A same meaning or not problem:
There was only one scholar , however , and Qian published two or three articles more than Li , so that Qian was preferred .
There was only one scholar , however , and Li published two or three articles more than Qian , so Qian was preferred .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
Smith received the ISCB Senior Scientist Award and was elected as ISCB Fellow by the International Society for Computational Biology in 2009 .
Smith was elected to the ISCB Senior Scientist Award by the International Society for Computational Biology in 2009 and honored with ISCB Fellow .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
The climate during this period was a mixture of two different seasons , a rainy season and a shorter dry season .
The climate was during this time a mixture of two different seasons , of a dry season and of a shorter rainy season .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
In 2000 , the training camp was spent with the New England Patriots before being traded on 7 August to Rams .
In 2000 , Looker spent a training camp with the Rams before being traded on 7 August with the New England Patriots .
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no