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Statement: "As our business is expanding, we need to appoint more staff." Owner of a company informs his staff.Assumptions:I.The present staff is not competent.
The statement mentions that the present staff is insufficient, not incompetent. So, I is not implicit. Also, the purpose for appointing more staff is to control the expanding business, not to expand it further. So, II is not implicit. Since the company owner talks of appointing more staff, so III is implicit.
Statement: The address of the Principal to the students, "Dear students, if you want a healthy mind, listen to music."Assumptions:I.Normally students like to follow good advice.
The Principal has advised the students regarding their welfare. This implies that students like to follow good advice. So, I is implicit. Since the Principal stresses on having 'a healthy mind', it implies that students desire for the same. So, II is implicit. However, the Principal has given the advice out of deep concern for his students and not because it is his duty. So, III is not implicit.
Statement: The national air carrier has decided to start a weekly air service from town A to town B.Assumptions:I.There will be enough passengers to make the operation economically viable.
The firm has decided to start the air service. This implies that there are enough passengers and people in towns A and B can afford to travel by air. So, I and III are implicit. Assumption II is vague and so it is not implicit.
Statement: 'Move into the upper echelons without paying a steep price - Book a luxurious flat with us'. An advertisement of a construction company for its prestigious project.Assumptions:I.It is possible to join the select band of rich people by hard work.
The statement advocates that a person can upgrade to a high life style by paying a low price to book a luxurious, upper-class flat. S6, III is implicit, However, nothing about the nature of the upper-class or the ways of becoming rich can be assumed from the given statement. So, neither I nor II is implicit.
Statement: The school authority decided to open a summer school this year in the school compound for the students in the age range of 7 - 14 years.Assumptions:I.All the students will attend the summer school.
The statement talks of the policy of opening a summer school. But the response of the children and their parents cannot be deduced from it. So, none is implicit.
Statement: Bill Clinton is the second democrat to be re-elected as President of America, the other being the legendary Roosevelt.Assumptions:I.Clinton has the same qualities that Roosevelt had.
The statement simply mentions that Clinton and Roosevelt were the only two persons who were re-elected as President of America. But this does not imply that they were liked by the public for the same reasons or qualities. So, I is not implicit. However, it is clear that that majority of people adore Clinton. So, II is implicit. Nothing about the reasons of Clinton's victory or the election campaign of Clinton's rivals can be assumed from the given statement. So, III is not implicit.
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