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TMR 0020	(DOCNO 880203-0020)

File: /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/cmt-15/pangloss/mikro/TMR/ejv0011.tmr
Primary Author: Ralf Brown 
Last Edit: 24 October 1994 Donalee Attardo


December 1993


Headline: Business Brief: Du Pont Co.

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last-modified: Feb-02-94 DA

TMR_0020
	speech_act		statement_1
	heads			%say_1 %agree_1 %create_1 %develop_1
				%manufacture_1 %market_1 %perform_1
				%separate_1 %operate_1 ...
	stylistic-factors	style_1
	time-relations	temp-rel_1 temp-rel_2 temp-rel_3 temp-rel_4
	attitudes		attitude_0 attitude_1
				attitude_3 attitude_4 attitude_5
				attitude_6 attitude_7 attitude_8
				attitude_9 attitude_70
	focus	
	coreferences		(%company_1 %company_3 %company_4)
						(%tie-up_1 %tie-up_2 %tie-up_3 %tie-up_4)
	domain-relations	domain-rel_1 domain-rel_2
	textual-relations

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last-modified: Dec-10-93 RB

;; Speech Act

statement_1
	scope		(set %say_1 %agree_1 %create_1 %develop_1
			%manufacture_1 %market_1 %perform_1
			%separate_1 %operate_1 ...)
	speaker		*author*
	hearer		*reader*
	time		time_0
	source		
	location
	relation
	attitude	attitude_0

time_0
	instance-of	*time
	type		*date
	date		880203		; revealed in article's dateline
	day		"Wednesday"	; computed

attitude_0
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	attribution	*author*
	scope		TMR_0020
	time		time_0

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last-modified: Feb-02-94 DA

;; Stylistic Factors

style_1
	formality	.5
	respect		.5
	politeness	.5
	simplicity	.5
	color		.5
	force		.5
	directness	.5

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last-modified: Feb-02-94 DA

;; Du Pont Co., Wilmington, Del., said it agreed to form a joint venture in
;; gas separation technology with L'Air Liquide S.A., an industrial gas company
;; based in Paris.

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "Du Pont Co. said..."

%say_1
	agent		%company_1
	theme		%agree_1
	time	time_1
	aspect		aspect_1
	attitude	attitude_1
	polarity	positive

%company_1
	name		"Du Pont Co."
	location	$Wilmington, DE

time_1
	absolute-time	{past}

aspect_1
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true

attitude_1
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	scope		%say_1
	attribution	%company_1
	time		time_1

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "...it agreed..."

%agree_1
	agent		%company_4
	theme		%create_1
	time	time_2
	aspect		aspect_2
	attitude	attitude_2
	polarity	positive

time_2
	absolute-time	{past}

aspect_2
	phase		end		; "agree" is an achievement
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true


attitude_2
        type            epistemic
        value           1
        scope           %say_1
        attribution     %company_1
        time            time_1

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "...to form a joint venture in gas separation technology with L'Air Liquide
;;  S.A."
;;	-> Du Pont and L'Air Liquide will form a joint venture
;;	(but Du Pont initiates and is thus the focus)

%create_1
	agent		set_1
	theme		%tie-up_1
	focus		%company_4
	time	time_3
	aspect		aspect_3
	attitude	attitude_3
	polarity	positive

set_1
	cardinality	= 2
	elements	(set %company_4 %company_2)
	
%company_2
	name		"L'Air Liquide S.A."
	product		*industrial-gas
	headquarters	$Paris

%tie-up_1
	product		%technology_1

%technology_1
	type		*gas-separation

time_3
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_3
	phase		end		; creating a j.v. is an achievement
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true


attitude_3
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	scope		%create_1
	attribution	%company_4
	time		time_3

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last-modified: June-27-94 DA

;; The venture, which is contingent on a definitive agreement, intends to
;; develop, manufacture and market equipment based on polymeric membrane
;; technology and in some instances perform the gas separation for customers.

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "The venture, which is contingent on a definitive agreement ..."
;;	-> a definitive agreement enables the creation of the venture

domain-rel_1
	type		enablement
		arg-1		%agreement_1
		arg-2		%1
create_1

%agreement_1
	attributes	*definitive
	cardinality	1

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "... intends to develop, manufacture, and market equipment based on
;;  polymeric membrane technology ..."
;;	-> the venture will develop/etc equipement
;;	   ("intends" becomes an attitude)

%agreement_1
	attributes	*definitive
	cardinality	1

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "... intends to develop, manufacture, and market equipment based on
;;  polymeric membrane technology ..."
;;	-> the venture will develop/etc equipement
;;	   ("intends" becomes an attitude)

%develop_1
	agent		%tie-up_2
	theme		%equipment_1
	time	time_4
	aspect		aspect_4
	attitude	attitude_4
	polarity	positive

%manufacture_1
	agent		%tie-up_2
	theme		%equipment_1
	time	time_4
	aspect		aspect_4
	attitude	attitude_4
	polarity	positive

%market_1
	agent		%tie-up_2
	theme		%equipment_1
	time	time_4
	aspect		aspect_4
	attitude	attitude_4
	polarity	positive

%equipment_1
	basis	%technology_1
		    type	*polymeric-membrane
	
time_4
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_4
	phase		begin
	iteration	single
	duration	prolonged
	telicity	true


attitude_4		; "intends"
	type		volitional
	value		1
	scope		(set %develop_1 %manufacture_1 %market_1)
	attribution	%tie-up_2
	time		time_

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "... and in some instances perform the gas separation for customers."
;;	-> the performance of gas separation for customers is an undetermined
;;	   subset of the company's business activity

;; the set of instances of performing gas separation in the future
;; NOTE: since this subset is a head, it gets time, aspect, attitude,
;;   and polarity slots
%separate_1
	subset-of	%business_1
	theme		%gas_1
	beneficiary	%customer_1
	member-type	%performance_1
	cardinality	>= 1		;; exists
	time	time_5
	aspect		aspect_5
	attitude	attitude_4
	polarity	positive

;; the company's total set of business activities
%business_1
	member-type	%business_activity_1
			    agent	%tie-up_2
	complete	yes

%customer_1
	customer-of	%tie-up_2
	cardinality	> 1

time_5
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_5
	phase		begin
	iteration	multiple
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true


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last-modified: June-27-94 DA

;; Polymeric membranes can be used to separate gaseous mixtures by selective
;; permeation.
;;   -> PMs separate gaseous mixtures by selective permeation
;;	("can be" becomes an attitude)

;;---------------------------------------------

%separate_2
	agent		%tie-up_3
	instrument	%membrane_1 
	means		%permeate_1
	theme		%mixture_1
	time	time_6
	aspect		aspect_6
	attitude	attitude_6
	polarity	positive

%permeate_1
	type	*selective

%membrane_1
	type		*polymeric
	cardinality	> 1

%mixture_1
	type		*gaseous
	cardinality	> 1

time_6
	absolute-time	{any time?}

aspect_6
	phase		continuous
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	false


attitude_6			; "can be"
	type		potential
	value		1
	scope		%separate_1
	attribution	*author*
	time		time_6

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last-modified: June-18-94 DA

;; The venture will operate world-wide in markets including the chemical,
;; petroleum, food and metal processing industries.

;;---------------------------------------------
;; "including" cues the domain relation of REPRESENTATIVE.

domain-rel_2
	type	representative
			arg-1	set_2		;;world-wide markets
			arg-2   set_3.elements  ;;chem, pet, food, metal p.i.


%operate_1
	agent		%tie-up_4
	theme   	set_3
	time	time_7
	aspect		aspect_7
	attitude	(set attitude_7 attitude_70)
	polarity	positive

; all markets around the world
set_2
	member-type	%economic-market_1
				   location	*earth
	complete	yes

; "world-wide in markets including...."  means an indeterminate subset of
;	all markets around the world
set_3
        member-type     *industry
        subset-of       set_2
        cardinality     >= 4
        elements        (set *chemical  *petroleum
                        *food-processing *metal-processing)

time_7
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_7
	phase		continuous
	iteration	single
	duration	prolonged
	telicity	false


attitude_7
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	scope		%operate_1
	attribution	%company_4
	time		time_1

attitude_70				;;including
	type		saliency
	value		1
	scope		set_3.elements
	attribution	*author*
	time		time_1

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last-modified: Feb-02-94 DA

;; Du Pont has interests in chemicals, energy and specialty products.

;;---------------------------------------------


%company_3
	alias		"Du Pont"
	investor 	(set *chemical *energy *specialty-product)
	time		time_8
	aspect		aspect_8
	attitude	attitude_8

time_8
	absolute-time	{present}

aspect_8
	phase		continuous
	iteration	single
	duration	prolonged
	telicity	false


attitude_8
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	scope		%company_3
	attribution	*author*
	time		time_

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last-modified: Dec-09-93 RB

;; Time Relations

;; Du Pont said... before the article was written

temp-rel_1
	type	after
	arg-1	time_0
	arg-2	time_1

;; Du Pont agreed before it made the announcment

temp-rel_2
	type	after
	arg-1	time_1
	arg-2	time_2

;; the joint venture with L'Air will be created in the future

temp-rel_3
	type	after
	arg-1	time_3
	arg-2	time_0

;; the j.v. intends to develop... in the future

temp-rel_4
	type	after
	arg-1	time_4
	arg-2	time_0

;; the j.v. will perform separation in the future

temp-rel_5
	type	after
	arg-1	time_5
	arg-2	time_0

;; PMs are used to separate mixtures now (also indicate in the past?)

temp-rel_6
	type	at
	arg-1	time_6
	arg-2	time_0

;; the venture will operate world-wide in the future

temp-rel_7
	type	after
	arg-1	time_7
	arg-2	time_0

;; Du Pont has interests... at present

temp-rel_8
	type	at
	arg-1	time_8
	arg-2	time_0

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