Roleset assail.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to attack viciously":

Roles:

Arg0:assailant, agent


Arg1:entity assailed


Arg2:assailed for

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
At a meeting in Malaysia , Australia and Canada also assailed the British prime minister for [*-1] criticizing the 49-nation group 's call for Pretoria to ease apartheid .
ArgM-LOC:	At a meeting in Malaysia
Arg0:	Australia and Canada
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	assailed
Arg1:	the British prime minister
Arg2-for:	[*-1] criticizing the 49-nation group 's call for Pretoria to ease apartheid

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
The futures halt was even assailed [*-1] by Big Board floor traders .
ArgM-ADV:	even
REL:	assailed
Arg1:	[*-1] -> The futures halt
Arg0-by:	Big Board floor traders