Roleset allay.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to relieve, calm":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, causer


Arg1:entity relieved

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


transitive (-)
Mr. Dinkins also has failed [*-1] to allay Jewish voters ' fears about his association with the Rev. Jesse Jackson , despite the fact that few local non-Jewish politicians have been as vocal for Jewish causes in the past 20 years as Mr. Dinkins has [*?*] .
Arg0:	[*-1] -> Mr. Dinkins
REL:	allay
Arg1:	Jewish voters ' fears about his association with the Rev. Jesse Jackson

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


extracted subject (-)
[*] Seeking [*-3] to allay European concerns , U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter said in Washington that the new U.S. plan would n't `` put farmers out of business '' but would encourage them to `` grow what the markets desire [*T*-1] instead of what the government wants [*T*-2] . ''
Arg0:	U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter -> [*-3] -> [*]
REL:	allay
Arg1:	European concerns

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


inanimate causer (-)
Mr. Cecin of Piper Jaffray says [0] some action from government policy makers would allay investor fears .
Arg0:	some action from government policy makers
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	allay
Arg1:	investor fears