Sentence 1: All the remaining seventeen of the crew were dead and their ashes were to be left on a strange planet.

Sentence 2: Seventeen crew members died due to exposure to the elements.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: Tina Brown resigned as editor of The New Yorker . She will chair a multimedia publishing company in partnership with Miramax Films.

Sentence 2: Tina Brown was the editor of The New Yorker for two years.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: Using surpluses to reduce debt held by the public results in lower interest costs today, all other things being equal, and a lower debt burden for future generations.

Sentence 2: Using surpluses to reduce debt held by the public reduces interest.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
yes