Roleset distort.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "alter badly":

Roles:

Arg0:alterer, agent


Arg1:thing distorted

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: progressive voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
Instead, a spokesman blames the dismal third-quarter showing on ``an environment that *trace* is being distorted *trace* by a very harsh climate for sales of durable goods,'' which account for roughly two-thirds of Sears's annual merchandise volume.
REL:	distorted
Arg1:	*trace* -> *trace* -> that -> an environment
Arg0-by:	a very harsh climate for sales of durable goods, ''which account for roughly two-thirds of Sears's annual merchandise volume

person: ns tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


active (-)
The media, she says, have distorted his personal life.
Arg0:	The media
REL:	distorted
Arg1:	his personal life

Maybe an instrumental arg?