QUES: However , one subset of women those on hormonal treatment following chemotherapy appeared to show improvement in survival .

However , one subset of patients , women on hormonal treatment following chemotherapy , " appeared to show a favorable trend to improvement in survival . "

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

QUES: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government was free to withhold the names of more than 700 people detained in the aftermath of Sept . 11 , 2001 .

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the U.S. government can withhold the names of people detained as part of the September 11 investigation , reversing a lower court decision .

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

QUES: " At this point , Mr. Brando announced : ' Somebody ought to put a bullet ' " through her head , the motion continued .

Brando said that " somebody ought to put a bullet " through her head , according to the defense .

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yes