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209Sometimes the target term shares a syntactic link with modal verbs such as can,must, may, should, etc. In these cases, the FEs were annotated as having a direct syntacticlink with the target term (Figure 32).The accused should be acquitted.The accusedshould beacquittedFigure 32. Annotation of target terms accompanied by modal verbsIn some other contexts a given FE may not share any syntactic link with the targetterm because the target term is preceded by other verbs. In this case, the FE was annotatedas "Indirect Link" (Figure 33). Appendix 9 and Appendix 10 list the most recurrentexamples of indirect links between target terms and FEs.The respondent seeks to impugn Mr. Kong‟s credibility.The respondentseeks to impugnMr. Kong‟s credibilityFigure 33. Annotation of FEs that do not share a direct syntactic link with the target term