Smith also described Wingfield and probably Percy and Newport as '' tufftaffety humorists '' i.e .
Wingfield and probably also described Percy and Newport as '' tufftaffety humorists '' , i.e .

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no

The poetic cosmogony of Thales , who made water the first element , can be seen as a natural excess of this pre-socratic thinking .
The poetic cosmogony of Thales , who made water the first element , may be seen as a natural outgrowth of this pre-Socratic thinking .

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yes

The popular French singers Gregory Bettiol and Coralie Clement , as well as footballers hopeful Benjamin Biolay and actor and cellist Maurice Baquet were born in the city .
The popular French singers Gregory Bettiol and Coralie Clement , as well as football player hopeful Benjamin Biolay and actor and cellist Maurice Baquet were born in the town .

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yes

Crocker moved from Natchez , Mississippi to Vidalia , the seat of Concordia Parish , and crossed toward the lower Ouachita in the section called the Black River .
Crocker crossed from Natchez , Mississippi , to Vidalia , the seat of the Concordia Parish , and moved towards the lower Ouachita in the Black River section .

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yes