QUES: Hampton Township is just northeast of Bay City and about 100 miles from Bloomfield Township .

Hampton Township is located a few kilometers northeast of Bay City , near Michigan 's Thumb .

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

QUES: The Institute for Supply Management 's manufacturing index dipped to 53.7 from 54.7 in August .

The Institute 's national manufacturing barometer slipped to 53.7 in September from 54.7 in August .

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

QUES: Such a move has been widely predicted by industry observers and follows the recent announcement that Christopher Galvin , the company 's chairman and chief executive , would soon retire .

Such a move has been widely predicted by industry observers and follows the departure of Christopher Galvin , the company 's chairman and chief executive .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes