Question:
Based on the premise "It happened in the late 1960s, when state and local officials embarked on a campaign to encourage welfare and food-stamp use--to remove stigma and boost participation rates.", can we conclude that "State and local officials began a campaign to encourage welfare use in the late 1960s."? OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
****
Answer:
yes

Question: Sentence A: Take my word for it.

Sentence B: Trust me on this.

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

Answer: yes

Question: That estimate assumed that the entrant would capture all volume on all profitable routes.
There are profitable routes.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Jon had never bothered to learn their names.

Here is a hypothesis:
Jon not only knew all their names, he knew the names of their children and pets as well.

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

Answer: no

Sentence 1: Built from the eighth to the 12th centuries, San Pietro stands at the ba ck of a grassy courtyard with Etruscan sarcophagi, beside two crumbling medieval towers.

Sentence 2: San Pietro took 400 years to build and is located in a courtyard.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Premise:
"Maintainability The ease with which maintenance of a functional unit can be performed in accordance with prescribed requirements."
Hypothesis: It is very hard to maintain functional units since there are no guidelines.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
no