Question:
S1: Instead , bond bulls focus on the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing , either in speeches or through the press .
S2: Still , bond bulls can take comfort in the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing , either in speeches or through the press .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: The four were remanded in custody and will appear before the magistrate 's court again on July 8 .

The men were remanded in custody and are due to appear again before court on July 8 .

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

[Q]: Most of those on board were Lebanese but some were from Benin , Guinea and Sierra Leone .

Some of the passengers were from Benin , Guinea and Sierra Leone .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
October heating oil futures settled .85 cent lower at 69.89 cents a gallon .
October heating oil ended down 0.41 cent to 70.74 cents a gallon .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Volodymyr Gorbanovsky , deputy general director of the plane 's owners , Mediterranean Airlines , said it appeared to have veered from its flight path because of the fog .

Volodymyr Gorbanovsky , deputy general director of the plane 's owners , Mediterranean Airlines , said initial information indicated it had veered from its flight path because of fog .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The case puts the Supreme Court back into the debate over the separation of church and state .
The case marks the court 's second major separation of church and state case in two years .

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yes