Predicate: earmark

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

Roleset id: earmark.01 , to reserve or set aside for a particular purpose, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: setter aside, agent
        Arg1: entity earmarked
        Arg2: earmarked for

Example: all arguments

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Venezuela has also earmarked $ 200 million [*U*] in new money for light-crude exploration .

        Arg0 : Venezuela
        ArgM-DIS : also
        Rel : earmarked
        Arg1 : $ 200 million [*U*] in new money
        Arg2 : for light-crude exploration

Example: transitive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The Senate voted [*-1] to authorize $ 4.5 billion [*U*] for SDI spending in the current fiscal year , but the House , [*-2] reflecting a dramatic erosion of support for the program , earmarked only $ 3.1 billion [*U*] .

        Arg0 : the House
        Rel : earmarked
        Arg1 : only $ 3.1 billion [*U*]

Example: passive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        However , several people said that British Air might yet rejoin the bidding group and that the carrier made the statement [*-1] to answer questions from British regulators about how it plans [*-2] to use proceeds of [a securities offering]-1 previously earmarked [*]-1 for the UAL buy-out [*T*-3] .

        ArgM-TMP : previously
        Rel : earmarked
        Arg1 : [*]
        Arg2 : for the UAL buy-out