Sentence 1: This is a bad thing because the exuberance may end in a crash , and the crash may depress the general economy.

Sentence 2: This isn't good because it might have a bad impact on the economy.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Pursuant to Public Law 104106, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, DOD was given the authority to have certifying officers.

Sentence 2: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 didn't give the DOD the authority to have certifying officers.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Sentence 1: yeah yeah the uh bureaucracy seems to spend more money just trying to administer some of these programs than the programs are worth uh it seems uh an awful waste of time to have so many people having to fill out so much paper just to get rid of so few dollars in some of these cases

Sentence 2: The paperwork people have to do is worth the trouble.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
no