Rosie Withers is Mort 's girlfriend and Ada Withers is Rosie 's battleaxe mother .
Ada Withers is Mort ' ; s girlfriend and Rosie Withers is Rosie 's battleaxe mother .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no

His second wife was Anna Williams , the sister of his first wife .
His second wife was Anna Williams , sister of his first wife .

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yes

In 2009 , it was won by Australian Ryoichi Sekiya , the world champion of the 24-hour race in 2008 , and in 2008 by Martin Fryer .
In 2009 it was won by Australian Martin Fryer , the 2008 world champion of 24-hour racing , and in 2008 by Ryoichi Sekiya .

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no

In San Francisco , Hicks led Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks between 1968 and 1973 , a band that rarely used electric instruments and never drums .
In San Francisco from 1968 -- 1973 , Hicks led Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks , a band that never used electric instruments and rarely used drums .

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no