Here are two sentences:

" I don 't want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks , " said Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt .

" I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks , " he told the Register .
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yes

Q: " The strength of demand for credit increases the danger associated with delaying ( a rate rise ) that is called for on general macroeconomic grounds , " Mr Macfarlane said .

The strength of demand for credit increases the danger associated with delaying a tightening of policy that is called for on general macroeconomic grounds . "

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The bonds traded to below 60 percent of face value earlier this year .
They traded down early this year to 60 percent of face value on fears Aquila may default .

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no

input question: Referring to a battle against a Muslim warlord in Somalia , Boykin told another audience , " I knew my God was bigger than his .
Referring to a Muslim fighter in Somalia , Boykin said that " my God was bigger than his .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The city index outperformed the Dow Jones industrial average , which fell 0.9 percent for the week .
The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI tacked on 97 points , or 1.14 percent , to 8,699 .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Q: About 400 of those taken into custody were charged with manufacturing or distributing child pornography on the Internet .

The largest number of arrests , about 400 , were on charges of manufacturing or distributing child pornography on the Internet .

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