Predicate: prefer
Roleset id: prefer.01 , to choose as more desirable, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
prefer.01: PREFER-V NOTES: Corresponds to VN classes want-32.1-1-1 and admire-31.2 (from prefer.01-v) PREFERENCE-N NOTES: Based on Thyme and Sharp data. Comparison to perfer.01. Prefer.01 is a member of VN classes want-32.1-1-1 and admire-31.2.Framed by Katie. (from preference.01-n)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| prefer (v.) | | |
| preference (n.) | | |
| preferable (j.) | | |
| preferential (j.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: chooser, agent (vnrole: 31.2-experiencer, 32.1-1-1-pivot)
Arg1-PPT: entity chosen (vnrole: 31.2-stimulus, 32.1-1-1-theme)
Arg2-PPT: entity compared to
Example: prefer-v: transitive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Although manufacturers often are quick [*-1] to call for lower interest rates , 60 % of the executives said [0]they would prefer that the Fed keep inflation-fighting as its top priority even if that means higher rates .
Arg0: they
Argm-mod: would
Rel: prefer
Arg1: that the Fed keep inflation-fighting as its top priority even if that means higher rates
Example: prefer-v: passive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
[The sales-tax plan]-239 was preferred [*-239]over an alternative that [*T*-277] would have boosted the state gasoline tax .
Rel: preferred
Arg1: [*-239]
Arg2: over an alternative that [*T*-277] would have boosted the state gasoline tax
Example: prefer-v: all arguments
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Sulzer preferred him to financier Tito Tettamanti , whose secretive raid on the company 's stock [*T*-1] had led to a bitter battle .
Arg0: Sulzer
Rel: preferred
Arg1: him
Arg2: to financier Tito Tettamanti , whose secretive raid on the company 's stock [*T*-1] had led to a bitter battle
Example: preference-n: Arg 0
It is our preference
Arg0: our
Rel: preference
Predicate: preferable
Roleset id: preferable.02 , tending to be preferred, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
preferable.02: PREFERABLE-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia for unification as an alias file. (from preferable.01-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| preferable (j.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: chooser, agent
Arg1-PPT: entity chosen
Arg2-PPT: entity compared to
Example: preferable-j
Delay is preferable to error.
Arg1: Delay
Rel: preferable
Arg2: to error
Predicate: preferential
Roleset id: preferential.03 , giving/receiving preference, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
preferential.03: PREFERENTIAL-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from preferential.01-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| preferential (j.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: chooser, agent
Arg1-PPT: entity chosen
Arg2-PPT: entity compared to
Example: preferential-j
Situations where-1 slow motor unit (SMU) recruitment is preferential to fast motor unit (FMU) recruitment *-1 can be utilised in retraining strategies.
Arg1: slow motor unit (SMU) recruitment
Rel: preferential
Arg2: to fast motor unit (FMU) recruitment
Argm-loc: *-1