Roleset differ.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "disagree, argue":

Roles:

Arg0:first arguer


Arg1:second arguer


Arg2:topic

Examples:

with prize (-)
John differed with Mary over who deserved the last piece of cake.
Arg0:	John
REL:	differed
Arg1-with:	Mary
Arg2-over:	who deserved the last piece of cake

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


more usual usage (-)
John begs *trace* to differ.
Arg0:	John
REL:	differ

Roleset differ.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "be different":

Roles:

Arg1:things that are different


Arg2:EXT or MNR, how different

Examples:

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


separated arg1s (-)
Digital, Maynard, Mass., insisted yesterday that its marketing focus would differ sharply from IBM's.
Arg1:	its marketing focus
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	differ
Arg2-MNR:	sharply
Arg1-from:	IBM 's

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


merged differers, EXT (-)
John and Mary's IQs differ by almost 50 points.
Arg1:	John and Mary's IQs
REL:	differ
Arg2-by:	almost 50 points

Note that I am not saying if John's or Mary's is higher.