Assertion: skiing | /r/CapableOf | become popular
Facets:
value: as a sport
type: MANNER
value: as recreation
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Skiing first became popular as a sport and recreation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in northern Europe, notably the Scandinavian countries, Germany, and Austria.
text: But while the Norwegians were delighted that skiing was becoming so popular, they worried they were losing control of their national sport.