Roleset buoy.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause to float":

Roles:

Arg0:causer, agent


Arg1:thing floating

Examples:

active (-)
A shiny new takeover deal sparked a big rally in stock prices, which *trace* buoyed the dollar.
Arg0:	*trace* -> which -> a big rally
REL:	buoyed
Arg1:	the dollar




passive (-)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., buoyed *trace* by improved operating profit in its tire segment, reported that third-quarter net income rose 11% to $70.5 million, or $1.22 a share.
REL:	buoyed
Arg1:	*trace* -> Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Arg0-by:	improved operating profit in its tire segment

Bonus points for anyone who can tell me how to pronounce this verb.

Roleset buoy.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "buoy up: cause to float":

Roles:

Arg0:cause


Arg1:floating thing

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle
I mean, really. Can you buoy something down?

the particle is totally redundant (-)
After Captain Docherty sent Arleigh Griffith for Hoag he was able [*-1] to complete his detailed inspection of the third floor and to receive a report from his man covering the floors above before Griffith returned , [*-2] buoyed [*-3] up by a brief stop for another glass of champagne .
REL:	[ buoyed] [ up]
Arg1:	[*-3] -> [*-2] -> Griffith
Arg0-by:	a brief stop for another glass of champagne