Problem: Wwo sentences:
Yang would dine on shredded pork with garlic and kung pao chicken washed down with Chinese tea , state media said .
Yang was to dine on specially designed packets of shredded pork with garlic and " eight treasure " rice , washed down with Chinese tea , state media said .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The new rules will allow a single company to own TV stations that reach 45 percent of U.S. households instead of the old 35 percent .
The changed national ownership limit allows a company to own TV stations reaching 45 percent of U.S. households instead of 35 percent .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Meteorologists predicted the storm would become a Category 1 hurricane before landfall .
It was predicted to become a Category I hurricane overnight .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Under state law , DeVries must be released to the jurisdiction in which he was convicted .
Under state policy , DeVries was to be returned to San Jose , where he was last convicted .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes