Here are two sentences:

BEA Systems Inc . BEAS.O on Thursday said second-quarter profits rose 28 percent , as revenues grew amid a contracting overall market for business software .

BEA Systems Inc . BEAS.O said on Thursday second-quarter profits rose 28 percent , as revenues grew slightly more than Wall Street expected amid a contracting overall market for business software .
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yes

Q: " This blackout was largely preventable , " U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said at a briefing on the report .

" This blackout was largely preventable , " said Spencer Abraham , US energy secretary .

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 company 's chief executive retired and chief financial officer resigned .
A third executive , chief operating officer David Glenn was fired .

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no

input question: Kerry Kennedy Cuomo and Andrew Cuomo have been married 13 years .
Andrew Cuomo and Kerry Kennedy were married 13 years .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: At the very long end , the 30-year bond US30YT = RR slid a full point for a yield of 4.47 percent from 4.41 percent .
At the very long end , the 30-year bond US30YT = RR lost 2 / 32 for a yield of 4.41 percent .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: The company has said it plans to restate its earnings for 2000 through 2002 .

The company had announced in January that it would have to restate earnings for 2002 , 2001 and perhaps 2000 .

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