Roleset stand.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) be in a vertical position":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent


Arg1:thing standing


Arg2:location

Examples:

no agent (-)
On one side of this power struggle stand *trace* the forces in ascendency on Wall Street -- the New Guard -- consisting of high-tech computer wizards at the major brokerage firms, their pension fund clients with immense pools of money, and the traders at the fast-growing Chicago futures exchanges.
REL:	stand
Arg2-LOC:	*trace* -> On one side of this power struggle
Arg1:	the forces in ascendency on Wall Street -- the New Guard -- consisting of high-tech computer wizards at the major brokerage firms, their pension fund clients with immense pools of money, and the traders at the fast-growing Chicago futures exchanges




with agent (-)
John stood his toy soldiers against the wall.
Arg0:	John
REL:	stood
Arg1:	his toy soldiers
Arg2-LOC:	against the wall




with agent, no location (-)
The Supreme Court let stand a New York ruling that all manufacturers of an anti-miscarriage drug are liable for injuries or deaths if the actual maker is n't known.
Arg0:	The Supreme Court
REL:	stand
Arg1:	a New York ruling that all manufacturers of an anti-miscarriage drug are liable for injuries or deaths if the actual maker isn't known

This is possibly incorrect, since "The Supreme Court" properly goes with 'let' not 'stand'.

Roleset stand.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "be poised for an action":

Roles:

Arg1:entity poised


Arg2:action

Examples:

they all look like this (-)
The management group owns about 18% of the stock, most purchased at nominal prices, and would stand to gain millions of dollars if the company were sold.
Arg1:	The management group
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	stand
Arg2:	to gain millions of dollars if the company were sold

Roleset stand.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "tolerate":

Roles:

Arg0:tolerator


Arg1:thing tolerated

Examples:

That is something up with which I shall not put (-)
An undistinguished college student who dabbled in zoology until he concluded that he couldn't stand cutting up frogs, Mr. Corry wanted to work for a big company ``that could do big things.''
Arg0:	he
ArgM-MOD:	could
ArgM-NEG:	n't
REL:	stand
Arg1:	cutting up frogs

Roleset stand.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "be":

Roles:

Arg1:focus


Arg2:attribute

Examples:

typical usage (-)
An index of economic activity drawn from the survey stood last month at 47.6%;
Arg0:	An index of economic activity drawn from the survey
REL:	stood
ArgM-TMP:	last month
Arg2:	at 47.6 %