Premise:
"Napoleon gained an ally in Jezef Poniatowski, a heralded military leader and the nephew of the last king."
Hypothesis: Poniatowski, who had royal connections, became Napoleon's ally.

yes

Premise:
"yeah and and and that's been tried that was tried in Alabama too and it got shot down"
Hypothesis: It was successful in Alabama.

no

Premise:
"They think Gates is stepping down-contrary to Ballmer's insistence that Gates is stepping up to his new job-in hopes of appeasing Justice Department warriors who want Gates' head."
Hypothesis: Gates does not want to appease anyone at all.
no