Sentence 1: Decisions are made based on minimizing the net present value of capital and operating costs over the full planning horizon.

Sentence 2: Decisions are made based on lowering the net present value of capital and operating costs as they plan the future.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: from ammonia), but in 1996, the country launched a drive to become self-sufficient in urea, a move that has displaced 1.9 to 3.7 million tons of ammonia.

Sentence 2: The country has never attempted to become self-sufficient.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Sentence 1: Ah, the smell of it.

Sentence 2: Ah, the way it looks.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
no