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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.
question:
Statement: With the overseers they have, you couldn't even turn yourself back to the Satheri, though I'll admit I'm hoping you don't want them to find you."  "And I was beginning to think you liked me," Dave commented bitterly. Choices:  1. Dave was very happy about this situation. 2. Dave was hoping to be appreciated.  3. The Satheri have a long-time rivalry with Dave. 
answer:
2


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Statement: The Decline in U.S. Choices:  1. It has dropped in the United States. 2. The decline was caused by decreasing wages. 3. The increase in the U.S.
answer:
1


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Statement: What voters really needed from the candidates on this question were longer answers, not shorter ones. Choices:  1. Voters were being fed short answers to keep them dumb. 2. Voters needed longer questions, no shorter ones. 3. What voters really need are short answers, not long ones.
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2