Premise: AUTHORITY TO BORROW - Authority to borrow is a subset of budget authority.

Hypothesis: One of the subcategories of budget authority is authority to borrow.
Answer: yes

Premise: This was obviously a hasty construction job, thrown together of rocks and tree trunks, without the use of magic.

Hypothesis: This was an ugly looking structure, which needed a little magic.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Loughrigg, a low fell that gives spectacular views of both Windermere and Grasmere, is a short climb to the northwest.

Hypothesis: There is nothing particularly interesting at Loughrigg.
Answer: no

Premise: As one ordinarily sensible Japanese economist said to me, Your proposal would just allow those guys to keep on doing the same old things, just when the recession is finally bringing about change.

Hypothesis: The Japanese economist that the proposal was a great idea.
Answer: no