Problem: Wwo sentences:
" Biotech products , if anything , may be safer than conventional products because of all the testing , " Fraley said .
" Biotech products , if anything , may be safer than conventional products because of all the testing , " said Robert Fraley , Monsanto 's executive vice president .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Cisco has signed similar deals with AT & T Corp. T.N , SBC Communications Inc . SBC.N and Sprint Corp. FON.N .

Cisco has similar relationships with BellSouth competitors SBC Communications , AT & T and Sprint Communications .
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yes

Q: Earlier , they had defied a police order and cried " Allahu Akbar " ( God is Greatest ) as Bashir walked to his seat in the tightly guarded courtroom .

Earlier , Bashir 's supporters had defied a police order and cried " Allahu Akbar ( God is Greatest ) " as he walked to his seat .

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 Senate 's proposal will need the support of the Democrat-led Assembly and Pataki to become law .
Even if the Senate approves the proposals , they would require the support of the Democrat-led Assembly and Gov. George Pataki to become law .

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A:
no

input question: The worst-affected area was South Kyongsang province where at least 15 people drowned and roads were swept away .
The worst affected area was South Kyeongsang province where at least 15 people drowned and roads were swept away in mud sides .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The company 's chief executive retired and chief financial officer resigned .
A third executive , chief operating officer David Glenn was fired .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
no