Predicate: broaden

broaden: Frames file for 'broaden' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and automatic expansion via verbnet. Comparison with 'narrow' and 'widen'.

Roleset id: broaden.01 , (cause to) become broader, wider, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, causing broadening (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing broadening (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: EXT, amount broadened by
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: just transitive

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

        Mr. Schwarz says the competition ``broadens the base of
        opportunity for us.''

        Arg0: the competition
        Rel: broadens
        Arg1: the base of opportunity for us

Example: ergative, start and end points

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

        As a result, the group's third-quarter loss broadened to $9.8
        million from the second quarter's $3.6 million.

        ArgM-CAU: As a result
        Arg1: the group's third-quarter loss
        Rel: broadened
        Arg4: to $9.8 million
        Arg3: from the second quarter's $3.6 million

Example: ergative, with EXT

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

        The uncertainty was multiplied by the persistent strength of the
        dollar, traders said, and by the U.S. trade deficit, which [*T*]
        broadened by 31% in August from the previous month.

        ArgM-RCL: which -> the U.S. trade deficit
        Arg1: [*T*]
        Rel: broadened
        Arg2: by 31%
        ArgM-TMP: in August
        Arg3: from the previous month