Premise: Employers wishing to avoid paying workers compensation could deny coverage until the worker was no longer in the country, or discontinue payments after the worker had returned home.

Hypothesis: Employers must pay workers comp no matter what.
Answer: no

Premise: For example, the Commission believes that costs vary more directly with volume than does the USPS.

Hypothesis: Costs are not effected by volume.
Answer: no

Premise: While it is expected that markets for the materials and labor used in the construction and operation of the control technologies will respond to increased demand, this response will not be instantaneous.

Hypothesis: It will take time for markets to respond to changes in the materials and labor used.
Answer: yes

Premise: Relations were better with Chinese and Indian merchants than with the Muslims.

Hypothesis: Their relationship was worse with the Muslims than they were with the Chinese and Indians.
Answer: yes