Roleset earmark.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to reserve or set aside for a particular purpose":

Roles:

Arg0:setter aside, agent


Arg1:entity earmarked


Arg2:earmarked for

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


all arguments (-)
Venezuela has also earmarked $ 200 million [*U*] in new money for light-crude exploration .
Arg0:	Venezuela
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	earmarked
Arg1:	$ 200 million [*U*] in new money
Arg2-for:	light-crude exploration

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


transitive (-)
The Senate voted [*-1] to authorize $ 4.5 billion [*U*] for SDI spending in the current fiscal year , but the House , [*-2] reflecting a dramatic erosion of support for the program , earmarked only $ 3.1 billion [*U*] .
Arg0:	the House
REL:	earmarked
Arg1:	only $ 3.1 billion [*U*]

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


passive (-)
However , several people said that British Air might yet rejoin the bidding group and that the carrier made the statement [*-1] to answer questions from British regulators about how it plans [*-2] to use proceeds of a securities offering previously earmarked [*] for the UAL buy-out [*T*-3] .
ArgM-TMP:	previously
REL:	earmarked
Arg1:	[*] -> a securities offering
Arg2-for:	the UAL buy-out