Roleset shed.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "get rid of, remove":

Roles:

Arg0:entity removing


Arg1:thing being removed (defaults to 'hair')

Examples:

transitive (-)
The Conservative government's decision may reflect its desire *trace* to shed a politically sensitive issue well before the next election, expected in late 1991.
Arg0:	*trace* -> The Conservative government 's
REL:	shed
Arg1:	a politically sensitive issue
ArgM-TMP:	well before the next election, expected in late 1991




default thing-shed (-)
John's cat sheds constantly.
Arg0:	John's cat
REL:	sheds
Argm-TMP:	constantly

"constantly" could also be MNR, I s'pose.

Roleset shed.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "move downward":

Roles:

Arg1:Logical subject, patient, thing falling


Arg2:EXT, amount fallen


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point, end state of arg1


ArgM-LOC:medium

Examples:

those darn stock reports (-)
Other banks were slightly more resilient, with Dresdner Bank shedding 4.8 to 320, and Commerzbank slipping 2.5 to...
Arg1:	Dresdner Bank
REL:	shedding
Arg2-EXT:	4.8
Arg4-to:	320