With the weakening of the Canadian dollar , manufacturing sales and exports rose in November and December 2015 , and employment increased .
In November and December 2015 , with the weakening in the Canadian dollar , manufacturing sales and exports increased and employment rose .

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yes

After his dismissal , he moved from Germany to Los Angeles , then to San Francisco and then to New Mexico .
After his discharge he moved from Germany to New Mexico and then to Los Angeles then to San Francisco .

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no

He was also familiar with the'abbreviated construction 'as described by Alberti and the geometrical construction of shadows , a technique of Leonardo da Vinci .
He was also familiar with the '' shortened construction '' and the geometrical construction of shadows described by Alberti , a technique of Leonardo da Vinci .

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yes

The method of Wu is powerful for the complete theorem proving in elementary geometry and provides a mechanical decision process for certain problem classes .
Wu 's method is powerful for mechanical theorem proving in elementary geometry , and provides a complete decision process for certain classes of problem .

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no