Problem: (1) He also recorded duets with Alci Acosta , Olimpo Cardenas , and Daniel Santos .
(2) He also accompanied duets with Alci Acosta , Olimpo Cardenas and Daniel Santos .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
It had been directed by the governor of Rome , Ludovico Spada Veralli Potenziani , who was commissioned by Mussolini to manage the Capital .
It was headed by the Governor of Rome , Ludovico Spada Veralli Potenziani , who had been commissioned by Mussolini to lead the capital .
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Answer: yes

Problem: He believes that Elbow is too acceptable , while he thinks himself that the writer should first prove himself .
He thinks that Elbow is too acceptable , while he himself believes that the writer should first prove himself .
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A: yes

Solomons was born in Thorpe Bay and grew up with his four siblings in Orsett , Essex , his mother and father .
Solomons was born in Orsett , Essex and with his four siblings in Thorpe Bay brought up by his mother and his father .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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no

1. The Arens - Mackey - Topology and the weak Banach - Space topology are relatively rarely used .
2. The Arens -- Mackey topology and the weak Banach space topology are relatively rarely used .
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yes

1. The FedEx Express season 2002 was the first season of the franchise at the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) .
2. The 2002 PBA season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association ( FedEx Express ) .
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no