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Considering the state of the whole world , the cold war 's three exposed fronts did not seem terribly ominous ; but , in Senator Gore 's words , it was `` not a very encouraging '' situation that would [TARGET] confront [/TARGET] John F. Kennedy on Inauguration Day . | [
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As the 87 th Congress [TARGET] began [/TARGET] its sessions last week , liberal Democrats were ready for a finish fight to open the sluice gates controlled by the House Rules Committee and permit the free flow of liberal legislation to the floor . | [
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As the 87 th Congress began its sessions last week , liberal Democrats [TARGET] were [/TARGET] ready for a finish fight to open the sluice gates controlled by the House Rules Committee and permit the free flow of liberal legislation to the floor . | [
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As the 87 th Congress began its sessions last week , liberal Democrats were ready for a finish fight to [TARGET] open [/TARGET] the sluice gates controlled by the House Rules Committee and permit the free flow of liberal legislation to the floor . | [
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As the 87 th Congress began its sessions last week , liberal Democrats were ready for a finish fight to open the sluice gates [TARGET] controlled [/TARGET] by the House Rules Committee and permit the free flow of liberal legislation to the floor . | [
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As the 87 th Congress began its sessions last week , liberal Democrats were ready for a finish fight to open the sluice gates controlled by the House Rules Committee and [TARGET] permit [/TARGET] the free flow of liberal legislation to the floor . | [
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The liberal pressure bloc ( which coyly [TARGET] masquerades [/TARGET] under the name Democratic Study Group ) had fought the committee before , and had always lost . | [
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The liberal pressure bloc ( which coyly masquerades under the name Democratic Study Group ) had [TARGET] fought [/TARGET] the committee before , and had always lost . | [
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The liberal pressure bloc ( which coyly masquerades under the name Democratic Study Group ) had fought the committee before , and had always [TARGET] lost [/TARGET] . | [
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"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
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This time , they [TARGET] were [/TARGET] much better prepared and organized , and the political climate was favorable . | [
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This time , they were much better prepared and organized , and the political climate [TARGET] was [/TARGET] favorable . | [
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They [TARGET] had [/TARGET] the unspoken support of President-elect Kennedy , whose own legislative program was menaced by the Rules Committee bottleneck . | [
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"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-a37:32:1", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They had the unspoken support of President-elect Kennedy , whose own legislative program was [TARGET] menaced [/TARGET] by the Rules Committee bottleneck . | [
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And [TARGET] counting [/TARGET] noses , they seemed to have the votes to work their will . | [
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And counting noses , they [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] to have the votes to work their will . | [
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And counting noses , they seemed to [TARGET] have [/TARGET] the votes to work their will . | [
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"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-a37:33:7", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And counting noses , they seemed to have the votes to [TARGET] work [/TARGET] their will . | [
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There [TARGET] were [/TARGET] two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee : 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William Meyers Colmer ( pronounced Calm... | [
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There were two possible methods of [TARGET] breaching [/TARGET] the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee : 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William Meyers Colmer ( pronounced Calm... | [
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There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee : 1 ) to [TARGET] pack [/TARGET] it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William Meyers Colmer ( pronounced Calm... | [
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There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee : 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and [TARGET] break [/TARGET] the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William Meyers Colmer ( pronounced Calm... | [
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There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee : 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to [TARGET] remove [/TARGET] one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William Meyers Colmer ( pronounced Calm... | [
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There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee : 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William Meyers Colmer ( [TARGET] pronounced [/TARGET] Calm... | [
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Caucusing , the liberals [TARGET] decided [/TARGET] to go after Colmer , which actually was the more drastic course , since seniority in the House is next to godliness . | [
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"bring to an end; settle conclusively; \"The case was decided\"; \"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff\"",
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Caucusing , the liberals decided to [TARGET] go after [/TARGET] Colmer , which actually was the more drastic course , since seniority in the House is next to godliness . | [
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Caucusing , the liberals decided to go after Colmer , which actually [TARGET] was [/TARGET] the more drastic course , since seniority in the House is next to godliness . | [
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Caucusing , the liberals decided to go after Colmer , which actually was the more drastic course , since seniority in the House [TARGET] is [/TARGET] next to godliness . | [
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A dour , gangling man with a choppy gait , Colmer [TARGET] looks [/TARGET] younger than his 70 years , has gradually swung from a moderate , internationalist position to that of a diehard conservative . | [
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A dour , gangling man with a choppy gait , Colmer looks younger than his 70 years , has gradually [TARGET] swung [/TARGET] from a moderate , internationalist position to that of a diehard conservative . | [
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He [TARGET] is [/TARGET] generally and initially suspicious of any federal project , unless it happens to benefit his Gulf Coast constituents . | [
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He is generally and initially suspicious of any federal project , unless it [TARGET] happens [/TARGET] to benefit his Gulf Coast constituents . | [
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"come into being; become reality; \"Her dream really materialized\"",
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He is generally and initially suspicious of any federal project , unless it happens to [TARGET] benefit [/TARGET] his Gulf Coast constituents . | [
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"be beneficial for; \"This will do you good\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:37:15", "sense_key": "benefit%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] is [/TARGET] , of course , a segregationist , but he says he has never made an `` anti-Negro '' speech . | [
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He is , of course , a segregationist , but he [TARGET] says [/TARGET] he has never made an `` anti-Negro '' speech . | [
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He is , of course , a segregationist , but he says he has never [TARGET] made [/TARGET] an `` anti-Negro '' speech . | [
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"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
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For 20 years he has [TARGET] enjoyed [/TARGET] his power on the Rules Committee . | [
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"derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; \"She relished her fame and basked in her glory\"",
"get pleasure from; \"I love cooking\"",
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There his vote , along with those of Chairman Howard Smith , the courtly Virginia judge , and the four Republican members , could and often did [TARGET] produce [/TARGET] a 6 - 6 deadlock that blocked far-out , Democratic-sponsored welfare legislation ( a tactic often acceptable to the Rayburn-Johnson congressional lea... | [
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There his vote , along with those of Chairman Howard Smith , the courtly Virginia judge , and the four Republican members , could and often did produce a 6 - 6 deadlock that [TARGET] blocked [/TARGET] far-out , Democratic-sponsored welfare legislation ( a tactic often acceptable to the Rayburn-Johnson congressional lea... | [
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"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... | 13 | {"id": "br-a37:40:32", "sense_key": "block%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There his vote , along with those of Chairman Howard Smith , the courtly Virginia judge , and the four Republican members , could and often did produce a 6 - 6 deadlock that blocked far-out , Democratic-sponsored welfare legislation ( a tactic often acceptable to the Rayburn-Johnson congressional leadership to [TARGET]... | [
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"refrain from certain foods of beverages; \"I keep off drugs\"; \"During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day\"",
"declare invalid; \"The contract was annulled\"; \"avoid a plea\"",
"... | 3 | {"id": "br-a37:40:49", "sense_key": "avoid%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 49, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There [TARGET] was [/TARGET] sufficient pretext to demand Colmer 's ouster : he had given his lukewarm support to the anti-Kennedy electors in Mississippi . | [
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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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There was sufficient pretext to [TARGET] demand [/TARGET] Colmer 's ouster : he had given his lukewarm support to the anti-Kennedy electors in Mississippi . | [
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"claim as due or just; \"The bank demanded payment of the loan\"",
"summon to court",
"ask to be informed of: \"I demand an explanation... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:41:5", "sense_key": "demand%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was sufficient pretext to demand Colmer 's ouster : he had [TARGET] given [/TARGET] his lukewarm support to the anti-Kennedy electors in Mississippi . | [
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"consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; \"She gave herself to many men\"",
"occur; \"what gives?\" (slang)",
"estimate the duration or outcome of something; \"He gave the patient three months to live\"; \"I gave him a very ... | 31 | {"id": "br-a37:41:12", "sense_key": "give%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reprisals [TARGET] are [/TARGET] not unheard of in such situations , but the recent tendency has been for the Congress to forgive its prodigal sons . | [
"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-a37:42:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reprisals are not unheard of in such situations , but the recent tendency has [TARGET] been [/TARGET] for the Congress to forgive its prodigal sons . | [
"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-a37:42:14", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Reprisals are not unheard of in such situations , but the recent tendency has been for the Congress to [TARGET] forgive [/TARGET] its prodigal sons . | [
"stop blaming or grant forgiveness",
"absolve from payment; \"I forgive you your debt\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:42:19", "sense_key": "forgive%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1949 the Dixiecrats [TARGET] escaped [/TARGET] unscathed after their 1948 rebellion against Harry Truman , and in 1957 , after Congressman Adam Clayton Powell campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 , his fellow Democrats did not touch his committee assignments , although they did strip him temporarily of his patro... | [
"fail to experience; \"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane\"",
"escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; \"She gets away with murder!\" \"I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities\"",
"run away from confinement; \"The convicted murderer escaped from a high securit... | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:43:4", "sense_key": "escape%2:32:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1949 the Dixiecrats escaped unscathed after their 1948 rebellion against Harry Truman , and in 1957 , after Congressman Adam Clayton Powell [TARGET] campaigned [/TARGET] for Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 , his fellow Democrats did not touch his committee assignments , although they did strip him temporarily of his patro... | [
"go on a campaign; go off to war",
"run or stand for office",
"engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; \"She is crusading for women's rights\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:43:19", "sense_key": "campaign%2:41:10::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1949 the Dixiecrats escaped unscathed after their 1948 rebellion against Harry Truman , and in 1957 , after Congressman Adam Clayton Powell campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 , his fellow Democrats did not [TARGET] touch [/TARGET] his committee assignments , although they did strip him temporarily of his patro... | [
"have an effect upon; \"Will the new rules affect me?\"",
"dye with a color",
"comprehend; \"He could not touch the meaning of the poem\"",
"make a more or less disguised reference to; \"He alluded to the problem but did not mention it\"",
"touch, as of food; \"She didn't touch her food all night\"",
"mak... | 7 | {"id": "br-a37:43:30", "sense_key": "touch%2:35:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1949 the Dixiecrats escaped unscathed after their 1948 rebellion against Harry Truman , and in 1957 , after Congressman Adam Clayton Powell campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 , his fellow Democrats did not touch his committee assignments , although they did [TARGET] strip [/TARGET] him temporarily of his patro... | [
"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-a37:43:38", "sense_key": "strip%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 38, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
( In the heat of the anti-Colmer drive last week , Judge Smith [TARGET] threatened [/TARGET] reprisal against Powell . | [
"to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:\"He threatened me when I tried to call the police\"",
"to be a menacing indication of something:\"The clouds threaten rain\"; \"Danger threatens\"",
"pose a threat to; present a danger to; \"The pollution is endangering the crops\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:44:12", "sense_key": "threaten%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Said [/TARGET] he : `` We will see whether whites and Negroes are treated the same around here '' . ) | [
"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-a37:45:0", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Said he : `` We will [TARGET] see [/TARGET] whether whites and Negroes are treated the same around here '' . ) | [
"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... | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:45:6", "sense_key": "see%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Said he : `` We will see whether whites and Negroes are [TARGET] treated [/TARGET] the same around here '' . ) | [
"provide treatment for; \"The doctor treated my broken leg\"",
"subject to a process or treatment, often with the aim of readying for some purpose; \"process cheese\"; \"process hair\"; \"process water\"",
"deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; \"This book deals with incest\"; \"The course ... | 5 | {"id": "br-a37:45:12", "sense_key": "treat%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But Speaker Sam Rayburn , after [TARGET] huddling [/TARGET] in Palm Beach with President-elect Kennedy , decided that this year something had to be done about the Rules Committee - and that he was the only man who could do anything effective . | [
"crouch or curl up",
"crowd or draw together"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:46:4", "sense_key": "huddle%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But Speaker Sam Rayburn , after huddling in Palm Beach with President-elect Kennedy , [TARGET] decided [/TARGET] that this year something had to be done about the Rules Committee - and that he was the only man who could do anything effective . | [
"reach, make, or come to a decision about something; \"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations\"",
"bring to an end; settle conclusively; \"The case was decided\"; \"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff\"",
"cause to decide; \"This new development finally decided me!\"",
"influence or d... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:46:10", "sense_key": "decide%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But Speaker Sam Rayburn , after huddling in Palm Beach with President-elect Kennedy , decided that this year something had to be [TARGET] done [/TARGET] about the Rules Committee - and that he was the only man who could do anything effective . | [
"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-a37:46:18", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But Speaker Sam Rayburn , after huddling in Palm Beach with President-elect Kennedy , decided that this year something had to be done about the Rules Committee - and that he [TARGET] was [/TARGET] the only man who could do anything effective . | [
"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-a37:46:26", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But Speaker Sam Rayburn , after huddling in Palm Beach with President-elect Kennedy , decided that this year something had to be done about the Rules Committee - and that he was the only man who could [TARGET] do [/TARGET] anything effective . | [
"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-a37:46:32", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In a tense , closed-door session with Judge Smith , Rayburn [TARGET] attempted [/TARGET] to work out a compromise : to add three new members to the Rules Committee ( two Democrats , including one Southerner , and one Republican ) . | [
"enter upon an activity or enterprise",
"make an effort or attempt; \"He tried to shake off his fears\"; \"The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps\"; \"The police attempted to stop the thief\"; \"He sought to improve himself\"; \"She always seeks to do good in the world\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:47:10", "sense_key": "attempt%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In a tense , closed-door session with Judge Smith , Rayburn attempted to [TARGET] work out [/TARGET] a compromise : to add three new members to the Rules Committee ( two Democrats , including one Southerner , and one Republican ) . | [
"do physical exercise; \"She works out in the gym every day\"",
"come up with; \"We evolved an interesting idea\"",
"work out in detail; \"elaborate a plan\"",
"be a success",
"turn out well; \"Everything worked out in the end\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:47:12", "sense_key": "work_out%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In a tense , closed-door session with Judge Smith , Rayburn attempted to work out a compromise : to [TARGET] add [/TARGET] three new members to the Rules Committee ( two Democrats , including one Southerner , and one Republican ) . | [
"make an addition (to); join with others; increase by another or several; \"We added two students to that dorm room\"; \"She added a personal note to her letter\"; \"Add insult to injury\"",
"make an addition by combining numbers; \"Add 27 and 49, please!\"",
"determine the sum of; \"Add all the people in this ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:47:17", "sense_key": "add%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In a tense , closed-door session with Judge Smith , Rayburn attempted to work out a compromise : to add three new members to the Rules Committee ( two Democrats , [TARGET] including [/TARGET] one Southerner , and one Republican ) . | [
"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-a37:47:28", "sense_key": "include%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Smith flatly [TARGET] rejected [/TARGET] the offer , and Mister Sam thereupon decided to join the rebels . | [
"refuse to accept or acknowledge; \"I reject the idea of starting a war\"; \"The journal rejected the student's paper\"",
"dismiss from consideration; John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi.\"",
"refuse to approve; \"I disapprove of her child rearing methods\"",
"reject with co... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:48:2", "sense_key": "reject%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Smith flatly rejected the offer , and Mister Sam thereupon [TARGET] decided [/TARGET] to join the rebels . | [
"reach, make, or come to a decision about something; \"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations\"",
"bring to an end; settle conclusively; \"The case was decided\"; \"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff\"",
"cause to decide; \"This new development finally decided me!\"",
"influence or d... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:48:9", "sense_key": "decide%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Smith flatly rejected the offer , and Mister Sam thereupon decided to [TARGET] join [/TARGET] the rebels . | [
"make contact or come together; \"The two roads join here\"",
"cause to become joined or linked",
"become part of; become a member of a group or organization; \"He joined the Communist Party as a young man\"",
"come into the company of; \"She joined him for a drink\"",
"be or become joined or united or link... | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:48:11", "sense_key": "join%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The next morning he [TARGET] summoned [/TARGET] a group of top Democrats to his private office and broke the news : he would lead the fight to oust Colmer , whom he is said to regard as `` an inferior man '' . | [
"make ready for action or use; \"marshal resources\"",
"call in an official matter, such as to attend court",
"ask to come; \"summon a lawyer\"",
"gather or bring together; \"muster the courage to do something\"; \"she rallied her intellect\"; \"Summon all your courage\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:49:4", "sense_key": "summon%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The next morning he summoned a group of top Democrats to his private office and [TARGET] broke [/TARGET] the news : he would lead the fight to oust Colmer , whom he is said to regard as `` an inferior man '' . | [
"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... | 21 | {"id": "br-a37:49:15", "sense_key": "break%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The next morning he summoned a group of top Democrats to his private office and broke the news : he would [TARGET] lead [/TARGET] the fight to oust Colmer , whom he is said to regard as `` an inferior man '' . | [
"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\";... | 6 | {"id": "br-a37:49:21", "sense_key": "lead%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The next morning he summoned a group of top Democrats to his private office and broke the news : he would lead the fight to oust Colmer , whom he is [TARGET] said [/TARGET] to regard as `` an inferior man '' . | [
"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\"",
"... | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:49:31", "sense_key": "say%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 31, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When Missouri 's Clarence Cannon [TARGET] got [/TARGET] the word , he turned purple . | [
"be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; \"He got AIDS\"; \"She came down with pneumonia\"; \"She took a chill\"",
"come to have, of physical features and attributes; \"He grew a beard\"; The patient developed abdominal pains\"; I got funny spots all over my body\"",
"make children; \"Abraham bego... | 7 | {"id": "br-a37:51:4", "sense_key": "get%2:30:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When Missouri 's Clarence Cannon got the word , he [TARGET] turned [/TARGET] purple . | [
"twist suddenly so as to sprain; \"wrench one's ankle\"",
"change to the contrary; \"The trend was reversed\"",
"go sour or spoil; \"The milk has soured\"",
"pass into a condition gradually, become;\"The weather turned nasty\"; \"She grew angry\"",
"undergo a transformation or a change of position; \"We tur... | 3 | {"id": "br-a37:51:9", "sense_key": "turn%2:30:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` Unconscionable '' ! he [TARGET] shouted [/TARGET] , and rushed off to the Speaker 's Room to object : `` A dangerous precedent '' ! | [
"utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); \"My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout\"",
"utter a sudden loud cry; \"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle\"; \"I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me\"",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:52:5", "sense_key": "shout%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Cannon , a powerful , conservative man , [TARGET] brought [/TARGET] welcome support to the Smith-Colmer forces : as chairman of the Appropriations Committee , he holds over each member the dreadful threat of excluding this or that congressional district from federal pork-barrel projects . | [
"bring into a different state; \"this may land you in jail\"",
"induce or persuade; \"The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well\"",
"bring or fetch; \"Get me those books over there, please\"; \"Could you bring over the wine?\"; \"The dog fetched the hat\"",
"be acco... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:53:8", "sense_key": "bring%2:35:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Cannon , a powerful , conservative man , brought welcome support to the Smith-Colmer forces : as chairman of the Appropriations Committee , he [TARGET] holds over [/TARGET] each member the dreadful threat of excluding this or that congressional district from federal pork-barrel projects . | [
"intimidate somebody (with a threat); \"She was holding it over him\"",
"hold over goods to be sold for the next season",
"hold back to a later time; \"let's postpone the exam\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:53:23", "sense_key": "hold_over%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Cannon , a powerful , conservative man , brought welcome support to the Smith-Colmer forces : as chairman of the Appropriations Committee , he holds over each member the dreadful threat of [TARGET] excluding [/TARGET] this or that congressional district from federal pork-barrel projects . | [
"prevent from being included or considered or accepted; \"The bad results were excluded from the report\"; \"Leave off the top piece\"",
"prevent from entering; keep out; \"He was barred from membership in the club\"",
"put out or expel from a place; \"The child was expelled from the classroom\"",
"prevent fr... | 3 | {"id": "br-a37:53:30", "sense_key": "exclude%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Sitting [/TARGET] quietly on an equally big pork barrel was another Judge Smith ally , Georgia 's Carl Vinson , chairman of the Armed Services Committee . | [
"be seated",
"show to a seat; assign a seat for: \"The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith\"",
"take a seat",
"be in session, as of courts of law, for example",
"sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; \"She never sat a horse!\" \"Did you ever ride a camel?\"",
"as for a... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:54:0", "sense_key": "sit%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the battle [TARGET] raged [/TARGET] in the cloakrooms and caucuses , it became clear that Judge Smith could lose . | [
"feel intense anger",
"be violent; as of fires and storms",
"behave violently, as if in a great rage"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:55:3", "sense_key": "rage%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the battle raged in the cloakrooms and caucuses , it became clear that Judge Smith could [TARGET] lose [/TARGET] . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:55:16", "sense_key": "lose%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His highest count of supporters [TARGET] numbered [/TARGET] 72 - and he needed nearly twice that number to control the 260 - member Democratic caucus . | [
"place a limit on the number of",
"determine the number or amount of; \"Can you count the books on your shelf?\"; \"Count your change\"",
"enumerate; \"We must number the names of the great mathematicians\"",
"give numbers to; \"You should number the pages of the thesis\"",
"add up in number or quantity; \"... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:56:5", "sense_key": "number%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His highest count of supporters numbered 72 - and he [TARGET] needed [/TARGET] nearly twice that number to control the 260 - member Democratic caucus . | [
"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-a37:56:10", "sense_key": "need%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His highest count of supporters numbered 72 - and he needed nearly twice that number to [TARGET] control [/TARGET] the 260 - member Democratic caucus . | [
"have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; \"Do you control these data?\"",
"be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; \"He verified that the valves were closed\"; \"See that the curtains are closed\"; \"control the quality of the product\"",
"verify by using a duplicate r... | 5 | {"id": "br-a37:56:16", "sense_key": "control%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The liberals , [TARGET] smelling [/TARGET] blood , were faced with the necessity of winning three big votes - in the Democratic Committee on Committees , in the full party caucus , and on the floor of the House - before they could oust Colmer . | [
"emit an odor; \"The soup smells good\"",
"inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense",
"smell bad; \"He rarely washes, and he smells\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:57:3", "sense_key": "smell%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The liberals , smelling blood , were [TARGET] faced [/TARGET] with the necessity of winning three big votes - in the Democratic Committee on Committees , in the full party caucus , and on the floor of the House - before they could oust Colmer . | [
"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-a37:57:7", "sense_key": "face%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The liberals , smelling blood , were faced with the necessity of [TARGET] winning [/TARGET] three big votes - in the Democratic Committee on Committees , in the full party caucus , and on the floor of the House - before they could oust Colmer . | [
"be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; \"He won the Gold Medal in skating\"; \"Our home team won\"; \"Win the game\"",
"obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; \"The home team was gaining ground\"",
"win something through one's efforts"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:57:12", "sense_key": "win%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
( One big question : If Colmer was to be [TARGET] purged [/TARGET] , what should the House do about the other three senior Mississippians who supported the maverick electors ? ) | [
"cause to excrete or evacuate, as of the bowels",
"rid of impurities; \"purge your mind\"",
"clear of a charge",
"oust politically; \"Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-a37:58:10", "sense_key": "purge%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
( One big question : If Colmer was to be purged , what should the House [TARGET] do [/TARGET] about the other three senior Mississippians who supported the maverick electors ? ) | [
"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-a37:58:16", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
( One big question : If Colmer was to be purged , what should the House do about the other three senior Mississippians who [TARGET] supported [/TARGET] the maverick electors ? ) | [
"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-a37:58:24", "sense_key": "support%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In all three arenas , they [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] certain of victory - especially with Sam Rayburn applying his whiplash . | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; \"She seems to be sleeping\"; \"This appears to be a very difficult problem\"; \"This project looks fishy\"; \"They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time\"",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent; \"It seems that he is very g... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:59:5", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In all three arenas , they seemed certain of victory - especially with Sam Rayburn [TARGET] applying [/TARGET] his whiplash . | [
"ask (for something); \"He applied for a leave of absence\"; \"She applied for college\"; \"apply for a job\"",
"refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; \"He applied this racial slur to me!\"",
"put into service; make work; make use of of employ for a particular purpose: \"use your head!\" \"I can't make u... | 6 | {"id": "br-a37:59:13", "sense_key": "apply%2:41:05::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But in the prospect of [TARGET] winning [/TARGET] the battle loomed the specter of losing a costlier war . | [
"be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; \"He won the Gold Medal in skating\"; \"Our home team won\"; \"Win the game\"",
"obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; \"The home team was gaining ground\"",
"win something through one's efforts"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:60:5", "sense_key": "win%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But in the prospect of winning the battle [TARGET] loomed [/TARGET] the specter of losing a costlier war . | [
"appear very large",
"come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; \"Another air plane loomed into the sky\"",
"hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; \"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:60:8", "sense_key": "loom%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But in the prospect of winning the battle loomed the specter of [TARGET] losing [/TARGET] a costlier war . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:60:12", "sense_key": "lose%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Southerners [TARGET] were [/TARGET] sufficiently aroused , they could very well cut the Kennedy legislative program to ribbons from their vantage point of committee chairmanships , leaving Sam Rayburn leading a truncated , unworkable party . | [
"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-a37:61:3", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Southerners were sufficiently aroused , they could very well [TARGET] cut [/TARGET] the Kennedy legislative program to ribbons from their vantage point of committee chairmanships , leaving Sam Rayburn leading a truncated , unworkable party . | [
"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... | 13 | {"id": "br-a37:61:10", "sense_key": "cut%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Southerners were sufficiently aroused , they could very well cut the Kennedy legislative program to ribbons from their vantage point of committee chairmanships , [TARGET] leaving [/TARGET] Sam Rayburn leading a truncated , unworkable party . | [
"let be; leave alone or undisturbed; \"leave the door open!\"",
"leave unchanged or unaltered; \"leave it as is\"",
"be survived by after one's death: \"He left six children\"",
"leave behind; \"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant\"",
"leave behind; \"She left a mess when she moved out\"; \"His good luck... | 13 | {"id": "br-a37:61:24", "sense_key": "leave%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Southerners were sufficiently aroused , they could very well cut the Kennedy legislative program to ribbons from their vantage point of committee chairmanships , leaving Sam Rayburn [TARGET] leading [/TARGET] a truncated , unworkable party . | [
"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\";... | 6 | {"id": "br-a37:61:26", "sense_key": "lead%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With that possibility in mind , Arkansas ' Wilbur Mills deliberately [TARGET] delayed [/TARGET] calling a meeting of the Committee on Committees , and coolheaded Democrats sought to bring Rayburn and Smith together again to work out some sort of face-saving compromise . | [
"cause to be slowed down or delayed; \"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather\"",
"stop or halt; \"Please stay the bloodshed!\"",
"act later than planned or scheduled"
] | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:62:9", "sense_key": "delay%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With that possibility in mind , Arkansas ' Wilbur Mills deliberately delayed [TARGET] calling [/TARGET] a meeting of the Committee on Committees , and coolheaded Democrats sought to bring Rayburn and Smith together again to work out some sort of face-saving compromise . | [
"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-a37:62:10", "sense_key": "call%2:41:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With that possibility in mind , Arkansas ' Wilbur Mills deliberately delayed calling a meeting of the Committee on Committees , and coolheaded Democrats [TARGET] sought [/TARGET] to bring Rayburn and Smith together again to work out some sort of face-saving compromise . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:62:22", "sense_key": "seek%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With that possibility in mind , Arkansas ' Wilbur Mills deliberately delayed calling a meeting of the Committee on Committees , and coolheaded Democrats sought to [TARGET] bring [/TARGET] Rayburn and Smith together again to work out some sort of face-saving compromise . | [
"cause to become joined or linked",
"bring together in a common cause or emotion; \"The death of their child had drawn them together\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:62:24", "sense_key": "bring_together%2:35:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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