Assertion: card's use | /r/CapableOf | play crucial role
Facets:
value: despite the fact
type: OTHER
value: despite this
type: OTHER
value: in later years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Despite this and the fact that he never actually built an analytical engine, Babbage's proposed use of cards played a crucial role in later years, providing a precedent that prevented Hollerith's company from claiming patent rights on the very idea of storing data on punched cards.