Premise: There does seem to be a relationship between the state of the economy and the amount of free legal service that big firms, at least, are willing or able to perform.

Hypothesis: The state of the economy does not mean that people are more eager to sue.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Yet that is what it looks like." Poirot nodded reflectively.

Hypothesis: Poirot was doing scientific research at the time of this quote.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The request overlapped with another similar request.

Hypothesis: The request came at the same time.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The park's zoo has a collection of weird and wonderful chattering jungle birds.

Hypothesis: The zoo has a few exotic types of Parrots.
Answer: it is not possible to tell