Question: Sentence A: Within a year, the high-handed Resident in Perak, James Birch, was assassinated after brazen efforts to impose direct British government.

Sentence B: James Birch was assassinated after trying to remove British government from Perak.

If sentence A is true, how about sentence B?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: no

Question: Sentence A: As you know, the Roman and the Ottoman empires suffered from grave internal weaknesses but persisted for centuries.

Sentence B: The Roman and Ottoman empires suffered from the same internal weaknesses.

If sentence A is true, how about sentence B?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: Sentence A: While no firm estimate of the number of small entities subject to various provisions of the rule is given, the overall effect of the rule for small entities will be beneficial through a shorter cooling-off period and increased eligibility for passive market making.

Sentence B: Nobody knows the exact number of small entities.

If sentence A is true, how about sentence B?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Question: Sentence A: Oh, a bruise and a cut or two; really, from a medical point of view, absurdly slight injuries to have produced such a condition.

Sentence B: These injuries are in line with what is to be expected from a person in this condition.

If sentence A is true, how about sentence B?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer:
no