Premise:
"With the exception of ocean liners and picturesque fishing boats, Funchal remains a working port (handling containerized freight) and home to a small oil terminal."
Hypothesis: Funchal remains a working port, with fishing boats and commercial vessels.

yes

Premise:
"A piece considers what would have happened if the Confederacy had won the Civil War (the ascendance of Mexico)."
Hypothesis: The article looks solely at the negative impact that the Confederacy's defeat had on Mexico.

no

Premise:
"Suddenly, in a lull in the clatter of the room, he got one phrase entire."
Hypothesis: The room was quiet, and his sudden shout shocked people.
no