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 sanctions imposed by the US on Myanmar (Burma) is for the domestic political consumption," the military official said in a short and terse statement received here in response to questions from AFP. The official also accused the United States of trying to use democracy and human rights as a means of boosting its influence in the region, and said the move would not alter the course being taken by the Burmese government.

sanctions