Q: 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.
Sentence: 'Ephedra was banned in the United States last year , in part due to numerous deaths attributed to this popular weight loss supplement .', Argument/Subject 1: 'ephedron', Argument/Subject 2: 'unite state'
A:
be ban in