TASK DEFINITION: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to generate a question about temporal relations based on that passage. A temporal relation describes the relation between two things with respect to time e.g., something happens/starts/terminates/... immediately/shortly/usually/... before/after/during/... something else.
 Your question should include an event, or ask about an event, and should not be a yes/no question.
PROBLEM: Passage: The Iraqi branch of Al-Qaeda on Saturday urged the country's Sunni Arabs not to be fooled by the apparent success of this week's landmark elections. "We say to our (Sunni) brothers: do not be fooled by what you have heard of the propaganda from the crusaders and their footmen.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: The summit was sponsored by the Private Economic Studies Center under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, and Zhejiang Private (Non-Governmental) Enterprises' Association. A key sector in the province's economy, private enterprises hold 90 percent of jobs and 70 percent of the gross domestic product in Zhejiang.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: Even as Saddam Hussein was searching for a ploy to ease his isolation, though, the international pressure against him clicked up another notch. The White House yesterday disclosed that Kuwait's ousted government has formally asked the U.S. to enforce the total trade embargo the United Nations has imposed on Iraq, allowing the U.S. and other nations to immediately begin stopping ships carrying Iraqi goods.

SOLUTION:
What event has already happened?

