Caymanians lightened mules or donkeys with lanterns tied to their bodies to walk along the beaches , or made a large campfire to attract sailors .
Caymanians lit mules or donkeys with lanterns tied to their bodies to walk along the beaches or made a large bonfire to attract sailors .

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yes

This is due to the reduction of nicotinic transmission in a nucleus and increased excitability in motor neurons caused by excitatory synaptic activation .
This is due to the reduction of excitatory synaptic transmission in a nucleus and the increased excitability in the motor neurons caused by nicotine activation .

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no

The Georgian language , however , uses the singular form when the quantity is specified , so in practice the plural of '' tetri '' is just '' tetri '' .
However , the Georgian language uses the singular form when the quantity is specified , so in practice the plural of '' tetri '' is just '' tetri . ''

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yes

John Franklin Armstrong was born on November 14 , 1819 in Lincoln County , Tennessee , son of William Armstrong and Mary W. I. Monroe .
John Franklin Armstrong was born in Lincoln County , Tennessee , on November 14 , 1819 , the son of William Armstrong and Mary W. I. Monroe .

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yes