Premise: On 14 May 1948 the British Mandate ended and the State of Israel was proclaimed.

Hypothesis: The State of Israel was never proclaimed.
Answer: no

Premise: The Western District is one of Hong Kong's oldest neighborhoods, and its narrow streets hold a collection of fascinating traditional shops and enterprises.

Hypothesis: The Western District is a new neighborhood in Hong Kong.
Answer: no

Premise: A walk around the lovely shaded ramparts of Obernai will convince you of the perennial proserity of its wine growers and farmers.

Hypothesis: The wine makers here can hardly get anything to grow.
Answer: no

Premise: The old man had died of a chill that had left him bedridden and coughing for three weeks.

Hypothesis: The old man passed painlessly in the night.
Answer: it is not possible to tell