Roleset instruct.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "impel action":

Roles:

Arg0:instructor


Arg1:impelled agent


Arg2:impelled action

Examples:

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


all args (-)
Jamaica, wary of upsetting its Caribbean Basin allies, has apparently instructed its lobbyist to abandon the provision initially drafted by Mr. Gray, but the greater question is whether Mr. Inouye, who has strong ties to the sugar industry, is able to insert a claim by the Philippines.
Arg0:	Jamaica, wary of upsetting its Caribbean Basin allies
ArgM-DIS:	apparently
REL:	instructed
Arg1:	its lobbyist
Arg2:	to abandon the provision initially drafted by Mr. Gray

Odd that 'instruct' doesn't share framing with 'teach', even though 'teacher' and 'instructor' are often held to be synonymous.