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: President Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno praised the ruling, with both stressing their confidence that Juan Miguel Gonzalez is the best person to raise his child. &UR;
[A]: praised

[Q]: Passage: Tshisekedi, a long-time opponent of President Mobutu Sese Seko, made it clear in his first day in office Thursday that he would take up and finish his old political battles with the head of state. He snubbed Mobutu by not giving a single job in his 24-member government to supporters of the president, and then compounded that by offering six to Laurent-Desire Kabila's rebels, including defence.
[A]: made

[Q]: Passage: New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in January, lost 45 cents to 62.98 dollars per barrel in electronic deals before the official opening of the US market. World oil prices had risen sharply last week, mainly owing to data that revealed falls in US energy stocks and expectations that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will decide later this month to cut further its oil output.
[A]:
delivery