Premise: A $16 billion discrepancy may not seem much when measured against the total budget, with all its sacrosanct or unavoidable obligations.

Hypothesis: The total budget is higher than $16 billion.
OPTIONS:
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer: yes

Premise: Newsweek says Chinese President Jiang Zemin bolstered his political power by ousting two Politburo rivals at the Communist Party Congress, but his dictatorial style won't mesh with his push for a modern economy.

Hypothesis: Jiang Zemin is very good at his job because he was elected.
OPTIONS:
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer: no

Premise: i wish our time were like yours and then we could get i like to watch Johnny Carson and watch the eleven o'clock news but it makes it so late

Hypothesis: I enjoy watching Johnny Carson and the eleven o'clock news.
OPTIONS:
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer: yes

Premise: Because the $50,000 prize to be announced July 29 is for the artist's whole oeuvre and not the work submitted for the show, I would award it, if forced to choose, to South African William Kentridge, who is known for powerful , many with anti-apartheid themes.

Hypothesis: The winner of the $50,000 prize will be announced on national television.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
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Answer: it is not possible to tell