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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
President Vlad imir Putin threw his weight behind Russia ' s main pro-Kremlin political party for the first time last week , ahead of parliamentary elections .
President Vladimir Putin threw his weight for the first time on Saturday behind Russia 's main pro-Kremlin political party ahead of parliamentary elections .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Health Minister Peter Coleman said about 300 people had been killed and 1,000 wounded in the past few days .
Health Minister Peter Coleman said about 300 people had been killed and 1,000 injured as the rebels fought into the capital .
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no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Through Thursday , Oracle said 34.75 million PeopleSoft shares had been tendered .
Some 34.7 million shares have been tendered , Oracle said in a statement .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" These are violent surgeries and I wanted to convey that , " Murphy says .
I mean , these are violent surgeries , and I wanted to properly convey that . "
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yes