Roleset focus.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "focus, concentrate":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, focusser


Arg1:thing focussed


Arg2:focussed-on

Examples:

all args (-)
...will allow the U.S. auto maker to focus its resources on the intensifying struggle with GM for a stake in Jaguar.
Arg0:	the U.S. auto maker
REL:	focus
Arg1:	its resources
Arg2-on:	the intensifying struggle with GM for a stake in Jaguar




unstated thing focussed (-)
Michael Carstens added that the sale of assets would allow Sea Containers to focus on its core container businesses.
Arg0:	Sea Containers
REL:	focus
Arg2-on:	its core container businesses

The default arg1 is something like "its attention"


unstated target of focus (-)
He said the improvement was a result of ... focusing more carefully the company's promotional activities.
Arg0:
REL:	focusing
ArgM-MNR:	more carefully
Arg1:	the company's promotional activities




passivized (-)
Dealers said most investor interest was focused on defensive blue-chip stocks, particularly those with limited U.K. exposure.
REL:	focused
Arg1:	*trace* -> most investor interest
Arg2-on:	defensive blue-chip stocks, particularly those with limited U.K. exposure