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Sigma KEE - earlier
earlier

appearance as argument number 1
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(instance earlier BinaryPredicate) Merge.kif 8568-8568 earlier is an instance of binary predicate
(instance earlier TemporalRelation) Merge.kif 8569-8569 earlier is an instance of temporal relation
(instance earlier TransitiveRelation) Merge.kif 8570-8570 earlier is an instance of transitive relation
(instance earlier IrreflexiveRelation) Merge.kif 8571-8571 earlier is an instance of irreflexive relation
(instance earlier TotalValuedRelation) Merge.kif 8572-8572 earlier is an instance of total valued relation
(domain earlier 1 TimeInterval) Merge.kif 8573-8573 The number 1 argument of earlier is an instance of timeframe
(domain earlier 2 TimeInterval) Merge.kif 8574-8574 The number 2 argument of earlier is an instance of timeframe
(documentation earlier EnglishLanguage "(earlier ?INTERVAL1 ?INTERVAL2) means that the TimeInterval ?INTERVAL1 ends before the TimeInterval ?INTERVAL2 begins.") Merge.kif 8576-8578 The number 2 argument of earlier is an instance of timeframe

appearance as argument number 2
-------------------------


(relatedInternalConcept before earlier) Merge.kif 8302-8302 before is internally related to earlier
(termFormat EnglishLanguage earlier "earlier") domainEnglishFormat.kif 20790-20790 before is internally related to earlier
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage earlier "早期") domainEnglishFormat.kif 20791-20791 before is internally related to earlier
(termFormat ChineseLanguage earlier "早期") domainEnglishFormat.kif 20792-20792 before is internally related to earlier
(format EnglishLanguage earlier "%1 %n{doesn't} happen%p{s} earlier than %2") english_format.kif 443-443 before is internally related to earlier

antecedent
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(=>
    (and
        (earlier ?TI1 ?TI2)
        (instance ?P1 TimePoint)
        (instance ?P2 TimePoint)
        (temporalPart ?P1 ?TI1)
        (temporalPart ?P2 ?TI2))
    (before ?P1 ?P2))		 Merge.kif 8483-8490 If X happens earlier than Y, Z is an instance of time point, W is an instance of time point, Z is a part of X, and W is a part of Y, then Z happens before W
(=>
    (earlier ?INTERVAL1 ?INTERVAL2)
    (before
        (EndFn ?INTERVAL1)
        (BeginFn ?INTERVAL2)))		 Merge.kif 8580-8582 If X happens earlier than Y, then the end of X happens before the beginning of Y
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?DEATH Death)
        (instance ?REM OrganismRemains)
        (instance ?ORG Organism)
        (holdsDuring ?T2
            (part ?OBJ ?REM))
        (holdsDuring ?T1
            (part ?OBJ ?ORG))
        (earlier ?T1 ?T2)
        (result ?DEATH ?REM))
    (experiencer ?DEATH ?ORG))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 61-70 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of death (2) Y is an instance of organism remains (3) Z is an instance of organism (4) W is a part of Y holds during V (5) W is a part of Z holds during U (6) U happens earlier than V (7) Y is a result of X, then Z experiences X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?DEATH Death)
        (instance ?REM OrganismRemains)
        (instance ?ORG Organism)
        (holdsDuring ?T2
            (part ?OBJ ?REM))
        (holdsDuring ?T1
            (part ?OBJ ?ORG))
        (earlier ?T1 ?T2)
        (experiencer ?DEATH ?ORG))
    (result ?DEATH ?REM))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 72-81 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of death (2) Y is an instance of organism remains (3) Z is an instance of organism (4) W is a part of Y holds during V (5) W is a part of Z holds during U (6) U happens earlier than V (7) Z experiences X, then Y is a result of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?I Ingesting)
        (experiencer ?I ?H)
        (objectTransferred ?I ?MS)
        (instance ?MS MoodStabilizer)
        (instance ?E ?EC)
        (involvedInEvent ?E ?H)
        (holdsDuring
            (WhenFn ?E)
            (attribute ?H ?ES))
        (instance ?ES EmotionalState)
        (instance ?E2 ?EC)
        (involvedInEvent ?E2 ?H)
        (earlier
            (WhenFn ?E2)
            (WhenFn ?I)))
    (modalAttribute
        (not
            (holdsDuring ?E2
                (attribute ?H ?ES))) Unlikely))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 11219-11240 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of ingesting (2) Y experiences X (3) the object transferred in X is Z (4) Z is an instance of mood stabilizer (5) W is an instance of V (6) Y is an involved in event of W (7) U is an attribute of Y holds during the time of existence of W (8) U is an instance of emotional state (9) T is an instance of V (10) Y is an involved in event of T (11) the time of existence of T happens earlier than the time of existence of X, then the statement U is not an attribute of Y doesn't hold during T has the modal force of unlikely
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?D Diuretic)
        (instance ?I Ingesting)
        (agent ?I ?H)
        (moves ?I ?D)
        (instance ?U1 Urination)
        (result ?U1 ?P1)
        (agent ?U1 ?H)
        (instance ?U2 Urination)
        (result ?U2 ?P2)
        (agent ?U2 ?H)
        (earlier ?U1 ?I)
        (earlier ?I ?U2)
        (instance ?V UnitOfVolume)
        (measure ?U1
            (MeasureFn ?N1 ?V))
        (measure ?U2
            (MeasureFn ?N2 ?V)))
    (modalAttribute
        (greaterThan ?N2 ?N1) Likely))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 11470-11491 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of diuretic (2) Y is an instance of ingesting (3) Z is an agent of Y (4) X moves during Y (5) W is an instance of urination (6) V is a result of W (7) Z is an agent of W (8) U is an instance of urination (9) T is a result of U (10) Z is an agent of U (11) W happens earlier than Y (12) Y happens earlier than U (13) S is an instance of unit of volume (14) the measure of W is R S(s) (15) the measure of U is Q S(s), then the statement Q is greater than R has the modal force of likely
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?D Antidiuretic)
        (instance ?I Ingesting)
        (agent ?I ?H)
        (moves ?I ?D)
        (instance ?U1 Urination)
        (result ?U1 ?P1)
        (agent ?U1 ?H)
        (instance ?U2 Urination)
        (not
            (equal ?U1 ?U2))
        (result ?U2 ?P2)
        (agent ?U2 ?H)
        (earlier ?U1 ?I)
        (earlier ?I ?U2)
        (instance ?V UnitOfVolume)
        (measure ?U1
            (MeasureFn ?N1 ?V))
        (measure ?U2
            (MeasureFn ?N2 ?V)))
    (modalAttribute
        (greaterThan ?N1 ?N2) Likely))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 11500-11523 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of antidiuretic (2) Y is an instance of ingesting (3) Z is an agent of Y (4) X moves during Y (5) W is an instance of urination (6) V is a result of W (7) Z is an agent of W (8) U is an instance of urination (9) equal W and U (10) T is a result of U (11) Z is an agent of U (12) W happens earlier than Y (13) Y happens earlier than U (14) S is an instance of unit of volume (15) the measure of W is R S(s) (16) the measure of U is Q S(s), then the statement R is greater than Q has the modal force of likely
(=>
    (and
        (equal
            (MeasureFn ?X HourDuration)
            (TimeToFailureFn ?D))
        (attribute ?D NonRepairable)
        (deviceFailTime ?D ?F)
        (deviceUpTime ?D ?U)
        (earlier ?U ?F))
    (duration
        (TimeIntervalFn
            (BeginFn ?U)
            (BeginFn ?F))
        (MeasureFn ?X HourDuration)))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 34586-34599 If equal X hour duration(s) and The time to failure of Y is HourDuration, non repairable is an attribute of Y, device Y is in a failure state during TimeInterval Z, Device Y is in operation during TimeInterval W, and W happens earlier than Z, then duration of interval between the beginning of W and the beginning of Z is X hour duration(s)
(=>
    (and
        (equal
            (MeasureFn ?X HourDuration)
            (TimeToRecoveryFn ?D))
        (deviceFailTime ?D ?F)
        (deviceUpTime ?D ?U)
        (earlier ?F ?U))
    (duration
        (TimeIntervalFn
            (BeginFn ?F)
            (BeginFn ?U))
        (MeasureFn ?X HourDuration)))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 34668-34680 If equal X hour duration(s) and The time to recovery of Y is HourDuration, device Y is in a failure state during TimeInterval Z, Device Y is in operation during TimeInterval W, and Z happens earlier than W, then duration of interval between the beginning of Z and the beginning of W is X hour duration(s)
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?H Man)
        (attribute ?H Mausaharati)
        (instance ?D Drumming)
        (agent ?D ?H)
        (instance ?DAY Day)
        (instance ?S Sunrise)
        (during ?S ?DAY)
        (earlier
            (WhenFn ?D) ?S))
    (hasPurpose ?D
        (exists (?P ?SUHUR ?WU)
            (and
                (instance ?WU WakingUp)
                (experiencer ?WU ?P)
                (instance ?SUHUR Suhur)
                (agent ?SUHUR ?P)
                (earlier
                    (WhenFn ?WU)
                    (WhenFn ?SUHUR))
                (during
                    (WhenFn ?WU) ?DAY)
                (during
                    (WhenFn ?SUHUR) ?DAY)))))		 ArabicCulture.kif 65-84 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of man (2) mausaharati is an attribute of X (3) Y is an instance of drumming (4) X is an agent of Y (5) Z is an instance of day (6) W is an instance of sunrise (7) W takes place during Z (8) the time of existence of Y happens earlier than W, then All of the following hold: (1) Y has the purpose there exist V, U (2) T such that T is an instance of waking up (3) V experiences T (4) U is an instance of suhur (5) V is an agent of U (6) the time of existence of T happens earlier than the time of existence of U (7) the time of existence of T takes place during Z (8) the time of existence of U takes place during Z
(=>
    (and
        (dampingRatio ?P ?R)
        (greaterThan ?R 0)
        (instance ?T Tremor)
        (patient ?T ?P)
        (instance ?U UnitOfLength)
        (holdsDuring ?T1
            (physicalAmplitude ?T
                (MeasureFn ?A1 ?U)))
        (holdsDuring ?T2
            (physicalAmplitude ?T
                (MeasureFn ?A2 ?U)))
        (during ?T1
            (WhenFn ?T))
        (during ?T2
            (WhenFn ?T))
        (earlier ?T1 ?T2))
    (greaterThan ?A1 ?A2))		 Cars.kif 748-764 If All of the following hold: (1) the damping ratio of X is Y (2) Y is greater than 0 (3) Z is an instance of tremor (4) X is a patient of Z (5) W is an instance of unit of length (6) the amplitude Z is V W(s) holds during U (7) the amplitude Z is T W(s) holds during S (8) U takes place during the time of existence of Z (9) S takes place during the time of existence of Z (10) U happens earlier than S, then V is greater than T
(=>
    (and
        (governmentType ?PLACE Monarchy)
        (instance ?MONARCH Human)
        (instance ?SUCCESSOR Human)
        (holdsDuring ?T1
            (chiefOfState ?PLACE ?ROLE ?MONARCH))
        (familyRelation ?MONARCH ?SUCCESSOR)
        (earlier ?T1 ?T2))
    (modalAttribute
        (holdsDuring ?T2
            (chiefOfState ?PLACE ?ROLE ?SUCCESSOR)) Possibility))		 Government.kif 223-234 If All of the following hold: (1) monarchy is a government type of X (2) Y is an instance of human (3) Z is an instance of human (4) X chief of state W for Y holds during V (5) Y and Z are related (6) V happens earlier than U, then the statement X chief of state W for Z holds during U has the modal force of possibility
(=>
    (and
        (holdsDuring ?T
            (desires ?M
                (attribute ?V Dead)))
        (instance ?MURDER Murder)
        (agent ?MURDER ?M)
        (patient ?MURDER ?V)
        (earlier ?T
            (WhenFn ?MURDER)))
    (attribute ?MURDER Premeditated))		 Law.kif 461-470 If X desires dead is an attribute of Y holds during Z, W is an instance of murder, X is an agent of W, Y is a patient of W, and Z happens earlier than the time of existence of W, then premeditated is an attribute of W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?S Squall)
        (eventLocated ?S ?R)
        (instance ?R GeographicArea)
        (holdsDuring
            (WhenFn ?S)
            (surfaceWindSpeed ?R
                (MeasureFn ?TOP MilesPerHour)))
        (earlier ?T
            (WhenFn ?S))
        (holdsDuring ?T
            (surfaceWindSpeed ?R
                (MeasureFn ?BASE MilesPerHour)))
        (equal ?DIFF
            (SubtractionFn ?TOP ?BASE)))
    (and
        (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?TOP 25)
        (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?DIFF 18)))		 Weather.kif 2265-2282 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of squall (2) X is located at Y (3) Y is an instance of geographic area (4) Z miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Y holds during the time of existence of X (5) W happens earlier than the time of existence of X (6) V miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Y holds during W (7) equal U and (Z and V), then Z is greater than or equal to 25 and U is greater than or equal to 18
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?G WindGust)
        (eventLocated ?G ?R)
        (instance ?R GeographicArea)
        (equal
            (ThreeSecondGustSpeedFn ?R
                (WhenFn ?G))
            (MeasureFn ?TOP MilesPerHour))
        (earlier ?T
            (WhenFn ?G))
        (holdsDuring ?T
            (surfaceWindSpeed ?R
                (MeasureFn ?BASE MilesPerHour)))
        (equal ?DIFF
            (SubtractionFn ?TOP ?BASE)))
    (and
        (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?TOP 18)
        (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?DIFF 10)))		 Weather.kif 2313-2329 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of wind gust (2) X is located at Y (3) Y is an instance of geographic area (4) equal ThreeSecondSpeedGustFn ending at the time of existence of X in Y and Z miles per hour(s) (5) W happens earlier than the time of existence of X (6) V miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Y holds during W (7) equal U and (Z and V), then Z is greater than or equal to 18 and U is greater than or equal to 10
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?G WindGust)
        (eventLocated ?G ?R)
        (instance ?R GeographicArea)
        (equal
            (ThreeSecondGustSpeedFn ?R
                (WhenFn ?G))
            (MeasureFn ?TOP MilesPerHour))
        (earlier
            (WhenFn ?G) ?T)
        (holdsDuring ?T
            (surfaceWindSpeed ?R
                (MeasureFn ?BASE MilesPerHour)))
        (equal ?DIFF
            (SubtractionFn ?TOP ?BASE)))
    (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?DIFF 10))		 Weather.kif 2331-2345 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of wind gust (2) X is located at Y (3) Y is an instance of geographic area (4) equal ThreeSecondSpeedGustFn ending at the time of existence of X in Y and Z miles per hour(s) (5) the time of existence of X happens earlier than W (6) V miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Y holds during W (7) equal U and (Z and V), then U is greater than or equal to 10
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?G WeakGust)
        (eventLocated ?G ?R)
        (instance ?R GeographicArea)
        (equal
            (ThreeSecondGustSpeedFn ?R
                (WhenFn ?G))
            (MeasureFn ?TOP MilesPerHour))
        (earlier ?T
            (WhenFn ?G))
        (holdsDuring ?T
            (surfaceWindSpeed ?R
                (MeasureFn ?BASE MilesPerHour)))
        (equal ?DIFF
            (SubtractionFn ?TOP ?BASE)))
    (and
        (greaterThanOrEqualTo ?DIFF 12)
        (lessThanOrEqualTo ?DIFF 17)))		 Weather.kif 2352-2368 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of weak gust (2) X is located at Y (3) Y is an instance of geographic area (4) equal ThreeSecondSpeedGustFn ending at the time of existence of X in Y and Z miles per hour(s) (5) W happens earlier than the time of existence of X (6) V miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Y holds during W (7) equal U and (Z and V), then U is greater than or equal to 12 and U is less than or equal to 17
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?G StrongGust)
        (eventLocated ?G ?R)
        (instance ?R GeographicArea)
        (equal
            (ThreeSecondGustSpeedFn ?R
                (WhenFn ?G))
            (MeasureFn ?TOP MilesPerHour))
        (earlier ?T
            (WhenFn ?G))
        (holdsDuring ?T
            (surfaceWindSpeed ?R
                (MeasureFn ?BASE MilesPerHour)))
        (equal ?DIFF
            (SubtractionFn ?TOP ?BASE)))
    (and
        (greaterThan ?DIFF 17)
        (lessThanOrEqualTo ?DIFF 29)))		 Weather.kif 2375-2391 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of strong gust (2) X is located at Y (3) Y is an instance of geographic area (4) equal ThreeSecondSpeedGustFn ending at the time of existence of X in Y and Z miles per hour(s) (5) W happens earlier than the time of existence of X (6) V miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Y holds during W (7) equal U and (Z and V), then U is greater than 17 and U is less than or equal to 29
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?G ViolentGust)
        (eventLocated ?G ?R)
        (instance ?R GeographicArea)
        (equal
            (ThreeSecondGustSpeedFn ?R
                (WhenFn ?G))
            (MeasureFn ?TOP MilesPerHour))
        (earlier ?T
            (WhenFn ?G))
        (holdsDuring ?T
            (surfaceWindSpeed ?R
                (MeasureFn ?BASE MilesPerHour)))
        (equal ?DIFF
            (SubtractionFn ?TOP ?BASE)))
    (greaterThan ?DIFF 29))		 Weather.kif 2398-2412 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of violent gust (2) X is located at Y (3) Y is an instance of geographic area (4) equal ThreeSecondSpeedGustFn ending at the time of existence of X in Y and Z miles per hour(s) (5) W happens earlier than the time of existence of X (6) V miles per hour(s) is a surface wind speed of Y holds during W (7) equal U and (Z and V), then U is greater than 29

consequent
-------------------------


(=>
    (causes ?P1 ?P2)
    (earlier
        (WhenFn ?P1)
        (WhenFn ?P2)))		 Merge.kif 3901-3903 If X causes Y, then the time of existence of X happens earlier than the time of existence of Y
(=>
    (before
        (EndFn ?INTERVAL1)
        (BeginFn ?INTERVAL2))
    (earlier ?INTERVAL1 ?INTERVAL2))		 Merge.kif 8584-8586 If the end of X happens before the beginning of Y, then X happens earlier than Y
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?Y1
            (YearFn ?N1))
        (instance ?Y2
            (YearFn ?N2))
        (greaterThan ?N2 ?N1))
    (earlier ?Y1 ?Y2))		 Merge.kif 8901-8906 If X is an instance of the year Y, Z is an instance of the year W, and W is greater than Y, then X happens earlier than Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?M1
            (MonthFn ?N1
                (YearFn ?Y)))
        (instance ?M2
            (MonthFn ?N2
                (YearFn ?Y)))
        (successorClass ?N1 ?N2))
    (earlier ?M1 ?M2))		 Merge.kif 8917-8922 If X is an instance of the month Y, Z is an instance of the month W, and W is the successor class of Y., then X happens earlier than Z
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?D1
            (DayFn ?N1
                (MonthFn ?M
                    (YearFn ?Y))))
        (instance ?D2
            (DayFn ?N2
                (MonthFn ?M
                    (YearFn ?Y))))
        (greaterThan ?N2 ?N1))
    (earlier ?D1 ?D2))		 Merge.kif 8933-8938 If X is an instance of the day Y of month the month Z, W is an instance of the day V of month the month Z, and V is greater than Y, then X happens earlier than W
(=>
    (equal
        (TemporalCompositionFn ?INTERVAL ?INTERVALTYPE) ?CLASS)
    (forall (?TIME1 ?TIME2)
        (=>
            (and
                (instance ?TIME1 ?CLASS)
                (instance ?TIME2 ?CLASS)
                (not
                    (equal ?TIME1 ?TIME2)))
            (or
                (meetsTemporally ?TIME1 ?TIME2)
                (meetsTemporally ?TIME2 ?TIME1)
                (earlier ?TIME1 ?TIME2)
                (earlier ?TIME2 ?TIME1)))))		 Merge.kif 9620-9632 If equal decomposition of X into Y and Z, then For all TimeIntervals W and V: if equal W and V, then At least one of the following holds: (1) W meets V (2) V meets W (3) W happens earlier than V (4) V happens earlier than W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?JOIN Hiring)
        (instance ?ORG Organization)
        (agent ?JOIN ?ORG)
        (patient ?JOIN ?PERSON))
    (expects ?ORG
        (exists (?FT)
            (and
                (instance ?FT FinancialTransaction)
                (agent ?FT ?ORG)
                (destination ?FT ?PERSON)
                (earlier
                    (WhenFn ?JOIN)
                    (WhenFn ?FT))))))		 Merge.kif 10878-10890 If X is an instance of hiring, Y is an instance of organization, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then Y expects there exists W such that W is an instance of financial transaction, Y is an agent of W, W ends up at Z, and the time of existence of X happens earlier than the time of existence of W will be true
(=>
    (instance ?DECISION LegalDecision)
    (exists (?DECIDE ?LD)
        (and
            (instance ?DECIDE Deciding)
            (result ?DECIDE ?LD)
            (instance ?DECISION ?LD)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?DECIDE)
                (WhenFn ?DECISION)))))		 Merge.kif 11048-11055 If X is an instance of legal decision, then there exist Y, Z such that Y is an instance of deciding, Z is a result of Y, X is an instance of Z, and the time of existence of Y happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?D QuantityChange)
        (patient ?D ?OBJ))
    (exists (?N1 ?N2 ?T1 ?T2 ?U)
        (and
            (earlier ?T1 ?T2)
            (holdsDuring ?T1
                (measure ?OBJ
                    (MeasureFn ?N1 ?U)))
            (holdsDuring ?T2
                (measure ?OBJ
                    (MeasureFn ?N2 ?U)))
            (not
                (equal ?N1 ?N2)))))		 Merge.kif 11130-11143 If X is an instance of quantity change and Y is a patient of X, then there exist Z, W,, , V,, , U and T such that V happens earlier than U and the measure of Y is Z T(s) holds during V and the measure of Y is W T(s) holds during U and equal Z and W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?D Increasing)
        (patient ?D ?OBJ))
    (exists (?N1 ?N2 ?T1 ?T2 ?U)
        (and
            (earlier ?T1 ?T2)
            (holdsDuring ?T1
                (measure ?OBJ
                    (MeasureFn ?N1 ?U)))
            (holdsDuring ?T2
                (measure ?OBJ
                    (MeasureFn ?N2 ?U)))
            (greaterThan ?N1 ?N2))))		 Merge.kif 11151-11164 If X is an instance of increasing and Y is a patient of X, then there exist Z, W,, , V,, , U and T such that V happens earlier than U and the measure of Y is Z T(s) holds during V and the measure of Y is W T(s) holds during U and Z is greater than W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?D Decreasing)
        (patient ?D ?OBJ))
    (exists (?N1 ?N2 ?T1 ?T2 ?U)
        (and
            (earlier ?T1 ?T2)
            (holdsDuring ?T1
                (measure ?OBJ
                    (MeasureFn ?N1 ?U)))
            (holdsDuring ?T2
                (measure ?OBJ
                    (MeasureFn ?N2 ?U)))
            (lessThan ?N1 ?N2))))		 Merge.kif 11193-11206 If X is an instance of decreasing and Y is a patient of X, then there exist Z, W,, , V,, , U and T such that V happens earlier than U and the measure of Y is Z T(s) holds during V and the measure of Y is W T(s) holds during U and Z is less than W
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?IMPACT Impacting)
        (patient ?IMPACT ?OBJ))
    (exists (?IMPEL)
        (and
            (instance ?IMPEL Impelling)
            (patient ?IMPEL ?OBJ)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?IMPEL)
                (WhenFn ?IMPACT)))))		 Merge.kif 11815-11823 If X is an instance of impacting and Y is a patient of X, then there exists Z such that Z is an instance of impelling, Y is a patient of Z, and the time of existence of Z happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?RETURN GivingBack)
        (agent ?RETURN ?AGENT)
        (destination ?RETURN ?DEST))
    (exists (?GIVE)
        (and
            (instance ?GIVE Giving)
            (agent ?GIVE ?DEST)
            (destination ?GIVE ?AGENT)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?GIVE)
                (WhenFn ?RETURN)))))		 Merge.kif 12039-12049 If X is an instance of giving back, Y is an agent of X, and X ends up at Z, then there exists W such that W is an instance of giving, Z is an agent of W, W ends up at Y, and the time of existence of W happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?PREDICT Predicting)
        (containsFormula ?PREDICT ?FORMULA))
    (exists (?TIME)
        (and
            (holdsDuring ?TIME ?FORMULA)
            (earlier ?TIME
                (WhenFn ?PREDICT)))))		 Merge.kif 12435-12442 If X is an instance of predicting and X contains the formula Y, then there exists Z such that Y holds during Z and Z happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?REMEMBER Remembering)
        (containsFormula ?REMEMBER ?FORMULA))
    (exists (?TIME)
        (and
            (holdsDuring ?TIME ?FORMULA)
            (or
                (before ?TIME
                    (WhenFn ?REMEMBER))
                (earlier ?TIME
                    (WhenFn ?REMEMBER))))))		 Merge.kif 12449-12458 If X is an instance of remembering and X contains the formula Y, then there exists Z such that Y holds during Z and Z happens before the time of existence of X or Z happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?KEEP Keeping)
        (agent ?KEEP ?AGENT)
        (patient ?KEEP ?OBJ))
    (exists (?PUT)
        (and
            (instance ?PUT Putting)
            (agent ?PUT ?AGENT)
            (patient ?PUT ?OBJ)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?PUT)
                (WhenFn ?KEEP)))))		 Merge.kif 12464-12474 If X is an instance of keeping, Y is an agent of X, and Z is a patient of X, then there exists W such that W is an instance of putting, Y is an agent of W, Z is a patient of W, and the time of existence of W happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?REPAIR Repairing)
        (patient ?REPAIR ?OBJ))
    (exists (?DAMAGE)
        (and
            (instance ?DAMAGE Damaging)
            (patient ?DAMAGE ?OBJ)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?DAMAGE)
                (WhenFn ?REPAIR)))))		 Merge.kif 12515-12523 If X is an instance of repairing and Y is a patient of X, then there exists Z such that Z is an instance of damaging, Y is a patient of Z, and the time of existence of Z happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (and
        (holdsDuring ?TIME1
            (developmentalForm ?OBJ ?ATTR1))
        (successorAttributeClosure ?ATTR2 ?ATTR1))
    (exists (?TIME2)
        (and
            (earlier ?TIME2 ?TIME1)
            (holdsDuring ?TIME2
                (developmentalForm ?OBJ ?ATTR2)))))		 Merge.kif 14650-14657 If the developmental form of X is Y holds during Z and W is a successor attribute of Y, then there exists V such that V happens earlier than Z and the developmental form of X is W holds during V
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?REM OrganismRemains)
        (holdsDuring
            (WhenFn ?REM)
            (part ?OBJ ?REM)))
    (exists (?ORG)
        (and
            (instance ?ORG Organism)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?ORG)
                (WhenFn ?REM))
            (finishes
                (WhenFn ?REM)
                (WhenFn ?ORG))
            (holdsDuring
                (WhenFn ?ORG)
                (part ?OBJ ?ORG)))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 32-43 If X is an instance of organism remains and Y is a part of X holds during the time of existence of X, then there exists Z such that Z is an instance of organism, the time of existence of Z happens earlier than the time of existence of X, the time of existence of X finishes the time of existence of Z, and Y is a part of Z holds during the time of existence of Z
(=>
    (instance ?ANSWER Answering)
    (exists (?QUESTION)
        (and
            (instance ?QUESTION Questioning)
            (refers ?ANSWER ?QUESTION)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?QUESTION)
                (WhenFn ?ANSWER)))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 888-894 If X is an instance of answering, then there exists Y such that Y is an instance of questioning, X includes a reference to Y, and the time of existence of Y happens earlier than the time of existence of X
(=>
    (holdsDuring ?T
        (attribute ?X Locked))
    (exists (?LOCK ?CLOSE ?MOVE)
        (and
            (instance ?LOCK Lock)
            (connected ?LOCK ?X)
            (instance ?CLOSE Closing)
            (patient ?CLOSE ?LOCK)
            (instance ?MOVE Motion)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?CLOSE) ?T)
            (holdsDuring ?T
                (not
                    (modalAttribute
                        (patient ?MOVE ?X) Possibility))))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 3299-3314 If locked is an attribute of X holds during Y, then All of the following hold: (1) there exist Z, W (2) V such that Z is an instance of lock (3) Z is connected to X (4) W is an instance of closing (5) Z is a patient of W (6) V is an instance of motion (7) the time of existence of W happens earlier than Y (8) the statement X is not a patient of V doesn't have the modal force of possibility holds during Y
(=>
    (and
        (holdsDuring ?T1
            (spouse ?P1 ?P2))
        (instance ?T1 TimeInterval))
    (exists (?WED)
        (and
            (instance ?WED Wedding)
            (patient ?WED ?P1)
            (patient ?WED ?P2)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?WED) ?T1))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 9293-9303 If X is the spouse of Y holds during Z and Z is an instance of timeframe, then there exists W such that W is an instance of wedding, X is a patient of W, Y is a patient of W, and the time of existence of W happens earlier than Z
(=>
    (holdsDuring ?T
        (attribute ?H PostTraumaticStressDisorder))
    (exists (?V)
        (and
            (instance ?V ViolentContest)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?V) ?T)
            (involvedInEvent ?V ?H))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 11192-11200 If PTSD is an attribute of X holds during Y, then there exists Z such that Z is an instance of violent contest, the time of existence of Z happens earlier than Y, and X is an involved in event of Z
(=>
    (instance ?B Breath)
    (exists (?I ?E)
        (and
            (subProcess ?I ?B)
            (subProcess ?E ?B)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?I)
                (WhenFn ?E))
            (meetsTemporally
                (WhenFn ?I)
                (WhenFn ?E)))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 11815-11826 If X is an instance of breath, then there exist Y, Z such that Y is a subprocess of X, Z is a subprocess of X, the time of existence of Y happens earlier than the time of existence of Z, and the time of existence of Y meets the time of existence of Z
(=>
    (holdsDuring ?T
        (dataStored ?O ?D))
    (exists (?P)
        (and
            (instance ?P Writing)
            (destination ?P ?D)
            (patient ?P ?O)
            (earlier
                (WhenFn ?P) ?T))))		 Mid-level-ontology.kif 15972-15980 If X is stored on Y holds during Z, then there exists W such that W is an instance of writing, W ends up at X, Y is a patient of W, and the time of existence of W happens earlier than Z

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