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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="admit">
<note>
Frames file for 'admit' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
</note>

<roleset id="admit.01" name="acknowledge truth" vncls="29.5">
<roles>
  <role descr="admitter" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
   <role descr="truth" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Predicate"/></role>
   <role descr="Hearer" n="2">
	<vnrole vncls="29.5" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="admitted fragmentary S">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
    The charity admits spending a lot on fund raising, but says that
    was necessary to establish a donor base it can tap at much lower
    cost in years to come. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">The charity</arg>
        <rel>admits</rel>
        <arg n="1">spending a lot on fund raising</arg>
</example>

<example name="admit a full S, inverted">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
    ``We've had a few bombs,'' admits *trace* Mr. Peters. 
</text>
        <rel>admits</rel>
        <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt;  We've had a few bombs</arg>
        <arg n="0">Mr. Peters</arg>
</example>

<example name="admit a PP">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="third" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
    Ramon Garcia, the Asset Trust's executive trustee, admits to what
    he calls  ``temporary setbacks.'' 
</text>
        <arg n="0">Ramon Garcia, the Asset Trust's executive trustee,</arg>
        <rel>admits</rel>
        <arg f="to" n="1">what he calls ``temporary setbacks</arg>
</example>

<example name="with hearer">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
  <text>
     John admitted to Mary that he secretly loathed her haircut.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>admitted</rel>
  <arg f="to" n="2">Mary</arg>
  <arg n="1">he secretly loathed her haircut</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

</roleset>


</predicate>
</frameset>
