Problem: Wwo sentences:
Officials said one provision in the Senate-passed measure accounted for $ 40 billion over 10 years in the CBO calculation .
The budget office said one provision of the Senate bill accounted for $ 40 billion of the cost .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
But the yen 's gains were capped by wariness about Japanese intervention , with some traders reporting irregular bids that smack of intervention around 118 yen .
But the yen 's gains were capped by wariness about Japanese intervention , with some traders reporting irregular bids around 118 yen that could be from the Bank of Japan .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" We haven 't decided whether to use an unbroken or dotted white line , but this is an experiment worth introducing , " said David Richardson , the ICC 's cricket manager .
" We haven 't decided whether to use an unbroken or dotted white line , " said Dave Richardson , the ICC 's cricket manager .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
On a planet that takes nearly 165 years to orbit the sun , spring can last more than 40 years .
Because it takes Neptune 165 years to orbit the Sun its seasons will last for decades .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes