Predicate: near

Frames file for 'near' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. Comparison with 'approach'.

Roleset id: near.01 , to approach, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg1: entity in motion
        Arg2: destination

Example: transitive

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

        Investors usually do n't want [*-1] to take physical delivery of a contract , [*-1] preferring instead [*-2] to profit from its price swings and then end any obligation [*] to take delivery or make delivery as it nears expiration .

        Arg1 : it
        Rel : nears
        Arg2 : expiration

Example: intransitive

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

        CAPITAL TRAVELS to Europe as 1992 unification nears .

        Arg1 : 1992 unification
        Rel : nears