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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: Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, who spoke moments after Layton's speech, said he believes the NDP leader still has not made up his mind and is still negotiating with the Liberals. "It's the same soap opera.
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spoke


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Passage: In 1993 the cost was put at 8.9 billion marks -- with 5.6 billion marks of this coming from the federal state. Meanwhile, the expected returns have been revised downward.
answer:
put


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Passage: His party failed to win a single seat in parliament in Turkey's December 1995 general election, as it received only 8.5 percent of the vote, which was short of the required 10 percent national threshold. Turkes was expected to be replaced by his son, Tugrul, as party chief, according to political analysts.
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win


