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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="favor">
<note>
  Frames file for 'favor' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet class admire-31.2, other framed members include like.
</note>

<roleset id="favor.01" name="like, prefer" vncls="31.2">
<roles>
  <role descr="liker" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="31.2" vntheta="Experiencer"/></role>

  <role descr="thing preferred, favored" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="31.2" vntheta="Cause"/></role>

  <role descr="instrument" n="2"/>
</roles>

<example name="NP object">
<text>
 Pro-forma balance sheets clearly show why Cray Research favored the spinoff  .
</text>
        <arg n="0"> Cray Research</arg>
        <rel> favored</rel>
        <arg n="1"> the spinoff</arg>
</example>

<note>
There are sentences with mistagged 'favor' (tagged as VB when it
should be N), especially in context "return to favor".  Ignore these.
</note>

<example name="with instrument">
  <text>
    Mary favored her paramour John with a single chaste kiss.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Mary</arg>
  <rel>favored</rel>
  <arg n="1">her paramour John</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="2">a single chaste kiss</arg>
</example>

<note>
This is a somewhat different sense, being more "express preference"
than "prefer".  But it's close enough for government work.
</note>

</roleset>
</predicate>
</frameset>
