Frameset

Predicate squeeze:

Frames file for 'squeeze' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entries knead-26.5, wipe_manner-10.4.1, funnel-9.3; other framed members include: beat, quash, shake, wind; trim; dump, push, shake. No explicit comparison.

Roleset squeeze.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "apply pressure to":

Roles:

Arg0:squeezer

Arg1:squozen

Examples:

transitive (-)
`Airlines also say their frequent-flier programs are squeezing profits because awards are being redeemed at a heavier-than-normal rate.`
Arg0:	their frequent-flier programs
REL:	squeezing
Arg1:	profits
ArgM-CAU:	because awards are being redeemed at a heavier-than-normal rate

Roleset squeeze.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "extract or insert by means of pressure":

Roles:

Arg0:squeezer

Arg1:extracted material

Arg2:source or destination

Examples:

squeeze out of (-)
`But it's hard trace to squeeze much profit out of the personal-computer business these days, and the workstation market, while important, is too small to rely on for much growth.`
Arg0:	trace
REL:	squeeze
Arg1:	much profit
Arg2-out:	of the personal-computer business
ArgM-TMP:	these days

misparsed squeeze out of (-)
Norman Berry, the creative executive who *trace* was apparently squeezed out of Ogilvy & Mather in June, is returning to Ogilvy's parent company, WPP Group PLC.

Arg1: *trace* -> who -> the creative executive

ArgM-ADV: apparently

REL: squeezed

ArgM-DIR: out

Arg2-of: Ogilvy & Mather

ArgM-TMP: in June

misparsed squeeze out of (-)
`Norman Berry, the creative executive who trace was apparently squeezed out of Ogilvy & Mather in June, is returning to Ogilvy's parent company, WPP Group PLC.`
Arg1:	trace -> who -> the creative executive
ArgM-ADV:	apparently
REL:	squeezed
ArgM-DIR:	out
Arg2-of:	Ogilvy & Mather
ArgM-TMP:	in June

squeeze from (-)
John can squeeze blood from turnips.

Arg0: John

Argm-MOD: can

REL: squeeze

Arg1: blood

Arg2-from: turnips

squeeze from (-)
`John can squeeze blood from turnips.`
Arg0:	John
Argm-MOD:	can
REL:	squeeze
Arg1:	blood
Arg2-from:	turnips

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive
Dreadful tautological in/into there.
squeeze into (-)

``Fast-food franchisers have managed [*-1] to squeeze in stores into every corner available.''

Arg0: [*-1] -> Fast-food franchisers

REL: squeeze

Argm-DIR: in

Arg1: stores

Arg2-into: every corner available

squeeze into (-)
``Fast-food franchisers have managed [*-1] to squeeze in stores into every corner available.''
Arg0:	[*-1] -> Fast-food franchisers
REL:	squeeze
Argm-DIR:	in
Arg1:	stores
Arg2-into:	every corner available

Roleset squeeze.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "reduce":

Roles:

Arg0:Agent

Arg1:Logical subject, patient, thing falling

Arg2:EXT, amount fallen

Arg3:Start point

Arg4:End point, end state of arg1

Examples:

stupid stock reports again (-)
`These and other problems squeezed Federal's profit margins last year to 8%, down from more than 13% annually in the first half of the decade.`
Arg0:	These and other problems
REL:	squeezed
Arg1:	Federal's profit margins last year
Arg4-to:	8%
ArgM-DIR:	down
Arg3-from:	more than 13% annually in the first half of the decade

Sorta nasty compromise on the "down from" phrase.