|Question 21Verbal

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For Italy, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since 1949, NATO's principle of collective defense confers both benefits and        organization's many members, nations as disparate as the US and Lithuania, are all bound to defend Italy, the reverse is also true.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
obligations; the
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obligations. The
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obligations, while the
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obligations: while the
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