Question: e j cogan, reviewing the book, gives a nice description of combinatory logic:
Answer: --> E J Cogan, reviewing the book, gives a nice description of combinatory logic:

Question: could this medal have been awarded posthumously?
Answer: --> Could this medal have been awarded posthumously?

Question: finally the countries historically backward, in order to escape their backwardness, are often compelled to rush ahead of the others.
Answer:
--> Finally the countries historically backward, in order to escape their backwardness, are often compelled to rush ahead of the others.