Roleset tout.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to solicit or advertise in strongly positive terms":

Roles:

Arg0:advertiser


Arg1:thing touted


Arg2:attribute of arg1


Arg3:recipient

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Among other concerns , the agency says [0] researchers with business ties are more likely [*-1] to falsify findings in order [*-2] to tout new drugs .
Arg0:	[*-2] -> [*-1] -> researchers with business ties
REL:	tout
Arg1:	new drugs

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


with Arg2 (-)
Cane & Associates touts its $ 2-a-minute [*U*] service as the `` cheapest legal hour [0] you 'll ever find [*T*-1] . ''
Arg0:	Cane & Associates
REL:	touts
Arg1:	its $ 2-a-minute [*U*] service
Arg2-as:	the `` cheapest legal hour [0] you 'll ever find [*T*-1]

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


all arguments (-)
Weirton Steel Corp. , Weirton , W. Va. , for example , is touting to homeowners fashionable steel doors , with leaded glass inserts , as a secure and energy-efficient alternative to wooden or aluminum ones .
Arg0:	Weirton Steel Corp. , Weirton , W. Va. ,
ArgM-DIS:	for example
REL:	touting
Arg3-to:	homeowners
Arg1:	fashionable steel doors , with leaded glass inserts ,
Arg2-as:	a secure and energy-efficient alternative to wooden or aluminum ones