Sandy owns a Golden Retriever, Harley, with whom she has won a Dog World Award.
Is Harley a herding dog?
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No.
A golden retriever is a type of sporting dog, and sporting dog and herding dog are disjoint classifications.
Many cellphones have built-in digital cameras.
Can some cellphones be used to take pictures?
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Yes.
Cameras can be used to take a picture.
This is merely plausible (i.e. not a logical entailment) since it depends on the reasonable assumption that at least some of the cameras in these cell phones actually work.
One in four cellphones sold has a camera in it.
Do most cell phones have a lens?
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No.
A lens is not (typically) a part of a cellphone.
Three in four cellphones sold has a camera in it.
Do most cell phones have a lens.
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Yes.
A lens is (typically) a part of a camera.
Mr. Radley ordered a 16 ounce slab of slowly roasted Black Angus Prime Rib.
Is Radley a vegetarian?
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No.
Vegetarians don't eat meat; and people usually intend to eat what they order.
Sue ran down to McDonald's and got a hamburger happy meal with a large Diet Coke.
Did Sue get a cup?
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Yes.
Beverages are usually served in cups; fast food orders are typically filled.
Angela Drake will be moving to California with her husband, where she has accepted a full-time position with the San Diego Public Library.
Does Angela Drake live in Los Angeles?
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No.
Los Angeles is in California; the passage presupposes that she does not currently live in California.
Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke will visit Paris, France from Saturday, April 22 until Tuesday, April 25.
Will Ambassador Holbrooke visit France in April?
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Yes.
A full-time administrative assistant, Janet Smith lives close
to Long Beach, where she's worked for the past 12 years.
Does Janet Smith live in Long Beach?
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No.
An assertion that someone lives close to a location normally implies that she doesn't live in that location.
Bob Appleton, 33, lives in Sacramento but commutes to Davis in his silver Honda CRV.
Does Appleton have a California Driver's license?
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Yes.
Sacramento is in California; people who commute typically have a driver's license for the state in which they reside.
When they remodeled their house, the Kirchners transformed the original kitchen into a game room with dark cherry laminate flooring and cabinets.
Does the Krichners' kitchen have cherry cabinets?
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Unknown.
Mark Jacobs, who lives in Edmonds and works in Seattle, spends 2 hours a day commuting.
Does Jacobs commute to work during rush hour?
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Yes.
One can drive from Edmonds to Seattle in under 40 minutes (without breaking the speed limit).
Terry Parks married Robert Paulson in 1979.
Is Terry Parks a man?
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No.
"Terry" is a more common name for a woman than "Robert"; assuming he's a man, Robert is most likely married to a woman.
The Paulsons celebrated their 25th anniversary on June 14, 2004.
Did the Paulsons get married on Flag Day?
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Yes.
Flag Day is June 14th
Unknown.
The celebration may have been observed on a different day than the actual anniversary.
Yes.
Flag Day is June 14th; celebrations normally occur on the date of the occasion which they celebrate.
Whether one regards this response as strictly true or plausibly true depends on whether the passage is taken as describing an actual celebration--which may not have been observed on the anniversary date--or simply as a way of saying that this anniversary did in fact occur for the couple.
The Island Nut Sampler includes an 8 ounce box of milk chocolate covered macadamia nuts and an 8 ounce box of white chocolate covered macadamia nuts.
Does it include a pound of macadamia nuts?
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Yes.
There are 16 ounces in a pound
Nanolab says it can't stay profitable if the demand for nanotubes decreases.
Does Nanolab manufacture nanotubes?
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Unknown.
Yes.
If Nanolab manufactures nanotubes, this would explain their profitablity being dependent on high demand."
The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok will be closed April 13-17 during the Songkran Festival.
Is the Songkran Festival a Swedish holiday?
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Unknown.
The Nut Sampler set includes two 8 ounce boxes of chocolate covered nuts.
Does this set contain milk chocolate covered nuts?
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Unknown.
The Mini Mac was introduced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at his keynote
address on January 11.
Did Apple Computer release a new Macintosh in January?
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Yes.
Steve Jobs was presumably representing Apple Computer when he made this introduction; also "Mac" is a registered trademark of Apple Computer; so no one except Apple is likely to introduce a computer line with "Mac" in the name.
The Donald criticized President Bush over his decision to go to war with Iraq.
Does Trump support W's decision to go to war?
unknown-source
No.
George W. Bush is sometimes referred to as "W"; "Donald Trump is sometimes referred to as "the Donald".
LEDs can last ten years, whereas an incandescent bulb typically lasts 5000 hours
Do incandescent bulbs last longer than LEDs?
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No.
There are more than 500 hours in a year.
The "Just Picture It" workshop, sponsored by Oceanside Photo and Video, Inc.
and taught by portrait photographer Gale Carlson, has received rave reviews.
Is "Just Picture It" a photography workshop?
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Yes.
A workshop taught by a professional photographer is probably on photography; also "Just Picture It" would be a reasonably good name for a photography workshop.
The equatorial diameter of Saturn is 10% larger than its polar diameter.
Is Saturn an ellipsoid?
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Yes.
The equatorial diameter of Saturn is 10% larger than its polar diameter.
Is Saturn a sphere?
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No.
The equatorial and polar diameters of sphere are equal.
Charlotte Jones gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Johnathan Daniel, on March 14th, 2004.
Was Charlotte Jones pregnant on December 14, 2003?
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Yes.
Human pregnancy typically lasts nine months; the dates mentioned are three months apart; it is unlikely that a baby born 6 months premature could survive.
Keikaimalu, a wholphin (whale-dolphin hybrid), has given birth to female calf.
Did Keikaimalu gave birth to a ruminant?
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No.
Whales and dolphins are not ruminants.
A wholphin is a whale-dolphin hybrid.
Does the term "wholphin" refer to a type of hybrid?
unknown-source
Yes.
Marilyn Connors had a very difficult pregnancy and died in childbirth yesterday.
Is Marilyn Connors pregnant?
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No.
Being dead generally precludes being pregnant.
Serena Williams is a great tennis player, perhaps one of the best ever.
Does Serena Williams play tennis well?
unknown-source
Yes.
War and Peace is a very long novel.
Does War and Peace contain more pages than the average novel?
unknown-source
Yes.
Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke will visit Paris, France from Saturday, April 22 until Tuesday, April 25.
Will Ambassador Holbrooke be in Paris on April 24th?
unknown-source
Yes.
it's reasonable to assume his visit will not be interrupted; and April 24th occurs between April 22nd and April 25th.
The Island Nut Sampler includes an 8 ounce box of milk chocolate covered macadamia nuts and an 8 ounce box of white chocolate covered macadamia nuts.
Does it include any dark-chocolate covered macadamia nuts?
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No.
The passage will often be taken as implying that such nuts are not included.
A quarter of all cellphones have built-in cameras.
Do most cell phones have a lens?
No.
A lens is not (typically) a part of a cellphone.
Three quarters of all cellphones have a built-in camera.
Do most cell phones have a lens.
Yes.
A lens is (typically) a part of a camera.
Marilyn Connors had a very difficult pregnancy and died in childbirth yesterday.
Was Marilyn Connors pregnant?
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Yes.
Marilyn Connors had a very difficult pregnancy and died in childbirth yesterday.
Is Marilyn Connors dead?
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Yes.
Generally, things that have died stay dead.