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Barnett is not expected to be able to [TARGET] withstand [/TARGET] the pressure . | [
"stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something",
"resist or confront with resistance; \"The politician defied public opinion\"; \"The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear\"; \"The bridge held\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:45:8", "sense_key": "withstand%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The issue which may [TARGET] make [/TARGET] it necessary to have a session is the highly sensitive problem of cutting the state 's congressional districts from six to five to eliminate one congressional seat . | [
"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-a08:46:4", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The issue which may make it necessary to [TARGET] have [/TARGET] a session is the highly sensitive problem of cutting the state 's congressional districts from six to five to eliminate one congressional seat . | [
"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... | 8 | {"id": "br-a08:46:8", "sense_key": "have%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The issue which may make it necessary to have a session [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the highly sensitive problem of cutting the state 's congressional districts from six to five to eliminate one congressional seat . | [
"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... | 8 | {"id": "br-a08:46:11", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The issue which may make it necessary to have a session is the highly sensitive problem of [TARGET] cutting [/TARGET] the state 's congressional districts from six to five to eliminate one congressional seat . | [
"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-a08:46:16", "sense_key": "cut%2:30:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The issue which may make it necessary to have a session is the highly sensitive problem of cutting the state 's congressional districts from six to five to [TARGET] eliminate [/TARGET] one congressional seat . | [
"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-a08:46:26", "sense_key": "eliminate%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With eyes focused on the third congressional district , the historic Delta district , and Congressman Frank E. Smith as the one most likely to [TARGET] go [/TARGET] , the redistricting battle will put to a test the longstanding power which lawmakers from the Delta have held in the Legislature . | [
"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... | 5 | {"id": "br-a08:47:20", "sense_key": "go%2:30:08::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With eyes focused on the third congressional district , the historic Delta district , and Congressman Frank E. Smith as the one most likely to go , the redistricting battle will [TARGET] put [/TARGET] to a test the longstanding power which lawmakers from the Delta have held in the Legislature . | [
"arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; \"arrange my schedule;\" \"set up one's life\"; \"I put these memories with those of bygone times\"",
"estimate: \"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.\"",
"formulate in a particular style or language; \"I wouldn't put it that way\"; \"She cast her request in ver... | 5 | {"id": "br-a08:47:26", "sense_key": "put%2:35:05::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With eyes focused on the third congressional district , the historic Delta district , and Congressman Frank E. Smith as the one most likely to go , the redistricting battle will put to a test the longstanding power which lawmakers from the Delta have [TARGET] held [/TARGET] in the Legislature . | [
"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-a08:47:39", "sense_key": "hold%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 39, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Mississippi 's relations with the national Democratic party will [TARGET] be [/TARGET] at a crossroads during 1961 , with the first Democratic president in eight years in the White House . | [
"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... | 7 | {"id": "br-a08:48:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Split [/TARGET] badly during the recent presidential election into almost equally divided camps of party loyalists and independents , the Democratic party in Mississippi is currently a wreck . | [
"break open or apart suddenly; \"The bubble burst\"",
"separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; \"cleave the bone\"",
"go one's own away; move apart; \"The friends separated after the party\"",
"discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; \"The business partners broke over a tax... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:49:0", "sense_key": "split%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Split badly during the recent presidential election into almost equally divided camps of party loyalists and independents , the Democratic party in Mississippi [TARGET] is [/TARGET] currently a wreck . | [
"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-a08:49:22", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And there has [TARGET] been [/TARGET] no effort since the election to pull it back together . | [
"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-a08:50:3", "sense_key": "be%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And there has been no effort since the election to [TARGET] pull [/TARGET] it back together . | [
"strain abnormally; of muscles and tendons",
"cause to move along the ground by pulling; \"draw a wagon\"; \"pull a sled\"",
"tear or be torn violently; \"The curtain ripped from top to bottom\"",
"direct toward itself or oneself; \"Her good looks attract the stares of many men\"",
"apply force so as to cau... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:50:10", "sense_key": "pull%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Barnett , as the titular head of the Democratic party , apparently must [TARGET] make [/TARGET] the move to reestablish relations with the national Democratic party or see a movement come from the loyalist ranks to completely bypass him as a party functionary . | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-a08:51:12", "sense_key": "make%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Barnett , as the titular head of the Democratic party , apparently must make the move to reestablish relations with the national Democratic party or [TARGET] see [/TARGET] a movement come from the loyalist ranks to completely bypass him as a party functionary . | [
"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-a08:51:23", "sense_key": "see%2:39:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Barnett , as the titular head of the Democratic party , apparently must make the move to reestablish relations with the national Democratic party or see a movement [TARGET] come [/TARGET] from the loyalist ranks to completely bypass him as a party functionary . | [
"come to pass; arrive, as in due course; \"The first success came three days later\"; \"It came as a shock\"; \"Dawn comes early in June\"",
"be found or available; \"These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled\"",
"reach a state, relation, or condition; \"The water came to a boil\"; \"We ... | 16 | {"id": "br-a08:51:26", "sense_key": "come%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With a Democratic administration , party patronage would normally [TARGET] begin [/TARGET] to flow to Mississippi if it had held its Democratic solidarity in the November election . | [
"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... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:52:9", "sense_key": "begin%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With a Democratic administration , party patronage would normally begin to [TARGET] flow [/TARGET] to Mississippi if it had held its Democratic solidarity in the November election . | [
"undergo menstruation; \"She started menstruating at the age of 11\"",
"cover or swamp with water",
"fall or flow in a certain way; \"This dress hangs well\"; \"Her long black hair flowed down her back\"",
"move along, of liquids; \"Water flowed into the cave\"",
"move or progress freely as if in a stream; ... | 4 | {"id": "br-a08:52:11", "sense_key": "flow%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With a Democratic administration , party patronage would normally begin to flow to Mississippi if it had [TARGET] held [/TARGET] its Democratic solidarity in the November election . | [
"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-a08:52:17", "sense_key": "hold%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Now , the picture [TARGET] is [/TARGET] clouded , and even US Sens. James O. Eastland and John C. Stennis , who remained loyal to the ticket , are uncertain of their status . | [
"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-a08:53:4", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Now , the picture is clouded , and even US Sens. James O. Eastland and John C. Stennis , who [TARGET] remained [/TARGET] loyal to the ticket , are uncertain of their status . | [
"stay the same; remain in a certain state; \"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it\"; \"rest assured\"; \"stay alone\"; \"He remained unmoved by her tears\"; \"The bad weather continued for another week\"",
"stay behind; \"The smell stayed in the room\"; \"The hostility remained long after they... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:53:15", "sense_key": "remain%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Now , the picture is clouded , and even US Sens. James O. Eastland and John C. Stennis , who remained loyal to the ticket , [TARGET] are [/TARGET] uncertain of their status . | [
"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-a08:53:21", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reports [TARGET] are [/TARGET] that it is more than probability that the four congressmen from Mississippi who did not support the party ticket will be stripped of the usual patronage which flows to congressmen . | [
"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... | 8 | {"id": "br-a08:54:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reports are that it [TARGET] is [/TARGET] more than probability that the four congressmen from Mississippi who did not support the party ticket will be stripped of the usual patronage which flows to congressmen . | [
"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-a08:54:4", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reports are that it is more than probability that the four congressmen from Mississippi who did not [TARGET] support [/TARGET] the party ticket will be stripped of the usual patronage which flows to congressmen . | [
"support; of morale, theories, etc.",
"strengthen or make more firm as by corroboration; \"his story confirmed my doubts\"",
"adopt as a belief; \"I subscribe to your view on abortion\"",
"argue in defense of",
"be a customer or client of; \"We patronize this store\"",
"be the support of; \"The beam holds... | 9 | {"id": "br-a08:54:16", "sense_key": "support%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reports are that it is more than probability that the four congressmen from Mississippi who did not support the party ticket will be [TARGET] stripped [/TARGET] of the usual patronage which flows to congressmen . | [
"get undressed; \"please don't undress in front of everybody!\"",
"draw the last milk (of cows)",
"take off or remove; \"strip a wall of its wallpaper\"",
"remove a constituent from a liquid; in chemistry",
"remove the thread (of screws)",
"lay bare; \"denude a forest\"",
"remove substances form by a pe... | 11 | {"id": "br-a08:54:22", "sense_key": "strip%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reports are that it is more than probability that the four congressmen from Mississippi who did not support the party ticket will be stripped of the usual patronage which [TARGET] flows [/TARGET] to congressmen . | [
"undergo menstruation; \"She started menstruating at the age of 11\"",
"cover or swamp with water",
"fall or flow in a certain way; \"This dress hangs well\"; \"Her long black hair flowed down her back\"",
"move along, of liquids; \"Water flowed into the cave\"",
"move or progress freely as if in a stream; ... | 4 | {"id": "br-a08:54:28", "sense_key": "flow%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Gov. Jimmie H. Davis administration [TARGET] appears [/TARGET] to face a difficult year in 1961 , with the governor 's theme of peace and harmony subjected to severe stresses . | [
"come into sight or view; \"He suddenly appeared at the wedding\"; \"A new star appeared on the horizon\"",
"be issued or published, as of news in a paper, a book, or a movie; \"Did your latest book appear yet?\" \"The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet\"",
"come into being or existence, or appear on the ... | 4 | {"id": "br-a08:55:3", "sense_key": "appear%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Gov. Jimmie H. Davis administration appears to [TARGET] face [/TARGET] a difficult year in 1961 , with the governor 's theme of peace and harmony subjected to severe stresses . | [
"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... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:55:5", "sense_key": "face%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Gov. Jimmie H. Davis administration appears to face a difficult year in 1961 , with the governor 's theme of peace and harmony [TARGET] subjected [/TARGET] to severe stresses . | [
"make liable: \"This action may subject you to certain penalties\"",
"make vulnerable or liable to; \"People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation\"",
"make accountable for: \"He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors\"",
"cause to experience or suffer: \"He subjected me to his a... | 3 | {"id": "br-a08:55:21", "sense_key": "subject%2:39:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The year will probably [TARGET] start out [/TARGET] with segregation still the most troublesome issue . | [
"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!\"",
"leave; \"The family took off for Florida\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:56:4", "sense_key": "start_out%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But it might [TARGET] give way [/TARGET] shortly to another vexing issue - that of finances in state government . | [
"stop operating or functioning; \"The engine finally went\"; \"The car died on the road\"; \"The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town\"; \"The coffe maker broke\"; \"The engine failed on the way to town\"",
"end resistance, esp. under pressure or force; \"The door yielded to repeated blows with a bat... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:57:3", "sense_key": "give_way%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The transition from segregation to finances might already [TARGET] be [/TARGET] in progress , in the form of an administration proposal to hike the state sales tax from 2 per cent to 3 per cent . | [
"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-a08:58:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The transition from segregation to finances might already be in progress , in the form of an administration proposal to [TARGET] hike [/TARGET] the state sales tax from 2 per cent to 3 per cent . | [
"walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; \"We were hiking in Colorado\"; \"hike the Rockies\"",
"increase; \"The landlord hiked up the rents\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:58:19", "sense_key": "hike%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The administration has [TARGET] said [/TARGET] the sales tax proposal is merely part of the segregation strategy , since the revenues from the increase would be dedicated to a grant in aid program . | [
"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-a08:59:3", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The administration has said the sales tax proposal [TARGET] is [/TARGET] merely part of the segregation strategy , since the revenues from the increase would be dedicated to a grant in aid program . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-a08:59:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The administration has said the sales tax proposal is merely part of the segregation strategy , since the revenues from the increase would be [TARGET] dedicated [/TARGET] to a grant in aid program . | [
"set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church",
"furnish or contribute; \"She committed herself to the work of God\"; \"give one's talents to a good cause\"",
"inscribe or address by way of compliment; \"She dedicated her book to her parents\"",
"open to public use, as of a highway, park, or buildi... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:59:23", "sense_key": "dedicate%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the tardiness of the administration in [TARGET] making [/TARGET] the dedication has caused legislators to suspect the tax bill was related more directly to an over-all shortage of cash than to segregation . | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-a08:60:7", "sense_key": "make%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the tardiness of the administration in making the dedication has [TARGET] caused [/TARGET] legislators to suspect the tax bill was related more directly to an over-all shortage of cash than to segregation . | [
"cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner: \"The ads induced me to buy a VCR\"; \"My children finally got me to buy a computer\"; \"My wife made me buy a new sofa\"",
"give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; \"cause a commotion\"; \"make a stir\"; \"cause an accident\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:60:11", "sense_key": "cause%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the tardiness of the administration in making the dedication has caused legislators to [TARGET] suspect [/TARGET] the tax bill was related more directly to an over-all shortage of cash than to segregation . | [
"regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in",
"believe guilty",
"imagine to be true or to be the case; \"I suspect that there is more to the story\"",
"imagine to be true; \"I suspect he is a fugitive\"",
"suspect to be false; \"I distrust that man\"",
"hold in suspicio... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:60:14", "sense_key": "suspect%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the tardiness of the administration in making the dedication has caused legislators to suspect the tax bill was [TARGET] related [/TARGET] more directly to an over-all shortage of cash than to segregation . | [
"make a logical or causal connection; \"I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind\"",
"give an account of; \"The witness related the events\"",
"have a relationship to",
"bring into relation with",
"be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to; \"What's this novel a... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:60:18", "sense_key": "relate%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Indeed , the administration 's curious position on the sales tax [TARGET] was [/TARGET] a major factor in contributing to its defeat . | [
"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-a08:61:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Indeed , the administration 's curious position on the sales tax was a major factor in [TARGET] contributing [/TARGET] to its defeat . | [
"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 ... | 3 | {"id": "br-a08:61:15", "sense_key": "contribute%2:41:12::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The administration could not [TARGET] say [/TARGET] why $ 28 million was needed for a grant-in-aid program . | [
"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-a08:62:4", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The administration could not say why $ 28 million was [TARGET] needed [/TARGET] for a grant-in-aid program . | [
"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... | 3 | {"id": "br-a08:62:10", "sense_key": "need%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The effectiveness of the governor in [TARGET] clearing up [/TARGET] some of the inconsistencies revolving about the sales tax bill may play a part in determining whether it can muster the required two-thirds vote . | [
"free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; \"Clear the throat\"",
"finish a task completely; \"I finally got through this homework assignment\"",
"make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: \"Could you clarify these remarks?\"; \"Clear up the question of who is at fault\"",
"shed light on",
"beco... | 3 | {"id": "br-a08:63:6", "sense_key": "clear_up%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The effectiveness of the governor in clearing up some of the inconsistencies revolving about the sales tax bill may [TARGET] play [/TARGET] a part in determining whether it can muster the required two-thirds vote . | [
"engage in an activity as if it were a game: \"They played games on their opponents\"",
"pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; \"He acted the idiot\"; \"She plays deaf when the news are bad\"",
"exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line",
"consider not very seriously; \"He is tr... | 26 | {"id": "br-a08:63:16", "sense_key": "play%2:41:12::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The effectiveness of the governor in clearing up some of the inconsistencies revolving about the sales tax bill may play a part in [TARGET] determining [/TARGET] whether it can muster the required two-thirds vote . | [
"reach, make, or come to a decision about something; \"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations\"",
"fix conclusively or authoritatively; \"set the rules\"",
"shape or influence; give direction to; \"experience often determines ability\"",
"fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the bo... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:63:20", "sense_key": "determine%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The effectiveness of the governor in clearing up some of the inconsistencies revolving about the sales tax bill may play a part in determining whether it can [TARGET] muster [/TARGET] the required two-thirds vote . | [
"call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.",
"gather or bring together; \"muster the courage to do something\"; \"she rallied her intellect\"; \"Summon all your courage\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:63:24", "sense_key": "muster%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The tax bill will [TARGET] be [/TARGET] up for reconsideration Wednesday in the House when the Legislature reconvenes . | [
"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-a08:64:3", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Davis may [TARGET] use [/TARGET] the tax bill as a means to effect a transition from special sessions of the Legislature to normalcy . | [
"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-a08:65:2", "sense_key": "use%2:34:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Davis may use the tax bill as a means to [TARGET] effect [/TARGET] a transition from special sessions of the Legislature to normalcy . | [
"cause to happen or occur; \"The scientists set up a shockwave\"",
"act so as to bring about; \"effect a change\"; \"carry out a reform\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:65:9", "sense_key": "effect%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If it [TARGET] fails [/TARGET] to pass , he can throw up his hands and say the Legislature would not support him in his efforts to prevent integration . | [
"stop operating or functioning; \"The engine finally went\"; \"The car died on the road\"; \"The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town\"; \"The coffe maker broke\"; \"The engine failed on the way to town\"",
"get worse; \"Her health is declining\"",
"prove insufficient; \"The water supply for the to... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:66:2", "sense_key": "fail%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If it fails to [TARGET] pass [/TARGET] , he can throw up his hands and say the Legislature would not support him in his efforts to prevent integration . | [
"eliminate from the body; \"Pass a kidney stone\"",
"come to pass; occur: \"What is happening?\"; \"The meeting took place off without an incidence\"; \"Nothing occurred that seemed important\"",
"disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; \"The pain eventually passed off\"",
"grant authorization or cl... | 17 | {"id": "br-a08:66:4", "sense_key": "pass%2:41:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If it fails to pass , he can [TARGET] throw [/TARGET] up his hands and say the Legislature would not support him in his efforts to prevent integration . | [
"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\""... | 13 | {"id": "br-a08:66:8", "sense_key": "throw%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If it fails to pass , he can throw up his hands and [TARGET] say [/TARGET] the Legislature would not support him in his efforts to prevent integration . | [
"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-a08:66:13", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If it fails to pass , he can throw up his hands and say the Legislature would not [TARGET] support [/TARGET] him in his efforts to prevent integration . | [
"support; of morale, theories, etc.",
"strengthen or make more firm as by corroboration; \"his story confirmed my doubts\"",
"adopt as a belief; \"I subscribe to your view on abortion\"",
"argue in defense of",
"be a customer or client of; \"We patronize this store\"",
"be the support of; \"The beam holds... | 8 | {"id": "br-a08:66:18", "sense_key": "support%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If it fails to pass , he can throw up his hands and say the Legislature would not support him in his efforts to [TARGET] prevent [/TARGET] integration . | [
"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-a08:66:24", "sense_key": "prevent%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He could [TARGET] terminate [/TARGET] special sessions of the Legislature . | [
"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-a08:67:2", "sense_key": "terminate%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many legislators [TARGET] are [/TARGET] already weary and frustrated over the so-far losing battle to block token integration . | [
"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-a08:69:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many legislators are already weary and frustrated over the so-far losing battle to [TARGET] block [/TARGET] token integration . | [
"shape into a block or blocks; \"block the graphs so one can see the results clearly\"",
"shape by using a block: \"Block a hat\"; \"block a garment\"",
"prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); \"Blocked funds\"; \"Freeze the assets of this hostile government\"",
"be unable to remember; \"I'm drawing a bl... | 14 | {"id": "br-a08:69:13", "sense_key": "block%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This [TARGET] is [/TARGET] not the sort of thing most politicos would care to acknowledge publicly . | [
"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... | 8 | {"id": "br-a08:70:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is not the sort of thing most politicos would [TARGET] care [/TARGET] to acknowledge publicly . | [
"prefer or wish to do something; \"Do you care to try this dish?\" \"Would you like to come along to the movies?\"",
"feel concern or interest; \"I really care about my work\"; \"I don't care\"",
"be concerned with; \"I worry about my grades\"",
"be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; \"I can deal with this ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:70:9", "sense_key": "care%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is not the sort of thing most politicos would care to [TARGET] acknowledge [/TARGET] publicly . | [
"discern; \"His greed knew no limits\"",
"declare or acknowledge to be true; \"He admitted his errors\"; \"She acknowledged that she might have forgotten\"",
"express obligation for",
"cite, as for an outstanding achievement",
"acknowledge the receipt of",
"acknowledge the presence of or acquaintance with... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:70:11", "sense_key": "acknowledge%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They would [TARGET] like [/TARGET] to convey the notion something is being done , even though it is something they know to be ineffectual . | [
"feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; \"How did you like the President's speech last night?\"",
"prefer or wish to do something; \"Do you care to try this dish?\" \"Would you like to come along to the movies?\"",
"be fond of; \"I like my nephews\"",
"find enjoyable or agreeable; \"I like jogg... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:71:2", "sense_key": "like%2:37:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They would like to [TARGET] convey [/TARGET] the notion something is being done , even though it is something they know to be ineffectual . | [
"make known; pass on, of information",
"serve as a means for expressing something: \"The painting of Mary carries motherly love\"; \"His voice carried a lot af anger\"",
"bring or fetch; \"Get me those books over there, please\"; \"Could you bring over the wine?\"; \"The dog fetched the hat\"",
"take somethin... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:71:4", "sense_key": "convey%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They would like to convey the notion something is being [TARGET] done [/TARGET] , even though it is something they know to be ineffectual . | [
"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-a08:71:10", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They would like to convey the notion something is being done , even though it [TARGET] is [/TARGET] something they know to be ineffectual . | [
"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... | 8 | {"id": "br-a08:71:14", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They would like to convey the notion something is being done , even though it is something they [TARGET] know [/TARGET] to be ineffectual . | [
"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 ... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:71:17", "sense_key": "know%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They would like to convey the notion something is being done , even though it is something they know to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] ineffectual . | [
"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-a08:71:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Passage of the sales tax measure would also [TARGET] give [/TARGET] Davis the means to effect a transition . | [
"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 ... | 32 | {"id": "br-a08:72:7", "sense_key": "give%2:40:05::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Passage of the sales tax measure would also give Davis the means to [TARGET] effect [/TARGET] a transition . | [
"cause to happen or occur; \"The scientists set up a shockwave\"",
"act so as to bring about; \"effect a change\"; \"carry out a reform\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:72:12", "sense_key": "effect%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He could [TARGET] tell [/TARGET] the Legislature they had provided the needed funds to carry on the battle . | [
"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-a08:73:2", "sense_key": "tell%2:32:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He could tell the Legislature they had [TARGET] provided [/TARGET] the needed funds to carry on the battle . | [
"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\"",
"provide or furnish w... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:73:7", "sense_key": "provide%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He could tell the Legislature they had provided the needed funds to [TARGET] carry on [/TARGET] the battle . | [
"continue to speak: \"I know it's hard,\" he continued, \"but there is no choice.\"",
"direct the course of; manage or control; \"You cannot conduct business like this\"",
"keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; \"preserve the peace in the family\"; \"continue the family tradition\""
... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:73:12", "sense_key": "carry_on%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Then he could [TARGET] tell [/TARGET] them to go home , while the administration continued to wage the battle with the $ 28 million in extra revenues the sales tax measure would bring in over an eight months period . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-a08:74:3", "sense_key": "tell%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Then he could tell them to go home , while the administration [TARGET] continued [/TARGET] to wage the battle with the $ 28 million in extra revenues the sales tax measure would bring in over an eight months period . | [
"exist over a prolonged period of time; \"The bad weather continued for two more weeks\"",
"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... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:74:11", "sense_key": "continue%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Then he could tell them to go home , while the administration continued to wage the battle with the $ 28 million in extra revenues the sales tax measure would [TARGET] bring in [/TARGET] over an eight months period . | [
"bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; \"He brought in a new judge\"; \"The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor\"",
"as of sounds or images; \"The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine\"",
"be sold for a certain price; \"The painting brought $10,000\"; \"The old p... | 3 | {"id": "br-a08:74:28", "sense_key": "bring_in%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] difficult to be certain how the administration views that $ 28 million , since the views of one leader may not be the same as the views of another one . | [
"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-a08:75:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is difficult to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] certain how the administration views that $ 28 million , since the views of one leader may not be the same as the views of another one . | [
"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-a08:75:4", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is difficult to be certain how the administration [TARGET] views [/TARGET] that $ 28 million , since the views of one leader may not be the same as the views of another one . | [
"consider or deem to be; regard; \"She views this quite differently from me\"; \"I consider her to be shallow\"",
"look at carefully; study mentally; \"view a problem\"",
"see or watch; \"view a show on television\"; \"This program will be seen all over the world\"; \"view an exhibition\"; \"Catch a show on Bro... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:75:9", "sense_key": "view%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is difficult to be certain how the administration views that $ 28 million , since the views of one leader [TARGET] may [/TARGET] not be the same as the views of another one . | [
"get to or be allowed to do something; \"May I go to the movies tonight?\" \"Can I have some ice cream?\" \"We got to play video games all day long\"",
"expresses permission; \"You may leave now\"; \"Can I have another piece of cake?\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:75:21", "sense_key": "may%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is difficult to be certain how the administration views that $ 28 million , since the views of one leader may not [TARGET] be [/TARGET] the same as the views of another one . | [
"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-a08:75:23", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But if the administration should [TARGET] find [/TARGET] it does not need the $ 28 million for a grant-in-aid program , a not unlikely conclusion , it could very well seek a way to use the money for other purposes . | [
"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... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:76:5", "sense_key": "find%2:31:09::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But if the administration should find it does not [TARGET] need [/TARGET] the $ 28 million for a grant-in-aid program , a not unlikely conclusion , it could very well seek a way to use the money for other purposes . | [
"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-a08:76:9", "sense_key": "need%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But if the administration should find it does not need the $ 28 million for a grant-in-aid program , a not unlikely conclusion , it could very well [TARGET] seek [/TARGET] a way to use the money for other purposes . | [
"inquire for; \"seek directions from a local\"",
"try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; \"The police are searching for clues\"; \"They are searching for the missing man in the entire county\"",
"go to or towards; \"a liquid seeks its own level\"",
"try to get or reach; \"seek a posi... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:76:27", "sense_key": "seek%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But if the administration should find it does not need the $ 28 million for a grant-in-aid program , a not unlikely conclusion , it could very well seek a way to [TARGET] use [/TARGET] the money for other purposes . | [
"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-a08:76:31", "sense_key": "use%2:34:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 31, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This would [TARGET] be [/TARGET] in perfect consonance with the underlying concern in the administration - the shortage of cash . | [
"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-a08:77:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It could [TARGET] become [/TARGET] an acute problem in the coming fiscal year . | [
"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 ... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:78:2", "sense_key": "become%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the administration does not [TARGET] succeed [/TARGET] in passing the sales tax bill , or any other tax bill , it could very well be faced this spring at the fiscal session of the Legislature with an interesting dilemma . | [
"attain success or reach a goal; \"The enterprise succeeded\"; \"We succeeded in getting tickets to the show\"",
"be the successor of; \"Carter followed Ford\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:79:5", "sense_key": "succeed%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the administration does not succeed in [TARGET] passing [/TARGET] the sales tax bill , or any other tax bill , it could very well be faced this spring at the fiscal session of the Legislature with an interesting dilemma . | [
"eliminate from the body; \"Pass a kidney stone\"",
"come to pass; occur: \"What is happening?\"; \"The meeting took place off without an incidence\"; \"Nothing occurred that seemed important\"",
"disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; \"The pain eventually passed off\"",
"grant authorization or cl... | 17 | {"id": "br-a08:79:7", "sense_key": "pass%2:41:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the administration does not succeed in passing the sales tax bill , or any other tax bill , it could very well be [TARGET] faced [/TARGET] this spring at the fiscal session of the Legislature with an interesting dilemma . | [
"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... | 2 | {"id": "br-a08:79:21", "sense_key": "face%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Since the constitution [TARGET] forbids [/TARGET] introduction of a tax bill at a fiscal session , the administration will either have to cut down expenses or inflate its estimates of anticipated revenues . | [
"command against; \"I forbid you to call me late at night\"",
"keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; \"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:80:3", "sense_key": "forbid%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Since the constitution forbids introduction of a tax bill at a fiscal session , the administration will either have to [TARGET] cut down [/TARGET] expenses or inflate its estimates of anticipated revenues . | [
"cut down on; make a reduction in; \"reduce your daily fat intake\"; \"The employer wants to cut back health benefits\"",
"intercept (a player), in baseball",
"cause to come or go down; \"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect\"",
"cut with a blade or mower; \"mow the grass\"",
"as of trees or peopl... | 0 | {"id": "br-a08:80:19", "sense_key": "cut_down%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Since the constitution forbids introduction of a tax bill at a fiscal session , the administration will either have to cut down expenses or [TARGET] inflate [/TARGET] its estimates of anticipated revenues . | [
"fill with gas or air; \"inflate a balloons\"",
"exaggerate or make bigger; \"The charges were inflated\"",
"become inflated; \"The sails ballooned\"",
"increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; \"inflate the currency\"",
"cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or ... | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:80:22", "sense_key": "inflate%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In either case , it could [TARGET] call [/TARGET] a special session of the Legislature later in 1961 to make another stab at raising additional revenues through a tax raiser . | [
"rouse somebody from sleep with a call; \"I was called at 5 A.M. this morning\"",
"challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; \"call the speaker on a question of fact\"",
"consider or regard as being; \"I would not call her beautiful\"",
"utter in a loud voice or announce; \"He called my name\"; \"The auctio... | 24 | {"id": "br-a08:81:6", "sense_key": "call%2:41:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In either case , it could call a special session of the Legislature later in 1961 to [TARGET] make [/TARGET] another stab at raising additional revenues through a tax raiser . | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-a08:81:17", "sense_key": "make%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In either case , it could call a special session of the Legislature later in 1961 to make another stab at [TARGET] raising [/TARGET] additional revenues through a tax raiser . | [
"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... | 24 | {"id": "br-a08:81:21", "sense_key": "raise%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The prospect of [TARGET] cutting back [/TARGET] spending is an unpleasant one for any governor . | [
"place restrictions on; \"curtail drinking in school\"",
"cut down on; make a reduction in; \"reduce your daily fat intake\"; \"The employer wants to cut back health benefits\"",
"cut back the growth of, of bushes and trees",
"return in time; of films or stories"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a08:82:3", "sense_key": "cut_back%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a08", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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