Question:
Do these mean the same?
The United States , as a signatory , started foreign parcel services in 1887 but did not institute domestic services until 1913 .
The United States started foreign parcel services as a signatory in 1887 , but did not introduce domestic services until 1913 .
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[yes]

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Do these mean the same?
It has been found in Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia and Montenegro , the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria , as well as Turkey , Azerbaijan and Iran .
It was found in Serbia and Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria , as well as Turkey , Azerbaijan and Iran .
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[yes]

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Do these mean the same?
The mineral has only been found in the Bon Accord Nickel Deposit in South Africa where it is formed by replacing chromite and rimmed by trevorite .
The mineral is only formed in the Bon Accord nickel deposit in South Africa , where it has been found by replacing chromite and by trevorite .
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[no]

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Do these mean the same?
Christine was hopeful that her son Walter might still be alive after her first interview with Gordon Stewart Northcott .
Christine became hopeful that her son Gordon Stewart Northcott might still be alive after her first interview with Walter .
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[no]