Predicate: approach

approach: Frames file for 'approach' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.

Roleset id: approach.01 , move towards, vncls: 51.1-2, framnet: Arriving

approach.01: Member of Vncls escape-51.1-2

Roles:

        Arg1: entity in motion (vnrole: 51.1-2-theme)
        Arg2: destination (vnrole: 51.1-2-location)

Example: more or less concrete

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

        Jim Unruh, Unisys's president, said he is approaching next year
        with caution.

        Arg1: he
        Rel: approaching
        Arg2: next year
        Argm-mnr: with caution

Example: somewhat metaphorical, 'coming to'

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        After coming close to a partial settlement a year ago,
        shareholders who filed civil suits against Ivan F. Boesky and the
        partnerships he once controlled again are approaching an accord,
        people familiar with the case said.

        Argm: After coming close to a partial settlement a year ago
        Arg1: shareholders who filed civil suits against Ivan F. Boesky and the partnerships he once controlled
        Argm-tmp: again
        Rel: approaching
        Arg2: an accord

Example: passive, with a proposition

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: perfect,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        Earlier, American Medical said [it]-1 had been approached *trace*-1
        again by two other possible suitors, whom it wouldn't identify but
        who had previously submitted bids for the company.

        Rel: approached
        Arg2: *trace*-1
        Argm-tmp: again
        Arg1: by two other possible suitors, whom it wouldn't identify but who had previously submitted bids for the company

Roleset id: approach.02 , treat, deal with, vncls: 98, framnet:

approach.02: Member of Vncls confront-98.

Roles:

        Arg0: treater, dealer, agent (vnrole: 98-agent)
        Arg1: thing (vnrole: 98-theme)
        Arg2: attribute

Example: all args

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

        ``We've approached this as a fundamental change the industry is
        going through,'' Mr. Unruh said.

        Arg0: We
        Rel: approached
        Arg1: this
        Arg2: as a fundamental change the industry is going through