. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "frame"^^ . . . . . . . . "An Agent wants to achieve a Goal, or an object, a Means , has been created or is used to allow the creator or a user to achieve a Goal. The Goal is an state of the world that does not currently obtain but which the Agent wants to realize and is planning and/or working towards. In some cases, it is difficult to decide whether a noun phrase metonymically stands for the Agent or the Means (e.g. The goal [of this paper/seminar/project] is to determine ...). We mark these phrases as Agent on the first layer but also annotate them as Means on a second annotation layer.\nIn some cases a Restrictor on the Goal state of affairs can be given prominence as a separate constituent. Talk about Goals frequently includes the mention of a Domain to which the Agent's Goal is relevant.\nThe modest American goal of a threefold increase in capacity recognises this fact .\nThe object of the tutorial is to help a student concentrate on his writing skills \n The prime goal of the programme was to help develop processes of scientific thinking in children .\nMy goal in this book is to introduce the reader to Web programming applications.\nThe president's economic goal for the country was to overcome the recession."^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .