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

The city retains its spotless streets, immaculate shops and nonexistent crime rate. Since the slowdown, only one manufacturing company has gone bankrupt, says the city's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, because Toyota spread out orders among many of the more than 400 auto parts factories in the city, to keep them afloat through hard times. Nonetheless, Toyota's downturn has rippled through the city's economy, idling many smaller auto-related suppliers, which also cut payrolls, mainly by refusing to renew the contracts of short-term workers. After losing their jobs, many of the city's 16,400 foreign residents, mostly ethnic Japanese from Brazil and Latin America, packed up and left, residents and city officials said.

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: The city's economy has dropped by 15%.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say


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

Well, I had thought that there was a controversy at the end of the legislative session where the hate crimes law in Texas was -- failed, and that the Byrd family, among others, asked you to support it, Governor, and it died in committee for lack of support. Am I wrong about that?

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: The Byrd family were gossips
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Answer:
It's impossible to say


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

An American-owned tugboat from Italy along with its 16 member crew was hijacked around 11 am EST on Saturday in the Gulf of Aden.  The Italian Ambassador, Pierandrea Magistrati, confirmed that "there is a boat that has been hijacked, I believe by Somali pirates." Additionally, Shona Lowe, a spokeswoman at NATO's Northwood maritime command center reported that the Italian-flagged tugboat was hijacked this morning off of Somalia's northern coast.  Lowe also confirmed that Italian government officials along with the company that owned the tugboat were trying to secure the release of the crew, ten of which were Italians.

OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: They were making meatballs on the boat.
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Answer:

It's impossible to say