Problem: Here is a premise:
To develop a team with the right mix of skills and competencies, senior executives

Here is a hypothesis:
To establish a team with varied skills.

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

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Before a skyscraper can be built, a feng shui (see page 68) investigation must take place to ensure that the site and the building will promote health, harmony, and prosperity.

Sentence 2: Before a skyscraper can be built an investigation must take place.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Question:
Leave it for a moment for the grounds to settle, and remember not to drain your cup.

Does it follow that "Toss the grounds immediately and pour out the cup."?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer:
no

Q: If right we've just been watching the national news, can we say that "We never watch the news."?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

A: no

Premise:
"Nevertheless, I think the Governors should be quite happy with a billion dollar contingency since, after all, at the board meeting---at least some of the Governors apparently did not even know there was a contingency provision."
Hypothesis: I think the Governors will be pleased with the contingency but will want more.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: i don't know what they call them but i'm plagued with those things down here and i haven't figured out i even called the nursery either though see

Sentence 2: I haven't been able to get rid of them for over a year.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
it is not possible to tell