'V adj' - Construction 11

Name: the close higher construction
Description: A price or currency changes value The adjectives are 'higher' and 'lower'.
Verbs: close, creep, drift, edge, end, finish, inch, move, open
Example: Stocks closed higher in moderate trading. (BNC)
Membership: result; change
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; adj: Attribute
Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; adj: Outcome
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