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

Towards Pollution Prevention'', the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development recommended that the federal government take action under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to regulate lead sinkers and jigs by prohibiting the import, sale, manufacture and use of lead sinkers and jigs by May 31, 1997.

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: the government was recommended to prohibit lead sinkers and jigs under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
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Answer:
Yes


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

I am pleased to respond to the motion by the member for Skeena. The member has asked that the government ignore years of consultation, negotiation and goodwill and extend the uncertainty even longer by sending the Nisga'a final agreement to a procedure heavy referendum in British Columbia.

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: The narrator said she is pleased to respond, which implies that she is happy to respond.
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Answer:
Yes


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

Indonesian tsunami volcano lost two-thirds of its height PANDEGLANG, Indonesia: The Indonesian volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves. A section of Anak Krakatoa’s crater collapsed after an eruption and slid into the ocean, generating the tsunami last Saturday night.

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Indonesian tsunami volcano has been visited by obama
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Answer:

It's impossible to say