Q: If Consequently, funding appropriations diminished or failed to keep up with the cost of living., can we say that "Funding appropriations diminished or failed to keep up."?

A: yes

Q: If The data from the Matters Reporting System can be used for a variety of important purposes., can we say that "There are a variety of purposes that the data can be used for."?

A: yes

Q: If In his insistent quest for meaning in life, Bettelheim was nearly impossible to pin down, and the addition of so many slippery stories certainly doesn't help., can we say that "Some of Bettelheim's work is easy to understand and comprehensible."?

A: it is not possible to tell

Q: If yeah but uh but some of these some of the uh i get a little disappointed sometime with with uh players now days compared with the old players it seems like most the players today are, can we say that "I prefer the old players to the newer ones. "?

A:
yes