Sentence 1: in the state or the country

Sentence 2: Costs are rising in the states and the country.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: Joined by Iranian kings known as Pahlavas, the Greeks were overrun in the first century b.c. by bands of Scythian nomads known as the Shakas.

Sentence 2: The Greeks forged an alliance with the Scythian nomads to oppose the Pahlavas.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Sentence 1: So, bidding should be leisurely when bidders have little to learn from each other (say, when they're bidding on a new computer that's been widely reviewed) and intense when some bidders are far more expert than others (say, when they're bidding on a heart defibrillator for home use).

Sentence 2: Bidding differently depending on the respective expert-levels of the bidders is ultimately better for consumers.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
it is not possible to tell