In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Statement: but still it's harmful and they have to live with that every day Choices:  1. They are fine to be near it every day. 2. They could get sick from being near it every day. 3. They have to deal with that every day and it is not safe.
3

Statement: Competition is generally believed to lead to efficiency, be it economic or technical. Choices:  1. Recent events have led people to question whether or not this conventional wisdom is true. 2. Technical efficiency is believed to be one of the results of competition. 3. Technical efficiency but not economic efficiency are the end results of competition.
2

Statement: Eighty-nine engineering regulations were thereby consolidated into 7, and the number of pages of Corps' regulations was reduced from 1,596 to 306. Choices:  1. 89% engineering regulations were consolidated into 29. 2. 89% engineering regulations were consolidated into 7 small pamphlets. 3. 89% engineering regulations were consolidated into 7.

3