Problem: Sentence: "Robert was refused."; Another sentence: "James asked Robert for a favor but he was refused."?
A: no

Problem: Sentence: "The ankles should be unnecessary."; Another sentence: "Sam broke both his ankles and he's walking with crutches. But a month or so from now they should be unnecessary."?
A: no

Problem: Sentence: "I carried the newspaper in my backpack to keep the newspaper dry."; Another sentence: "Since it was raining, I carried the newspaper in my backpack to keep it dry."?
A:
yes