<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="smooth">
<note>
Frames file for 'smooth' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
</note>

<roleset id="smooth.01" name="make smooth" vncls="45.4">
<roles>
  <role descr="agent, entity causing smoothness" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="thing becoming smooth" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>
  <role descr="explicit instrument" n="2">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Instrument"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="modification of phrasal">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/><text>
    However, shedding steel would run directly counter to
    Mr. Roderick's original rationale for diversifying into oil and
    gas: Having two major products would lessen the company's
    vulnerability to one market's down cycle and help *trace* smooth
    the flow of cash and earnings. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">*trace* -&gt;   Having two major products</arg>
        <rel>smooth</rel>
        <arg n="1">the flow of cash and earnings</arg>
</example>

<example name="with instrument">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
  <text>
     John smoothed the icing on the cake with a handful of dried oak
     leaves. 
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>smoothed</rel>
  <arg n="1">the icing on the cake</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="2">a handful of dried oak leaves</arg>
</example>

</roleset>
</predicate>

<predicate lemma="smooth_out">

<roleset id="smooth.02" name="smooth out: make smooth" vncls="45.4">
<roles>
  <role descr="agent, entity causing smoothness" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="thing becoming smooth" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>
  <role descr="explicit instrument" n="2">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Instrument"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="no instrument">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="present" voice="active"/><text>
     However, shedding steel would run directly counter to
     Mr. Roderick's original rationale for diversifying into oil and
     gas: Having two major products would lessen the company's
     vulnerability to one market's down cycle and help *trace* smooth
     out the flow of cash and earnings. 
</text>
        <arg n="0">*trace* -&gt;   Having two major products</arg>
        <rel>[ smooth] [ out]</rel>
        <arg n="1">the flow of cash and earnings</arg>
</example>

</roleset>
</predicate>

<predicate lemma="smooth_over">


</predicate>
</frameset>
