Assuming that the causal relationships are linear , this background knowledge can be expressed in the following structural equation model ( SEM ) specification .
On the assumption that causal relationships are linear , this background knowledge can be expressed in the following Structural Equation Model ( SEM ) specification .

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1. The definition can be extended as follows to standard or nonstandard points ( arbitrary ) :
2. The definition can be extended as follows to any ( standard or non-standard ) points :
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His admiral rejected the request until it was too late and '' Conte di Cavour '' had to use a deeper sand bank on November 12 at 04 : 30 .
His admiral vetoed the request until it was too late and '' Conte di Cavour '' had to use a deeper , , sandbank at 04 : 30 on 12 November .
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The date set for the executions of the three Quaker evangelists , Mary Dyer , Marmaduke Stephenson and William Robinson , was 27 October 1659 .
As the date for the executions of the three Quakers - Evangelists , Mary Dyer , Marmaduke Stephenson and William Robinson - 27 October 1659 was set .

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Problem: S1: The Gradis family was Jewish and was probably moved from Portugal to Bordeaux around 1495 .
S2: The Gradis family was Jewish , and had probably moved to Bordeaux from Portugal around 1495 .

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'' The library is a dream in architectural beauty and a model in interior '' , according to a newspaper article that tells the affair .
'' The library is a dream in architectural beauty and a model in interior arrangement , '' according to a newspaper article recounting the affair .

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