QUES: " There is no conscious policy on the part of the United States to move the dollar at all , " Snow said .

" There is no conscious policy of the United States , I can assure you of this , to move the dollar at all , " he said .

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

[Q]: Microsoft fell 5 percent before the open to $ 27.45 from Thursday 's close of $ 28.91 .

Shares in Microsoft slipped 4.7 percent in after-hours trade to $ 27.54 from a Nasdaq close of $ 28.91 .

OPTIONS:
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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The civilian unemployment rate improved marginally last month - sliding down to 6.1 percent - as companies slashed payrolls by 93,000 .
The civilian unemployment rate improved marginally last month _ sliding down to 6.1 percent _ as companies slashed payrolls by 93,000 amid continuing mixed signals about the nation 's economic health .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" Both of these kids are in wonderful physical condition right now , " he said during a press briefing at the hospital .

" Both of these kids are in wonderful physical condition right now , " said Goodrich , also director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Children 's Hospital at Montefiore .
OPTIONS:
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yes

Q: The state , which previously conducted two triple executions and two double executions , says the policy is designed to reduce stress on its prison staff .

The state previously conducted two triple executions and two double executions , a practice it says is intended to reduce stress on the prison staff .

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

[Q]: The euro < EUR = > was up 0.67 percent against the dollar at $ 1.1784 after rising to a three-month high earlier in the session above $ 1.18 .
In early U.S. trading , the euro < EUR = > was down 0.6 percent to $ 1.1741 , after rising to a four-month high of $ 1.1860 .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]:
no