Question:
Based on the premise "He tugged gently at the lead rope and walked Shiloh ahead at a pace which did not urge Shadow to any great effort.", can we conclude that "He yanked the rope and ran Shiloh straight into a wall. "? OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
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Answer:
no

Question: Sentence A: ought to buy the bread from that's great well you've you've you've really got a handle on this stuff i've noticed you

Sentence B: I have noticed that you still have a lot to learn.

If sentence A is true, how about sentence B?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: no

Question: Perhaps the hatching cannot be stopped--but I've decided that I am a man and must fight like one against the fates.
No matter what, I am a man, like all the other men, I have to fight.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
A goal for many leading organizations is to reduce the time spent on transaction processing activities to 20 percent.

Here is a hypothesis:
The goal for many organizations is to lesson time spend on transactions to 20%

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

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Another conservative assumption is that the rate of total factor productivity growth is unaffected by the amount of investment.

Sentence 2: All of the assumptions were conservative.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Still reeling from the effects of the Persian devastation, Jerusalem was conquered in 638 by the forces of Islam."
Hypothesis: Jerusalem was conquered after a bloody battle.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
it is not possible to tell