Problem: Here is a premise:
Soon, news of a new religion that was beginning to cause trouble for the Roman authorities spread through the empire.

Here is a hypothesis:
News of the new religion traveled fast.

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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
Procurement contracts need to be negotiated only once, and only one project management team is needed over the duration of the contract.

Here is a hypothesis:
Procurement contracts only require one negotiation and one project management team.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
The reconfiguration is part of a nationwide effort by LSC to boost cost-effectiveness by reducing the number of providers through a competitive bidding process imposed by Congress under a 1996 law.

Here is a hypothesis:
It was imposed by Congress under a 1941 law.

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Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
And Jacob said to Rebekah, his mother, 'Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man, so maybe I should take him to a good stylist who would no doubt be, as so many of them are, gay.

Here is a hypothesis:
Rebekah has never gave birth to a child.

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Answer:
no