Roleset spoil.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to damage or decay":

Roles:

Arg0:causer


Arg1:entity decaying

Examples:

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


intransitive (-)
The state Supply Regulator Institute is [*-3] to burn rice , corn and beans that [*T*-1] spoiled because of neglect and corruption in the previous Christian Democrat government , a statement from the information service SISAL said [0] [*T*-2] .
Arg1:	[*T*-1] -> that -> rice , corn and beans
REL:	spoiled
ArgM-PNC:	because of neglect and corruption in the previous Christian Democrat government

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


transitive (-)
It is widely known [*-1] that `` too many cooks spoil the broth , '' but that wisdom does not necessarily reflect the view of the cooks , especially if they are senators .
Arg0:	too many cooks
REL:	spoil
Arg1:	the broth