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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
They said : " We believe that the time has come for legislation to make public places smoke-free .
" The time has come to make public places smoke-free , " they wrote in a letter to the Times newspaper .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
It takes 100 of the 150 House members to conduct business .
The Texas house requires 100 of its 150 members to present in order to conduct business .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
One of the most well studied facets of temperament is how people respond to novelty .
One of the defining and well-studied characteristics of temperament is how people react to novelty .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The two powerful men also disagree about ethanol ( sacred in Iowa ) and authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaska 's wildlife refuge .
They also disagree over ethanol - sacred in Iowa - and on authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaskas wildlife refuge .
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yes