Q: however, peter van hemert and his family enjoyed these pleasant surroundings for just a few years.

A: However, Peter van Hemert and his family enjoyed these pleasant surroundings for just a few years.
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Q: although occupation, settlement and struggles for land perhaps sound more familiar in other parts of the world, it was harsh reality in southern jutland less than a century ago. 36 government estates remain today as witness to the period of german rule.

A: Although occupation, settlement and struggles for land perhaps sound more familiar in other parts of the world, it was harsh reality in Southern Jutland less than a century ago. 36 government estates remain today as witness to the period of German rule.
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Q: he was showing that such measurements could be made and, since he succeeds in showing this, his work is of major importance.

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He was showing that such measurements could be made and, since he succeeds in showing this, his work is of major importance.
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