Sentence 1: The former is an extension of mail processing

Sentence 2: The first thing is not related to mail.
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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Sentence 1: How much longer can it be before agencies decide that operating on a free-lance basis is simply more efficient?

Sentence 2: agencies might decide that operating on a free-lance basis is simply more efficient.
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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Even as there are relatively fewer workers to pay taxes to finance Social Security and Medicare, these programs will have to provide benefits over longer periods of time as life expectancies rise.

Sentence 2: The programs are beginning to have to pay less as life expectancies are beginning to fall.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
no