Premise: They may cut you down just to appease their bad luck.

Hypothesis: They might hurt you to benefit themselves.
Answer: yes

Premise: The more she's covered, the less people care about her, and the more reporters hyperbolize.

Hypothesis: You should dress more revealing to get media attention
Answer: no

Premise: Tuppence picked it up.

Hypothesis: Tuppence lifted the object.
Answer: yes

Premise: Such PPE is expensed if purchased, but no amount is recognized if it is received as a donation.

Hypothesis: It is preferred by most people to receive PPE as a donation rather than as an expense.
Answer: it is not possible to tell