Premise:
"A decrease in the number of poor people in Ohio means there will be $2 million less in federal legal-aid money for the state next year, officials said yesterday."
Hypothesis: Ohio bases some of its legal-aid money on the number of poor people living in the state.

yes

Premise:
"But not now?"
Hypothesis: Not right now though?

yes

Premise:
"Despite increasing urbanization and social change, Japanese society retains its small, closely knit communities strongly dependent on Shinto gods to ensure good harvests for survival."
Hypothesis: Japanese society depends on Shinto gods to give them plentiful harvests to keep them alive.
yes