Predicate: buoy

buoy: Frames file for 'buoy' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. Comparison with 'float'

Roleset id: buoy.01 , cause to float, vncls: , framnet:

buoy.01: Bonus points for anyone who can tell me how to pronounce this verb.

Roles:

        Arg0: causer, agent
        Arg1: thing floating

Example: active

        A shiny new takeover deal sparked a big rally in stock prices,
        which [*T*] buoyed the dollar.

        ArgM-RCL: which -> a big rally
        Arg0: [*T*]
        Rel: buoyed
        Arg1: the dollar

Example: passive

        [Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.]-2, buoyed *trace*-2 by improved
        operating profit in its tire segment, reported that third-quarter
        net income rose 11% to $70.5 million, or $1.22 a share.

        Rel: buoyed
        Arg1: *trace*-2
        Arg0: by improved operating profit in its tire segment


Predicate: buoy_up

Roleset id: buoy.02 , buoy up: cause to float, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: cause
        Arg1: floating thing

Example: the particle is totally redundant

        I mean, really. Can you buoy something down?
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        After Captain Docherty sent Arleigh Griffith for Hoag he was able [*-1] to complete his detailed inspection of the third floor and to receive a report from his man covering the floors above before [Griffith]*-2 returned , [*-2] buoyed [*-3] up by a brief stop for another glass of champagne .

        Rel: [ buoyed] [ up]
        Arg1: [*-2]
        Arg0: by a brief stop for another glass of champagne