Roleset foreshadow.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "augur, bode":

Roles:

Arg0:predictor of future


Arg1:prediction


Arg2:means of prediction

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


plot device (-)
The new reports of sluggishness, which [*T*-2] were foreshadowed [*-1] by an earlier Labor Department report that manufacturing payrolls dropped by 105,000 in September, give the Fed another reason to further ease its grip on credit and lower interest rates.
REL:	foreshadowed
Arg1:	[*-1] -> [*T*-2] -> which -> The new reports of sluggishness
Arg0-by:	an earlier Labor Department report that manufacturing payrolls dropped by 105,000 in September

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


all args (-)
While Friday's plunging stock market prompted new fears about the economy's prospects, a little-known indicator that [*T*-1] has faithfully foreshadowed the economy's ups and downs by exceptionally long lead times points to a sustained rise in overall business activity.
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> that -> a little-known indicator
REL:	foreshadowed
Arg1:	the economy's ups and downs
Arg2-by:	exceptionally long lead times