1. Corruption was widespread in Persia , and discipline in the army became dangerously loose .
2. Corruption became widespread in Persia and discipline in the army was dangerously lax .
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yes

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Escher was born as the son of the geologist and mineralogist Berend George Escher and the Swiss Emma Brosy .
Escher was born the son of the geologist and mineralogist Berend George Escher and the Swiss Emma Brosy .
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[A]: yes

Same meaning?
Barrallier Island is a very small uninhabited island that is located northwest of French Island in Victoria , Australia .
French Island is a very small uninhabited island situated northwest of Barrallier Island in Victoria , Australia .

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Answer: no

Problem: S1: Vaman Malhar Joshi was not to be confused with the writer Waman Gopal Joshi , they were contemporaries .
S2: Vaman Malhar Joshi should not be confused with the writer Waman Gopal Joshi . They were contemporaries .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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A: yes

Problem: (1) Conotalopia mustelina is a species of sea snail , a top gastropod mollusk in the Trochidae family , the navy snails .
(2) Conotalopia mustelina is a species of sea snail , a top gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae , the marine snails .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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A: yes

Problem: (1) During the Vietnam War , the 12th Field Battery also served with the 104th Field Regiment -- to which the 161st Field Battery RNZA was also attached .
(2) During the Vietnam War , the 104th field battery also served with the 12th field regiment , which was also assigned to the 161th field battery RNZA .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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no