Question:
They stood ready.

Does it follow that "Each of them held their weapons at their side,"?
Answer:
no

Question:
Today the Tolbooth houses The People's Story, a museum charting the history of the ordinary folk of the city from the 18th century to the present day.

Does it follow that "The People's Story, a museum about ordinary people, can be found in the Tolbooth."?
Answer:
yes

Question:
However, the federal government ran large deficits through much of the 1980s and early 1990s, which reduced the overall level of national saving in the economy.

Does it follow that "The federal government ran large deficists throughout 1980s and 1990s, which increased the overall level of national saving."?
Answer:
no

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That the people with whom Brandon feels most at home would kill him if they knew his true gender is the movie's most tragic irony--and the one that lifts it out of the realm of gay-martyr hagiography and into something more complex and a meditation on the irrelevance of gender.

Does it follow that "It is sad to know that those close to him would not approve of his true identity. "?
Answer:
yes