Sentence 1: Songs like their biggest hit, , are sense-less but skillful pastiches of classic Beatles moments.

Sentence 2: Sense-less but skillful pastiches of classic Beatles moments--that's what songs like their biggest hit are.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Shortages and slipping wages sparked street protests this winter that forced the ruling socialists to hand power over to a caretaker government.

Sentence 2: The long reign of the socialists ended after slipping wages and shortages forced them to handover power.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: The town was a quiet spa and beach resort (its name means drinking fountain ) until the motorway's arrival brought it within comfortable commuting distance of the city; now it is set to become a bustling seaside suburb of Izmir, and a terminal for international ferries from Italy and Greece.

Sentence 2: With the arrival of the new spa, the town became a quiet, relaxing place to live.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
no