Predicate: reduce

Roleset id: reduce.01 , make less, vncls: 76 42.3, framnet:

reduce.01: VN classes limit-76, subjugate-42.3.

Roles:

        Arg0: Agent (vnrole: 76-cause, 42.3-agent)
        Arg1: Logical subject, patient, thing falling (vnrole: 76-patient, 42.3-patient)
        Arg2: EXT, amount fallen
        Arg3: Start point
        Arg4: End point, end state of arg1 (vnrole: 76-proposition)
        Argm: Medium

Example: transitive

        Mr. Stronach will reduce overhead.

        Arg0: Mr Stronach
        Rel: reduce
        Arg1: overhead

Example: with start and end points

        The company will reduce employment to less than 16,000 from about 18,000.

        Arg0: The company
        Rel: reduce
        Arg1: employment
        Arg4: to less than 16,000
        Arg3: from about 18,000

Example: with extent

        Claims from Hurricane Hugo reduced results $40 million.

        Arg0: Claims from Hurricane Hugo
        Rel: reduced
        Arg1: results
        Arg2: $40 million

Example: end point as infinitive

        Senior members are reduced to raising doomed parliamentary obstacles.

        Arg1: Senior members are reduced
        Rel: reduced
        Arg4: to raising doomed parliamentary obstacles

Example: arg2 as manner

        John reduced his spending sharply.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: reduced
        Arg1: his spending
        Arg2: sharply