TASK DEFINITION: You will be given three sentences. Read them, then identify a noun phrase (person, place, or thing) or event that is shared between all three sentences. As the output, write the span of the text corresponding to that phrase in each sentence. Keep the order of the sentences, that is, your answer should look like: 1: *a phras from sentence 1e* 2: *a phras from sentence 2* 3: *a phrase from sentence 3*
PROBLEM: 1: ( CNN ) Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson is about to be out of a job . 2: Jackson confirms his resignation in a letter , saying  it is with profound sadness that I am announcing I am stepping down .  3: Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson says he 's stepping down .

SOLUTION: 1: Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson 2: Jackson 3: Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson

PROBLEM: 1: When Moynihan opened the driver 's - side door , the video shows , West sprang out and fired a shot with a pistol at the officer 's face . 2:  His condition is best described as serious but improving ,  Boston police said in a statement . 3: Video shows that the man later shot dead by police in Boston opened fire first .

SOLUTION: 1: Moynihan 2: His 3: police

PROBLEM: 1: Nine buildings in downtown Grantville are for sale on eBay , and the seller says it 's a bargain . 2: Sells and another investor are now putting them on the market for the starting bid of $ 680,000 . 3: The starting price for nine downtown Grantville buildings : $ 680,000 .

SOLUTION:
1: Nine buildings in downtown Grantville 2: them 3: nine downtown Grantville buildings