Sentence 1: During this period, East Coast Syndicate member Benjamin Bugsy Siegel earned a foothold as a local casino operator.

Sentence 2: Bugsy Siegel became a known local casino operator during this period.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: They must be given reason to believe that the law is for them too, said Wharton, a former executive director of MALS.

Sentence 2: According to Wharton, there must be a reason to believe that the law is for them too.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: 'You get to be a preachy idealist because you have us behind you- paying bills and hiring bodyguards.

Sentence 2: You can be an idealist because we are paying your bills.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
yes