Problem: S1: Bridges at this location are the only crossing of the Taunton River between the Veterans Memorial Bridge in the River case and the Weir Street Bridge in Taunton .
S2: Bridges at this point are the only crossing over the Taunton River between the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Taunton and the Weir Street Bridge in Fall River .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: no

Problem: S1: The Piedmontese was merged with another former bank Cassa di Risparmio di Biella in 1994 .
S2: The Piedmontese was brought together in 1994 with another former Cassa di Risparmio di Biella bank .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: yes

Problem: S1: The poetic cosmogony of Thales , who made water the first element , can be seen as a natural excess of this pre-socratic thinking .
S2: The poetic cosmogony of Thales , who made water the first element , may be seen as a natural outgrowth of this pre-Socratic thinking .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A:
yes