TASK DEFINITION: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to generate a question about temporal relations based on that passage. A temporal relation describes the relation between two things with respect to time e.g., something happens/starts/terminates/... immediately/shortly/usually/... before/after/during/... something else.
Your question should include an event, or ask about an event, and should not be a yes/no question.
PROBLEM: Passage: &LR; ''As I've said before, this is a case about the importance of family and the bond between a father and son,'' Clinton said in a written statement issued from Berlin. Elian's father asked his Miami relatives to end their court battle after Thursday's ruling and allow him to finally return home with his son.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: In a statement, the White House said it would do "whatever is necessary" to ensure compliance with the sanctions. Other Bush administration officials said that the international naval force in the area -- consisting of American, British, French, Canadian, Soviet, German and Australian ships -- may be used both to stop oil exports from leaving Iraq and Kuwait and to stop shipments of food and other goods from going in.

SOLUTION: What event has already happened?

PROBLEM: Passage: "They broke into the store of the building's owner and I wanted to open fire, but I was afraid they would kill him inside the shop," added the frightened guard. Panic soon broke out as suspicions swept the street, one of the most important centers for autoparts in the city, that this was not an official venture at all.

SOLUTION:
What event has already finished?