Problem: Profits nearly doubled to nearly $1.8 billion.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Profits nearly doubled from nearly $1.8 billion.
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Answer: no

Problem: In 2000 there were 10,578 divorces in Bulgaria, which represents 301 divorces per 1000 marriages or a 1.3% divorce rate per 1000 inhabitants.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
In 2000 there were 301 divorces in Bulgaria.
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Answer: no

Problem: Philip Morris the US food and tobacco group that makes Marlboro, the world's best-selling cigarette, shrugged off strong anti-smoking sentiment in the US.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Philip Morris owns the Marlboro brand.
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Answer: yes

Problem: In March, Wikinews held an exclusive interview with Max Riekse, one of the candidates for the Constitution Party nomination for the 2008 United States presidential election. With the Constitution Party's national convention underway this weekend, we spoke with him one last time before he either becomes his party's candidate or loses. Riekse is a retired decorated Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army who served in both the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He is also a former public school teacher and Assistant Professor of Military Science at Western Michigan University. He has a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of South Florida as well as two M.A.s, one in Political Science and International Relations, the other in Education and History. Both are from Western Michigan University.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The Constitution Party includes Max Riekse among its members.
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Answer:
yes