'V around n' - Construction 1

Name: the centre around construction
Description: An entity is the focus of a discourse or group. The subject indicates the discourse or group. The NP following 'around' indicates the focus entity.
Verbs: centre, revolve
Example: Most of the dispute about the nature of convection ... revolves around whether the circulation pattern involves all…the mantle. (BNC)
Membership: figurative position; entity
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