Roleset amortize.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "spread out burden temporally":

Roles:

Arg0:spreader of burden, agent


Arg1:burden (us. cost, debt)


Arg2:spread over what

Examples:

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


no arg2 (-)
The Turner move is in line with a cable-TV trend toward more original programming -- and toward finding more ways [*] to amortize the high cost of producing films.
Arg0:	[*]
REL:	amortize
Arg1:	the high cost of producing films

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


all args (-)
As a U.S.-based company, Blue Arrow would have [*-1] to amortize the good will over as many as 40 years, creating a continuing drag on reported earnings.
Arg0:	[*-1] -> Blue Arrow
REL:	amortize
Arg1:	the good will
Arg2-over:	as many as 40 years