In this task, you are given a sentence and question which can be answered using the sentence. Your task is to answer the question using the information from the sentence. The answer to the question is unique and it is a continuous text span from the sentence.

Sentence: In November 1982 the Ministry of Education adopted a new authorization criterion , the so-called `` Neighboring Country Clause '' : Textbooks ought to show understanding and seek international harmony in their treatment of modern and contemporary historical events involving neighboring Asian countries . 
 Question: what was  adopted?
a new authorization criterion , the so-called `` Neighboring Country Clause ''

Sentence: Latif said he traveled from Yemen to Pakistan in August 2001 to seek medical treatment , while the U.S. government alleged he went there to receive military training from affiliates of al Qaeda . 
 Question: what did someone say?
he traveled from Yemen to Pakistan in August 2001 to seek medical treatment ### he traveled from Yemen to Pakistan in August 2001 ### he traveled from Yemen to Pakistan

Sentence: An `` optical image stabilizer '' , often abbreviated OIS , IS , or OS , is a mechanism used in a still camera or video camera that stabilizes the recorded image by varying the optical path to the sensor . 
 Question: when is something abbreviated?

often

