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It was not a fails-and-a-halfociation.
( z0 and :op ( z1 fail :ARG1 ( z2 it ) :polarity - ) :op ( z3 officer :ARG1-of ( z4 separate ) :domain z2 ) )
(z0 / and
    :op1 (z1 / fail-01
             :ARG1 (z2 / it)
             :polarity -)
    :op2 (z3 / officer
             :ARG1-of (z4 / separate-01)
             :domain z2))
It was not a fails - and - a - halfociation .
z1 :polarity 0
z1 :ARG1 z2
z0 :op1 z1
z0 :op2 z3
z3 :domain z2
z3 :ARG1-of z4