Q: Shares of Smithfield closed up $ 1.64 , or 8.5 percent , at $ 20.85 , on the New York Stock Exchange .

Shares of Smithfield rose $ 1.64 yesterday to close at $ 20.85 , a rise of 8.5 per cent , on the New York Stock Exchange .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Mr. Brendsel is expected to remain with the Freddie Mac Foundation .
Freddie expects Brendsel to continue serving as chair of the Freddie Mac Foundation .

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A:
yes

input question: Power5 , like Power4 , includes two processor cores in a single slice of silicon .
Like the Power4 , the Power5 contains two processor cores on one chip .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: " The woman was taken to New Charing Cross Hospital by ambulance and her condition is critical .
She was taken to Charing Cross Hospital , where she remained critically ill last night .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Shelley 's office reported Friday that 575,926 signatures have been reported to him .
S2: Shelley 's office released signature counts late Friday and said counties had reported counting 575,926 signatures so far .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

input question: " There are some who feel that if they attack us , we may decide to leave prematurely , " Mr Bush said at the White House .
" There are some who feel like conditions are such that they can attack us there , " Bush told reporters at the White House on Wednesday .

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output answer:
no