Problem: (1) Alice Hunter was married to the chemist George E. Kimball , whom he met at MIT , and they had four children together .
(2) George E. Kimball was married to chemist Alice Hunter , whom he met at MIT , and they had four children together .

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

Problem: (1) It inhabits rather dry habitat on the border between the Great and Little Karoo of the western Northern Cape and Eastern Free State Provinces , South Africa .
(2) It inhabits rather dry habitat on the border between the Great and Little Karoo of western Northern Cape and eastern Free State provinces , South Africa .

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

Problem: (1) He addresses the social , political , and cultural history of Islam , from a sociopolitical and psychological perspective .
(2) He addresses the socio-political and psychological history of Islam from a social , political and cultural perspective .

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

Problem: (1) The credits to this film are lost , and the identity of the director and the actors are controversial .
(2) The credits to this film are disputed , and the identity of the director and actors are lost .

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