Question:
S1: " As expected , second-quarter sales were weak driven by the combination of declining retail inventories and market-share losses , " said Robert A. Eckert , chief executive .
S2: " As expected , second-quarter sales were weak driven by the combination of declining retail inventories and market-share losses , " Chief Executive Robert Eckert said in a statement .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Cox said state police would still help his office in the investigation , but Sturdivant would not be involved .

On Friday , authorities had said the state police would head the investigation .

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

[Q]: The Mariners torched Randy Choate and Juan Acevedo in the eighth for four runs and a 12-5 bulge .

The Mariners piled on against Randy Choate and Juan Acevedo in the bottom of the inning .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The company has agreed terms on the purchase of the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .
The company has reached agreement on the terms for buying the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The report by the Justice Department 's inspector general found " significant problems " in the government 's handling of foreigners who were jailed under blanket edicts adopted by the department after the attacks .

The Justice Department 's Office of the Inspector General described " significant problems " in the Bush administration 's actions toward the 762 foreigners held on immigration violations after the attacks .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
We are currently trying to understand the scope and details of the investigation . . . .
Weber said late Thursday that the company is still trying to understand the scope and details of the investigation .

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yes