In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.

Passage: US officials are looking into ending reconciliation efforts with Sunni insurgents as part of the ongoing review of US policy in Iraq, the Washington Post reported Friday, citing anonymous government officials. The proposal, presented by the State Department, follows an internal review that says US efforts to reach out to Sunni dissidents have failed, the Post reported.
looking

Passage: Among the other defendants are Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam's former vice president, and Awad Ahmed al-Bandar, the head judge of the scrapped revolutionary court. The process began with a brief opening on October 19, followed by a 40-day delay and a two-hour session on November 28 before a week-long adjournment until Monday's hearing.
Among

Passage: A 20-litre-canister of petrol would cost some 17 dollars, while topping up with gas costs only four dollars," said the head of Yerevan's Ultra taxi service, Aram Hachian, who has converted all his cars. "If we used petrol, many people here wouldn't be able to afford a taxi," he said.
cost