Predicate: minimize

minimize: Frames file for 'minimize' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No verbnet entry. Comparison to minimise and maximize.

Roleset id: minimize.01 , make the least, vncls: , framnet:

minimize.01: Agency has nothing to do with animacy, but tracing can get funky sometimes. When the target of a trace is unclear, go with an animate agent.

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of smallness, agent
        Arg1: thing which is being the least

Example: typical usage

        The action followed by one day an Intelogic announcement that it-1
        will retain an investment banker *trace*-1 to explore alternatives
        ``*trace*-1 to minimize shareholder value,'' including the possible
        sale of the company.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: minimize
        Arg1: shareholder value