Triple
T965748
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Margaret Thatcher government |
E20832
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableHomeSecretary |
P5750
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Whitelaw
William Whitelaw was a prominent British Conservative politician and close ally of Margaret Thatcher who served in several senior Cabinet roles, including Deputy Prime Minister.
|
E128932
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: William Whitelaw | Statement: [Margaret Thatcher government, notableHomeSecretary, William Whitelaw]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Whitelaw Context triple: [Margaret Thatcher government, notableHomeSecretary, William Whitelaw]
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A.
Duncan Sandys
Duncan Sandys was a British Conservative politician, government minister, and son-in-law of Winston Churchill who played a prominent role in defense and colonial policy during and after World War II.
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B.
Alec Douglas-Home
Alec Douglas-Home was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
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C.
Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has held several senior Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long parliamentary career.
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D.
Walter Parks Thatcher
Walter Parks Thatcher is a wealthy, conservative banker and guardian in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as a symbol of financial power and authority over Charles Foster Kane’s early life.
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E.
Roy Urquhart
Roy Urquhart was a British Army major-general best known for leading the 1st Airborne Division during World War II, particularly in the failed Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944.
- 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: William Whitelaw Triple: [Margaret Thatcher government, notableHomeSecretary, William Whitelaw]
Generated description
William Whitelaw was a prominent British Conservative politician and close ally of Margaret Thatcher who served in several senior Cabinet roles, including Deputy Prime Minister.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Whitelaw Target entity description: William Whitelaw was a prominent British Conservative politician and close ally of Margaret Thatcher who served in several senior Cabinet roles, including Deputy Prime Minister.
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A.
Duncan Sandys
Duncan Sandys was a British Conservative politician, government minister, and son-in-law of Winston Churchill who played a prominent role in defense and colonial policy during and after World War II.
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B.
Alec Douglas-Home
Alec Douglas-Home was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
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C.
Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has held several senior Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long parliamentary career.
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D.
Walter Parks Thatcher
Walter Parks Thatcher is a wealthy, conservative banker and guardian in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as a symbol of financial power and authority over Charles Foster Kane’s early life.
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E.
Roy Urquhart
Roy Urquhart was a British Army major-general best known for leading the 1st Airborne Division during World War II, particularly in the failed Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableHomeSecretary Context triple: [Margaret Thatcher government, notableHomeSecretary, William Whitelaw]
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A.
notableOfficeHolder
chosen
Indicates that an entity is a significant or distinguished holder of a particular office or position associated with another entity.
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B.
currentSecretary
Indicates that one entity currently holds the position or role of secretary for another entity.
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C.
notablePrimeMinister
Indicates that the subject served as a prime minister and is recognized as particularly important, influential, or distinguished in that role.
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D.
notableGovernor
Indicates that an individual has served as a governor in a way considered historically or socially significant.
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E.
hasMinister
Indicates that one entity serves as the minister (political, religious, or administrative official) responsible for or associated with another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a493b33d2c81909c52c369d3ca8436 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b431d61481908b53490e99670363 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac537ba7c08190966fa4a29da90310 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac5579b6d48190ace899245178085b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac55ea6028819093304731eb65af77 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4b2a42c1481908d940cbe0aefdd3b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.