Problem: (1) Rolly Tasker won Australia 's first sailing medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne when he and John Scott won a silver medal in their 12 m Sharpie .
(2) Rolly Tasker won the first Australian sailing medal at the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956 , when he and John Scott won a silver medal in their 12 m sharpie .

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

Problem: (1) It was the third single of the group and their first release on Silvertone Records .
(2) It was the first single to be released by the group and their third release on Silvertone Records .

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

Problem: (1) Gerard Depardieu was born to a well-off Parisian family and married Elisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot on 19 February 1970 .
(2) Elisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot was born into a wealthy Parisian family and married to Gerard Depardieu on 19 February 1970 .

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

Problem: (1) Bandelin is situated about 15 km south of Greifswald and approximately 3 km northwest of Gutzkow .
(2) Bandelin is approximately 15 km south of Greifswald and about 3 km northwest of Gutzkow .

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