Roleset persuade.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "impelled action":

Roles:

Arg0:convincer


Arg1:impelled agent


Arg2:impelled action, proposition

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


impelled action (-)
Mr. de Cholet said Mr. Fournier's biggest hope was *trace* to somehow persuade regulatory authorities to block the bid.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Mr. Fournier's
Argm-ADV:	somehow
REL:	persuade
Arg1:	regulatory authorities
Arg2:	to block the bid

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


proposition (-)
In an attempt *trace* to persuade investors that his bid wasn't just ``a stock play,'' Mr. Trump promised last week to notify the market before selling any shares.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Mr. Trump
REL:	persuade
Arg1:	investors
Arg2:	his bid was n't just `` a stock play