Premise: For the Alternative Estimate, a cost-of illness value is used in place of willingness-to-pay to reflect uncertainty about the value of reductions in incidences of chronic bronchitis.

Hypothesis: In order to reflect uncertainty about the value of reductions in incidences of chronic bronchitis in the Alternative Estimate the cost-of-illness value is used.
Answer: yes

Premise: Was this what they had meant?

Hypothesis: Did they really mean this?
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: The Turkish national drink is tea (cay).

Hypothesis: Tea is the Turkish national drink.
Answer: yes

Premise: Effective performance management systems translate organizational priorities and goals into direct and specific commitments that senior executives will be expected to achieve during the year.

Hypothesis: No goals are set for executives.
Answer: no