Initials , when used , can be placed either before or after their first name .
Initials can be used either before or after their first name when they are placed .

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1. He has a Norwegian mother and a Portuguese father , and spent part of his childhood in Lisbon .
2. He has a Portuguese mother and a Norwegian father and has spent part of his childhood in Lisbon .
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In October 2001 , he defended his PhD in Psychology at the Free University of Brussels on the subject of cognitive models of human hypertext navigation .
He defended his Ph.D. in Psychology from the Free University of Brussels in October 2001 on the subject of cognitive models of human hypertext navigation .
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The Siphumelele mine is one of the largest platinum mines located in the north-western part of South Africa in Rustenburg , North West .
The Siphumelele - Mine is one of the largest platinum mines in the north-western part of South Africa in Rustenburg , northwest .

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Problem: S1: The citizens rejected the Burgundian bishop and the new influence , which led to the Liege Wars . Louis was exiled to Maastricht .
S2: The citizens rejected the Burgundian bishop and the new influence that led to the Liege wars was exiled to Maastricht by Louis .

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Several roads are named after him , including the streets in Geelong West , Brighton , Melton , Buninyong and Ballarat .
Several streets are named after him , including the roads in Ballarat , Melton , Buninyong , Geelong West , Brighton .

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yes