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.

[Q]: Passage: He gave foreign airlines six months to withdraw investments from local carriers but allowed overseas investors outside the aviation sector to hold up to 40 percent in domestic airlines. The guidelines, approved by Deve Gowda's cabinet, killed off a 708 -million-dollar plan by Singapore Airlines and India's Tata group to set up a new airline after more than two years of wrangling.
[A]: gave

[Q]: Passage: In the past 20 months alone, Paul E. Lego, president and chief operating officer, said the divestiture of $300 million of slow-growth, low-profit businesses has been more than offset by $600 million in profitable acquisitions. Westinghouse expects to meet its corporate goals despite a softening in the economy.
[A]: said

[Q]: Passage: Police gave no details about the negotiations with the kidnappers for the return of Hernandez. The store owner's body was found with the arms and head cut off and the parts stuffed in separate garbage bags.
[A]:
gave