Q: Rather than deterring crime, capital punishment actually increases the level of brutality in society.
Capital punishment is a deterrent to crime.

A: no

Q: In other words, with its 2 million inhabitants, Slovenia has only 5.5 thousand professional soldiers.
Slovenia has 5.5 million inhabitants.

A: no

Q: At the southeastern tip of the city, Xochimilco, another small town subsumed by the city, is a popular tourist destination because of its chinampas, or "floating gardens," boats made out of reeds on which the Indians have grown plants since pre-Columbian times.
Xochimilco is a popular tourist attraction because of its chinampas, or floating gardens.

A:
yes