Roleset stave.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to prevent from happening":

Roles:

Arg0:preventer, agent


Arg1:action prevented

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Such news is good for bonds because economic weakness sometimes causes the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in an effort [*] to stimulate the economy and stave off a recession .
Arg0:	[*] -> the Federal Reserve
REL:	[ stave] [ off]
Arg1:	a recession