Predicate: cripple

cripple: Frames file for 'cripple' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry at the moment.

Roleset id: cripple.01 , injure very badly, disable, vncls: 29.7, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer, agent (vnrole: 29.7-Agent)
        Arg1: victim (vnrole: 29.7-Theme)
        Arg2: instrument

Example: passive, no agent

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        But [a Soviet bank]-1 here would be crippled *trace*-1 unless Moscow
        found a way to settle the $188 million debt, which was lent to
        the country's short-lived democratic Kerensky government before
        the Communists seized power in 1917.

        ArgM-MOD: would
        Rel: crippled
        Arg1: *trace*
        ArgM-ADV: unless Moscow found a way to settle the $188 million debt, which was lent to the country's short-lived democratic Kerensky government before the Communists seized power in 1917

Example: passive with agent

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        Founded as the Examiner in 1903 by Mr. Hearst, [the Herald]-1 was
        crippled *trace*-1 by a bitter, decade-long strike that began in
        1967 and cut circulation in half.

        ArgM-ADV: Founded as the Examiner in 1903 by Mr. Hearst
        Rel: crippled
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg0: by a bitter , decade-long strike that began in 1967 and cut circulation in half

Example: active

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

        An 11-week dispute involving Australia's 1,640 domestic pilots has
        slashed airline earnings and crippled much of the continent's
        tourist industry.

        Arg0: An 11-week dispute involving Australia's 1,640 domestic pilots
        Rel: crippled
        Arg1: much of the continent 's tourist industry

Example: with instrument

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

        Mary crippled John's fragile self-esteem with her relentless
        scornful insults.

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: crippled
        Arg1: John's fragile self-esteem
        Arg2: with her relentless scornful insults