Premise: The budget negotiators essentially punted on the issue.

Hypothesis: The deal makers kicked it down the road.
Answer: yes

Premise: The home town of the maharajas regains a flicker of its old glory every October during the Dussehra festival, when the heir of the old rulers of Mysore State is paraded through the streets on his golden throne, surrounded by gorgeously caparisoned elephants .

Hypothesis: The Dussehra festival takes place in October with a parade that is viewed by many people.
Answer: yes

Premise: There was an elderly woman who had some plumbing work done to her home and the work was not up to standards and the cost was above what it should have been ...

Hypothesis: The plumbing was excellent and was offered at an extremely reasonable price.
Answer: no

Premise: Another park, the Maidan, is in the center of the city; landscaped to allow for a clear line of fire from all around Fort William, it was rebuilt by Robert Clive on a more easily defended site than its predecessor.

Hypothesis: A landscaped park can be found in the center of the city.
Answer: yes