Here are two sentences:

The church was already grieving the death of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kyran Kennedy , a congregation member who was killed in another helicopter crash in Iraq on Nov. 7 .

The church already was grieving for the death of a congregation member who was killed in another helicopter crash in Iraq on Nov. 7 .

yes

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Crossing Jordan will be back in January after star Jill Hennessy gives birth .

NBC also plans to shelve Crossing Jordan until January as star Jill Hennessy has her first child .

yes

Here are two sentences:

Oracle shares were also higher , trading up 12 cents at $ 13.60 .

Shares of Redwood Shores-based Oracle rose 14 cents to $ 13.62 .
yes