input question: And it's hard work to determine the success of mergers, because you have to compare the performance of the new company against the projected performance of the previously independent companies. If this premise is true, does that tell us:"Often the combined company exceeds the performance of the independent ones."?

OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

output answer: it is not possible to tell

Question:
Based on the premise "In a road race you look to see who finished first, and in determining who is eligible for race entry, you go by the unbiased clock.", can we conclude that "Keep track of who finishes last in a road race."? OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
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Answer:
no

Question: Sentence A: Many federal CIOs, in the normal course of their own efforts, have already begun working along the lines of the advice provided in this guide.

Sentence B: Federal CIOs have begun using the advice.

If sentence A is true, how about sentence B?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Question: Inside, the air is heady with the mingled aromas of ginger, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, and freshly ground coffee.
The mingled aromas attract a lot of people inside.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
yeah it's sort of a a rare select environment

Here is a hypothesis:
It is a rare, select environment.

Here are the options: OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Question:
Good place here?" 79 "Very good, thank you, sir."

Does it follow that "The place is actually good."?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer:
it is not possible to tell