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He was the 1st Governor of Cebu , who once became a Governor of Samar in the early 1900s .
He became the first governor of Cebu , who in the early 1900s was a governor of Samar .
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[A]: no

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Veymandoo Kandu is the canal between Laamu Atoll and Thaa Atoll of the Maldives .
Veymandoo Kandu is the channel between the Thaa Atoll and Laamu Atoll of the Maldives .
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[A]: yes

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The Voievodu River is a tributary of the Sterminos River in Romania .
The Sterminos River is a tributary of the River Voievodu in Romania .
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[A]: no

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Similarly , Western populations annually migrate between regions to the west of the Rocky Mountains , including northern Canada , and overwintering locations on the California coast .
Similarly , the northern populations annually migrate between regions west of the Rocky Mountains , including Western Canada , and overwintering areas on the California coast .
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no