Pratt left Vickers in 1912 to work for J. Samuel White at Cowes .
Pratt had left Vickers in 1912 to work for J. Samuel White at Cowes .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

Much of the film was shot in Gladstone , New Jersey , New Brunswick , and the Palisades Park , the producer 's home .
Much of the film was shot in Gladstone , New Jersey ; New Brunswick ; and the Palisades Park home of the producer .

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yes

The work on this manuscript was started in 1426 at the order of Baysonghor Mirza , the Timurid prince , and was completed on 1430 , four years later .
The work on this manuscript was started in 1426 on the orders of the Timurid Prince Baysonghor Mirza and completed four years later , in 1430 .

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yes

The 13th World Cup season began in Austria in December 1978 and ended in March 1979 in Japan .
The 13th World Cup season began in Japan in December 1978 and ended in Austria in March 1979 .

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no