Here are two sentences:

The seizure occurred at 4am on March 18 , just hours before the first American air assault .

The seizure at 4 a.m. on March 18 was completed before employees showed up for work that day .
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no

Q: He said the problem needs to be corrected before the space shuttle fleet is cleared to fly again .

He said the prob lem needs to be corrected before the space shuttle fleet flies again .

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 news will be announced Monday morning in Dallas at Tech Ed 2003 during a keynote by Paul Flessner , senior vice president of Microsoft 's Server Platform Division .
The plan is expected be disclosed Monday morning at Tech Ed 2003 during a keynote by Paul Flessner , senior vice president of Microsoft 's Server Platform Division .

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yes

input question: Rescue and search operation had been going on since the tragedy happened on Thursday night , Manali Sub-Divisional Magistrate Raj Kumar Gautam told Times News Network .
Rescue and search operation was on to find them , Manali Sub-Divisional Magistrate Raj Kumar Gautam told Times News Network .

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output answer: no

[Q]: Emergency crews said some of the passengers were thrown partly out of the open side of the bus .
Emergency crews said no passenger was ejected , but some were thrown partly out of the open side of the bus .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: " We will accede to the request while we explore all of our options , " VeriSign spokesman Tom Galvin told Reuters .

We will accede to the request while we explore all of our options , " said Russell Lewis , executive vice president of VeriSign 's Naming and Directory Services Group .

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