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

I think we ought to restore the three-day waiting period under the Brady Law. I think we should toughen the enforcement of gun laws so that the ones that are already on the books can be enforced much more effectively. Some of the restrictions that have been placed by the Congress in the last couple of years.
Hypothesis: The previous waiting period was less than half a week.
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Answer:
Yes


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

Long and formal were the farewells , thrice ended and thrice renewed .<br>The Seeker -- he who had invited the lama to that haven from far-away Tibet , a silver-faced , hairless ascetic -- took no part in it , but meditated , as always , alone among the images .
Hypothesis: The farewells were ended three times.
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Answer:
Yes


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

William Newton Byers (February 22, 1831 – March 25, 1903) was a founding figure of Omaha, Nebraska, serving as the first deputy surveyor of the Nebraska Territory, on the first Omaha City Council, and as a member of the first Nebraska Territorial Legislature.
Hypothesis: Byers died shortly after his 72nd birthday.
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Answer:

Yes