Roleset unravel.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) fall apart":

Roles:

Arg0:unraveller


Arg1:thing unravelling

Examples:

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


ergative (-)
That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well when, in Mr. Smith's words, ``most companies would have unraveled'' by now.
Arg1:	most companies
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	unraveled
ArgM-TMP:	by now

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


agentive (-)
But the specter of Ford eventually launching a full-fledged bid could unravel the GM-Jaguar talks.
ArgM-DIS:	But
Arg0:	the specter of Ford eventually launching a full-fledged bid
ArgM-MOD:	could
REL:	unravel
Arg1:	the GM-Jaguar talks