#17432An experimental system embodying this mechanism has been implemented for processing definitions from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
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word senses
</term>
in terms of the
<term>
senses
</term>
of
<term>
words
</term>
in the
<term>
#17488The structures generated by the experimental system are intended to be used for the classification of new word senses in terms of the senses of words in the restricted vocabulary.
other,25-4-J87-3001,ak
terms of the
<term>
senses
</term>
of
<term>
words
</term>
in the
<term>
restricted vocabulary
#17490The structures generated by the experimental system are intended to be used for the classification of new word senses in terms of the senses of words in the restricted vocabulary.
model,16-6-J87-3001,ak
</term>
as determined by a hierarchy of
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patterns
</term>
in which less specific
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patterns
#17533The analysis process applies successively more specific phrasal analysis rules as determined by a hierarchy of patterns in which less specific patterns dominate more specific ones.
model,21-6-J87-3001,ak
patterns
</term>
in which less specific
<term>
patterns
</term>
dominate more specific ones . This
#17538The analysis process applies successively more specific phrasal analysis rules as determined by a hierarchy of patterns in which less specific patterns dominate more specific ones.
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reasonable incomplete analyses of the
<term>
definitions
</term>
are produced when more complete
#17552This ensures that reasonable incomplete analyses of the definitions are produced when more complete analyses are not possible, resulting in a relatively robust analysis mechanism.