Metaphor:NATION IS CONTAINER

Name Gloss	NATION IS CONTAINER
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Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Resource container Roles:
Target Frame	Nation Roles:nation_whole, nation_geographic_area, nation_member_regions, nation_citizens, nation_leaders, national_government, state_of_nation, nation_infrastructure, basis_of_continued_existence

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Example Text:	Our nation contains some of the best entrepreneurs in the world.
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digraph meta4tggrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="State leadership" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:State_leadership" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Nation" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Nation" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n3 [label="Political region" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Political_region" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n3 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }

digraph meta4graph { rankdir="BT" }

digraph meta4srcgrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Resource container" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Resource_container" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ]; n2 [label="Containing" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Containing" fontsize="10.0" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n3 [label="Resource" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Resource" fontsize="10.0" ];

n1 -> n3 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }