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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.
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Statement: In the pro-Branagh camp lie the New York Times ' Maslin and the Los Angeles Times ' Kevin Thomas--who actually likes Branagh's Hollywood touches, such as the to be or not to be soliloquy performed before a two-way mirror. Choices:  1. Kevin Thomas is a lead business reporter for the Los Angeles Times. 2. Kevin Thomas works for Newsweek. 3. Kevin Thomas works for the Los Angeles Times.
answer:
3


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Statement: The ceiling was painted by Tiepolo in 1764. Choices:  1. Tiepolo painted the ceiling in 1875. 2. Tiepolo painted the ceiling. 3. Tiepolo painted the ceiling without any assistance.
answer:
2


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Statement: But, if he had bothered to read any history books, he'd have discovered that a new set of entrepreneurs was born out of the massive Boeing layoffs of 1970, when tens of thousands of unemployed Boeing workers were trying their hands at anything to make a buck. Choices:  1. He would have discovered that a new set of enterpreneurs was born out of the massive Boeing layoffs of 1970, if he only bothered to read any history books. 2. But, if he wouln't bother reading history books, he wouldn't have discovered that. 3. He didn't know anything about the unemployed Boeing workers.
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1