Premise: many purposes, but one of its primary functions is to control obligations up-front before the government commitment is made.

Hypothesis: Controlling obligations up-front before the government commitment is made is not one of its primary functions.
Answer: no

Premise: It will be some time before both sides establish better mutual understanding.

Hypothesis: It will take some time before there is better mutual understanding between both sides.
Answer: yes

Premise: now that sounds awful

Hypothesis: Sounds wonderful.
Answer: no

Premise: um-hum would uh would you be more in favor of uh you know like a local uh my only experience with it i was in Central America for a while and uh in San Salvador in El Salvador for instance everybody had what they called there social year

Hypothesis: I was never in central america.
Answer: no