QUES: " We 're going to defend these charges in court , " said Ira Lee Sorkin , Furst 's attorney .

" Rob Furst intends to defend the charges in court , " said Ira Lee Sorkin , Furst 's attorney .

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

QUES: 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 .

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

QUES: The huge bottom-line loss stemmed from a 1.5 billion pound assets writedown , on top of a 3.5 billion first-half charge .

The huge bottom line loss stemmed from a 1.5 billion-pound asset writedown , on top of a 3.5 billion first-half charge .

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