Problem: (1) He died in 1916 and was retired on September 30 , 1918 .
(2) He retired in 1916 and died on 30 September 1918 .

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

Problem: (1) Xylogics was acquired by Nortel in December 1995 , which in turn was acquired by Bay Networks in June 1998 .
(2) In December 1995 , Xylogics was taken over by Nortel , which was in turn acquired by Bay Networks in June 1998 .

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

Problem: (1) In 1970 , the Gay Liberation Front sponsored one of the same openly announced first-sex mixers in Chicago at the dormitory .
(2) In 1970 , the Gay Liberation Front sponsored one of the first openly announced same-sex mixers in Chicago in dormitory .

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

Problem: (1) In 2001 , Sir Frank Williams brought Michael Senior Operations Engineer to Williams .
(2) In 2001 , Sir Michael brought Frank Williams to Williams as Senior Operations Engineer .

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