at least not annotated consistently

[AngledLuffa]

As a fixed expression:

# text = The witching hour starts up at least by the time the scary organ is played, such as in the 60s hit Monster Mash.
1       The     the     DET     DT      Definite=Def|PronType=Art       3       det     3:det   _
2       witching        witching        NOUN    NN      Number=Sing     3       compound        3:compound      _
3       hour    hour    NOUN    NN      Number=Sing     4       nsubj   4:nsubj _
4       starts  start   VERB    VBZ     Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin   0       root    0:root  _
5       up      up      ADP     RP      _       4       compound:prt    4:compound:prt  _
6       at      at      ADP     IN      _       10      advmod  10:advmod       _
7       least   least   ADV     RBS     Degree=Sup      6       fixed   6:fixed _
8       by      by      ADP     IN      _       10      case    10:case _
9       the     the     DET     DT      Definite=Def|PronType=Art       10      det     10:det  _
10      time    time    NOUN    NN      Number=Sing     4       obl     4:obl:by        _
11      the     the     DET     DT      Definite=Def|PronType=Art       13      det     13:det  _
12      scary   scary   ADJ     JJ      Degree=Pos      13      amod    13:amod _
13      organ   organ   NOUN    NN      Number=Sing     15      nsubj:pass      15:nsubj:pass   _
14      is      be      AUX     VBZ     Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin   15      aux:pass        15:aux:pass     _
15      played  play    VERB    VBN     Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part        10      acl:relcl       10:acl:relcl    SpaceAfter=No

Not as a fixed expression:

# sent_id = w01067103
# text = Despite this, they both seem to have held at least parts of lower Egypt.
1       Despite despite ADP     IN      _       2       case    2:case  _
2       this    this    PRON    DT      Number=Sing|PronType=Dem        6       obl     6:obl:despite   SpaceAfter=No
3       ,       ,       PUNCT   ,       _       6       punct   6:punct _
4       they    they    PRON    PRP     Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs      6       nsubj   6:nsubj|9:nsubj:xsubj   _
5       both    both    DET     DT      PronType=Tot    4       det     4:det   _
6       seem    seem    VERB    VBP     Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin        0       root    0:root  _
7       to      to      PART    TO      _       9       mark    9:mark  _
8       have    have    AUX     VB      VerbForm=Inf    9       aux     9:aux   _
9       held    hold    VERB    VBN     Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part        6       xcomp   6:xcomp _
10      at      at      ADP     IN      _       12      case    12:case _
11      least   least   ADJ     JJS     Degree=Sup      9       obl     9:obl   _
12      parts   part    NOUN    NNS     Number=Plur     11      nmod:unmarked   11:nmod:unmarked        _
13      of      of      ADP     IN      _       15      case    15:case _
14      lower   lower   ADJ     JJ      Degree=Pos      15      amod    15:amod _
15      Egypt   Egypt   PROPN   NNP     Number=Sing     12      nmod    12:nmod:of      SpaceAfter=No
16      .       .       PUNCT   .       _       6       punct   6:punct _

# newdoc id = w01131
# sent_id = w01131060
# text = At least 330,000 people, including 10,000 technicians, were involved.
1       At      at      ADP     IN      _       2       case    2:case  _
2       least   least   ADJ     JJS     Degree=Sup      3       nmod    3:nmod:at       _
3       330,000 330000  NUM     CD      NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card      4       nummod  4:nummod        _
4       people  people  NOUN    NNS     Number=Plur     11      nsubj:pass      11:nsubj:pass   SpaceAfter=No
5       ,       ,       PUNCT   ,       _       4       punct   4:punct _
6       including       include VERB    VBG     VerbForm=Ger    8       case    8:case  _
7       10,000  10000   NUM     CD      NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card      8       nummod  8:nummod        _
8       technicians     technician      NOUN    NNS     Number=Plur     4       nmod    4:nmod:including        SpaceAfter=No
9       ,       ,       PUNCT   ,       _       11      punct   11:punct        _
10      were    be      AUX     VBD     Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin        11      aux:pass        11:aux:pass     _
11      involved        involve VERB    VBN     Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part        0       root    0:root  SpaceAfter=No
12      .       .       PUNCT   .       _       11      punct   11:punct        _

# sent_id = n04006004
# text = The CGI Mestre have stated in a note, that there will be no rise in VAT, for 2017 at least.
19      for     for     ADP     IN      _       20      case    20:case _
20      2017    2017    NUM     CD      NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card      15      nmod    15:nmod:for     _
21      at      at      ADV     RB      _       22      case    22:case _
22      least   least   ADV     RBS     Degree=Sup      20      nmod    20:nmod:at      SpaceAfter=No

[AngledLuffa]

@nschneid can you think of any reason these aren't labeled fixed and ExtPos?

[nschneid]

I think the current guidelines for "at least" are incoherent. UniversalDependencies/UD_English-EWT#553—on the agenda for discussion with the Core Group as it runs up against validator restrictions.

[AngledLuffa]

Got it. I'll just hang tight for a little while until it's ready