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.
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Question: Passage: The portfolio unit of the French bank group Credit Lyonnais told stock market regulators that it bought 43,000 shares of Cie. de Navigation Mixte, apparently to help fend off an unwelcome takeover bid for the company. Earlier yesterday, the Societe de Bourses Francaises was told that a unit of Framatome S.A. also bought Navigation Mixte shares, this purchase covering more than 160,000 shares.

Answer: told

Question: Passage: Westinghouse also is well positioned to sell steam turbine and gas turbine plants to independent power producers. The company's ability to respond to energy needs world-wide will be enhanced through a recently announced venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mr. Lego said.

Answer: sell

Question: Passage: Shattuck was in Geneva to lobby against a Chinese motion to block a resolution criticising its human rights record, which would in effect block the 53-state Commission's annual meeting from discussing it. "No country, no matter how large, no matter how strongly it feels about the subject, should be able to block consideration by the commission of its rights record," said Shattuck, US Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights.

Answer:
was