Predicate: stake

Roleset id: stake.01 , make a wager, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

stake.01: STAKE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'stake' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry, comparison with 'bet.' (from stake.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
stake (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: better
        Arg1-VSP: amount of bet
        Arg2-PPT: basis, proposition, bet-on

Example: with amount

        That would be a huge problem if it were to continue, because Unisys is staking its business on the assumption that customers want to move away from using operating systems that run on only one manufacturer's equipment and toward systems -- mainly Unix -- that work on almost anyone's machines.

        Arg0: Unisys
        Rel: staking
        Arg1: its business
        Arg2: on the assumption that customers want to move away from using operating systems that run on only one manufacturer's equipment and toward systems -- mainly Unix -- that work on almost anyone's machines


Predicate: stake_out

Roleset id: stake_out.02 , claim (as territory), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

stake_out.02: STAKE_OUT-V NOTES: I honestly don't know if the higher-numbered args will appear. (from stake.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
stake_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: claimer, asserter
        Arg1-PPT: thing claimed, asserted
        Arg2-GOL: benefactive, claimed/asserted for
        Arg3-PRD: secondary predication

Example: just transitive

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

        Although Digital has staked out a major presence in the booming workstation market, profit margins in that market are much slimmer than for mainframes.

        Arg0: Digital
        Rel: [ staked] [ out]
        Arg1: a major presence in the booming workstation market