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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. The collection of events in which one <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> shows support for another <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQ5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">beneficiary</a>). ShowingSupportForSomeone support http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I will have backed siding has backed backed have backed have sided had supported will have sided supports had backed supporting backing sides has supported backs side will have supported will back back supported sided had sided will support have supported will side has sided A collection of events; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkHbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>. In each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rJVXRNLZqEdmFRAACs6hRjg" class="cyc_term">PromotingSomething</a>, something contributes to the progress or growth of something. PromotingSomething promoting undergirding showing support for someone A collection of events; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkHbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>. In each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rJVX4QLZqEdmFRAACs6hRjg" class="cyc_term">Undergirding_ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>, someone lends moral support to something. Undergirding-ShowingSupportForSomeone A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBn8ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HelpingAnAgent</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjeRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ServiceEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYMao5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProvidingTechnologicalAssistance</a> is an event in which one agent provides technological assistance to another. The assistance may consist exclusively of the transmission of information or exclusively of the provision of physical devices, or it may be some mix of both. The agents might be, for example, individuals, businesses, or countries (in any combination). ProvidingTechnologicalAssistance providing technological assistance The oral noises that people in a crowd make, to express their approval. cheering Cheering RescuingSomeone rescuing The collection of events in which a person is removed from a dangerous situation. Examples would include rescuing someone who is lost in the wilderness, as well as rescuing someone who is being held captive. HelpingSomeoneGetAbout helping someone get about The action of assisting someone to walk or move. reinforcing a military force ReinforcingAMilitaryForce A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvnSeAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryEvent</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBn8ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HelpingAnAgent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvnc82pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ReinforcingAMilitaryForce</a> is an event in which some military force reinforces another military force. The two military forces may be part of the same military organization, or they may come from cooperative, autonomous military organizations. buying at Shopping-ShowingSupportForSomeone A collection of events; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkHbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>. In each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rjxN-vri-EdmAAAACs6hRjg" class="cyc_term">Shopping_ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>, someone does their shopping at something; does business with something; is a customer or client of something. relief operation A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBn8ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HelpingAnAgent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvjtKuJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ReliefOperation</a> is an operation whose goal is to provide residents of a territory recently faced with disaster (either natural or man-made) with food, clothing, and other goods necessary for survival.. ReliefOperation euthanasia A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVisLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KillingByOrganism</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkHbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcffJpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Euthanasia</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViADZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Event</a> in which a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a> willfully ends or permits the end of the life of another <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> in a way in which the latter suffers very little or no physical pain. When the animal is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a> this is done after and only after he or she has requested that this be done. Euthanasia caring for people TakingCareOfPeople Includes babysitting, care of the elderly, and nursing a sick friend. changing a diaper What you do when you change a baby's dirty diaper for a clean one. A dirty job, but someone has to do it. ChangingADiaper Backing-ShowingSupportForSomeone A collection of events; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkHbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>. In each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rJVX4Q7ZqEdmFRAACs6hRjg" class="cyc_term">Backing_ShowingSupportForSomeone</a>, someone gives support or their approval to something. seconding CustomerSupport customer support The action of assisting a customer in the use of a product. Typically, this assistance is rendered by an employee of the organization that produced the product. One of the support events mentioned in the Patterns of Global Terrorism 1996 document sentence 'Iran continued to provide support-including money, weapons, and training-to a variety of terrorist groups, such as Hizballah, HAMAS, and the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ).' Iran Provides Training To Bahraini Hizballah IranProvidesTrainingToBahrainiHizballah One of the support events mentioned in the Patterns of Global Terrorism 1996 document sentence 'Iran continued to provide support-including money, weapons, and training-to a variety of terrorist groups, such as Hizballah, HAMAS, and the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ).' Iran Provides Training To Lebanese Hizballah IranProvidesTrainingToLebaneseHizballah IranProvidesTrainingToHAMAS Iran Provides Training To HAMAS One of the support events mentioned in the Patterns of Global Terrorism 1996 document sentence 'Iran continued to provide support-including money, weapons, and training-to a variety of terrorist groups, such as Hizballah, HAMAS, and the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ).' One of the support events mentioned in the Patterns of Global Terrorism 1996 document sentence 'Iran continued to provide support-including money, weapons, and training-to a variety of terrorist groups, such as Hizballah, HAMAS, and the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ).' Iran Provides Training To PIJ IranProvidesTrainingToPIJ The collection of events in which one <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> shows support for another <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQ5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">beneficiary</a>). ShowingSupportForSomeone support A collection of events; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViG3JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SelectingSomething</a>. In each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r0RfDyLgLEdmAAAACs6hRjg" class="cyc_term">Siding_SelectingSomething</a>, someone takes the side of something; is on the side of something. going with Siding-SelectingSomething The collection of events in which one <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> shows support for another <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQ5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">beneficiary</a>). ShowingSupportForSomeone support Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString The collection of events in which one <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> shows support for another <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQ5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">beneficiary</a>). ShowingSupportForSomeone support The collection of events in which one <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> shows support for another <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViQ5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">beneficiary</a>). ShowingSupportForSomeone support SociabilityBasedAction social activity A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SocialOccurrence</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPfpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SociabilityBasedAction</a> is an action done mostly for the sake of sociability, in which considerations of socially acceptable interactions with others are important. type of temporally stuff-like thing A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVir35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StuffType</a> (q.v.) whose instances are all and only those collections that are temporally stuff-like. A collection <code>COL</code> is temporally stuff-like just in case every purely temporal part (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWn4OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">timeSlices</a>) of an instance of <code>COL</code> is itself an instance of <code>COL</code>, unless it is a temporal part of a temporal granule of <code>COL</code> (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaJJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">granuleOfTemporalStuff</a>). More precisely, for a collection <code>COL</code> to be an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a> it is both a necessary and sufficient condition that for any <code>OBJ1</code> and <code>OBJ2</code> (with <code>OBJ2</code> at or above <code>COL</code>'s temporal granularity level), if <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBBJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">isa</a> OBJ1 COL)</code> and <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWn4OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">timeSlices</a> OBJ1 OBJ2)</code>, then <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBBJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">isa</a> OBJ2 COL)</code>. Consider <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi0gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WalkingOnTwoLegs</a>. Take an arbitrary instance <code>WALK</code> of this collection (say Miss America 2000's victory walk down the runway and back); and then take an arbitrary time-slice <code>SUBWALK</code> of <code>WALK</code> that subsumes at least one instance of (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaJJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">granuleOfTemporalStuff</a> for <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi0gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WalkingOnTwoLegs</a>) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViYBpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TakingAStep</a> (say her trip back from the end of the runway). <code>SUBWALK</code> is itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi0gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WalkingOnTwoLegs</a>. So <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi0gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WalkingOnTwoLegs</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a>. See <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViq35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalObjectType</a> for the disjoint notion of being temporally object-like. TemporalStuffType