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

They looked for the signs of death at every door -- the sexton , the hearse , the assemblage of black-clad relatives , all that makes up the woeful pomp of funerals .<br>They raised their eyes , also , to the sun-gilt spire of the church , and wondered that no clang proceeded from its bell , which had always tolled till now when this figure appeared in the light of day .<br>But none had heard that a corpse was to be borne to its home that afternoon , nor was there any token of a funeral except the apparition of the Old Maid in the Winding-Sheet .<br>'' What may this portend ? ''
Hypothesis: They were old ladies.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say

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

The Elections Commission would issue the Gazette notification calling for nominations on October 2, 2017 for the elections to the North Central, Sabaragamuwa and the Eastern Provincial Council, an official said yesterday. The term of all these three Provincial Councils will lapse by October 1. Accordingly, the Commission has authority to proceed with steps for calling for fresh elections. Commission's Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya told local newspaper that the pending elections could be postponed only with the Amendment of Article 154 E of the Constitution.
Hypothesis: Elections to the North Central, Sabaragamuwa and the Eastern Provincial Council can only be delayed through official channels.
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Answer:
Yes

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

Al-Qaida-linked militants have carried out a series of suicide bombings targeting Western interests in Indonesia since 2002.
Hypothesis: There are western interests in Indonesia.
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Answer:
Yes