Predicate: toughen

Roleset id: toughen.01 , make/be tough, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

toughen.01: TOUGHEN-V NOTES: Member of Vncls other_cos-45.4. (from toughen.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
toughen (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: cause of toughness, agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing getting tough (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: agentive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: infinitive

        The White House has likewise avoided any involvement in Florida's recent special legislative session on abortion, which anti-abortion forces had regarded as a key test of their ability to get state lawmakers to toughen abortion restrictions.

        Arg0: state lawmakers
        Rel: toughen
        Arg1: abortion restrictions


Predicate: tough

Roleset id: tough.02 , difficult, harsh, causing hardship, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tough.02: TOUGH-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1. (from tough.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
tough (j.)Difficulty

Roles:

        Arg1-PAG: difficult entity (may require concatenation)
        Arg2-GOL: entity experiencing difficulty brought by arg1

Example: concatenation of arg1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Jennifer Aniston admits the stripping scene in her new comedy movie 'We're The Millers' was tough to film

        Arg1: [the stripping scene in her new comedy movie "we're the millers"] [to film]
        Rel: tough

Example: both args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        My Divorce Was Tough On My Kid

        Arg1: My Divorce
        Rel: Tough
        Arg2: On My Kid

Roleset id: tough.03 , exhibit strong, resolute behavior/performance, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tough.03: TOUGH-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1. Relation to 'toughen'. (from tough.02-j) TOUGHER-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from tougher.02-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
tougher (j.)
tough (j.)Being_strong

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: strong entity
        Arg1-GOL: target of tough behavior
        Arg2-CAU: grounds

Example: args0, 1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Thirty years ago Wisconsin was tough on crime

        Argm-tmp: 30 years go
        Arg0: Wisconsin
        Rel: tough
        Arg1: on crime

Example: arg 0 as a cleaning agent

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Palmolive is tough on grease, soft on hands.

        Arg1: Palmolive
        Rel: tough
        Arg2: on grease

Example: all args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Although the press was tough on him for being an injury-prone player (Salas played just 10 games in 2005), he carried Universidad de Chile to the cup finals.

        Arg0: the press
        Rel: tough
        Arg1: on him
        Arg2: for being an injury-prone player

Example: comparative

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        That said , we could be tougher on all criminals , not just rapists .

        Argm-dis: That said
        Arg0: we
        Argm-mod: could
        Rel: tougher
        Arg1: on all criminals, not just rapists

Roleset id: tough.04 , structurally strong, rugged, hardy, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tough.04: TOUGH-J NOTES: (from tough.03-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
tough (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PAG: hardy thing

Example: the arg

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.

        Arg1: the steak
        Rel: tough