Predicate: weigh

Roleset id: weigh.01 , determine the weight, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

weigh.01: WEIGH-V NOTES: Effectively this conflates two senses: "determine the weight of" and"have a certain weight". But they're so close! Member of Vncls register-54.1-1. (from weigh.01-v)

Aliases:

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weigh (v.)dimension Assessing

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: measurer (vnrole: 54.1-1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing measured (vnrole: 54.1-1-theme)
        Arg2-MNR: yardstick, standard of measurement
        Arg3-VSP: measurement (vnrole: 54.1-1-value)

Example: and they're proud of this?

        Conner is supplying hard-disk drives for the machine, which *trace* weighs only six pounds and fits in a briefcase.

        Argm-slc: which -> the machine
        Arg1: *trace* (= which)
        Rel: weighs
        Arg3: only six pounds

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

        Moreover , Individual Inc. 's computers can weigh the value of an article based on how closely the story matches the subscriber 's interest area .

        Argm-dis: Moreover
        Arg0: Individual Inc. 's computers
        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: weigh
        Arg1: the value of an article
        Arg2: based on how closely the story matches the subscriber 's interest area

Roleset id: weigh.02 , press heavily upon, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

weigh.02: WEIGH-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from weigh.02-v)

Aliases:

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weigh (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: presser
        Arg1-PPT: pressed (on)

Example: typical usage

        ...traders said profit-taking weighed on the market, with blue-chips bearing the brunt of the selling.

        Arg0: profit-taking
        Rel: weighed
        Arg1: on the market
        Argm: with blue-chips bearing the brunt of the selling

Roleset id: weigh.04 , compare x and y, consider carefully, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

weigh.04: WEIGH-V NOTES: Frames file for 'weigh' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Many senses. Comparison to 'measure' and 'press'. (from weigh.04-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

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weigh (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, comparer, considerer
        Arg1-PPT: X, thing considered
        Arg2-PPT: Y, in comparison to

Example: as compare

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

        The problem for [Congress]-3 will be [*-3]to weigh what China is saying to its people against the more conciliatory message it is delivering to the Bush administration.

        Arg0: [*-3]
        Rel: weigh
        Arg1: what China is saying to its people
        Arg2: against the more conciliatory message it is delivering to the Bush administration

Example: as consider

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

        Theoretically, [jurors]-1 are supposed [*-1]to weigh the evidence in a case logically and objectively.

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: weigh
        Arg1: the evidence in a case
        Argm-mnr: logically and objectively


Predicate: weigh_in

Roleset id: weigh_in.03 , enter, contribute to discussion, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

weigh_in.03: WEIGH_IN-V NOTES: (from weigh.03-v)

Aliases:

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weigh_in (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: contributor, agent
        Arg1-PPT: entry, thing contributed

Example: our next caller...

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

        Diamond Creek 1985 Lake Vineyard Cabernet weighed in this fall with a sticker price of $100 a bottle.

        Arg0: Diamond Creek 1985 Lake Vineyard Cabernet
        Rel: [ weighed] [ in]
        Argm-tmp: this fall
        Arg1: with a sticker price of $100 a bottle