Roleset stem.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "arise (from)":

Roles:

Arg1:thing (state) arising


Arg2:source (from or in or of)

Examples:

headless relative (-)
Travelers Corp.'s third-quarter net income rose 11%, even though claims stemming from Hurricane Hugo reduced results $40 million.
Arg1:	claims
REL:	stemming
Arg2-from:	Hurricane Hugo




active transitive (-)
He also rejected reports that his departure stemmed from disappointment the general manager's post hadn't also led to a board directorship at the London-based news organization.
Arg1:	his departure
REL:	stemmed
Arg2-from:	disappointment the general manager's post hadn't also led to a board directorship at the London-based news organization

Roleset stem.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause to stop (often flowing, as a liquid)":

Roles:

Arg0:stopper


Arg1:thing being stopped, (liquid)

Examples:

like holding back the tide (-)
If the company can start to ship during this quarter, it could stem some, if not all of the red ink, he said.
Arg0:	it
ArgM-MOD:	could
REL:	stem
Arg1:	some, if not all of the red ink