Problem: Wwo sentences:
" We 've put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching progress , probably later than we should have .
" We have put a lot of energy into patching , later than we should have , " he said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Associated Press Writer Curt Anderson at the Justice Department in Washington , D.C. , contributed to this story .

Associated Press Writer Jay Reeves in Birmingham , Ala . , contributed to this story .
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no

Q: The tone was set by President Hu , the 60-year-old who became the Communist Partys general secretary in November last year and then the countrys president in March this year .

The tone was set by Hu , 60 , who became the Communist Party 's general secretary last November and then the country 's president this March .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Network security products maker Secure Computing Inc. said Tuesday it is acquiring content-filtering vendor N2H2 for $ 20 million , furthering consolidation in an already-competitive market .
Network security products maker Secure Computing said Tuesday it is acquiring content filtering firm N2H2 for $ 20 million , furthering consolidation in an already competitive market .

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A:
yes

input question: The House has already approved the measure , and Congress twice sent similar legislation to President Clinton , who vetoed it .
Congress twice sent similar legislation to former President Bill Clinton , who vetoed it .

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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The company will launch 800 hot spots , or " Wi-Fi Zones , " later this summer , and plans to have more than 2,100 by the end of the year .
The service will launch later this summer with 800 locations , and Sprint plans 2,100 locations by the end of the year .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes