Assertion: mafia | /r/CapableOf | take advantage
Facets:
value: of the rising poverty
type: OTHER
value: of prohibition
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Mafia took advantage of prohibition and began selling illegal alcohol.
text: From the first signals of mounting social unrest, the Italian minister of the interior, Luciana Lamorgese, said ‘‘the mafia could take advantage of the rising poverty, swooping in to recruit people to its organisation’’.
text: Once considered a minor syndicate, the mafia of Gargano is territorially limited but has widespread international connections and leverages on the silent support of some sectors of the population, combining ruthlessness and archaic traditions with the ability to infiltrate the modern economy – taking advantage of the low level of national attention enjoyed so far.