sort
sort.01 - put into order
SORT-V NOTES: Based on sentences in wsj. Member of VNcls classify-29.10. (from sort.01-v)SORTING-N NOTES: Added for clearearth-biotexts.
Aliases:
sort (v.)
sorting (n.)
sorting (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: sorter
ARG1-PPT: thing being sorted
ARG2-MNR: order, criterion
ARG1-PPT: thing being sorted
ARG2-MNR: order, criterion
sort-v: all args
The new machinesARG0
are capable of sortingrel
by zip codeARG2
up to 10,000 large flat mail pieces , including magazines and parcels , an hourARG1
.sort-v: sort through
Most companiesARG0
still are trying to sortrel
through the wreckage caused by Hurricane Hugo in the Carolinas last monthARG1
.sort_out
sort_out.02 - make sense of, distinguish
SORT_OUT-V NOTES: Member of VNcls classify-29.10. (from sort.02-v)Aliases:
sort_out (v.)
sorting_out (n.)
sorting_out (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: entity trying to understand
ARG1-PPT: subject of confusion
ARG2-VSP: in distinction to
ARG1-PPT: subject of confusion
ARG2-VSP: in distinction to
sort_out-v: make sense of
That process of
sortingrel
outrel
specificsARG1
is likely to take time , the Japanese say , no matter how badly the U.S. wants quick results .sort_out-v: this from that
Without a microscope and a subpoena , it 's often hard to
sortrel
outrel
worthwhile causesARG1
from ripoffsARG2
if all you 've got to go on is the solicitation itself .sort_out-v: this and that merged
`` All these interconnected computers make it difficult to
sortrel
outrel
what 's junk and what 's importantARG1
, '' says Chuck Digate , a former Lotus Development executive who has started a new company to cope with the problem .