Premise:
"The total value of households' stock holdings declined by nearly 18 percent in 2000, and stocks as a share of households' total assets declined to less than 24 percent."
Hypothesis: In 2000, the total value of households' stock holdings went up by almost 18 percent.

no

Premise:
"The Wordsworth family made one more move, to Rydal Mount at the eastern tip of Rydal Water, and it was here that William lived for the last 37 years of his life."
Hypothesis: William lived in Rydal Mount for more than three decades.

yes

Premise:
"The request also specified that EPA should evaluate the cost of achieving these reductions using four alternative technology "
Hypothesis: The request said the EPA should evaluate how much it saves to reduce the pollution control technologies.
it is not possible to tell