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<frameset>
<predicate lemma="warn">
<note>
  Frames file for 'warn' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
  No access to verbnet.  Comparison with 'advise'.
</note>

<roleset id="warn.01" name="give a warning" vncls="37.9-1">
<roles>
  <role descr="entity giving warning" n="0">
	  <vnrole vncls="37.9-1" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="warning, impelled action" n="1">
	  <vnrole vncls="37.9-1" vntheta="Topic"/></role>
  <role descr="entity getting warning, impelled agent" n="2">
	  <vnrole vncls="37.9-1" vntheta="Recipient"/></role>
</roles>

<note>
Args 1 and 2 are reversed from 'advise' but follow the pattern of
'say' etc.
</note>

<example name="just the warning">
<text>
    Two antitrust agencies may face further cutbacks because of a
    complicated new funding device, some Democrats in Congress are
    warning *trace*. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">some Democrats in Congress</arg>
        <rel>warning</rel>
        <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt;  Two antitrust agencies may face further
        cutbacks because of a complicated new funding device</arg> 
</example>

<example name="with entity warned">
<text>
    The issue has come to a boil in Newark, N.J., where federal
    prosecutors have warned lawyers for Eddie Antar that if the
    founder and former chairman of Crazy Eddie Inc. is indicted, the
    government may move to seize the money that Mr. Antar is using to
    pay legal fees. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">federal prosecutors</arg>
        <rel>warned</rel>
        <arg n="2">lawyers for Eddie Antar</arg>
        <arg n="1">if the founder and former chairman of Crazy Eddie
        Inc. is indicted, the government may move to seize the money
        that Mr. Antar is using to pay legal fees</arg> 
</example>

<example name="warning as PP">
<text>
    Bay Financial Corp., Boston, which *trace* has been reporting big
    losses and warning of a possible bankruptcy-law filing, said it
    was sued by a holder. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">*trace* -&gt;  which -&gt;  Bay Financial Corp.</arg>
        <rel>warning</rel>
        <arg f="of" n="1">a possible bankruptcy-law filing</arg>
</example>

<example name="warning as infinitive">
<text>
    Mr. Thompson projected that Anheuser's statement of intent could
    simply be a means of *trace* warning competitors to ease up on
    price-cutting or face a costly and fruitless battle. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">*trace* -&gt; Anheuser 's statement of intent</arg>
        <rel>warning</rel>
        <arg n="2">competitors</arg>
        <arg n="1">to ease up on price-cutting or face a
        costly and fruitless battle</arg> 
</example>

<example name="just entity warned">
  <text>
    John said, "I'm warning you!"
  </text>
  <arg n="0">I</arg>
  <rel>warning</rel>
  <arg n="2">you</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

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