Q: He said that it would be ' ' very difficult ' ' to establish a cause of death .

Even with time , he said , " it 's going to be very difficult to determine the cause of death . "

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A: yes
Q: As temperatures soar above 50 degrees ( 120 Fahrenheit ) , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt in Basra .

As temperatures soar above 120 Fahrenheit in Basra , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt .

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A: yes
Q: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said she will send a U.S. technical team to Canada to assist in the situation .

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman , who announced yesterday 's ban , also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to assist in the Canadian situation .

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A:
no