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.

Q: Statement: Even the Irish--the ones in Ireland--have distanced themselves from the New York legislation. Choices: 1. Even the Irish want new legislations in New York. 2. The Irish are supportive of the legislations in New York. 3. The Irish have distanced themselves from legislations in New York.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Normally, under fast pay procedures, all invoices are examined subsequent to payment authorization. Choices: 1. Invoices are never examined before nor after payment authorization 2. Usually all invoices are examined after payment authorization. 3. Sometime invoices must be examined before payment authorization

A: 3
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Q: Statement: I haven't heard. Choices: 1. Oh, yeah, I heard all about it. 2. The news hadn't reached me. 3. I would like to know about it, though.

A:
3
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