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uh for convenience sakes but i usually just pay them off at the end of the month

Does it follow that "I pay them before the first of the next month."?
Answer:
yes

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Equally important--and I admit this sounds kind of cornball--success required the civic spiritedness of pro- and anti-busing parents alike, who saw their way clear to hammering out compromises.

Does it follow that "The parents all agreed on busing the students."?
Answer:
no

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El Greco spent the most productive years of his prolific career in Toledo.

Does it follow that "El Greco was the most productive in Toledo."?
Answer:
yes

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Thus, by using this evaluation technique, we are able to avoid the need for obtaining productive hourly costs translated into dollars using purchasing power parities.

Does it follow that "The money saved by using these techniques can be spent on more important things. "?
Answer:
it is not possible to tell