Question: Context: Mike Wilson, marketing manager at Fanuc Robotics in Coventry, says of the improvements in robot performance: 'Our new ARC Mate welding robot, for example, is 30 per cent cheaper in real terms than a similar model three years ago.

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Answer: Hypothesis: Welding is a common use for robots in the auto industry.

Question: Context: About 50 percent of all British party members are female (in contrast to only about 25 percent in Germany) but only 9.2 percent are represented in parliament.

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Answer: Hypothesis: Women are poorly represented in parliament.

Question: Context: Airbus could site a design engineering centre in the Midlands region of the UK to take advantage of the availability of skilled engineering staff following the demise of MG Rover, the collapsed UK carmaker.

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Answer: Hypothesis: MG Rover has been bought by Airbus.

Question: Context: Valero Energy Corp., on Monday, said it found "extensive" additional damage at its 250,000-barrel-per-day Port Arthur refinery.

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Answer:
Hypothesis: Valero Energy Corp. caused damages to Port Arthur refinery.