Here are two sentences:

In September 2002 , the nearby Gard region was hit by similar floods .

In September 2002 , floods in the Gard region killed 23 people .
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no

Q: Idaho Gem also is the first sterile animal to be cloned .

" He is the first and only cloned sterile hybrid . "

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The other 18 people inside the building - two visitors and 16 employees , including Harrison 's ex-girlfriend - escaped without injury , Aaron said .
The other 18 people in the building , including Harrison 's ex-girlfriend , were not injured , police spokesman Don Aaron said .

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yes

input question: The farmers market reopened Saturday ; at least 11 people remained hospitalized , three in critical condition .
At least 11 people remained hospitalized Saturday , three of them in critical condition .

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output answer: no

[Q]: " In Iraq , " Sen. Pat Roberts , R-Kan . , chairman of the intelligence committee , said on CNN 's " Late Edition " Sunday , " we 're now fighting an anti-guerrilla ... effort . "
" In Iraq , " Sen. Pat Roberts ( R-Kan . ) , chairman of the intelligence committee , said on CNN 's " Late Edition " yesterday , " we 're now fighting an anti-guerrilla . . . effort . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: The rioters shot one person in the shoulder and beat and stabbed others , police said .

On Tuesday night rioters shot one person in the shoulder and beat or stabbed others .

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