Problem: S1: The Barmat Scandal was often used later in Nazi propaganda , both as an electoral strategy and as an appeal to anti-Semitism .
S2: The Barmat scandal was later often used in Nazi propaganda as an electoral strategy and as an appeal to anti-Semitism .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: yes

Problem: S1: Burstwick is a few miles from the local market town of Hedon and the villages of Keyingham and Thorngumbald .
S2: Burstwick is a couple of miles from the local market town of Hedon and the villages of Keyingham and Thorngumbald .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: yes

Problem: S1: In 1946 , she left the Pacific and steamed over the Suez Canal to Norfolk , Virginia .
S2: She left the Pacific in 1946 , and steamed via the Suez Canal to Norfolk , Virginia .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A:
yes