Rolesets - narrow

narrow

narrow.01 - make narrower

NARROW-V NOTES: Frames file for 'narrow' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet class other_cos-45.4, other framed members include decrease, halt, sweeten, and many others. (from narrow.01-v predicate notes)
NARROWING-N NOTES: narrow.01 (from narrowing.01-n)
NARROWED-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from narrowed.01-j)

Aliases:

narrow (v.)
narrowing (n.)
narrowed (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causal agent
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming narrower
ARG2-EXT: EXT, amount narrowed by
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point

narrow-v: ergative

The Texas Oil & Gas division continues to operate in the red , although
lossesARG1
narrowedrel
to $ 9 millionARG4
from $ 15 millionARG3
.

narrow-v: agentive

Combustion reported improved profits in its automation and control products businesses , and
itARG0
narrowedrel
its losses in its public sector and environmental segmentARG1
.

narrow-v: passive

That rangeARG1
was
quicklyARGM-MNR
narrowedrel
to $ 145 to $ 155ARG4
,
although traders surrounding the post were told that $ 148 to $ 150 would be the likely targetARGM-ADV
.

narrowing-n: Metaphorical

One of the strengths as well as weaknesses of contemporary academic life is
itsARG0
narrowingrel
of expertiseARG1
.

narrow.02 - be narrow

NARROW-J NOTES: Based on medical adjectives. (from narrow.01-j)

Aliases:

narrow (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing that is narrow

narrow-j

The blanketARG1
is
tooARGM-CXN
narrowrel
to serve as a coverC-ARGM-CXN
.

narrow_down

narrow_down.03 - eliminate possibilities

NARROW_DOWN-V NOTES: Added by Julia, Meredith for Google.

Aliases:

narrow_down (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity eliminating options
ARG1-PPT: selection, thing narrowed down
ARG2-DIR: original range of options, start state
ARG3-PRD: options left over, end state

narrow_down-v

WeARG0
narrowedrel
itARG1
downrel
from 65ARG2
to 10ARG3