Same meaning?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt built the modern Oval Office in 1933 , and demolished the old one .
In 1933 , President Franklin D. Roosevelt built the modern Oval Office and destroyed the old .

Answer: yes

Same meaning?
English is understood by many people and spoken by some fluently .
English is understood by many people and spoken by some of them fluently .

Answer: yes

Same meaning?
On 5 July 1846 he married Elisabeth Klein ( 1828 -- 1899 ) , daughter of the composer Friedrich Nicolai and great-grandmother of Bernhard Klein .
On 5 July 1846 , he married Elisabeth Klein , ( 1828 -- 1899 ) , daughter of the composer Bernhard Klein and great-granddaughter of Friedrich Nicolai .

Answer: no

Same meaning?
It was then the capital of a province ( called '' Mauretania Prima '' ) under Byzantine rule and was still a place of strategic importance .
Back then , it was the capital of a province ( called '' Mauretania Prima '' ) under Byzantine rule and was still a place of strategic importance .

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yes