Q: If The New Republic 's Jed Perl bashes the newly opened J. Paul Getty Museum, designed by Richard Meier, whose architecture, says Perl, only works in coffee-table books., can we say that "Jed Perl bashed the design of the new J. Paul Getty Museum."?

A: yes

Q: If That may perhaps be arranged., can we say that "That may indeed happen."?

A: yes

Q: If They had taken a pleasure slave, given her a club, and sent her in against me., can we say that "They sent a pleasure slave, equipped with a club, against me."?

A: yes

Q: If By 123 b.c. the Romans had pacified most of Spain and sent out an invading force., can we say that "Rome used Spain as a jumping-off point to begin invading Morocco."?

A:
it is not possible to tell