Roleset broaden.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) become broader, wider":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, causing broadening


Arg1:thing broadening


Arg2:EXT, amount broadened by


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


just transitive (-)
Mr. Schwarz says the competition ``broadens the base of opportunity for us.''
Arg0:	the competition
REL:	broadens
Arg1:	the base of opportunity for us

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


ergative, start and end points (-)
As a result, the group's third-quarter loss broadened to $9.8 million from the second quarter's $3.6 million.
ArgM-CAU:	As a result
Arg1:	the group's third-quarter loss
REL:	broadened
Arg4-to:	$9.8 million
Arg3-from:	the second quarter's $3.6 million

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


ergative, with EXT (-)
The uncertainty was multiplied by the persistent strength of the dollar, traders said, and by the U.S. trade deficit, which *trace* broadened by 31% in August from the previous month.
Arg1:	*trace* -> which -> the U.S. trade deficit
REL:	broadened
Arg2-by:	31%
ArgM-TMP:	in August
Arg3-from:	the previous month