[Q]: " This sale is part of our efforts to simplify our Foodservice Products business and improve its cost structure , " Multifoods chairman and chief executive officer Gary Costley said .

" This sale is part of our efforts to simplify our Foodservice Products business and improve its cost structure , " chairman and CEO Gary Costley said in a statement .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The number of probable cases dropped to 64 on Tuesday from 66 on Monday in and around Toronto , a city of four million people .
As of Monday , there were 66 probable cases in and around Toronto , a city of 4 million people .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The national denomination of the Episcopal Church , with 2.3 million members , is the U.S. branch of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion .

The Episcopal Church , with 2.3 million members , is the American branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion , which has 77 million adherents .
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yes

Q: The decision means that Qarase must invite up to eight Labor Party members into cabinet .

Mr Qarase must now invite up to eight Labour Party members into cabinet .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
An officer in the People 's Liberation Army selected from a pool of 14 , Lt-Col Yang is the son of a teacher and an official at an agricultural firm .
A lieutenant colonel in the People 's Liberation Army , Yang is the son of a teacher and an official at an agricultural firm .

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yes

QUES: The layoffs at Eddie Bauer headquarters were dispersed across the company and at all levels , spokeswoman Lisa Erickson said .

The eliminations at Eddie Bauer come at all divisions and levels of the company , said Eddie Bauer spokeswoman Lisa Erickson .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes