Problem: Here is a premise:
plant that emits 0.1 pounds of mercury and a plant that emits 2000 pounds of mercury - regardless of cost - is neither efficient nor necessary.

Here is a hypothesis:
Mercury serves no benefit to the environment.

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

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: ALLOCATIONS - The amount of obligational authority transferred from one agency, bureau, or account that is set aside in a transfer appropriation account to carry out the purpose of the parent appropriation or fund.

Sentence 2: Allocations are normally performed by large federal agencies.
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- it is not possible to tell
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question:
so they were in a shot to make the play-offs and they screwed up the last couple of games

Does it follow that "It sounds like they came close to making the playoffs but ultimately did not. "?
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- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer:
yes

Q: If Policy debates surrounding Social Security and Medicare reform also have implications for all levels of saving-government, personal, and, ultimately, national., can we say that "The policy affects everyone"?
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- it is not possible to tell
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A: it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Upon consideration of the initial comments it received, the Commission declined to pursue the contract rate proposal, but solicited further comments on several broad issues concerning possible changes in the mail classification system."
Hypothesis: After receiving initial feedback, the Commission decided not to pursue the contract rate proposal but did decide to propose gathering additional comments on how they might save money by making changes to the mail classification system.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: The Supplementary Information accompanying the final rule states that the final rule was not analyzed under Executive Order No.

Sentence 2: The Supplementary Information accompanying the final rule states that the final rule was not analyzed under Executive Order No.
OPTIONS:
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- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
yes