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An State_of_affairs will come to hold with respect to a Protagonist at some future time. The Protagonist is not conceived of as having control over whether the State_of_affairs will hold: obscurely related previous actions or circumstances, or some hidden power may have already determined that it will occur.
Exile|soa was his|pro fate and he triumphantly turned it into the fruit of his life.
One could say that it was Indonesia's|pro destiny to initiate the decolonization process|soa.
The sun's|pro ultimate fate is as a white dwarf, a dense, cold core the size of the earth|rol.
At the time it did not appear that greatness|soa was in her stars.
Nine for mortal men , doomed to die .
This seemingly predestined meeting between a creator and the model he has pursued all his life suggests a kind of miracle .
Exile|soa was his|pro fate and he triumphantly turned it into the fruit of his life.
One could say that it was Indonesia's|pro destiny to initiate the decolonization process|soa.
The sun's|pro ultimate fate is as a white dwarf, a dense, cold core the size of the earth|rol.
At the time it did not appear that greatness|soa was in her stars.
Nine for mortal men , doomed to die .
This seemingly predestined meeting between a creator and the model he has pursued all his life suggests a kind of miracle .
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- frm_destiny
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- Destiny (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Destiny
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Protagonist |
The Protagonist is the one for whom the future State_of_affairs is destined.
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| Role |
The Role filled by the Protagonist in his/her destiny.
Deciding that his true destiny is as a healer|rol, Henderson returns home, planning to enter medical school. His destiny as the disciple of Shri Krishna|rol is to become the prototype of the perfect Yogi |
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| State_of_affairs |
The State_of_affairs that is destined to occur to the Protagonist.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
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Role
State_of_affairs
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Manner |
The way in which the State_of_affairs is destined to occur to the Protagonist.
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| Place |
The location in which State_of_affairs is destined to occur to the Protagonist.
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| Time |
The time for which the Protagonist's future is determined.
Their destiny over those years|tim was to gradually take charge of most of the world's operations. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Descriptor |
A description of the sort of State_of_affairs that will occur.
You are an important person with a glorious|des destiny and you have a wonderful biography written about you. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
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Lexical Units (13)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| destined.a | — | FN: happening regardless of anyone's efforts. |
| destiny.n | — | COD: the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person in the future. |
| doom.n | — | COD: death, destruction, or another terrible fate. |
| doomed.a | — | FN: unavoidably experiencing (a particular event). |
| fate.n | — | COD: the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power. |
| fated.a | — | FN: occurring without anyone's control. |
| fortune.n | — | FN: destiny. |
| in the cards.adv | — | FN: [esp. negated] likely to occur, as if because of a tarot reading or metaphorical comparison to a card game. |
| kismet.n | — | COD: destiny; fate. |
| lot.n | — | COD: a person's destiny, luck, or condition in life. |
| predestined.a | — | FN: happening inevitably, but not for reasons under anyone's control. |
| stars.n | — | COD: a planet, constellation, or configuration regarded as influencing one's fortunes or personality. FN: [esp. in phrases "thank lucky stars", "(not) in the stars"] |
| the breaks.n | — | FN: (usually in the phrase "them's the breaks") unavoidable circumstances, fate. |
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