Premise: and the reason that i stayed at the school i did was because at Evanston township which back then was like one of the three larger schools in the country

Hypothesis: I stayed at the school because it was a big school.
Answer: yes

Premise: Leading organizations we studied create a set of mission-related processes and systems within which to operate, but they then give their managers extensive authority to pursue organizational goals while using those processes and systems.

Hypothesis: Companies who let their managers set these mission-related goals are often much more successful.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: They can't function.

Hypothesis: The cold air made it impossible for them to function.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: This streamlining of its organization and processes allowed the Corps to reduce the number of its management levels.

Hypothesis: The streamlining of an organization and processes allowed the Corps to reduce the number of managers.
Answer: yes