Roleset push.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(try to) cause motion":

Roles:

Arg0:pusher


Arg1:thing pushed


Arg2-DIR:direction

Examples:

semi-literal movement (-)
Moreover, the amended pact shows how McCaw's persistence has pushed LIN and BellSouth into a corner, forcing huge debt on the proposed new company.
Arg0:	McCaw 's persistence
REL:	pushed
Arg1:	LIN and BellSouth
Arg2-DIR:	into a corner
ArgM-ADV:	forcing huge debt on the proposed new company




stock prices (-)
Small-lot buying targeted at incentive-backed issues pushed up the Nikkei.
Arg0:	Small-lot buying targeted at incentive-backed issues
REL:	pushed
Arg2-DIR:	up
Arg1:	the Nikkei




two mentions of direction (-)
Speculative investors, betting on an imminent clash between Ford and GM, pushed up Jaguar's share price five pence (eight U.S. cents) to a near-record 720 pence ($11.60) in late trading on London's stock exchange yesterday.
Arg0:	Speculative investors
ArgM-ADV:	betting on an imminent clash between Ford and GM
REL:	pushed
ArgM-DIR:	up
Arg1:	Jaguar's share price
Arg2-DIR:	to a near-record 720 pence ($11.60)
ArgM-LOC:	in late trading on London's stock exchange

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


Congressional pushing (-)
But Mr. Brady endorsed the market-revision bill that both houses of Congress will try [*-2] to push [*T*-1] through this session.
Arg0:	[*-2] -> both houses of Congress
REL:	push
Arg1:	[*T*-1] -> that -> the market-revision bill
Arg2-DIR:	through
Argm-TMP:	this session

Roleset push.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "force, impelled action":

Roles:

Arg0:forcer, pusher


Arg1:impelled agent


Arg2:impelled action

Examples:

all args, expected positions (-)
The analysts argued that Georgia-Pacific's offer, the first hostile bid ever among major players in the paper industry...will push managements to look closely at the industry's several attractive takeover candidates.
Arg0:	Georgia-Pacific's offer, the first hostile bid ever among major players in the paper industry,
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	push
Arg1:	managements
Arg2:	to look closely at the industry's several attractive takeover candidates




non-predicative action (-)
In recent months, Mr. Dorrance's children and other family members have pushed for improved profitability and higher returns on their equity.
ArgM-TMP:	In recent months
Arg0:	Mr. Dorrance 's children and other family members
REL:	pushed
Arg2-for:	improved profitability and higher returns on their equity

Roleset push.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "quasi-idiomatic: pushing some age":

Roles:

Arg1:aging person


Arg2:age they're nearing

Examples:

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


almost dead (-)
Linda and Michael (Ms. Close and Mr. Woods), who [*T*-1] seem [*-2] to be pushing 40, live in a large and tastefully decorated home in suburban Seattle.
Arg1:	[*-2] -> [*-1] -> who -> Linda and Michael
REL:	pushing
Arg2:	40