A practicing member of the Presbyterian faith , White was a Mason in the Clinton Lodge of Romney , where he had served as a Master .
White , a practising member of the Presbyterian faith , was a bricklayer in the Clinton Lodge of Romney where he had served as a master .

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yes

On the inside are engraved slates with the image of Ngawang Namgyal , Gautama Buddha and Padmasambhava .
On the interior are slates engraved with the image of Ngawang Namgyal , Gautama Buddha and Padmasambhava .

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yes

In November 2017 , Starbucks Tazo sold US $ 384 million to Unilever .
In November 2017 , Starbucks sold Tazo to Unilever for $ 384 million .

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no

VLC systems generally apply common coding and modulation techniques to achieve robustness against specific TLM disturbances .
VLC systems generally apply common coding and modulation techniques to achieve robustness compared to specific TLM disturbances .

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yes