It was then the capital of a province ( called '' Mauretania Prima '' ) under Byzantine rule and was still a place of strategic importance .
It was then the capital of a province ( called '' Mauretania Prima '' ) under the Byzantine rule and was still a place of strategic importance .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

Hugh Lawson Cansler was born in 1871 in Maryville , Tennessee , as son of Laura Scott ( originally '' Cansler '' ) and Gentzler .
Cansler was born in 1871 in Maryville , Tennessee , the son of Hugh Lawson Cansler ( originally '' Gentzler '' ) and Laura Scott .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no

The words were written by the previous Mayor James Rolph , and dedicated by Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor .
The words were written by the previous mayor , James Rolph , and dedicated to them by the mayor Edward Robeson Taylor .

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yes

Mazinho is the father of current players Thiago of Bayern Munich and Rafinha of Inter Milan .
Mazinho is the father of the current players Thiago of Bayern Munich and Rafinha of Inter Milan .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes