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.
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Question: Given Relationship: 'be republican on', Sentence: 'Charles Grassley of Iowa , the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee , said , " If our law officers are overlooking the E.U. 's frozen assets list , they 're missing an obvious piece of the anti-terrorism pie . "'

Answer: Republican


Question: Given Relationship: 'hit', Sentence: 'That is more workers than Progress Energy sent to the northern Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 .'

Answer: hit


Question: Given Relationship: 'beat', Sentence: 'Even in some South Shore towns where McCain is actually beating Obama , the income tax repeal initiative is being crushed .'

Answer:
beating