Roleset discount.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "reduce in price":

Roles:

Arg0:discounter


Arg1:commodity


Arg2:EXT, amount of reduction


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

just transitive (-)
Anheuser-Busch Cos. said it plans *trace* to aggressively discount its major beer brands...
Arg0:	*trace* -> it
ArgM-MNR:	aggressively
REL:	discount
Arg1:	its major beer brands




almost all args (-)
John discounted the price of his eternal soul from eternal life and unimaginable wealth to one decent night's sleep.
Arg0:	John
REL:	discounted
Arg1:	the price of his eternal soul
Arg3-from:	eternal life and unimaginable wealth
Arg4-to:	one decent night's sleep

Roleset discount.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "identify as unimportant":

Roles:

Arg0:identifier


Arg1:unimportant thing


Arg2:secondary attribute

Examples:

all args (-)
John's dissertation was discounted *trace* by everyone who read it as worthless drivel.
REL:	discounted
Arg1:	*trace* -> John's dissertation
Arg0-by:	everyone who read it
Arg2-as:	worthless drivel