Roleset slice.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to cut into slices or from a larger piece":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter, agent


Arg1:entity sliced


Arg2:larger piece

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
President Bush insists [0] it would be a great tool for [*] curbing the budget deficit and slicing the lard out of government programs .
Arg0:	[*]
REL:	slicing
Arg1:	the lard
Arg2:	out of government programs

Roleset slice.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "to cut into slices":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter, agent


Arg1:entity sliced

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Unocal Corp. 's top management sets guidelines , but line supervisors slice up the merit pie .
Arg0:	line supervisors
REL:	[ slice] [ up]
Arg1:	the merit pie