Roleset agitate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to upset, disturb":

Roles:

Arg0:causer


Arg1:experiencer

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
It 's not so much the idea of acquisitions [*ICH*-2] that [*T*-1] has agitated the cosmetics industry as the companies doing the acquiring : P&G and Unilever bring with them great experience with mundane products like soap and toilet paper , [*-3] sparking disdain in the glitzy cosmetics trade ; but they also bring mammoth marketing clout , [*] sparking fear .
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> that -> acquisitions
REL:	agitated
Arg1:	the cosmetics industry