Roleset struggle.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "struggle":

Roles:

Arg0:first struggler


Arg1:second struggler


Arg2:topic or prize

Examples:

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


with co-struggler (-)
Same store-sales for Kentucky Fried Chicken, which *trace* has struggled with increased competition in the fast-food chicken market and a lack of new products, rose only 1%.
Arg0:	*trace* -> which -> Kentucky Fried Chicken
REL:	struggled
Arg1-with:	increased competition in the fast-food chicken market and a lack of new products




merged strugglers (-)
John and Mary struggled over the cause of his noxious foot odor.
Arg0:	John and Mary
REL:	struggled
Arg2-over:	the cause of his noxious foot odor




I can't believe this hasn't occurred yet (-)
John struggled with Mary over the cause of his noxious foot odor.
Arg0:	John
REL:	struggled
Arg1-with:	Mary
Arg2-over:	the cause of his noxious foot odor




Competitors merged (-)
John and Mary struggle fiercely.
Arg0:	John and Mary
REL:	struggle
Argm-MNR:	fiercely




with prize (-)
John struggled with Mary for the last piece of cake.
Arg0:	John
REL:	struggled
Arg1-with:	Mary
Arg2-for:	the last piece of cake

Roleset struggle.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "try very hard":

Roles:

Arg0:entity trying


Arg1:predicative action

Examples:

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


intransitive (-)
Sears, Roebuck & Co. is struggling as it enters the critical Christmas season.
Arg0:	Sears, Roebuck & Co.
REL:	struggling
ArgM-TMP:	as it enters the critical Christmas season

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


with difficult action (-)
The results show Sears is struggling to attract shoppers.
Arg0:	Sears
REL:	struggling
Arg1:	to attract shoppers