Premise: After the Empire

Hypothesis: The Empire never ended.
Answer: no

Premise: Regulatory agencies are required to prepare supporting materials for many of their proposed and final rules, including economic analyses (i.e.

Hypothesis: Regulatory agencies have to prepare supporting materials for the rules.
Answer: yes

Premise: Mermelada means any form of jam.

Hypothesis: Any form of jam is called mermelada.
Answer: yes

Premise: I'm afraid it looks very much like foul play."

Hypothesis: There isn't enough here to say whether or not it is foul play.
Answer: no