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.)
refine (v.)
refining (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: purifier, agent
ARG1-DIR: entity refined
ARG2-PPT: impurities
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
capacityprocess
artistic aesthetic is something that emerges through long years of
stylisticARGM-ADJ
refinementrel
and expression .with arg 1
oilARG1
refinementrel