Roleset center.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "focus (on)":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, focusser


Arg1:thing focussed


Arg2:focussed-on

Examples:

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


normal usage (-)
Speculation on his successor centers on a number of division heads at the house.
Arg1:	Speculation on his successor
REL:	centers
Arg2-on:	a number of division heads at the house

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


around variant (-)
Japan's objections to the U.S. plan center around its desire to stay self-sufficient in rice, a staple food, even though foreign producers are far more efficient.
Arg1:	Japan's objections to the U.S. plan
REL:	center
Arg2-around:	its desire to stay self-sufficient in rice, a staple food, even though foreign producers are far more efficient

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


in variant (-)
The size of the cuts isn't known, but they'll be centered *trace* in the exploration and production division, which is responsible for locating oil reserves, drilling wells and pumping crude oil and natural gas.
REL:	centered
Arg1:	*trace* -> they
Arg2-in:	the exploration and production division, which is responsible for locating oil reserves, drilling wells and pumping crude oil and natural gas

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


agentive (-)
In *trace* centering on the disruption of a few proud local customs such as the historic homes tour and the damage to the antiquities, your reporter served to only perpetuate an outdated and stereotypically provincial view of this otherwise thriving port city.
Arg0:	*trace* -> your reporter
REL:	centering
Arg2-on:	the disruption of a few proud local customs such as the historic homes tour and the damage to the antiquities

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


arg2 as location (-)
The larger parallel after the earthquake centered *trace* south of San Francisco is surely with the state of the U.S. economy.
REL:	centered
Arg1:	*trace* -> the earthquake
Arg2-LOC:	south of San Francisco

Note that you can equally easily say 'the earthquake was centered on San Francisco'. person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all args (-)
John centered his gaze on Mary's knees.
Arg0:	John
REL:	centered
Arg1:	his gaze
Arg2-on:	Mary's knees