Under the British Raj , Bijapur District was part of the Bombay Presidency .
Bombay Presidency was part of the Bijapur county under the British Raj .

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no

Later , Poulenc reduced the orchestra score to a shorter full suite .
Poulenc later reduced the orchestral score to a shorter full suite .

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yes

However , there was only one scholarship awardee and Qian published two or three more articles than Li , so Qian was preferred .
There was only one scholarship however , and Li published two or three more articles as Qian , so Qian was preferred .

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no

In 1936 , the Federal Theatre Project of the Works Progress Administration put unemployed theatre performers and employees to work .
The Federal Theatre Project of the Works Progress Administration set unemployed theatre performers and employees to work in 1936 .

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yes