Mohsin Zaidi lived in Lucknow for almost four decades before settling down after his retirement in Delhi .
Mohsin Zaidi lived in Delhi for nearly four decades before settling down in Lucknow after retirement .

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no

This version of Hector Hammond is a xenobiology - professor , an old friend of Hal Jordan and the son of US senator Robert Hammond .
This version of Hector Hammond is a xenobiology professor , an old friend of Hal Jordan and the son of United States senator Robert Hammond .

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yes

It was produced by Julian Emery , with additional production by Jim Irvin , Dominic Craik and Larry Hibbitt , and mixes by Cenzo Townshend and Adam Noble .
It was produced by Julian Emery , with additional productions of Jim Irvin , Dominic Craik and Larry Hibbitt , and mixes by Cenzo Townshend and Adam Noble .

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yes

The area was briefly threatened by Shi'a extremists known as Assassins ( '' Hassassin '' ) and in 1260 the Mongols also swept through Syria .
The area was also threatened by Shia extremists known as assassins ( '' hassasin '' ) , and in 1260 the Mongols swept through Syria briefly .

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no