Problem: (1) Bertlmann was a close friend and collaborator of the late Walter Thirring and worked together with John Stewart Bell .
(2) Bertlmann was close friend and collaborator of the late Walter Thirring and worked with John Stewart Bell .

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

Problem: (1) Kitikmeot Region , Nunavut , Canada is an island in the western part of Victoria Island , south of Seven Mile Island , Coronation Gulf .
(2) Seven Mile Island is an island located inside western Coronation Gulf , south of Victoria Island , in the Kitikmeot Region , Nunavut , Canada .

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

Problem: (1) In Louisville , Kentucky , he has exhibited at the Brownstown Gallery and in Art Space at Birmingham , Michigan .
(2) In Louisville , Kentucky , he exhibited at the Brownstown Gallery and in Birmingham , Michigan , near Art Space .

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

Problem: (1) Hi Records acts Hodges , as well as Green and Tom Jones , have all recorded songs written by Syl Johnson , O.V . Wright .
(2) Hodges , as well as Green and Tom Jones , have written all recorded songs by Syl Johnson , O.V . Wright .

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