Problem: (1) This point of view is common in northern India and parts of southern India .
(2) This view is common in northern India and parts of southern India .

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

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
In the circulated materials such as the Red Bus Airplay Calculation , EMI is still referred as Gold Label Entertainment .
Gold Label Entertainment is still referred to as EMI in the distributed materials such as the Red Bus Airplay calculation .
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Answer: no

Problem: Reidar Smestad ( May 8 , 1888 - June 29 , 1962 ) was a Norwegian industrialist , the son of Carl Smestad and grandson of Jacob Olssn Smestad .
Carl Smestad ( 8 May 1888 -- 29 June 1962 ) was a Norwegian industrialist , the son of Reidar Smestad and grandson of Jacob Olssn Smestad .
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A: no

He was appointed by Stephen Harper to the Senate of Canada on August 27 , 2009 and represents Nunavut as a Conservative .
Stephen Harper was named to the Senate of Canada by Patterson on August 27 , 2009 . He represents Nunavut as a Conservative .

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

1. He married Lady Florence Jane Taylour , the daughter of Amelia Thompson , 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Thomas Taylour , on August 5 , 1875 .
2. He married Lady Florence Jane Taylour , daughter of Amelia Thompson , 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Thomas Taylour , on 5 August 1875 .
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yes

1. According to the Iranian state news agency PressTV , a survey by The Doha Debates showed that 55 % of Syrian respondents did not want Assad to resign .
2. According to the Syrian state news agency PressTV , a survey by The Doha Debates showed that 55 % of Iranian respondents did not want Assad to resign .
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no