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.
Hypothesis: by 1997 lead sinkers and jigs were banned
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Answer:
Yes


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

AURORA, Minn. (AP) - Authorities are now calling the death of a 16-year-old hunter in northeastern Minnesota a suicide. A member of the boy's hunting party found him dead in his hunting stand near Aurora late Saturday afternoon. The death initially was reported to authorities as an accidental shooting. But the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said Sunday the death has been reclassified as a suicide. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Hypothesis: A hunter found something dead in a hunting stand.
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Answer:
Yes


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

How to crochet a hooded scarf<br>Create a foundation chain. Attach the yarn to your crochet hook with a slipknot, then work up a foundation chain of 200 chain stitches. [substeps] If you don't know how to make a slipknot or chain stitch, see the " tips " section for instructions.
Hypothesis: destroy a foundation chain
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Answer:

No