Here are two sentences:

They said they also seized several items which might be linked to ritual killing , including an animal 's skull with a nail driven through it .

Among the evidence seized by detectives was an animal skull with a nail driven through its head , which may have been used in a " black magic " ceremony .
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yes

Q: At the time federal investigators were looking into how CFSB allocated shares of initial public stock offerings .

A federal grand jury and the Securities and Exchange Commission were looking into how the company allocated shares of initial public stock offerings .

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?
Amrozi accused his brother , whom he called " the witness " , of deliberately distorting his evidence .
Referring to him as only " the witness " , Amrozi accused his brother of deliberately distorting his evidence .

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yes

input question: Ride , astronauts Story Musgrave , Robert " Hoot " Gibson and Daniel Brandenstein will enter the hall of fame together .
Ride will be enshrined along with astronauts Story Musgrave , Robert " Hoot " Gibson and Daniel Brandenstein .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Right now , only six states do : Arkansas , Michigan , Minnesota , New Jersey , Virginia , and Wisconsin .
Manuals produced by only six states _ Arkansas , Michigan , Minnesota , New Jersey , Virginia and Wisconsin _ now have such sections .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: Peterson , 27 , was eight months pregnant when she disappeared in the days before Christmas .

Peterson was almost eight months pregnant when she was reported missing .

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