Frameset - squander-v

Predicate: squander

squander: Frames file for 'squander' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: squander.01 , to waste, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

Arg0: wasteful one, agent
Arg1: entity squandered

Example: passive

        person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle

        But [his chance [*] to become deputy mayor under Mayor Abraham Beame , a plan boosted [*] by Mr. Sutton ,]-1 was squandered [*-1] because of Mr. Dinkins 's failure -- still largely unexplained -- [*] to file income tax returns for four years running .

        Rel: squandered
        Arg1: [*-1]
        ArgM-CAU: because of Mr. Dinkins 's failure -- still largely unexplained -- [*] to file income tax returns for four years running