Teacher: You are given a paragraph, with numbered sentences, and a question. Write the numbers of the sentences needed to answer the given question. Separate multiple sentence numbers with a comma (", "). E.g. "1, 2" would be the correct response if Sent 1 and Sent 2 are needed to answer the given question (do not include sentences that contain no information that is necessary to answer the question). Sort the sentence numbers in an increasing order (i.e., '1, 2', instead of '2, 1'). Your answer should not contain anything than the sentence numbers separated by a comma (e.g. '1, 2, 3, 4'). The given question requires more than one sentence to answer. So, your answer must contain at least one comma (", ").
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Paragraph- Sent 1: A Republican bid to keep the government open past Friday includes no new money for the construction of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to several congressional aides familiar with ongoing talks.
Sent 2: GOP leaders submitted the new offer Tuesday afternoon in an effort to appease Democrats, whose votes are needed to avert a shutdown of federal agencies, several House and Senate aides said.
Sent 3: However, Republicans also insisted on increases in border security and defense spending, including money to repair existing fencing and new surveillance technology to patrol the nearly 2,000-mile border.
Sent 4: Democrats have indicated that they would support such appropriations so long as no money goes toward an actual wall.
Question: Who has to be appeased to keep the government open?.
Solution: 1, 2.
Reason: The question is: Who has to be appeased to keep the government open? The phrase "appease Democrats" is mentioned in Sent 2, about accepting offer that is mentioned in Sent 1 to "keep the government open". So, Sent 1 and Sent 2 are the sentences needed to answer this question.

Now, solve this instance: Paragraph- Sent 1: With an onionskin-thin budget several years back, Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma, the area's largest "law firm to the poor," nearly became Lip Service of Eastern Oklahoma.
Sent 2: Funding cuts closed some satellite offices and reduced staff.
Sent 3: Remaining attorneys could serve only a small percentage of the 303,000 potential clients.
Sent 4: But LSEO persevered.
Sent 5: The budget still isn't big enough.
Sent 6: One aid lawyer is available per 11,000 eligible clients compared to one attorney per 375 people in the general population.
Sent 7: Services are expanding, however, thanks to a $1 million public fund drive, that is $59,400 short of its goal.
Sent 8: Tulsa attorney David Riggs, who heads the drive, is pushing for the community, especially local lawyers, to put it over the top.
Sent 9: "We're so close.
Sent 10: We really want to reach that $1 million mark," Riggs said.
Sent 11: Not many causes are as worthwhile.
Sent 12: Riggs says legal-aid agencies help stabilize society; they're a safety net for those in need.
Sent 13: "They help people cope, help them seek redress for a grievance," Riggs said.
Sent 14: "For our legal system to work people need representation.
Sent 15: A family's problems can be mitigated with some legal advice before they spill over into child delinquency, housing problems, unemployment, marital problems and deeper poverty."Sent 16: The fund-raiser lost some steam following 9/11, and with staff distraction over the merger of LSEO with Legal Aid Services of Western Oklahoma.
Sent 17: In January, the two agencies became Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc. The fund drive started with an appeal to local lawyers, who provided about a third of the donations.
Sent 18: Businesses and foundations also have helped.
Question: Along with local lawyers, who helped with donations for the legal aid services?.
Student:
17.