Assertion: chinese embassy | /r/CapableOf | make request
Facets:
value: to the british authorities
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for approval of a reconstruction project
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: As the building had grown old when the diplomatic relation between China and the UK was upgraded to ambassadorial level in 1972, the Chinese Embassy made a request to the British authorities for approval of a reconstruction project.