QUES: Bush is spending the weekend at his Crawford ranch , where he will play host to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi .

He is to play host to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday and Monday .

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

[Q]: She has also signed a contract with Random House to write two books .

Pauley also announced Thursday that she has struck a deal with Random House to pen two books .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Legato stockholders will get 0.9 of a share of EMC stock for every share of Legato they own .
Under terms of the agreement , Legato stockholders will receive 0.9 shares of EMC common stock for each Legato share they hold .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Tehran has made clear it will only sign the Additional Protocol introducing such inspections if a ban on the import of civilian Western nuclear technology is lifted .

Tehran has made it clear it will only sign the protocol if a ban on imports of peaceful Western nuclear technology is lifted .
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yes

Q: " He wasnt like that , except for getting in a couple fights with his dad .

As far as I know , he wasnt like that , except for getting in a couple fights with his dad . "

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

[Q]: The United States and Russia have spent billions since the 1960s on a handful of space craft designed to land on Mars .
The United States and Russia spent billions on a dozen or so robotic craft meant to land on Mars and radio back their findings .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
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- yes

[A]:
yes