QUES: Belcher said the airport 's conference room became a shelter for several area families who had hiked up wooded hillsides in advance of rising water .

Belcher said the airport 's conference room was serving as a makeshift shelter for several area families who hiked up the wooded hillside in advance of rising water .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: No charges were announced , but the statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday .

An FBI statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday in federal court in Baltimore .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

QUES: As part of the agreement to extradite the two best friends from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .

As part of a 2001 agreement to extradite them from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes