The vaults are Mesopotamian in design and Coptic and Byzantine elements appear in the decorative carving .
The vaults are mesopotamian in design and decorative elements appear in the Coptic and Byzantine carvings .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no

The Bs were raised first in the 1805 season and the team was recorded sporadically until the 1832 season .
The Bs is first noted in the season of 1805 and the team was sporadically raised until the season in 1832 .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no

In 1938 , Japan ended its support for China under pressure from Germany , and Falkenhausen had to withdraw from China .
In 1938 Japan , under pressure from Germany , ended its support for China and Falkenhausen was forced to withdraw from China .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes

The Shinto version of the kitchen god is the , and the syncretic Buddhist version is the Kojin , a deity of the hearth enshrined in the kitchen .
The syncretic Buddhist version of the kitchen is the kitchen god and the Shinto version is the Kojin , a deity of the herd anchored in the kitchen .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no