Problem: (1) Dierker is also the sixth manager in the MLB story to win a Championship division in his first season for the Astros in 1997 .
(2) Dierker is also the sixth manager in MLB history to win a division championship in his first season for the Astros in 1997 .

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

Problem: (1) The groined vaulting of the roof is visible in the choir and the right transept , while the rest of the church has a wooden roof .
(2) The cross vault of the roof is visible in the choir and in the right transept , while the rest of the church has a wooden roof .

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

Problem: (1) Veymandoo Kandu is the channel between Laamu Atoll and Thaa Atoll of the Maldives .
(2) Veymandoo Kandu is the channel between the Thaa Atoll and Laamu Atoll of the Maldives .

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

Problem: (1) While North Carolina is typically a conservative state , Wake County is historically a swing-voting area .
(2) While North Carolina is typically a conservative state , Wake County is historically a swing voting area .

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