Roleset contrast.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "point out differences":

Roles:

Arg0:entity making comparison


Arg1:first item in comparison


Arg2:second item in comparison, usually prepositional

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


as preposition (-)
Its loss of $77.7 million, or $1.86 a share, contrasted with net of $68.5 million, or $1.58a share, in the 1988 third quarter.
Arg1:	Its loss of $77.7 million, or $1.86 a share,
REL:	contrasted
Arg2-with:	net of $68.5 million, or $1.58 a share, in the 1988 third quarter

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


another prepositional usage (-)
This contrasts with the year-ago quarter, when the company had net income of $11.7 million, or 45 cents a share, on revenue of $75.7 million.
Arg1:	This
REL:	contrasts
Arg2-with:	the year-ago quarter, when the company had net income of $11.7 million, or 45 cents a share, on revenue of $75.7 million




separate figure and ground (-)
John contrasted his ideas with the professor's argument.
Arg0:	John
REL:	contrasted
Arg1:	his ideas
Arg2-with:	the professor's argument