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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="appease">
<note>
  Frames file for 'appease' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ
  corpus. 
</note>

<roleset id="appease.01" name="to bring peace, quiet, or relieve" vncls="31.1">
<roles>
  <role descr="causer, agent" n="0"><vnrole vncls="31.1" vntheta="Cause"/></role>
  <role descr="entity appeased" n="1"><vnrole vncls="31.1" vntheta="Experiencer"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="transitive">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
<text>
 After Mr. Sullivan waffled on abortion last year , the White House appeased right-to-lifers by [*-1] surrounding him with pro-life deputies .
</text>
	<arg f="TMP" n="M">After Mr. Sullivan waffled on abortion last year</arg>
	<arg n="0">the White House</arg>
	<rel>appeased</rel>
	<arg n="1">right-to-lifers</arg>
	<arg f="MNR" n="M">by [*-1] surrounding him with pro-life deputies</arg>
</example>


</roleset>
</predicate>


</frameset>
