Roleset discourage.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to deprive of confidence, induce inaction":

Roles:

Arg0:entity removing confidence, agent


Arg1:entity discouraged


Arg2:discouraged from

Examples:

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


passive (-)
With the stock market wobbly and dollar buyers discouraged [*-2] by signs of U.S. economic weakness and the recent decline in U.S. interest rates that [*T*-1] has diminished the attractiveness of dollar-denominated investments , traders say [0] the dollar is still in a precarious position .
REL:	discouraged
Arg1:	[*-2] -> dollar buyers
Arg0-by:	signs of U.S. economic weakness and the recent decline in U.S. interest rates that [*T*-1] has diminished the attractiveness of dollar-denominated investments

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


arbitrary subject (-)
As followers of the debate over a capital-gains tax cut know [*?*] , there is much talk in Congress and indeed all over Washington about the need [*] to `` encourage '' long-term investment and discourage the financial sector 's presumed obsession with the short term .
Arg0:	[*]
REL:	discourage
Arg1:	the financial sector 's presumed obsession with the short term

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


transitive (-)
Administration pressure discourages any effort [*] to add to total funding , and the Senate changes are expected [*-1] to be largely technical -- [*-3] dealing with highway aid and lifting the ceiling on total Small Business Administration loans to $ 1.8 billion [*U*] [*-2] to accommodate the increased activity expected [*] .
Arg0:	Administration pressure
REL:	discourages
Arg1:	any effort [*] to add to total funding

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


all arguments (-)
They discourage prosecutors , under certain circumstances , from [*-1] seeking court orders seizing the assets of racketeering defendants prior to trial .
Arg0:	They
REL:	discourage
Arg1:	prosecutors
ArgM-ADV:	under certain circumstances
Arg2-from:	[*-1] seeking court orders seizing the assets of racketeering defendants prior to trial