Roleset mute.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to soften, quiet":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of quietness, agent


Arg1:entity muted

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
But President Bush is expected [*-1] to veto the congressional legislation and that , along with the easy approval of the Pennsylvania measure , is likely [*-2] to mute the abortion-rights activists ' claims of momentum and underline the challenges faced [*] by this resurgent movement .
Arg0:	[*-2] -> that
REL:	mute
Arg1:	the abortion-rights activists ' claims of momentum