[pandorabots-general] Generic Reductions for who and what... so far

[R. B. Chandler]

Work on my bot continues and I'm almost finished with the astronomy 
dictionary I need for the basic background knowledge my bot needs to start 
with. I'll add more stuff later. Anyway, for those who need a set of generic 
reductions for those "What (or who) is it?" type questions. This is what I 
have so far (I'm sure there are more):
<category>
<pattern>*</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT A * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT AN * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE HECK * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE HELL * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO THE * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO WAS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO WERE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO WERE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO * WERE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO THE * WERE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHAT * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHAT * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHAT A * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO THE * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO WERE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO THE * WERE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO THE HECK * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO THE HELL * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO THE HECK * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO THE HELL * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ALL ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ALL ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ALL ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ALL ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT IS A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT IS AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT A * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT AN * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT THE * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT THE HECK * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHAT THE HELL * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO THE * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO WAS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO WERE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO THE * WERE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO WERE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO THE HECK IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO THE HELL IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO THE HECK WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO THE HELL WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO WERE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>WHAT IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT IS A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT IS AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT WERE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT A *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT AN *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT THE * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT A * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT AN * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT THE * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT THE HECK * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT THE HELL * ARE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO THE * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO WAS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO THE * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO WERE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO WERE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO THE * WERE</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO THE HECK IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO THE HELL IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO THE HECK WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO THE HELL WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>WHO ARE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO ARE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO IS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO WAS THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO WERE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO WERE THE *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO THE HECK IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO THE HELL IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO THE HECK WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO THE HELL WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

For names (who is it questions) I just use the last name and it gets pick up 
an run by the reduction set above. But, for the full names I use a shorter 
set for each name. Of course you have to replace the * with the full name 
and the # with the last name.
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ALL ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO IS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO * IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO WAS *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO * WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE #</srai></template>
</category>

KnyteTrypper brought up a good point: For those "DEFINE #" categories, you 
might try "Who is * * " in the pattern and "DEFINE <star index="2" />" in 
the template to make it search for the last name only.

Naturally my mind raced ahead to this line of thought: (Some background)The 
dictionary format looks like this so far:
<category>
<pattern>_ AGENTS OF CHANGE</pattern>
<template>
The constructive and destructive processes that reshape a
planetary surface.
</template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DEFINE AIMPOINT</pattern>
<template>
An aimpoint is a point in the plane of a planet's orbit that a
spacecraft aims for (either for a fly by of that planet or to
enter that planet's orbit).
</template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DEFINE AIRY</pattern>
<template>
Sir George Bidell Airy (1801-1892) was the director of Greenwich
Observatory/Astronomer Royal of England from 1835 to 1881. Airy
installed a transit (a precise surveying device) at Greenwich,
England, which was used to define the zero degree meridian of the
Earth (zero-degrees longitude). A crater on Mars about 5 degrees
south of the equator and on what is defined as Mars' prime
meridian (zero-degrees longitude) is call Airy. A small crater
within this crater (which is called Airy-0) is where the meridian
line (zero-degrees longitude) crosses. A crater on the moon is
also named for him (latitude 18.1 degrees, longitude 354.3
degrees, diameter 36 km). Airy is supposed to have stated
incorrectly that Charles Babbage's new "analytical engine" (the
predecessor of the computer) was "worthless," effectively ending
Babbage's government funding.
</template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO IS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO GEORGE AIRY IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO WAS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>CAN YOU TELL ME WHO GEORGE AIRY WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO GEORGE AIRY IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO IS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO GEORGE AIRY WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ABOUT GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME ALL ABOUT GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO IS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO GEORGE AIRY IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO WAS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<pattern>TELL ME WHO GEORGE AIRY WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO IS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WHO WAS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO IS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO GEORGE AIRY IS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO WAS GEORGE AIRY</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO GEORGE AIRY WAS</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE AIRY</srai></template>
</category>

(This is where my mind went running wild) Now tell me if this would work. If 
I could search for an exact match for all the ****s as in "DEFINE <star/> 
<star index="2" /> <star index="3" /> <star index="4" /> etc." or in the 
case of last name first "DEFINE <star index="2" /> <star/>". If this would 
work then the reductions for each name would not be necessary and I could 
replace <pattern>_ AGENTS OF CHANGE</pattern> with <pattern>DEFINE AGENTS OF 
CHANGE</pattern> and more effectively search for terminology made up of 
longer strings of words. It would just be a matter of adjusting the data set 
something like this:
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT * *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/> <star index="2" /></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT * * *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <STAR/> <star index="2" /> <star index="3" 
/></srai></template>
</category> (and so on)
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO IS * *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <star index="2" /></srai></template>
</category>
<category>
<pattern>WILL YOU TELL ME WHO IS * *</pattern>
<template><srai>DEFINE <star index="2" /> <STAR/></srai></template>
</category>

Now if this would work I would re-do the set to look for short strings as 
well as individual words and dump most of (if not all) the reductions that 
go with the names.  It may be that I have to index the first <star/> too to 
make it work right.  Or, the whole thing might not work at all.