QUES: More than 400 people have been killed since August , including Afghan and foreign aid workers , U.S. and Afghan soldiers , officials and police , and many guerrillas .

They have included local and foreign aid workers , U.S. troops , Afghan soldiers , officials and police , as well as many guerrillas .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

QUES: Stanford ( 46-15 ) takes on South Carolina today at 11 a.m. in the first game of the College World Series .

Stanford ( 46-15 ) plays South Carolina ( 44-20 ) on Friday in the opening game of the double-elimination tournament .

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

QUES: As temperatures soar above 50 degrees ( 120 Fahrenheit ) , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt in Basra .

As temperatures soar above 120 Fahrenheit in Basra , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes