Problem: He is like some great writers, from Charles Dickens to William Faulkner to Gabriel Garcia Marquez: the insistence on the value of the local leads to the universal.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a Nobel prize winner.

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Answer: no


Problem: The media always talk about the Dow being up or down a certain number of points.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Dow Jones is down.

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Answer: no


Problem: Only a week after it had no comment on upping the storage capacity of its Hotmail e-mail service, Microsoft early Thursday announced it was boosting the allowance to 250MB to follow similar moves by rivals such as Google, Yahoo, and Lycos.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Microsoft's Hotmail has raised its storage capacity to 250MB.

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Answer: yes


Problem: Tropical Storm Debby is blamed for several deaths across the Caribbean.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A tropical storm has caused loss of life.

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Answer:
yes