Roleset approve.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "assent to":

Roles:

Arg0:approver


Arg1:thing approved


Arg2:secondary attribute

Examples:

NP approval (-)
Shareholders approved Pacific First Financial's acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd of Toronto for $27 a share, or $212 million.
Arg0:	Shareholders
REL:	approved
Arg1:	Pacific First Financial's acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd of Toronto for $27 a share, or $212 million.




PP approval (-)
50% of voters approve of the President's job performance.
Arg0:	50% of voters
REL:	approve
Arg1-of:	the President's job performance

person: ns tense: past aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


attribute with as (-)
On Friday, the Merc's board announced that it had approved Sabine Pipe Line Co.'s Henry Hub in Erath, La., as the delivery sit for its long-awaited natural gas futures contract.
Arg0:	it
REL:	approved
Arg1:	Sabine Pipe Line Co.'s Henry Hub in Erath, La.,
Arg2-as:	the delivery sit for its long-awaited natural gas futures contract

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


attribute with for (-)
Traditionally, the medical establishment has waited two years *trace* to approve adult treatments for pediatric uses, because of a compbination of conservative safety standards and red tape.
Arg0:	*trace* -> the medical establishment
REL:	approve
Arg1:	adult treatments
Arg2-for:	pediatric uses