Question: [t]he entire evening is not unlike Kidman's much-discussed smooth, pale, and slender.
The evening is nothing like smooth, pale, and slender.

Answer: no

Question: But much of the time, striving for longevity means ending up in bankruptcy.
It is rare for pushing for a long term impact to end badly.

Answer: no

Question: Constantine added new city walls, following a plan he claimed to have been given by Christ in a vision, and commissioned a grand central forum decorated with a triumphal column as well as several other monuments.
Constantine did not build anything in the city.

Answer:
no