Roleset reduce.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make less":

Roles:

Arg0:Agent


Arg1:Logical subject, patient, thing falling


Arg2:EXT, amount fallen


Arg3:Start point


Arg4:End point, end state of arg1


ArgM-LOC:Medium

Examples:

transitive (-)
Mr. Stronach will reduce overhead.
Arg0:	Mr Stronach
REL:	reduce
Arg1:	overhead




with start and end points (-)
The company will reduce employment to less than 16,000 from about 18,000.
Arg0:	The company
REL:	reduce
Arg1:	employment
Arg4-to:	to less than 16,000
Arg3-from:	from about 18,000




with extent (-)
Claims from Hurricane Hugo reduced results $40 million.
Arg0:	Claims from Hurricane Hugo
REL:	reduced
Arg1:	results
Arg2-EXT:	$40 million




end point as infinitive (-)
Senior members are reduced to raising doomed parliamentary obstacles.
Arg1:	Senior members are reduced
REL:	reduced
Arg4:	to raising doomed parliamentary obstacles




arg2 as manner (-)
John reduced his spending sharply.
Arg0:	John
REL:	reduced
Arg1:	his spending
Arg2-MNR:	sharply