Problem: (1) The Handbook of South American Indians is a scholarly series of edited monographic and reference volumes in ethnographic studies , published by the Smithsonian Institution between 1940 and 1947 .
(2) The Handbook of the South American Indians is a monographic series of scientific and reference volumes in ethnographic studies published between 1940 and 1947 by the Smithsonian Institution .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) Matrons were male almost without exception -- female nurses were not common at all , especially in senior positions .
(2) Matrons were almost invariably male -- female nurses were not at all common , especially in senior positions .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) Hopkins toured six months with the band through Japan , the United States and England .
(2) Hopkins toured with the band for six months through England , the United States , and Japan .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) In 1914 , the Southern Ship was added by Alfred Shuttleworth , paid for by Temple Lushington Moore , and at the same time the Rood Screen was added .
(2) In 1914 the south aisle was added by Alfred Shuttleworth , paid for by Temple Lushington Moore , at the same time the Rood Screen was added .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
no