Sentence 1: They even weighed themselves less often (three times a month vs. seven times a month).

Sentence 2: They began to weight themselves three times a month instead of the usual seven.
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: I know you find that hard to accept, but really, it's true.

Sentence 2: It may be a struggle to believe, but it's a fact.
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: The emperor at Kyoto still seconded by a Fujiwara regent at court legitimized a Minamoto who was himself a military dictator controlled by a Hojo regent.

Sentence 2: The emperor was a cruel and heartless old man.
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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