Same meaning?
Automatic transmission was standard , manually , with or without overdrive , became an option in 1967 .
Automatic transmission became standard ; manual , with or without overdrive , was an option in 1967 .

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Answer: no

Problem: S1: In later parts of the book , characters compare their desperate situation with that of relevant characters of the semi-mythical legend , with the Scandinavian poetry being quoted occasionally .
S2: In later parts of the book , characters compare their desperate situation to that of relevant characters of semi-mythical legend , with the Scandinavian poetry occasionally quoted .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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A: yes

Problem: (1) The story was started in Australia as Lawson 's first novel , but was broken off and finally completed after his return to England .
(2) The story was begun in Australia as Lawson 's first novel , but was broken off and eventually completed after his return to England .

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

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
Born in Stockholm , Sweden in 1967 , she grew up in Madrid , Spain , in a trilingual ( English , Spanish and Swedish ) home .
Born in 1967 in Madrid , Spain , grew up in Stockholm , Sweden , in a trilingual ( English , Spanish and Swedish ) house .
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Answer: no

Problem: During my entire school years I was in a white environment , with racist people .
During all my school years , I was in a racist environment , with white people .
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A: no

Problem: It was first established as a knapweed biocontrol in the 1980s in Oregon , and it is currently released in the Pacific Northwest .
It was first released in Oregon as Knopweed Biocontrol in the 1980s , and is currently established in the Pacific Northwest .
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no