Roleset buck.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "go against some trend":

Roles:

Arg0:bucker


Arg1:trend

Examples:

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


straight transitive (-)
In late trading Friday, Jaguar shares bucked the downward tide in London's stock market and rose five pence to 725 pence ($11.44).
ArgM-LOC:	In late trading
ArgM-TMP:	Friday
Arg0:	Jaguar shares
REL:	bucked
Arg1:	the downward tide in London's stock market

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


with manner (-)
But Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern airlines, bucked the group's decline by rising 7/8 to 14 5/8 in American Stock Exchange trading.
ArgM-DIS:	But
Arg0:	Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern airlines,
REL:	bucked
Arg1:	the group 's decline
ArgM-MNR:	by rising 7/8 to 14 5/8 in American Stock Exchange trading