Premise: It's an island with a dual personality, each side trying to outsmile the other.

Hypothesis: The different peoples on the island constantly bicker.
Answer: no

Premise: But she determined nevertheless to be on the alert.

Hypothesis: She decided to keep an eye out anyway.
Answer: yes

Premise: From a stock of Mongolian, Chinese, Korean, and perhaps also Malay settlers, the country has had several thousand years to develop a solidly unified ethnicity.

Hypothesis: Japan was originally made from several different ethnic groups but is now unified.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Since the Coast Guard's marine safety program became a GPRA pilot program in fiscal year 1994, the number of direct program personnel declined and its budget was reduced by 2 percent.

Hypothesis: They couldn't afford to keep as many people employed.
Answer: it is not possible to tell