Bordentown is southeast of Trenton and northeast of Philadelphia .
Bordentown is situated southeast of Trenton and northeast of Philadelphia .

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yes

Following the death of David Neale in December 2005 , Paul Britton was named Chief Executive .
2006 : David Neale was appointed Chief Executive following the death of Paul Britton in December 2005 .

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no

The 2013 Alcorn State University football team represents Alcorn State Braves in the NCAA Division I FCS football season 2013 .
The 2013 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season .

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no

When Aaron asked him to play the new band guitar , Russ agreed .
When Aaron asked him to play guitar in the new band , Russ agreed .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes