Problem: (1) The Federal Theatre Project of the Works Progress Administration set unemployed theatre performers and employees to work in 1936 .
(2) The Works Progress Administration of the Federal Theatre Project in 1936 used unemployed theatre performers and employees to work .

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

Problem: (1) The season 2015 -- 16 rain or gloss Elasto painter is the tenth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) .
(2) The 2015 -- 16 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season is the tenth season of the franchise in the PBA ( Philippine Basketball Association ) .

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

Problem: (1) Brigadier General Antoni Popiel is a bronze statue by Thaddeus Kosciuszko .
(2) General Brigadier Thaddeus Kosciuszko is a bronze statue of Antoni Popiel .

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

Problem: (1) It serves the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore and local shipping companies , and connects with two Class I railroads : CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway .
(2) It connects the port of Bentelore with Baltimore , Helen Delich and local shipping companies , and serves two railways of Class I : CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway .

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