In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

[EX Q]: Statement: Specifically, although most public companies are required to have a board that is comprised of a majority of independent directors and certain key committees are required to be comprised solely of outside directors, a closer look reveals that the independence of many boards may be more a matter of form than substance. Choices: 1. Public companies can put whoever they want on their boards. 2. Most public companies have to have a board of independent directors. 3. Most public companies have to have a board of independent directors that have MBAs.
[EX A]: 3

[EX Q]: Statement: For example, to achieve 80 percent mercury reduction from a low sulfur bituminous coal using an ACI system with humidification will require a treatment rate of about 8 lb/million acf (MMacf). Choices: 1. Mercury levels can be reduced from bituminous coal with an ACI system. 2. This system is very expensive to install and operate. 3. There is no way to achieve more than a 20% reduction in mercury levels.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: The DSPB will be asked to provide any additional written information it wishes to be considered to assist the LSC President in fully and fairly entertaining all concerns and objections. Choices: 1. The LSC President may receive assistance from the DSPB. 2. The DSPB won't be asked to provide additional information even when it wishes to assist the LSC President. 3. The DSPB always looks forward to these joint efforts with the LSC President.
[EX A]:
3