Roleset deflect.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "block, avoid":

Roles:

Arg0:deflector


Arg1:thing deflected

Examples:

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


basic usage (-)
...a topic of intense speculation on Wall Street since Mr. Stookey deflected dividend questions in a Sept. 29 meeting with analysts.
Arg0:	Mr. Stookey
REL:	deflected
Arg1:	dividend questions
ArgM-LOC:	in a Sept. 29 meeting with analysts

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