Premise:
"Note also that Equations (1) and (2) have the characteristic that eVb/eD = -eVws/eD for each observation point, including 1996."
Hypothesis: Equations and have no characteristic that eVb/eD = -eVws/eD for each observation point

no

Premise:
"The victims over 30,000 included most of Martinique's social and managerial elite."
Hypothesis: There were 300,000 victims.

no

Premise:
"Only the rich could afford to travel in this style, and Port Antonio developed into a center for high-class tourism."
Hypothesis: Port Antonio can be visited by even the poorest of travelers.
no