Rolesets - sort

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.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: sorter
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.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity trying to understand
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 .