[Q]: Sir Wilfred Thesiger , traveller , writer , and one of the last solitary explorers of a shrinking planet , has died aged 93 .

Sir Wilfred Thesiger , writer , explorer and chronicler of the world 's vanishing ways of life , has died at age 93 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index edged up 1.01 points , or 0.1 percent , at 1,012.67 .
But the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 5.91 points , or 0.35 percent , at 1,674.35 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" I love the Catholic Church with all my heart , mind , soul and strength , " said Troy , who spoke quickly but in a steady voice .

" I love the Catholic Church with all my heart , mind , soul and strength , " he said .
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yes

Q: Meat giant Smithfield Foods Inc. has won a bidding war to buy a bankrupt Midwestern pork producer .

Pork processing giant Smithfield Foods Inc. said Monday that it won the bidding in an auction for bankrupt Farmland Industries Inc . ' s pork business .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The updated 64-bit operating system , Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems , will run natively on AMD Athlon 64 processor-powered desktops and AMD Opteron processor-powered workstations .
Windows XP 64-bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems will support AMD64 technology , running natively on AMD Athlon 64 powered desktops and AMD Opteron processor-powered workstations .

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yes

QUES: The male eagle was found by a zookeeper early Thursday , suffering from severe puncture wounds in his abdomen .

The 21-year-old eagle , found by a zookeeper early Thursday , had severe puncture wounds to his abdomen and back , spokeswoman Julie Mason said .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes