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Target Role: nation_whole

Source Role: machine_entity

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Target Role: nation_leaders

Source Role: operator_of_machine

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Target Role: state_of_nation

Source Role: functional_status

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Current Metaphor: NATION IS A MACHINE

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Target Entailment: Nation failing to function effectively

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Target Entailment: Effectively-governed country functions efficiently

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Text: If the President doesn't show some leadership, the country will grind to a halt.


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Text: ...and asked them to be serious towards bringing a full-fledged budget at the earliest to ensure that the country functions smoothly.


Provenance: http://www.dcnepalevent.com/news/news-hightlights.php?nid=78946

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EntailmentNation failing to function effectively (Machine breaking down, ?, ?) + and Effectively-governed country functions efficiently (Well-maintained machine works efficiently, ?, ?) +
ExampleEnglish (If the President doesn't show some leadership, the country will grind to a halt., ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) + and English (...and asked them to be serious towards bringing a full-fledged budget at the earliest to ensure that the country functions smoothly., ?, ?, http://www.dcnepalevent.com/news/news-hightlights.php?nid=78946, ?, ?, ?) +
Has source frameFrame:Machine +
Has target frameFrame:Nation +
Mappingnation_whole (machine_entity, ?) +, nation_leaders (operator_of_machine, ?) + and state_of_nation (functional_status, ?) +
Metaphor.AliasNATION IS A MACHINE (?) + and COUNTRY IS A MACHINE (?) +
Metaphor.Investigated forEnglish +
Metaphor.LevelGeneral +
Metaphor.Source frameFrame:Machine +
Metaphor.Target frameFrame:Nation +
Metaphor.TypeComposed/complex +
Related metaphoris a source subcase of (NATION IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE, ?) +
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