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Successful_action [state]
The Means action by which a deprofiled agent (the Protagonist) has attempted to achieve a Goal, is finished and the actual outcome of the Means action has been resolved, so that it either specifically matches the Protagonist's intent (e.g. success) or does not match it (e.g. failure). In an alternative construal, an Instrument stands for the Means action that the deprofiled agent undertakes in order to achieve the Goal.
Why|cau our bid|mea was successful. DNI|goa
Your attempt to unsubscribe|mea was unsuccessful, please try again later. DNI|goa
Well I did end up replacing the old co axial cables with new monster ones and
it|mea did the trick. DNI|goa
The hammer|ins did it, not a scratch or dent in the parts as they came apart DNI|goa.
What has failed in Palestine, will fail in Iraq. DNI
Why|cau our bid|mea was successful. DNI|goa
Your attempt to unsubscribe|mea was unsuccessful, please try again later. DNI|goa
Well I did end up replacing the old co axial cables with new monster ones and
it|mea did the trick. DNI|goa
The hammer|ins did it, not a scratch or dent in the parts as they came apart DNI|goa.
What has failed in Palestine, will fail in Iraq. DNI
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- Successful_action (fn_1.7_2023)
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Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Goal |
The Goal is what the agent attempts to achieve by performing the Means action.
This move succeeded in securing trade concessions and the release of imprisoned American sailors|goa. |
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goal
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| Instrument |
An entity directed by the agent as part of the Means action in order to accomplish the Goal.
All of my usual source books seemed incomplete, but your website|ins did the trick! |
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physical_entity
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| Means |
The action that the agent undertakes to achieve the Goal.
His daring, almost reckless, move|mea succeeded and he lived to fight another day. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Role |
A participant function of an Instrument or Means in a particular event or in events of a particular kind.
The machine was successful as a reconnaissance vehicle|rol. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Instrument
Means
Excludes
Goal
Role
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Containing_event |
This FE denotes an event or state of affairs that occurs or holds at a time that includes the time during which the success or failure reported by the target occurs and of which the success or failure is taken to be a part
This argument succeeded in Waltons-Morse v Dorrington where a non-smoking secretary claimed she was forced to work in a smoke-filled office|con. |
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| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which an attempt involving a particular Means or Instrument succeeds.
A 1000 pf cap almost completely did the trick so I went bigger with what happened to be handy |
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degree
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| Place |
The place where Means action succeeds or fails.
A similar strategy, perhaps even bloodier, did the trick in El Salvador|pla. |
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locative_relation
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| Protagonist |
The Protagonist is the deprofiled individual who makes an attempt to achieve a Goal by performing the Means action, which may involve using an Instrument.
Download also failed for me|pro on both March and May issues. |
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sentient
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the attempt succeeds or fails
But it did the trick at the time|tim. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The FE Circumstances encodes a setting, often temporal or spatial, within which the successful action expressed by the target takes place.
The installation failed under FreeBSD 5.2.1.|cir |
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| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the success or failure logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the success or failure, but not in all cases.
The attempt failed because of John's repeated interference.|exp. |
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state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Perspective
See_also
Lexical Units (12)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| come off.v | — | COD: succeed; be accomplished. |
| do it.v | — | FN: achieve the result the agent aims for |
| do the trick.v | — | COD: achieve the required result |
| fail.v | — | FN: be employed unsuccessfully in bringing off an agent's undertaking |
| failed.a | — | FN: characterizing an action that does not succeed |
| go wrong.v | — | FN: fail. |
| manage.v | — | COD: succeed in achieving or producing (something difficult). |
| serve.v | — | FN: be sufficient to fulfill requirements |
| succeed.v | — | FN: achieve an agent's aim or purpose |
| success.n | — | COD: the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. |
| successful.a | — | FN: accomplishing an agent's aim or purpose. |
| unsuccessful.a | — | FN: being in the state of not accomplishing an aim |
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