Question:
S1: The United States and Russia have spent billions since the 1960s on a handful of space craft designed to land on Mars .
S2: The United States and Russia spent billions on a dozen or so robotic craft meant to land on Mars and radio back their findings .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: We believe them to be without merit , and will defend ourselves vigorously .

" We believe it is without merit and we will defend ourselves rigorously . "

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

[Q]: U.S. forces recently apprehended some 40 suspected foreign militants near the Syrian border and are now interrogating them .

The Third Armored Cavalry Regiment recently apprehended about 40 suspected fighters near the Syrian border , officials said .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Justice Anthony Kennedy dissented in an opinion joined by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .
He was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Novell is acquiring SuSe Linux in a $ 210 million cash deal subject to regulatory approval .

Linux company SuSE was today acquired by Novell in a $ 210 million all-cash deal .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The purchase is the largest conservation transaction in Hawaii 's history , the agencies said .
The $ 22 million deal , announced Thursday , is also the largest land conservation transaction in Hawaii history .

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yes