Predicate: backpedal
Roleset id: backpedal.01 , to retreat or withdraw, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
backpedal.01: BACKPEDAL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'backpedal' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from backpedal.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| backpedal (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: entity retreating, agent
Arg1-PPT: thing backpedaled on
Example: gerund
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: gerund
The chief economist of Merrill Lynch& Co. finds himself in such a position as [he]-1 buzzes the Midwest on his first road trip since *trace*-1 backpedaling on a major prediction .
Arg0: *trace*-1
Rel: backpedaling
Arg1: on a major prediction