Q: Executive recruiters say that finding a seasoned chief merchandising officer will perhaps be the trickiest of all hires because there is such a dearth of good ones .

Executive recruiters say that finding a seasoned chief merchandising officer perhaps will be the trickiest of all hires .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" With the target funds rate at 1 percent , substantial further conventional easings could be implemented if the FOMC judged such policy actions warranted , " he said .
Furthermore , with the target fed funds rate at 1 percent , " substantial further conventional easings could be implemented if the FOMC judged such policy actions warranted . "

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yes

input question: In fact , 10 million shares of the sale went to an unidentified charitable trust - which promptly sold them .
Turner said he transferred 10 million additional shares to a charitable trust , which also liquidated them .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: " Ms. Stewart is being prosecuted not because of who she is , but because of what she did , " Comey said .
" Martha Stewart is not being prosecuted for who she is but for what she did . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Residents forced out of their homes on Sunday returned Monday , many to floods in their basements or lower floors .
S2: Residents of 220 homes forced out of their houses Sunday returned Monday , many to flooded basements or lower floors .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

input question: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a separate hearing Thursday .
It has not come to a vote yet in the Senate Armed Services Committee .

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output answer:
no