Problem: (1) The FedEx Express season 2002 was the first franchise season in the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) .
(2) The 2002 FedEx Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) .

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

Problem: (1) During the intensive recultivation efforts around the Shanghai Islands in the late 1960s , many tankas were settled on the island of Hengsha and organised as fishing brigades .
(2) During the intensive reclamation efforts around the islands of Shanghai in the late 1960s , many Tanka were settled on Hengsha Island and organised as fishing brigades .

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

Problem: (1) It is found in south-eastern Venezuela , where is known as jequitiba-branco or jequitiba-rosa , possibly Brazil , and possibly Colombia .
(2) It is found in south-eastern Venezuela , where as Jequitiba - branco or jequitiba-rosa , possibly Brazil and possibly Colombia is known .

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

Problem: (1) He decided to teach Indian history '' because he wanted to study it '' .
(2) He decided to study Indian history because he wanted to teach it .

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