In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.

[Q]: Passage: Spencer Eig, an attorney for the Gonzalez family in Miami, said Meissner's assumptions were ``unconstitutional and untrue.'' ``Elian cannot apply for asylum from persecution by the Fidel Castro government,'' Eig complained.
[A]: for


[Q]: Passage: At least 50,000 U.S. troops are expected to be committed to Desert Shield within weeks, including Marines, Army air assault forces, paratroopers and infantry. Iraq said it invaded Kuwait because of disputes over oil and money.
[A]: expected


[Q]: Passage: Singh, who as finance minister fathered the reforms, secured Japanese loans to end a balance-of-payments crisis. "I return to Japan as the prime minister of a new India," Singh said, pointing to India's breakneck macroeconomic growth.
[A]:
fathered


