Predicate: ease
Frames file for 'ease' based on survey of initial sentences of big
corpus and comparison with 'fall' and 'help'
Roleset id: ease.01 , decline, vncls: 45.4
Roles:
Arg1: Logical subject, patient, thing declining
Arg2: EXT, amount declined by
Arg3: start point
Arg4: end point, end state
ArgM: medium
Example: this really does occur
The average seven-day compound yield of the 400 taxable funds
tracked by IBC's Money Fund Report eased a fraction of a percentage
point to 8.45% from 8.47% for the week ended Tuesday.
Arg1 : The average seven-day compound yield of the 400
taxable funds tracked by IBC's Money Fund Report
Rel : eased
Arg2 : a fraction of a percentage point
Arg4 : to 8.45%
Arg3 : from 8.47%
Argm-TMP : for the week ended Tuesday
Roleset id: ease.02 , help, aid, ameliorate, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: thing helping
Arg1: thing being helped
Example: transitive
A soft landing is an economic slowdown that *trace* eases inflation
without leading to a recession.
Arg0 : *trace*
ArgM-RCL : that -> an economic slowdown
Rel : eases
Arg1 : inflation
Argm-ADV : without leading to a recession
Roleset id: ease.03 , slide, move easily, vncls: 45.4
Roles:
Arg0: causer of motion, agent
Arg1: entity in motion
Arg3: start point
Arg4: end point
Example: slip sliding away
Often judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little
fanfare.
Argm-TMP : Often
Arg1 : judges
Rel : ease
Arg4 : into more lucrative private practice
Argm-MNR : with little fanfare.
Predicate: ease_up
I haven't seen this yet in WSJ, but it might occur. Similar to "help,
aid, ameliorate" roleset above.
Roleset id: ease.04 , become easier, vncls: 45.4
Roles:
Arg0: thing helping
Arg1: thing being helped
Example: become nicer
Even after the tough exam, John wouldn't ease up on his students.
Argm-TMP : Even after the tough exam
Arg0 : John
Argm-MOD : would
Argm-NEG : n't
Rel : ease up
Arg1 : on his students