Predicate: ratify
Roleset id: ratify.01 , to approve, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
ratify.01: RATIFY-V NOTES: Frames file for 'ratify' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from ratify.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| ratify (v.) | | |
| ratification (n.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: approver, agent
Arg1-PPT: entity ratified
Arg2-GOL: beneficiary
Example: ratify-v: transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
By 1987 , then-Speaker Jim Wright was discussing arms control in Moscow with Mikhail Gorbachev and then attempting [*-1] to direct the president , through an appropriations rider , [*-2]to treat the Soviets as though the Senate had ratified SALT II .
Arg0: the Senate
Rel: ratified
Arg1: SALT II
Example: ratify-v: all arguments
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
The broadcasters were , after all , documenting the game , ratifying its occurrence for millions outside the Stick .
Arg0: The broadcasters
Argm-dis: after all
Rel: ratifying
Arg1: its occurrence
Arg2: for millions outside the Stick
Example: ratification-n
When writing the Constitution, the framers expected the Senate to handle important issues, particularly the ratification of treaties, while the Executive would attend to matters of lesser consequence.
Rel: ratification
Arg1: of treaties