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You will be given a context and a verb separated with a newline character, and you have to answer if the given verb is a negation or not. A verb is a negation if it is not going to exist, not happen, or has no effect. The output should be "Yes" if the verb is a negation and "No" otherwise.

Only the government of the United States can decide if it prefers this variant, continued the letter, which Castro read on a state television station broadcast. Gonzalez for months refused requests by Elian's Miami relatives to go to the United States to (claim) the boy.  
 Verb: claim
Solution: Yes
Why? This is a good example. Gonzalez refused to "claim" the boy. So, the claim didn't happen and it's a negation.

New input: It would be ideal if they could have returned him to his father yet stayed in contact while their appeal was pending in court. Negotiations failed, however, because they insisted on taking the place of the father, rather than being (treated) as concerned, yet distant, relatives.  
 Verb: treated
Solution:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Yes