Predicate: vary
vary: Frames file for 'vary' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
Roleset id: vary.01 , experience changes in scale, vncls: 45.6 45.4 23.4, framnet: Similarity Cause_change
vary.01: Verbnet entries calibratable_cos-45.6-1, other_cos-45.4, differ-23.4. Comparison with fluctuate.
Roles:
Arg0: causer of motion (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1: thing moving (vnrole: 45.4-patient, 45.6-1-patient, 23.4-theme1)
Arg2: EXT or MNR (vnrole: 45.6-1-extent, 45.4-instrument)
Arg3: low point
Arg4: high point
Arg5: medium (vnrole: 45.6-attribute)
Example: unaccusative
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Statistics on acquisitions by foreigners vary in detail, because
unlike Sansui, which is listed on the Tokyo and Osaka stock
exchanges, most of the Japanese companies acquired by foreigners
are privately held .
Arg1: Statistics on acquisitions by foreigners
Rel: vary
Arg5-mnr: in detail
Argm-cau: because unlike Sansui , which is listed on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges , most of the Japanese companies acquired by foreigners are privately held
Example: pseudopassive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
But they said [the C$30-a-share bid, which was due to expire
Monday]-1, may still be extended or varied *trace*-1.
Argm-mod: may
Argm-tmp: still
Rel: varied
Arg1: *trace*-1
Example: agentive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: ns
Typically, momey-fund yields beat comparable short-term investments
because portfolio managers can vary maturities and go after the
highest rates.
Arg0: portfolio managers
Argm-mod: can
Rel: vary
Arg1: maturities
Example: high and low points
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John's weight varies from 98 to 500 pounds.
Arg1: John's weight
Rel: varies
Arg3: from 98
Arg4: to 500 pounds