Definition: 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.
Input: Passage: "The Iraqis deserve praise for continuing to utilize the institutions of democracy to pursue justice," the spokesman told reporters traveling with President George W. Bush aboard the presidential jet Air Force One to Texas. Bush was to spend the final days of the year at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.

deserve