Predicate: deficit

Roleset id: deficit.01 , lacking, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

deficit.01: DEFICIT-N, DEFICIENT NOTES: Added by Julia for AMR.

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
deficit (n.)
deficient (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PAG: deficient entity
        Arg2-PPT: thing lacked
        Arg3-PPT: amount of arg1 lacked, if stated separately

Example: deficit-n

        Adequate calcium is so critical that your body has evolved mechanisms to saturate your blood with calcium if there is even a perception of calcium deficit.

        Argm-prd: perceived
        Arg1: calcium
        Rel: deficit

Example: deficit-n

        Note that when the deficit is given as a dollar amount, the thing lacked are dollars, so it is appropriate to use arg2. Reserve arg3 for cases like the next example.
        One approach has racked up a nearly $1 trillion deficit in the past six months alone

        Arg1: nearly $1 trillion
        Rel: deficit
        Argm-tmp: in the past six months alone

Example: deficit-n

        At last the climax came, an audit was demanded, and the result was a profit deficit of £10 3s.

        Arg2: profit
        Rel: deficit
        Arg3: of £10 3s

Example: deficient-j

        In many districts it was deficient by 40 per cent.

        Argm-loc: In many districts
        Arg1: it
        Rel: deficient
        Arg3: by 40 per cent