Q: About 18 percent of men taking finasteride developed prostate cancer , compared with 24 percent on placebo .

They found that 6.4 percent of men on finasteride had high-grade tumors , compared to 5.1 percent taking a placebo .

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 Hubble Space Telescope 's newest picture of Mars shows summer on the Red Planet just as it makes its closest pass by Earth in 60,000 years .
The pictures were taken late Tuesday and early Wednesday as the as the planet made its closest pass by Earth in 60,000 years .

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no

input question: The value of the deal has increased since BP first announced it in February .
The value of BP 's investment has risen since the deal was announced in February .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: What 's more , Mr. O 'Neill said that he hoped Hyundai would sell one million vehicles annually in the United States by 2010 .
That wasn 't all : by 2010 , Mr. O 'Neill said , he hoped Hyundai would sell 1 million vehicles annually in the United States .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: The proposal also may help Bloomfield Hills-based Taubman Centers Inc. fend off a takeover from Indianapoils-based shopping mall operator Simon Property Group Inc .
S2: The legislation , approved 12-3 by the House Commerce Committee , may allow Bloomfield Hills-based Taubman Centers Inc. to fend off a takeover attempt by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: Schering-Plough shares fell 72 cents to close at $ 18.34 on the New York Stock Exchange .
The shares fell 72 cents , or 3.8 percent , to $ 18.34 Monday on the New York Stock Exchange .

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output answer:
yes