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

<roleset id="shorten.01" name="make shorter" vncls="45.4">
<roles>
	<role descr="causal agent" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

	<role descr="thing becoming shorter" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>

	<role descr="EXT" n="2"/>
	<role descr="start point" n="3"/>
	<role descr="end point" n="4"/>
</roles>

<example name="start and end points">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/><text>
    Mr. Krampe also said that Mercedes plans to bring out new models
    every year through the mid-1990s and it will shorten its product
    development cycle to eight years from 10 or 12 years to compete
    more effectively with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus, Nissan Motor
    Co.'s Infiniti and Honda Motor Co.'s Acura luxury-car divisions. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">it</arg>
        <arg f="MOD" n="M">will</arg>
        <rel>shorten</rel>
        <arg n="1">its product development cycle</arg>
        <arg f="to" n="4">eight years</arg>
        <arg f="from" n="3">10 or 12 years</arg>
        <arg f="PNC" n="M">to compete more effectively with Toyota
        Motor Corp.'s Lexus, Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti and Honda
        Motor Co.'s Acura luxury-car divisions</arg> 
</example>

<note>
Refer to other quantifiable-change (rise, fall, broaden, etc) for
additional examples.
</note>

</roleset>

</predicate>
</frameset>
