Frameset - damp-v

Predicate: damp

Frames file for 'damp' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: damp.01 , to restrain or weaken, vncls: -

Roles:

Arg0: restrainer, agent
Arg1: thing damped

Example: transitive

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive

        [Comments by John Major , who [*T*-1] has succeeded Mr. Lawson ,]-2 also failed [*-2] to damp market concern , despite his pledge [*] to maintain relatively high British interest rates .

        Arg0 : [*-2]
        Rel : damp
        Arg1 : market concern

Example: transitive with purpose

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive

        But in certain conditions such as autoimmune diseases and allergies and transplant rejection , doctors-1 would like [*-1] to damp the immune response so such cells do n't touch off harmful inflammatory reactions or cell destruction .

        Arg0 : [*-1]
        Rel : damp
        Arg1 : the immune response
        ArgM-PNC : so such cells do n't touch off harmful inflammatory reactions or cell destruction