Predicate: expansion

Roleset id: expansion.01 , (cause to) grow, vncls: 45.4, framnet: Expansion , Cause_expansion

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of growth, agent (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
        Arg1: thing grown (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
        Arg2: ext/amount of expansion
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point, destination

Example: autogen1

        Fluor , based in Irvine , Calif. , will direct expansion of the
        mine 's capacity to 52,000 metric tons a day from 32,000 metric
        tons a day .

        Rel: expansion
        Arg1: of the mine 's capacity
        Arg4: to 52,000 metric tons a day
        Arg3: from 32,000 metric tons a day

Example: autogen2

        U.S. economic expansion

        Arg0: U.S.
        Arg1: economic
        Rel: expansion

Example: with args 1 & 4

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

        the expansion of English teaching into early education

        Rel: expansion
        Arg1: of English teaching
        Arg4: into early education

Example: arg1

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

        a big expansion in U.S. - Soviet trade

        Argm-adj: big
        Rel: expansion
        Arg1: in U.S. - Soviet trade

Example: lots of argMs

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

        a proposed two - step , 830 million Canadian - dollar -LRB- US$ 705.6 million -RRB- expansion of its system

        Argm-prd: proposed
        Argm-mnr: two-step
        Arg2: 830 million Canadian - dollar -LRB- US$ 705.6 million -RBR-
        Rel: expansion
        Arg1: of its system