Problem: (1) He has described the '' deep state '' as a '' Shadow Government '' and '' Deep state swamp of Obama holdovers and DC lifers '' .
(2) He has described the '' Deep State '' as '' Shadow Government '' and the Deep State Swamp of Obama Holdovers and DC Lifers '' .

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

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
This version was released on August 18 , 2016 in North America and on January 5th , 2017 in Europe and Australia .
This version was released in North America on August 18 , 2016 , and Europe and Australia on January 5 , 2017 .
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Answer: yes

Problem: He was sent to Rangoon , Burma ( today Yangon , Myanmar ) and taught in Thailand for further study .
He was sent to Yangon , Myanmar ( now Thailand ) , for further study and then taught in Rangoon , Burma .
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A: no

The cooperative National Weather Service station reports that Occidental has warm , dry winters and cool , wet summers .
The cooperative national weather station reports that Occidental has cool , wet winters and warm , dry summers .

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

1. Jackson Heights is surrounded by a number of light industrial neighbourhoods and residential areas .
2. Jackson Heights is surrounded by a number of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial subdivisions .
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no

1. Additional land was transferred from Malden ( 1817 ) , Everett ( 1875 ) and Malden ( 1877 ) to Medford .
2. Additional land was transferred to Medford from Malden ( 1817 ) , Everett ( 1875 ) , and Malden ( 1877 ) again .
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yes