Assertion: benzene | /r/ObjectUse | used as a gasoline additive
Facets:
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the past
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the past it was also commonly used as an industrial solvent (a substance that can dissolve or extract other substances) and as a gasoline additive, but these uses have been greatly reduced in recent decades.
text: In the past it was also commonly used as a gasoline additive, but this use has been greatly reduced in recent decades.