Property:Entailment

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GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER +	The government acts so as to bring about desired states of the governed (e.g. populace, nation) (The driver controls the speed and direction of the vehicle's motion in order to get the vehicle to the intended destination, ?, ?)  +, a jurisdiction and its populace all share a common fate (a vehicle and its contents (driver and passengers) all move to the same locations, ?, ?)  +, populace has desired (future) states (passengers have desired goal location(s), ?, ?)  +
GOVERNMENT IS A PARENT +	government has some degree of control over the actions of the governed (parents have some degree of control over children's actions, ?, ?)  +, the government is responsible for taking care of the governed (parents are responsible for taking care of their children, ?, ?)  +
GOVERNMENT IS A SHEPHERD +	If government sucessfully performs action, people will flourish (If shepherd successfully performs actions, sheep will flourish, ?, ?)  +, government makes decisions, people do what government wants them to (shepherd makes decsions, sheep do what shepherd wants them to, ?)  +, Governed people are not capable of making decisions or protecting themselves (Sheep are not capable of flourishing on their own (without shepherd)., ?, ?)  +
GREED IS HUNGER +	? (?, ?, INDULGING ONE'S GREED IS SATIATING ONE'S HUNGER)  +
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HAPPINESS IS VERTICALITY +	Being happy (Being physically upright, Image schematic, HAPPY IS UP)  +, Being sad or unhappy (Being physically not upright or horizontal, ?, SAD IS DOWN)  +
HAPPY IS UP +	? (?, ?, IMPROVEMENT IN MOOD IS UPWARD MOTION)  +
HEALTH IS VERTICALITY +	Being healthy (Being upright, ?, HEALTH IS UP)  +, Being sick (Being not upright or being horizontal, ?, SICKNESS IS DOWN)  +
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IDEAS ARE FOOD +	Interest in ideas (Appetite for food, ?, INTEREST IN IDEAS IS APETITE FOR FOOD)  +, Good ideas (Healthful food, ?, GOOD IDEAS ARE HEALTHFUL FOODS)  +, Helpful ideas (Nutritious foods, ?, HELPFUL IDEAS ARE NUTRITIOUS FOODS)  +, …
IDEAS ARE OBJECTS +	Coming up with an idea (Creating an object, ?, ?)  +, Coming up with complex ideas (Constructing or structuring complex objects, ?, ?)  +, Analyzing ideas (Taking apart complex objects, ?, ?)  +, …
IMPORTANCE IS SIZE +	Being important or significant (Having a large size, ?, ?)  +, Being unimportant or insignificant (Having a small size, scalar, ?)  +
INHIBITTING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IS IMPEDING MOTION +	actions can inhibit progress of a bill, and may prevent its enactment (impediments can negatively affect mover's motion (e.g. slow or stop motion and/or increase energy needed for mover to move)., ?, ?)  +
INTEREST IN IDEAS IS APPETITE FOR FOOD +	An interesting idea (An appetizing food, ?, INTERESTING IDEAS ARE APPETIZING FOODS)  +
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KNOWING IS SEEING +	Gaining knowledge (Onset of seeing, coming into sight, X-schema stage)  +, Aid to knowing (Aid to seeing, x-schema_condition, AID TO KNOWING IS A LIGHT SOURCE)  +, Impediments to knowing (Impediments to seeing (visual obstructions), image schematic_obstacle, DIFFICULTIES IN KNOWING ARE VISUAL OBSTRUCTIONS)  +, …
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LAWS ARE PHYSICAL STRUCTURES +	? (?, ?, NEGATIVELY AFFECTING A LAW IS CAUSING HARM TO A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE)  +
LAWS ARE PLANTS +	? (?, ?, CREATING A LAW IS GROWING A PLANT)  +, ? (?, ?, REFINING A LAW IS TRIMMING A PLANT)  +
LEADING A NATION IS STEERING A BOAT +	Failing to lead a nation (Failing to steer a boat, ?, ?)  +
LESS IS DOWN +	decreases in quantity (motion towards lower end of verticality scale, scalar change, DECREASE IN QUANTITY IS DOWNWARD MOTION)  +
LESS IS SMALL +	decreases in quantity (decreases in size, aligned scales, ?)  +
LIFE IS A JOURNEY +	A purposeful life. (Sequence of motions towards a destination in a journey., ?, PURPOSE IN LIFE IS DESTINATION IN A JOURNEY)  +
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MANNER OF ACTION IS MANNER OF MOVEMENT +	effortfulness of action (effortfulness of motion, paired scales, ?)  +, rate of motion (speed of motion, paired scales, ?)  +
MEANS ARE PATHS +	there are different means one can use to achieve a purpose (there are different paths one can take to reach a different destination, ?, DIFFERENT MEANS OF ACHIEVING A PURPOSE ARE DIFFERENT PATHS TO A DESTINATION)  +
MIND IS A BODY +	a well-functioning/non-functioning mind (a healthy/unhealthy body, fitness-related inferences, Scalar)  +, products of the mind (products of the body, ?, ?)  +, mental processes (bodily processes, ?, ?)  +, …
MONEY IS A LIQUID +	loss of money (draining or leaking of liquid, ?, ?)  +, state of having no money (state of being dry, ?, ?)  +, transferring money (flow of liquid, ?, MONEY TRANSFER IS FLUID MOTION)  +, …
MORALITY IS A STRAIGHT PATH +	being moral (walking along a straight path, ?, ?)  +
MORALITY IS STRAIGHTNESS +	being moral (being straight, ?, MORAL IS STRAIGHT)  +, being immoral (being crooked, ?, IMMORAL IS CROOKED)  +
MORALITY IS UPRIGHTNESS +	Being moral (Being upright, ?, BEING MORAL IS BEING UPRIGHT)  +, Being immoral (Being low, ?, BEING IMMORAL IS BEING LOW)  +
MORE IS BIG +	increases in quantity (increase in size, ?, ?)  +
MORE IS UP +	increases in quantity (motion towards higher end of verticality scale, ?, INCREASE IN QUANTITY IS UPWARD MOTION)  +
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NATION IS A BUILDING +	Creating a nation. (Building a building., ?, ?)  +, Destroying a nation. (Demolishing a building., ?, ?)  +, Fixing the problems of a nation. (Fixing the structural problems of a building., ?, ?)  +
NATION IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE +	Putting together a nation (Putting together an object, ?, ?)  +, Taking apart a nation (Taking apart an object, ?, ?)  +
NATION IS A MACHINE +	Nation failing to function effectively (Machine breaking down, ?, ?)  +, Effectively-governed country functions efficiently (Well-maintained machine works efficiently, ?, ?)  +
NATION IS A VEHICLE +	Leading a nation (Driving a vehicle, ?, LEADING A NATION IS DRIVING A VEHICLE)  +, Future states of the nation (Future locations of vehicle on path, ?, ?)  +
NOW IS HERE +	? (?, ?, FUTURE IS AHEAD)  +, ? (?, ?, PAST IS BEHIND)  +
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POSITIVITY IS VERTICALITY +	? (?, ?, POSITIVE IS UP)  +, ? (?, ?, NEGATIVE IS DOWN)  +
POWER IS A POSSESSED OBJECT +	? (?, ?, LEGITIMATE POWER IS AN ENTRUSTED OBJECT)  +, ? (?, ?, ILLEGITIMATE POWER IS A STOLEN OBJECT)  +, ? (?, ?, GAINING POWER IS GAINING A POSSESSION)  +, …
PROGRESSING THROUGH LIFE IS MOVING ALONG A PATH +	Difficulties in progressing through life (Impediments to motion along a path, ?, DIFFICULTIES IN PROGRESSING THROUGH LIFE ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOTION ALONG A PATH)  +
PURITY IS CLEANLINESS +	Purifying (Cleansing, ?, PURIFYING IS CLEANSING)  +
PURPOSEFUL ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION TO A DESTINATION +	amount of progress (distance moved towards goal, ?, AMOUNT OF PROGRESS IS AMOUNT OF DISTANCE MOVED)  +, achieving a purpose (reaching a destination, x-schema stage, ACHIEVING A PURPOSE IS REACHING A DESTINATION)  +, lack of purpose (lack of direction, ?, ?)  +, …
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QUANTITY IS SIZE +	greater quantities (larger sizes, aligned scales, MORE IS BIG)  +, lesser quantities (smaller sizes, aligned scales, LESS IS SMALL)  +
QUANTITY IS VERTICALITY +	greater quantities (Higher point(s) along a vertical scale, aligned scales, MORE IS UP)  +, lesser quantities (Lower point(s) along a vertical scale, aligned scales, LESS IS DOWN)  +
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RELATEDNESS IS PROXIMITY +	? (?, ?, INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS)  +
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY +	Two people in a relationship have compatible purposes in a romantic relationship (Two people traveling together have a common destination a journey, ?, ?)  +, Difficulties in a romantic relationship (Obstacles to motion along a path, ?, DIFFICULTIES IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOTION ALONG A PATH)  +
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ARE VEHICLES +	Romantic relationship encountering difficulties (Vehicle encountering obstacles, ?, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP ENCOUNTERING DIFFICULTIES IS A VEHICLE ENCOUNTERING OBSTACLES)  +
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SAD IS DOWN +	? (?, ?, WORSENING MOOD IS DOWNWARD MOTION)  +
SCALES ARE PATHS +	scalar change inovovles incremental changes in scalar values (motion along a path involves incremental changes in locations along a path, ?, SCALAR CHANGE IS MOTION ALONG A PATH)  +
SEEING IS TOUCHING +	Changing visual attention (Changing location, ?, ?)  +
SEEKING KNOWLEDGE IS SEARCHING +	There is knowledge to be sought (There is an object to be searched for, ?, KNOWLEDGE IS AN OBJECT)  +
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING IS PHYSICAL HEALTH +	social problems lead to loss of function (poor physical health leads to loss of function, ?, SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE PHYSICAL AFFLICTIONS)  +
SOCIAL GROUP IS A FABRIC +	the strength of social relations (the strength of the fibers, ?, ?)  +, the strength/integrity of the social group as a whole depends on the strength/integrity of the relations between social members (The strength/integrity of the textile as a whole is dependent on the strength/integrity of the individual fibers., ?, ?)  +, processes that affect the strength of the social group (processes that affect the strength of the fabric, ?, ?)  +
SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE DISEASES +	Societal actions can help reduce or eliminate social problems (people's actions can alleviate symptoms and cure disease, ?, ADDRESSING SOCIAL PROBLEMS IS TREATING AN ILLNESS)  +, inability to address social problems results in continued poor function (inability to treat disease results in continued poor health, ?, INABILITY TO ADDRESS SOCIAL PROBLEMS IS INABILITY TO TREAT A DISEASE)  +

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