Roleset parallel.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "be an equal to, match":

Roles:

Arg0:thing under consideration, figure


Arg1:in comparison to, ground

Examples:

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


normally active (-)
But, analysts say, Asian cooperation isn't likely *trace* to parallel the European Common Market approach.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Asian cooperation
REL:	parallel
Arg1:	the European Common Market approach

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


passive (-)
Mary's violent tendencies towards John are paralleled *trace* by her feelings of intellectual inadequacy.
REL:	paralleled
Arg1:	*trace* -> Mary's violent tendencies towards John
Arg0-by:	her feelings of intellectual inadequacy.

Hah! Take that, Mary! Although there is an apparent similarity between 'parallel' and 'match', note that the two arguments of 'parallel' cannot be merged in the same way they can for 'match': "These two lines match." *"These two lines parallel." Hence the use of two separately-numbered args.