Frameset

Predicate boost:

Frames file for 'boost' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'raise'

Roleset boost.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "push upwards":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of upward motion, Agent

Arg1:Logical subject, thing moving upward

Arg2:EXT, amount risen

Arg3:start point

Arg4:end point

Argm:Medium

Examples:

simple transitive (-)
`It is currently waiving management fees, which trace boosts its yield.`
Arg0:	trace=which=waiving management fees
REL:	boosts
Arg1:	its yield

with end point (-)
Such devices have boosted Japanese investment in mortgage-backed securities to more than 1% of the $900 billion in such instruments outstanding.

Arg0: Such devices

REL: boosted

Arg1: Japanese investment in mortgage-backed securities

Arg4-to: more than 1% of the $900 billion in such instruments outstanding.

with end point (-)
`Such devices have boosted Japanese investment in mortgage-backed securities to more than 1% of the $900 billion in such instruments outstanding.`
Arg0:	Such devices
REL:	boosted
Arg1:	Japanese investment in mortgage-backed securities
Arg4-to:	more than 1% of the $900 billion in such instruments outstanding.

For usage of the other numbered arguments refer to 'raise'