Roleset deplete.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to use up or empty out":

Roles:

Arg0:user, emptier, agent


Arg1:entity depleted


Arg2:entity depleted of

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
The earlier use of incentives depleted the market of `` scavengers '' for bargain-basement 1989 cars , he said [0] [*T*-1] .
Arg0:	The earlier use of incentives
REL:	depleted
Arg1:	the market
Arg2-of:	`` scavengers '' for bargain-basement 1989 cars

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


transitive (-)
If [*-2] passed [*-1] by the voters , the recently announced initiative would phase out major pesticides , reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40 % , ban new offshore drilling , ban chemicals thought [*] to deplete the ozone layer , and create a new state environmental officer armed [*] with a $ 40 million [*U*] budget [0] [*] to sue any firm or agency [0] he thinks [0] [*T*-4] is being too dirty [*T*-3] .
Arg0:	[*] -> chemicals
REL:	deplete
Arg1:	the ozone layer