Problem: (1) No Jewish schools were permitted within Russia , nor did any institutions within the Soviet Union offer courses in Yiddish , Hebrew , or Yiddish history .
(2) No Yiddish schools were permitted within Russia , nor did any institutions within the Soviet Union provide courses in Yiddish , Hebrew , or Jewish history .

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

Problem: (1) This apartment is mainly used as a meeting place , with monks usually taking their meals in their separate cells .
(2) This apartment is chiefly used as a meeting place , with the monks usually taking their meals in their separate cells .

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

Problem: (1) He was survived by his daughter Caroline and granddaughter Nicola .
(2) He survived by his daughter Nicola and granddaughter Caroline .

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

Problem: (1) Jimmy Wareing was born in Silloth in 1917 and played for Silloth and Cumberland Rugby Union prior to the war .
(2) Jimmy Wareing was born in 1917 in Cumberland and played the Rugby - Union for Silloth and Silloth before the war .

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