In this case it means that there is something specific, distinct, or different about the shearing routine.

The phrase "cascading impact" expresses the idea of a result, or series or sequence of results, whose effect gathers intensity as it occurs. It evokes the image of the collective force of water cascading, or falling, from a waterfall being greater than that of water flowing in a river or stream. The phrase, cascading impact, is usually followed by a preposition and an object of the preposition. For example, ... cascading impact over (a period of time), ... cascading impact on (young people's lives), ... cascading impacts of (traffic incidents), ... cascading impact through (all levels of biodiversity). You might rephrase your sentence to say, "overpopulation has had a cascading impact on land resource shortages".

Specially can express the idea of extraordinary purpose. For example, "the procedure requires specially trained staff" or "the meal was specially prepared for our group ". Especially can express the meaning of better or more than another. For example, "I found the lesson to be especially difficult today" or "the staff at the hotel were especially helpful when we arrived late".

Can you check my spelling? Really, for the last time, I am writing this notice for those people who would like to restore deleted documents that have been saved in the Microsoft Word program. Don't believe those specialists’ claims to be able to restore the deleted documents. Also, they aren't aware themselves that there is no guarantee to restore them. If it was possible to do, I would have been able to restore them as well, applying modern methods. I'd also love to tell you that it's possible, but unfortunately, I must admit, it is not. Why would I lie to you? Also, I am not like them. I always tell you directly what I can or can't solve. Furthermore, I always make sure to honestly tell you what is impossible. I don't prolong conversations as they do. I don't know whether I will, let alone promise that I'll recover saved documents that have been deleted from your computer. So you should pay close attention to what I told you. Besides, I can restore things such as photos and videos. However, I may not fully guarantee their restoration, but there is benefit to trying to retrieve them, but with me.

J’ai une sœur qui s’appelle Gopi et je n’ai pas de frère. Ma mère et ma sœur habitent en Inde.

The correct response for each of your two examples is ‘as’. In each of theses cases ‘as’ operates as an adverb.

Yes, these sentences have the same meaning.

The phrase "came to light" means revealed or exposed.