Problem: Wwo sentences:
The day after Wilkie resigned , Howard said in a televised address that Iraq possessed " chemical and biological weapons capable of causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " .
In a televised address back in March , Mr Howard declared Iraq had weapons capable of " causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

It forecast 445 billion yen in loan-loss charges for the year ending next March .

The bank booked 820 billion yen in loan-loss charges compared with 1.9 trillion yen a year ago .
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no

Q: A month ago , the Commerce Department estimated that GDP had grown at a 7.2 percent rate in the third quarter .

A month ago , the Commerce Department said GDP grew at a 7.2 percent rate .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
In a letter sent to The Times and read to the Associated Press after his resignation , Blair blamed " personal issues " and apologized for his " lapse of journalistic integrity . "
In a letter sent to The New York Times after his resignation , Mr Blair blamed " personal issues " and apologised for his " lapse of journalistic integrity " .

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yes

input question: Some 14,000 customers were without power in the area , Oklahoma Gas and Electric said .
About 38,000 OGE Energy Corp. customers are without power , the company said on its Web site .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
It would have been the first time in Texas history that the comptroller had not certified the budget .
Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes