Frameset - solidify-v

Predicate: solidify

Roleset id: solidify.01 , to make solid, strong, or united, vncls: 45.4, framnet: Cause_change_of_phase , Change_of_phase

solidify.01: Based on survey of sentences in WSJ. Member of VNcls other_cos-45.4.

Roles:

Arg0: cause of solidification (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1: entity made strong (vnrole: 45.4-patient)

Example: transitive

        person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        The additions solidify American 's position as the third-largest U.S. transatlantic carrier , behind PanAm Corp. 's Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines .

        Arg0: The additions
        Rel: solidify
        Arg1: American 's position as the third-largest U.S. transatlantic carrier , behind PanAm Corp. 's Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines

Example: intransitive

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive

        Now , however , as [the court 's new five-member conservative majority]-1 continues [*-1] to solidify , victories for the liberals are rare .

        Arg1: [*-1]
        Rel: solidify