Problem: (1) The organization encouraged Islamic unity and cohesion , while promoting American ideals .
(2) The organization promoted Islamic unity and cohesion while promoting American ideals .

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

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
In 2012 , he was elected Chairman of the Indian National Congress ( Pnachayat District ) of Kolhapur as a candidate of Zilla Parishad .
He was elected as a Chairman of Indian National Congress ( District Pnachayat ) of Kolhapur in 2012 as a Zilla Parishad candidate .
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Answer: yes

Problem: Donald Randell Evans was the eldest son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Pauline Evans ( 1912-1975 ) and Nigel Randell Evans .
Nigel Randell Evans was the eldest son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Donald Randel Evans ( 1912-1975 ) and Pauline Evans .
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A: no

The two secondary schools , Heatherhill Secondary College , Springvale Secondary College and Chandler Secondary College have been merged with Coomoora Secondary College into Keysborough Secondary College .
The two secondary schools , Heatherhill Secondary College and Coomoora Secondary College , have been merged with Springvale Secondary College and Chandler Secondary College in Keysborough Secondary College .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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no

1. The party began as a resistance movement that fought for East Timor ' s independence between 1974 and 1998 , first from Portugal and then from Indonesia .
2. The party began as a resistance movement that fought for East Timor 's independence between 1974 and 1998 first by Indonesia and then from Portugal .
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no

1. It is based on a novel by James Hardiman and was turned into a script by Robert Suhosky .
2. It was based on a novel by Robert Suhosky and was turned into a screenplay by James Hardiman .
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no