<def-root>In this frame a <fen>Profiled_item</fen> is higher that its <fen>Standard_item</fen> on a scale with respect to some <fen>Attribute</fen>. The <fen>Extent</fen> of the difference between the <fen>Standard_item</fen> and the <fen>Profiled_item</fen> may also be mentioned. Furthermore, the particular value of the standard or profiled item on a certain scale may be given by the <fen>Standard_attribute</fen> of the <fen>Profiled_attribute</fen> respectively.
<ex> <fex name="Profiled_item">Notices for the Shield Theater's production of Macbeth</fex> <t>surpassed</t> <fex name="Standard_item">all previous reviews</fex> . </ex>
<ex> <fex name="Profiled_item"> Radio WKRR</fex> <fex name="Extent">far</fex> <t>surpasses</t> <fex name="Standard_item">all radio stations</fex> <fex name="Comparison_set">among rural radio stations</fex> <fex name="Attribute"> as the leading source of regional news </fex> . </ex>
<ex> <fex name="Profiled_item">We</fex> <t>surpassed</t> <fex name="Standard_attribute">father's skills</fex> <fex name="Time"> before we were 12 </fex> . </ex>
<ex> <fex name="Profiled_attribute">The current price</fex> <t>surpasses</t> <fex name="Standard_attribute">the price this time last year</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The FE <fen>Standard_item</fen> denotes the entities that are exceeded by the <fen>Item</fen> with regard to the <fen>Attribute</fen>.
<ex>In her time, she <t>outstripped</t> <fex name="Standard">most politician in the country</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Profiled_item</fen> is the entity that is located closest to the end of the scale evoked by some <fen>Attribute</fen>.
<ex><fex name="Item">The buildings</fex> were <t>outstripped</t> in beauty and grace many years ago.</ex>
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<def-root>The <fen>Attribute</fen> is a property that evokes a scale along which the <fen>Item</fen> is located closer to one extreme in comparison to the <fen>Standard_item</fen>.
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<def-root>The <fen>Extent</fen> is the degree to which the <fen>Item</fen> surpasses the <fen>Standard</fen>.</def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Time</fen> when the <fen>Item</fen> is higher on the scale than the <fen>Standard</fen>.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Standard_attribute</fen> is used when the standard is a specific value on a scale. <ex> We <t>surpassed</t> <fex name="Standard_attribute">our father's skills</fex> . </ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Profiled_attribute</fen> is a particular value on a scale which is being compared to an <fen>Attribute</fen> or <fen>Standard_item</fen>.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Comparison_set</fen> includes the <fen>Standard</fen> and is what the <fen>Item</fen> is judged with respect to.</def-root>
<def-root>The frame element <fex name="Iterations">Iterations</fex> is used for expressions that indicate the number of times an event or state (of the kind denoted by the target in its clause) has taken place or held.
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<def-root>Circumstances describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the event itself and any of its participants. </def-root>
Position_on_a_scale
Beyond_compare
COD: exceed
COD: be much better than.
COD: be greater or better than.
COD: be superior to in action or performance
COD: improve on or surpass.
FN: surpass or be greater than.
COD: seem or become less important.
FN: be greater than (especially in quantifiable value).