Problem: (1) Indy legend Gordon Johncock , veteran Stan Fox , and Buddy Lazier , who made the race for the first time .
(2) Indy - Legend Gordon Johncock , Veteran Stan Fox and Buddy Lazier , who have made the race for the first time .

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

Problem: (1) As promised , only 28 % of the predicted amount has been reimbursed since 2015 .
(2) As predicted , since 2015 , only 28 % of the promised amount has been reimbursed .

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

Problem: (1) He also met William Withey Gull , who led the Cholera Committee with William Baly .
(2) He also met William Baly , who led the Cholera Committee with William Withey Gull .

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

Problem: (1) These environments result from the regressive deposits in a cyclic series .
(2) These environments result from the regressive deposits in a cyclic row .

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