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 company's chief executive officer, Arthur Cooke, said the commercial release of the stethoscopes would likely be very small at first, since the cost could be anywhere between 250 dollars and 700 dollars. He hoped that positive feedback from the armed forces would generate widespread interest.

be