Roleset triple.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to make three times as great":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, causer


Arg1:entity increasing


Arg2:EXT, never mentioned


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

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


with start and end points (-)
Net income more than tripled to 4.898 billion yen from 1.457 billion yen a year earlier .
Arg1:	Net income
REL:	tripled
Arg4-to:	4.898 billion yen
Arg3-from:	1.457 billion yen
ArgM-TMP:	a year earlier

person: ns tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


intransitive with adverbials (-)
At Giant Bicycle Inc. , Rancho Dominguez , Calif. , sales have tripled since the company entered the U.S. mountain-bike business in 1987 .
ArgM-LOC:	At Giant Bicycle Inc. , Rancho Dominguez , Calif. ,
Arg1:	sales
REL:	tripled
ArgM-TMP:	since the company entered the U.S. mountain-bike business in 1987

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


with start point (-)
Revenue last year increased by more than 11 % over 1988 , and net income nearly tripled from restated year-earlier net of $ 900 million [*U*] .
ArgM-TMP:	last year
Arg1:	net income
ArgM-ADV:	nearly
REL:	tripled
Arg3-from:	restated year-earlier net of $ 900 million [*U*]