Predicate: pare

Frames file for 'pare' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. Comparison with cut.

Roleset id: pare.01 , cut off unnecessary bits, reduce size, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: cutter
        Arg1: thing cut
        Arg2: medium, source
        Arg3: instrument

Example: cooking

        John pared the rind of fat from the ham with a chainsaw.
       

        Arg0 : John
        Rel : pared
        Arg1 : the rind of fat
        Arg2 : from the ham
        Arg3 : with a chainsaw

Roleset id: pare.02 , quantifiable reduction, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: cutter
        Arg1: thing being reduced
        Arg2: EXT
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: with start and end point

        Since April, it has pared its high-yield bond holdings to about
        $890 million from $1.35 billion.

        ArgM-TMP : Since April
        Arg0 : it
        Rel : pared
        Arg1 : its high-yield bond holdings
        Arg4 : to about $ 890 million
        Arg3 : from $ 1.35 billion


Predicate: pare_down

Roleset id: pare.03 , phrasal cut off unnecessary bits, reduce size, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: cutter
        Arg1: thing cut
        Arg2: medium, source
        Arg3: instrument

Example: cooking

        John pared down the rind of fat from the ham with a chainsaw.
       

        Arg0 : John
        Rel : [pared] [down]
        Arg1 : the rind of fat
        Arg2 : from the ham
        Arg3 : with a chainsaw

Roleset id: pare.04 , phrasal quantifiable reduction, vncls:

Roles:

        Arg0: cutter
        Arg1: thing being reduced
        Arg2: EXT
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: with start and end point

        Since April, it has pared down its high-yield bond holdings to about
        $890 million from $1.35 billion.

        ArgM-TMP : Since April
        Arg0 : it
        Rel : [pared] [down]
        Arg1 : its high-yield bond holdings
        Arg4 : to about $ 890 million
        Arg3 : from $ 1.35 billion