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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: I have not asked other attorneys to handle cases, so I havent been turned down, Frank Smith said.  Choices:  1. Frank did not ask other attorneys to handle cases. 2. Frank asked about the cases. 3. Frank would have been turned down if he asked.
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1


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Statement: As Istanbul it was the seat of the Ottoman sultans, rulers of a 500-year Islamic empire that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to Arabia and Algeria. Choices:  1. The Ottoman empire collapsed for a number of reasons, but its collapse is largely seen to have been an inevitability by most historians. 2. The Ottoman empire established a 500-year rule over territory that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to the Arabia and Algeria. 3. The Ottoman empire established a 200-year rule over a comparably small territory.
answer:
2


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Statement: well it will be interesting seeing these games across the you know from London or wherever Choices:  1. Its only interesting to see the games here.  2. It'll be interesting to see these games from London.  3. Do they show these in London? 
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2