Predicate: refine
Roleset id: refine.01 , to purify, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
refine.01: REFINE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'refine' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from refine.01-v predicate notes) REFINING-N NOTES: Based on ontonotes nouns. Comparison to refine.01-v. Framed by Katie. (from refining.01-n) REFINEMENT-N NOTES: Based on ontonotes nouns. Comparison to refine.01-v. No VN class. Framed by Katie. (from refinement.01-n)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
refinement (n.) | | |
refine (v.) | | |
refining (n.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: purifier, agent
        Arg1-DIR: entity refined
        Arg2-PPT: impurities
Example: passive
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle
        At the same time , moves toward tighter air-quality standards are spurring interest in lighter or alternative fuels that [*T*-1] do n't pollute as much as fuel-1 refined [*]-1 from `` heavy '' crudes , generally high in sulfur .
        Rel: refined
        Arg1: [*]
        Arg2: from `` heavy '' crudes , generally high in sulfur
Example: transitive
        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle
        ERC International Inc. , which [*T*-1] provides professional and technical services to the military , is refining its defense niche , not retreating from it .
        Arg0: ERC International Inc. , which [*T*-1] provides professional and technical services to the military ,
        Rel: refining
        Arg1: its defense niche
Example: "oil refining" is in a NML node here.
        oil refining capacity
        Arg1: oil
        Rel: refining
Example: process
        artistic aesthetic is something that emerges through long years of stylistic refinement and expression.
        Argm-adj: stylistic
        Rel: refinement
Example: with arg 1
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        oil refinement
        Arg1: oil
        Rel: refinement