QUES: " We think it 's great news , " Enron spokesman Eric Thode said .

Enron spokesman Eric Thode declined to comment on the mediation order .

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

[Q]: That information was first reported in today 's editions of the New York Times .

The information was first printed yesterday in the New York Times .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Big Blue says the SEC calls the action a fact-finding investigation and has not reached any conclusions related to this matter .
The SEC specifically advised IBM that this is a fact-finding investigation and that it has not reached any conclusions related to this matter .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" I 'm taking his office , and we 're gonna keep on building , ' ' he vowed . "

" Yes , I 'm taking his office and we 're going to keep on building and keep on fighting , " he added .
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no

Q: You have to dig deep and come up with the goods against guys who are out there competing with you . "

You have to dig deep and come up with the goods against guys that are out there competing with the best of us .

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

[Q]: It was the third time in four years that wildfires forced the park to close .
For the third time in four years wildfires closed Mesa Verde National Park , the country ' s only park dedicated to ancient ruins .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
no