Predicate: shrink

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

Roleset id: shrink.01 , become or make smaller, vncls: 45.4 40.5, framnet: Cause_expansion , Expansion

shrink.01: Comparison to 'lessen'. Member of Vncls other_cos-45.4, flinch-40.5.

Roles:

        Arg0: Agent, cause of shrinkage (vnrole: 45.4-agent, 40.5-cause)
        Arg1: Logical subject, patient, thing falling (vnrole: 45.4-patient, 40.5-experiencer)
        Arg2: EXT, amount fallen
        Arg3: Start point
        Arg4: End point, end state of arg1

Example: arg2 as MNR

        Factory orders and construction outlays were largely flat in
        September, while purchasing agents said manufacturing shrank
        further in October.

        Arg1: manufacturing
        Rel: shrank
        Arg2: further
        Argm-tmp: in October

Example: args 2 as EXT

        Although the company could see fourth-quarter revenue shrink by
        nearly $5 billion...

        Arg1: fourth-quarter revenue
        Rel: shrink
        Arg2: by nearly $ 5 billion

Example: agentive

        Mercury also is shrinking itself, part of its plan to change its
        emphasis from buying mortgage loans from mortgage brokers to
        making loans directly.

        Arg0: Mercury
        Argm-dis: also
        Rel: shrinking
        Arg1-rec: itself
        Argm-adv: part of its plan to change its emphasis from buying mortgage loans from mortgage brokers to making loans directly