The system required the user to first encode the quasi-phonetic spelling into a standard rendering .
The system required the user to encode the quasi-phonetic spelling first into a default rendering .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

The River Urechioiu is a tributary of the Sitna River in Romania .
The Urechioiu River is a tributary of the Sitna River in Romania .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

In 1883 , the first schools in the area were built for 400 black students and 60 white students .
In 1883 the first schools in the area were built for 400 black and 60 white students .

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yes

She became one of the most important patients of Sigmund Freud and was a psychoanalyst herself for a short time around 1897 .
She became one of Sigmund Freud 's most important patients and , for a short period of time around 1897 , was a psychoanalyst herself .

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yes