QUES: The NASD also alleges Young flew multiple times on Tyco corporate jets , often accompanied by Kozlowski .

The NASD alleges that the analyst flew multiples times on Tyco 's corporate jets for business trips , sometimes accompanied by Kozlowski .

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ANS: yes

QUES: Houston fourth-graders also performed similarly to national peers in writing .

" New York City and Houston fourth-graders were at the national average in writing .

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ANS: no

QUES: They calculate that one-third of those taking the drug would gain an average of 11 years of life , free of cardiovascular disease .

Still , the scientists said , a third of those taking it would benefit , gaining an average of 11 years free of cardiovascular disease .

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yes