Roleset distract.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to draw attention away from something":

Roles:

Arg0:agent or causer


Arg1:entity distracted


Arg2:entity distracted from

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


all arguments (-)
`` It 's distracting attention from serious issues , like how [*] to make DEA , FBI and Customs work together '' on drug enforcement [*T*-1] .
Arg0:	It
REL:	distracting
Arg1:	attention
Arg2-from:	serious issues , like how [*] to make DEA , FBI and Customs work together '' on drug enforcement [*T*-1]

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


passive (-)
Troubled chains could see their sales drop as much as 8 % , he believes [0] [*T*-1] , as managers distracted [*] by fears about the future allow their stores to get sloppy .
REL:	distracted
Arg1:	[*] -> managers
Arg0-by:	fears about the future