Here are two sentences:

Actor Noah Wyle , who has played Dr. John Carter since the shows inception in 1994 , extended his contract with the show through the 2004-2005 season .

Noah Wyle , who has played Dr. John Carter since the series launched in 1994 , has inked a one-year extension to his deal with producer Warner Bros. TV .

no

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The Pentagon , saying that Boykin requested it , is investigating his remarks .

The Pentagon has begun an official investigation into Boykin 's remarks .

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Here are two sentences:

Some 175 million shares traded on the Big Board , a 7 percent increase from the same time a week ago .

Some 1.6 billion shares traded on the Big Board , a 17 percent increase over the three-month daily average .
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