QUES: With a wry smile , Mr. Bush replied , " You 're looking pretty young these days . "

Bush shot back : " You 're looking pretty young these days . "

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

QUES: Government workers trapped in a burning downtown office tower frantically dialed 911 as they tried to make their way through smoke-filled staircases and hallways , officials said .

Some people trapped in a burning high-rise building in Chicago 's Loop business district frantically dialed 911 for help in escaping the smoke-filled staircases and hallways , officials said .

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

QUES: Two years later , the insurance coverage would begin .

Under the agreement , Medicare coverage for drug benefits would begin in 2006 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes