TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Precipitation and runoff in the water cycle are primarily responsible for the creation of a lake. Sentence 2: The USGS will be primarily responsible for the surface-water-runoff sampling component of the MSEA project.

SOLUTION: neutral

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Sugar crystals dissolving in water is an example of the formation of a mixture. Sentence 2: Sugar and water form a mixture.

SOLUTION: entails

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Transverse divisions are associated with leaf elongation, and longitudinal divisions are associated with leaf broadening. Sentence 2: Leaf blade transverse section .

SOLUTION:
neutral