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: 'Evans said in December .', Argument/Subject 1: 'evan', Argument/Subject 2: 'december'

SOLUTION: say in

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'China does not want to be dominated by America or Russia , and will attempt to play one off against the other for its own benefit - now tilting towards one , now swinging back to the other .', Argument/Subject 1: 'china', Argument/Subject 2: 'america'

SOLUTION: want to be

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'Mr Obama , whose father was from Kenya , beat Republican candidate John McCain to become the 44th US President .', Argument/Subject 1: 'obama', Argument/Subject 2: 'president'

SOLUTION:
become