Sentence 1: This small, barren island in the northern Dodecanese may have remained the deserted outpost it once was, had it not been for a decision in the first century a.d. to use it as a penal colony for political and religious dissidents.

Sentence 2: The island sat empty for over 200 years.
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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: One local Springfield attorney volunteered to handle the case.

Sentence 2: The case was handled by a local attorney.
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Consequently, their cost to the Postal Service is far less than for full-time employees.

Sentence 2: The postal cost is more for full time employees
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- it is not possible to tell
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
no