Question:
Based on the premise "The roofs of all the buildings were flat, with loopholed parapets to be manned at need.", can we conclude that "Every building had a steeply-angled roof."? OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
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Answer:
no

Question: Sentence A: and then they're saying we we estimate this landfill will be over will be full in two years unless we cut back

Sentence B: They predict this landfill will be overloaded in two years unless there are some changes.

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

Answer: yes

Question: This has been supplemented by the spread of lucrative palm oil plantations, the discovery of rich new reserves of petroleum and natural gas off the north coast of Borneo and the east coast of the peninsula, and development of manufacturing and tourism industries.
The palm oil plantations are responsible for bringing in over fifty percent of the country's revenues.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
The town was also important for the pharaohs because it sat close to one of the largest sources of high-quality granite quarries in the country, providing stone for many of its finest temples.

Here is a hypothesis:
The high-quality granite was extremely valuable.

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

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: There's never anything in the waste-paper basket she burns everything.

Sentence 2: She burns everything so that the waste-paper basket is always empty.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Premise:
"His proposal introduces prescription drug coverage and eliminates payment for preventive services but aims to cut costs by stoking price competition among HMOs and requiring patients to chip in for some services."
Hypothesis: His proposal would cause people to have to pay for prescription drug coverage and preventative services but nothing else.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
no