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The matriarch - who celebrates her 81st birthday next month - was yesterday thanked for her generosity by model and actor Sarah O 'Hare , the National Breast Cancer Foundation patron .
The matriarch , who celebrates her 81st birthday next month , was thanked personally yesterday for her generosity by actress Sarah O 'Hare , National Breast Cancer Foundation patron .
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yes

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The number of hostnames using BSD is nearing four million , while the number of active sites is nearly two million , Netcraft said .
The number of host names using BSD is nearing 4 million , whereas the number of active sites is nearly 2 million , Netcraft said .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
It is the fifth such election in Iraq , after the northern city of Mosul and three cities in Iraq 's south .
Other elections have taken place in the northern city of Mosul and three cities in Iraq 's south .
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yes

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SCC argued that Lexmark was trying to shield itself from competition by installing a chip on its toner cartridges to make it difficult for third-party manufacturers to make generic cartridges .
The company also argued that Lexmark was trying to squash competition by installing a microchip on its toner cartridges to make it difficult for third-party manufacturers to make generic cartridges .
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yes