Rolesets - gear

gear

gear.01 - aim at, design for

GEAR-V NOTES: Frames file for 'gear' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from gear.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

gear (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: aimer, designer, agent
ARG1-PPT: thing under consideration
ARG2-GOL: target

gear towards

Most revisions it will proposeARG1
willARGM-MOD
be
gearedrel
toward slowing down program trading during stressful periodsARG2
, said officials working with the exchange .

gear to

HeARG1
's
totallyARGM-EXT
gearedrel
to a punitive positionARG2
. ''

ARG0

Curti surmises perhaps it was due to the lurid title and the fact
the film 's ratingARG0
gearedrel
itARG1
towards adultsARG2
,
attracting the more adventurous moviegoerARGM-ADV
.

gear_up

gear_up.02 - prepare

GEAR_UP-V NOTES: Arg1 defaults to some reflexive pronoun and is usually dropped--but itcan occur! (from gear.02-v)

Aliases:

gear_up (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: preparer
ARG1-PPT: thing/entity prepared
ARG2-PRP: purpose

arg2 as PP

HEALTH CLUBSARG0
gearrel
uprel
for a graying clienteleARG2
.

arg2 as predicate

But because of the uncertainty of the outcome of the suit ,
Mr. Conner 's teamARG0
has done little to begin
gearingrel
uprel
to defend its titleARG2
.

intransitive

PaineWebberARG0
also was able to
gearrel
uprel
quicklyARGM-MNR
thanks to the 1987 crash .