Problem: Here is a premise:
Further, most of the organizations were striving to increase the professional stature of their staff in order to gain respect from others in their organizations and attract competent individuals to security-related positions.

Here is a hypothesis:
In order to gain respect from others in their organizations, they strived to increase the professional stature of their staff.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Had Stross written his book next year, he would have had a whole new story how Microsoft was or was not able to translate its dominance in personal computers to the Internet.

Here is a hypothesis:
Stross does not write books.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
My suburb, Pelham, is Westchester's alleged literary-media colony, but I have never been to a single social event here where a hothouse conversation about the Industry could be sustained for more than about half an hour before it slowly flutters back to home the town and the kids.

Here is a hypothesis:
Westchester's so-called literary-media colony is Pelham.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
They foggy up the brain.'

Here is a hypothesis:
Their brain is not clear.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer:
yes