Roleset smooth.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make smooth":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity causing smoothness


Arg1:thing becoming smooth


Arg2:explicit instrument

Examples:

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


modification of phrasal (-)
However, shedding steel would run directly counter to Mr. Roderick's original rationale for diversifying into oil and gas: Having two major products would lessen the company's vulnerability to one market's down cycle and help *trace* smooth the flow of cash and earnings.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Having two major products
REL:	smooth
Arg1:	the flow of cash and earnings

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


with instrument (-)
John smoothed the icing on the cake with a handful of dried oak leaves.
Arg0:	John
REL:	smoothed
Arg1:	the icing on the cake
Arg2-with:	a handful of dried oak leaves

Roleset smooth.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "smooth out: make smooth":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity causing smoothness


Arg1:thing becoming smooth


Arg2:explicit instrument

Examples:

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


no instrument (-)
However, shedding steel would run directly counter to Mr. Roderick's original rationale for diversifying into oil and gas: Having two major products would lessen the company's vulnerability to one market's down cycle and help *trace* smooth out the flow of cash and earnings.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Having two major products
REL:	[ smooth] [ out]
Arg1:	the flow of cash and earnings

Roleset smooth.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "smooth over: sooth difficulties":

Roles:

Arg0:soother


Arg1:hurts, difficulties

Examples:

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


sooth != smooth (-)
The CIA's Deputy Director of Operations, Richard Stoltz, tried [*-1] to smooth things over a few days later, but instead simply underlined Mr. Webster's point.
Arg0:	[*-1] -> The CIA's Deputy Director of Operations, Richard Stoltz
REL:	smooth over
Arg1:	things
Argm-TMP:	a few days later