Roleset eclipse.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "be greater than":

Roles:

Arg0:eclipser


Arg1:eclipsed

Examples:

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


metaphorical (-)
The purchase of Nekoosa would easily eclipse Georgia-Pacific's $530 million acquisition of Brunswick Pulp & Paper Co. last year.
Arg0:	The purchase of Nekoosa
ArgM-MOD:	would
ArgM-MNR:	easily
REL:	eclipse
Arg1:	Georgia-Pacific's $530 million acquisition of Brunswick Pulp & Paper Co. last year

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


literal (-)
John saw the moon eclipse the sun.
Arg0:	the moon
REL:	eclipse
Arg1:	the sun

The idea is that the darkness of the moon is greater than the light of the sun.