Roleset foil.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to prevent or defeat":

Roles:

Arg0:preventer, agent


Arg1:bad guy


Arg2:foiled in, nefarious plot

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


transitive (-)
Mr. Kryuchkov was quoted [*-1] as [*-2] saying that in place of the infamous 5th Directorate a new unit would work `` [*-3] to foil the conspiracies [*ICH*-4] of foreign intelligence services [*] to create and use organized anti-government groups in our country . ''
Arg0:	[*-3] -> a new unit
REL:	foil
Arg1:	the conspiracies [*ICH*-4] of foreign intelligence services [*] to create and use organized anti-government groups in our country

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


curses! foiled again! (-)
[*-1] Foiled [*-2] in their effort [*] to get a national ban , the egg producers turned their attention to the states .
REL:	Foiled
Arg1:	the egg producers -> [*-2] -> [*-1]
Arg2-in:	their effort [*] to get a national ban