Roleset couch.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to word in a certain manner":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker, agent


Arg1:utterance


Arg2:manner

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
But the proposals also display political savvy , [*] couching some of the most controversial ideas in cautious language so as not [*-3] to alienate powerful conservatives in the government who [*T*-2] stand [*-4] to lose out if they are implemented [*-1] .
Arg0:	[*] -> the proposals
REL:	couching
Arg1:	some of the most controversial ideas
Arg2-in:	cautious language
ArgM-PNC:	so as not [*-3] to alienate powerful conservatives in the government who [*T*-2] stand [*-4] to lose out if they are implemented [*-1]