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  <Title>Inheritance in Hierarchical Relational Structures</Title>
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5. Conclusions
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    <Paragraph position="0"> In this paper we have described and analysed a technique, the nse of inheritance, for transferring properties between components within total hierarchical ,~tructnres. It is a powerful technique, because it allows valid inferences, as well as being very natural, since it models sentences that could occur in everyday use of language. At the same time, it is widely applicable, using relations which range from the common and simple such as &amp;quot;drink&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;wear&amp;quot;, through the fundamental, primitive, relations</Paragraph>
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