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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="pursue">
<note>
  Frames file for 'pursue' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  Verbnet class chase-51.6, other framed members are 'follow'.
</note>

<roleset id="pursue.01" name="follow, chase" vncls="51.6">
<roles>
  <role descr="thing following" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="51.6" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="thing followed" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="51.6" vntheta="Theme"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="typical transitive active">
<text>
    As more managers pursue the index-arbitrage strategy, these small
    opportunities between markets will be reduced and, eventually,
    eliminated. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">more managers</arg>
        <rel>pursue</rel>
        <arg n="1">the index-arbitrage strategy</arg>
</example>

<example name="passivized">
<text>
    Jaguar, a U.K. luxury auto maker being pursued *trace* by Ford
    Motor and General Motors, gained 10 pence [16 cents] a share to
    close at 879 pence [$13.90]. 
</text>
        <rel>pursued</rel>
        <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt;  a U.K. luxury auto maker</arg>
        <arg f="by" n="0">Ford Motor and General Motors</arg>
</example>

<note>
These sentences often include difficult trace chains, which the
automatic tagger cannot follow correctly.  Read the sentences carefully.
</note>

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