Frameset - synchronize-v

Predicate: synchronize

synchronize: Frames file for 'synchronize' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry.

Roleset id: synchronize.01 , make coincide in time, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: cause, agent
        Arg1: first thing synchronized
        Arg2: second thing, if separate

Example: passive, separate args

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

        In the Bell Labs experiments, [an MRI-type of machine]-1, synchronized
        *trace*-1 with the heartbeat via an electrocardiogram, rapidly
        flashes a magnetic field on and off as blood passes a certain
        point in a vessel.

        Rel: synchronized
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: with the heartbeat
        ArgM-MNR: via an electrocardiogram

Example: active, merged args

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

        The need for hurried last-minute telephone negotiations among
        market officials will disappear once rules are in place that
        *trace* synchronize circuit breakers in all markets.

        Arg0: *trace*
        ArgM-RCL: that -> rules
        Rel: synchronize
        Arg1: circuit breakers
        ArgM-LOC: in all markets