Problem: By buying local companies, Philip Morris and its subsidiary inherit informal trade contacts cultivated under Soviet rule that may help to smooth any future moves east.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
American tobacco companies used state tobacco monopoly liberalization.

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Answer: no

Problem: The compilers of the OED point out that they merely record the description of how the word is used, rather than prescribe how it should be used. The term, McJob, has been in usage at least 20 years, they say. It was popularised in 1991 in Douglas Coupland's novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture as one of the margin definitions. Here it was described as "a low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low benefit, no-future job in the service sector. Frequently considered a satisfying career choice by people who have never held one."

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A "McJob" is a low-paid job.

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Answer: yes

Problem: Lt. Mark Banks, of Savannah, Ga., tends to a patient who was medically evacuated by U.S. Navy helicopter to a temporary triage site in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
U.S. Military evacuated U.S. citizens.

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Answer: no

Problem: When the last member of the Hasmonean Dynasty died in 37 B.C., Rome made Herod king of Judah. With Roman backing, Herod (37-34 B.C.) ruled on both sides of the Jordan River. After his death the Jewish kingdom was divided among his heirs and gradually absorbed into the Roman Empire.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The Hasmonean Dynasty rules Jordan.

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no