Problem: A functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRT ) study showed that deaf participants use the visual cortex as well as the primary auditory cortex when they observe sign language .
A functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI ) study found that deaf participants use the visual cortex as well as the primary auditory cortex when they observe sign language .
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There is a standard technique ( see for example ) for calculating the change of variables to normal coordinates , at a point as a formal Taylor series expansion .
There is a standard technique ( see for example ) for computing the change of variables to normal coordinates , at a point as a formal Taylor series expansion .

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1. Charles Conger sold it to Esler in 1889 , who sold it to Horace Nichols in May 1891 .
2. In 1889 , Esler sold Charles Conger , who sold it to Horace Nichols in May 1891 .
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Originally , the Lafayette Township was called Havana Township and was founded under the latter name in 1857 .
Lafayette Township was originally called Havana Township , and under the latter name was organized in 1857 .
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The academy consists of a central hall , east wing , west wing and garden .
The academy consists of central hall , east wing , west wing and a garden .

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He was born on 21 May 1897 in Sofia and died in Jambol on 15 June 1945 .
He was born on May 21 , 1897 , in Sofia and died on June 15 , 1945 , in Yambol .

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