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: 'Postnova first was based in an office in Munich downtown in the state of Bavaria in Germany .', Argument/Subject 1: 'bavarium', Argument/Subject 2: 'germany'

SOLUTION: be state in

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'Switch Guide is devoted to assisting and encouraging users wishing to switch from Microsoft Internet Explorer to a safer and better-performing alternative in Netscape , Mozilla , or Firefox and Thunderbird .', Argument/Subject 1: 'netscape', Argument/Subject 2: 'internet explorer'

SOLUTION: be alternative to

PROBLEM: Sentence: 'The Solid Waste Advisory Commission shall consist of 8 members , 6 persons appointed by the City Council and 1 member of the City Council who shall be nominated by the Mayor and appointed by the City Council and a City Manager appointee to serve as a non-voting ex-officio .', Argument/Subject 1: 'council', Argument/Subject 2: 'city manager'

SOLUTION:
appoint