SBVR11 — example elementary fact

An elementary fact quoted in section 10.1.1.2 is “The Prime Minister named ‘John Howard’ was born in the Country named ‘Australia’” using yet another typography. This ‘fact’ is no longer true as, while John is still Australian-born he is no longer prime minister. An example, perhaps of the inadvisability of using role names in rules if they are not relevant to the rule. The following facts are correct but not time-dependent:
a. The Man named ‘John Howard’ was born in the Country named ‘Australia’.
b. The Man named ‘John Howard’ was Prime Minister of the Country named ‘Australia’ from 1996 to 2007.

This discussion (on p. 88) is explaining 'elementary fact'. The phrases "Prime Minister named 'John Howard'" and "Country named 'Australia'" illustrate ways to refer to specific individuals — individuals denoted by definite descriptions. These examples are not for rules and they are not using role names.
For this discussion the sense of 'President' is not to be interpreted as meaning only the current office-holder. For example, another example could talk about "the President named 'George Washington'" to give another use of a definite description.
It was felt that this discussion of elementary fact could be improved by (1) replacing the Australian example with one from the US (where the sense of being 'President' is not time-dependent) and (2) continuing the example used in the first boxed example into the second boxed example (rather than introducing the new, Mary McAleese example).
The typography used in Clause 10.1.1 is that of ORM — see Annex I.