Assertion: performance bonus | /r/CapableOf | exceed many past records
Facets:
value: despite the fact
type: OTHER
value: in 2009
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In 2009, performance bonuses given out to banking and Wall Street-based executives exceeded many past records, despite the fact that the firms paying them either lost money, went out of business, or received large amounts of federal bailout funds provided by taxpayers in order to stay afloat.