Problem: Here is a premise:
1 The term competitors stands for private firms that compete for portions of postal work, possibly as contractors or agents of mailers or mailing organizations.

Here is a hypothesis:
Competitors are firms that do some postal work, like FedEx.

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

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: Some case studies rely wholly on quantitative data.

Sentence 2: Some studies only rely on quantitative data
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Question:
This approach reduced the amount of risk in the development of each increment, facilitating greater success in meeting cost, schedule, and performance requirements.

Does it follow that "This made it more successful to stay on budget."?
OPTIONS:
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer:
yes

Q: If Audit Results, can we say that "Results to be audited."?
OPTIONS:
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- it is not possible to tell
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A: yes

Premise:
"Federal surpluses increase national saving while deficits reduce national saving, and higher saving translates into higher GDP."
Hypothesis: Federal surpluses increase national saving while deficits reduce saving.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

yes

Sentence 1: (In 1996, only 30 percent of all junk bonds went to finance LBOs.)

Sentence 2: In 1996, junk bonds weren't performing very well.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
it is not possible to tell