Rolesets - stretch

stretch

stretch.01 - extend, lengthen

STRETCH-V NOTES: Comparison to 'extend'. Member of Vncls crane-40.3.2, bend-45.2, meander-47.7. Updated by Julia, 11/2010. (from stretch.01-v)
STRETCHING-N NOTES: ~stretch.01 (from stretching.01-n)

Aliases:

stretch (v.)
stretching (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent, entity making something be longer
ARG1-PPT: patient, thing getting longer
ARG2-VSP: EXT or TMP, by how much or until when
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point

with EXT

The limits to legal absurdityARG1
stretchedrel
another notchARG2
this weekARGM-TMP
.

transitive

In the past year ,
bothARG0
have tried to
stretchrel
the limits of their businessesARG1
.

with temporal EXT

Most are from independent producers instead of regulated utilities , and Westinghouse believes it will ride
a wave of demandARG1
stretchingrel
over the next six yearsARG2
.

with start and end points

Kingdom of Morocco -- $ 208 million ( redemption amount ) of zero - coupon government trust certificates , with
maturitiesARG1
stretchingrel
from May 15 , 1990ARG3
,
to Nov. 15 , 1999ARG4
, priced at yields ranging from 8.23 % to 8.43 % .

Arg0, 1

Their common denominator has been
theirARG0
stretchingrel
of boundaries of motoring endurance in extreme conditions and on challenging terrainARG1
.

stretch_out

stretch_out.02 - to extend to a greater or the full length

STRETCH_OUT-V NOTES: No VNcls. (from stretch.02-v)

Aliases:

stretch_out (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: cause of lengthening
ARG1-PPT: patient, thing getting longer

intransitive

Whereas conventional securities financings are structured to be sold quickly , Wall Street 's new penchant for leveraged buy - outs and junk bonds is resulting in
long - term lending commitmentsARG1
thatR-ARG1
stretchrel
outrel
for months or yearsARGM-TMP
.