A same meaning or not problem:
He worked as a translator and teacher in Costa Rica for most of the four years he was in school , and then worked in Europe for a year .
He worked as a translator and teacher in Europe for most of the four years he was in school , and then he worked for a year in Costa Rica .
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[A]: no

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The station opened on 1 July 1903 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Stranorlar to Glenties .
The station was opened on 1 July 1903 on the railway line Donegal Railway from Stranorlar to Glenties .
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[A]: yes

A same meaning or not problem:
The windmill was built as a double mill with a central boiler house and planned in two phases .
The mill was built as a double mill with a central boiler house and planned in two phases .
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[A]: yes

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The Rose Revolution of 2003 replaced Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili with Eduard Shevardnadze , who promoted closer ties with Western institutions , including NATO .
The 2003 Rose Revolution replaced Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze with Mikheil Saakashvili , who has promoted closer ties with western institutions including NATO .
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no