Problem: Here is a premise:
Greece was given large concessions, Armenia was to become an independent state in the east, and the Middle East was to be divided among the Arab leaders who had fought with Colonel Lawrence (under British and French spheres of influence ).

Here is a hypothesis:
The Middle East was to become one entire independent country.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
It makes a statement, the city clerk said.

Here is a hypothesis:
The city clerk said it made a statement

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Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Fathers and uncles employ sons and nephews in family businesses, before any outsider.

Here is a hypothesis:
Family members get priority as they want the money to be flow through the family.

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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
This one plant was the start of the Jamaican coffee industry, the most important business in this part of Jamaica for the past 250 years.

Here is a hypothesis:
The Jamaican coffee industry has been declining.

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Answer:
no