Triple
T1466789
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Airways |
E27041
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedByMergerOf |
P6637
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.
|
E166738
|
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: British Overseas Airways Corporation | Statement: [British Airways, foundedByMergerOf, British Overseas Airways Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Overseas Airways Corporation Context triple: [British Airways, foundedByMergerOf, British Overseas Airways Corporation]
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A.
Civil Air Transport
Civil Air Transport was a post–World War II Chinese airline closely linked to U.S. intelligence operations that evolved into a key air transport asset for the CIA in Asia.
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B.
Handley Page Limited
Handley Page Limited was a pioneering British aircraft manufacturer, particularly renowned for producing large military bombers during the early and mid-20th century.
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C.
Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd
Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd was a British aviation company known for designing and producing military aircraft, particularly during the World War II era.
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D.
Hawker Aircraft
Hawker Aircraft was a prominent British aircraft manufacturer best known for producing iconic military planes such as the Hawker Hurricane during the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways was a pioneering and iconic American international airline that helped popularize long-haul jet travel in the mid-20th century.
- 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: British Overseas Airways Corporation Triple: [British Airways, foundedByMergerOf, British Overseas Airways Corporation]
Generated description
British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Overseas Airways Corporation Target entity description: British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.
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A.
Civil Air Transport
Civil Air Transport was a post–World War II Chinese airline closely linked to U.S. intelligence operations that evolved into a key air transport asset for the CIA in Asia.
-
B.
Handley Page Limited
Handley Page Limited was a pioneering British aircraft manufacturer, particularly renowned for producing large military bombers during the early and mid-20th century.
-
C.
Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd
Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd was a British aviation company known for designing and producing military aircraft, particularly during the World War II era.
-
D.
Hawker Aircraft
Hawker Aircraft was a prominent British aircraft manufacturer best known for producing iconic military planes such as the Hawker Hurricane during the early to mid-20th century.
-
E.
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways was a pioneering and iconic American international airline that helped popularize long-haul jet travel in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69a496d25d6881909dbd84f86d763992 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c5bcfa0881909d6137c69825bc7a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad0e7e7f848190a8abcb73e89e8e34 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0f0b145c8190b08af9a6a3325c23 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad0f9380648190b4db1b9c92f37831 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:01 p.m.