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: The ministers expressed the concern the threat that the highly pathogenic avian influenza posed to the Asia-Pacific region as well as to the world, said the statement. "They agreed it was critical to ensure that APEC was prepared for and had the capacity to effectively respond to infectious diseases at the individual, regional and international levels," said the statement.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: If the family fails to file an appeal within 14 days, she said, the soonest Elian would be free to leave the country would be seven days later. However, Justice Department officials said the appellate court could decide to waive the extra seven-day period.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: DiRita said the US Special Operations Command has been granted authority to wage the campaign but was still planning how to carry it out, he said. "We're in an environment where public information is being thrown out there in countries all around the world that say untruthful, inaccurate, harmful things about the United States, about the global war on terror," DiRita said.

SOLUTION:
What event has already finished?