[Q]: The researchers found only empty cavities and scar tissue where the tumors had been .

No tumors were detected ; rather , empty cavities and scar tissue were found in their place .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Workers ' taxable income then is reduced by that amount .
The worker 's taxable income is reduced by that amount , saving money at tax time .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Iraqi doctors who treated former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch dismissed on Friday claims made in her biography that she was raped by her Iraqi captors .

Former prisoner of war Pfc. Jessica Lynch is winning admiration in her hometown all over again for the courage to reveal she was raped by her Iraqi captors .
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no

Q: McBride dismissed Novell 's Unix ownership claims as " a desperate measure to curry favor with the Linux community . "

" We strongly disagree with Novell 's position and view it as a desperate measure to curry favor with the Linux community , " McBride said .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
But a U.S. appeals court in San Francisco disagreed and upheld the law .
The high court reversed a decision by a U.S. appeals court that upheld the law .

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no

QUES: The company has expanded into providing other services for buyers , including payment services .

The company has expanded those basic services , offering payment and even financing .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes