The ports of Massachusetts alone employed an average of 183 vessels in northern fisheries between 1771 and 1775 and 121 in the southern .
Between 1771 and 1775 the Massachusetts ports alone employed an average of 183 vessels in the northern fishery , and 121 in the southern .

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yes

1. They bought a house in Grosse Pointe , Michigan for two years , and then rented one in the Palmer Woods section of Detroit .
2. They rented a house in Grosse Pointe , Michigan , for two years , then bought one in the Palmer Woods section of Detroit .
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no

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Palmer and Liu ( 2012 ) have studied the contents of the Baguadao as a tradition of orthodox and elaborate forms of Taoist self-cultivation techniques .
Palmer and Liu ( 2012 ) have studied the contents of the Baguadao as a tradition of Orthodox and Taoist forms of sophisticated self-cultivation techniques .
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Ceremonial music ( '' rokon fada '' ) is listed as a status symbol , and musicians are generally chosen for political reasons as opposed to musical ones .
Ceremonial music ( '' rokon fada '' ) is performed as a status symbol , and musicians are generally chosen for musical reasons as opposed to political ones .

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Problem: S1: The constituency is situated in South Wales , on the right bank of the River Afan , near the mouth of Swansea Bay .
S2: The constituency is located in Swansea Bay , on the right bank of the Afan River , near its mouth in South Wales .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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Mode 9 was born in London on June 14 , 1975 as the third child of his parents but maintains , ( Osun State ) ) as his origin .
Mode 9 was born on 14 June 1975 as the third child of his parents in the state of Osun , but claims ( London ) as his origin .

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no