SRL for [alleviate]: Barge rates on the Mississippi River sank yesterday on speculation that widespread rain this week in the Midwest might temporarily [alleviate] the situation .
ARG-0: widespread rain | ARG-M-TMP: this week | ARG-M-LOC: in the Midwest | ARG-M-MOD: might | ARG-M-TMP: temporarily | ARG-1: the situation