Roleset ease.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "decline":

Roles:

Arg1:Logical subject, patient, thing declining


Arg2:EXT, amount declined by


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point, end state


ArgM-LOC:medium

Examples:

this really does occur (-)
The average seven-day compound yield of the 400 taxable funds tracked by IBC's Money Fund Report eased a fraction of a percentage point to 8.45% from 8.47% for the week ended Tuesday.
Arg1:	The average seven-day compound yield of the 400 taxable funds tracked by IBC's Money Fund Report
REL:	eased
Arg2-EXT:	a fraction of a percentage point
Arg4-to:	8.45%
Arg3-from:	8.47%
Argm-TMP:	for the week ended Tuesday

Roleset ease.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "help, aid, ameliorate":

Roles:

Arg0:thing helping


Arg1:thing being helped

Examples:

transitive (-)
A soft landing is an economic slowdown that *trace* eases inflation without leading to a recession.
Arg0:	*trace*=that=an economic slowdown
REL:	eases
Arg1:	inflation
Argm-ADV:	without leading to a recession

Roleset ease.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "slide, move easily":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of motion, agent


Arg1:entity in motion


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

slip sliding away (-)
Often judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little fanfare.
Argm-TMP:	Often
Arg1:	judges
REL:	ease
Arg4-into:	more lucrative private practice
Argm-MNR:	with little fanfare.

Roleset ease.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "become easier":

Roles:

Arg0:thing helping


Arg1:thing being helped

Examples:

become nicer (-)
Even after the tough exam, John wouldn't ease up on his students.
Argm-TMP:	Even after the tough exam
Arg0:	John
Argm-MOD:	would
Argm-NEG:	n't
REL:	ease up
Arg1-on:	his students