spur
spur.01 - cause an increase (in interest, etc)
SPUR-V NOTES: Frames file for 'spur' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No verbnet entry. Comparison to 'stimulate' (from spur.01-v predicate notes)Aliases:
spur (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: cause of increase, agent
ARG1-PPT: thing increasing
ARG2-MNR: instrument, if agent is also present
ARG1-PPT: thing increasing
ARG2-MNR: instrument, if agent is also present
instrumental subject
For the paper industry specifically , most analysts said
the dealARG2
willARGM-MOD
spurrel
a wave of paper - company takeovers , possibly involving such companies as Union Camp Corp. , Federal Paperboard Co. and Mead Corp.ARG1
passivized instrumental subject
This month 's Friday - the-13th market plungeARG1
spurredrel
by UAL newsARG2
was n't as bad for the Jacobson specialists as yesterday 's action .agentive subject
Indeed , Winnebago said
itARG0
started `` several promotional programs '' to spurrel
retail salesARG1
in the fall and winter .ARG0 and ARG1
It 's not just the responsibility of schools and teachers to
spurrel
children 's interest in languageARG1
.