Definition: You will be given a context and a verb separated with a newline character, and you have to answer if the given verb can be anchored in time or not. We say a verb can be anchored in the real timeline if and only if a verb happened in the past, is happening now, or is guaranteed to happen in the future. The output should be "Yes" if the verb can be anchored in time and "No" otherwise.
Input: They were being sought for interviews just because they were literally in the area after the homicide,  he said. FBI officials said they (were) not certain whether Stauber or Gingrich had been involved in antiabortion activities.  
 Verb: were

No