Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Three leading Japanese banks have announced an alliance forming the world's largest financial group. Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo and the Industrial Bank of Japan say their operations will be integrated by the spring of 2002.
Hypothesis: The Japanese banking industry is consolidating.
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Answer:
Yes

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

In this article, Mr. Ryan said: ''By wanting to make the federal Parliament the judge on the clarity of the question and the referendum result, in contradiction with the prerogatives of the national assembly, the Chrtien government is violating the same principles he is claiming to defend, those of federalism and democracy''[...]
Hypothesis: The governments actions contradict their words
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Answer:
Yes

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Starting today, the government must follow the example set by one of its own backbenchers, the member for Thunder Bay-Atitokan, who wrote in The Chronicle Journal as recently as March 29 that the government was again going to meet with public service employee representatives on the issue of pension fund surpluses in order to come up with an agreement acceptable to both parties.
Hypothesis: Starting the day that just started the government must follow the example set by one of its own backbenchers
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Answer:
Yes