Premise: In a more honest world, it wouldn't be tacky for titans of industry to say they're leaving to pursue a fully deployed golden parachute as they bail out.

Hypothesis: The world is currently not as honest as it could be.
Answer: yes

Premise: The 463 steps to its top climb in comfortable stages to reveal a panorama of the surrounding city, different views of the cathedral's interior, and fascinating close-ups of the dome's structure and the 16th-century frescoes restored in 1996.

Hypothesis: The city can be seen from the top of the cathedral.
Answer: yes

Premise: 'This is one of those crimes they actually give a damn about,' I hissed.

Hypothesis: I actually care about this.
Answer: yes

Premise: The Royal Observatory was relocated to Blackford Hill, farther south, in 1895.

Hypothesis: In 1895 the Royal Observatory was moved further south.
Answer: yes