Roleset soften.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to make soft or softer":

Roles:

Arg0:cause of softening


Arg1:entity softened

Examples:

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


intransitive (-)
Sales of new cars in Europe fell 4.2 % in September from a year earlier and analysts say [0] the market could continue [*-1] to soften in the months ahead .
Arg1:	[*-1] -> the market
REL:	soften
ArgM-TMP:	in the months ahead

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


transitive (-)
He softened the talk about a recession .
Arg0:	He
REL:	softened
Arg1:	the talk about a recession

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


transitive with manner (-)
They also address such taboo subjects as the likelihood of unemployment and high inflation , and recommend ways [0] [*] to soften the social consequences [*T*-1] .
Arg0:	[*] -> They
REL:	soften
Arg1:	the social consequences
ArgM-MNR:	[*T*-1] -> [0] -> ways