Metaphor:AMOUNT OF PROGRESS TOWARD ENACTING LEGISLATION IS DISTANCE MOVED ALONG A PATH

Name Gloss	AMOUNT OF PROGRESS TOWARD ENACTING LEGISLATION IS DISTANCE MOVED ALONG A PATH
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Description
Metaphor Level	Specific
Metaphor Type
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Motion along a path Roles:mover, motion_x-schema, source, path, goal, speed, direction, pathway, landmark
Target Frame	Legislation enactment Roles:legislators, bill, enactment_process, bill_status_change, bill_initial_status, bill_ongoing_status, bill_enacted_status, legislator_enactment_actions, legislation_proposal, legislation_consideration, enactment_interruption, legislation_voting, bill_contents, legislation_standards

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Current Metaphor	AMOUNT OF PROGRESS TOWARD ENACTING LEGISLATION IS DISTANCE MOVED ALONG A PATH
Relation Type	is an entailment of
Related Metaphor	ENACTING LEGISLATION IS CAUSING MOTION ALONG A PATH
Description

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Examples:

Example Text:	Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told reporters that the next 24 hours would be "very important" toward efforts to reach a deal to lessen the harshest impacts of the fiscal cliff, a combination of broad tax hikes and deep spending cuts due to take effect at the start of the new year.
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Provenance:	http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/us/politics/debt-reckoning.html
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