QUES: At present , the FCC will not request personal identifying information prior to allowing access to the wireless network .

The FCC said that it won 't request personal identifying information before allowing people to access the wireless network .

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

QUES: " The discovery that the MAP bug is present in the vast majority of Crohn 's sufferers means it is almost certainly causing the intestinal inflammation , " it said in a statement .

The researchers say that the fact the MAP bug is present in the vast majority of Crohns sufferers means it is almost certainly causing the intestinal inflammation .

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ANS: yes

QUES: The cards are issued by Mexico 's consulates to its citizens living abroad and show the date of birth , a current photograph and the address of the card holder .

The card is issued by Mexico 's consulates to its citizens living abroad and shows the date of birth , a current photograph and the address of the cardholder .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes