TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and two mentions from the text (arguments), indicate a phrase (a verb or noun phrase) that describes the relationship between the provided arguments.
PROBLEM: Sentence: 'Burkina Faso is a small African nation about the size of the state of Colorado in the United States .', Argument/Subject 1: 'colorado', Argument/Subject 2: 'unite state'

SOLUTION: be state in

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'Lord of the Rings star Dominic Monaghan will play an 18th century gravedigger and Hellboy star Ron Perlman is attached to play his priest for the Indie?horror flick I Sell the Dead .', Argument/Subject 1: 'ron perlman', Argument/Subject 2: 'hellboy'

SOLUTION: star as

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'Steele is a former Maryland lieutenant governor and the first African-American candidate ever tapped to lead the national Republican organization .', Argument/Subject 1: 'steele', Argument/Subject 2: 'maryland'

SOLUTION:
be lieutenant governor of