A same meaning or not problem:
Nancy returns home , and thanks her mother for trying to protect her , but Freddy appears in a mirror behind Gwen .
Nancy returns home and thanks her mother for attempting to protect her , but Gwen appears in a mirror behind Freddy .
****
[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
He worked as a translator and teacher in Europe for most of the four years he was in school , and then he worked in Costa Rica for a year .
He worked as a translator and teacher in Costa Rica for most of the four years he was in school there , and then worked in Europe for one year .
****
[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
All the rooms were stormed and the meeting tent was destroyed , as were statues and crucifixes in the small church .
All rooms were destroyed and the meeting tent was stormed , as were statues and crucifixes in the small church .
****
[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
Holsman gave the Parkway Garden Homes a European design inspired by Modernist housing projects of the 1920s and 1930s .
Holsman gave the Parkway Garden Homes a European design , inspired by modernist residential projects of the 1920s and 1930s .
****
[A]:
yes