Problem: (1) Several publications published by the Public Health Service have shown that veterans have increased rates of cancer , and nerve , digestive , skin , and respiratory disorders .
(2) Several publications of the Public Health Service have shown that veterans have increased cancer , nerve , respiratory , skin and digestive disorders .

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

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
As Greg Smith Sounds , Smith released two solo plates : '' Hot as a Lemon '' ( 2003 ) and '' The Northern Elation '' ( 2009 ) .
Smith has released two solo albums as Greg Smith Sounds : '' Hot as a Lemon '' ( 2003 ) and '' The Northern Elation '' ( 2009 ) .
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Answer: yes

Problem: The new album '' Deathstar Rising '' has cracked the Finnish album Top 10 and reached place 8 in the first week of March 2011 .
The Finnish album '' Deathstar Rising '' cracked the new Album Top 10 and reached # 8 in first week of March 2011 .
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A: no

The Yarkand River is a river in the autonomous region of Xinjiang Uyghur in West China .
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a river in the Yarkand River of western China .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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no

1. Some recombinant colonies , for a number of reasons , can not contain the desired white plasmid .
2. For a number of reasons , some white colonies can not contain the desired recombinant plasmid .
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no

1. White served as Chief Justice until his death in 1921 , when he was succeeded by Taft .
2. Taft served until his death in 1921 as Chief Justice when he was followed by White .
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no