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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: Although the activities of city and rural carriers are similar, some minor differences  Choices: 1. City carriers have more stops on their routes than rural carriers. 2. Rural and city carriers have similar activities, but they are not exactly the same. 3. City and Rural carries have completely identical activities.
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1


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Statement: In addition, the agency will require an authorized Mexican government official to certify that pork exported from Sonora Choices: 1. A Mexican government official will have to certify the pork before it crosses the border. 2. A Mexican government official will no longer have to certify the pork. 3. A Mexican government official will have to certify the pork.
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1


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Statement: As a result, our estimates are based on the best available methods of benefits transfer. Choices: 1. Something led to the estimates being based on the best available methods. 2. Starting in 2012 the estimates were being based on the best available methods. 3. The estimates have never and never will be based on the best available methods.
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2