'V n adj' - Construction 14

Name: the begin the day higher construction
Description: A financial entity begins or ends a period of time at a particular level. The adjective is 'higher' or 'lower'.
Verbs: begin, end, finish, start
Example: Stocks started the day lower after a weak report on personal income… (enTenTen20)
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Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute-Amount
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