By the time a case of rabies is confirmed, the disease may have taken hold in the area.
Can we say the following?
A case of rabies was confirmed.

no


Budapest is Europe's largest spa town; there are more than 100 hot springs that spout from Buda's limestone bedrock.
Can we say the following?
There are numerous underground hot springs that contain radium and other minerals, and, since Roman times, bathers have sought them out for their supposed healing properties.

no


Airbus could site a design engineering centre in the Midlands region of the UK to take advantage of the availability of skilled engineering staff following the demise of MG Rover, the collapsed UK carmaker.
Can we say the following?
MG Rover has been bought by Airbus.

no


The first person to be stopped at an international airport because of unpaid fines happened yesterday afternoon (NZDT) at the Auckland International Airport, New Zealand. The person, who wasn't named, was stopped because of the new legislation called the 'Collection of Fines at Airports' or more simply: Pay or Stay. He was forced to pay NZ$3,750 in unpaid reparations since 1986. "The person intercepted owed $3,750 of reparation for an offence in 1986 and had made no payments since late 1987," said Rick Barker, minister for the courts in New Zealand.
Can we say the following?
A person was stopped at an airport because of unpaid fines.


yes