Premise: Sir John Francis Davis, an early governor, disgusted with the squabbling of the English residents, It is a much easier task to govern the 20,000 Chinese inhabitants of the colony than the few hundreds of English.

Hypothesis: For Sir John Francis Davis it was much easier to govern the 20,000 Chinese inhabitants of the colony than the English residents.
Answer: yes

Premise: uh let me ask you something did you get a catalog or something from these people yet

Hypothesis: I know they didn't send you anything.
Answer: no

Premise: a 2607(c)(5), permits HUD to exempt other payments or classes of payments from RESPA's prohibition on compensated referrals, after consulting with specified Federal agencies.

Hypothesis: HUD stands for Hungry Underfed Donkeys, a government agency tasked to feed starving pack mules.
Answer: no

Premise: Slate received several letters in response to the Oct. 8 absence of Today's Papers, whose author, Scott Shuger, had fallen

Hypothesis: Today's Papers was published on the front page on October 8.
Answer: no