Roleset skirt.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to surround, border":

Roles:

Arg1:entity surrounding


Arg2:entity surrounded

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
The ground along the Embarcadero the street that [*T*-1] skirts the city 's eastern boundary and piers -- dropped six inches after the quake , [*] wreaking major damage to at least one of the piers .
Arg1:	[*T*-1] -> that -> the street
REL:	skirts
Arg2:	the city 's eastern boundary and piers

Roleset skirt.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "to evade, put off":

Roles:

Arg0:evader


Arg1:entity skirted

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
But Mr. Breeden , a 39-year-old securities lawyer , has skirted some of the heftier issues facing the financial markets .
ArgM-DIS:	But
Arg0:	Mr. Breeden , a 39-year-old securities lawyer ,
REL:	skirted
Arg1:	some of the heftier issues facing the financial markets