Here are two sentences:

The money was taken at 4 a.m. on March 18 , hours before the U.S. launched its first air strikes , the newspaper said .

The seizure took place at 4 a.m. on March 18 , just hours before the first American air assault .

yes

Here are two sentences:

The 20 master computers are located in the United States , Canada and Korea , Mr. Kuo said .

The computers were located in the United States , Canada and South Korea , he said .

yes

Here are two sentences:

" As a responsible leader we feel it necessary to make these changes because online chat services are increasingly being misused , " Microsoft told the BBC .

" As a responsible leader we felt it necessary to make these changes because online chat services are increasingly being misused , " stated Gillian Kent , director at MSN UK .
yes