Triple
T10694129
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Laing O’Rourke |
E252087
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Laing Construction
Laing Construction was a major British construction and civil engineering company that later became part of the international engineering enterprise Laing O’Rourke.
|
E252087
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Laing Construction | Statement: [Laing O’Rourke, formedByMergerOf, Laing Construction]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laing Construction Context triple: [Laing O’Rourke, formedByMergerOf, Laing Construction]
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A.
Laing O’Rourke
Laing O’Rourke is a major international engineering and construction company known for delivering large-scale infrastructure and building projects.
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B.
Walsh Construction Company
Walsh Construction Company is a major American general contracting and construction management firm known for large-scale infrastructure and building projects.
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C.
Morrison Construction
Morrison Construction is a UK-based civil engineering and construction company known for delivering major infrastructure projects, including bridges and transport works.
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D.
JE Dunn Construction
JE Dunn Construction is a major American general contracting and construction management firm known for delivering large-scale commercial and civic projects nationwide.
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E.
Clark Construction Group
Clark Construction Group is a major U.S.-based construction and civil engineering firm known for delivering large-scale commercial, institutional, and infrastructure projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Laing Construction Triple: [Laing O’Rourke, formedByMergerOf, Laing Construction]
Generated description
Laing Construction was a major British construction and civil engineering company that later became part of the international engineering enterprise Laing O’Rourke.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laing Construction Target entity description: Laing Construction was a major British construction and civil engineering company that later became part of the international engineering enterprise Laing O’Rourke.
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A.
Laing O’Rourke
chosen
Laing O’Rourke is a major international engineering and construction company known for delivering large-scale infrastructure and building projects.
-
B.
Walsh Construction Company
Walsh Construction Company is a major American general contracting and construction management firm known for large-scale infrastructure and building projects.
-
C.
Morrison Construction
Morrison Construction is a UK-based civil engineering and construction company known for delivering major infrastructure projects, including bridges and transport works.
-
D.
JE Dunn Construction
JE Dunn Construction is a major American general contracting and construction management firm known for delivering large-scale commercial and civic projects nationwide.
-
E.
Clark Construction Group
Clark Construction Group is a major U.S.-based construction and civil engineering firm known for delivering large-scale commercial, institutional, and infrastructure projects.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aa5bd7c08190a816e733b4045c23 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6fd38c24c8190a105a9dfdf705b38 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d998cfeb748190bfff06534d83cf97 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d99e8534688190b312b737e0b9cd53 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69dadcb861a08190bb9f64a91117f35d |
completed | April 11, 2026, 11:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:11 p.m.