Sentence 1: As capital of Europe's fastest growing economy today, this new, self-assured Dublin is now very much a European city.

Sentence 2: Ireland is considered one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Some examples, taken from the delightful Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page maintained by Frank Lynch.

Sentence 2: Frank Lynch maintains the Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Sentence 1: It's not as bad as being turned into a mangrove with your soul intact, but it would last longer.

Sentence 2: Being transformed into a mangrove is agonizing.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
it is not possible to tell