Here are two sentences:

Stony Brook University launched the study in 1996 , after earlier studies indicated a possible connection between electromagnetic fields and cancer .

The State University at Stony Brook launched the study in 1996 , after earlier studies indicated a possible connection .

yes

Here are two sentences:

The FTC judge is set to render a decision on Dec. 18 , which is viewed as the final chapter of a long-standing legal saga that 's dragged on for years .

The FTC decision is viewed as the final leg in a longstanding legal saga that has dragged on for years .

yes

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In Britain , temperatures threatened to top the 37.1 C ( 98.8 F ) all-time high .

Western and southwestern Germany were expected to see temperatures hit 38 C ( 100.4 F ) .
no