1. It is clear that , as in Scotland , the playing of extended variation sets at the violin in Northumberland was current at the time .
2. It is clear that , as in Scotland , the playing of current variation sets on the violin in Northumberland was extended at that time .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Select from the following. (A). no; (B). yes;...I think the answer is
(A).