Roleset staff.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "provide manpower":

Roles:

Arg0:agentive staffer, employment agency


Arg1:workplace


Arg2:staff, workers

Examples:

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


all args (-)
To help residents in Northern California rebuild, FEMA intends to set up 17 disaster assistance offices in the earthquake area in the next several days and *trace* to staff them with 400 to 500 workers from various agencies, said Robert Volland, chief of the agency's individual assistance division.
Arg0:	*trace* -> FEMA
REL:	staff
Arg1:	them
Arg2-with:	400 to 500 workers from various agencies

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


active, worker in subject pos (-)
To the extent we lack manpower *trace* *trace* to staff menial jobs in hospitals, ...
Arg2:	*trace* -> *trace* -> manpower
REL:	staff
Arg1:	menial jobs in hospitals

person: ns tense: future aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive, worker in demoted subject pos (-)
The Sidley-Ashurst venture will also be staffed *trace* by another Sidley partner specializing in corporate law, a partner from Ashurst concentrating on acquisitions and a Japanese attorney.
ArgM-MOD:	will
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	staffed
Arg1:	*trace* -> The Sidley-Ashurst venture
Arg2-by:	another Sidley partner specializing in corporate law, a partner from Ashurst concentrating on acquisitions and a Japanese attorney

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


with job and agency (-)
John works hard *trace* to staff the various cafeterias he's in charge of.
Arg0:	*trace* -> John
REL:	staff
Arg1:	the various cafeterias he's in charge of

VERY IMPORTANT to distinguish between the staff working and the entity which causes those staff to work! Be very careful!