Sentence 1: Sales of direct loans.

Sentence 2: It is illegal to sell loans of any kind.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Sentence 1: And now, thanks to Gene Sperling, we can bury the metaphors of the casino--a crapshoot, a spin of the wheel, a stacked deck--replacing them with the vibrant metaphors of the rec room, i.e., Twister.

Sentence 2: The stacked deck is still so popular that everyone hates Twister.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Sentence 1: LSC continues to implement its five (5) year Strategic Direction Plan (the Plan).

Sentence 2: LSC is currently implementing the five-year long Strategic Direction Plan.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
yes