Question:
S1: In Somalia , only 26 % of adolescent females ( aged 10-19 ) have heard of Aids and just 1 % know how to protect themselves .
S2: In Somalia , the report says , only 26 percent of adolescent girls have heard of AIDS and only 1 percent know how to protect themselves .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Fires in Spain 's Extremadura region , which borders Portugal , have forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes .

Fires in Spain 's Extramadura region bordering Portugal , and Avila province forced hundreds of people to leave their homes .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

[Q]: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > added 8.27 points , or 0.51 percent , to 1,633.53 .

The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX crept up 4.3 points , or 0.44 percent , to 980.52 .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Southwest exercised nine 2004 options and six 2005 options , which were accelerated for delivery next year .
Southwest said it recently exercised remaining options for the delivery of nine Boeing 737-700s next year .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" We are very pleased that the court dismissed the vast majority of the plaintiff 's claims , " Coke spokeswoman Sonya Soutus said .

" We are very pleased that the court dismissed the vast majority of the plaintiff 's claims , " said Coke spokesman Ben Deutsch .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
IDEC shareholders would own 50.5 percent of the stock of the combined company , and Biogen shareholders the remaining 49.5 percent .
The companies said Idec holders would own about 50.5 percent of the stock of the combined company .

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A:
no