Problem: Here is a premise:
Can you spare us a few minutes, Dr. Hall? said Sir James pleasantly.

Here is a hypothesis:
Sir James politely asked for a few minutes of Dr. Hall's time.

Here are the options: OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Privilege is above and beyond the normal.

Here is a hypothesis:
Privilege is something outside and beyond average life matters.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Hemingway's favorite old hangout, the romantically overgrown island of Torcello, beyond Burano, is one of the lagoon's oldest inhabited spots, very proserous until emptied by a malaria epidemic.

Here is a hypothesis:
Torcello was well-loved by Hemingway before the epidemic that broke out there.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
It sits in the east of the country, 5-km (3-miles) south of the estuary of the River Forth and 605-km (378-miles) north of London, the capital of the United Kingdom.

Here is a hypothesis:
It is far away from London.

Here are the options: OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer:
it is not possible to tell