Pingding County is a county in Shanxi Province , People 's Republic of China under the jurisdiction of the city of Yangquan .
Pingding County is a county in the Province of Shanxi in the People 's Republic of China under the jurisdiction of Yangquan City .

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yes

The sonata was premiered in 1919 at the Aeolian Hall , London , by Billy Reed , with Landon Ronald at the piano .
The Sonata was premiered in 1919 by Billy Reed at the Aeolian Hall in London , with Landon Ronald on the piano .

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yes

Decasyllable was used in the Serbian epic poetry of the southern Slavs , for example the epic poetry sung on the Gusle instrument :
Decasyllable was used in Serbian epic poetry of the Southern Slavs , for example epic poetry sung to the gusle instrument :

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yes

The inhabitants of Saint-Etienne are called in French '' Stephanois '' because they are '' Etienne '' from Greek '' Stephanos '' .
Inhabitants of Saint-Etienne are called '' Stephanois '' in French . They are named so because '' Etienne '' derives from the Greek '' Stephanos '' .

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no