Q: WHO spokeswoman Maria Cheng agreed , saying : " It looks very much like an isolated event . "

" It looks very much like an isolated event , " World Health Organization spokeswoman Maria Cheng said .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Combined , the companies will have about $ 2.8 billion in annual revenues , 13,000 employees and more than 11,000 customers in 150 countries .
The deal creates a company with about $ 2.8bn in annual revenues with 13,000 employees and 11,000 customers .

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no

input question: A month ago , the Commerce Department said GDP grew at a 7.2 percent rate .
A month ago , the Commerce Department estimated that GDP had a grown at a 7.2 percent rate in the third quarter .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: " Dan brings to Coca-Cola enormous experience in managing some of the world 's largest and most familiar brands , " Mr. Heyer said .
In a statement , Heyer said , " Dan brings to Coca-Cola enormous experience in managing some of the world 's largest and most familiar brands .
(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: H. Carl McCall , co-chairman of the exchange 's special committee on governance , resigned Thursday , saying Reed should start with a " clean slate . "
S2: Reed arrived a day after H. Carl McCall , co-chairman of the exchange 's special committee on governance , resigned saying Reed should have a " clean slate " to make changes .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

input question: Appleton said police continue to hold out the possibility that more than one person was involved in the poisonings .
He said investigators have not ruled out the possibility that more than one person was behind the poisonings .

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output answer:
yes