During the reign of Ali Adil Shah II of Bijapur Sultanat , Afzal Khan was a leading figure of the court .
Ali Adil Shah II was a leading court figure during the reign of Afzal Khan of the Bijapur Sultanate .

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no

In 1859 , Elizabeth died and in the following year William died .
Elizabeth died in 1859 and William died the following year .

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yes

Scraper was a hardcore punk band from the West Midlands of the United Kingdom .
Scraper was a hardcore punk band from the United Kingdom West Midlands .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

It is the 24th episode in the series , which was written by Silvio Horta & James Hayman and directed by Marco Pennette .
It is the 24th episode in the series , written by Silvio Horta , Marco Pennette and directed by James Hayman .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no