Roleset deter.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "deter, scare away":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, deterer


Arg1:patient, entity deterred


Arg2:secondary action (deter from X)


Arg3:instrument, if separate from arg0

Examples:

transitive (-)
Moreover, such a sale could help Armstrong reassure its investors and deter the Belzbergs, who own a 9.85% stake in the Lancaster, Pa., company.
Arg0:	Armstrong
REL:	deter
Arg1:	the Belzbergs, who own a 9.85% stake in the Lancaster, Pa., company




with instrument (-)
Mary could not deter John's amorous advances, even with a frying pan to the head.
Arg0:	Mary
Argm-MOD:	could
Argm-NEG:	not
REL:	deter
Arg1:	John's amorous advances
Argm-ADV:	even
Arg3-with:	a frying pan to the head.

That John, he's a determined one. I wonder if there's a link between 'deter' and 'determine'?