Problem: (1) Colonel Ray died in 1989 and Lieutenant Colonel Koski died on New Year 's Eve , 1989 .
(2) Colonel Koski died in 1989 and Colonel Lieutenant Ray died on New Year 's Eve 1989 .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A: no

Problem: (1) Scraper was a hardcore punk band from the United Kingdom of the West Midlands .
(2) Scraper was a hardcore punk band from the United Kingdom West Midlands .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A: no

Problem: (1) Her work is collected and exhibited in London , Tokyo , Takaoka , Isle of Man , New York , San Francisco , Monterey , Toledo and Fort Wayne .
(2) Her work is being collected and exhibited in New York , San Francisco , Monterey , Toledo and Fort Wayne , Takaoka , Isle of Man , London , Tokyo .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A: yes

Problem: (1) It was this title that Lancelot Brenton inherited ( his older brother John Jervis Brenton having died in 1817 ) .
(2) It was this title that John Jervis Brenton ( his elder brother Lancelot Brenton died in 1817 ) inherited .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
no