Problem: Wwo sentences:
Researchers have identified roughly 130 genes on chromosome six that may predispose humans to certain diseases .
Beck and his team have identified roughly 130 genes that somehow cause or predispose humans to certain diseases .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Vivendi shares closed 1.9 percent at 15.80 euros in Paris after falling 3.6 percent on Monday .
In New York , Vivendi shares were 1.4 percent down at $ 18.29 .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
He also called Hovan a " person of good reputation " who had worked as a bus driver since 1967 .
Hovan , a resident of Trumbull , Conn . , had worked as a bus driver since 1967 and had no prior criminal record .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The news comes after Drax 's American owner , AES Corp. AES.N , last week walked away from the plant after banks and bondholders refused to accept its restructuring offer .
Last week its American owners , AES Corp , walked away from the plant after banks and bondholders refused to accept its financial restructuring offer .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes