All 14 films were received in North America by Funimation , and all have licensed in-house dubs by the company .
All 14 films were received from funimation in North America , and all of them have licensed in-house dubs by the company .

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yes

In 2006 , after the death of Paul Britton in December 2005 , David Neale was appointed Chief Executive .
Following the death of David Neale in December 2005 , Paul Britton was named Chief Executive .

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no

This layer deals only with electrical connectors and sockets and with the physical specification of signals .
This layer deals with the electrical plugs and sockets and physical specification of signals only .

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yes

Oliver Johnston helps Oliver develop a weapon , knowing that Oliver historically loses the siege .
Johnston helps Oliver develop a weapon , knowing that historically Oliver loses the siege .

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no