Problem: Wwo sentences:
The captain , Michael J. Gansas , was notified yesterday by the city 's Department of Transportation that an agency hearing officer recommended that he be fired .
Gansas got more bad news yesterday from the city Department of Transportation - a hearing officer recommended that he be fired .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

In addition , it offered the United States and Israel a way to work around Mr. Arafat .

When the prime minister 's position was established in the spring , it offered the United States and Israel a way to work around Arafat .
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no

Q: Mr Annan said terrorism " will only be defeated if we act to solve the political disputes and long-standing conflicts which generate support for it " .

Annan said terrorism would only be defeated " if we act to solve the longstanding conflicts which generate support for it . "

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
A summary of his remarks says : all the group 's savings have been lost to raids and arrests , and JI is totally dependent on al-Qaeda for money .
In addition , Hambali laments , " all the group 's savings have been lost to raids and arrests , " and " JI is now totally dependent on al-Qaeda for money . "

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yes

input question: Inhibited children tend to be timid with new people , objects , and situations , while uninhibited children spontaneously approach them .
Simply put , shy invividuals tend to be more timid with new people and situations .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The broad Standard & Poor 's 500 < .SPX > fell 10.75 points , or 1.02 percent , to 1,039.32 .
The S & P 500 index was up 1.26 , or 0.1 percent , to 1,039.32 after sinking 10.75 yesterday .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
no