1. In San Francisco , Hicks led Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks between 1968 and 1973 , a band that rarely used electric instruments and never drums .
2. In San Francisco from 1968 -- 1973 , Hicks led Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks , a band that rarely used electric instruments and never used drums .

yes

1. These names were chosen to correspond to their rough equivalents in international chess , not literal translations of the Japanese names .
2. Several of these names were chosen to correspond to their rough equivalents in international chess , and not as literal translations of the Japanese names .

yes

1. Between 2006 and 2011 , Nantes , Bordeaux , Rennes , Montpellier , Toulouse , and Lyon had the fastest-growing conurbations in France .
2. Between 2006 and 2011 , Toulouse , Rennes , Montpellier , Nantes , Bordeaux , and Lyon had the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in France .
yes