Problem: (1) A critically ill David instead sneaks out of the hotel , leaving behind a note for the sleeping Michael and his father and travels to Venice .
(2) Instead , a severely ill Michael creeps out of the hotel , leaving behind a note for the sleeping David and his father and travels to Venice .

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

Problem: (1) FK Atletas Kaunas ( former : LKKA ir Teledema ) was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas .
(2) FK Atletas Kaunas ( Lithuanian : LKKA ir Teledema ) was a former football club in the city of Kaunas .

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

Problem: (1) The first Rockhampton branch was formed in 1888 in Queensland and in 1890 in Brisbane .
(2) The first Rockhampton branch was formed in Queensland in 1888 and Brisbane in 1890 .

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

Problem: (1) Before the unification of Yemen in 1990 , the law set the minimum age of marriage at 16 in South Yemen and 15 in the north .
(2) Prior to the unification of Yemen in 1990 , the law set the minimum age of marriage at 16 in South Yemen and 15 in the north .

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