Problem: (1) There is also a large number of mixed European and Chinese Liverpudlians of the Chinese ethnic group , descendants of former generations of Chinese settlers in the city .
(2) There is also a large number of mixed European and Chinese Liverpudlians of Chinese ethnicity , descendants of the earlier generations of Chinese settlers in the city .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
Other languages spoken at home include Mandarin 4.0 % , Spanish 1.8 % , Greek 1.7 % , Russian 1.6 % and Cantonese 1.3 % .
Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.0 % , Spanish 1.8 % , Greek 1.7 % , Russian 1.6 % and Cantonese 1.3 % .
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Answer: yes

Problem: '' U. malabarica '' grows through lateritic rocks or wet soils in the presence of '' Eriocaulon '' species and grasses .
'' U. malabarica '' grows over wet rocks or lateritic soils in the presence of '' Eriocaulon '' species and grasses .
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A: no

From Italy she moved to Konstanz , Germany in 1967 .
In 1967 she moved to Italy from Konstanz .

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no

1. In the early 1970s , Naughton wrote for the political and cultural weekly , the '' New Statesman '' , mainly covering scientific issues .
2. In the early 1970s , Naughton wrote for the scientific weekly , the '' New Statesman '' , mainly on political and cultural issues .
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no

1. On October 1 , 1974 , Streisand and Columbia Records released ButterFly as their sixteenth studio album , months after '' The Way We Were '' .
2. Streisand and Columbia Records distributed '' ButterFly '' as their sixteenth studio album on October 1 , 1974 , months after '' The Way We Were '' .
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no