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Rising_to_a_challenge [agentive]

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A Protagonist, by exerting great effort, comes to meet the pre-conditions for participating in an Activity that is judged to be difficult for them to participate in, either due to their inherent properties or due to temporary Circumstances.

In conclusion, our staff|pro rose to the challenge|act in developing the necessary training programs and delivery methods|mea.

Dr Runcie|pro rose to the occasion with a simple address|mea. DNI|act

There was still clearly much to do, but the governor and his staff|pro had begun to rise to the task|act.

Pacers say they|pro'll rise to the pressure|act.

Properties

ID
#1441
Entry
frm_rising_to_a_challenge
Namespace
Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version
Rising_to_a_challenge (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Rising_to_a_challenge

Core Frame Elements (2)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Activity
The Activity that the Protagonist expends efforts towards.

She rose to the occasion of bringing up her children single-handed even as a woman who was not educated except a few years in Primary school|act.
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Protagonist
The Protagonist who is exerting effort to meet the pre-conditions for participating in the Activity.

How a small hospital|pro rose to the challenge of a legionella outbreak.
category
sentient
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Degree
The extent to which the Protagonist exceeds or falls short of the minimum requirements for participating in the Activity as a result of expending effort to get themselves ready.

I'm used to second books not living up the promise of the first, but Nero Blanc fully|deg rose to the challenge.
category
degree
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Manner
Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the Protagonist that also affect the action (eagerly).

Despite all odds the brave Macedonian people heroically rose to the task with valour|man.
category
manner
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Means
An action performed by the Protagonist which enables them to overcome the difficulties and engage in the Activity.

Learn how one small shop rose to the challenge through the use of gift tables|mea.
category
state_of_affairs
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Place
The location in which the Protagonist expends effort to become capable of engaging in the Activity.

Students from a number of Metropolitan schools rose to the challenge at DMIT's Panorama Campus|pla on Friday 22nd August and spent the day participating in an annual 'Taste of Engineering' activity.
category
locative_relation
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Time
The time at which the Protagonist through expenditure of effort becomes capable of engaging in the Activity.

A president for whom the jury was still out for many Americans first appeared shaken, but then|tim rose to the crisis.

category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Circumstances
The Circumstances under which the Protagonist exerts effort to meet the pre-conditions necessary for engaging in the Activity.

I recalled how she rose to the occasion in mishaps, avalanches, oxygen shortage, lack of food, loss of comrades|cir.
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Explanation
An entity, event, or state of affairs that causes the Protagonist to expend the effort necessary to meet the pre-conditions for participating in the Activity.

The installation was anything but a routine project from the beginning and everyone involved rose to the challenge because it was gratifying to be contributing in some way to the tsunami relief effort.
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Relevant_feature
A characteristic or behavior of the Protagonist that is considered when judging whether the Protagonist might participate in the Activity.

You are able to adapt quickly to important shifts in the world around you,
and rise to the challenge where career is concerned|rel.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)

Inchoative

Inchoative relations
Is inchoative of
Being_up_to_it
FE-FE

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from
Meet_specifications
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Lexical Units (2)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
rise to the occasion.v โ€” FN: respond admirably to a difficult situation
rise.v โ€” COD: respond admirably to (a challenging situation).
Frame Chain TQR Visual Units

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