MIKROKOSMOS

CONTRAST Domain Relations

Examples from JJV TMRs -

JJV0002 %domain-rel_2

"Up to now, industry major Tokyo Kaijo was wary of product tie-ups, **but** since a lot of ((insurance subscriber)) start long-term savings for education funds, and to provide for old age, ((Tokyo Kaijo)) decided to try to incorporate securities companies' products and absorb these funds."

%domain-rel_2
   type		contrast
    arg_1	%attitude_7
    arg_2	%create_3

"In Japan there are production facilities for a total of 97,000 tons [of production capacity]: Nihon Zeon has 37,000 tons, Nihon Gosei Gomu has 30,000 tons, and Kurare Isoprene has 30,000 tons. **However**, recently the natural rubber market has experienced a slump and is at 60 percent of production capacity."

%domain-rel_1
     type           contrast                  ;"however"
     arg_1          %quantifier-rel_2
     arg_2          %slump_1

Examples from EJV TMRs -

"**Beside** the four firms, other major Japanese traders like Mitsui and Co. and Marubeni Corp. are jockeying for a big chunk of the lucrative market with ambitious coil center construction plans."

;; the four firms refer to Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Nissho, and C. Ito
;; (arg-1)

domain-relation_7
	type	contrast
			arg-1	(set %company_1 set_12.focus 
			             %company_40 %company_50
			arg-2	set_25		;;other Japanese traders