Roleset pare.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cut off unnecessary bits, reduce size":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter


Arg1:thing cut


Arg2:medium, source


Arg3:instrument

Examples:

cooking (-)
John pared the rind of fat from the ham with a chainsaw.
Arg0:	John
REL:	pared
Arg1:	the rind of fat
Arg2-from:	the ham
Arg3-with:	a chainsaw

Roleset pare.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "quantifiable reduction":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter


Arg1:thing being reduced


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

with start and end point (-)
Since April, it has pared its high-yield bond holdings to about $890 million from $1.35 billion.
ArgM-TMP:	Since April
Arg0:	it
REL:	pared
Arg1:	its high-yield bond holdings
Arg4-to:	about $ 890 million
Arg3-from:	$ 1.35 billion

etc.

Roleset pare.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "phrasal cut off unnecessary bits, reduce size":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter


Arg1:thing cut


Arg2:medium, source


Arg3:instrument

Examples:

cooking (-)
John pared down the rind of fat from the ham with a chainsaw.
Arg0:	John
REL:	pared down
Arg1:	the rind of fat
Arg2-from:	the ham
Arg3-with:	a chainsaw

Roleset pare.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "phrasal quantifiable reduction":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter


Arg1:thing being reduced


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

with start and end point (-)
Since April, it has pared down its high-yield bond holdings to about $890 million from $1.35 billion.
ArgM-TMP:	Since April
Arg0:	it
REL:	pared down
Arg1:	its high-yield bond holdings
Arg4-to:	about $ 890 million
Arg3-from:	$ 1.35 billion