Frameset - cushion-v

Predicate: cushion

cushion: Frames file for 'cushion' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: cushion.01 , to protect from impact, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: protector, agent
        Arg1: entity cushioned
        Arg2: cushioned for/from/against

Example: cushion for

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

        Denizens of London 's financial district are cushioning themselves for heavy blows .

        Arg0: Denizens of London 's financial district
        Rel: cushioning
        Arg1-REC: themselves
        Arg2: for heavy blows

Example: cushion from

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive

        For instance , the new U.S. package makes clear [0] there would be a transition period during which [GATT members]-1 could use a combination of tariffs and quotas [*-1] to cushion their farmers from foreign competition [*T*-2] .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: cushion
        Arg1: their farmers
        Arg2: from foreign competition

Example: cushion against

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

        But [its competitors -- including Dow Chemical Co. , Union Carbide Corp. and several oil giants --]-1 have much broader business interests and so are better cushioned [*-1] against price swings .

        ArgM-MNR: better
        Rel: cushioned
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Arg2: against price swings