Everest Grand Circle Expedition, Nepal and Tibet. First circumambulation of Everest; trekking, skiing, and mountaineering. First American winter ascent of Pumori (elev. 23,422'). Immortalized in the book Everest Grand Circle. Ned Gillette, Jan Reynolds, Jim Bridwell, Steve McKinney, Craig Calonica and Rick Barker.
Can we say the following?
A woman succeeds in climbing Everest solo.

no

The death penalty is not a deterrent.
Can we say the following?
Capital punishment is a deterrent to crime.

no

Salvadoran reporter Mauricio Pineda, a sound technician for the local Canal Doce television station, was shot to death today in Morazan Department in the eastern part of the country.
Can we say the following?
Mauricio Pineda was killed by gunfire.

yes

The magnitude 7 earthquake that occurred today on the Hayward fault (a part of the San Andreas fault system, along the densely populated eastern side of San Francisco bay) caused hundreds of deaths and almost $100 billion of damage.
Can we say the following?
There was a magnitude 7 earthquake on the Hayward fault.
yes