Predicate: solicit

Roleset id: solicit.01 , request, vncls: , framnet: -

solicit.01: Based on sentences in financial subcorpus.. Comparison with 'request'. No VNcls.

Roles:

        Arg0: solicitor
        Arg1: thing solicited (us. 'bids')
        Arg2: solicited from

Example: transitive

        USX announced in October that it was soliciting bids to sell TXO's
        oil and gas reserves.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: soliciting
        Arg1: bids to sell TXO's oil and gas reserves

Example: with arg2

        After Mr. Ackerman announced he was soliciting consents from
        shareholders in order to wrest control of Datapoint from
        Mr. Edelman, the corporate raider purchased 30% of Datapoint's
        shares.

        Arg0: he
        Rel: soliciting
        Arg1: consents
        Arg2: from shareholders
        Argm-prp: in order to wrest control of Datapoint from Mr. Edelman

Example: misplaced modifier

        The argM should really be part of the arg1; it's "bids for a sale..." that Hilton is soliciting; the given syntax implies that Hilton is soliciting bids on the behalf of a sale, which doesn't make any sense at all.
        Hilton currently is soliciting bids for a sale of part or all of
        its hotel and casino businesses.

        Arg0: Hilton
        Argm-tmp: currently
        Rel: soliciting
        Arg1: bids
        Argm-prd: for a sale of part or all of its hotel and casino businesses