Roleset designate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "assign to a role":

Roles:

Arg0:designator


Arg1:designated


Arg2:role of arg1

Examples:

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


expected: arg2-as (-)
On Tuesday it approved Senator Bob Dole's proposed commemorative resolution designating April 24, 1990, as the ``National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923,'' suffered at the hands of the warring Ottoman Empire.
Arg0:	Senator Bob Dole's proposed commemorative resolution
REL:	designating
Arg1:	April 24, 1990,
Arg2-as:	the ``National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923,'' suffered at the hands of the warring Ottoman Empire

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


missing the as (-)
Four years ago, Pittsburgh was designated *trace* the most-livable U.S. city by Rand McNally's Places Rated Almanac, and the honor did wonders to improve Pittsburgh's soot-stained image.
ArgM-TMP:	Four years ago
Arg1:	Pittsburgh
REL:	designated
Arg2:	the most-livable U.S. city
Arg0-by:	Rand McNally's Places Rated Almanac

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


arg2 as infinitive clause (-)
Two Air Force facilities near Sacramento, and Travis Air Force Base, 50 miles northeast of San Francisco, were designated *trace* to serve as medical-airlift centers.
REL:	designated
Arg1:	*trace* -> Two Air Force facilities near Sacramento, and Travis Air Force Base, 50 miles northeast of San Francisco,
Arg2:	to serve as medical-airlift centers

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


arg2-for (-)
More than $1.8 million is allocated for pensions and expenses for former presidents, and the budget for the official residence of Vice President Quayle is more than doubled, with $200,000 designated *trace* for improvements to the property.
REL:	designated
Arg1:	*trace* -> $200,000
Arg2-for:	improvements to the property