Predicate: hamstring
Roleset id: hamstring.01 , to make ineffective or powerless, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
hamstring.01: HAMSTRING-V NOTES: Frames file for 'hamstring' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from hamstring.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
hamstring (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: causer of ineffectiveness, agent
        Arg1-PPT: entity made powerless
Example: transitive
        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        If Mr. Papandreou becomes the major opposition leader , he could hamstring a conservative-led coalition .
        ArgM-ADV: If Mr. Papandreou becomes the major opposition leader
        Arg0: he
        ArgM-MOD: could
        Rel: hamstring
        Arg1: a conservative-led coalition