Predicate: speculate

Roleset id: speculate.01 , prognosticate, vncls: 29.5, framnet: -

speculate.01: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of Vncls conjecture-29.5-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: speculator (vnrole: 29.5-agent)
        Arg1: thing speculated (on) (vnrole: 29.5-theme, 29.5-predicate)

Example: speculate an NP

        [A spokesman]-1 declined *trace*-1 to speculate about possible
        reductions in force.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: speculate
        Arg1: about possible reductions in force

Example: speculate an NP

        Mr. Sherwood speculated that the leeway that Sea Containers has
        means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid
        if they're going to top us.''

        Arg0: Mr. Sherwood
        Rel: speculated
        Arg1: that the leeway that Sea Containers has means that Temple would have to ``substantially increase their bid if they're going to top us

Example: S introduced by a prep

        Analysts-1 weren't willing *trace*-1 to speculate on how much money
        Carnival might lose through deposits.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: speculate
        Arg1: on how much money Carnival might lose through deposits