Roleset deal.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "handle, deal with":

Roles:

Arg0:dealer


Arg1:thing dealt with or in

Examples:

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


deal with (-)
By contrast, Value Line said Georgia-Pacific ``is in a comparatively good position *trace* to deal with weakening paper markets,'' ...
Arg0:	*trace* -> Georgia-Pacific
REL:	deal
Arg1-with:	weakening paper markets

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


deal in (-)
The idea was to let small investors, the backbone of the fund business, deal in the money market's high short-term interest rates.
Arg0:	small investors, the backbone of the fund business,
REL:	deal
Arg1-in:	the money market's high short-term interest rates

Probably two distinct senses, but syntactically similar enough to be merged.

Roleset deal.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "play cards":

Roles:

Arg0:dealer


Arg1:cards


Arg2:other player(s)

Examples:

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


metaphorical (-)
But the computer-guided selling in response to those developments dealt a serious blow to the over-the-counter market, Mr. DaPuzzo said.
ArgM-DIS:	But
Arg0:	the computer-guided selling in response to those developments
REL:	dealt
Arg1:	a serious blow
Arg2-to:	the over-the-counter market