Roleset best.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "triumph over, beat":

Roles:

Arg0:winner


Arg1:loser


Arg2:contest

Examples:

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


just transitive (-)
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

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


with contest (-)
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

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