Sentence 1: A constant cycle of building, decay, collapse, and rebuilding plus the occasional catastrophic fire gave the Old Town its characteristic irregular layout and chimney-strewn skyline.

Sentence 2: Old Town has had 20 large fires in the past.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: The islands also lie close to the northern Greek mainland and the Balkans region, giving their history different influences than that of their neighbors farther south in the Aegean.

Sentence 2: Their neighbors in the Aegean were heavily influenced by Egyptian culture.
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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: When the government in 1989 started asking parents to provide the Social Security number of their putative day-care provider, claims for credits dropped markedly.)

Sentence 2: When the government asked parents to provide Social Security numbers, claims for credits increased.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
no