QUES: The measures could be taken up by the full Senate as early as Friday .

Ratliff said he hopes to bring the two measures to the full Senate by Friday .

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

[Q]: Preventing stronger gains , News Corp < NCP.AX > fell 1.3 percent to A $ 12.43 and Brambles < BIL.AX > dropped 1.9 percent to A $ 4.75 after a weak performance overnight .

Holding the market back , News Corp < NCP.AX > fell two percent to A $ 12.34 and Brambles < BIL.AX > dropped 2.3 percent to A $ 4.73 after a weak performance overnight .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A total of 114 soldiers were killed in the active combat phase that began March 20 .
A total of 114 U.S. soldiers were killed between the start of the war March 20 and the end of April .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

The appeals court hearing comes at a sensitive time for Microsoft .

The appeals court has generally proved a favorable venue for Microsoft .
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no

Q: Initial reports said the attackers fired from a mosque within in the city , 30 miles west of Baghdad .

The Centcom statement said the gunmen appeared to have fired from a mosque in the city , 50 km ( 32 miles ) west of Baghdad .

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

[Q]: Appellate courts across the country have issued differing rulings on the issue , allowing public displays of the Ten Commandments in some cases and banning them in others .
Lower courts have splintered on the issue , allowing depictions of the Ten Commandments in some instances and not in others .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]:
yes