Serbian police increased pressure on anti-government activists, detaining at least seven people in two days for advertising rallies or circulating a petition for Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to resign.
The main event verb, appearing in the main clause, is "increased pressure." This is the event verb to be coded.
Three secondary verbs appear later in the sentence: "detaining," "advertising," "circulating," respectively. However, we code only the main verb that appears in the main clause.
South Korea on Friday reversed an order to slaughter 350,000 head of cattle within a 20-km (12-mile) radius of a farm where a livestock disease has infected 15 cows.
The main event verb, appearing in the main clause, is "reversed an order." This is the event verb to be coded.
Do not code as the main event verb the verbal, "to slaughter."
We code only the main verb that appears in the main clause. Although the verb "infect" appears in this sentence, its location within the relative clause relegates it to secondary event status.
Russian forces shot and killed two Chechen separatist rebels and wounded a third, a United Nations spokesman said.
The main clause of this sentence contains the compound verb, "shot and killed." This compound verb is coded as two events, both a shooting and a death.
In addition to the primary event "shot and killed," (a compound verb consisting of two events), this sentence contains a secondary event verb, "wounded." However, we code only the verb or compound verb that appears in the main clause.
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will hold their 1997 annual meeting in Hong Kong, shortly after the British colony returns to China.
The main event verb, appearing in the main clause, is "hold [meeting]." This is the event verb to be coded.
Note that we identify this event form as "Discussions," a reciprocal event category in our coding scheme. Thus, 2 events should be generated to capture the interaction of this event, [A and B Discuss] and [B and A Discuss].
This sentence also contains a compound source, World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Thus, we will ultimately code 4 events for this sentence. See continuing detail below in the Source and Target sections.
A secondary event verb, which should not be coded, appears in the dependent clause.
Medellin-based paramilitaries kidnapped six Colombian lawmakers and other political candidates this week, fuelling fear of disruptions ahead of Sunday's nationwide elections for state and local offices, authorities said Wednesday.
The main event verb, appearing in the main clause, is "kidnapped." This is the event verb to be coded.
Two secondary verbs appear later in the sentence: "fuelling fears" and "said." However, we code only the main verb that appears in the main clause.
Chinese President Jiang Zemin made an official visit to Singapore last week.
The main event verb, appearing in the main clause, is "made an official visit." This is the event verb to be coded.
We code this event to "Travel to Meet," an event that is linked to "Host a meeting," with the source and target values reversed. Thus, the complete coding generates 2 events, "Chinese President Travel to Meet Singapore," and "Singapore Host Chinese President."
No other verbs appear in this sentence.
Macedonian customs officers on Friday seized 1,500 cartons of cigarettes being smuggled by two Kosovar Albanians on a bus at the Blace border crossing with Kosovo, state radio reported.
The event in the main clause in this sentence a police seizure, defined as the police taking control of or occupying places, positions or material possessions.
See discussion of source and target if the event category assignment is unclear.
This sentence contains the verbal, "being smuggled," and the secondary event verb, "reported." Do not code as events.
The French Air Force sent relief supplies on Thursday to Kosovo refugees, officials said.
The event verb in this sentence is "send relief supplies."
Coding "relief supplies," as part of the verb phrase, when it is technically a direct object affects the way in which the target is coded. See discussion of target for full explanation.
The secondary event verb, "said," should not be coded.