[Q]: The day after Wilkie resigned , Howard said in a televised address that Iraq possessed " chemical and biological weapons capable of causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " .
In a televised address back in March , Mr Howard declared Iraq had weapons capable of " causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?

[A]: yes

[Q]: Sovereign , based in Philadelphia , expects to close the acquisition in the first quarter of 2004 .
Sovereign said it expects the merger to close in the first quarter of 2004 , subject to regulatory and First Essex shareholder approval .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?

[A]: no

[Q]: Its shares fell 71 cents , or 3.5 percent , in after-hours trading to $ 19.55 .
The stock had risen 63 cents , or 3 percent , to close at $ 20.26 in regular-session Nasdaq trading .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?

[A]:
no