Predicate: smooth

Roleset id: smooth.01 , make smooth, vncls: 45.4 10.4.1, framnet: -

smooth.01: Based on financial subcorpus, automatic expansion via verbnet. Member of VNcls other_cos-45.4, wipe_manner-10.4.1. Updated by Julia, 11/2010.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, entity causing smoothness (vnrole: 45.4-agent, 10.4.1-agent)
        Arg1: thing becoming smooth (vnrole: 45.4-patient, 10.4.1-source)
        Arg2: explicit instrument (vnrole: 45.4-instrument, 10.4.1-)

Example: modification of phrasal

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

        However, shedding steel would run directly counter to
        Mr. Roderick's original rationale for diversifying into oil and
        gas: [Having two major products]-1 would lessen the company's
        vulnerability to one market's down cycle and help *trace*-1 smooth
        the flow of cash and earnings.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: smooth
        Arg1: the flow of cash and earnings

Example: with instrument

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

        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


Predicate: smooth_out

Roleset id: smooth.02 , smooth out: make smooth, vncls: , framnet: -

smooth.02: Based on financial subcorpus, automatic expansion via verbnet. See VNcls othre_cos-45.4.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, entity causing smoothness
        Arg1: thing becoming smooth
        Arg2: explicit instrument

Example: no instrument

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

        However, shedding steel would run directly counter to
        Mr. Roderick's original rationale for diversifying into oil and
        gas: [Having two major products]-1 would lessen the company's
        vulnerability to one market's down cycle and help *trace*-1 smooth
        out the flow of cash and earnings.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ smooth] [ out]
        Arg1: the flow of cash and earnings


Predicate: smooth_over

Roleset id: smooth.03 , smooth over: sooth difficulties, vncls: , framnet: -

smooth.03: No VNcls.

Roles:

        Arg0: soother
        Arg1: hurts, difficulties

Example: sooth != smooth

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

        [The CIA's Deputy Director of Operations, Richard Stoltz]-1, tried
        [*-1] to smooth things over a few days later, but instead simply
        underlined Mr. Webster's point.

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: smooth over
        Arg1: things
        Argm-tmp: a few days later