These additions may have made sense when they were made, but their cumulative effect has been to create a government in which many agencies cannot say just what business they are in.
These add ons might have made sense when they were made.
mnli hypothesis: These add ons might have made sense when they were made. premise: These additions may have made sense when they were made, but their cumulative effect has been to create a government in which many agencies cannot say just what business they are in.