Premise: A 20-minute tram ride takes you out to the Yashima peninsula, formerly an island famed for the momentous battles in which the Minamoto clan drove out their Taira rivals in 1182, heralding the country's rule by military dictatorship for the next seven centuries.

Hypothesis: There have never been any wars held in the Yashima peninsula.
Answer: no

Premise: By the late 1990s, a new emphasis on quality and, especially in the Balearics, on safeguarding the environment had finally taken root'too late for many environmentalists, but hopefully still in time to preserve much of the natural beauty and unique character of the Las Islas Baleares.

Hypothesis: Soon enough to help the environment and character.
Answer: yes

Premise: and the only reason he came here was because the education is much so much better for those who will go after it

Hypothesis: He came here to get a better education.
Answer: yes

Premise: There is no evidence that Congress intended to deprive permanent resident aliens of continuous representation upon their leaving the country.

Hypothesis: Congress may intend to deny permanent resident aliens of continuous representation at a certain point, though there is no evidence of this.
Answer: yes