Premise: invest in issues the Congress may need to address in the future and (2) provide products of broad institutional interest to the Congress.

Hypothesis: The book is a tome, it is huge and discusses lots of things.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: In that case the big loans organized a few months ago could have made the difference.

Hypothesis: Well, then, the large loans set up earlier could have changed the outcome.
Answer: yes

Premise: The Republican platform advocated that citizenship be denied to children born in the United States to illegal immigrants.

Hypothesis: The children of illegal immigrants being denied citizenship was part of the Republican platform.
Answer: yes

Premise: During the course of the study, a literature search was conducted, industry experts and practitioners were consulted, and federal agencies were Valueadded of Design surveyed.

Hypothesis: The study deliberately eschewed consultation of experts.
Answer: no