Predicate: stretch

Roleset id: stretch.01 , extend, lengthen, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

stretch.01: STRETCH-V NOTES: Comparison to 'extend'. Member of Vncls crane-40.3.2, bend-45.2, meander-47.7. Updated by Julia, 11/2010. (from stretch.01-v) STRETCHING-N NOTES: ~stretch.01 (from stretching.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
stretch (v.)Expansion Body_movement
stretching (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, entity making something be longer (vnrole: 40.3.2-Agent, 45.2-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: patient, thing getting longer (vnrole: 40.3.2-Patient, 45.2-Patient, 47.7-Theme)
        Arg2-VSP: EXT or TMP, by how much or until when
        Arg3-DIR: start point
        Arg4-GOL: end point

Example: with EXT

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

        The limits to legal absurdity stretched another notch this week.

        Arg1: The limits to legal absurdity
        Rel: stretched
        Arg2: another notch
        Argm-tmp: this week

Example: transitive

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

        In the past year , both-1 have tried [*-1] to stretch the limits of their businesses .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: stretch
        Arg1: the limits of their businesses

Example: with temporal EXT

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

        Most are from independent producers instead of regulated utilities , and Westinghouse believes it will ride a wave of demand stretching over the next six years .

        Arg1: a wave of demand
        Rel: stretching
        Arg2: over the next six years

Example: with start and end points

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

        Kingdom of Morocco -- $ 208 million [*U*] ( redemption amount ) of zero-coupon government trust certificates , with maturities stretching from May 15 , 1990 , to Nov. 15 , 1999 , priced [*]at yields ranging from 8.23 % to 8.43 % .

        Arg1: maturities
        Rel: stretching
        Arg3: from May 15 , 1990 ,
        Arg4: to Nov. 15 , 1999 ,

Example: Arg0, 1

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

        Their common denominator has been their stretching of boundaries of motoring endurance in extreme conditions and on challenging terrain.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: stretching
        Arg1: of boundaries of motoring endurance in extreme conditions and on challenging terrain


Predicate: stretch_out

Roleset id: stretch_out.02 , to extend to a greater or the full length, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

stretch_out.02: STRETCH_OUT-V NOTES: No VNcls. (from stretch.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
stretch_out (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: cause of lengthening
        Arg1-PPT: patient, thing getting longer

Example: intransitive

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

        Whereas conventional securities financings are structured to be sold quickly , Wall Street 's new penchant for leveraged buy-outs and junk bonds is resulting in long-term lending commitments that-2 [*T*-2] stretch out for months or years .

        Arg1: [*T*-2] (= that)
        Argm-slc: that -> long-term lending commitments
        Rel: [ stretch] [ out]
        Argm-tmp: for months or years