Problem: Here is a premise:
A district known as the Baixa (Lower City) the low-lying area between hills on either side was devastated by the great earthquake of 1755.

Here is a hypothesis:
The earthquake destroyed almost all of the area.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
Impeachment might well have followed such public disclosure.

Here is a hypothesis:
The charges that he had slept with other women would have gotten him impeached.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
8 million weekend gross lags $10 million behind that of The Lost Jurassic Park . The The reviews were disappointing and so are the returns.

Here is a hypothesis:
They reviews for the film were not very well.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
A long piece on China describes one family's struggle to survive the Mao and Deng eras, while the opening Comment says that Chinese involvement in the campaign-finance scandal could sour Sino-American relations.

Here is a hypothesis:
The piece chronicalizes a family's struggle during the Mao and Deng eras.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer:
yes