Predicate: gear

Roleset id: gear.01 , aim at, design for, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

gear.01: GEAR-V NOTES: Frames file for 'gear' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from gear.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
gear (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: aimer, designer, agent (vnrole: 26.9-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing under consideration (vnrole: 26.9-patient)
        Arg2-GOL: target (vnrole: 26.9-goal)

Example: gear towards

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [Most revisions it will propose]-1 will be geared *trace*-1 toward slowing down program trading during stressful periods, said officials working with the exchange.

        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: geared
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: toward slowing down program trading during stressful periods

Example: gear to

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        He's totally geared to a punitive position.''

        Arg1: He
        Argm-ext: totally
        Rel: geared
        Arg2: to a punitive position

Example: ARG1 and ARG2

        A number of artists have thus found it helpful to pool their talents , setting up workshops geared chiefly to the production of public art .

        Arg1: workshops
        Rel: geared
        Argm-adv: chiefly
        Arg2: to the production of public art


Predicate: gear_up

Roleset id: gear_up.02 , prepare, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

gear_up.02: GEAR_UP-V NOTES: Arg1 defaults to some reflexive pronoun and is usually dropped--but itcan occur! (from gear.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
gear_up (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: preparer (vnrole: 26.9-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing/entity prepared (vnrole: 26.9-patient)
        Arg2-PRP: purpose

Example: arg2 as PP

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        HEALTH CLUBS gear up for a graying clientele.

        Arg0: HEALTH CLUBS
        Rel: [ gear] [ up]
        Arg2: for a graying clientele

Example: arg2 as predicate

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        But because of the uncertainty of the outcome of the suit, [Mr. Conner's team]-1 has done little *trace*-1 to begin *trace*-1 gearing up to defend its title.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ gearing] [ up]
        Arg2: to defend its title

Example: intransitive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive

        PaineWebber-1 also was able *trace*-1 to gear up quickly thanks to the 1987 crash.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ gear] [ up]
        Argm-mnr: quickly