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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.
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Passage: If the allies succeed, Saddam Hussein will have plunged his country first into a fruitless eight-year war against Iran and then into a humiliating war against the U.S. and the allies to defend his conquest of Kuwait, leaving much of his country's military establishment and modern infrastructure in ruins. Meanwhile, the U.S. hopes, economic sanctions and an international arms embargo will remain in effect until Iraq pays war reparations to Kuwait to cover war damages.
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What event has already finished?

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Passage: "The Japanese hoped to give an interim progress report sometime in May on where we stand," Bacon said. Cohen also raised US interest in involving Japan in developing theater missile defenses, but Bacon said the issue was not a focus of Monday's talks.
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What event has already finished?

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Passage: There is still a mathematical chance for the European champions of two seasons ago to make it through to the quarter-finals if they win their remaining three games, including a clash with tournament favourites and reigning champions Toulouse in France. But after Sunday's match, Dallaglio was adamant Wasps had already scuppered their hopes of reaching the last eight.
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What event has already finished?