Sentence processing capabilities
General Relations
Relation usually describes some fact, event or action in the real world that involves two or more entities. Relation is detected within single sentence. Co-reference or anaphora information is used to refer to entities mentioned in previous sentences.
Relation is described in the following format:
relation (id, relationSemantic, leftArg, rightArg)
where:
- id – unique identifier of the relation within sentence
- relationSemantic – word or phrase that describes semantic of the relation. This is usually verb or action noun like "buy", "recall" etc
- leftArg, rightArg – left and right arguments of a relation. Relation's arguments should be entities or another relations.
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Example 1:
Sony Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
1. Organization "Sony" is POSITIVE on "Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device"
2. Product "PSP Gaming Device" is POSITIVE on "Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device"
Relations:
relation (#0, launch, "Sony", "PSP Gaming Device") is POSITIVE on "Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device"
Example 2:
Sony was ordered by ASA to withdraw its advertisement.
Polarity:
Negative.
Entity match:
Relations:
relation( #0, order, "ASA", "Sony") is NEGATIVE on "was ordered by ASA to withdraw its advertisement"
Example 3:
Apple issued a recall for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebooks, because their batteries contained cells provided by Sony that were causing some batteries to explode.
Polarity:
Negative.
Entity match:
Relations:
Example 4:
Viacom sued Google in May for US$ 1 billion alleging copyright breaches.
Polarity:
Negative.
Entity match:
Relations:
relation( #0, sue, "Viacom", "Google")
Example 5:
Microsoft latest steps with XBox 360 won't stop Sony from dominating on the game market.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
Relations:
relation (#0, not stop, "Microsoft", "Sony")
Comparatives
Comparatives sentences examples are presented below. Each comparative relation includes at least two entities and is classified into one of three Boolean classes:
Comparison is described in the following format: comparison (id, descriptiveWord, comparisonClass, leftArg, rightArg), where
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Example 1:
Compared to Xbox, PS3 is much faster.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison( #0, faster, ">", "PS3", "Xbox")
Example 2:
Xbox 360 is not as fast as PS3.
Polarity:
Negative.
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison (#0, fast, "<", "Xbox 360", "PS3")
Example 3:
Xbox 360 is vastly superior to the Wii.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison( #0, superior, ">","Xbox 360", "Wii")
Example 4:
According to latest reports Sony outperformed its competitors like Nintendo and Panasonic during last quarter.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison (#0, outperformed, ">", "Sony", "Nintendo")
comparison (#1, outperformed, ">", "Sony", "Panasonic")
Example 5:
Unlike EOS, the D3000 does not offer live shooting, but does provide subject tracking feature.
Polarity:
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison (#0, subject tracking, ">", "D3000", "EOS")
comparison (#1, live shooting, "<", "D3000", "EOS")
Example 6:
The Google Docs App is far better than Office Live, especially − thanks to its real-time collaboration and mobile access.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison( #0, better, ">", "Google Docs App", "Office Live")
Example 7:
Analyst study says Progress embedded database is best buy compared to Microsoft and Oracle.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison( #0, best buy, ">", "Progress", "Microsoft")
comparison( #1, best buy, ">", "Progress", "Oracle")
Example 8:
The Lenovo Ideapad S12 is arguably the best 12-inch netbook available, besting the Dell Inspiron Mini 12, Samsung NC20, and HP Pavilion.
Polarity:
Positive.
Entity match:
Relations:
comparison (#0, besting, ">", "Lenovo Ideapad S12", "Dell Inspiron Mini 12")
comparison (#1, besting, ">", "Lenovo Ideapad S12", "HP Pavilion")
comparison (#2, besting, ">", "Lenovo Ideapad S12", "Samsung NC20")
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More examples of SENTRA generated transactions from sentences:
iPhone looks great.
Transactions:
Product [iPhone] is sent_pos on [looks great]
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Apple's rejection of Google Apps on iPhone makes sense.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple] is sent_pos on [makes sense]
Product [Google Apps] is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
Product [iPhone]
relation( #0, ?, [Google Apps], [iPhone])
relation( #1, rejection, [Apple], relation#0) is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
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Apple's rejection of Google Apps on iPhone makes sense for Microsoft.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple]
Product [Google Apps] is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
Product [iPhone]
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_pos on [makes sense for Microsoft]
relation( #0, ?, [Google Apps], [iPhone])
relation( #1, rejection, [Apple], relation#0) is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
relation( #2, makes, relation#1, [Microsoft]) is sent_pos on [makes sense for Microsoft]
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Apple's rejection of Google Apps on iPhone, which makes Microsoft more competitive, makes no sense.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple] is sent_neg on [makes no sense]
Product [Google Apps] is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
Product [iPhone]
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_pos on [makes Microsoft more competitive]
relation( #0, ?, [Google Apps], [iPhone])
relation( #1, rejection, [Apple], relation#0) is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
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Microsoft is more competitive as a result of Apple's rejection of Google Apps on iPhone, which makes no sense.
Transactions:
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_pos on [more competitive as a result of Apple's rejection of Google Apps on iPhone, which makes no sense]
Organization [Apple] is sent_neg on [makes no sense]
Organization [Apple] is sent_pos on [more competitive as a result of Apple's rejection of Google Apps on iPhone, which makes no sense]
Organization [Google Apps] is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
Organization [iPhone]
relation( #0, ?, [Google Apps], [iPhone])
relation( #1, rejection, [Apple], relation#0) is sent_neg on [Apple's rejection]
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Sony was ordered by ASA to withdraw its advertisement.
Transactions:
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [was ordered by ASA to withdraw its advertisement]
Organization [ASA]
relation( #0, ordered, [ASA], [Sony]) is sent_neg on [was ordered by ASA to withdraw its advertisement]
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Microsoft has launched new security service and reported poor financial results in last quarter.
Transactions:
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_neg on [reported poor financial results in last quarter]
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_pos on [has launched new security service]
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Microsoft's sales in security market increased.
Transactions:
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_pos on [sales in security market increased]
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Staff were disgusted with losing their jobs and let down by Morrisons.
Transactions:
Organization [Morrisons] is sent_neg on [let down by Morrisons]
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ASA ordered Sony to withdraw advertisement.
Transactions:
Organization [ASA]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [ordered Sony to withdraw advertisement]
relation( #0, ordered, [ASA], [Sony]) is sent_neg on [ordered Sony to withdraw advertisement]
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Apple uses cells, provided by Sony, that were causing some batteries to explode.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [were causing some batteries to explode]
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3Com is locked in a close fight with industry heavyweight Cisco Systems.
Transactions:
Organization [3Com] is sent_neg on [is locked in a close fight with industry heavyweight Cisco Systems]
Organization [Cisco Systems] is sent_neg on [is locked in a close fight with industry heavyweight Cisco Systems]
relation( #0, locked, [3Com], [Cisco Systems]) is sent_neg on [is locked in a close fight with industry heavyweight Cisco Systems]
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Sony sued Microsoft.
Transactions:
Organization [Sony]
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_neg on [sued Microsoft]
relation( #0, sued, [Sony], [Microsoft]) is sent_neg on [sued Microsoft]
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Sony was sued by Microsoft.
Transactions:
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [was sued by Microsoft]
Organization [Microsoft]
relation( #0, sued, [Microsoft], [Sony]) is sent_neg on [was sued by Microsoft]
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Stocks got a boost as a result of Microsoft decision.
Transactions:
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_pos on [Stocks got a boost as a result of Microsoft decision]
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The glitches are reportedly related to a chip inside Apple's music-playing cell phone.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple] is sent_neg on [glitches are reportedly related to a chip inside Apple's music-playing cell phone]
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Apple's iPod won three awards.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple] is sent_pos on [won three awards]
Product [iPod] is sent_pos on [won three awards]
relation( #0, ?, [Apple], [iPod])
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Stocks got a boost from quarterly results by Intel.
Transactions:
Organization [Intel] is sent_pos on [got a boost from quarterly results by Intel]
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Struggling Motorola Inc. is laying off 174 more workers from its mobile-phone division.
Transactions:
Organization [Motorola Inc.] is sent_neg on [is laying off 74 more workers from its mobile-phone division]
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The latest wrenching cutbacks at Gannett fell this week.
Transactions:
Organization [Gannett] is sent_neg on [The latest wrenching cutbacks]
Organization [Gannett] is sent_neg on [fell this week]
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It is the latest major cutback for Gannett amid drastic revenue declines across the newspaper industry.
Transactions:
Organization [Gannett] is sent_neg on [the latest major cutback]
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John Lewis, the department store chain, today blamed Andy Murray and the heat wave for a dip in last week's sales.
Transactions:
Organization [John Lewis] is sent_neg on [blamed Andy Murray and the heat wave for a dip in last week's sales]
Person [Andy Murray] is sent_neg on [blamed Andy Murray and the heat wave for a dip in last week's sales]
relation( #0, blamed, [John Lewis], [Andy Murray]) is sent_neg on [blamed Andy Murray and the heat wave for a dip in last week's sales]
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Credit Suisse decided to continue to expand its domestic private banking businesses in Australia, China, Japan and Indonesia, he said.
Transactions:
Organization [Credit Suisse] is sent_pos on [decided to continue to expand its domestic private banking businesses in Australia, China, Japan and Indonesia]
Organization [its] is sent_pos on [decided to continue to expand its domestic private banking businesses in Australia, China, Japan and Indonesia]
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Apple tried to remedy the woes through a software upgrade.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple]
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Apple issued a recall for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebooks, because their batteries contained cells provided by Sony that were causing some batteries to explode.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple] is sent_neg on [issued a recall for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebooks, because their batteries contained cells provided by Sony that were causing some batteries to explode]
Product [iBook G4] is sent_neg on [issued a recall for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebooks, because their batteries contained cells provided by Sony that were causing some batteries to explode]
Product [PowerBook G4] is sent_neg on [issued a recall for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebooks, because their batteries contained cells provided by Sony that were causing some batteries to explode]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [were causing some batteries to explode]
relation( #0, issued, [Apple], [iBook G4]) is sent_neg on [issued a recall for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebooks, because their batteries contained cells provided by Sony that were causing some batteries to explode]
relation( #1, issued, [Apple], [PowerBook G4]) is sent_neg on [issued a recall for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebooks, because their batteries contained cells provided by Sony that were causing some batteries to explode]
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At some point, I became aware iPhone had become very bad.
Transactions:
Product [iPhone] is sent_neg on [very bad]
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Unite is opposed to the Apple closure.
Transactions:
Organization [Unite]
>Organization [Apple] is sent_neg on [is opposed to the Apple closure]
relation( #0, opposed, [Unite], [Apple]) is sent_neg on [is opposed to the Apple closure]
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Unite is opposed to the Apple release.
Transactions:
Organization [Unite]
Organization [Apple] is sent_neg on [is opposed to the Apple release]
relation( #0, opposed, [Unite], [Apple]) is sent_neg on [is opposed to the Apple release]
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Kmart on Alabama Highway 77 in Rainbow City will close Oct. 18, a store official said Wednesday.
Transactions:
>Organization [Kmart] is sent_neg on [will close Oct. 18]
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But its Scottish stores performed poorly, with Glasgow sales slipping 0.7 per cent, Edinburgh 2.2 per cent and even Aberdeen, which has had strong revenues during the downturn, falling 0.2 per cent.
Transactions:
Organization [its] is sent_neg on [performed poorly, with Glasgow sales slipping 0.7 per cent, Edinburgh 2.2 per cent and even Aberdeen, which has had strong revenues during the downturn, falling 0.2 per cent]
Organization [Glasgow] is sent_neg on [sales slipping 0.7 per cent, Edinburgh 2.2 per cent and even Aberdeen, which has had strong revenues during the downturn, falling 0.2 per cent]
Organization [Edinburgh] is sent_neg on [sales slipping 0.7 per cent, Edinburgh 2.2 per cent and even Aberdeen, which has had strong revenues during the downturn, falling 0.2 per cent]
Organization [Aberdeen] is sent_neg on [Aberdeen, which has had strong revenues during the downturn, falling 0.2 per cent]
Organization [Aberdeen] is sent_pos on [has had strong revenues during the downturn, falling 0.2 per cent]
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"All shops I visited said they no longer sell Motorola handsets," he says.
Transactions:
Organization [Motorola] is sent_neg on [no longer sell Motorola handsets]
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The Motorola Rokr S9 HD is a simple and lightweight stereo Bluetooth headset, but take caution when using it for an active lifestyle.
Transactions:
Product [Motorola Rokr S9 HD] is sent_neg on [take caution when using it for an active lifestyle]
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Sony has bred contempt from consumers and encouraged a lack of confidence in publishers, with its recent stream of bullshit truly indicating just how out of touch with reality those in charge have become.
Transactions:
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [encouraged a lack of confidence in publishers, with its recent stream of bullshit truly indicating just how out of touch with reality those in charge have become]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [has bred contempt from consumers]
Organization [its] is sent_neg on [truly indicating just how out of touch with reality those in charge have become]
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How about the fact that the PS3's marketing was so fucking confusing that Sony had to repeatedly issue a clarification on what the system even was?
Transactions:
Product [PS3] is sent_neg on [marketing was so fucking confusing that Sony had to repeatedly issue a clarification on what the system even was]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [had to repeatedly issue a clarification on what the system even was]
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Sony's arrogant attitude and total denial is reaching a point of farce.
Transactions:
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [Sony's arrogant attitude]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [is reaching a point of farce]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [total denial]
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Shares of Map Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MAPP) fell premarket after the drug company said Thursday that it is suspending the development of its asthma drug for children.
Transactions:
Organization [Map Pharmaceuticals Inc.] is sent_neg on [fell premarket after the drug company said Thursday that it is suspending the development of its asthma drug for children]
Organization [MAPP]
Organization [the drug company]
Organization [it] is sent_neg on [is suspending the development of its asthma drug for children]
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Now if only Palm could do something about the measly 8 GB of storage space--would a MicroSD card slot have killed you guys?
Transactions:
Organization [Palm] is sent_neg on [could do something about the measly 8 GB of storage space]
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After all, the iPhone's App Store is only a year old and here we are, a bajillion apps later, with the Pre lagging behind in sheer quantity.
Transactions:
Product [iPhone]
Product [App Store]
Product [Pre] is sent_neg on [lagging behind in sheer quantity]
relation( #0, ?, [iPhone], [App Store])
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iPhone's lack of cut and paste was a dealbreaker.
Transactions:
Product [iPhone] is sent_neg on [a dealbreaker]
Product [iPhone] is sent_neg on [iPhone's lack]
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I've noticed iPhone's lack of cut and paste.
Transactions:
Product [iPhone] is sent_neg on ['ve noticed iPhone's lack of cut and paste]
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Sony looks like a disease.
Transactions:
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [Sony looks like a disease]
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GM's debt "was like a noose around its neck," says David Cole.
Transactions:
Organization [GM] is sent_neg on [was like a noose around its neck]
Person [David Cole]
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3Com shares have lost 18 percent of their value since reporting fourth-quarter results on Thursday.
Transactions:
Organization [3Com] is sent_neg on [have lost 18 percent of their value since reporting fourth-quarter results on Thursday]
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And "there's also an unlikely but not impossible worst-case scenario: a 787 that is simply a mediocre aircraft," writes Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace analyst with the Teal Group Corp.
Transactions:
Product [787] is sent_neg on [simply a mediocre aircraft]
Person [Richard Aboulafia]
Organization [Teal Group Corp]
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Apple's decision makes no sense for Microsoft.
Transactions:
Organization [Apple]
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_neg on [makes no sense for Microsoft]
relation( #0, makes, [Apple], [Microsoft]) is sent_neg on [makes no sense for Microsoft]
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Despite its exorbitant price, the Aura is not a particularly sophisticated phone.
Transactions:
Product [Aura] is sent_neg on [is not a particularly sophisticated phone]
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The PlayStation Portable is not attractive enough to kids, Sony determined, so it has decided to launch a new initiative aimed at promoting it to that potential customer group.
Transactions:
Product [PlayStation Portable] is sent_neg on [is not attractive enough to kids]
Organization [Sony] is sent_pos on [determined, so it has decided to launch a new initiative aimed at promoting it to that potential customer group]
Organization [it] is sent_pos on [has decided to launch a new initiative aimed at promoting it to that potential customer group]
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Sony Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device.
Transactions:
Organization [Sony] is sent_pos on [Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device]
Product [PSP Gaming Device] is sent_pos on [Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device]
relation( #0, Launches, [Sony], [PSP Gaming Device]) is sent_pos on [Launches New Version of PSP Gaming Device]
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One of the main issues for Motorola is that it has never been able to come up with successful follow-ups to the extremely popular Razr handset.
Transactions:
Organization [Motorola]
Organization [it] is sent_neg on [never been able to come up with successful follow-ups to the extremely popular Razr handset]
Product [Razr] is sent_pos on [come up with successful follow-ups to the extremely popular Razr handset]
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"I am digging Amazon MP3 integration on the Pre."
Transactions:
Product [Amazon MP3] is sent_pos on [am digging Amazon MP3 integration on the Pre]
Product [Pre]
relation( #0, digging, [Amazon MP3], [Pre]) is sent_pos on [am digging Amazon MP3 integration on the Pre]
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Microsoft and Sony are both going to suffer from the same thing: The motion sensing hardware software is not bundled with the console.
Transactions:
Organization [Microsoft] is sent_neg on [are both going to suffer from the same thing]
Organization [Sony] is sent_neg on [are both going to suffer from the same thing]
