Predicate: affirm
affirm: Frames file for 'affirm' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
Roleset id: affirm.01 , attest the truth or validity of, vncls: 31.2 29.5-2 78-1-1, framnet: Statement
affirm.01: VN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls admire-31.2, conjecture-29.5-2, indicate-78-1-1. Comparison with 'confirm'.
Roles:
Arg0: confirmer (vnrole: 31.2-experiencer, 29.5-2-agent, 78-1-1-cause)
Arg1: thing confirmed, statement or proposition (vnrole: 31.2-theme, 31.2-predicate, 29.5-2-theme, 29.5-2-predicate, 78-1-1-topic)
Arg2: benefactive, hearer (vnrole: 78-1-1-recipient)
Example: basic
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a ruling that barred
Chris-Craft Industries from voting its Warner preferred stock as a
separate class in deciding on the companies' proposed merger.
Arg0: The Delaware Supreme Court
Rel: affirmed
Arg1: a ruling that barred Chris-Craft Industries from voting its Warner preferred stock as a separate class in deciding on the companies' proposed merger