From the given sentence, extract the phrase (often noun or verb) that carries the given relationship. The generated phrase should be present in the sentence.

Q: Given Relationship: 'be county in', Sentence: 'Louth A county of the Republic of Ireland , occupying 307 square miles in the northeast .'

A: county
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Q: Given Relationship: 'recognize independence of', Sentence: 'Russia recognized August 26 independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and then inked the Friendship and Cooperation Treaties providing for deployment of military bases on their soil .'

A: independence
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Q: Given Relationship: 'be surround by', Sentence: 'During the Second World War Switzerland was surrounded by Germany and its allies from June 1940 to August 1944 .'

A:
surrounded
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