Bill was married and was then divorced from his wife Patricia ( Pat ) .
Bill was married and then divorced from his wife , Patricia ( Pat ) .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

And later installed Roque Lopez as president of the provisional government in Santa Barbara town in Iloilo .
And later , Roque Lopez installed himself as president of the provisional government in Santa Barbara town in Iloilo .

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yes

In 1991 , Sun Publications acquired the '' Naperville Sun '' newspaper and its Copley Newspapers parent .
In 1991 , Sun Publications acquired the newspaper '' Naperville Sun '' and its parent company , Copley Newspapers .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

Lazkao is a town and municipality in the Goierri region in the province of Gipuzkoa , in the Autonomous Basque Community of Northern Spain .
Lazkao is a city and municipality in the region of Gipuzkoa in the province of Goierri , in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no