Assertion: benzene | /r/ObjectUse | used as an intermediate
Facets:
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
value: extensively
type: DEGREE
value: as a gasoline additive
type: MANNER
value: in gasoline
type: OTHER
value: in the synthesis of numerous chemicals
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It is used primarily as a solvent in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as a starting material and an intermediate in the synthesis of numerous chemicals, and in gasoline.
text: It is used extensively as a solvent in the chemical and drug industries, as a starting material and intermediate in the production of numerous chemicals, including plastics, rubber, elastomers, phenol, acetone, and nylon, and as a gasoline additive.  
text: It is used primarily as a solvent in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as a starting material and an intermediate in the synthesis of numerous chemicals including plastics, lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides.