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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.
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Statement: For most American companies today, success depends on selling more of your product next year than you did this year. Choices: 1. For most American companies success is dependent on selling less product than you did last year. 2. For most American companies success is dependent on selling more product than you did last year. 3. For most American companies success is dependent on selling more product than you did last year because of the accelerated growth of industry.
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3


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Statement: In more recent times,wealth has passed the island by, but it still produces some jewelry and has a reputation for particularly fine pottery, which can be seen outside the workshops drying in the sun. Choices: 1. Fine pottery and jewelry are still produced on the island. 2. Production of fine pottery and jewelry has helped the island. 3. The island is very wealthy due to the production of fine pottery and jewelry.
answer:
2


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Statement: But, notes the Post , neither the Globe nor the National Enquirer is seeing much of a bump. Choices: 1. The Post is keeping tabs on the Glove and National Enquirer. 2. The Post found that the Globe has seen a significant bump. 3. The National Enquirer is doing better than the Globe.
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3