Q: Given a sentence and two mentions from the text (arguments), indicate a phrase (a verb or noun phrase) that describes the relationship between the provided arguments.
Sentence: 'Neither Republicans nor Democrats obtained simultaneous control of the House , the Senate , and the presidency for more than a single period of two years during this time .', Argument/Subject 1: 'house', Argument/Subject 2: 'democrat'
A:
be control by