Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

But Washington is a tough town. And the way I view it is there's a lot of entrenched special interests there, people who are, you know, on one side of the issue or another and they spend enormous sums of money and they convince different senators to taut their way or different congressmen to talk about their issue, and they dig in.

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Washington is split one way or another  their politics.
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Answer:
Yes


[Q]: Anglo/Dutch Royal Dutch Shell, Total, of France, and Spain's Repsol were all named as examples of established oil companies involved in the oil-for-food programme before surcharges began in 2001. Surcharges began in the year after 2000. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes


Problem: In an instance like this one where there is even a political staffer being quoted in the newspaper as saying the process for doling out cash in Shawinigan was outside the standard practices of the Department of Human Resources Development, one has to wonder if an appropriate watchdog body's time is not due.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Department of Human Resources Development is not involved in the issuing of payments."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No

A: No


Q: When some matters fall into both categories, the courts will have to decide which court will take on the case. It might not even be in the state of Texas.
The Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency which the law considers to be a civil matter and not criminal) in the state of Texas. A different court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, is the court of last resort for criminal matters in the State of Texas.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say


Ahern, who was travelling to Tokyo for an EU-Japan summit yesterday, will consult with other EU leaders by telephone later this week in an effort to find an agreed candidate to presidency of the European commission.
the agent is aged 24 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say


Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Trumpet<br>I was at my aunt's house. She asked my cousin to wake up my other cousin. So she went to his room. I heard a trumpet. Then I heard her being chased.

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: The speaker is older than the two cousins mentioned.
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Answer:

It's impossible to say