[Q]: The German finance ministry on Monday said there was no case for softening .

Finnish Finance Minister Antti Kalliomaki said : " There is no room for a softening . "
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[A]: no

[Q]: Qanbar said the council members would possibly elect a chairman later Sunday .

US authorities have said the council would include 20 to 25 members .
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[A]: no

[Q]: Page said it 's also possible that genes on the Y chromosome may influence gender-specific differences in disease susceptibility .

He added that genes on the Y might play a role in influencing gender-specific differences in disease susceptibility .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: The stalemate , over less than 1 percent of the budget , is more about politics than policy .

The stalemate involved less than 1 percent of the budget and had little to do with policy but everything to do with politics .
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[A]:
yes