Roleset fight.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "fight":

Roles:

Arg0:first fighter


Arg1:second fighter, if separate


Arg2:spoils

Examples:

all args (-)
But it isn't clear how long GM would be willing *trace* to fight Ford for Jaguar.
Arg0:	*trace* -> GM
REL:	fight
Arg1:	Ford
Arg2-for:	Jaguar




missing combatant (-)
But the government's action, which caught Jaguar management flat-footed, may scuttle the GM minority deal by forcing it to fight for all of Jaguar.
Arg0:	it
REL:	fight
Arg2-for:	all of Jaguar




missing spoils (-)
But healthy skepticism vanishes when they are solicited by an organized charity *trace* to help fight cancer, famine, child abuse, or what have you.
Arg0:	*trace* -> they
REL:	fight
Arg1:	cancer, famine, child abuse, or what have you




intransitive (-)
However, Judge Hastings has said he will continue *trace* to fight and is contemplating an appeal of any impeachment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Arg0:	*trace* -> he
REL:	fight

Roleset fight.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "repel, rebuff":

Roles:

Arg0:fighter


Arg1:thing repelled


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

no instrument (-)
*trace* To fight off predators, B.A.T plans to spin off about $6 billion in assets...
Arg0:	*trace* -> B.A.T
REL:	[ fight] [ off]
Arg1:	predators

Don't know if instrument will be needed, but there it is just in case.