input question: Question: "In 2001, __ was blocked by a sandbar." Context: "During the American occupation of the state, the number of Indian attacks was drastically reduced, but in 1848 the attacks resumed to such a degree that the Mexican officials had no choice but to resume military projects to protect Mexican settlements in the state. Through the next three decades the state faced constant attacks from indigenous on Mexican settlements. After the occupation the people of the state were worried about the potential attack from the hostile indigenous tribes north of the Rio Grande; as a result a decree on July 19, 1848, the state established 18 military colonies along the Rio Grande. The new military colonies were to replace the presidios as population centers to prevent future invasions by indigenous tribes; these policies remained prominent in the state until 1883. Eventually the state replaced the old state security with a state policy to form militias organized with every Mexican in the state capable to serve between the ages of 18 and 55 to fulfill the mandate of having six men defending for every 1000 residents." Answer:???
output answer: Rio Grande

Question: "What leads you to believe that Utrecht is art friendly?" Context: "There are many art galleries in Utrecht. There are also several foundations to support art and artists. Training of artists is done at the Utrecht School of the Arts. The Centraal Museum has many exhibitions on the arts, including a permanent exhibition on the works of Utrecht resident illustrator Dick Bruna, who is best known for creating Miffy ("Nijntje", in Dutch). Although street art is illegal in Utrecht, the Utrechtse Kabouter, a picture of a gnome with a red hat, became a common sight in 2004. Utrecht also houses one of the landmarks of modern architecture, the 1924 Rietveld Schroder House, which is listed on UNESCO's world heritage sites." Answer:
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Answer: Training of artists is done at the Utrecht School of the Arts. The Centraal Museum has many exhibitions on the arts

Q: Question: "What did the sea lions represent?" Context: ""Azure, three ships with three masts, rigged and under full sail, the sails, pennants and ensigns Argent, each charged with a cross Gules; on a chief of the second a pale quarterly Azure and Gules, on the 1st and 4th a fleur-de-lis or, on the 2nd and 3rd a leopard or, between two roses Gules seeded Or barbed Vert." The shield had as a crest: "A sphere without a frame, bounded with the Zodiac in bend Or, between two pennants flottant Argent, each charged with a cross Gules, over the sphere the words DEUS INDICAT" (Latin: God Indicates). The supporters were two sea lions (lions with fishes' tails) and the motto was DEO DUCENTE NIL NOCET (Latin: Where God Leads, Nothing Hurts)." Answer:
A: DEO DUCENTE NIL NOCET

Question: Question: "What are these males and females considered to have?" Context: "In polygynous species with considerable sexual dimorphism, males tend to return earlier to the breeding sites than their females. This is termed protandry." Answer:
Answer: sexual dimorphism

[Q]: Question: "What aspect is implicitly illustrated in novels?" Context: "The Fujiwara rulers failed to maintain adequate police forces, which left robbers free to prey on travelers. This is implicitly illustrated in novels by the terror that night travel inspired in the main characters. The shoen system enabled the accumulation of wealth by an aristocratic elite; the economic surplus can be linked to the cultural developments of the Heian period and the "pursuit of arts". The major Buddhist temples in Heian-kyo and Nara also made use of the shoen. The establishment of branches rurally and integration of some Shinto shrines within these temple networks reflects a greater "organizational dynamism"." Answer:
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[A]: The Fujiwara rulers failed to maintain adequate police forces, which left robbers free to prey on travelers

Problem: Given the question: Question: "What shows the political expediency of the Times?" Context: "The Times occasionally makes endorsements for foreign elections. In November 2012, it endorsed a second term for Barack Obama although it also expressed reservations about his foreign policy." Answer:
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The answer is:
it endorsed a second term for Barack Obama although it also expressed reservations about his foreign policy