Triple
T6532768
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir Robert McAlpine |
E152271
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E605629
|
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: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd | Statement: [Sir Robert McAlpine, alsoKnownAs, Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd Context triple: [Sir Robert McAlpine, alsoKnownAs, Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd]
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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.
-
B.
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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C.
Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy known for its work on major infrastructure projects worldwide.
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D.
G. Maunsell & Partners
G. Maunsell & Partners was a prominent British civil engineering and consulting firm known for designing major infrastructure projects, including significant bridges and transport structures worldwide.
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E.
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners was a prominent British civil engineering consultancy known for its major infrastructure and building projects in the UK and abroad.
- 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: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd Triple: [Sir Robert McAlpine, alsoKnownAs, Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd]
Generated description
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd is a major UK-based construction and civil engineering company known for delivering large-scale infrastructure and landmark building projects.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd Target entity description: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd is a major UK-based construction and civil engineering company known for delivering large-scale infrastructure and landmark building projects.
-
A.
Laing O’Rourke
Laing O’Rourke is a major international engineering and construction company known for delivering large-scale infrastructure and building projects.
-
B.
Halcrow Group
Halcrow Group was a British engineering consultancy firm known for its work on major infrastructure and transportation projects worldwide.
-
C.
Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy known for its work on major infrastructure projects worldwide.
-
D.
G. Maunsell & Partners
G. Maunsell & Partners was a prominent British civil engineering and consulting firm known for designing major infrastructure projects, including significant bridges and transport structures worldwide.
-
E.
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners was a prominent British civil engineering consultancy known for its major infrastructure and building projects in the UK and abroad.
- 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_69c688048ec8819093a47f7d332e12ec |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6adbe168881908ffefc4962e2893d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6d52facf48190adbbd139a7044814 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6d6745b40819083fbcb2a4063e34d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6d833d84c819083ffc81bda7d35d4 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:46 p.m.