Predicate: triple

triple: Frames file for 'triple' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. Comparison with 'double'.

Roleset id: triple.01 , to make three times as great, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, causer (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: entity increasing (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: EXT, never mentioned
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: with start and end points

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

        Net income more than tripled to 4.898 billion yen from 1.457 billion yen a year earlier .

        Arg1: Net income
        Rel: tripled
        Arg4: to 4.898 billion yen
        Arg3: from 1.457 billion yen
        ArgM-TMP: a year earlier

Example: intransitive with adverbials

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        At Giant Bicycle Inc. , Rancho Dominguez , Calif. , sales have tripled since the company entered the U.S. mountain-bike business in 1987 .

        ArgM-LOC: At Giant Bicycle Inc. , Rancho Dominguez , Calif. ,
        Arg1: sales
        Rel: tripled
        ArgM-TMP: since the company entered the U.S. mountain-bike business in 1987

Example: with start point

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

        Revenue last year increased by more than 11 % over 1988 , and net income nearly tripled from restated year-earlier net of $ 900 million [*U*] .

        ArgM-TMP: last year
        Arg1: net income
        ArgM-ADV: nearly
        Rel: tripled
        Arg3: from restated year-earlier net of $ 900 million [*U*]