Predicate: heighten

heighten: Frames file for 'heighten' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.

Roleset id: heighten.01 , make higher, vncls: 45.4, framnet: -

heighten.01: Member of Vncls other_cos-45.4. Checked by Julia 10/2010.

Roles:

        Arg0: causal agent (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
        Arg1: thing becoming higher (vnrole: 45.4-patient)

Example: causal arg 0

        [The move]-1 is sure *trace*-1 to heighten concerns about increased
        Japanese investment in U.S. biotechnology firms.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: heighten
        Arg1: concerns about increased Japanese investment in U.S. biotechnology firms

Example: ergative

        CenTrust Savings Bank said federal thrift regulators ordered it to
        suspend dividend payments on its two classes of preferred stock,
        indicating that regulators' concerns about the troubled
        institution have heightened.

        Arg1: regulators' concerns about the troubled institution
        Rel: heightened