the FCC will provide data from system audit logs to support external investigations of improper Internet use .

However , the agency said it will provide data from system audit logs to support external investigations of improper Internet use if requested by outside authorities .
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yes

Q: The Commerce ruling Tuesday will impose a 44.71 percent tariff on dynamic random access memory semiconductors ( DRAMS ) made by Hynix Semiconductor Inc .

The Commerce Department imposed a 44.71 percent tariff on dynamic random access memory semiconductors , or DRAMS , made by Hynix Semiconductor Inc .

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

[Q]: Aileen Boyle , a Simon & Schuster spokeswoman , declined to comment on any potential legal action .
Simon & Schuster declined comment on the potential lawsuit and would not confirm the contents of the story .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
no