Q: If This might sound like I'm calling for a return to olden times, when medical decisions were nobody's business except the doctor's and the patient's., can we say that "In the olden times, medical decisions were nobody's business except the doctor's and the patient's."?

A: yes

Q: If and so my uh transportation costs have gone up by uh five times, can we say that "My transportation costs haven't changed."?

A: no

Q: If Soft money goes to political parties., can we say that "Political parties are given secret funds."?

A: it is not possible to tell

Q: If Even here the Waters are really little more than a large stream, but they flow into the Firth of Forth and beyond into the North Sea., can we say that "The water here flows to fast since it flows into the North Sea."?

A:
it is not possible to tell