Predicate: waver

Roleset id: waver.01 , go back and forth, not make up one's mind, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

waver.01: WAVER-V NOTES: Frames file for 'waver' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3. (from waver.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
waver (v.)Waver_between_options

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: undecided entity (vnrole: 47.3-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: topic, question (vnrole: 47.3-Theme)

Example: one PP instantiation

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

        He hurt himself further this summer by bringing homosexual issues into the debate; and by [*-2] wavering on this issue and abortion, [he]-2 has weakened his credibility in what is already a mean-spirited campaign on both sides.

        Rel: wavering
        Arg1: on this issue and abortion
        Arg0: [*-2]

Example: another PP instantiation

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

        Pro-life advocates say the White House never wavered over the veto.

        Arg0: the White House
        Argm-neg: never
        Rel: wavered
        Arg1: over the veto