Sentence 1: as opposed to well

Sentence 2: Instead of what?
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- it is not possible to tell
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Question:
In addition, contrary to recent assertions, we are not seeking the minutes of these meetings or related notes of the Vice President's staff.

Does it follow that "Recent assertions were completely correct, and we agree with them."?
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer:
no

Q: If State law mandates that cities of more than 15,000 residents regulate rental units., can we say that "Other states have similar laws."?
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A: it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"yeah i think what we need what uh the government the state government needs to do is get in there and cut spending because when they got all this fraud and waste going on they need to just get in there and and get out the garbage that's in there right now i mean i once heard that uh uh for the for the federal government at least that if they uh uh well for like on the welfare system if they gave all that money directly to the people every welfare recipient would be making like forty five thousand dollars a year"
Hypothesis: There's too much medical fraud and waste.
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- it is not possible to tell
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it is not possible to tell

input question: GAO's goal is to provide its products in a format that is compatible with assistive technologies such as text-to-sound screen reader software. If this premise is true, does that tell us:"GAO tries to insure its products are compatible with text-to-sound reader software."?

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output answer: yes

Q: If Badu, the most thrilling new voice in pop ( Time ), wins praise for bucking genres (she blends soul, jazz, and hip-hop) and writing edgy lyrics., can we say that "According to Time, Badu is a thrilling new voice in pop music and is very likely to become very successful in the next few years."?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

A:
it is not possible to tell