A same meaning or not problem:
He reached his milestone 23rd NHL game on January 15th 2016 , when the Florida Panthers visited the Tampa Bay Lightning .
He reached his milestone 1500th NHL game on January 23 , 2016 , when the Tampa Bay Lightning visited the Florida Panthers .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
During the hearings , it was revealed that neither Lewis nor Forbes knew that Claude had feathered the number .
During the hearings , it was revealed that neither Claude nor Forbes knew that Lewis had feathered the No .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
When the Florentine Republic came in 1530 , Volterra fell under the control of the Medici family and later followed the history of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany .
When the Florentine Republic came in 1530 , Volterra fell under the control of the Medici family and later persecuted the history of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany .
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[A]: yes

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We defeated Georgia Tech , who tied Tulane , so we are champions ... The newspapers , however , more or less generally supported the claim of Auburn ... ''
We defeated Georgia Tech , who had bound Tulane , so we are masters ... However , the newspapers supported more or less generally the claim of Auburn ...
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yes