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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="abandon">
<note>
  Frames file for 'abandon' based on sentences in financial
  subcorpus.  Verbnet class leave-51.2, other framed members include
  leave.  Comparison with 'leave'.
</note>

<roleset id="abandon.01" name="leave behind" vncls="51.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="abandoner" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="51.2" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
  <role descr="thing abandoned, left behind" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="51.2" vntheta="Source"/></role>
  <role descr="attribute of arg1" n="2"/>
</roles>

<example name="typical transitive">
<text>
    And they believe the Big Board, under Mr. Phelan, has abandoned
    their interest. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">the Big Board</arg>
        <arg n="M">under Mr. Phelan</arg>
        <rel>abandoned</rel>
        <arg n="1">their interest</arg>
</example>

<example name="with attribute">
  <text>
    John abandoned his pursuit of an Olympic gold medal as a waste of
    time.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>abandoned</rel>
  <arg n="1">his pursuit of an Olympic gold medal</arg>
  <arg f="as" n="2">a waste of time.</arg>
</example>
</roleset>

<roleset id="abandon.02" name="exchange" vncls="51.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="abandoner" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="51.2" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
  <role descr="thing abandoned, left behind" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="51.2" vntheta="Source"/></role>
  <role descr="preferred item" n="2"/>
</roles>

<example name="with preferred item">
  <inflection person="ns" tense="ns" aspect="ns" voice="active" form="infinitive"/>
  <text>
     One Colombian drug boss, upon hearing in 1987 that Gen. Noriega
     was negotiating with the U.S. [*] to abandon his command for a
     comfortable exile, sent him a hand-sized mahogany coffin engraved
     with his name. 
  </text>
  <arg n="0">[*] -&gt; Gen. Noriega</arg>
  <rel>abandon</rel>
  <arg n="1">his command</arg>
  <arg n="2" f="for">a comfortable exile</arg>
</example>

<note>
Note that without an arg2 the two senses cannot be distinguished.
</note>

</roleset>


</predicate>
</frameset>
