Predicate: latch

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

Roleset id: latch.01 , to get hold of, obtain, vncls: 22.4

Roles:

        Arg0: obtainer, agent
        Arg1: entity latched onto

Example: transitive with Arg-MNR

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

        But as advertisers latch onto disasters with increasing frequency , they risk [*-1] hurting themselves as much as [*-1] helping the cause .

        Arg0 : advertisers
        Rel : latch
        Arg1 : onto disasters
        ArgM-MNR : with increasing frequency


Predicate: latch_on

Roleset id: latch.02 , to get hold of, obtain, vncls: 22.4

Roles:

        Arg0: obtainer, agent
        Arg1: entity latched on

Example: transitive

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

        For , just as Mr. Giuliani latches on to an issue that [*T*-1] has Mr. Dinkins reeling , his campaign desperately needs cash [*] to keep Mr. Ailes 's commercials on the air beyond Wednesday or Thursday .

        Arg0 : Mr. Giuliani
        Rel : [ latches] [ on]
        Arg1 : to an issue that [*T*-1] has Mr. Dinkins reeling