Problem: (1) Abdirazak Ali Hassan took over the company after his brother Hassan had died .
(2) Abdirazak Ali Hassan took over the company after his brother , Hassan died .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
It was originally developed by groups of Chinese and Russian scholars in the Soviet Union and used by Chinese immigrants there until the majority of them left the country .
It was originally developed by groups of Chinese scholars in the Soviet Union , used by Chinese and Russian immigrants there until the majority of them left the country .
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Answer: no

Problem: Bostaph left the band due to an elbow injury and was replaced by former member Lombardo .
Due to an elbow injury , Bostaph left the band and was replaced by his former member Lombardo .
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A: yes

Tim Tim Henman won in the final with 6 -- 2 , 7 -- 6 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov .
Tim Henman won in the final 6 -- 2 , 7 -- 6 , against Yevgeny Kafelnikov .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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yes

1. He moved to Ottawa and settled down in Illinois in 1891 .
2. He moved to Ottawa and settled in Illinois in 1891 .
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yes

1. Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret ( born June 2 , 1767 in Stuttgart , died on January 17 , 1845 in Ludwigsburg ) .
2. Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret ( born Ludwigsburg , 2 June 1767 ; died Stuttgart , 17 January 1845 ) .
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no