Premise: Attestation engagements can cover a broad range of financial or nonfinancial objectives and can be part of a financial audit or other type of audit.

Hypothesis: Certification can be expected for a variety of items.
Answer: yes

Premise: Shuman also makes the totally unsubstantiated (and untrue) claims that there is very little in the way of application software for Linux and that very few people use The latest estimates of the number of Linux users run into the millions--how can that be so few?

Hypothesis: Linux is used by more people than Windows.
Answer: no

Premise: Situated between the Alps and the Mediterranean, surrounded by exotic gardens, gleaming skyscrapers have sprung up to house all this wealth.

Hypothesis: The exotic gardens between the Alps and the Mediterranean are home to many honeybees.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: So they were in turn replaced by older men.

Hypothesis: They were replaced by younger women.
Answer: no