Predicate: lift

lift: Frames file for 'lift' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entries put_direction-9.4 steal-10.5, other framed members include redeem, seize, sneak for the steal sense, no other members for other sense. Comparison to 'raise' and 'steal'.

Roleset id: lift.01 , cause increase in elevation, vncls: 9.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: elevator, Agent (vnrole: 9.4-Agent)
        Arg1: Logical subject, patient, thing rising (vnrole: 9.4-Theme)
        Arg2: EXT, amount risen
        Arg3: Start point
        Arg4: End point
        ArgM: Medium

Example: raise the roof

        Although the Treasury is expected to announce details of its
        November quarterly refunding operation today, the Nov. 79 schedule
        could be delayed unless [Congress and the president]-1 act soon
        *trace*-1 to lift the nation's debt ceiling.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: lift
        Arg1: the nation's debt ceiling

Example: with EXT

        Seeing new office buildings sprout up and its sales soar, Daikin is
        building another plant, which will lift its production capacity
        50%.

        Arg0: *trace*
        ArgM-RCL: which -> another plant
        ArgM-MOD: will
        Rel: lift
        Arg1: its production capacity
        Arg2: 50%

Example: start and end points

        At about 10:40 a.m. EDT, [several big buy orders]-1 hit the S&P
        pit simultaneously, *trace*-1 lifting the futures up out of the
        trading limit and eventually into ranges that caused
        computer-driven program buying of stocks.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: lifting
        Arg1: the futures
        ArgM-DIR: up
        Arg3: out of the trading limit
        ArgM-TMP: eventually
        Arg4: into ranges that caused computer-driven program buying of stocks

Roleset id: lift.02 , acquire stealthily, remove, vncls: 10.5, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, entity acquiring/removing something (vnrole: 10.5-Agent)
        Arg1: thing acquired/removed (vnrole: 10.5-Theme)
        Arg2: acquired/removed-from (vnrole: 10.5-Source)

Example: remove

        The statement emphasized that [holders representing 75% of the
        shares voting at a special shareholders' meeting]-1 must agree
        *trace*-1 to lift the takeover restrictions.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: lift
        Arg1: the takeover restrictions

Example: steal

        John lifted Mary's car keys from her purse.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: lifted
        Arg1: Mary's car keys
        Arg2: from her purse