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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
They were just making sure they dotted all the I 's and crossed all the T 's , " said Schooff .
They were just making sure they dotted all the I 's and crossed all the T 's , " said Blair Schoof , executive director of music for AOL Europe .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The department told airlines " the threat level to UK civil aviation interests in Kenya has increased to imminent .
Britain 's Department for Transport said ' ' the threat level to UK civil aviation interests in Kenya has increased to imminent , ' ' and suspended flights after 6 p.m. EDT .
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no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
But while the prime minister 's trial judders to a halt , his co-defendants in the same case are not protected .
While he is now spared that threat , his co-defendants in the same case are not protected .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" We must defend those whom we dislike or even despise , " said Neal R. Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who led an association panel on enemy combatants .
" We must defend those whom we dislike or even despise , " said Neal Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who headed an ABA task force on enemy combatants .
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yes