Roleset cushion.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to protect from impact":

Roles:

Arg0:protector, agent


Arg1:entity cushioned


Arg2:cushioned for/from/against

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


cushion for (-)
Denizens of London 's financial district are cushioning themselves for heavy blows .
Arg0:	Denizens of London 's financial district
REL:	cushioning
Arg1:	themselves
Arg2-for:	heavy blows

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


cushion from (-)
For instance , the new U.S. package makes clear [0] there would be a transition period during which GATT members could use a combination of tariffs and quotas [*-1] to cushion their farmers from foreign competition [*T*-2] .
Arg0:	[*-1] -> GATT members
REL:	cushion
Arg1:	their farmers
Arg2-from:	foreign competition

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


cushion against (-)
But its competitors -- including Dow Chemical Co. , Union Carbide Corp. and several oil giants -- have much broader business interests and so are better cushioned [*-1] against price swings .
ArgM-MNR:	better
REL:	cushioned
Arg1:	[*-1] -> its competitors -- including Dow Chemical Co. , Union Carbide Corp. and several oil giants --
Arg2-against:	price swings