Problem: On December 16 , 2000 , Thales SA and the Raytheon Company announced the creation of Thales Raytheon Systems .
Thales S.A. and Raytheon Company announced the creation of Thales Raytheon Systems on 16 December 2000 .
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Born in Antwerp , Van Hoof was a pupil of Paul Gilson and was heavily influenced by the works of Peter Benoit .
Van Hoof , born in Antwerp , was a student of Paul Gilson and was strongly influenced by the works of Peter Benoit .

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1. A whole issue of the beautiful Sicilian magazine of musical cultures , '' Avidi Lumi '' , was recently dedicated to Davide Perez .
2. Recently a whole issue of the beautiful Sicilian journal of musical cultures , '' Avidi Lumi '' , was dedicated to Davide Perez .
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yes

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Ringwood is located in the 39th Congressional District and is part of the 5th State Legislative District of New Jersey .
Ringwood is located in the 39th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey 's 5th state legislative district .
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Paul Britton was appointed Chief Executive in December 2005 after the death of David Neale .
2006 : Paul Britton was appointed Chief Executive following the death of David Neale in December 2005 .

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Despite lengthy correspondence , Tolkien did not succeed in convincing the Dutch translator of his objections , and was similarly frustrated in the Swedish case .
Despite lengthy correspondence , Tolkien did not succeed in convincing the Swedish translator of his objections , and was also frustrated in the Dutch case .

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no