Roleset rescue.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "save":

Roles:

Arg0:rescuer, agent


Arg1:entity rescued


Arg2:rescued from

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
If there are any signs that Mr. Major will be less inclined [*-1] to use interest-rate boosts [*-2] to rescue the pound from another plunge , that currency is expected [*-3] to fall sharply .
Arg0:	[*-2] -> [*-1] -> Mr. Major
REL:	rescue
Arg1:	the pound
Arg2-from:	another plunge

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


all arguments with adverbials (-)
Black & Decker rescued Emhart from the takeover bid of Topper Limited Partnership last March by [*-1] agreeing [*-2] to acquire the maker of door locks and gardening tools for about $ 2.8 billion [*U*] .
Arg0:	Black & Decker
REL:	rescued
Arg1:	Emhart
Arg2-from:	the takeover bid of Topper Limited Partnership
ArgM-TMP:	last March
ArgM-MNR:	by [*-1] agreeing [*-2] to acquire the maker of door locks and gardening tools for about $ 2.8 billion [*U*]

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


transitive (-)
The arbs may recoup some of their paper losses if the UAL deal gets patched up again , as they did in 1982 when Occidental Petroleum Co. rescued them with a $ 4 billion [*U*] takeover of Cities Service [*T*-1] .
Arg0:	Occidental Petroleum Co.
REL:	rescued
Arg1:	them
ArgM-MNR:	with a $ 4 billion [*U*] takeover of Cities Service