Problem: S1: Ashe was spoken by Kari Wahlgren in English and by Mie Sonozaki in Japanese .
S2: Ashe was voiced by Mie Sonozaki in English and by Kari Wahlgren in Japanese .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: no

Problem: S1: In 1969 the change was still in the air and T. and J. N. Nichol was taken over by R. Smith ( Vimto ) from Manchester .
S2: In 1969 the change was still in the air and T. and R. Smith was taken over by J. N. Nichols ( Vimto ) from Manchester .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: no

Problem: S1: The provisional councils had already more or less acted as national governments of independent countries .
S2: The provisional councils had already begun acting more or less as national governments of independent countries .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A:
yes