QUES: The stalemate , over less than 1 percent of the budget , is more about politics than policy .

The stalemate involved less than 1 percent of the budget and had little to do with policy but everything to do with politics .

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

[Q]: After three months , Atkins dieters had lost an average of 14.7 pounds compared with 5.8 pounds in the conventional group .

Three months into the study , the Atkins group had lost an average of about 15 pounds , compared with five for the low-fat group .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Immediately after the blast , people portraying some of the 150 " victims " stumbled amid the wreckage as emergency vehicles converged on the scene .
Immediately after the small explosion , people portraying victims stumbled amid the wreckage as fire trucks and other emergency vehicles converged .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

O 'Keefe declined to discuss whether such photos from spy satellites might have been able to detect the small crack in the wing .

O 'Keefe declined to discuss whether such photos would have enough resolution to detect small cracks in the wing panels .
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yes

Q: The fawn , named after Dr Duane Kraemer , one of the researchers , was born a few months ago .

The fawn , named for university researcher Duane Kraemer , turns 7 months old today .

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

[Q]: Bolland told the News of the World : " I was astonished at Sir Michael ' s question .
Mr Bolland said : " I was astonished at Sir Michael 's question .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes