distill
distill.01 - remove impurities
DISTILL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'distill' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 10.4.1. (from distill.01-v predicate notes)Aliases:
distill (v.)
distil (v.)
distil (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: remover of impurities, agent
ARG1-PPT: impurities
ARG2-DIR: source, pure substance
ARG1-PPT: impurities
ARG2-DIR: source, pure substance
no impurities mentioned
So , following both the style he pursued as President Ford 's national security adviser and the recommendations of the Tower Commission , Gen. Scowcroft has pruned
the NSC staffARG0
and tried to ensure that it sticks to its assigned tasks -- namely , gathering the views of the State Department , Pentagon and intelligence community ; serving as an honest broker in distillingrel
that informationARG2
for the presidentARGM-PNC
and then making sure presidential decisions are carried out .