Problem: Wwo sentences:
The US chip market is expected to decline 2.1 percent this year , then grow 15.7 percent in 2004 .
The Americas market will decline 2.1 percent to $ 30.6 billion in 2003 , and then grow 15.7 percent to $ 35.4 billion in 2004 .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Memories also live on of the bloody debacle in Somalia 10 years ago -- the last major US military involvement in Africa .
Memories also live on of a bloody debacle in Somalia a decade ago -- the last major U.S. military involvement in Africa .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The case puts the Supreme Court back into the debate over the separation of church and state .
The case marks the court 's second major separation of church and state case in two years .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The New York senator 's new book , " Living History , " appears a certain bestseller .
Hillary Clinton , the New York senator and former first lady , has a book out Monday titled Living History .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
no