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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="surround">
<note>
  Frames file for 'surround' based on sentences in financial
  subcorpus.  Verbnet classes contiguous_location-47.8 fill-9.8, other
  framed members include contain, dominate, top.  Comparison to contain.
</note>

<roleset id="surround.01" name="be on all sides of" vncls="9.8">
<roles>
  <role descr="causative agent" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.8" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="thing surrounding" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.8" vntheta="Theme"/></role>

  <role descr="thing surrounded" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.8" vntheta="Destination"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="transitive">
<text>
    The fact that a vast majority of fundamentalist money managers
    fail to beat the S&amp;P 500 may contribute to the hysteria
    surrounding the issue. 
</text>
        <arg n="1">the hysteria</arg>
        <rel>surrounding</rel>
        <arg n="2">the issue</arg>
</example>

<example name="with causative agent">
  <text>
    John surrounded the castle with his toy soldiers.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>surrounded</rel>
  <arg n="2">the castle</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="1">his toy soldiers</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

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