Problem: (1) The port of Supparaka , is either modern Sopara near Bharukaccha or modern Bharuch , or Vasai near Mumbai , about 290 kilometers south of Bharukaccha .
(2) The port of Supparaka is either the modern Sopara near Bharukacha or the modern Bharuch or Vasai near Mumbai , about 290 kilometers south of Bharukaccha .

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

Problem: (1) Andy Halliday came from the Blackburn Rovers , David Goodwillie from Middlesbrough , Andy Keogh from Millwall and Tony McMahon of Sheffield United .
(2) Goodwillie came from Blackburn Rovers , Andy Halliday from Middlesbrough , Andy Keogh from Millwall and Tony McMahon from Sheffield United .

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

Problem: (1) Fixing can often change the value of a financial instrument and can be difficult to price in the software models that are used to encode such instruments .
(2) Fixing can often change the value of a financial instrument , and can be difficult to encode in the software models used to price such instruments .

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

Problem: (1) Isaeus , Aeschines , Lysias , Plutarch , and others had their own preferences .
(2) Lysias , Aeschines , Isaeus , Plutarch and others also had their own preferences .

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