Roleset provoke.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause (us. emotional reaction)":

Roles:

Arg0:causer


Arg1:reaction


Arg2:react-or, when separate from reaction

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


basic case (-)
Economists say a buildup in inventories can provoke cutbacks in production that can lead to a recession.
Arg0:	a buildup in inventories
ArgM-MOD:	can
REL:	provoke
Arg1:	cutbacks in production that can lead to a recession

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


misparsed object (-)
The compromise bill passed the House last week but has now provoked jurisdictional fights with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which jealously protects its prerogatives over operations at the State Department.
Arg0:	*trace* -> The compromise bill
ArgM-TMP:	now
REL:	provoked
Arg1:	[ jurisdictional fights] [ with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which jealously protects its prerogatives over operations at the State Department]

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with separate reactor (-)
To say that the Pentagon should act irresponsibly because acting responsibly will provoke Congress into acting irresponsibly leads to the conclusion that the Pentagon should deliberately exaggerate its needs in the national interest; in other words, that it is justified in committing a crime -- lying to Congress -- because it is morally superior.
Arg0:	acting responsibly
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	provoke
Arg2:	Congress
Arg1-into:	acting irresponsibly