Same meaning?
Nigeria was originally announced as one of the sixteen teams , but shortly afterwards the team was withdrawn from the rugby competition and replaced by Barbados .
Nigeria were originally announced as one of the sixteen teams , but shortly after the team was withdrawn from the rugby competition and replaced by Barbados .

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Answer: yes

Problem: S1: The two leased aircraft were returned to the BAE Systems lessor on 9 November 2006 .
S2: Centavia 's two leased aircraft were returned to the lessor , BAE Systems , on November 9 , 2006 .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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A: yes

Problem: (1) In September 1858 , a joint French and Spanish expedition landed at Tourane ( Da Nang ) and captured the town .
(2) In September 1858 , a joint French and Spanish expedition landed at Tourane ( Da Nang ) and conquered the town .

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

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
The father of Mervyn Paice wrote a letter to Menachem Begin and asked him to spare his son 's life .
The father of Menachem Begin wrote a letter to Mervyn Paice asking him to spare his son 's life .
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Answer: no

Problem: Some had several corpses so bound in canvas that the stiff , sharp outline of death was easily traceable .
Some had traceable corpses so tied up in canvas that the stiff , sharp outline of death was easily several .
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A: no

Problem: However , much of the city 's crime is centralized in most of Western neighborhoods and scattered neighborhoods adjacent to Hartsfield - Jackson International Airport .
Much of the city 's crime , however , is centralized in most of its scattered neighborhoods and western neighborhoods adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport .
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yes