Problem: (1) On April 10 , 1987 , Ricardo Lingan Baccay was dedicated as a priest by Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan .
(2) Ricardo Lingan Baccay was ordained a priest on April 10 , 1987 by Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan .

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

Problem: (1) The character was later killed in the second episode of the fourth season , '' First Down '' .
(2) Your character was later killed in the fourth episode of the second season , '' First Down '' .

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

Problem: (1) The party began as a resistance movement that fought for the independence of East Timor , first from Indonesia and then from Portugal , between 1974 and 1998 .
(2) The party began as a resistance movement that fought for East Timor 's independence between 1974 and 1998 first by Indonesia and then from Portugal .

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

Problem: (1) In the compositions of the Camerata members , the theory preceded the practice ; the men set how the music should sound , before they decided to compose it .
(2) In the compositions of the Camerata members the theory preceded practice : the men determined how the music should sound before they decided to compose them .

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