Predicate: ease
ease: Frames file for 'ease' based on survey of initial sentences of big
corpus and comparison with 'fall' and 'help'
Roleset id: ease.01 , decline, vncls: 45.4, framnet:
Roles:
Arg1: Logical subject, patient, thing declining (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
Arg2: EXT, amount declined by
Arg3: start point
Arg4: end point, end state
Argm: medium
Example: this really does occur
The average seven-day compound yield of the 400 taxable funds
tracked by IBC's Money Fund Report eased a fraction of a percentage
point to 8.45% from 8.47% for the week ended Tuesday.
Arg1: The average seven-day compound yield of the 400 taxable funds tracked by IBC's Money Fund Report
Rel: eased
Arg2: a fraction of a percentage point
Arg4: to 8.45%
Arg3: from 8.47%
Argm-tmp: for the week ended Tuesday
Roleset id: ease.02 , help, aid, ameliorate, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: thing helping
Arg1: thing being helped
Example: transitive
A soft landing is an economic slowdown that *trace* eases inflation
without leading to a recession.
Arg0: *trace*
Argm-rcl: that -> an economic slowdown
Rel: eases
Arg1: inflation
Argm-adv: without leading to a recession
Roleset id: ease.03 , slide, move easily, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: causer of motion, agent
Arg1: entity in motion
Arg3: start point
Arg4: end point
Example: slip sliding away
Often judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little
fanfare.
Argm-tmp: Often
Arg1: judges
Rel: ease
Arg4: into more lucrative private practice
Argm-mnr: with little fanfare.
Predicate: ease_up
ease_up: I haven't seen this yet in WSJ, but it might occur. Similar to "help,
aid, ameliorate" roleset above.
Roleset id: ease.04 , become easier, vncls: 45.4, framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: thing helping (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1: thing being helped (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
Example: become nicer
Even after the tough exam, John wouldn't ease up on his students.
Argm-tmp: Even after the tough exam
Arg0: John
Argm-mod: would
Argm-neg: n't
Rel: ease up
Arg1: on his students