Problem: Hunting reef sharks is now banned throughout Maldivian waters. The government decision has made the Indian Ocean archipelago the first nation in the region to outlaw the practice. Shark numbers have plummeted in the Maldives in recent years because a significant minority of fishermen target sharks for their lucrative fins, which are used in shark-fin soup, a luxury Asian dish. Once its fins have been cut off, the shark is often returned to the sea where it suffocates over many painful hours.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Due to the decreasing number of sharks, Maldives have banned the hunt of reef sharks.

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Answer: yes

Problem: The Pentagon is rejecting demands by Kyrgyzstan to pay for the past use of Manas air base, a key military facility for US aircraft flying missions to Afghanistan.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Manas air base is located in Kyrgyzstan.

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Answer: yes

Problem: The Scots pioneered the idea of a single currency, when they shared the Ecu with France during the Auld Alliance, and therefore they are certain to join in the monetary union process again when the EU states amalgamate their currencies under Maastricht.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
France still maintains Ecu is the best denomination for the Maastricht single-currency..

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Answer: no

Problem: Ms. Miers' whole life was based in Dallas and revolved around her legal work, her family and an attachment to an evangelical church that led her to what her former pastor described as a flowering of faith late in life.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Ms. Miers was a leader of an evangelical church.

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no