Sentence 1: I can tell you that our average contribution is around $130, and that is much higher than the average contribution for direct fund-raising mail in Democratic campaigns, says Bradley's Internet consultant Lynn Reed.

Sentence 2: The average contribution of ours is over $100.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: especially when you're like us and don't really want to do it anyway you know

Sentence 2: You're going to do it like us, anyways.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: These are terrible ideas ( to find out why), but without them the notion is simply empty.

Sentence 2: The notion is nothing without these ideas.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
yes