Problem: Typhoon Xangsane lashed the Philippine capital on Thursday, grounding flights, halting vessels and closing schools and markets after triggering fatal flash floods in the centre of the country.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A typhoon batters the Philippines.

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Answer: yes
Q: Born in 1946, into a family many of whose members belonged to liberal professions, Radwa Ashour studied English Literature at Cairo University. She is now Professor of English Literature at Ain Shams University, a novelist, the wife of Palestinian poet Mourid Al-Barghouti and Umm Tamim.
Rwada Ashour is a Palestinian poet.
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A: no
Hydroponics is the growth of plants in a substance other than soil with water.
Can we say the following?
Plants are grown in substances other than soil.
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yes
Question: It was difficult to assess the objectives behind increased militia activity in East Timor, but its intent seemed to be to continue a pattern of violence against civilians and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in order to undermine the transition process, Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, told the Security Council this morning.

Guerrillas increase activity in East Timor.

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Answer: yes
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Eurest Support Services is a subsidiary of Ernst and Young.

The company, whose registered auditors are Deloitte and Touche, has instructed Ernst and Young to carry out a thorough review of the accounts of Eurest Support Services, a subsidiary which feeds UN peacekeepers in at least eight countries.
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no
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Al-Zarquawi is dead.

Someone said to be an informant within Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's trusted circle told Coalition forces the insurgent leader was going to have a meeting, it has emerged. This information appears to have led US F-16Cs to a safehouse in the Iraqi town of Hibhid, where the Jordanian and five others, including a child, were killed on Wednesday.
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no