Roleset reinforce.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to strengthen":

Roles:

Arg0:strengthener


Arg1:thing reinforced


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

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


with instrument (-)
Although the polyester and rayon markets remain mostly bleak , Akzo has high hopes for some emerging fiber businesses , such carbon fibers and aramid , extremely strong fibers used [*] [*-1] to reinforce tires and metals and to make such products as bullet-proof vests .
Arg2:	[*-1] -> [*] -> extremely strong fibers
REL:	reinforce
Arg1:	tires and metals

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


inanimate causer (-)
Graham Beale , manager of foreign-exchange operations at Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. in New York , added that Mrs. Thatcher 's comments reinforced the market 's growing confidence about sterling and compounded the unit 's later decline .
Arg0:	Mrs. Thatcher 's comments
REL:	reinforced
Arg1:	the market 's growing confidence about sterling

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


unspecified subject (-)
`` The only response to the challenge being presented [*] to us by the East , '' Mr. Mitterrand told [*T*-1] the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday , `` is [*] to reinforce and accelerate the union and cohesion of the European Community . ''
Arg0:	[*]
REL:	reinforce
Arg1:	the union and cohesion of the European Community