Predicate: hamstring

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

Roleset id: hamstring.01 , to make ineffective or powerless, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of ineffectiveness, agent
        Arg1: entity made powerless

Example: transitive

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

        If Mr. Papandreou becomes the major opposition leader , he could hamstring a conservative-led coalition .

        ArgM-ADV : If Mr. Papandreou becomes the major opposition leader
        Arg0 : he
        ArgM-MOD : could
        Rel : hamstring
        Arg1 : a conservative-led coalition