Roleset fray.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to loosen, wear away":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of wear, agent


Arg1:entity frayed

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: perfect voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
Its relationship with parent General Electric Co. had been frayed [*-1] since a big Kidder insider-trading scandal two years ago .
REL:	frayed
Arg1:	[*-1] -> Its relationship with parent General Electric Co.
ArgM-TMP:	since a big Kidder insider-trading scandal two years ago

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


intransitive (-)
But the build-up of S&P futures sell orders weighed on the market , and the link with stocks began [*-1] to fray again .
Arg1:	[*-1] -> the link with stocks
REL:	fray
ArgM-TMP:	again