<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="cede">
<note>
Frames file for 'cede' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
</note>

<roleset id="cede.01" name="give graciously" vncls="13.3">
<roles>
	<role descr="giver" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="13.3" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
 
	<role descr="gift" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="13.3" vntheta="Theme"/></role>
 
	<role descr="recipient" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="13.3" vntheta="Recipient"/></role>
 
</roles>

<example name="pretty simple, really">
<inflection aspect="both" form="participle" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/>
<text>
    Both Coors and Stroh have recently been ceding market share to
    Miller and Anheuser. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">Both Coors and Stroh</arg>
        <arg f="TMP" n="M">recently</arg>
        <rel>ceding</rel>
        <arg n="1">market share</arg>
        <arg f="to" n="2">Miller and Anheuser</arg>
</example>

<note>
To my ear, this cannot take the double object construction (*"John
ceded Mary his dessert.")
</note>
</roleset>

</predicate>
</frameset>
