Frameset

Predicate trim:

Frames file for 'trim' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entries fill-9.8 wipe_manner-10.4.1, other framed members include bind, cover, face, ring; wash. These aren't the senses I expect in WSJ, though. Comparison to 'cut'.

Roleset trim.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "slice":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter

Arg1:thing cut

Arg2:medium, source

Arg3:instrument

Examples:

all args (-)
`John trimmed the fat from the the expensive cut of beef with a chainsaw.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	trimmed
Arg1:	the fat
Arg2-from:	the the expensive cut of beef
Arg3-with:	a chainsaw

without instrument, inverted order (-)
John trimmed the expensive cut of beef of fat.

Arg0: John

REL: trimmed

Arg2: the expensive cut of beef

Arg1-of: fat

without instrument, inverted order (-)
`John trimmed the expensive cut of beef of fat.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	trimmed
Arg2:	the expensive cut of beef
Arg1-of:	fat

Roleset trim.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "reduce":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter

Arg1:thing reduced

Arg2:amount reduced by

Arg3:start point

Arg4:end point

Examples:

transitive (-)
`Earlier staff-reduction moves have trimmed about 300 jobs, the spokesman said.`
Arg0:	Earlier staff-reduction moves
REL:	trimmed
Arg1:	about 300 jobs

with extent (-)
This cushion could come in handy if GM has *trace* to trim fourth-quarter North American production schedules more than the already scheduled 9.5%.

Arg0: *trace* -> GM

REL: trim

Arg1: fourth-quarter North American production schedules

Arg2-EXT: more than the already scheduled 9.5 %

with extent (-)
`This cushion could come in handy if GM has trace to trim fourth-quarter North American production schedules more than the already scheduled 9.5%.`
Arg0:	trace -> GM
REL:	trim
Arg1:	fourth-quarter North American production schedules
Arg2-EXT:	more than the already scheduled 9.5 %

start and end points (-)
But Smith Barney's Mr. Doyle, who *trace* yesterday trimmed his 1990 Anheuser earnings projection to $2.95 a share from $3.10, called the market's reaction ``justified.''

Arg0: *trace* -> who -> Smith Barney's Mr. Doyle

REL: trimmed

Arg1: his 1990 Anheuser earnings projection

Arg4-to: $2.95 a share

Arg3-from: $3.10

start and end points (-)
But Smith Barney's Mr. Doyle, who trace yesterday trimmed his 1990 Anheuser earnings projection to $2.95 a share from $3.10, called the market's reaction ``justified.''
Arg0:	trace -> who -> Smith Barney's Mr. Doyle
REL:	trimmed
Arg1:	his 1990 Anheuser earnings projection
Arg4-to:	$2.95 a share
Arg3-from:	$3.10

Roleset trim.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "adorn, decorate":

Roles:

Arg0:decorator

Arg1:thing decorated

Arg2:decorations

Examples:

'tis the season (-)
`John trimmed his Christmas tree with dirty socks.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	trimmed
Arg1:	his Christmas tree
Arg2-with:	dirty socks