Predicate: paring
Roleset id: paring.01 , Cutting off unneccessary bits, reducing size, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: Cutter
Arg1: Thing cut
Arg2: Medium, source
Arg3: Instrument
Example: Arg0,1,2,3
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
John's paring the fat from the ham with a chain saw elicited confused looks from his neighbors.
Arg0: John's
Rel: paring
Arg1: the fat
Arg2: from the ham
Arg3: with a chainsaw
Roleset id: paring.02 , Reducing quantifiably, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: Cutter
Arg1: Thing being reduced
Arg2: EXT
Arg3: Start point
Arg4: End point
Example: Arg0,1,4,3
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
The company's paring their high-yield bond holdings to $890 million from $1.35 billion was a necessary move.
Arg0: The company's
Rel: paring
Arg1: their high-yield bond holding
Arg4: to $890 million
Arg3: from $1.35 billion
Predicate: paring_down
Roleset id: paring.03 , Phrasal cutting off unneccessary bits, reducing size, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: Cutter
Arg1: Thing cut
Arg2: Medium, source
Arg3: Instrument
Example: Arg0,1,2,3
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
John's paring down the rind of fat from the ham with a chainsaw was not seen as suspicious at all in that neck of the woods.
Arg0: John's
Rel: paring down
Arg1: the rind of fat
Arg2: from the ham
Arg3: with a chainsaw
Roleset id: paring.04 , Phrasal reducing quantifiably, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: Cutter
Arg1: Thing being reduced
Arg2: EXT
Arg3: Start point
Arg4: End point
Example: Arg0,1,4,3
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
The company's paring down their high-yield bond holdings to $890 million from $1.35 billion was a stupid move.
Arg0: The company's
Rel: paring down
Arg1: their high-yield bond holdings
Arg4: to $890 million
Arg3: from $1.35 billion