Premise:
"Ries agreed and suggested that this recommendation should promote ED-based research by emphasizing the large number of ED patients affected by alcohol problems and the significant health care impact of those problems."
Hypothesis: Ries was once an ED patient himself, which is why he tried to turn the recommendation into an even more ED-friendly one.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"I checked my watch again."
Hypothesis: I checked the time on my cellphone.

no

Premise:
"His wife followed him, murmuring something about persuading Mrs. Inglethorp to think better of it. "
Hypothesis: He has a wife who followed him
yes