Premise:  Don Lorenzo, por favor , will you act as banker?"He beckoned Drew after him into a small back room which was in sharp contrast to the main part of the Four Jacks.

Hypothesis: The small room was unlike the main part of the Four Jacks.
Answer: yes

Premise: they'll um you'll have a bud the evening before and then the next morning as soon as the sun hits it it opens it starts opening up and then when it gets dark it closes and that's it it only blooms for one day

Hypothesis: The buds open when they feel the sun.
Answer: yes

Premise: Defenders argue that it's less idiotic than the current Medicare policy of subsidizing physician training, which has exacerbated the surplus.

Hypothesis: Supporters counter this policy is less asinine than the current one.
Answer: yes

Premise: Summer tourists make gentler progress on the bikes they've hired at the resorts.

Hypothesis: It's not possible for tourists to hire bikes at the resorts.

Answer: no