Problem: (1) Bogale Township is a municipality in the Pyapon district of the Ayeyarwady region of Myanmar ( Burma ) .
(2) Bogale Township is a municipality in the Pyapon district of the Ayeyarwady region of Burma ( Myanmar ) .

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

Problem: (1) According to the United States Census Bureau , the community has a total area of which land and , or 24.17 % , is water .
(2) According to the United States Census Bureau , the township is a total area of , which is land and , or 24.17 % , has water .

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

Problem: (1) The Gill family closed the mill in 1968 and sold them to the new owners in 1980 .
(2) The Gill family sold the mill in 1968 and was closed in 1980 by the new owners .

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

Problem: (1) The first cosmonaut was the Soviet air force pilot Yuri Gagarin , also the first person in space .
(2) The Soviet cosmonaut was first Air Force pilot Yuri Gagarin , also the first person in space .

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