Commentary: Syntax
Examples:
This highway has been designated Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The process is designated by statisticians as 'the tendency of the rural population towards the large towns.'
In February 2003, the magazine designated her, 'The most Beautiful Romanian Woman.'
Mappings:
VerbNet: appoint-29.1
FrameNet: Linguistic_meaning
PropBank: designate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
Commentary: Syntax
Examples:
Why do they always designate the hard tasks to us?
Maybe the fates designated him to the field of medicine.
They designated troubleshooters to work directly with district.
An employee(s) must be designated to be responsible for preparation of the quarterly sales tax report.
She was designated as the next program director.
The constitution has not designated the way in which the power shall be exercised.
They have designated certain areas on campus as permissible parking lots for students.
We designated that party as the last party of the year.
The classroom designated Tom as "thoughtful."
Mappings:
VerbNet: appoint-29.1
FrameNet: Appointing
PropBank: designate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4, 5