Problem: Here is a premise:
A CEO may lose authority when the position is too diluted.

Here is a hypothesis:
A CEO needs authority in order to keep his position intact.

Here are the options:

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
Prayer wheels (which hold a scroll covered with prayers) and flags multiply the power of prayer by adding to devotion the energy of movement.

Here is a hypothesis:
Prayer wheels and flags multiply the power of prayer for either good or ill effect.

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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
Dudovitz won Iwasaki's backing to oppose the deal, and Legal Services Corp., the national funding source, overruled the proposed San Gabriel-Pomona Valley/Orange County merger.

Here is a hypothesis:
Legal Services Corp approved the merger.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
She felt morally battered to the ground after her conflict with Julius's vigorous personality.

Here is a hypothesis:
She felt morally destroyed after her confrontation with Julius.

Here are the options:

Answer:
yes