input question: Holding elective office is not the only way to help others, said Barnes, an attorney who helped found a high-profile law firm in Marietta before winning the governor's race in 1998. If this premise is true, does that tell us:"Barnes helped found a law firm in Marietta before going on to win the governor's race in 1998."?

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

output answer: yes

Question:
Based on the premise "Whittington ordered a substantial lunch for himself and his companion; then, as the waitress withdrew, he moved his chair a little closer to the table and began to talk earnestly in a low voice.", can we conclude that "The waitress was tipped quite generously by Whittington. "? OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
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Answer:
it is not possible to tell

Question: Sentence A: Where alternative country runs into trouble is its tendency to ignore what's durable about country in favor of its stereotypical hay-bales-and-whiskey-bottles shtick.

Sentence B: Alternative country tends to ignore what works about classic country music.

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

Answer: yes

Question: It would also be nice if every female over the age of 16 had a $5,000 gift certificate at Tiffany's.
A gift card of $5,000 at Tiffany's is a desirable gift card to have for any female over the age of 16.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
yeah but the idea was is that by with five fifths um they could uh they could uh they could sell five and and um it was simply a ploy to to get people you know

Here is a hypothesis:
It was an effective scam.

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

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question:
But more recently, the bloom has gone from the ESOP rose, and last year Avis was sold to HFS, which also owns Howard Johnson, Days Inn, and Century 21.

Does it follow that "ESOP are not attractive anymore."?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer:
yes