Predicate: best

best: Frames file for 'best' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry.

Roleset id: best.01 , triumph over, beat, vncls: , framnet:

best.01: Contest arg included b/c of comparison with other verbs of contests, such as 'beat'.

Roles:

        Arg0: winner
        Arg1: loser
        Arg2: contest

Example: just transitive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        The fact that stock pickers have bested a randomly selected
        portfolio in eight of 12 months has no bearing on the
        efficient-market theory.

        Arg0: stock pickers
        Rel: bested
        Arg1: a randomly selected portfolio
        ArgM-TMP: in eight of 12 months

Example: with contest

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

        John bested Mary in a battle of wits. Then Mary beat him up.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: bested
        Arg1: Mary
        Arg2: in a battle of wits