Predicate: balk

balk: Frames file for 'balk' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and automatic expansion via verbnet.

Roleset id: balk.01 , flinch, be hesitant, vncls: 40.5, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: balker (vnrole: 40.5-Experiencer)
        Arg1: balk at, cause of hesitation (vnrole: 40.5-Cause)

Example: all args

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

        Consumers, he said, are balking at higher prices on 1990 cars,
        especially after seeing the incentive-reduced prices on 1989
        models.

        Arg0: Consumers
        Rel: balking
        Arg1: at higher prices on 1990 cars
        ArgM-TMP: especially after seeing the incentive-reduced prices on 1989 models

Example: intransitive

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

        When First Interstate balked, arguing that the figure was too
        high, regulators responded by raising their recommendation to $350
        million.

        Arg0: First Interstate
        Rel: balked
        ArgM-ADV: arguing that the figure was too high
        ArgM-TMP: When