A same meaning or not problem:
On December 17 , 2014 , he was one of nine Progressive Conservative MLAs that crossed the floor to join the Wildrose Caucus .
On December 17 , 2014 , he was one of nine Wildrose MLAs who crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservative caucus .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
The climate was during this time a mixture of two different seasons , of a dry season and of a shorter rainy season .
The climate during this time was a mixture of two different seasons , rainy seasons and a shorter dry season .
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[A]: no

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It is native to southern China ( Guangxi , Hainan , Yunnan ) , Assam , and Indochina ( Thailand , Myanmar , Vietnam ) .
It is home to southern China ( Yunnan , Hainan , Guangxi ) , Assam , and Indochina ( Thailand , Myanmar , Vietnam ) .
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[A]: yes

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland , coastal mangroves and heavily degraded former forest .
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry bushland , subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland , coastal mangroves and heavily degraded former forests .
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yes