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The industry [TARGET] is [/TARGET] so structured that price-setting by a multi-product company will vary with the way overhead charges are allocated - whether marginal or average pricing is applied . | [
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"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
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The industry is so structured that price-setting by a multi-product company will [TARGET] vary [/TARGET] with the way overhead charges are allocated - whether marginal or average pricing is applied . | [
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The industry is so structured that price-setting by a multi-product company will vary with the way overhead charges are allocated - whether marginal or average pricing is [TARGET] applied [/TARGET] . | [
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The problem [TARGET] becomes [/TARGET] even more complex where an enterprise is engaged in the manufacture of a wide variety of other goods in addition to the heavy electrical equipment . | [
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The problem becomes even more complex where an enterprise is [TARGET] engaged [/TARGET] in the manufacture of a wide variety of other goods in addition to the heavy electrical equipment . | [
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"engage or engross wholly; \"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely\"",
"give to, in marriage",
"keep engaged; \"engaged the gears\"",
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Accounting procedures can be [TARGET] varied [/TARGET] to provide a rationale for almost any price . | [
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"make something more diverse and varied; \"Vary the menu\"",
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Accounting procedures can be varied to [TARGET] provide [/TARGET] a rationale for almost any price . | [
"determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), esp. by including a proviso condition; \"The will provides that each child should receive half of the money\"",
"provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance; \"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests\"",
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Naturally , enterprises of the size of General Electric [TARGET] are [/TARGET] in a position to structure their prices in such a way that the relatively small competitors can be forced to the wall in a very short time . | [
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"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?\"",
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Naturally , enterprises of the size of General Electric are in a position to structure their prices in such a way that the relatively small competitors can be [TARGET] forced [/TARGET] to the wall in a very short time . | [
"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... | 3 | {"id": "br-a36:22:24", "sense_key": "force%2:35:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Should these giants really [TARGET] flex [/TARGET] their competitive muscles , they would become the only survivors in the industry . | [
"form a curve",
"contract; \"flex a muscle\""
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Should these giants really flex their competitive muscles , they would [TARGET] become [/TARGET] the only survivors in the industry . | [
"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-a36:23:11", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Uncle Sam would then [TARGET] accuse [/TARGET] them of creating a monopoly by `` unfair competition '' . | [
"bring an accusation against; level a charge against; \"He charged the man with spousal abuse\"",
"blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against: \"he charged me director with indifference\""
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Uncle Sam would then accuse them of [TARGET] creating [/TARGET] a monopoly by `` unfair competition '' . | [
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"pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; \"Don't disturb him--he is creating\"",
"bring into existence; \"The company was created 25 years ago\"; \"He created a new movement in painting\"",
"create ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:24:6", "sense_key": "create%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But if they [TARGET] show [/TARGET] self-restraint , they do n't get the orders . | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; \"I showed the customer the ... | 11 | {"id": "br-a36:25:3", "sense_key": "show%2:39:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But if they show self-restraint , they do n't [TARGET] get [/TARGET] the orders . | [
"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... | 32 | {"id": "br-a36:25:9", "sense_key": "get%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Under the circumstances , the only protection for the relatively small manufacturers is to [TARGET] engage [/TARGET] in exactly the kind of conspiracy with the giants for which the latter were convicted . | [
"get caught; as of gears",
"engage or engross wholly; \"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely\"",
"give to, in marriage",
"keep engaged; \"engaged the gears\"",
"engage in a commercial transaction; \"We took an apartment on a quiet street\"; \"Let's rent a car\"; \"Shall we take a guide in Rome... | 8 | {"id": "br-a36:26:12", "sense_key": "engage%2:41:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Engaging [/TARGET] in such a conspiracy was an act of mercy by the giants . | [
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"give to, in marriage",
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Engaging in such a conspiracy [TARGET] was [/TARGET] an act of mercy by the giants . | [
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"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?\"",
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The paradox implicit in the whole affair is [TARGET] shown [/TARGET] by the demand of the government , after the conviction , that General Electric sign a wide-open consent decree that it would not reduce prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows . | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; \"I showed the customer the ... | 10 | {"id": "br-a36:28:7", "sense_key": "show%2:39:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The paradox implicit in the whole affair is shown by the demand of the government , after the conviction , that General Electric [TARGET] sign [/TARGET] a wide-open consent decree that it would not reduce prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows . | [
"be engaged by a written agreement; \"He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18\"; \"The soprano signed to sing the new opera\"",
"converse silently and non-verbally; converse in sign language; \"I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin\"",
"mark with one's signature; write one's n... | 6 | {"id": "br-a36:28:21", "sense_key": "sign%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The paradox implicit in the whole affair is shown by the demand of the government , after the conviction , that General Electric sign a wide-open consent decree that it would not [TARGET] reduce [/TARGET] prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows . | [
"take off weight",
"cut down on; make a reduction in; \"reduce your daily fat intake\"; \"The employer wants to cut back health benefits\"",
"narrow or limit; \"reduce the influx of foreigners\"",
"cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces; \"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time\... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:28:30", "sense_key": "reduce%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In other words , the anti-trust laws , [TARGET] designed [/TARGET] to reduce prices to the consumer on Monday , Wednesday and Friday , become a tool to protect the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday . | [
"design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; \"This room is not designed for work\"",
"intend or have as a purpose; \"She designed to go far in the world of business\"",
"make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; \"design a better mousetrap\"; \"plan the new wing of the museum... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:29:6", "sense_key": "design%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In other words , the anti-trust laws , designed to [TARGET] reduce [/TARGET] prices to the consumer on Monday , Wednesday and Friday , become a tool to protect the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday . | [
"take off weight",
"cut down on; make a reduction in; \"reduce your daily fat intake\"; \"The employer wants to cut back health benefits\"",
"narrow or limit; \"reduce the influx of foreigners\"",
"cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces; \"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time\... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:29:8", "sense_key": "reduce%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In other words , the anti-trust laws , designed to reduce prices to the consumer on Monday , Wednesday and Friday , [TARGET] become [/TARGET] a tool to protect the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday . | [
"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-a36:29:20", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In other words , the anti-trust laws , designed to reduce prices to the consumer on Monday , Wednesday and Friday , become a tool to [TARGET] protect [/TARGET] the marginal manufacturer on Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday . | [
"shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; \"Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain\"",
"use tariffs to favor domestic industry, in international trade"
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And which theory would [TARGET] govern [/TARGET] the enforcers of the law on Sunday ? | [
"exercise authority over; as of nations; \"Who is governing the country now?\"",
"direct or strongly influence the behavior of; \"This principle controls his behavior\"",
"impose regulations on"
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The question might be [TARGET] asked [/TARGET] : `` Do n't the managements of the heavy-electrical-goods manufacturers know these facts ? | [
"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... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:31:4", "sense_key": "ask%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The question might be asked : `` Do n't the managements of the heavy-electrical-goods manufacturers [TARGET] know [/TARGET] these facts ? | [
"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 ... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:31:15", "sense_key": "know%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Why did they [TARGET] engage [/TARGET] in a flood of mea culpas , throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter , expressing their complete confidence in the laws '' ? | [
"get caught; as of gears",
"engage or engross wholly; \"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely\"",
"give to, in marriage",
"keep engaged; \"engaged the gears\"",
"engage in a commercial transaction; \"We took an apartment on a quiet street\"; \"Let's rent a car\"; \"Shall we take a guide in Rome... | 8 | {"id": "br-a36:32:3", "sense_key": "engage%2:41:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas , [TARGET] throw [/TARGET] a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter , expressing their complete confidence in the laws '' ? | [
"be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly: \"These questions confuse even the experts\"; \"This question completely threw me\"; \"This question befuddled even the teacher\"",
"convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; \"Throw a glance\"; \"She gave me a dirty look\""... | 3 | {"id": "br-a36:32:11", "sense_key": "throw%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas , throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and [TARGET] promise [/TARGET] to be good boys thereafter , expressing their complete confidence in the laws '' ? | [
"make a promise or commitment",
"promise to undertake or give; \"I promise you my best effort\"",
"make a prediction about; tell in advance; \"Call the outcome of an election\"",
"give grounds for expectations; \"The new results were promising\"; \"The results promised fame and glory\""
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Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas , throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] good boys thereafter , expressing their complete confidence in the 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... | 5 | {"id": "br-a36:32:20", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Why did they engage in a flood of mea culpas , throw a few scapegoats to the dogs and promise to be good boys thereafter , [TARGET] expressing [/TARGET] their complete confidence in the laws '' ? | [
"articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; \"She expressed her anger\"; \"He uttered a curse\"",
"give expression to; \"She showed her disappointment\"",
"serve as a means for expressing something: \"The painting of Mary carries motherly love\"; \"His voice carried a lot af anger\"",
"indica... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:32:25", "sense_key": "express%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The past usefulness of the anti-trust laws to management was [TARGET] explained [/TARGET] by Thurman Arnold , in The Folklore of Capitalism , back in 1937 . | [
"give an explanation for",
"state by way of explanation",
"serve as an excuse for"
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He [TARGET] wrote [/TARGET] : `` the anti-trust laws were the answer of a society which unconsciously felt the need of great organizations , and at the same time had to deny them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure . | [
"communicate or express by writing; \"Please write to me every week\"",
"communicate by letter; \"He wrote that he would be coming soon\"",
"record data on a computer; \"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk\"",
"communicate (with) in writing; \"Write her soon, please!\"",
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He wrote : `` the anti-trust laws [TARGET] were [/TARGET] the answer of a society which unconsciously felt the need of great organizations , and at the same time had to deny them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure . | [
"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-a36:34:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He wrote : `` the anti-trust laws were the answer of a society which unconsciously [TARGET] felt [/TARGET] the need of great organizations , and at the same time had to deny them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure . | [
"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-a36:34:15", "sense_key": "feel%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He wrote : `` the anti-trust laws were the answer of a society which unconsciously felt the need of great organizations , and at the same time had to [TARGET] deny [/TARGET] them a place in the moral and logical ideology of the social structure . | [
"declare untrue; contradict; \"He denied the allegations\"; \"She denied that she had taken money\"",
"refuse to accept or believe; \"He denied his fatal illness\"",
"refuse to recognize or acknowledge; \"Peter denied Jesus\"",
"deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit",
"... | 4 | {"id": "br-a36:34:26", "sense_key": "deny%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Anti-trust laws [TARGET] became [/TARGET] the greatest protection to uncontrolled business dictatorship . | [
"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-a36:35:2", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When corporate abuses were [TARGET] attacked [/TARGET] , it was done on the theory that criminal penalties would be invoked rather than control . | [
"begin to injure; \"The cancer cells are attacking his liver\"; \"Rust is attacking the metal\"",
"set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; \"I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed\"",
"attack verbally, in speech or writing; \"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new... | 4 | {"id": "br-a36:36:4", "sense_key": "attack%2:33:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When corporate abuses were attacked , it was [TARGET] done [/TARGET] on the theory that criminal penalties would be invoked rather than control . | [
"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-a36:36:8", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When corporate abuses were attacked , it was done on the theory that criminal penalties would be [TARGET] invoked [/TARGET] rather than control . | [
"cite as an authority: \"He invoked the law that would save him\"; \"I appealed to the law of 1900\"",
"evoke or call forth: \"raise the specter of unemployment\"; \"he conjured wild birds in the air\"; \"stir a disturbance\""
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In this manner , every scheme for direct control [TARGET] broke [/TARGET] to pieces on the great protective rock of the anti-trust laws . | [
"fracture a bone of: \"I broke my foot while playing hockey\"",
"weaken or destroy in spirit or body; \"For a hero loves the world till it breaks him\"--Yeats",
"diminish or discontinue abruptly; \"The patient's fever broke last night\"",
"become separated into pieces or fragments; \"The figurine broke\"; \"T... | 3 | {"id": "br-a36:37:8", "sense_key": "break%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it [TARGET] is [/TARGET] obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known , held together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchan... | [
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"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-a36:38:3", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not [TARGET] prevent [/TARGET] the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known , held together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchan... | [
"prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; \"We must prevent the cancer from spreading\"",
"keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; \"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:38:11", "sense_key": "prevent%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever [TARGET] known [/TARGET] , held together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchan... | [
"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 ... | 3 | {"id": "br-a36:38:25", "sense_key": "know%2:31:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known , [TARGET] held [/TARGET] together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchan... | [
"keep from exhaling or expelling; \"hold your breath\"",
"keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; \"take for granted\"; \"view as important\"; \"hold these truths to be self-evident\"; \"I hold him personally responsible\"",
"hold the attention of; \"The soprano held the audience\"; \"This story held ou... | 26 | {"id": "br-a36:38:27", "sense_key": "hold%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known , held together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all [TARGET] based [/TARGET] on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchan... | [
"use as a basis for; found on; \"base a claim on some observation\"",
"assign to a station",
"use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:38:37", "sense_key": "base%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 37, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known , held together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation [TARGET] is [/TARGET] an individual who can trade and exchan... | [
"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-a36:38:45", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 45, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known , held together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can [TARGET] trade [/TARGET] and exchan... | [
"turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; \"trade in an old car for a new one\"",
"engage in the trade of",
"exchange or give (something) in exchange for",
"do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; \"She deals in gold\"; \"The brothers sell shoes\"",
"be traded at a certain price or un... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:38:50", "sense_key": "trade%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 50, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In any event , it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known , held together by some of the most fantastic ideas , all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and [TARGET] exchange [/TARGE... | [
"exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; \"Could you convert my dollars into pounds?\" \"He changed his name\"",
"change over, change around, or switch over",
"exchange a penalty for a less severe one",
"give to, and receive from, one another; \"Would you change places with me?... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:38:52", "sense_key": "exchange%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 52, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This escape from control has [TARGET] led [/TARGET] to management 's evaluating the risk of occasional irrational prosecution as worth while . | [
"cause to undertake a certain action; \"Her greed led her to forge the checks\"",
"preside over; \"John moderated the discussion\"",
"lead; \"conduct an orchestra\"",
"travel in front of; go in advance of others: \"The procession was headed by John\"",
"take somebody somewhere; \"We lead him to our chief\";... | 12 | {"id": "br-a36:39:5", "sense_key": "lead%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A plea of nolo contendere , [TARGET] followed [/TARGET] by a nominal fine , after all is a small price to pay for this untrammeled license . | [
"behave in accordance or in agreement with; \"Follow a pattern\"; \"Follow my example\"",
"keep informed; \"He kept up on his country's foreign policies\"",
"keep to: \"Stick to your principles\"; \"stick to the diet\"",
"follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; \"We must follow ... | 18 | {"id": "br-a36:40:5", "sense_key": "follow%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A plea of nolo contendere , followed by a nominal fine , after all [TARGET] is [/TARGET] a small price to pay for this untrammeled license . | [
"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-a36:40:12", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A plea of nolo contendere , followed by a nominal fine , after all is a small price to [TARGET] pay [/TARGET] for this untrammeled license . | [
"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... | 2 | {"id": "br-a36:40:17", "sense_key": "pay%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
( The penalties handed out in the electrical case , which [TARGET] included [/TARGET] jail sentences , were unprecedented in anti-trust prosecutions , perhaps because the conspirators had displayed unusual ineptness in their pricing activities . ) | [
"add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; \"We must include this chemical element in the group\"",
"consider as part of something; \"I include you in the list of culprits\"",
"allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and resp... | 3 | {"id": "br-a36:41:10", "sense_key": "include%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
( The penalties handed out in the electrical case , which included jail sentences , [TARGET] were [/TARGET] unprecedented in anti-trust prosecutions , perhaps because the conspirators had displayed unusual ineptness in their pricing activities . ) | [
"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-a36:41:14", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
( The penalties handed out in the electrical case , which included jail sentences , were unprecedented in anti-trust prosecutions , perhaps because the conspirators had [TARGET] displayed [/TARGET] unusual ineptness in their pricing activities . ) | [
"to show, make visible or apparent: \"The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month\"; \"Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?\" \"National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship..\"",
"make clear and visible; \"The article revealed the policies of th... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:41:25", "sense_key": "display%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If a substitute mechanism is [TARGET] needed [/TARGET] for the control of a fictitious impersonal market , quite obviously some method must be devised for representing the public interest . | [
"have need of: \"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner\"",
"have or feel a need for: \"always wanting for friends and money\"",
"be in want of",
"require as useful, just, or proper; \"It takes nerve to do what she did\"; \"success usually requires hard work\"; \"This job asks a lot of patience a... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:42:5", "sense_key": "need%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If a substitute mechanism is needed for the control of a fictitious impersonal market , quite obviously some method must be [TARGET] devised [/TARGET] for representing the public interest . | [
"come up with",
"arrange by systematic planning and united effort"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:42:21", "sense_key": "devise%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If a substitute mechanism is needed for the control of a fictitious impersonal market , quite obviously some method must be devised for [TARGET] representing [/TARGET] the public interest . | [
"to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)",
"serve as a means of expressing something",
"express indirectly; be a symbol of; \"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?\"",
"create an image or likeness of",
"play a role or part; \"Gielgud played Hamlet\"; \"She wants to act Lady Macbeth, b... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:42:23", "sense_key": "represent%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A secret conspiracy of manufacturers [TARGET] is [/TARGET] hardly such a vehicle . | [
"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-a36:43:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
However , one can [TARGET] argue [/TARGET] that no such control is necessary as long as one pretends that the anti-trust laws are effective and rational . | [
"have an argument about something",
"give evidence of; \"The evidence argues for your claim\"; \"The results indicate the need for more work\"",
"present reasons and arguments"
] | 2 | {"id": "br-a36:44:4", "sense_key": "argue%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
However , one can argue that no such control [TARGET] is [/TARGET] necessary as long as one pretends that the anti-trust laws are effective and rational . | [
"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-a36:44:9", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
However , one can argue that no such control is necessary as long as one [TARGET] pretends [/TARGET] that the anti-trust laws are effective and rational . | [
"make believe; \"He feigned that he was ill\"; \"He shammed a headache\"",
"behave unnaturally or affectedly; \"She's just acting\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:44:15", "sense_key": "pretend%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
However , one can argue that no such control is necessary as long as one pretends that the anti-trust laws [TARGET] are [/TARGET] effective and rational . | [
"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-a36:44:20", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Quite clearly the anti-trust laws [TARGET] are [/TARGET] neither effective nor rational - and yet the argument goes that they should be extended to the labor union . | [
"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-a36:45:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Quite clearly the anti-trust laws are neither effective nor rational - and yet the argument [TARGET] goes [/TARGET] that they should be extended to the labor union . | [
"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... | 18 | {"id": "br-a36:45:15", "sense_key": "go%2:42:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Quite clearly the anti-trust laws are neither effective nor rational - and yet the argument goes that they should be [TARGET] extended [/TARGET] to the labor union . | [
"extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; \"Stretch your legs!\" \"Extend your right arm above your head\"",
"extend out and forward, as of a limb; \"He held out his hand\"; \"point a finger\"; \"extend a hand\"",
"extend in scope or range or area; \"The law was extended to all citizens\"; \"widen the... | 13 | {"id": "br-a36:45:20", "sense_key": "extend%2:40:05::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Those who [TARGET] favor [/TARGET] placing trade unions under anti-trust laws imply that they are advocating a brand new reform . | [
"consider as the favorite; \"The local team was favored\"",
"confer honor on",
"promote over another",
"treat gently or carefully",
"bestow a privilege upon"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:46:2", "sense_key": "favor%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Those who favor [TARGET] placing [/TARGET] trade unions under anti-trust laws imply that they are advocating a brand new reform . | [
"recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; \"She identified the man on the \"wanted\" poster\"",
"assign a rank or rating to; \"how would you rank these students?\"",
"take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; \"Jerry came in third in the Marathon\"",
"estimate: \"... | 13 | {"id": "br-a36:46:3", "sense_key": "place%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Those who favor placing trade unions under anti-trust laws [TARGET] imply [/TARGET] that they are advocating a brand new reform . | [
"express or state indirectly",
"suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic",
"have as a logical consequence; \"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers\"",
"have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; \"This decision involves many changes\"",
"suggest that someon... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:46:8", "sense_key": "imply%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Those who favor placing trade unions under anti-trust laws imply that they are [TARGET] advocating [/TARGET] a brand new reform . | [
"push for something",
"speak, plead, or argue in favour of"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:46:12", "sense_key": "advocate%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Before 1933 , individuals who [TARGET] opposed [/TARGET] trade unions and collective bargaining said so in plain English . | [
"be resistant to; \"The board opposed his motion.\"",
"be against; express opposition to; \"We oppose the ban on abortion\"",
"set into opposition or rivalry",
"fight against or resist strongly; \"The senator said he would oppose the bill\"",
"act against or in opposition to; \"She reacts negatively to ever... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:47:5", "sense_key": "oppose%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Before 1933 , individuals who opposed trade unions and collective bargaining [TARGET] said [/TARGET] so in plain English . | [
"express an idea, etc. in words; \"He said that he wanted to marry her\"; \"tell me what is bothering you\"; \"state your opinion\"",
"report or maintain; \"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime\"; \"He said it was too late to intervene in the war\"; \"The registrar says that I owe the school money\"",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:47:9", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The acceptance of collective bargaining as a national policy in 1934 , implicit in the [TARGET] writing [/TARGET] of Section 7 A of the National Industrial Recovery Act , has made it impolitic to oppose collective bargaining in principle . | [
"communicate or express by writing; \"Please write to me every week\"",
"communicate by letter; \"He wrote that he would be coming soon\"",
"record data on a computer; \"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk\"",
"communicate (with) in writing; \"Write her soon, please!\"",
"produce a literary wo... | 4 | {"id": "br-a36:48:13", "sense_key": "write%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The acceptance of collective bargaining as a national policy in 1934 , implicit in the writing of Section 7 A of the National Industrial Recovery Act , has [TARGET] made [/TARGET] it impolitic to oppose collective bargaining in principle . | [
"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-a36:48:23", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The acceptance of collective bargaining as a national policy in 1934 , implicit in the writing of Section 7 A of the National Industrial Recovery Act , has made it impolitic to [TARGET] oppose [/TARGET] collective bargaining in principle . | [
"be resistant to; \"The board opposed his motion.\"",
"be against; express opposition to; \"We oppose the ban on abortion\"",
"set into opposition or rivalry",
"fight against or resist strongly; \"The senator said he would oppose the bill\"",
"act against or in opposition to; \"She reacts negatively to ever... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:48:27", "sense_key": "oppose%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Wagner Act , the Taft-Hartley Act and the Landrum-Griffin Act all [TARGET] endorse [/TARGET] the principle of collective bargaining . | [
"of documents or cheques",
"be behind; support or vote for; \"He plumped for the Labor Party\"; \"I backed Kennedy in 1960\"",
"guarantee as meeting a certain standard; \"certified grade AAA meat\"",
"give support or one's blessing to; \"I'll second that motion\"; \"I can't back this plan\"; \"endorse a new p... | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:49:9", "sense_key": "endorse%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The basic purpose of an effective collective-bargaining system [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the removal of wages from competition . | [
"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-a36:50:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If a union cannot [TARGET] perform [/TARGET] this function , then collective bargaining is being palmed off by organizers as a gigantic fraud . | [
"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-a36:51:4", "sense_key": "perform%2:41:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The tortured reasoning that unions [TARGET] use [/TARGET] to deny their ambition to exercise monopoly power over the supply and price of labor is one of the things that create a legal profession . | [
"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-a36:52:5", "sense_key": "use%2:34:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The tortured reasoning that unions use to [TARGET] deny [/TARGET] their ambition to exercise monopoly power over the supply and price of labor is one of the things that create a legal profession . | [
"declare untrue; contradict; \"He denied the allegations\"; \"She denied that she had taken money\"",
"refuse to accept or believe; \"He denied his fatal illness\"",
"refuse to recognize or acknowledge; \"Peter denied Jesus\"",
"deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:52:7", "sense_key": "deny%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The tortured reasoning that unions use to deny their ambition to [TARGET] exercise [/TARGET] monopoly power over the supply and price of labor is one of the things that create a legal profession . | [
"do physical exercise; \"She works out in the gym every day\"",
"give a work-out to: \"Some parents exercise their infants\"",
"learn by repetition",
"put to use; \"exert one's power or influence\"",
"carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions: \"practice law\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-a36:52:11", "sense_key": "exercise%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The tortured reasoning that unions use to deny their ambition to exercise monopoly power over the supply and price of labor [TARGET] is [/TARGET] one of the things that create a legal profession . | [
"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-a36:52:21", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The tortured reasoning that unions use to deny their ambition to exercise monopoly power over the supply and price of labor is one of the things that [TARGET] create [/TARGET] a legal profession . | [
"make or cause to be or to become; \"make a mess in one's office\"; \"create a furor\"",
"pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; \"Don't disturb him--he is creating\"",
"bring into existence; \"The company was created 25 years ago\"; \"He created a new movement in painting\"",
"create ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:52:27", "sense_key": "create%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The problem must be [TARGET] faced [/TARGET] squarely . | [
"come to grips with face (something unpleasant) head on; \"You must confront your problems\"",
"present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; \"\"We confronted him with the evidence\"",
"oppose in hostility; \"confront an opponent\"",
"line near the edge with a different material, as of a g... | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:53:4", "sense_key": "face%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If laborers [TARGET] are [/TARGET] merely commodities competing against each other in a market place like so many bags of wheat and corn ( unsupported , by the way , by any agricultural subsidy ) , then they may be pardoned for reacting with complete antagonism to a system that imposes such status upon them . | [
"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-a36:54:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If laborers are merely commodities competing against each other in a market place like so many bags of wheat and corn ( unsupported , by the way , by any agricultural subsidy ) , then they may be [TARGET] pardoned [/TARGET] for reacting with complete antagonism to a system that imposes such status upon them . | [
"grant a pardon to; \"Ford pardoned Nixon\"; \"The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President\"",
"accept an excuse for; \"Please excuse my dirty hands\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:54:36", "sense_key": "pardon%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 36, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If laborers are merely commodities competing against each other in a market place like so many bags of wheat and corn ( unsupported , by the way , by any agricultural subsidy ) , then they may be pardoned for [TARGET] reacting [/TARGET] with complete antagonism to a system that imposes such status upon them . | [
"undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; \"The hydrogen and the oxygen react\"",
"show a response or a reaction to something",
"act against or in opposition to; \"She reacts negatively to everything I say\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a36:54:38", "sense_key": "react%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 38, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If laborers are merely commodities competing against each other in a market place like so many bags of wheat and corn ( unsupported , by the way , by any agricultural subsidy ) , then they may be pardoned for reacting with complete antagonism to a system that [TARGET] imposes [/TARGET] such status upon them . | [
"impose something unpleasant: \"The principal visited his rage on the students\"",
"impose and collect; \"levy a fine\"",
"compel or impose; \"Social relations impose courtesy\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:54:46", "sense_key": "impose%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 46, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Human labor [TARGET] was [/TARGET] exactly that - a commodity - in eighteenth - and nineteenth-century America . | [
"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-a36:55:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As early as 1776 , Adam Smith [TARGET] wrote [/TARGET] in The Wealth of Nations : `` We have no acts of Parliament against combining to lower the price of work ; but many against combining to raise it '' . | [
"communicate or express by writing; \"Please write to me every week\"",
"communicate by letter; \"He wrote that he would be coming soon\"",
"record data on a computer; \"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk\"",
"communicate (with) in writing; \"Write her soon, please!\"",
"produce a literary wo... | 6 | {"id": "br-a36:56:6", "sense_key": "write%2:36:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As early as 1776 , Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations : `` We [TARGET] have [/TARGET] no acts of Parliament against combining to lower the price of work ; but many against combining to raise it '' . | [
"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-a36:56:15", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As early as 1776 , Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations : `` We have no acts of Parliament against [TARGET] combining [/TARGET] to lower the price of work ; but many against combining to raise it '' . | [
"mix together different elements; \"The colors blend well\"; \"fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative\"--A. Schlesinger",
"put or add together; \"combine resources\"",
"combine so as to form a whole; mix; \"compound the ingredients\"",
"gather in a mass, sum, or whole",
"add together, as of resour... | 5 | {"id": "br-a36:56:21", "sense_key": "combine%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As early as 1776 , Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations : `` We have no acts of Parliament against combining to [TARGET] lower [/TARGET] the price of work ; but many against combining to raise it '' . | [
"wrinkle one's forehead in a sign of disapproval",
"make lower or quieter;\"turn down the volume of a radio\"",
"set lower; \"lower a rating\"; \"lower expectations\"",
"cause to drop or sink; \"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir\"",
"move something or somebody to a lower positi... | 2 | {"id": "br-a36:56:23", "sense_key": "lower%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As early as 1776 , Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations : `` We have no acts of Parliament against combining to lower the price of work ; but many against [TARGET] combining [/TARGET] to raise it '' . | [
"mix together different elements; \"The colors blend well\"; \"fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative\"--A. Schlesinger",
"put or add together; \"combine resources\"",
"combine so as to form a whole; mix; \"compound the ingredients\"",
"gather in a mass, sum, or whole",
"add together, as of resour... | 5 | {"id": "br-a36:56:32", "sense_key": "combine%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As early as 1776 , Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations : `` We have no acts of Parliament against combining to lower the price of work ; but many against combining to [TARGET] raise [/TARGET] it '' . | [
"cause to become alive again; \"raise from the dead\"; \"Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected.\"; \"Upraising ghosts\"",
"increase; \"This will enhance your enjoyment\"; \"heighten the tension\"",
"raise the level or amount of something; \"raise my salary\"; \"raise the price of bread\"",
"raise... | 2 | {"id": "br-a36:56:34", "sense_key": "raise%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 34, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Eighteenth-century England , upon whose customs our common law was [TARGET] built [/TARGET] , had outlawed unions as monopolies and conspiracies . | [
"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... | 7 | {"id": "br-a36:57:9", "sense_key": "build%2:36:09::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1825 , the Boston house carpenters ' strike for a ten-hour day was [TARGET] denounced [/TARGET] by the organized employers , who declared : `` It is considered that all combinations by any classes of citizens intended to effect the value of labor tend to convert all its branches into monopolies '' . | [
"speak out against; \"He denounced the Nazis\"",
"give away information about somebody; \"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam\"",
"announce the termination of, as of treaties",
"to accuse or condemn openly or formally: \"He denounced the government action.\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a36:58:14", "sense_key": "denounce%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a36", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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