Question:
Based on the premise "He looked an agonized question at Mr. Carter.", can we conclude that "He looked to Mr Carter for an answer about the angers."?
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it is not possible to tell

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Based on the premise "The Office of Student Financial Assistance was provided with increased flexibility for procurement and personnel management, and key managers are to be held directly accountable for performance objectives that include", can we conclude that "The Office of Student Financial Assistance was given no flexibility in staffing."?
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no

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Based on the premise "Exceptions were quickly carved out (for example, surgical residents aren't included), and even then many hospitals could not afford to stick to the guidelines.", can we conclude that "Hospitals are at least trying to stick to their guidelines."?
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it is not possible to tell