Question: On the third pass, recalling Proust's admonition to one of his correspondents that if he'd only had time he would have written a shorter letter, I managed to cut another 200 pages.
I saw that I could cut that part of the Proust's novel, that lasted 200 pages.

Answer: yes

Question: uh yeah i don't remember what kind they were uh but uh we uh do a lot of transparencies
I cannot recall the type that they were.

Answer: yes

Question: Population growth and a corresponding increase in crime are primarily responsible for the dwindling number of local candidates, but interest is also waning, Smylie Brown said.
The primary responsibilities for dwindling number of local candidates are population growth and an increase in crime.

Answer:
yes