Problem: (1) In December 2009 , it was announced that Conroy as Oliver Jones would be included in the cast of '' The Bold and the Beautiful '' .
(2) In December 2009 , it was announced that Oliver Jones would be joining the cast of '' The Bold and the Beautiful '' as Conroy .

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

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A: no

Please check if these have the same meaning.
Music is in his blood because he inherited this art from his grandfather , Ustad Banne Khan , who is himself a singer .
Music runs in his blood as he has inherited this art from his grandfather Ustad Banne Khan who is a singer himself .
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Answer: yes

Problem: Benzoylfentanyl was banned in Sweden in September 2017 , and in Finland in October 2017 .
In September 2017 , benzoylfentanyl was banned in Sweden , in October 2017 in Finland .
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A: yes

Box Hill Senior Secondary College has no feeders - schools , new students are selected from all over Melbourne , but only welcomed after the interview .
Box Hill Senior Secondary College has no feeder schools , new students are selected from all over Melbourne , but are only welcomed after interview .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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yes

1. Data Definition Facility provides a persistent for semantic artifacts such as collections and indexes in XQuery or JSONiq programs .
2. The Data Definition Facility provides a persistent function for semantic artefacts such as collections and indexes in XQuery or JSONiq programs .
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yes

1. The region was the cradle of various ancient civilizations such as Ancient China , ancient Japan , ancient Korea , and the Mongol Empire .
2. The region was the cradle of various ancient civilizations , such as ancient China , old Korea , ancient Japan , and the Mongolian Empire .
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yes