Roleset strengthen.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make stronger":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent


Arg1:thing strengthening


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Nashua immediately responded by *trace* strengthening a poison-pill plan and saying it will buy back up to one million of its shares, or 10.4 % of the 9.6 million outstanding.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Nashua
REL:	strengthening
Arg1:	a poison-pill plan

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


ergative (-)
Although Mr. Pierce expects that line of business to strengthen in the next year, he said Elcotel will also benefit from moving into other areas.
Arg1:	that line of business
REL:	strengthen
ArgM-TMP:	in the next year

I still expect to see something along the lines of "The market strengthened 15% from 123 to 456" or whatever.