[Q]: Schering-Plough shares fell 72 cents to close at $ 18.34 on the New York Stock Exchange .

The shares fell 72 cents , or 3.8 percent , to $ 18.34 Monday on the New York Stock Exchange .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
This year , local health departments hired part-time water samplers and purchased testing equipment with a $ 282,355 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency .
This year , Peninsula health officials got the money to hire part-time water samplers and purchase testing equipment thanks to a $ 282,355 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Missouri Gov. Bob Holden asked the White House to declare a federal disaster in 39 counties .

Gov. Bob Holden asked Bush to declare 39 Missouri counties disaster areas .
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yes

Q: " By its actions , the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war , " Lieberman said .

" By its actions , the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war , " the Connecticut Democrat told a Capitol Hill news conference .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
RJR spends an estimated $ 30 million annually on NASCAR .
NASCAR will get an estimated $ 75 million a year in cash and promotional concessions .

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A:
no

QUES: While Mr. Qurei is widely respected and has a long history of negotiating with the Israelis , he cannot expect such a warm welcome .

While Qureia is respected and has a history of negotiating with the Israelis , a warm welcome is not expected .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes