Predicate: parry

Roleset id: parry.01 , deflect an attack, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

parry.01: PARRY-V NOTES: Frames file for 'parry' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. (from parry.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

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parry (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: defender
        Arg1-PPT: attack
        Arg2-MNR: instrument, defensive weapon

Example: parry, dodge, spin, thrust

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

        The burning question is whether the new chief can parry Mr. Icahn without being pushed into unwelcome moves.

        Arg0: the new chief
        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: parry
        Arg1: Mr. Icahn
        Argm-adv: without being pushed into unwelcome moves

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        Lawmakers have n't publicly raised the possibility of renewing military aid to the Contras , and President Bush parried the question at a news conference here Saturday , saying only that `` if there 's an all - out military offensive , that 's going to change the equation 180 degrees . ''

        Arg0: President Bush
        Rel: parried
        Arg1: the question
        Argm-loc: at a news conference here
        Argm-tmp: Saturday
        Argm-adv: saying only that `` if there 's an all - out military offensive , that 's going to change the equation 180 degrees