TASK DEFINITION: This task involves creating answers to complex questions, from a given passage. Answering these questions, typically involve understanding multiple sentences. Make sure that your answer has the same type as the "answer type" mentioned in input. The provided "answer type" can be of any of the following types: "span", "date", "number". A "span" answer is a continuous phrase taken directly from the passage or question. You can directly copy-paste the text from the passage or the question for span type answers. If you find multiple spans, please add them all as a comma separated list. Please restrict each span to five words. A "number" type answer can include a digit specifying an actual value. For "date" type answers, use DD MM YYYY format e.g. 11 Jan 1992. If full date is not available in the passage you can write partial date such as 1992 or Jan 1992. If you find multiple spans, please add them all as a comma separated list. Please restrict each span to five words.
PROBLEM: Passage: In 1976, the then Syrian president Hafez al-Assad sent troops into Lebanon to fight PLO forces on behalf of Christian militias. This led to escalated fighting until a cease-fire agreement later that year that allowed for the stationing of Syrian troops within Lebanon. The Syrian presence in Lebanon quickly changed sides; soon after they entered Lebanon they had flip-flopped and began to fight the Christian nationalists in Lebanon they allegedly entered the country to protect. The Kateab Party and the Lebanese Forces under Bachir Gemayel strongly resisted the Syrians in Lebanon. In 1989, 40,000 Syrian troops remained in central and eastern Lebanon under the supervision of the Syrian government. Although, the Taif Accord, established in the same year, called for the removal of Syrian troops and transfer of arms to the Lebanese army, the Syrian Army remained in Lebanon until the Lebanese Cedar Revolution in 2005 to end the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. In 1994, the Lebanese government under the pressure of the Syrian government, gave Lebanese passport to thousands of Syrians. There are nearly 1.08 million registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon. 
Question: How many years was it from when Hafez al-Assad sent troops into Lebanon and when the Lebanese government gave Lebanese passports to thousands of Syrians? 
Answer type: Number 

SOLUTION: 28.

PROBLEM: Passage: Coming back from their bye week, the Steelers traveled to Indianapolis to take on the Colts.  Neither team scored in the first quarter.  But in the second, the Colts grabbed an early lead when Jacoby Brissett found Donte Moncrief on a 60-yard pass to make it 7-0.  Adam Vinatieri tacked on a 48-yard field goal to make it 10-0.  The Steelers got on the board later on in the quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 41-yard field goal to make the halftime score 10-3.  In the third quarter, the Colts went back to work when Brissett found Chester Rogers on a 61-yard pass to make the score 17-3.  Though the Steelers would score a touchdown when Ben Roethlisberger found Juju Smith-Schuster on a 7-yard pass (with a failed PAT) to make it 17-9.  Getting the ball back deep in Colts territory after a Ryan Shazier interception, the Steelers managed to tie the game up in the fourth quarter when Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald on a 7-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make it 17-17.  The defense would hold the Colts off in the last quarter.  The Steelers got the ball back and were able to complete the game-winning drive when Boswell sealed the game with a 33-yard field goal to make the final score 20-17. 
Question: How many yards was Chris Boswell's longest field goal? 
Answer type: Number 

SOLUTION: 41.

PROBLEM: Passage: Following their OT win over the Raiders, the Broncos stayed at home for an intraconference duel with the Jacksonville Jaguars.  After a scoreless first quarter, Denver trailed early as Jaguars QB David Garrard completed a 3-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Williams.  The Broncos would tie the game with QB Jay Cutler completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Nate Jackson.  However, Jacksonville would take the lead with FB Greg Jones getting a 4-yard TD run, while kicker John Carney nailed a 19-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Denver continued to trail as the Jaguars increased its lead with Carney's 27-yard field goal, which was the only score of the period.  In the fourth quarter, the Broncos attempted a comeback with RB Travis Henry getting a 6-yard TD run.  However, Jacksonville sealed their win with Carney kicking an 18-yard field goal. 
Question: How manyyards was Carney's  shortest field goal? 
Answer type: Number 

SOLUTION:
18.