Premise: Even today it is easy to see why major roads bypass the area; the only routes that traverse the region are smaller roads that twist and turn along the river dales and up through the craggy mountain passes.

Hypothesis: The mountains have prevented efforts of road building through the area.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Unless the report is restricted by law or regulation, or contains privileged and confidential information, auditors should ensure that copies be made available for public inspection.

Hypothesis: Unless sufficient reason to restrict the report exists--such as law, regulation, or privileged information--auditors should make copies available for the public.
Answer: yes

Premise: Smith's decision this year to push a measure in the House that would spend as much birth-control money as the president asked might seem like progress.

Hypothesis: The measure would provide $1 billion for birth control funding.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: If it makes cold economic sense to invest more in training computer workers and attracting more people to high-tech jobs, we can sleep easy knowing that the relentlessly rational propeller-heads who run computer-related businesses will do so, eliminating the need for taxpayers to do it for them.

Hypothesis: It makes more sense to invest in training computer workers because of the era we live in.
Answer: it is not possible to tell