Problem: (1) Incumbent mayor Joseph A. McArdle won a divided Republican Primary against Councilman John Herron and Register of Wills Joseph Mackrell .
(2) The current mayor , John Herron , won a divided Republican primary against Councilman Joseph A. McArdle and Register of Wills , Joseph Mackrell .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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A: no

Please check if these have the same meaning.
William de Middleton ( or William Middleton , died August 31 or September 1 , 1288 ) was a medieval bishop of Norwich .
William Middleton ( or William de Middleton ; died on August 31 or September 1 , 1288 ) was a medieval bishop of Norwich .
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Answer: yes

Problem: Jessica forces him to sleep on the couch , where he is seduced by Emily .
Jessica obliges him to sleep on the couch , where he is seduced by Emily .
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A: yes

At the next day 's AFL meeting , Tobin was forced to defend Beck 's actions .
At the AFL meeting the next day , Beck was forced to defend Tobin ' s actions .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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no

1. The Divisional Secretariat Mirigama is a divisional secretariat of the Western Province of Sri Lanka , the Gampaha District .
2. Mirigama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Gampaha District , of Western Province , Sri Lanka .
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no

1. A sensible protocol for the use of such transfer flow control signals must be used , however , to avoid potential blocking conditions .
2. A potential protocol for the use of sensitive flow control signals must be used , however , to avoid such deadlock conditions .
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no