Predicate: tie

Roleset id: tie.01 , attach, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tie.01: TIE-V NOTES: Based on financial subcorpus. Member of Vncls mix-22.1-2, tape-22.4. (from tie.01-v)

Aliases:

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tie (v.)Rope_manipulation Knot_creation Cause_confinement Attaching Make_cognitive_connection Closure

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, entity doing the tying (vnrole: 22.4-agent, 22.1-2-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: first thing being tied (vnrole: 22.4-patient, 22.1-2-patient)
        Arg2-PPT: second thing, tied to what (vnrole: 22.4-co-patient, 22.1-2-co-patient)
        Arg3-MNR: instrument, string (vnrole: 22.4-instrument)
        Arg4-PRD: attribute of arg1

Example: args 1 and 2

        Not only is [development of the new company's initial machine]-1 tied *trace*-1 directly to Mr. Cray, so is its balance sheet.

        Rel: tied
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Argm-adv: directly
        Arg2: to Mr. Cray

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG3

        The first occurred in the latter part of World War II when the Japanese tied her hands behind her back and marched her off to do forced labor for over a year , building roads , digging ditches , and carrying a shoulder pole .

        Argm-tmp: when
        Arg0: the Japanese
        Rel: tied
        Arg1: her hands
        Arg3: behind her back

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2 and ARG4

        Allianz said in its statement that it was acting to protect that interest , which ties it to Navigation Mixte as a partner .

        Arg0: [that interest][which]
        Rel: ties
        Arg1: it
        Arg2: to Navigation Mixte
        Arg4: as a partner

Example: attribute

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

        Allianz said in its statement that it was acting to protect that interest , which-1 *T*-1 ties it to Navigation Mixte as a partner .

        Arg0: *T*-1 (= which)
        Argm-slc: which -> that interest
        Rel: ties
        Arg1: it
        Arg2: to Navication Mixte
        Arg4: as a partner

Roleset id: tie.03 , score the same, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tie.03: TIE-V NOTES: No Vncls. Checked by Julia, 10/2010. (from tie.03-v)

Aliases:

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tie (v.)Finish_competition

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of equal score
        Arg1-PPT: in comparison to

Example: pithiest? barrage? who swallowed the dictionary?

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

        The pithiest testimony to their domination of the just-concluded tournament came from Giants' manager Roger Craig after his team had fallen in Game Three to a five-home-run barrage that-1 *trace*-1 tied a 61-year-old Series record.

        Arg0: *trace*-1 (= that)
        Argm-slc: that -> a five-home-run barrage
        Rel: tied
        Arg1: a 61-year-old Series record


Predicate: tie_in

Roleset id: tie_in.02 , attach, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tie_in.02: TIE_IN-V NOTES: Basically the same as "tie" above but instrument and attribute are notexpected to appear. (from tie.02-v)

Aliases:

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tie_in (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, entity doing the tying
        Arg1-PPT: first thing tied in
        Arg2-PPT: second thing, tied in with/to what

Example: passive

        For years, [the company's ads]-1 were tied *trace*-1 in with pitches for Cannon sheets or Martex towels.

        Argm-tmp: For years
        Rel: [tied] [in]
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg2: with pitches for Cannon sheets or Martex towels.


Predicate: tie_up

Roleset id: tie_up.04 , bind with rope (eg), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tie_up.04: TIE_UP-V NOTES: (from tie.04-v)

Aliases:

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tie_up (v.)Immobilization

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: tie-er
        Arg1-PPT: tied

Example: ARG1 and ARG0

        Chang cites this example : Say you hate being tied up by your work , and would like to go back to school .

        Arg1: you
        Rel: [up][tied]
        Arg0: by your work

Roleset id: tie_up.05 , be involved in, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tie_up.05: TIE_UP-V NOTES: (from tie.05-v)

Aliases:

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tie_up (v.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: thing involved
        Arg2-GOL: thing involved in/with

Example: not nearly as interesting

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

        [About $70 billion]-1 is estimated *trace*-1 to be tied up in the short-term money market, which acts both as a hedge against inflation for consumers and an accelerator of inflation and deficits for the government.

        Rel: [tied] [up]
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg2: in the short-term money market, which acts both as a hedge against inflation for consumers and an accelerator of inflation and deficits for the government


Predicate: tie_down

Roleset id: tie_down.06 , be stuck, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tie_down.06: TIE_DOWN-V NOTES: (from tie.06-v)

Aliases:

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tie_down (v.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: stuck entity
        Arg2-CAU: cause of stuckness

Example: no clever example name

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

        Mr. Mengistu is in an increasingly weak position: [Half his army]-1 is tied *trace*-1 down defending the northern city of Asmara from the Eritreans.

        Rel: [tied] [down]
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg2: defending the northern city of Asmara from the Eritreans