Problem: (1) Polali is a village in Bantwal taluk , in the Dakshina Kannada ( South Canara ) district of Karnataka state in India .
(2) Polali is a village in Bantwal Taluk , in the Dakshina Kannada district ( South - Canara ) of the state of Karnataka in India .

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

Problem: (1) The second segment was built in 1929 , the third segment was completed in 1930 by Peters Corners .
(2) The third segment was built in 1929 and the second segment was completed in 1930 by Peters Corners .

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

Problem: (1) The music is composed by John Farrar with texts by Sir Tim Rice , the book by Cliff Richard and Frank Dunlop .
(2) The music was composed by Tim Rice with texts by Sir Cliff Richard and Frank Dunlop . The book is by John Farrar .

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

Problem: (1) Miguel Angel Virasoro ( * 1940 in Argentina ) is an Argentine physicist who has done most of his work in Italy .
(2) Miguel Angel Virasoro ( ; born 1940 in Argentina ) is an Argentine physicist who has done most of his work in Italy .

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