Question: At least, the Satheri think so, and I must admit that in some ways they are smarter than we." Dave started to protest, but Bork cut him off.
The Satheri believe this is true, and they're more knowledgeable than we are about that.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: _They_ proved that.
They could not substantiate that.

Answer: no

Question: Standard cost implies a norm, or what costs should be.
They tried to change the costs.

Answer:
it is not possible to tell