definition: The answer will be 'yes' if the provided sentence contains an explicit mention that answers the given question. Otherwise, the answer should be 'no'. Instances where the answer is implied from the sentence using "instinct" or "common sense" (as opposed to being written explicitly in the sentence) should be labeled as 'no'.

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Sentence: Jerry goes out to the pier and casts his favorite bait : cheese .
Question: How much time did Jerry spend at the pier?

targets: No.


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Sentence: The previous numismatic record holder was an 1804 U.S. silver dollar, which sold for $4.14 million in 1999.
Question: When was the silver dollar's value determined?

targets: Yes.


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Sentence: The leaders of the Department of Homeland Security now appear before 88 committees and subcommittees of Congress.
Question: How often are they required to appear?


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Sentence: Afterwards she felt a lot better and went to sleep.
Question: When did she go to sleep?


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Sentence: He loved spending time with him when he was younger, but he had moved last year.
Question: How long did the move take?


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Sentence: When he's not working for a Washington defense attorney, Lucas recovers stolen property for a 40% cut.
Question: What does he do after his shifts?


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Sentence: Grants of tax-free land over the years had been made to Buddhist temples and members of the court aristocracy.
Question: When were the grants introduced?


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Sentence: Often times women are in need of immediate legal assistance services for the protection of the mother and the child.
Question: Are the immediate legal assistance services permanent?


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Sentence: The Portuguese Crown, delighted with its first important discovery, immediately embarked on a program of colonization.
Question: What year did the Portuguese first attempt colonization of the new territory?


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Sentence: The state has been first to pass major public health initiatives that have spread throughout the country.
Question: What happened before the health initiatives were passed?


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Sentence: Our investigation has uncovered no credible evidence that any person in the United States gave the hijackers substantial financial assistance.
Question: How often are investigations like this launched?


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Sentence: The new novel takes place in a morally gray and often violent world.
Question: How often is there violence?


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Sentence: While these laws were met with skepticism and ridicule, they've often become standard practice in other states.
Question: How long have the laws been subject to ridicule?


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Sentence: So from now on, Marsha takes extra special care to make sure Joey is safe and sound at all times.
Question: How often was Joey safe and sound?


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Sentence: If I cannot carry my groceries or my laundry, how can I live?.
Question: When did he do the laundry?


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Sentence: Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) is the public radio and TV broadcaster of Albania, founded by King Zog in 1938.
Question: Is King Zog still living?


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Sentence: The Persian Gulf War destroyed much of the country's medical infrastructure, according to a report by the World Health Organization.
Question: How long did it take the Persian Gulf War to destroy the country's medical infrastructure?


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Sentence: He succeeds James A. Taylor, who stepped down as chairman, president and chief executive in March for health reasons.
Question: Did James A. Taylor step down for health reasons before or after he was replaced?


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Sentence: Wallace lives in Athens, W. Va., with her husband Rob, 37, and her daughters Rachel, 11, and Claire, 5.
Question: How long has Wallace lived in Athens?


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Sentence: In a matter of 48 hours, Alexander II planned to release his plan for the duma to the Russian people.
Question: What did Alexander II do before releasing his plan?


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Sentence: Christianity was introduced into Gaul in the first century a.d.
Question: Was the religion created before it was introduced?


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Sentence: Those in the shelter wondered if the aircraft had been shot down pursuant to this authorization.
Question: Are they still in the shelter?


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Sentence: He them imprisons the royal family in his prison .
Question: Were the royal family members ever sent back to prison?


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Sentence: Several tenants blame other neighbors as perpetrators of the rift, however.
Question: When did the tenants begin to blame the neighbors?


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Sentence: As winter approaches, some plants respond by their leaves changing color.
Question: When does winter officially begin?


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Sentence: The movie then jumps to 1967 , after Brian Epstein has died .
Question: When did the movie jump?


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Sentence: In the opening scene , Randy Morton describes a typical Friday afternoon at the Waldorf .
Question: How long does he spend at the Waldorf?


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Sentence: Wallace lives in Athens, W. Va., with her husband Rob, 37, and her daughters Rachel, 11, and Claire, 5.
Question: Who did Wallace live with before moving to Athens?


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Sentence: The two become close friends but do not reveal the secrets .
Question: What did they do after they became friends?


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Sentence: The Justice Department released a statement on the alert the same day.
Question: Was the Justice Department created before the statement?


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Sentence: About a third of what we throw out is packaging.
Question: How often is the packaging thrown out?


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Sentence: He ran all around the pond, barking at the ducks.
Question: How long was he barking at the ducks?


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Sentence: He ran all around the pond, barking at the ducks.
Question: What did he do after he barked at the ducks?


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Sentence: One result was two NSC-led interagency trips to Persian Gulf states in 1999 and 2000.
Question: Is the NSC still in the Persian Gulf?


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Sentence: Durer rejected Alberti's concept of an objective beauty, proposing a relativist notion of beauty based on variety.
Question: Did philosophers still hold Alberti's concept in high regard after Durer's alternate proposal?


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Sentence: He also submitted various suggestions as to its initial programs.
Question: Did he continue submitting suggestions after the initial programs were decided?


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Sentence: Chernow notes how the membership soon included many of Hamilton's friends and associates.
Question: What happened before Hamilton's friends and associates were included?


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Sentence: This means it is not moving yet, but it has the potential to move.
Question: What happens after it is in motion?


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Sentence: In the mean time fate had avenged Law on one of his lesser enemies.
Question: How long had he had this enemy?


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Sentence: The most powerful families thus carved out for themselves whole regions that were to become the fiefdoms of Japanese feudalism.
Question: What happened after these regions were carved out?


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Sentence: Durer's father died in 1502, and his mother died in 1513.
Question: Was Durer alive when his mother died?


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Sentence: I suppose he was attracted to the commotion up the hill."".
Question: When was the commotion?


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Sentence: The person may walk a half mile in the wrong direction!.
Question: How does the person walk in the wrong direction?


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Sentence: Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) is the public radio and TV broadcaster of Albania, founded by King Zog in 1938.
Question: How long has RTSH been established?


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Sentence: He then starred in a TV show Which was a failure both critically and commercially .
Question: How often does he perform in TV shows?


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Sentence: Wallace lives in Athens, W. Va., with her husband Rob, 37, and her daughters Rachel, 11, and Claire, 5.
Question: How often does Wallace travel outside of Athens?


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Sentence: After several years of private practice from 1982-90, he became the judge of Decatur County Court for a year.
Question: What happened after Decatur County?


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Sentence: Atta and Omari boarded a 6:00 A.M. flight from Portland to Boston's Logan International Airport.
Question: What happened after the plane took off?


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Sentence: A plant uses a lot of energy to produce nectar.
Question: How often do plants use energy to produce nectar?


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Sentence: Dam Square was landlocked for the first time in its history.
Question: How long was it not landlocked?