Premise: However, agencies should be required to demonstrate to OPM's satisfaction that they have modern, effective, and validated performance management systems before they are allowed to use broadbanding.

Hypothesis: To do broad branding, performance management systems must be removed.
Answer: no

Premise: In America anything that can happen, Strangers kidnap children; mathematicians become terrorists; executives find themselves flipping hamburgers.

Hypothesis: In America, you'll never see an executive flipping hamburgers.
Answer: no

Premise: The orrery named Rumpelstilsken was obeying its orders fully, and the universe was obeying its symbol.

Hypothesis: The symbol of the universe was being obeyed.
Answer: yes

Premise: Between 1950 and 1955, it also cranked out Where Will the Baby's Dimple Be?

Hypothesis: They made the piece in the 50's.
Answer: yes