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.

Q: Statement: For many of these patients, brief interventions demonstrate significant effects on subsequent alcohol intake and emergency department resource utilization when used as stand-alone treatment. Choices:  1. Many of the patients benefit from short interventions. 2. Interventions do not help any of these patients. 3. These patients are getting treatment for alcoholism.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: 'Shame you work for the mafia, then,' I replied. Choices:  1. I said i want no part of the mafia to him.  2. I said shame on you that you are with the mafia. 3. I was overjoyed that he was part of the mafia!

A: 2
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Q: Statement: Individual employers were aware as claims were pursued against them after their former H-2A workers had left the United States. Choices:  1. Claims were pursued against individual employers after their former H-2A workers had left the United States. 2. The claims against employers of former H-2A workers did not succeed, but caused significant trouble for the employers. 3. Individual employers of former H-2A workers were not aware of anything.

A:
1
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