Edwin Hubble is recongized as having been one of the foremost astronomers of the modern era.
Can we say the following?
Edwin Hubble was an astronomer.

yes


The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Thursday that it would lay off more than a quarter of its merchandising staff, eliminating 74 jobs in addition to 53 already cut over the last year. It also warned that the worsening economy would most likely force it to shrink its overall work force by 10 percent ―as many as 250 full- and part-time jobs in all ―before the summer, including some in curatorial and other pivotal departments.
Can we say the following?
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.

no


Oil prices fall back as Yukos oil threat lifted
Can we say the following?
Oil prices rise.

no


Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has left the Church of England and joined the Roman Catholic Church. Blair, currently the special envoy for Quartet on the Middle East, has long been attending mass with his wife and four children, who are all Catholic. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor received Blair into full communion with the Catholic Church during Mass at Archbishop's House, Westminster, on Friday.
Can we say the following?
Blair belongs to the Church of England.


no