Here are two sentences:

Doctors would face fines and up to two years in prison for performing the procedure , except as a lifesaving step .

Physicians who perform the procedure would face up to two years in prison , under the bill .
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no

Q: He is expected to ask banks for around 50m this week to keep the company afloat .

He is expected to ask for a lifeline of around 50m to pay suppliers and keep the company afloat .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
United Nations inspectors have discovered traces of highly enriched uranium near an Iranian nuclear facility , heightening worries that the country may have a secret nuclear weapons program .
NITED NATIONS , Aug. 26 International inspectors have found traces of highly enriched uranium at an Iranian facility , according to a new confidential report distributed today .

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no

input question: The S3C2440 CPU supports major operating systems including Microsoft Windows CE / Pocket PC , Palm OS , Symbian , and Linux .
It supports the Windows CE , Palm , Symbian , and Linux operating systems .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The council comprises 13 Shi 'ites , five Sunni Arabs , five Kurds , an Assyrian Christian and a Turkmen .
The council includes 13 Shiites , five Kurds , five Sunnis , one Christian and one Turkoman .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: Paul Durousseau , 32 , was charged Tuesday with five counts of first-degree murder for the Dec. 19 to Feb. 5 killings .

Paul Durousseau , 32 , was charged Tuesday with murder in five Jacksonville slayings between December and February , and in a 1997 Georgia killing .

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