Sentence 1: Melodie Crittenden left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career , and for most of 2005 Nicol sang with the group .
Sentence 2: Melodie Crittenden left the group in 2004 to follow a solo career , and for most of the year 2005 Nicol sang with .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?