In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.

[EX Q]: Sentence 1: Saliva secretion initiates chemical digestion while also protecting the oral cavity. Sentence 2: While saliva serves as a lubricant that facilitates the digestive process, it also provides protection to teeth and soft tissue from a variety of bacteria and viruses.
[EX A]: entails

[EX Q]: Sentence 1: The rate of decay of carbon-14 does remains stable over time. Sentence 2: Once this decay rate is known, geologists can estimate the length of time over which decay has been occurring by measuring the amount of radioactive parent and the amount of stable daughter elements.
[EX A]: neutral

[EX Q]: Sentence 1: An acorn growing into an adult tree will take the longest time to observe. Sentence 2: Oak-Tree, backwards and forwards in time as long as the Acorn/Oak-Tree life survives.
[EX A]:
neutral