Assertion: desert | /r/CapableOf | lose ground
Facets:
value: in 2007
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the phoenix area
type: LOCATION
value: to urban spread
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to urban sprawl
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In 2007 in the Phoenix area, desert was losing ground to urban sprawl at a rate of approximately 4,000 square meters (1 acre) per hour.
text: In 2007, desert was losing ground to urban spread at a rate of about 4,000 square meters per hour in the Phoenix area.