Problem: (1) This is also a shearing effect : if the focal length is larger , the shearing effect is smaller .
(2) This is also a shearing effect : when the focal length is larger , the shearing effect is smaller .

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

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
In the first quarter of 2016 , BC was the largest net beneficiary of interprovince - migrants in Alberta , with half of the 5,000 people coming from Canada .
BC was the largest net recipient of interprovincial migrants in Canada in the first quarter of 2016 with half of the 5,000 people coming from Alberta .
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Answer: no

Problem: He died on 16 August 1850 in Clarkstown ( now New City ) , New York City .
He died on August 16 , 1850 in New City ( now Clarkstown ) , New York City .
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A: no

In some cases , pain or at least discomfort is secondary or rather insignificant to the humiliation .
In some cases , the pain , or at least the discomfort , is insignificant or rather subordinate to humiliation .

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

1. It was believed that true philosophy could be separated from popular wisdom by this method .
2. It was believed by this method popular philosophy could be separated from true wisdom .
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no

1. He also worked in several houses and monasteries in Belgium , in Beaulieu Castle ( Ghent ) in Machelen and in Horst Castle .
2. He also worked in several houses and monasteries in Ghent , in the castle Beaulieu ( Belgium ) in Machelen and in the castle of Horst .
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no