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Do these mean the same?
In physics confocal ellipsoids appear as equipotential surfaces :
Confocal ellipsoids appear in physics as equipotential surfaces :
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[yes]

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It can be seen in the Panamint Range and Funeral Mountains adjoining Death Valley within Death Valley National Park ; and in the Spring Mountains in Clark County .
It can be seen in the Panamint Range and Funeral Mountains next to the Death Valley in Death Valley National Park and the Spring Mountains in Clark County .
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[yes]

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Most of the existing larger building societies are the end result of the merger of many smaller societies .
Most of the existing smaller building societies are the end result of the mergers of many larger societies .
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[no]

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The 2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was destructive and deadly to southern India despite the weak storms .
The North Indian Ocean cyclone season in 2005 , despite the destructive and lethal storms , was weak to southern India .
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[no]