Question: This is the distilled essence of Pollock's genius, a mysterious calligraphy stripped of the distraction of color or the accretion of layers of paint.
Pollock is a painter.
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Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
This counseling is provided by a private job placement service under contract.

Here is a hypothesis:
This counseling is provided by a private job placement service.

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Answer: yes

Sentence 1: yeah sometimes i spend a lot of time on that some movies that i would never have gone and seen uh you know have turned out to be really good movies uh you know you hate to spend the money on them especially as expensive as movie theaters are today

Sentence 2: I've seen some movies that I never thought I'd enjoy, and ended up enjoying them very much.
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Question:
Finally, she said that SEC is likely to discontinue its contract because the savings, minus the contractor's 30-percent commission, are not sufficient to offset SEC's hidden management and oversight costs and employees have not been enthusiastic about participating in the program.

Does it follow that "The management and oversight costs are likely to force SEC to discontinue its contract."?
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Answer:
yes

Q: If Raise the drawbridges!, can we say that "Lift the drawbridges!"?
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A: yes

Question: In Thorn's vision Jon saw Vrenna beginning her dance, parrying at her opponent's wrist instead of crossing blades.
Vrenna does not cross blades with her opponent.
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer:
yes