A same meaning or not problem:
Ian Weatherhead lived in Somerset many years before moving to Cheltenham .
For many years , Ian Weatherhead lived in Cheltenham , before moving to Somerset .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
Phil Testa served under Frank and later Nicky Scarfo .
Under Phil Testa and later Nicky Scarfo was served by Frank .
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[A]: no

A same meaning or not problem:
Equatorial Africa is an ambiguous term that sometimes is used to refer to tropical Sub-Saharan Africa , or the equatorial region of Africa traversed by the equator .
Equatorial Africa is an ambiguous term that is sometimes used to refer to tropical sub-Saharan Africa or the equatorial region of Africa crossed by the equator .
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[A]: yes

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On the album charts the album reached number 1 in Norway and number 16 in Sweden .
On the album charts , the album peaked at number 1 in Sweden and number 16 in Norway .
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no