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The encounters between teachers and other expats in Bogota were continued in 2001 , before a touring team from Panama spent a week in the Colombian capital in May of that year .
Matches between teachers and other expats in Panama continued in 2001 , before in May that year a touring team from Bogota spent a week in the Colombian capital .
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[A]: no

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West Woodhay is a scattered rural village and civil community in West Berkshire , England .
West Woodhay is a rural scattered village and civil parish in West Berkshire , England .
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[A]: yes

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The first known European sighting of Whidbey Island was during the 1790 Spanish expedition of Manuel Quimper and Gonzalo Lopez de Haro on the '' Princesa Real '' .
The first well-known Spanish sighting of Whidbey Island was during the European expedition of Manuel Quimper and Gonzalo Lopez de Haro at the '' Princesa Real '' in 1790 .
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Until 1971 the Southern Pacific Railroad operated from its Third and Townsend Depot commuter trains to San Jose and long distance trains to Los Angeles .
Until 1971 , the Southern Pacific Railroad operated from its Third and Townsend depots public trains to San Jose and long distance trains to Los Angeles .
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yes