[〈det (plur business.n)〉 owned.a]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
1) Reconciling that it’s fine to do this because I am supporting locally – owned small businesses.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (LST (LS 1) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(VP (VBG Reconciling)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ fine))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (DT this))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(VP (VBG supporting) (ADVP (RB locally)) (: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (JJ small) (NNS businesses))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The mission of the this website community is to help people across the United States share and find independently – owned businesses.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN mission))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (DT this) (JJ website) (NN community))))
(VP (AUX is)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB help)
(S (NP (NP (NNS people))
(PP (IN across)
(NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States))))
(VP (VB share) (CC and) (VB find) (ADVP (RB independently)) (: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
It was impossible (both for citizens and state – owned businesses) to freely buy or sell foreign currency even though the “exchange rate” was set and published regularly.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ impossible) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (NP (DT both))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNS citizens) (CC and) (NN state))))
(: -)
(NP (VBN owned) (NNS businesses)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (ADVP (RB freely)) (VB buy) (CC or) (VB sell)
(NP (JJ foreign) (NN currency)) (ADVP (RB even))
(SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (DT the) ('' '') (NN exchange) (NN rate) ('' ''))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN set) (CC and) (VBN published) (ADVP (RB regularly)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Kim, along with her sister and mom supply families with an array of things to do, places to go,? ways to support mom – owned businesses, contests and more.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP Kim)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB along)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN sister)) (CC and)
(NP (NN mom)))))
(VP (VB supply)
(NP (NNS families))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN array))
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (NNS things))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do) (PRN (, ,)
(S (NP (NNS places))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go))))
(, ,))))
(. ?)))))
(S (NP (NNS ways))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB support)
(NP (NN mom)))
(: -)
(NP (NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)) (, ,)
(NP (NNS contests)) (CC and)
(NP (JJR more)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There appears to be far more small entrepreneurial family – owned businesses than major chains, and this city seemed to be much more excited about the imminent Olympic Games in Beijing than the others.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (VBZ appears)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (ADJP (RB far) (JJR more)) (JJ small) (JJ entrepreneurial) (NN family)))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (JJ major) (NNS chains)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT this) (NN city))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (ADJP (ADVP (RB much) (RBR more)) (JJ excited))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ imminent) (NNP Olympic) (NNPS Games))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Beijing)))))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (DT the) (NNS others)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We oppose the Small Business Administration’s recent proposed rule that the set – aside program only be applied in four industry categories, knowing from experience that women – owned businesses face disparity in many of the 2,300 categories established by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (VBP oppose)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NNP Small) (NNP Business) (NNP Administration))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (JJ recent) (JJ proposed) (NN rule))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN set)) (: -) (ADVP (RB aside))
(NP (NN program) (RB only))
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN applied)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD four) (NN industry) (NNS categories)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG knowing)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NN experience)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NNS women)) (: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses))
(VP (VBP face)
(NP (NN disparity))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ many))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (CD 2,300) (NNS categories))
(VP (VBN established)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP North) (NNP American) (NNP Industry) (NN Classification) (NNP System)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP NAICS)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
“The Populist Party of Maryland’s rank and file and leaders have drafted a program calling for an end to the” corporate crime wave”, cleaning up widespread political corruption in the capital city of Annapolis, and enacting legislation favorable to employees, employee – owned businesses and small business owners.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' '')
(NP (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ Populist) (NNP Party))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Maryland) (POS 's)) (NN rank) (CC and) (NN file))))
(CC and)
(NP (NNS leaders)))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN drafted)
(NP (DT a) (NN program))
(S (VP (VP (VBG calling)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN end))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) ('' '')
(NP (JJ corporate) (NN crime) (NN wave)) ('' '')))
(, ,)
(VP (VBG cleaning) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (NP (JJ widespread) (JJ political) (NN corruption))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN capital) (NN city))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Annapolis))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBG enacting)
(NP (NP (NN legislation))
(PP (JJ favorable) (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNS employees) (, ,) (NN employee)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ small) (NN business) (NNS owners)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Harvest has been committed to providing healthy food alternatives and to promoting locally owned businesses as a community owned cooperative since 1971.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Harvest))
(VP (VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN committed)
(PP (TO to)
(S (VP (VBG providing)
(NP (JJ healthy) (NN food) (NNS alternatives)))))
(CC and)
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VBG promoting)
(NP (ADJP (RB locally) (VBN owned)) (NNS businesses))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN community))
(VP (VBN owned)
(ADJP (JJ cooperative))
(PP (IN since)
(NP (CD 1971)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The average ASA shop is 19 years old and 92 percent of ASA members are part of family – owned businesses.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (S (S (NP (DT The) (JJ average) (NNP ASA) (NN shop))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (NP (CD 19) (NNS years)) (JJ old))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (CD 92) (NN percent))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP ASA) (NNS members))))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NN part))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN family))))
(: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Krugman on the economy More moldy barracks for America’s finest Photos of the 1 / 100th of a second Phelps victory Katherine Kersten, the Strib’s soulless basement dweller, pretending to be a feminist so she can rip on Republican – owned businesses specializing in booze, sex and violence (and in the process she takes a raft of shit from her usual supporters in the comments) Anthrax update (I remain sold on Ivins’ guilt, but am open to as many other indictments as warranted) NBC raking in the dough for their usual manipulative Olympics coverage best characterized as, sit in front of the fucking tv and just watch everything because we’re not ever giving you anything more than a vague idea of when your favorite events go on the air The revolving door between the White House and network news organizations continues to spin at high speed BILLMON! on Russia v Georgia (and a Wolcott chaser) Nader coming to Cities for RNC (and, increasingly, I feel about Nader like I used to feel about Madeline Murray O’ Hair – we’re on the same side, but I wish they would take up a new cause because they’re embarrassing me)? /?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Krugman))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN economy))))
(NP (JJR More) (JJ moldy) (NNS barracks))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP America) (POS 's)) (JJS finest) (NNS Photos))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (CD 1)
(ADJP (RB /) (JJ 100th)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (JJ second) (NNP Phelps) (NN victory))))
(NNP Katherine) (NNP Kersten)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Strib) (POS 's)) (JJ soulless) (NN basement) (NN dweller)) (, ,)))))
(VP (VBG pretending)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (DT a) (NN feminist))
(SBAR (IN so)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB rip)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NNP Republican)))
(: -)
(S (S (NP (NP (VBN owned) (NNS businesses))
(VP (VBG specializing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NP (NN booze) (, ,) (NN sex) (CC and) (NN violence)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC and)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN process)))
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ takes)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN raft))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN shit))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ usual) (NNS supporters))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNS comments))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(NP (NN Anthrax) (NN update)))
(-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (PRP I)))
(VP (VBP remain)
(VP (VBN sold)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NNP Ivins) (POS ')) (NN guilt)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (VP (AUX am)
(ADJP (JJ open)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ many)) (JJ other) (NNS indictments))
(PP (IN as)
(S (NP (JJ warranted)) (-RRB- -RRB-)
(NP (NNP NBC))
(VP (VBG raking)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN dough))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ their) (JJ usual) (JJ manipulative) (NNPS Olympics) (NN coverage)))
(VP (ADVP (RB best)) (VBN characterized)
(PP (IN as) (PRN (, ,)
(S (S (VP (VP (VB sit)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN front))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ fucking) (NN tv)))
(CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB just)) (VB watch)
(NP (NP (NN everything))
(SBAR (S (S (SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 're) (ADVP (RB not) (RB ever))
(VP (VBG giving)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (NN anything) (ADVP (ADVP (RBR more))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ vague) (NN idea))
(PP (IN of)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP$ your) (JJ favorite) (NNS events))
(VP (VBP go)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN air)))
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ revolving) (NN door))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (DT the) (NNP White) (NNP House))))
(CC and)
(NP (NN network) (NN news) (NNS organizations)))
(VP (VBZ continues)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB spin)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (JJ high) (NN speed) (NN BILLMON))))
(. !))))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NP (NP (NNP Russia) (NNP v) (NNP Georgia)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC and)
(NP (DT a) (NNP Wolcott) (NN chaser)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NNP Nader))
(VP (VBG coming)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNPS Cities)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP RNC)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC and) (, ,) (ADVP (RB increasingly)) (, ,)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP feel)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NNP Nader)))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (PRP I)))))
(VP (VBD used)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB feel)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NNP Madeline) (NNP Murray) (NNP O) ('' ') (NN Hair))))
(: --)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 're)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN side)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP wish)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB take) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (DT a) (JJ new) (NN cause))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX 're)
(VP (VBG embarrassing)
(NP (PRP me)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. ?)))
(NP (CD /)))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Kim Power Stilson has helped over 50,000 small and women – owned businesses promote their products and services online.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Kim) (NNP Power) (NNP Stilson))
(VP (VBZ has)
(VP (VBN helped) (PRT (RP over))
(NP (CD 50,000) (JJ small) (CC and) (NNS women)))))
(: -)
(S (NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses))
(VP (VB promote)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNS products) (CC and) (NNS services)) (ADVP (RB online))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Over recent years, the nail industry has become the fastest growing business sector within the Vietnamese British community, it is though that in London, over half of all Vietnamese owned businesses revolve around this industry.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Over)
(NP (JJ recent) (NNS years)))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN nail) (NN industry))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN become)
(NP (DT the)
(ADJP (JJS fastest) (VBG growing)) (NN business) (NN sector))
(PP (IN within)
(NP (DT the) (JJ Vietnamese) (JJ British) (NN community)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB though))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP London)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (IN over) (NN half))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT all) (JJ Vietnamese) (JJ owned) (NNS businesses))))
(VP (VB revolve)
(PP (IN around)
(NP (DT this) (NN industry)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Back in 1994, Congress mandated legislation to allot 5 % of government contracts to women – owned businesses, and to help meet this goal, a’ ’ set – aside program’ ’ for women – owned businesses was established in 2000.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (ADVP (RB Back)) (IN in)
(NP (CD 1994)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Congress))
(VP (VBD mandated)
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (NN legislation)
(S (VP (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB allot)
(NP (NP (CD 5) (NN %))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN government) (NNS contracts))))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNS women)) (: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB help)
(S (VP (VB meet)
(NP (DT this) (NN goal)))
(, ,)
(NP (DT a)))))
('' ') (: ')
(NP (NN set)) (: -)
(NP (NP (RB aside) (NN program) (POS ')) ('' ')
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNS women))))
(: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN established)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 2000)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
this website added that the store is intended as a shopping – place for the country’s 1.6 million Hispanic – owned businesses.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT this) (NN website))
(VP (VBD added)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN store))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN intended)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN shopping)) (: -)
(NP (NP (NN place))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country) (POS 's)) (QP (CD 1.6) (CD million)) (JJ Hispanic))))
(: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Promote women’s entrepreneurship by increasing government contracts and subsidies for women – owned businesses and women’s access to business credit.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (VP (VB Promote)
(NP (NP (NNS women) (POS 's)) (NN entrepreneurship))
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG increasing)
(NP (NN government) (NNS contracts) (CC and) (NNS subsidies))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNS women))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (NP (NNS women) (POS 's)) (NN access))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN business) (NN credit)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A new book, Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black – , Asian – , and White – Owned Businesses in the United States, analyzes why Asian – American – and white – owned businesses fare so much better than businesses that are black – owned.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NP (DT A) (JJ new) (NN book)) (, ,)
(NP (NN Race)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ Entrepreneurial) (NN Success)))
(: :)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Black) (: -)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Asian) (: -)) (, ,) (CC and)
(NP (NP (NNP White)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ Owned) (NNS Businesses))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States)))))
(, ,))
(VP (VBZ analyzes)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why))
(S (NP (NP (NNP Asian)) (: -)
(NP (NNP American)) (: -) (CC and)
(NP (JJ white)) (: -)
(VP (VBN owned)
(S (NP (NNS businesses))
(VP (VBP fare) (ADVP (RB so))
(ADJP (RB much) (JJR better)
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (NNS businesses))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ black)))))
(: -))
(VP (VBN owned)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Position: NAWBO supports achievement of the five percent Federal procurement goal for women – owned small businesses (WOSBs).
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NN Position)) (: :)
(S (NP (NNP NAWBO))
(VP (VBZ supports)
(NP (NP (NN achievement))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the)
(ADJP (CD five) (NN percent)) (NNP Federal) (NN procurement) (NN goal))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NNS women)) (: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (JJ small) (NNS businesses)) (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNS WOSBs)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Increasing Minority Access to Capital: Access to venture capital is critically important to the development of minority – owned businesses.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBG Increasing)
(NP (NN Minority) (NN Access))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Capital)))))
(: :)
(NP (NP (NN Access))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN venture) (NN capital))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB critically) (JJ important)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN development))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN minority)))
(: -)
(NP (JJ owned) (NNS businesses)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When locally owned businesses are being screwed left right and center why should these huge corporations get special treatment?
(Parse)
(S1 (SBARQ (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (ADJP (RB locally) (VBN owned)) (NNS businesses))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN screwed)
(VP (VBN left) (ADVP (RB right) (CC and) (RB center)))))
(WHADVP (WRB why)) (SQ (MD should)
(NP (DT these) (JJ huge) (NNS corporations))
(VP (VB get)
(NP (JJ special) (NN treatment))))
(. ?)))
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