[Q]: Foam flaking off from all over the tank left dozens of pockmarks each flight on the thermal tiles that cover much of the shuttle , Turcotte said .

During the problem liftoffs , foam left dozens of pockmarks on the thermal tiles that cover much of the shuttle , Turcotte said .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Prosecutor Jim Hardin called the decision a victory for Kathleen Peterson 's family .
Members of Kathleen Peterson 's family were not present .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Stocks have rallied sharply for more than three months in anticipation of a rebound in the second half of the year .

Stocks have rallied sharply for more than three months in anticipation of an economic rebound in the year 's second half .
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yes

Q: Also Tuesday , a soldier drowned in an aqueduct in northern Iraq .

Another soldier drowned after diving into an aqueduct in northern Iraq , the Central Command said .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" Craxi begged me to intervene because he believed the operation damaged the state , " Mr Berlusconi said .
" I had no direct interest and Craxi begged me to intervene because he believed that the deal was damaging to the state , " Berlusconi testified .

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no

QUES: The Standard & Poor 's 500 index rose 11.14 , or 1.2 percent , to 931.41 . "

The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index gained 10.89 , or 1.2 percent , to 931.12 as of 12 : 01 p.m. in New York .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes