Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

McCormick was called up from AHL Belleville on Monday. Even though McCormick has been able to produce in the minors notching 69 points in 129 games over the last two seasons, he's struggled to stick onto the NHL roster. The Wisconsin native will likely see some ice time with Ottawa having four starters injured at the moment, but it's uncertain how long he'll last when some of the forward corps start to return to the action.
Hypothesis: McCormick has played for Ottawa before.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

A gunman has killed at least nine people in a series of shootings across two towns in the southern US state of Alabama before killing himself. Officials say there were at least four separate shooting incidents. The gunman fired on homes, a petrol station, shops and vehicles in Samson and Geneva near the Florida border. Five people - including a child - were killed in one home. Several of the victims are believed to have been members of the gunman's family. The gunman has not been formally identified, but was named in the local press as Michael McLendon.
Hypothesis: In Alabama there are at least more than a couple of incidents were reported by the police
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Answer:
Yes

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Olympic officials familiar with Salt Lake City's bid for the 2002 Winter Games have described in recent weeks a process by which Salt Lake City Olympic officials targeted the votes of 17 African IOC members after losing by four votes to Nagano, Japan, for the right to play host to the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Hypothesis: Salt Lake City lost by five votes to Nagano, Japan.
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Answer:
No