Rolesets - refine

refine

refine.01 - to purify

REFINE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'refine' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from refine.01-v predicate notes)
REFINING-N NOTES: Based on ontonotes nouns. Comparison to refine.01-v. Framed by Katie. (from refining.01-n)
REFINEMENT-N NOTES: Based on ontonotes nouns. Comparison to refine.01-v. No VN class. Framed by Katie. (from refinement.01-n)

Aliases:

refinement (n.)
refine (v.)
refining (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: purifier, agent
ARG1-DIR: entity refined
ARG2-PPT: impurities

passive

At the same time , moves toward tighter air - quality standards are spurring interest in lighter or alternative fuels that do n't pollute as much as
fuelARG1
refinedrel
from `` heavy '' crudes , generally high in sulfurARG2
.

transitive

ERC International Inc. , which provides professional and technical services to the militaryARG0
, is
refiningrel
its defense nicheARG1
, not retreating from it .

"oil refining" is in a NML node here.

oilARG1
refiningrel
capacity

process

artistic aesthetic is something that emerges through long years of
stylisticARGM-ADJ
refinementrel
and expression .

with arg 1

oilARG1
refinementrel