Q: The group will be headed by State Department official John S. Wolf , who has served in Australia , Vietnam , Greece and Pakistan .

The group will be headed by John S. Wolf , an assistant secretary of state who has served in Australia , Vietnam , Greece and Pakistan .

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?
Sovereign , based in Philadelphia , expects to close the acquisition in the first quarter of 2004 .
Sovereign said it expects the merger to close in the first quarter of 2004 , subject to regulatory and First Essex shareholder approval .

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no

input question: Called " Taxpayers Against the Recall , " it was to be launched Wednesday afternoon outside a Sacramento fire station .
The new effort , Taxpayers Against the Recall , will be formally launched today outside a Sacramento fire station .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: State wildlife officials have concluded that the fluorescent zebra fish from Florida poses no danger , and they have recommended that the state exempt it from the ban .
State wildlife officials have concluded that the Florida-grown fluorescent zebra fish poses no danger , and they have recommended that it be exempted from the state 's ban .
(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: DeVries did make one stop in town Wednesday - registering as a sex offender at the Soledad Police Department .
S2: Convicted child molester Brian DeVries spoke out in response to community outrage Wednesday afternoon after registering as a sex offender at the Soledad Police Department .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

input question: " Ex-Im board members displayed courage and environmental leadership in the face of considerable pressure , " Jon Sohn of Friends of the Earth said after the panel 's vote .
" Two Ex-Im board members displayed courage and environmental leadership in the face of considerable pressure , " said Jon Sohn , international campaigner for Friends of the Earth .

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output answer:
yes