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Based on the premise "On ranches, border collie puppies are taken from the litter and tested for their instinctual desire to herd sheep.", can we conclude that "Border collies don't have their sheep-herding instincts tested until they're fully grown."?
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no

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Based on the premise "Think of those surpluses as the way an oligarch's gas or oil gets converted into a billion dollar nest egg someplace outside the reach of the resurgent Communists, or Gen.", can we conclude that "An oligarch's oil and gas is worth more than a billion dollars."?
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yes

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Based on the premise "I do not object to their empathy for the white ethnics, or to their point that affluent folk often have been able to escape the harsh dilemmas posed by racial conflicts.", can we conclude that "They feel the worst for black people."?
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no