Question:
S1: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX advanced 2 points , or 0.24 percent , to 977 .
S2: The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 6.52 points , or 0.39 percent , at 1,645.66 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

QUES: But he confessed : " There 's total fear to start with because you are completely at the mercy of the winds . "

But he said there was a " total fear to start with because you are completely at the mercy of the winds " .

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

[Q]: Advancers outnumbered decliners 1,821 to 1,199 on the New York Stock Exchange on volume of just over 480 million shares .

Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4-to-3 ratio on the New York Stock Exchange .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
People who have this disorder absorb excessive amounts of iron which can lead to organ damage .
Haemochromatosis is a disorder in which people absorb excessive amounts of iron which can lead to organ damage .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" We must defend those whom we dislike or even despise , " said Neal R. Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who led an association panel on enemy combatants .

" We must defend those whom we dislike or even despise , " said Neal Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who headed an ABA task force on enemy combatants .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
By late afternoon , the Dow Jones industrial average was up 12.81 , or 0.1 percent , at 9,331.77 , having gained 201 points Monday to its highest level since July 2002 .
In morning trading , the Dow Jones industrial average was down 8.76 , or 0.1 percent , at 9,310.20 , having gained 201 points Monday .

OPTIONS:
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A:
no