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The Office of Foreign and Domestic Commerce is also active in the field of international trade, assisting Rhode Island firms in developing and enlarging markets abroad.	assisting	{ "name": "assist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose", "(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play", "give help or assistance; be of service", "act as an assistant in a subordinate or su...	[ "give help or assistance; be of service" ]	[ "assist%2:41:02::" ]
The Office of Foreign and Domestic Commerce is also active in the field of international trade, assisting Rhode Island firms in developing and enlarging markets abroad.	developing	{ "name": "develop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation", "work out", "gain through experience", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "come into existence; take on form or shape", "change th...	[ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation" ]	[ "develop%2:36:01::" ]
The Office of Foreign and Domestic Commerce is also active in the field of international trade, assisting Rhode Island firms in developing and enlarging markets abroad.	enlarging	{ "name": "enlarge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make larger", "make large", "become larger or bigger", "add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing" ] }	[ "make larger" ]	[ "enlarge%2:30:03::" ]
This office cooperates with the U. S. Department of Commerce in giving statewide coverage to services which include : statistics on markets abroad ; locating foreign agents, buyers, distributors, etc. ; information on foreign and domestic import duties and regulations, licensing, investments, and establishing of branch...	cooperates	{ "name": "cooperate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "work together on a common enterprise of project" ] }	[ "work together on a common enterprise of project" ]	[ "cooperate%2:41:00::" ]
This office cooperates with the U. S. Department of Commerce in giving statewide coverage to services which include : statistics on markets abroad ; locating foreign agents, buyers, distributors, etc. ; information on foreign and domestic import duties and regulations, licensing, investments, and establishing of branch...	giving	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "be the cause or source of" ]	[ "give%2:40:05::" ]
This office cooperates with the U. S. Department of Commerce in giving statewide coverage to services which include : statistics on markets abroad ; locating foreign agents, buyers, distributors, etc. ; information on foreign and domestic import duties and regulations, licensing, investments, and establishing of branch...	include	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
This office cooperates with the U. S. Department of Commerce in giving statewide coverage to services which include : statistics on markets abroad ; locating foreign agents, buyers, distributors, etc. ; information on foreign and domestic import duties and regulations, licensing, investments, and establishing of branch...	locating	{ "name": "locate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining", "determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey", "assign a location to", "take up residence and become established" ] }	[ "discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining" ]	[ "locate%2:40:00::" ]
This office cooperates with the U. S. Department of Commerce in giving statewide coverage to services which include : statistics on markets abroad ; locating foreign agents, buyers, distributors, etc. ; information on foreign and domestic import duties and regulations, licensing, investments, and establishing of branch...	establishing	{ "name": "establish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "set up or found", "set up or lay the groundwork for", "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment", "institute, enact, or establish", "bring about", "place", "build or establish something abstract",...	[ "set up or found" ]	[ "establish%2:41:00::" ]
During the year 1960, this office supplied 954 visitors with information related to foreign and domestic commerce, and made 73 field visits.	supplied	{ "name": "supply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an amount of something available for use", "offering goods and services for sale", "the activity of supplying or providing something", "give something useful or necessary to", "circulate or distribute or equip with", "give what is desired or n...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "supply%2:40:00::" ]
During the year 1960, this office supplied 954 visitors with information related to foreign and domestic commerce, and made 73 field visits.	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
Our media advertising continued, during 1960, its previous effective program that stressed such specifics as 100 % financing, plant availabilities, and location advantages.	continued	{ "name": "continue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue talking; he continued,", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "allow to remain in a place or position or m...	[ "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last" ]	[ "continue%2:42:00::" ]
We also continued to run a series of ads featuring endorsement of Rhode Island by industrialists who had recently established new plants here.	continued	{ "name": "continue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue talking; he continued,", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "allow to remain in a place or position or m...	[ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity" ]	[ "continue%2:42:01::" ]
We also continued to run a series of ads featuring endorsement of Rhode Island by industrialists who had recently established new plants here.	run	{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...	[ "cause to emit recorded audio or video" ]	[ "run%2:36:01::" ]
We also continued to run a series of ads featuring endorsement of Rhode Island by industrialists who had recently established new plants here.	featuring	{ "name": "feature", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something", "the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin", "the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater", "a special or prominent article in a newspaper or maga...	[ "wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner" ]	[ "feature%2:42:01::" ]
We also continued to run a series of ads featuring endorsement of Rhode Island by industrialists who had recently established new plants here.	established	{ "name": "establish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "set up or found", "set up or lay the groundwork for", "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment", "institute, enact, or establish", "bring about", "place", "build or establish something abstract",...	[ "set up or found" ]	[ "establish%2:41:00::" ]
To reach a still greater audience of location-minded manufacturers, our industrial advertising budget for the fiscal year was increased from $ 32000 to $ 40000, and the Industrial Building Authority 's financial participation was upped from $ 17000 to $ 20000.	reach	{ "name": "reach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the limits within which something can be effective", "an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "the act of physically reaching or thrusting out", "the limit of capability", "reach a destination, either real or abstract...	[ "be in or establish communication with" ]	[ "reach%2:32:00::" ]
To reach a still greater audience of location-minded manufacturers, our industrial advertising budget for the fiscal year was increased from $ 32000 to $ 40000, and the Industrial Building Authority 's financial participation was upped from $ 17000 to $ 20000.	increased	{ "name": "increase", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity that is added", "a change resulting in an increase", "a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important", "the amount by which something increases", "the act of increasing something", "become bigger or grea...	[ "make bigger or more" ]	[ "increase%2:30:02::" ]
To reach a still greater audience of location-minded manufacturers, our industrial advertising budget for the fiscal year was increased from $ 32000 to $ 40000, and the Industrial Building Authority 's financial participation was upped from $ 17000 to $ 20000.	upped	{ "name": "up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "raise", "being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level", "out of bed", "getting higher or more vigorous", "extending or moving toward a higher place", "(usually followed by `on' or `for') in re...	[ "raise" ]	[ "up%2:30:00::" ]
Newspaper advertising was mainly concentrated in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal ( Eastern and Midwestern editions ) which averaged two prominent ads per month, and to a lesser degree the New York Herald Tribune and, for the west coast, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal ( Pacific Coast ed...	concentrated	{ "name": "concentrate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore", "a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water", "a concentrated example of something", "make denser, stronger, or purer", "direc...	[ "make central" ]	[ "concentrate%2:30:02::" ]
Newspaper advertising was mainly concentrated in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal ( Eastern and Midwestern editions ) which averaged two prominent ads per month, and to a lesser degree the New York Herald Tribune and, for the west coast, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal ( Pacific Coast ed...	averaged	{ "name": "average", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statistic describing the location of a distribution", "(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities", "an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual", "amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain", "achieve...	[ "amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain" ]	[ "average%2:42:00::" ]
In addition to the regular schedule, advertisements were run for maximum impact in special editions of the New York Times, Boston Herald, American Banker, Electronic News and, for local promotion, the Providence Sunday Journal.	run	{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...	[ "include as the content; broadcast or publicize" ]	[ "run%2:36:02::" ]
Magazine advertising included Management Methods, the New Englander, U. S. Investor, and Plant Location.	included	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
The direct mail campaign consisted of 3 intra state mailings of 1680 letters each and 6 out-of-state directed to electronics, plastics, pharmaceutical, and business machine manufacturers, and to publishers.	directed	{ "name": "direct", "sense_definitions_list": [ "command with authority", "intend (something) to move towards a certain goal", "guide the actors in (plays and films)", "be in charge of", "take somebody somewhere", "cause to go somewhere", "point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects...	[ "intend (something) to move towards a certain goal" ]	[ "direct%2:33:01::" ]
These totaled 6768 pieces of correspondence.	totaled	{ "name": "total", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the whole amount", "a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers", "add up in number or quantity", "determine the sum of", "damage beyond the point of repair", "constituting the full quantity or extent; complete", "complete in ...	[ "add up in number or quantity" ]	[ "total%2:42:00::" ]
The 1960 advertising campaign brought a total of 239 inquiries ; 164 from media and 75 from direct mail.	brought	{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...	[ "go or come after and bring or take back" ]	[ "bring%2:35:00::" ]
Two hundred and nineteen were received from 35 of our 50 United States and 11 came from foreign countries.	received	{ "name": "receive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get something; come into possession of", "receive a specified treatment (abstract)", "register (perceptual input)", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "express willingness to have in one's home or environs", "accept as t...	[ "get something; come into possession of" ]	[ "receive%2:40:00::" ]
Two hundred and nineteen were received from 35 of our 50 United States and 11 came from foreign countries.	came	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "to be the product or result" ]	[ "come%2:42:04::" ]
New York led in the number of inquiries, followed by California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.	led	{ "name": "lead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantage held by a competitor in a race", "a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey", "evidence pointing to a possible solution", "a position of leadership (especially in the phr...	[ "be ahead of others; be the first" ]	[ "lead%2:42:01::" ]
New York led in the number of inquiries, followed by California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.	followed	{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...	[ "be next" ]	[ "follow%2:42:02::" ]
Among foreign countries responding were Germany, Canada, Brazil and India.	responding	{ "name": "respond", "sense_definitions_list": [ "show a response or a reaction to something", "react verbally", "respond favorably or as hoped" ] }	[ "react verbally" ]	[ "respond%2:32:00::" ]
Among foreign countries responding were Germany, Canada, Brazil and India.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
An important operation in soliciting industrial locations involves what we term `` Missionary calls '' by one of this Division 's industrial promotion specialists.	soliciting	{ "name": "solicit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently", "make amorous advances towards", "approach with an offer of sexual favors", "incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination", "make a solic...	[ "make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently" ]	[ "solicit%2:32:00::" ]
An important operation in soliciting industrial locations involves what we term `` Missionary calls '' by one of this Division 's industrial promotion specialists.	involves	{ "name": "involve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "connect closely and often incriminatingly", "engage as a participant", "have as a necessary feature", "require as useful, just, or proper", "contain as a part", "occupy or engage the interest of", "make complex or intricate or complicated...	[ "contain as a part" ]	[ "involve%2:42:02::" ]
An important operation in soliciting industrial locations involves what we term `` Missionary calls '' by one of this Division 's industrial promotion specialists.	term	{ "name": "term", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a word or expression used for some particular thing", "a limited period of time", "(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement", "any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial", "one of the substantive phrases in a log...	[ "name formally or designate with a term" ]	[ "term%2:32:00::" ]
More than 25 carefully selected cities were visited, including New York, Brooklyn, Long Island City, Newark, Elizabeth, Stamford, Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport, Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, and Waltham.	visited	{ "name": "visit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time", "a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice", "the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)", "the...	[ "go to certain places as for sightseeing" ]	[ "visit%2:38:00::" ]
More than 25 carefully selected cities were visited, including New York, Brooklyn, Long Island City, Newark, Elizabeth, Stamford, Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport, Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, and Waltham.	including	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
Out of a total of 603 calls, 452 contacts were established with top executive personnel.	established	{ "name": "establish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "set up or found", "set up or lay the groundwork for", "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment", "institute, enact, or establish", "bring about", "place", "build or establish something abstract",...	[ "set up or lay the groundwork for" ]	[ "establish%2:36:00::" ]
We received 76 out-of-state visitors interested in investigating Rhode Island 's industrial advantages, and Industrial Division personnel made 55 out-of-state follow-up visits.	received	{ "name": "receive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get something; come into possession of", "receive a specified treatment (abstract)", "register (perceptual input)", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "express willingness to have in one's home or environs", "accept as t...	[ "express willingness to have in one's home or environs" ]	[ "receive%2:35:00::" ]
We received 76 out-of-state visitors interested in investigating Rhode Island 's industrial advantages, and Industrial Division personnel made 55 out-of-state follow-up visits.	investigating	{ "name": "investigate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "investigate scientifically", "conduct an inquiry or investigation of" ] }	[ "investigate scientifically" ]	[ "investigate%2:32:00::" ]
We received 76 out-of-state visitors interested in investigating Rhode Island 's industrial advantages, and Industrial Division personnel made 55 out-of-state follow-up visits.	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
During 1960, two important conferences were organized by the Development Council 's Industrial Division.	organized	{ "name": "organize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "create (as an entity)", "cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea", "plan and direct (a complex undertaking)", "bring order and organization to", "arrange by systematic planning and united effort", "...	[ "plan and direct (a complex undertaking)" ]	[ "organize%2:31:00::" ]
In June, the Office of Foreign and Domestic Commerce - in conjunction with local trade associations, chambers of commerce, and bank officials - sponsored a World Trade Conference at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel.	sponsored	{ "name": "sponsor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who supports or champions something", "an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)", "assume sponsorship of", "assume responsibility for or leadership of", "do one's shopping at; do business wit...	[ "assume sponsorship of" ]	[ "sponsor%2:40:00::" ]
Its purpose was to find ways of offsetting the United States ' declining balance of trade for 1958 and 1959.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
Its purpose was to find ways of offsetting the United States ' declining balance of trade for 1958 and 1959.	find	{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...	[ "make a discovery, make a new finding" ]	[ "find%2:36:00::" ]
Its purpose was to find ways of offsetting the United States ' declining balance of trade for 1958 and 1959.	offsetting	{ "name": "offset", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "a compensating equivalent", "a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips", "a natural consequence of development", "a plate makes an inked impression...	[ "make up for" ]	[ "offset%2:42:00::" ]
Approximately 100 representatives of business attended this conclave and the R. I. Export Conference Committee later voted to continue the activity as an annual event.	attended	{ "name": "attend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.", "take charge of or deal with", "to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result", "work for or be a servant to", "give heed (to)" ] }	[ "be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc." ]	[ "attend%2:42:00::" ]
Approximately 100 representatives of business attended this conclave and the R. I. Export Conference Committee later voted to continue the activity as an annual event.	voted	{ "name": "vote", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative", "the opinion of a group as determined by voting", "a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment", "...	[ "express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote" ]	[ "vote%2:41:13::" ]
Approximately 100 representatives of business attended this conclave and the R. I. Export Conference Committee later voted to continue the activity as an annual event.	continue	{ "name": "continue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue talking; he continued,", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "allow to remain in a place or position or m...	[ "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last" ]	[ "continue%2:42:00::" ]
On October 8 th of last year, the Industrial Division sponsored the Governor 's Conference on Industrial Development at the former Henry Barnard School.	sponsored	{ "name": "sponsor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who supports or champions something", "an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)", "assume sponsorship of", "assume responsibility for or leadership of", "do one's shopping at; do business wit...	[ "assume sponsorship of" ]	[ "sponsor%2:40:00::" ]
A comprehensive program devoted to the various phases of the development effort attracted 143 interested individuals.	attracted	{ "name": "attract", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes", "be attractive to", "exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away" ] }	[ "direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes" ]	[ "attract%2:35:00::" ]
Morning sessions included addresses by Ward Miller, Jr. of the U. S. Dept. of Commerce.	included	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
Workshop sessions in the afternoon featured development executives from Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Maine, and rounded out a rewarding program.	featured	{ "name": "feature", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something", "the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin", "the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater", "a special or prominent article in a newspaper or maga...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "feature%2:42:00::" ]
Workshop sessions in the afternoon featured development executives from Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Maine, and rounded out a rewarding program.	rounded out	{ "name": "round_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fill out", "make bigger or better or more complete", "express as a round number", "make round" ] }	[ "make bigger or better or more complete" ]	[ "round_out%2:30:00::" ]
In connection with this conference, a 64 - page supplement was published in the October 2 nd edition of the Providence Sunday Journal.	published	{ "name": "publish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into print", "prepare and issue for public distribution or sale", "have (one's written work) issued for publication" ] }	[ "put into print" ]	[ "publish%2:36:01::" ]
Devoted to the improvement in business climate and increase in industrial construction in Rhode Island, it has proved a valuable mailing piece for this Division.	proved	{ "name": "prove", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be shown or be found to be", "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment", "provide evidence for", "prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give ex...	[ "be shown or be found to be" ]	[ "prove%2:42:00::" ]
More than 2000 copies have been sent out to prospective clients.	sent out	{ "name": "send_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place" ] }	[ "to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place" ]	[ "send_out%2:35:00::" ]
Other special mailings by the Industrial Division included copies of speeches delivered at the Governor 's Conference, letters and brochures to conferees at Med-Chemical Symposium at University of Rhode Island and letters and reprints of industrial advertisements to such organizations as Society of Industrial Realtors.	included	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
Other special mailings by the Industrial Division included copies of speeches delivered at the Governor 's Conference, letters and brochures to conferees at Med-Chemical Symposium at University of Rhode Island and letters and reprints of industrial advertisements to such organizations as Society of Industrial Realtors.	delivered	{ "name": "deliver", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)", "bring to a destination, make a delivery", "to surrender someone or something to another", "free from harm or evil", "hand over to the authorities of another country", "pass down", "utter (an exclama...	[ "deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)" ]	[ "deliver%2:32:00::" ]
1184 copies of the R. I. Directory of Manufacturers were distributed :	distributed	{ "name": "distribute", "sense_definitions_list": [ "administer or bestow, as in small portions", "distribute or disperse widely", "make available", "give to several people", "cause be distributed", "cause to become widely known", "spread throughout a given area", "be distributed or ...	[ "cause to become widely known" ]	[ "distribute%2:32:00::" ]
The Industrial Division published, in 1960, a new, attractive industrial brochure, `` Rhode Island - Right For Industry '', and prepared copy for a new edition of the Directory of Manufacturers ( to be printed shortly ), and for a new space catalogue.	published	{ "name": "publish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into print", "prepare and issue for public distribution or sale", "have (one's written work) issued for publication" ] }	[ "put into print" ]	[ "publish%2:36:01::" ]
The Industrial Division published, in 1960, a new, attractive industrial brochure, `` Rhode Island - Right For Industry '', and prepared copy for a new edition of the Directory of Manufacturers ( to be printed shortly ), and for a new space catalogue.	prepared	{ "name": "prepare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc", "prepare for eating by applying heat", "to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery", "arrange by systematic planning and united effort",...	[ "make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc" ]	[ "prepare%2:30:00::" ]
The Industrial Division published, in 1960, a new, attractive industrial brochure, `` Rhode Island - Right For Industry '', and prepared copy for a new edition of the Directory of Manufacturers ( to be printed shortly ), and for a new space catalogue.	printed	{ "name": "print", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication", "a picture or design printed from an engraving", "a visible indication made on a surface", "availability in printed form", "a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular v...	[ "put into print" ]	[ "print%2:36:02::" ]
Additional promotional activities included organizing the dedication program for Operation Turnkey, the new automated post office, and a conference with representatives of Brown University, Providence College, and University of Rhode Island, and eight electronics concerns regarding the inauguration of a training progra...	included	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
Additional promotional activities included organizing the dedication program for Operation Turnkey, the new automated post office, and a conference with representatives of Brown University, Providence College, and University of Rhode Island, and eight electronics concerns regarding the inauguration of a training progra...	organizing	{ "name": "organize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "create (as an entity)", "cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea", "plan and direct (a complex undertaking)", "bring order and organization to", "arrange by systematic planning and united effort", "...	[ "plan and direct (a complex undertaking)" ]	[ "organize%2:31:00::" ]
Stated in its simplest terms, the main job of the Planning Division is to plan for the future of the State of Rhode Island.	Stated	{ "name": "state", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation", "the way something is with respect to its main attributes", "the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state", "a politically organized body of p...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "state%2:32:00::" ]
Stated in its simplest terms, the main job of the Planning Division is to plan for the future of the State of Rhode Island.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
Stated in its simplest terms, the main job of the Planning Division is to plan for the future of the State of Rhode Island.	plan	{ "name": "plan", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished", "an arrangement scheme", "scale drawing of a structure", "have the will and intention to carry out some action", "make plans for something", "make or work out a plan for; devise",...	[ "make or work out a plan for; devise" ]	[ "plan%2:36:00::" ]
The activities of the Planning Division are defined in considerable detail in the enabling act of the Development Council, which assigns to the agency both broad responsibilities and specific duties in the field of planning.	defined	{ "name": "define", "sense_definitions_list": [ "determine the essential quality of", "give a definition for the meaning of a word", "determine the nature of", "show the form or outline of", "decide upon or fix definitely" ] }	[ "determine the essential quality of" ]	[ "define%2:42:00::" ]
The activities of the Planning Division are defined in considerable detail in the enabling act of the Development Council, which assigns to the agency both broad responsibilities and specific duties in the field of planning.	assigns	{ "name": "assign", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)", "give out", "attribute or credit to", "select something or someone for a specific purpose", "attribute or give", "make undue claims to having", "transfer one's ri...	[ "give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)" ]	[ "assign%2:41:00::" ]
Two years ago, the Institute of Public Administration issued an extremely comprehensive report entitled `` State-Local Relations in Metropolitan Rhode Island.	issued	{ "name": "issue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an important question that is in dispute and must be settled", "one of a series published periodically", "some situation or event that is thought about", "the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)", ...	[ "prepare and issue for public distribution or sale" ]	[ "issue%2:32:00::" ]
As the result of an exhaustive review of the recommendations contained in this report, plus an analysis of our own enabling act, the Planning Division developed a number of basic planning objectives which caused a reorientation of its work program.	contained	{ "name": "contain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "include or contain; have as a component", "contain or hold; have within", "lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits", "be divisible by", "be capable of holding or containing", "hold back, as of a danger o...	[ "include or contain; have as a component" ]	[ "contain%2:42:00::" ]
As the result of an exhaustive review of the recommendations contained in this report, plus an analysis of our own enabling act, the Planning Division developed a number of basic planning objectives which caused a reorientation of its work program.	developed	{ "name": "develop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation", "work out", "gain through experience", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "come into existence; take on form or shape", "change th...	[ "work out" ]	[ "develop%2:36:00::" ]
As the result of an exhaustive review of the recommendations contained in this report, plus an analysis of our own enabling act, the Planning Division developed a number of basic planning objectives which caused a reorientation of its work program.	caused	{ "name": "cause", "sense_definitions_list": [ "events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something", "a justification for something existing or happening", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "any entity that produces an effect or is ...	[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]	[ "cause%2:36:00::" ]
These objectives are stated here because of their importance in understanding the current activities of the Planning Division.	stated	{ "name": "state", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation", "the way something is with respect to its main attributes", "the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state", "a politically organized body of p...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "state%2:32:00::" ]
These objectives are stated here because of their importance in understanding the current activities of the Planning Division.	understanding	{ "name": "understand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "know and comprehend the nature or meaning of", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "make sense of a language", "believe to be the case", "be understanding of" ] }	[ "know and comprehend the nature or meaning of" ]	[ "understand%2:31:00::" ]
First priority will be given to the preparation of a meaningful state guide plan to serve as a background for all other planning activities in the state.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "dedicate" ]	[ "give%2:31:02::" ]
First priority will be given to the preparation of a meaningful state guide plan to serve as a background for all other planning activities in the state.	serve	{ "name": "serve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play", "serve a purpose, role, or function", "do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function", "contribute or conduce to", "be used by; as of a utility", "help to some food; help with food or drink...	[ "serve a purpose, role, or function" ]	[ "serve%2:42:03::" ]
Recognizing the truth of the statement by the Institute of Public Administration that `` Metropolian Planning ( in Rhode Island ) means, or should mean, state planning '', the state guide plan will take into account the metropolitan nature of many of Rhode Island 's problems.	Recognizing	{ "name": "recognize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority", "be fully aware or cognizant of", "detect with the senses", "perceive to be the same", "grant credentials to", "express greetings upon meeting someone", "express...	[ "accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority" ]	[ "recognize%2:31:02::" ]
Recognizing the truth of the statement by the Institute of Public Administration that `` Metropolian Planning ( in Rhode Island ) means, or should mean, state planning '', the state guide plan will take into account the metropolitan nature of many of Rhode Island 's problems.	means	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "mean or intend to express or convey" ]	[ "mean%2:32:01::" ]
Recognizing the truth of the statement by the Institute of Public Administration that `` Metropolian Planning ( in Rhode Island ) means, or should mean, state planning '', the state guide plan will take into account the metropolitan nature of many of Rhode Island 's problems.	mean	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "mean or intend to express or convey" ]	[ "mean%2:32:01::" ]
Recognizing the truth of the statement by the Institute of Public Administration that `` Metropolian Planning ( in Rhode Island ) means, or should mean, state planning '', the state guide plan will take into account the metropolitan nature of many of Rhode Island 's problems.	take into account	{ "name": "take_into_account", "sense_definitions_list": [ "allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something" ] }	[ "allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something" ]	[ "take_into_account%2:31:00::" ]
It will continue to be an objective of this division to encourage the acceptance of planning as a proper and continuing responsibility of local government.	continue	{ "name": "continue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue talking; he continued,", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "allow to remain in a place or position or m...	[ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity" ]	[ "continue%2:42:01::" ]
It will continue to be an objective of this division to encourage the acceptance of planning as a proper and continuing responsibility of local government.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
It will continue to be an objective of this division to encourage the acceptance of planning as a proper and continuing responsibility of local government.	encourage	{ "name": "encourage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "contribute to the progress or growth of", "inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to", "spur on" ] }	[ "contribute to the progress or growth of" ]	[ "encourage%2:41:00::" ]
To this end, the community assistance program of the planning division will continue to be operated as a staff function to make available, on a shared cost basis, technical planning assistance to those communities in the state unable to maintain their own planning staff.	continue	{ "name": "continue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue talking; he continued,", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "allow to remain in a place or position or m...	[ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity" ]	[ "continue%2:42:01::" ]
To this end, the community assistance program of the planning division will continue to be operated as a staff function to make available, on a shared cost basis, technical planning assistance to those communities in the state unable to maintain their own planning staff.	operated	{ "name": "operate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.", "perform as expected when applied", "handle and cause to function", "perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense", "happen", "keep engage...	[ "direct or control; projects, businesses, etc." ]	[ "operate%2:41:00::" ]
To this end, the community assistance program of the planning division will continue to be operated as a staff function to make available, on a shared cost basis, technical planning assistance to those communities in the state unable to maintain their own planning staff.	make	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
To this end, the community assistance program of the planning division will continue to be operated as a staff function to make available, on a shared cost basis, technical planning assistance to those communities in the state unable to maintain their own planning staff.	maintain	{ "name": "maintain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", "keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction", "supply with necessities and support", "state categorically", "have and exercise", "maintain for use and service", ...	[ "supply with necessities and support" ]	[ "maintain%2:34:00::" ]
The planning division will take the initiative in encouraging planning cooperation at all levels of government ; among the operating departments of the state ; between the cities and towns of the state ; and on a regional basis between the six New England states.	take	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "carry out" ]	[ "take%2:41:04::" ]
The planning division will take the initiative in encouraging planning cooperation at all levels of government ; among the operating departments of the state ; between the cities and towns of the state ; and on a regional basis between the six New England states.	encouraging	{ "name": "encourage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "contribute to the progress or growth of", "inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to", "spur on" ] }	[ "contribute to the progress or growth of" ]	[ "encourage%2:41:00::" ]
On the basis that all citizens of the state are entitled to benefit equally in the development of its resources, plans for the provision of essential services ( such as water ) will be based on need regardless of arbitrary political boundaries, within the framework of the state plan.	entitled	{ "name": "entitle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give the right to", "give a title to", "give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility" ] }	[ "give the right to" ]	[ "entitle%2:41:00::" ]
On the basis that all citizens of the state are entitled to benefit equally in the development of its resources, plans for the provision of essential services ( such as water ) will be based on need regardless of arbitrary political boundaries, within the framework of the state plan.	benefit	{ "name": "benefit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "financial assistance in time of need", "something that aids or promotes well-being", "a performance to raise money for a charitable cause", "derive a benefit from", "be beneficial for" ] }	[ "derive a benefit from" ]	[ "benefit%2:40:00::" ]
On the basis that all citizens of the state are entitled to benefit equally in the development of its resources, plans for the provision of essential services ( such as water ) will be based on need regardless of arbitrary political boundaries, within the framework of the state plan.	based	{ "name": "base", "sense_definitions_list": [ "installation from which a military force initiates operations", "lowest support of a structure", "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", "the bottom or lowest part", "(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment", ...	[ "use as a basis for; found on" ]	[ "base%2:31:00::" ]
The state development budget will reflect the capital needs of all the state agencies and the priority of the projects in the budget will be based on the state plan.	reflect	{ "name": "reflect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "manifest or bring back", "reflect deeply on a subject", "to throw or bend back (from a surface)", "be bright by reflecting or casting light", "show an image of", "give evidence of a certain behavior", "give evidence of the quality of" ]...	[ "to throw or bend back (from a surface)" ]	[ "reflect%2:39:00::" ]
The state development budget will reflect the capital needs of all the state agencies and the priority of the projects in the budget will be based on the state plan.	based	{ "name": "base", "sense_definitions_list": [ "installation from which a military force initiates operations", "lowest support of a structure", "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", "the bottom or lowest part", "(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment", ...	[ "use as a basis for; found on" ]	[ "base%2:31:00::" ]
In preparing the state guide plan, particular attention will be given means of strengthening the economy of the state through the development of industry and recreation.	preparing	{ "name": "prepare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc", "prepare for eating by applying heat", "to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery", "arrange by systematic planning and united effort",...	[ "arrange by systematic planning and united effort" ]	[ "prepare%2:36:00::" ]
In preparing the state guide plan, particular attention will be given means of strengthening the economy of the state through the development of industry and recreation.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "dedicate" ]	[ "give%2:31:02::" ]
In preparing the state guide plan, particular attention will be given means of strengthening the economy of the state through the development of industry and recreation.	strengthening	{ "name": "strengthen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make strong or stronger", "gain strength", "give a healthy elasticity to" ] }	[ "make strong or stronger" ]	[ "strengthen%2:30:01::" ]
The planning division has embarked on the most complete and comprehensive state planning program in the nation.	embarked on	{ "name": "embark_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get off the ground" ] }	[ "get off the ground" ]	[ "embark_on%2:36:00::" ]
The long range aspects of this program are divided into four distinct phases : basic mapping, inventory, analysis and plan and policy formation.	divided	{ "name": "divide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)", "a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems", "separate into parts or portions", "perform a division", "act as a barrier between; stand...	[ "separate into parts or portions" ]	[ "divide%2:41:00::" ]

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