Roleset resign.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "quit, cease employment":

Roles:

Arg0:resigner


Arg1:position resigned

Examples:

simple NP (-)
NW Ayer resigned the account about two weeks ago.
Arg0:	NW Ayer
REL:	resigned
Arg1:	the account
Argm-TMP:	about two weeks ago




conjoined (-)
Michael K. Russell will resign rather than relocate to Lower Slobovia.
Arg0:	Michael K. Russell
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	resign

Ignore the "rather than ..."


with preposition (-)
Mr. Stromach resigned as chief executive officer last year.
Arg0:	Mr. Stromach
REL:	resigned
Arg1-as:	chief executive officer
Argm-TMP:	last year

Roleset resign.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "adjectival":

Roles:

Arg1:experiencer of emotional resignation


Arg2:resigned to what

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: ns


sigh (-)
Mr. Jones, whose twangy voice and folksy ways belie an intense businessman who works 16-hour days, is resigned [*-1] to the hefty salaries he pays his players these days.
REL:	resigned
Arg1:	[*-1] -> Mr. Jones, whose twangy voice and folksy ways belie an intense businessman who works 16-hour days,
Arg2-to:	the hefty salaries he pays his players these days