Frameset - quell-v

Predicate: quell

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

Roleset id: quell.01 , to quiet or supress, vncls: -

Roles:

Arg0: causer
Arg1: entity quelled

Example: transitive

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive

        Traders said that statements-1 made [*]-1 over the weekend [*]-1 to quell concern about the stability of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's government and the future of her economic program largely failed [*-2] to reassure investors and bolster the flagging British unit .

        Arg0 : [*]
        Rel : quell
        Arg1 : concern about the stability of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's government and the future of her economic program