Problem: Here is a premise:
Unfortunately, citing budgetary constraints and specific hardware quality problems that demanded attention, the program abandoned this best practices approach in 2000 with less than 50 percent of it critical manufacturing processes in control.

Here is a hypothesis:
The hardware quality problems increased as a result of this budgetary constraints.

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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
But only a fool--or a Chicago School theorist--would say that Dell is five times as valuable to the economy today as it was a year ago.

Here is a hypothesis:
Dell was more valuable five years ago.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
The Los Angeles Times sees it as the latest sign that Republicans, having made sure that Democrats didn't oust Gingrich, may do so themselves.

Here is a hypothesis:
Everybody would like to see Gingrich kept around and not ousted.

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Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
I've been a tool.

Here is a hypothesis:
I've never been a tool.

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Answer:
no