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Although the United States and the U. S. S. R. have been arguing whether there shall be four , five or six top assistants , the most important element in the situation is not the number of deputies but the manner in which these deputies are to [TARGET] do [/TARGET] their work . | [
"of hair",
"behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; \"You should act like an adult\"; \"Don't behave like a fool\"; \"What makes her do this way?\"",
"create or design, often in a certain way; \"Do my room in blue\"; \"I did this piece in wood to express my love for the ... | 9 | {"id": "br-b07:11:41", "sense_key": "do%2:41:04::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 41, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If any one of them [TARGET] has [/TARGET] any power to veto the Secretary General 's decisions the nature of the organization will have changed . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-b07:12:5", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If any one of them has any power to [TARGET] veto [/TARGET] the Secretary General 's decisions the nature of the organization will have changed . | [
"command against; \"I forbid you to call me late at night\"",
"vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:12:9", "sense_key": "veto%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If any one of them has any power to veto the Secretary General 's decisions the nature of the organization will have [TARGET] changed [/TARGET] . | [
"undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; \"She changed completely as she grew older\"; \"The weather changed last night\"",
"cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; \"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city\"; \"The ... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:12:21", "sense_key": "change%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they [TARGET] give [/TARGET] him advice when he asks it , or if they perform specified duties under his direction , the nature of the U. N. will not of necessity change . | [
"proffer, as of a body part; \"She gave her hand to her little sister\"",
"consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; \"She gave herself to many men\"",
"occur; \"what gives?\" (slang)",
"estimate the duration or outcome of something; \"He gave the patient three months to live\"; \"I gave him a very ... | 31 | {"id": "br-b07:13:2", "sense_key": "give%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they give him advice when he [TARGET] asks [/TARGET] it , or if they perform specified duties under his direction , the nature of the U. N. will not of necessity change . | [
"inquire about; \"I asked about their special today\"; \"He had to ask directions several times\"",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody; \"She asked him for a loan\"",
"direct or put; seek an answer to: \"ask a question\"; \"pose a problem to one's students\"",
"address a question to and expec... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:13:7", "sense_key": "ask%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they give him advice when he asks it , or if they [TARGET] perform [/TARGET] specified duties under his direction , the nature of the U. N. will not of necessity change . | [
"to act or perform an action; \"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters\"",
"give a performance; \"Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight\"",
"get (something) done; \"I did my job\"",
"perform a function; \"Who will perform the wedding?\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-b07:13:13", "sense_key": "perform%2:41:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they give him advice when he asks it , or if they perform specified duties under his direction , the nature of the U. N. will not of necessity [TARGET] change [/TARGET] . | [
"undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; \"She changed completely as she grew older\"; \"The weather changed last night\"",
"cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; \"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city\"; \"The ... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:13:28", "sense_key": "change%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Secretary General must [TARGET] have [/TARGET] , subject to the constitutional direction of the Security Council and the General Assembly , the power to act , to propose action and to organize action without being hobbled by advisers and assistants acting on someone else 's instructions . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-b07:14:3", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Secretary General must have , subject to the constitutional direction of the Security Council and the General Assembly , the power to [TARGET] act [/TARGET] , to propose action and to organize action without being hobbled by advisers and assistants acting on someone else 's instructions . | [
"behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; \"You should act like an adult\"; \"Don't behave like a fool\"; \"What makes her do this way?\"",
"pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; \"He acted the idiot\"; \"She plays deaf when the news are bad\"",
"discharge o... | 6 | {"id": "br-b07:14:19", "sense_key": "act%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Secretary General must have , subject to the constitutional direction of the Security Council and the General Assembly , the power to act , to [TARGET] propose [/TARGET] action and to organize action without being hobbled by advisers and assistants acting on someone else 's instructions . | [
"present for consideration",
"propose or intend; \"I aim to arrive at noon\"",
"make a proposal, declare a plan for something",
"ask (someone) to marry you; \"he popped the question on Sunday night\"; \"she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months\"",
"put forward; nominate for appoint... | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:14:22", "sense_key": "propose%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Secretary General must have , subject to the constitutional direction of the Security Council and the General Assembly , the power to act , to propose action and to [TARGET] organize [/TARGET] action without being hobbled by advisers and assistants acting on someone else 's instructions . | [
"bring order and organization to; \"Can you help me organize my files?\"",
"plan and direct (a complex undertaking); \"he masterminded the robber\"",
"arrange by systematic planning and united effort",
"cause to be organized",
"create, as of a social group or a company, for example",
"form or join a union... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:14:26", "sense_key": "organize%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Secretary General must have , subject to the constitutional direction of the Security Council and the General Assembly , the power to act , to propose action and to organize action without being [TARGET] hobbled [/TARGET] by advisers and assistants acting on someone else 's instructions . | [
"walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; \"The old woman hobbles down to the store every day.\"",
"hamper the action or progress of;\"The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:14:30", "sense_key": "hobble%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Secretary General must have , subject to the constitutional direction of the Security Council and the General Assembly , the power to act , to propose action and to organize action without being hobbled by advisers and assistants [TARGET] acting on [/TARGET] someone else 's instructions . | [
"carry further or advance; \"Can you act on this matter soon?\"",
"regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; \"The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:14:35", "sense_key": "act_on%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the root issue for which the United States should stand . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:15:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is the root issue for which the United States should [TARGET] stand [/TARGET] . | [
"put up with something or somebody unpleasant; \"I cannot bear his constant criticism\"; \"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks\"",
"have or maintain a position or stand on an issue: \"Where do you stand on the War?\"",
"adopt as a belief; \"I subscribe to your view on abortion\"",
... | 7 | {"id": "br-b07:15:10", "sense_key": "stand%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
We should not [TARGET] become [/TARGET] confused or let our public become confused over irrelevant questions of number or even of geography . | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition; \"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news\"; \"It must be getting more serious\"; \"her face went red with anger\"; \"She went into ecstasy\"; \"Get going!\"",
"come into existence; \"What becomes has duration\"",
"undergo a change or development: \"The water ... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:16:3", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
We should not become confused or [TARGET] let [/TARGET] our public become confused over irrelevant questions of number or even of geography . | [
"let be; leave alone or undisturbed; \"leave the door open!\"",
"cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition: \"He got his squad on the ball\"; \"This let me in for a big surprise\"; \"He got a girl into trouble\"",
"actively cause something to happen; \"I let it be known that I was not intere... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:16:6", "sense_key": "let%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
We should not become confused or let our public [TARGET] become [/TARGET] confused over irrelevant questions of number or even of geography . | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition; \"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news\"; \"It must be getting more serious\"; \"her face went red with anger\"; \"She went into ecstasy\"; \"Get going!\"",
"come into existence; \"What becomes has duration\"",
"undergo a change or development: \"The water ... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:16:9", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What we must [TARGET] have [/TARGET] , if the United Nations is to survive , is as nonpolitical , nonpartisan an organization at the top as human beings can make it , subject to no single nation 's direction and subservient to no single nation 's ambition . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-b07:17:3", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What we must have , if the United Nations is to [TARGET] survive [/TARGET] , is as nonpolitical , nonpartisan an organization at the top as human beings can make it , subject to no single nation 's direction and subservient to no single nation 's ambition . | [
"stay alive; survive; \"he could barely exist on such a low wage\"",
"continue to live, endure or last; \"We went without water and food for 3 days\"; \"The legend of Elvis lives on\"; \"These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America\"",
"continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); \"He survived... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:17:10", "sense_key": "survive%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What we must have , if the United Nations is to survive , [TARGET] is [/TARGET] as nonpolitical , nonpartisan an organization at the top as human beings can make it , subject to no single nation 's direction and subservient to no single nation 's ambition . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:17:12", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What we must have , if the United Nations is to survive , is as nonpolitical , nonpartisan an organization at the top as human beings can [TARGET] make [/TARGET] it , subject to no single nation 's direction and subservient to no single nation 's ambition . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 4 | {"id": "br-b07:17:25", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The new City Charter , which should [TARGET] get [/TARGET] a Yes vote as Question No. 1 on Nov. 7 , would not make a good Mayor out of a bad one . | [
"be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; \"He got AIDS\"; \"She came down with pneumonia\"; \"She took a chill\"",
"come to have, of physical features and attributes; \"He grew a beard\"; The patient developed abdominal pains\"; I got funny spots all over my body\"",
"make children; \"Abraham bego... | 7 | {"id": "br-b07:18:6", "sense_key": "get%2:30:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The new City Charter , which should get a Yes vote as Question No. 1 on Nov. 7 , would not [TARGET] make [/TARGET] a good Mayor out of a bad one . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 18 | {"id": "br-b07:18:20", "sense_key": "make%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There [TARGET] is [/TARGET] no such magic in man-made laws . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 6 | {"id": "br-b07:19:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But it would greatly [TARGET] strengthen [/TARGET] any Mayor 's executive powers , remove the excuse in large degree that he is a captive of inaction in the Board of Estimate , increase his budget-making authority both as to expense and capital budgets , and vest in him the right to reorganize city departments in the i... | [
"give a healthy elasticity to; \"Let's tone our muscles\"",
"gain strength; \"His body strengthened\"",
"make strong or stronger; \"This exercise will strengthen your upper body\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:20:4", "sense_key": "strengthen%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But it would greatly strengthen any Mayor 's executive powers , [TARGET] remove [/TARGET] the excuse in large degree that he is a captive of inaction in the Board of Estimate , increase his budget-making authority both as to expense and capital budgets , and vest in him the right to reorganize city departments in the i... | [
"remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc.; or remove something abstract; \"remove a threat\"; \"remove a wrapper\"; \"Remove the dirty dishes from the table\"; \"take the gun from your pocket\"",
"go away or leave; \"He absented himself\"",
"shift the position or location of, as for b... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:20:11", "sense_key": "remove%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But it would greatly strengthen any Mayor 's executive powers , remove the excuse in large degree that he [TARGET] is [/TARGET] a captive of inaction in the Board of Estimate , increase his budget-making authority both as to expense and capital budgets , and vest in him the right to reorganize city departments in the i... | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:20:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But it would greatly strengthen any Mayor 's executive powers , remove the excuse in large degree that he is a captive of inaction in the Board of Estimate , [TARGET] increase [/TARGET] his budget-making authority both as to expense and capital budgets , and vest in him the right to reorganize city departments in the i... | [
"become bigger or greater in amount; \"The amount of work increased\"",
"make bigger or more; \"The boss finally increased her salary\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:20:30", "sense_key": "increase%2:30:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But it would greatly strengthen any Mayor 's executive powers , remove the excuse in large degree that he is a captive of inaction in the Board of Estimate , increase his budget-making authority both as to expense and capital budgets , and [TARGET] vest [/TARGET] in him the right to reorganize city departments in the i... | [
"clothe formally; esp. in ecclesiastical robes",
"provide with power and authority"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:20:43", "sense_key": "vest%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 43, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But it would greatly strengthen any Mayor 's executive powers , remove the excuse in large degree that he is a captive of inaction in the Board of Estimate , increase his budget-making authority both as to expense and capital budgets , and vest in him the right to [TARGET] reorganize [/TARGET] city departments in the i... | [
"organize anew; \"We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under\"",
"organize anew, as after a setback"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:20:49", "sense_key": "reorganize%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 49, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lawmaking power is [TARGET] removed [/TARGET] from the Board of Estimate and made a partnership responsibility of the City Council and the Mayor . | [
"remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc.; or remove something abstract; \"remove a threat\"; \"remove a wrapper\"; \"Remove the dirty dishes from the table\"; \"take the gun from your pocket\"",
"go away or leave; \"He absented himself\"",
"shift the position or location of, as for b... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:21:3", "sense_key": "remove%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lawmaking power is removed from the Board of Estimate and [TARGET] made [/TARGET] a partnership responsibility of the City Council and the Mayor . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 4 | {"id": "br-b07:21:10", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Thus there [TARGET] is [/TARGET] a clearer division of authority , administrative and legislative . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 6 | {"id": "br-b07:22:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board is [TARGET] diminished [/TARGET] in both respects , while it retains control over zoning , franchises , pier leases , sale , leasing and assignment of property , and other trusteeship functions . | [
"decrease in size, extent, or range; \"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester\"; \"The cabin pressure fell dramatically\"; \"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds\"; \"his voice fell to a whisper\"",
"lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; \"don't belittle your colleagues\"... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:23:3", "sense_key": "diminish%2:30:04::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board is diminished in both respects , while it [TARGET] retains [/TARGET] control over zoning , franchises , pier leases , sale , leasing and assignment of property , and other trusteeship functions . | [
"keep in one's mind; \"I cannot retain so much information\"",
"keep in one's possession",
"hold on to",
"as to represent; of legal counsel; \"I'm retaining a lawyer\"",
"allow to remain in a place or position; \"We cannot continue several servants any longer\"",
"hold within; \"This soil retains water\";... | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:23:10", "sense_key": "retain%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board will [TARGET] be [/TARGET] able to increase , decrease , add or eliminate budget items , subject to the Mayor 's veto ; but the City Council will now share fully this budget-altering power . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:24:3", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board will be able to [TARGET] increase [/TARGET] , decrease , add or eliminate budget items , subject to the Mayor 's veto ; but the City Council will now share fully this budget-altering power . | [
"become bigger or greater in amount; \"The amount of work increased\"",
"make bigger or more; \"The boss finally increased her salary\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:24:6", "sense_key": "increase%2:30:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board will be able to increase , [TARGET] decrease [/TARGET] , add or eliminate budget items , subject to the Mayor 's veto ; but the City Council will now share fully this budget-altering power . | [
"decrease in size, extent, or range; \"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester\"; \"The cabin pressure fell dramatically\"; \"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds\"; \"his voice fell to a whisper\"",
"make smaller; \"He decreased his staff\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:24:8", "sense_key": "decrease%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board will be able to increase , decrease , [TARGET] add [/TARGET] or eliminate budget items , subject to the Mayor 's veto ; but the City Council will now share fully this budget-altering power . | [
"make an addition (to); join with others; increase by another or several; \"We added two students to that dorm room\"; \"She added a personal note to her letter\"; \"Add insult to injury\"",
"make an addition by combining numbers; \"Add 27 and 49, please!\"",
"determine the sum of; \"Add all the people in this ... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:24:10", "sense_key": "add%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board will be able to increase , decrease , add or [TARGET] eliminate [/TARGET] budget items , subject to the Mayor 's veto ; but the City Council will now share fully this budget-altering power . | [
"eliminate from the body; \"Pass a kidney stone\"",
"excrete or discharge from the body",
"kill in large numbers; \"the plague wiped out an entire population\"",
"terminate or take out; \"Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics\"",
"dismiss from consideration; John was ruled out as a possible s... | 3 | {"id": "br-b07:24:12", "sense_key": "eliminate%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The board will be able to increase , decrease , add or eliminate budget items , subject to the Mayor 's veto ; but the City Council will now [TARGET] share [/TARGET] fully this budget-altering power . | [
"communicate; \"I'd like to share this idea with you\"",
"give out as one's portion or share",
"have, give, or receive a share of: \"We shared the cake\"",
"use jointly or in common",
"share in common; \"Our children share a love of music\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-b07:24:26", "sense_key": "share%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Overriding of mayoral veto on budget changes will [TARGET] require [/TARGET] concurrence by board and Council , and a two-thirds vote . | [
"make someone do something",
"consider obligatory; request and expect; \"We require our secretary to be on time\"; \"Aren't we asking too much of these children?\" \"I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons\"",
"have need of: \"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner\"",
"require a... | 3 | {"id": "br-b07:25:8", "sense_key": "require%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Controller [TARGET] retains [/TARGET] his essential `` fiscal watchdog '' functions ; his broad but little used investigative powers are confirmed . | [
"keep in one's mind; \"I cannot retain so much information\"",
"keep in one's possession",
"hold on to",
"as to represent; of legal counsel; \"I'm retaining a lawyer\"",
"allow to remain in a place or position; \"We cannot continue several servants any longer\"",
"hold within; \"This soil retains water\";... | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:26:2", "sense_key": "retain%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Controller retains his essential `` fiscal watchdog '' functions ; his broad but little [TARGET] used [/TARGET] investigative powers are confirmed . | [
"use up, consume fully; \" The legislature expended its time on school questions.\"",
"put into service; make work; make use of of employ for a particular purpose: \"use your head!\" \"I can't make use of this tool\"; \"Apply a magnetic field here\"; \"This thinking was applied to many projects\"; \"How do you ut... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:26:15", "sense_key": "use%2:34:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Controller retains his essential `` fiscal watchdog '' functions ; his broad but little used investigative powers are [TARGET] confirmed [/TARGET] . | [
"make more firm; \"Confirm thy soul in self-control!\"",
"strengthen or make more firm as by corroboration; \"his story confirmed my doubts\"",
"strengthen or make more firm; \"The witnesses confirmed the victim's account\"",
"administer confirmation to; a church rite",
"as of a person to a position: \"The ... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:26:19", "sense_key": "confirm%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] loses [/TARGET] now-misplaced tax collection duties , which go to the Finance Department . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 8 | {"id": "br-b07:27:1", "sense_key": "lose%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He loses now-misplaced tax collection duties , which [TARGET] go [/TARGET] to the Finance Department . | [
"pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; \"She died from cancer\"; \"They children perished in the fire\"; \"The patient went peacefully\"",
"follow a certain course; \"The inauguration went well\"; \"how did your interview go?\"",
"progress by being c... | 16 | {"id": "br-b07:27:7", "sense_key": "go%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
On net balance , in spite of Controller Gerosa 's opposition to the new Charter as an invasion of his office , the Controller will [TARGET] have [/TARGET] the opportunity for greater usefulness to good government than he has now . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-b07:28:22", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
On net balance , in spite of Controller Gerosa 's opposition to the new Charter as an invasion of his office , the Controller will have the opportunity for greater usefulness to good government than he [TARGET] has [/TARGET] now . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-b07:28:33", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Borough Presidents , while [TARGET] retaining [/TARGET] membership in the Board of Estimate , lose their housekeeping functions . | [
"keep in one's mind; \"I cannot retain so much information\"",
"keep in one's possession",
"hold on to",
"as to represent; of legal counsel; \"I'm retaining a lawyer\"",
"allow to remain in a place or position; \"We cannot continue several servants any longer\"",
"hold within; \"This soil retains water\";... | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:29:4", "sense_key": "retain%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Borough Presidents , while retaining membership in the Board of Estimate , [TARGET] lose [/TARGET] their housekeeping functions . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 8 | {"id": "br-b07:29:12", "sense_key": "lose%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Highways [TARGET] go [/TARGET] to a new Department of Highways , sewers to the Department of Public Works , such street cleaning as Borough Presidents now do ( in Queens and Richmond ) to the Sanitation Department . | [
"pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; \"She died from cancer\"; \"They children perished in the fire\"; \"The patient went peacefully\"",
"follow a certain course; \"The inauguration went well\"; \"how did your interview go?\"",
"progress by being c... | 16 | {"id": "br-b07:30:1", "sense_key": "go%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Highways go to a new Department of Highways , sewers to the Department of Public Works , such street cleaning as Borough Presidents now [TARGET] do [/TARGET] ( in Queens and Richmond ) to the Sanitation Department . | [
"of hair",
"behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; \"You should act like an adult\"; \"Don't behave like a fool\"; \"What makes her do this way?\"",
"create or design, often in a certain way; \"Do my room in blue\"; \"I did this piece in wood to express my love for the ... | 7 | {"id": "br-b07:30:23", "sense_key": "do%2:41:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Some fiscal changes [TARGET] are [/TARGET] important . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:31:3", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The expense ( operating ) budget is to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] a program budget , and red tape is cut to allow greater autonomy ( with the Mayor approving ) in fund transfers within a department . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:32:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The expense ( operating ) budget is to be a program budget , and red tape is [TARGET] cut [/TARGET] to allow greater autonomy ( with the Mayor approving ) in fund transfers within a department . | [
"have grow through the gums; \"The baby cut a tooth\"",
"grow through the gums; \"The new tooth is cutting\"",
"cease, stop: \"cut the noise\"; \"We had to cut short the conversation\"",
"weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; \"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet\"",
"lessen the stre... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:32:16", "sense_key": "cut%2:30:06::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The expense ( operating ) budget is to be a program budget , and red tape is cut to [TARGET] allow [/TARGET] greater autonomy ( with the Mayor approving ) in fund transfers within a department . | [
"allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; \"I allow for this possibility\"; \"The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash\"",
"give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; \"I will earmark this money for your research\"",
"... | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:32:18", "sense_key": "allow%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The expense ( operating ) budget is to be a program budget , and red tape is cut to allow greater autonomy ( with the Mayor [TARGET] approving [/TARGET] ) in fund transfers within a department . | [
"judge to be right or commendable; think well of",
"give sanction to; \"I approve of his educational policies\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:32:25", "sense_key": "approve%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The capital budget , for construction of permanent improvements , [TARGET] becomes [/TARGET] an appropriating document instead of just a calendar of pious promises ; but , as a second-look safeguard , each new project must undergo a Board of Estimate public hearing before construction proceeds . | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition; \"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news\"; \"It must be getting more serious\"; \"her face went red with anger\"; \"She went into ecstasy\"; \"Get going!\"",
"come into existence; \"What becomes has duration\"",
"undergo a change or development: \"The water ... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:33:10", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The capital budget , for construction of permanent improvements , becomes an appropriating document instead of just a calendar of pious promises ; but , as a second-look safeguard , each new project must [TARGET] undergo [/TARGET] a Board of Estimate public hearing before construction proceeds . | [
"accept or undergo, often unwillingly; \"We took a pay cut\"",
"of mental or bodily states or experiences: \"get an idea\"; \"experience vertigo\"; \"get nauseous\"; \"undergo a strange sensation\"; \"The fluid undergoes shear\"; \"receive injuries\"; \"have a feeling\"",
"go or live through; \"We had many tria... | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:33:34", "sense_key": "undergo%2:39:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 34, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The capital budget , for construction of permanent improvements , becomes an appropriating document instead of just a calendar of pious promises ; but , as a second-look safeguard , each new project must undergo a Board of Estimate public hearing before construction [TARGET] proceeds [/TARGET] . | [
"follow a certain course; \"The inauguration went well\"; \"how did your interview go?\"",
"continue to speak: \"I know it's hard,\" he continued, \"but there is no choice.\"",
"move ahead; travel onward; \"We proceeded towards Washington\"; \"She continued in the direction of the hills\"; can also be used in t... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:33:43", "sense_key": "proceed%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 43, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A road block to desirable local or borough improvements , heretofore dependent on the pocketbook vote of taxpayers and hence a drag on progress , is [TARGET] removed [/TARGET] by making these a charge against the whole city instead of an assessment paid by those immediately affected . | [
"remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc.; or remove something abstract; \"remove a threat\"; \"remove a wrapper\"; \"Remove the dirty dishes from the table\"; \"take the gun from your pocket\"",
"go away or leave; \"He absented himself\"",
"shift the position or location of, as for b... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:34:25", "sense_key": "remove%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A road block to desirable local or borough improvements , heretofore dependent on the pocketbook vote of taxpayers and hence a drag on progress , is removed by [TARGET] making [/TARGET] these a charge against the whole city instead of an assessment paid by those immediately affected . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 4 | {"id": "br-b07:34:27", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A road block to desirable local or borough improvements , heretofore dependent on the pocketbook vote of taxpayers and hence a drag on progress , is removed by making these a charge against the whole city instead of an assessment [TARGET] paid [/TARGET] by those immediately affected . | [
"as in the expressions \"give thought to\"; \"give priority to\", etc.",
"bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; \"You'll pay for this!\"; \"She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly\"; \"You'll pay for this opinion later\"",
"convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; best... | 3 | {"id": "br-b07:34:39", "sense_key": "pay%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 39, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A road block to desirable local or borough improvements , heretofore dependent on the pocketbook vote of taxpayers and hence a drag on progress , is removed by making these a charge against the whole city instead of an assessment paid by those immediately [TARGET] affected [/TARGET] . | [
"act physically on; have an effect upon",
"have an effect upon; \"Will the new rules affect me?\"",
"make believe; \"He feigned that he was ill\"; \"He shammed a headache\"",
"have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; \"This struck me as odd\"",
"connect closely and often incriminatingly; \"This new rulin... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:34:43", "sense_key": "affect%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 43, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This will [TARGET] have [/TARGET] a beneficial effect by expediting public business ; it will also correct some injustices . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-b07:35:2", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This will have a beneficial effect by [TARGET] expediting [/TARGET] public business ; it will also correct some injustices . | [
"speed up the progress of; facilitate; \"This should expedite the process\"",
"process fast and efficiently; \"I will try to expedite the matter\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:35:7", "sense_key": "expedite%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This will have a beneficial effect by expediting public business ; it will also [TARGET] correct [/TARGET] some injustices . | [
"make right or correct; \"Correct the mistakes\"",
"censure severely; \"She chastized him for his insensitive remarks\"",
"punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; \"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently\"",
"make reparations or amends for; \"right a wrong\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-b07:35:14", "sense_key": "correct%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Enlargement of the City Council and a new method of selecting members will be [TARGET] discussed [/TARGET] tomorrow . | [
"speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; \"We discussed our household budget\"",
"to consider or examine in speech or writing; \"The article covered all the different aspects of this question\"; \"The class discussed Dante's 'Inferno'\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:36:13", "sense_key": "discuss%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Inter-american Press Association , which [TARGET] blankets [/TARGET] the Western Hemisphere from northern Canada to Cape Horn , is meeting in New York City this week for the first time in eleven years . | [
"cover as if with a blanket; as of snow",
"form a blanket-like cover (over)"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:37:4", "sense_key": "blanket%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Inter-american Press Association , which blankets the Western Hemisphere from northern Canada to Cape Horn , is [TARGET] meeting [/TARGET] in New York City this week for the first time in eleven years . | [
"contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; \"Princeton plays Yale this weekend\"; \"Charlie likes to play Mary\"",
"fill or meet a want or need",
"be in contact with",
"get or come together; \"the two lines meet here\"",
"meet; \"I'll probably see you at the meeting\"; \"How nice to see you a... | 7 | {"id": "br-b07:37:14", "sense_key": "meet%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. [TARGET] is [/TARGET] a reflection of the problems and hopes of the hemisphere ; and in these days this inevitably means a concentration on the effects of the Cuban revolution . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:38:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. is a reflection of the problems and hopes of the hemisphere ; and in these days this inevitably [TARGET] means [/TARGET] a concentration on the effects of the Cuban revolution . | [
"have in mind as a purpose; \"I mean no harm\"; \"I only meant to help you\"; \"She didn't think to harm me\"; \"We thought to return early that night\"",
"\"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France\"; \"Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!\"",
"destine or designate for a certai... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:38:20", "sense_key": "mean%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the press in Cuba was gradually [TARGET] throttled [/TARGET] by the Castro regime , more and more Cuban publishers , editors and correspondents were forced into exile . | [
"reduce the air supply; of carburetors",
"place limits on; \"restrict the use of this parking lot\"",
"squeeze the throat of; \"he tried to strangle his opponent\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:39:7", "sense_key": "throttle%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the press in Cuba was gradually throttled by the Castro regime , more and more Cuban publishers , editors and correspondents were [TARGET] forced [/TARGET] into exile . | [
"impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; \"She forced her diet fads on him\"",
"squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; \"I squeezed myself into the corner\"",
"cause to move along the ground by pulling; \"draw a wagon\"; \"pull a sled\"",
"physical or metaphorical, as in \"She rammed her mi... | 8 | {"id": "br-b07:39:21", "sense_key": "force%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. [TARGET] found [/TARGET] itself driven from journalism into politics as it did its best to bring about the downfall of the Castro Government and the return of the Cuban press to the freedom it knew before Batista 's dictatorship began in 1952 . | [
"receive a specified treatment (abstract); \"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation\"; \"His movie received a good review\"; \"I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions\"",
"make a discovery; \"She found that he had lied to her\"; \"The story is false, so far as I... | 8 | {"id": "br-b07:40:2", "sense_key": "find%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. found itself [TARGET] driven [/TARGET] from journalism into politics as it did its best to bring about the downfall of the Castro Government and the return of the Cuban press to the freedom it knew before Batista 's dictatorship began in 1952 . | [
"move into a desired direction of discourse; \"What are you driving at?\"",
"chase (game) from cover into more open ground",
"search (an area) for game",
"cause to function; \"The amplifier drives the tube\"",
"physical or metaphorical, as in \"She rammed her mind into focus\"",
"cause to move rapidly by ... | 14 | {"id": "br-b07:40:4", "sense_key": "drive%2:38:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. found itself driven from journalism into politics as it [TARGET] did [/TARGET] its best to bring about the downfall of the Castro Government and the return of the Cuban press to the freedom it knew before Batista 's dictatorship began in 1952 . | [
"of hair",
"behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; \"You should act like an adult\"; \"Don't behave like a fool\"; \"What makes her do this way?\"",
"create or design, often in a certain way; \"Do my room in blue\"; \"I did this piece in wood to express my love for the ... | 6 | {"id": "br-b07:40:11", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. found itself driven from journalism into politics as it did its best to [TARGET] bring about [/TARGET] the downfall of the Castro Government and the return of the Cuban press to the freedom it knew before Batista 's dictatorship began in 1952 . | [
"cause to happen or occur; \"The scientists set up a shockwave\"",
"plan, organize, and carry out (an event)",
"bring about; \"His two singles gave the team the victory\"",
"cause to occur or exist: \"This procedure produces a curious effect\"; \"The new law gave rise to many complaints\"; \"These chemicals p... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:40:15", "sense_key": "bring_about%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. found itself driven from journalism into politics as it did its best to bring about the downfall of the Castro Government and the return of the Cuban press to the freedom it [TARGET] knew [/TARGET] before Batista 's dictatorship began in 1952 . | [
"be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; \"She doesn't know this composer\"; \"Do you know my sister?\" \"We know this movie\"",
"be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; \"I know that the President lied to the people\"; \"I want to ... | 4 | {"id": "br-b07:40:32", "sense_key": "know%2:31:04::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The I. A. P. A. found itself driven from journalism into politics as it did its best to bring about the downfall of the Castro Government and the return of the Cuban press to the freedom it knew before Batista 's dictatorship [TARGET] began [/TARGET] in 1952 . | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action: \"We began working at dawn\"; \"Who will start?\" \"Get working as soon as the sun rises!\"",
"set in motion, cause to start; \"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East\"; \"The Iraquis began hostilities\"; \"begin a new chapter in your life\"",
"begin t... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:40:37", "sense_key": "begin%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 37, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Freedom of the press was [TARGET] lost [/TARGET] in Cuba because of decades of corruption and social imbalances . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 8 | {"id": "br-b07:41:2", "sense_key": "lose%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In such conditions all freedoms are [TARGET] lost [/TARGET] . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 8 | {"id": "br-b07:42:6", "sense_key": "lose%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This , in more diplomatic language , [TARGET] is [/TARGET] what Adlai Stevenson told the newspaper men of Latin America yesterday on behalf of the United States Government . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:43:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This , in more diplomatic language , is what Adlai Stevenson [TARGET] told [/TARGET] the newspaper men of Latin America yesterday on behalf of the United States Government . | [
"discern or comprehend; \"He could tell that she was unhappy\"",
"mark as different; \"We distinguish several kinds of maple\"",
"let something be known; \"Tell them that you will be late\"",
"narrate or give a detailed account of; \"Tell what happened\"; \"The father told a story to his child\"",
"tell som... | 6 | {"id": "br-b07:43:10", "sense_key": "tell%2:32:04::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] felt [/TARGET] able to end on a note of hope . | [
"seem with respect to the sensation given; of physical states, indicating as health, etc.: \"My cold is gone--I feel fine today\"; \"She felt tired after the long hike\"",
"come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds: \"I feel that he doesn't like me\"; \"I find him to be obnoxious\... | 6 | {"id": "br-b07:44:1", "sense_key": "feel%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He felt able to [TARGET] end [/TARGET] on a note of hope . | [
"bring to an end; \"She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime\"",
"bring to a conclusion or cause to come to an end; \"We terminated our relation with the company\"; \"It is unclear whether the bombing of Hiroshima ended the war\"; \"Cease doing what you are doing!\"... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:44:4", "sense_key": "end%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] sees [/TARGET] evidence of fair winds for the ten-year Alliance for Progress plan with its emphasis on social reforms . | [
"consider or deem to be; regard; \"She views this quite differently from me\"; \"I consider her to be shallow\"",
"perceive mentally, as of an idea; \"Now I see!\"; \"I just can't see your point\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see that you have been pro... | 12 | {"id": "br-b07:45:1", "sense_key": "see%2:39:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
No group can [TARGET] contribute [/TARGET] more to the success of the program than the editors and publishers of the Inter-American Press Association . | [
"contribute to some cause; \"I gave at the office\"",
"of a quality, as in: \"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company\"; \"The music added a lot to the play\"; \"She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings\"; \"This adds a light note to the program\"",
"provide; \"The city has to put up half the ... | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:46:3", "sense_key": "contribute%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Twenty-second Soviet Communist Party Congress [TARGET] opens [/TARGET] in Moscow today in a situation contrasting sharply with the script prepared many months ago when this meeting was first announced . | [
"make available, as of an opportunity; \"This opens up new possibilities\"",
"become available; \"an opportunity opened up\"",
"make the opening move, in chess; \"Kasparov opened with a standard opening\"",
"cause to open or to become open; \"Mary opened the car door\"",
"become open; \"The door opened\"",
... | 8 | {"id": "br-b07:47:5", "sense_key": "open%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Twenty-second Soviet Communist Party Congress opens in Moscow today in a situation contrasting sharply with the script [TARGET] prepared [/TARGET] many months ago when this meeting was first announced . | [
"make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; \"Get the children ready for school!\"; \"prepare for war\"",
"make suitable for eating; of foods",
"undergo training or instruction",
"prepare for a future task or career; \"I am training young minds\"; \"develop leaders... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:47:17", "sense_key": "prepare%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Twenty-second Soviet Communist Party Congress opens in Moscow today in a situation contrasting sharply with the script prepared many months ago when this meeting was first [TARGET] announced [/TARGET] . | [
"make known; make an announcement; \"She denoted his feelings clearly\"",
"foreshadow or presage",
"announce officially; \"The President declared war\"",
"give the names of; \"He announced the winners of the spelling bee\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:47:26", "sense_key": "announce%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
According to the original program , Premier Khrushchev [TARGET] expected [/TARGET] the millions looking toward the Kremlin this morning to be filled with admiration or rage - depending upon individual or national politics - because of the `` bold program for building communism in our time '' which the Congress will ado... | [
"be pregnant with; \"She is bearing his child\"; \"The are expecting another child in January\"",
"look forward to the birth of a child; \"She is expecting in March\"",
"regard something as probable or likely; \"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow\"",
"look forward to the probably occurrence of... | 2 | {"id": "br-b07:48:7", "sense_key": "expect%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
According to the original program , Premier Khrushchev expected the millions [TARGET] looking [/TARGET] toward the Kremlin this morning to be filled with admiration or rage - depending upon individual or national politics - because of the `` bold program for building communism in our time '' which the Congress will ado... | [
"have a certain outward or facial expression; \"How does she look?\" \"The child looks unhappy\"; \"She looked pale after the surgery\"",
"look forward to the probably occurrence of: \"We were expecting a visit from our relatives\"; \"She is looking to a promotion\"; \"he is waiting to be drafted\"",
"convey by... | 3 | {"id": "br-b07:48:10", "sense_key": "look%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
According to the original program , Premier Khrushchev expected the millions looking toward the Kremlin this morning to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] filled with admiration or rage - depending upon individual or national politics - because of the `` bold program for building communism in our time '' which the Congress will ado... | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-b07:48:17", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
According to the original program , Premier Khrushchev expected the millions looking toward the Kremlin this morning to be filled with admiration or rage - [TARGET] depending upon [/TARGET] individual or national politics - because of the `` bold program for building communism in our time '' which the Congress will ado... | [
"rely or depend on; \"you can count on me to help you any time\"",
"be contingent on; \"The outcomes rides on the results of the electin\"; \"Your grade will depends on your homework\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b07:48:23", "sense_key": "depend_upon%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
According to the original program , Premier Khrushchev expected the millions looking toward the Kremlin this morning to be filled with admiration or rage - depending upon individual or national politics - because of the `` bold program for [TARGET] building [/TARGET] communism in our time '' which the Congress will ado... | [
"form steadily; \"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly\"",
"improve the cleansing action of; build detergents\"",
"increase or strengthen gradually; \"This investment is building interest\"; \"We worked up courage\"",
"develop and grow; \"Suspense was building right from the beginning of the oper... | 0 | {"id": "br-b07:48:36", "sense_key": "build%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 36, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
According to the original program , Premier Khrushchev expected the millions looking toward the Kremlin this morning to be filled with admiration or rage - depending upon individual or national politics - because of the `` bold program for building communism in our time '' which the Congress will [TARGET] adopt [/TARGE... | [
"take into one's family; \"They adopted two children from Nicaragua\"",
"take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; \"His voice took on a sad tone\"; \"The story took a new turn\"; \"he adopted an air of superiority\"; \"She assumed strange manners\"; \"The gods assume human or animal form in these fables\"",
... | 4 | {"id": "br-b07:48:46", "sense_key": "adopt%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b07", "token_index": 46, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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