The 187 km long segment from Abuja to Kaduna was the first to be built .
The 187 km segment from Kaduna to Abuja was the first to be built .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no

Fiddler 's Island is an island in the River Thames at Oxford in England . It is situated south of Port Meadow on the reach above Osney Lock .
Fiddler 's Island is an island in the River Thames near Oxford in England . It is situated south of Port Meadow above Osney Lock .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

On 9 December 1979 , Carl von Basedow died at the Otto - Muller - Clinic in Merseburg as a result of a severe lung complaint .
Otto Muller died on December 9 , 1979 as a result of a serious lung disease at the Carl von Basedow - Clinic in Merseburg .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no

The sandwich is particularly popular in New England and has been proposed as the official sandwich of Massachusetts .
The sandwich is particularly popular in Massachusetts and has been proposed as the official state sandwich of the New England .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no