[Q]: The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index shed 5.20 , or 0.6 percent , to 924.42 as of 9 : 33 a.m. in New York .

The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX edged down 9 points , or 0.98 percent , to 921 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
He also said he advised his grown-up children not to run up credit card debts .
Barclays chief executive Matt Barrett also said he had advised his children never to use credit cards .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

GM 's offering is also expected to include about $ 3.5 billion in convertible securities .

GM is also expected to issue $ 3.5 billion via a convertible bond offering , market sources said .
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yes

Q: The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 per cent at 9,886.75 , while the Nasdaq Composite index was 0.4 per cent higher at 1,986.97 .

On Wall Street , the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5 per cent at 9,905.8 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.7 per cent at 1,995.1 .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" Arifin has disclosed to the I.S.D. that he is involved with a group of like-minded individuals in planning terrorist attacks against certain targets in Thailand , " the statement said .
" Arifin has disclosed . . . that he is involved with a group of like-minded individuals in planning terrorist attacks against certain targets in Thailand .

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yes

QUES: It has also been revealed the boy 's family filed two other abuse-related lawsuits in the past , winning a $ 165,000 settlement in one case .

It has also been revealed that the boy ' s family has launched two other abuse-related lawsuits in the past , winning a 90,000 settlement in one case .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes