Premise:
"It happened again in 1538 and three times in the following five years."
Hypothesis: It was a frequent occurrence in other areas as well.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"In that respect, some participants felt that FASB is marching toward a fair value path and cautioned that the fair value reporting model is not always good and needs to be used only where it really makes sense."
Hypothesis: While the fair value reporting model is not always good, it is good most of the time.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"According to one executive we met with, change initiatives that are implemented slowly generally fail because staff have too much time to contemplate the potential negative effects that change might bring and rally opposition that ultimately undermines the effort."
Hypothesis: At least one executive claimed that giving internal resistance time to organize is a major factor in why so many change initiatives don't get off the ground.
yes