Roleset associate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "include in some group":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity causing some grouping, making an association


Arg1:theme, thing being included in some group


Arg2:group, associated-with

Examples:

typical, semi-prepositional usage (-)
Dan E. Nelms, Valley Federal's president and chief executive officer, said the one-time charge substantially eliminates future losses associated *trace* with the unit .
REL:	associated
Arg1:	*trace* -> future losses
Arg2-with:	the unit

The trace is rarely included in the automatic tagging (but should always be); occasionally treebank fails to put the tag in at all.


made-up agentive (-)
John associates the smell of roofing tar with his mother's cooking.
Arg0:	John
REL:	associates
Arg1:	the smell of roofing tar
Arg2-with:	his mother's cooking

I honestly have no idea where I get these examples from.