Predicate: attempt

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

Roleset id: attempt.01 , try, vncls: 61, framnet: Attempt

attempt.01: Member of Vncls try-61. Comparison with 'try'.

Roles:

        Arg2 'benefactive' might appear.
        Arg0: Agent/Entity Trying (vnrole: 61-agent)
        Arg1: thing tried (vnrole: 61-theme, 61-predicate)

Example: sentential attempt

        Mr. Nichol said he was ``extremely disappointed in the continuing
        deterioration of the company's operations while it attempted to
        conclude the reorganization during the past four months.''

        Arg0: it
        Rel: attempted
        Arg1: to conclude the reorganization during the past four months

Example: nominal attempt

        Investment bankers following UAL agree that the strongest impetus
        for an eventual deal is that the pilots have been attempting a
        buy-out for more than two years, and aren't likely to stop, having
        come so close to success.

        Arg0: the pilots
        Rel: attempting
        Arg1: a buy-out
        Argm-tmp: for more than two years