constrict
constrict.01 - make narrow
CONSTRICT-V NOTES: Frames file for 'constrict' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from constrict.01-v)I only have a hunch that the other args can appear, but wsj doesn'toblige and give examples. (from constrict.01-v)
Aliases:
constrict (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: causal agent
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming narrower
ARG2-EXT: EXT, amount narrowed by
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming narrower
ARG2-EXT: EXT, amount narrowed by
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
the one example
One reason :
efforts to protect the spotted owlARG0
led to restrictions on logging in the Pacific Northwest , constrictingrel
supplyARG1
and forcing prices up .