Premise: The British, under the private auspices of the East India Company (EIC), were beginning to poke their noses into North Borneo.

Hypothesis: The British East India Company decided it was unprofitable to poke around in North Borneo.
Answer: no

Premise: We also need to take steps to do so in conjunction with the needed enhancements to the current accounting and reporting model.

Hypothesis: Enhancements to the current accounting model is one of the purposes of the steps that need to be taken.
Answer: yes

Premise: by a main man named uh Doctor Bittel B I T T E L and it's a very layman's uh uh approach towards managing different types of people and the very last chapter and i haven't figured out why that one was last is how to manage engineers

Hypothesis: Doctor Bittel's book on management is a best-seller because it's easy to understand.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: yeah i like i like PBS

Hypothesis: I like PBS.
Answer: yes