Premise: yeah well i guess uh i i i'm kind of in uh in an unusual situation probably for this particular topic because i'm self-employed

Hypothesis: I'm not sure this applies normally to me since I work for myself.
Answer: yes

Premise: He passed ropes around the corners until the mandrake turned and rigidly marched away, the blows of his whip falling metronome-like on the slaves he passed.

Hypothesis: He had stopped using his whip on the slaves.
Answer: no

Premise: VA administers the laws providing benefits and other services to veterans and their dependents and beneficiaries.

Hypothesis: Veterans services and benefits are administered by the Department of Education.
Answer: no

Premise: But Java programs are still considerably slower than those written for a particular operating system, just as amphibious creatures are not as good on land as mammals or as good in water as fish.

Hypothesis: Java programs are slower than those written for a particular operating system.
Answer: yes