Predicate: hamper

Frames file for 'hamper' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No access to verbnet. No comparison.

Roleset id: hamper.01 , obstruct, hinder, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: obstruction
        Arg1: effort
        Arg2: secondary agent, agent of arg1

Example: active

        A lack of enthusiasm with the latest economic data hampered the
        stock market's bid to extend Tuesday's sharp gains.

        Arg0 : A lack of enthusiasm with the latest economic data
        Rel : hampered
        Arg1 : the stock market's bid to extend Tuesday's sharp gains

Example: passive

        ...[the company's performance]-1 was hampered *trace*-1 by problems tied
        to the introduction of a major new family of computers in April.

        Rel : hampered
        Arg1 : *trace*
        Arg0 : by problems tied to the introduction of a major new family of computers in April

Example: with secondary agent

        John's stubbornness hampered Mary in her efforts to talk some
        sense into him.
       

        Arg0 : John's stubbornness
        Rel : hampered
        Arg2 : Mary
        Arg1 : in her efforts to talk some sense into him