Problem: Wwo sentences:
Mr Charlton was in the third aisle when a man in a brown suit raced past him with his hands in the air , armed with the stakes .
He said a man in the seventh row in a " brown suit raced past me with his hands raised in the air " armed with sharp stakes .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Sixteen days later , as superheated air from the shuttle 's reentry rushed into the damaged wing , " there was no possibility for crew survival , " the board said .
Sixteen days later , as superheated air from the shuttle ' s re-entry rushed into the damaged wing , ' ' there was no possibility for crew survival , ' ' the board said .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
For the week , the Russell 2000 , the barometer of smaller company stocks , advanced 11.92 , or 2.5 percent , closing at 497.42 .
The Russell 2000 index , which tracks smaller company stocks , was up 1.02 , or 0.21 percent , at 496.83 .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
She said in 2003 , not one U.S. state had an obesity rate below 15 percent .
She said in 2003 , not one American state had an obesity level less than 15 percent of the population .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes