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The small institutions that they founded would not have found them like universities -- they were tiny and did not offer higher degrees in medicine and theology .
The tiny institutions they founded would not have seemed to them like universities -- they were small and did not offer the higher degrees in medicine and theology .
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[A]: yes

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Charles Henry Cooper was the son of Thompson Cooper , a Cambridge lawyer and antiquarian .
Charles Henry Cooper was the son of Thompson Cooper , a Cambridge solicitor and antiquarian .
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[A]: yes

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He also learned more about '' laya '' ( tempo ) by Mahadevan , a Kanjeera and Mridangam artist and a friend of Kanadukathan Rajaraman .
He also learned more about '' laya '' ( tempo ) from Mahadevan , a kanjeera and mridangam artist and a friend of Kanadukathan Rajaraman .
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[A]: yes

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Later , he met Theodoros Kolokotronis , whom he also wanted to admire .
He also met Theodoros Kolokotronis , whom he began to admire later .
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no