'' Duke of Roxburgh '' sailed again from Gravesend on 31 October 1846 and arrived at Port Phillip on 7 March 1847 .
On 31 October 1846 , Duke of Roxburgh '' sailed again from Port Phillip and reached Gravesend on 7 March 1847 .

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no

He was a member of the Louisiana State Fair Board , chairman of the State Fair Stadium Commission , and a commissioner of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans .
He was a member of the Louisiana State Fair Board , Chairman of the State Fair Stadium Commission and Commissioner of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans .

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yes

'' r '' is the periodic rate , '' i '' the annual rate and '' n '' the number of compounding periods per year .
Where '' r '' is the periodic rate , '' i '' the annual rate , and '' n '' the number of compounding periods per year .

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yes

In 1951 , he died and retired in 1956 .
He died in 1951 and retired in 1956 .

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yes