QUES: The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27 , or 1.2 percent , closing at 1,520.15 on Friday .

The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rallied 30.46 points , or 2.04 percent , to 1,520.15 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: He took batting practice on the field for the second time Tuesday since his opening-day injury .

Jeter , who dislocated his left shoulder in a collision March 31 , took batting practice on the field for the first time Monday .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Excluding food and energy costs , the core CPI was up 0.1 percent last month , compared to a rise of 0.2 percent in July .
Excluding food and energy costs , the core CPI is seen rising 0.2 percent , matching the July figure .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The company has agreed terms on the purchase of the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .

The company has reached agreement on the terms for buying the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .
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yes

Q: The transition is slated to begin no later than June 7 , Dayton said .

A two-week transition period will begin no later than June 7 .

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

[Q]: " His statement is that he possibly hit the gas instead of the brakes , " Mr Butts said .
" He says he couldn 't stop the vehicle ... his statement is he possibly hit the gas instead of the brake , " Butts said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
no