Roleset shorten.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make shorter":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent


Arg1:thing becoming shorter


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


start and end points (-)
Mr. Krampe also said that Mercedes plans to bring out new models every year through the mid-1990s and it will shorten its product development cycle to eight years from 10 or 12 years to compete more effectively with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus, Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti and Honda Motor Co.'s Acura luxury-car divisions.
Arg0:	it
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	shorten
Arg1:	its product development cycle
Arg4-to:	eight years
Arg3-from:	10 or 12 years
ArgM-PNC:	to compete more effectively with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus, Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti and Honda Motor Co.'s Acura luxury-car divisions

Refer to other quantifiable-change (rise, fall, broaden, etc) for additional examples.