Problem: Wwo sentences:
In 1999 , NIST found , the Port Authority issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1 1 / 2 inches .
The NIST discovered that in 1999 the Port Authority issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1 1 / 2 inches .
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Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Novelist Michael Peterson was convicted Friday of murdering his wife , whose body was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase in their home .
A jury convicted novelist Michael Peterson Friday of bludgeoning his wife of five years in the stairwell of their home .
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Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Kerry Kennedy Cuomo and Andrew Cuomo have been married 13 years .
Andrew Cuomo and Kerry Kennedy were married 13 years .
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Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A discouraging outlook from General Electric Co. sent its share down 81 cents ( U.S. ) or 2.7 per cent to $ 29.32 .
A discouraging outlook from GE sent the company 's shares down 81 cents ( U.S. ) or 2.7 per cent to $ 29.32 .
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Answer:
yes