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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.
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Passage: In Greece's northern city of Salonika, General Manoussos Preveroudakis, commander-in-chief of the Greek army, said the Greek contingent was ready after inspecting the troops. He said that "all the instructions have been given" to the force of about 680 men who will be deployed in Tirana and Vlore.
answer:
said


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Passage: This was logical because our main staff is still kidnapped," the Iraqi Red Crescent's secretary general Mazen Abdallah said. "We are the only organisation working in all of Iraq.
answer:
was


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Passage: More than 100 workers are digging a tunnel of 1.7 meter high and 1.2 meter wide to rescue the trapped workers. 
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digging


