Problem: (1) Over time , some equipment and techniques developed for sports diving have accepted for technical diving more widely .
(2) Over time , some equipment and techniques developed for recreational diving have become more widely accepted for technical diving .

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

Problem: (1) It was the northernmost of several Muslim states in the Horn of Africa , acting as a buffer between Christian kingdom and the Muslim states along the coastal regions .
(2) It was the northernmost of several Muslim states in the Horn of Africa , as a buffer between the Muslim kingdom and the Christian states along coastal regions .

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

Problem: (1) He was born and grew up in Podgorica ( now Titograd ) in a family of musicians .
(2) He was born in Titograd ( today Podgorica ) in a family of musicians and grew up there .

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

Problem: (1) Tridens melanops is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Brazil where it is native to the Amazon Basin .
(2) Tridens melanops is a species of pencil endemic to Brazil , where it is native to the Amazon Basin .

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