Roleset latch.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to get hold of, obtain":

Roles:

Arg0:obtainer, agent


Arg1:entity latched onto

Examples:

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


transitive with Arg-MNR (-)
But as advertisers latch onto disasters with increasing frequency , they risk [*-1] hurting themselves as much as [*-1] helping the cause .
Arg0:	advertisers
REL:	latch
Arg1-onto:	disasters
ArgM-MNR:	with increasing frequency

Roleset latch.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "to get hold of, obtain":

Roles:

Arg0:obtainer, agent


Arg1:entity latched on

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
For , just as Mr. Giuliani latches on to an issue that [*T*-1] has Mr. Dinkins reeling , his campaign desperately needs cash [*] to keep Mr. Ailes 's commercials on the air beyond Wednesday or Thursday .
Arg0:	Mr. Giuliani
REL:	[ latches] [ on]
Arg1-to:	an issue that [*T*-1] has Mr. Dinkins reeling