Here are two sentences:

Malpractice victims say limits on damage payouts make it less likely lawyers will take cases , meaning access to justice could be denied .

Limits on damages make it less likely lawyers will take expensive cases , meaning access to justice is denied , they say .
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yes

Q: The 30-year bond US30YT = RR firmed 26 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.17 percent , after hitting another record low of 4.16 percent .

The 30-year bond US30YT = RR firmed 14 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.19 percent from 4.22 percent .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
After about three hours of negotiations , the gunman released the hostages after authorities delivered on his request for soft drinks .
After about three hours of negotiations , the gunman released the hostages when authorities delivered on his request for a six-pack of soda .

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yes

input question: An animal rights group waited Friday to find out if it has succeeded in putting a stop to a state-sponsored program allowing hunters to shoot wolves from airplanes in Alaska .
An Alaska judge has rejected an attempt by an animal rights group to stop a state-sponsored program allowing hunters to shoot wolves from airplanes in Alaska .

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output answer: no

[Q]: In Kentucky , Democratic Attorney General Ben Chandler faces U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher .
Kentucky : Republican Ernie Fletcher , a three-term House member , is battling Democratic state Attorney General Ben Chandler .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: Before Sunday , 19 firefighters assigned to wildfires had died on duty this year , according to Tracey Powers of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise .

Before yesterday , 19 firefighters assigned to wildfires had died on duty this year , said Tracey Powers , spokeswoman for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise .

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yes