Premise:
"To maximize the value of expenditures on external training and events, one central group required staff members who attended These events to brief others in the central group on what they had learned."
Hypothesis: Before, there was no value of expenditures on external training and events.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Slate 's political correspondent, David Plotz."
Hypothesis: Slate's political correspondent is a old man.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"The Merchant demanded an immediate landing."
Hypothesis: The Merchant did not want the ship to touch down.
no