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Based on the premise "Similarly, when dictionaries are all online, Random House could hold up the world's Scrabble players and copy editors.", can we conclude that "Random House is powerful and greedy. "?
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it is not possible to tell

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Based on the premise "By 1994, the figure had reached 12.", can we conclude that "The figure had reached 20 by 1994"?
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no

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Based on the premise "These persons should also know enough about performance or capability validation techniques to determine whether or not the agency's requirements are reasonable and effective.", can we conclude that "The requirements are effective and reasonable."?
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it is not possible to tell