Triple
T12043748
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Parsons Brinckerhoff |
E286730
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBy |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Balfour Beatty |
E732218
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Balfour Beatty | Statement: [Parsons Brinckerhoff, acquiredBy, Balfour Beatty]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balfour Beatty Context triple: [Parsons Brinckerhoff, acquiredBy, Balfour Beatty]
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A.
Balfour Beatty
chosen
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group based in the United Kingdom, specializing in construction, engineering, and support services for major public and private sector projects.
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B.
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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C.
Halcrow Group
Halcrow Group was a British engineering consultancy firm known for its work on major infrastructure and transportation projects worldwide.
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D.
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd is a major UK-based construction and civil engineering company known for delivering large-scale infrastructure and landmark building projects.
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E.
John Holland Group
John Holland Group is a major Australian engineering, construction, and infrastructure company involved in large-scale transport and civil projects.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab4780948190bdb9f7620c2ac27e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9040d13108190bd1a969fa62aae5a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f49db574bc8190a0f2f858a2ff788d |
completed | May 1, 2026, 12:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:47 p.m.