Premise: OK, so then they sedate the dinosaur and put it on a ship and send it to San Diego.

Hypothesis: They put the sedated dinosaur on a helicopter.
Answer: no

Premise: On the other hand, I am (problematically) 31, balding, British, and bitter.

Hypothesis: I am 22, cheerful, with a full head of hair and French.
Answer: no

Premise: The same goes for cultural Boston residents who indulge their taste for Canadian divas do undermine the prospects of local singer-songwriters and might be collectively better off if local radio stations had some kind of cultural content rule.

Hypothesis: Local song-writers suffer because of Boston residents' preference for Canadian music.
Answer: yes

Premise: There was not even that much this morning.

Hypothesis: There was less than expected this morning.
Answer: yes