Sheep are sacrificed and the meat is distributed to relatives and neighbours and given to the poor .
The sheep is sacrificed and the meat is given to relatives and neighbours and distributed to the poor .

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yes

Jarvis Bay is a summer village in Alberta , Canada , located on the eastern shore of Sylvan Lake south of Jarvis Bay Provincial Park .
Jarvis Bay is a summer village in Alberta , Canada . It is located on the eastern shore of Sylvan Lake south of Jarvis Bay Provincial Park .

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yes

Des Moines is included in the Warren County -- West Des Moines , IA Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The Moines is included in the Warren County -- West Des Moines , Metropolitan Statistical Area IA .

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yes

Sebastian Giustinian was a sixteenth-century Venetian diplomat .
Sebastian Giustinian was a Venetian sixteenth-century diplomat .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes