Roleset hamper.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "obstruct, hinder":

Roles:

Arg0:obstruction


Arg1:effort


Arg2:secondary agent, agent of arg1

Examples:

active (-)
A lack of enthusiasm with the latest economic data hampered the stock market's bid to extend Tuesday's sharp gains.
Arg0:	A lack of enthusiasm with the latest economic data
REL:	hampered
Arg1:	the stock market's bid to extend Tuesday's sharp gains




passive (-)
...the company's performance was hampered *trace* by problems tied to the introduction of a major new family of computers in April.
REL:	hampered
Arg1:	*trace* -> the company's performance
Arg0-by:	problems tied to the introduction of a major new family of computers in April




with secondary agent (-)
John's stubbornness hampered Mary in her efforts to talk some sense into him.
Arg0:	John's stubbornness
REL:	hampered
Arg2:	Mary
Arg1-in:	her efforts to talk some sense into him

Can anyone say, "John hampers his clothes when he takes them off"?