However , it was purchased by McVities and then acquired by Murdoch Allan and Sons .
However , it was purchased by McVities and then bought by Murdoch Allan and Sons .

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1. Another way to assess a sluice gate problem is to develop the dimensionless form of this diagram by dividing the energy equation with critical depth and replacing the equation :
2. Another way to develop a sluice gate problem is to evaluate the dimensionless form of this diagram , dividing the energy equation by the critical depth and substituting Equation :
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no

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Afterwards , she taught in secondary schools in Derbyshire and then Yorkshire .
Afterwards she taught at secondary schools in Derbyshire and then in Yorkshire .
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Stella Maris played in Dublin with Dunne , before playing for Everton in England .
In Dublin he played with Stella Maris before playing for Everton in England .

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Problem: S1: Dong Zhao was a '' xiaolian '' and served as a county official in his early years under the warlord Yuan Shao before being promoted to a military adviser .
S2: Dong Zhao was a '' Xiaolian '' and in his early years served as district official under the warlord Yuan Shao before being promoted to a military consultant .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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His brother Giovanni Ludovico Bianconi , was a neoclassical doctor , art historian , and antiquarian , who was a close friend of Winckelmann .
His brother Winckelmann was a neoclassical doctor , art historian and bookseller who was a close friend of Giovanni Ludovico Bianconi .

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no