Frameset - allay-v

Predicate: allay

allay: Frames file for 'allay' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: allay.01 , to relieve, calm, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

Arg0: agent, causer
Arg1: entity relieved

Example: transitive

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

        Mr. Dinkins also has failed [*-1] to allay Jewish voters ' fears about his association with the Rev. Jesse Jackson , despite the fact that few local non-Jewish politicians have been as vocal for Jewish causes in the past 20 years as [Mr. Dinkins]*-1 has [*?*] .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: allay
        Arg1: Jewish voters ' fears about his association with the Rev. Jesse Jackson

Example: extracted subject

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

        [*] Seeking [*-3] to allay European concerns , [U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter]*-3 said in Washington that the new U.S. plan would n't `` put farmers out of business '' but would encourage them to `` grow what the markets desire [*T*-1] instead of what the government wants [*T*-2] . ''

        Arg0: [*-3]
        Rel: allay
        Arg1: European concerns

Example: inanimate causer

        person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        Mr. Cecin of Piper Jaffray says [0] some action from government policy makers would allay investor fears .

        Arg0: some action from government policy makers
        ArgM-MOD: would
        Rel: allay
        Arg1: investor fears