Problem: Anglo/Dutch Royal Dutch Shell, Total, of France, and Spain's Repsol were all named as examples of established oil companies involved in the oil-for-food programme before surcharges began in 2001.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Total participated in the oil-for-food programme.
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Answer: yes

Problem: Unlike seal hunting in Canada, where pups are hunted for fur, poachers in China catch seals primarily to sell to zoos or to use the genital organs for traditional Chinese medicine.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Seal-hunting endangers species.
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Answer: no

Problem: Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a liberal thinker whose left-wing politics angered many conservative politicians and heads of state. His job as a reporter for the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, in 1960, and and friendship with Fidel Castro resulted in his being ultimately denied entry to the United States for political reasons.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a conservative politician.
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Answer: no

Problem: The Townsend Thoresen cross-Channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized outside the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on the 6th of March with the loss of 135 lives.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
100 or more people lost their lives in a ferry sinking.
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Answer:
yes