Predicate: hone

hone: Frames file for 'hone' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry.

Roleset id: hone.01 , make sharp, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of sharpness
        Arg1: thing becoming sharp
        Arg2: whetstone, instrument

Example: passive with instrument

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        But some cosmetics-industry executives wonder whether techniques-1
        honed [*]-1 in packaged goods will translate to the cosmetics
        business.

        Rel: honed
        Arg1: [*]
        Arg2: in packaged goods

Example: active, agentive

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

        [Japanese researchers]-1 have bred dozens of strains of Fujis [*-1] to
        hone its color, taste and shelf life.

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: hone
        Arg1: its color, taste and shelf life