Roleset plague.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "bother, pester, trouble":

Roles:

Arg0:botherer, agent


Arg1:bothered


Arg2:bothered by, plagued with

Examples:

active (-)
Many analysts said they weren't surprised that problems in many of Ryder's lines of business continued *trace* to plague the company.
Arg0:	*trace* -> problems in many of Ryder's lines of business
REL:	plague
Arg1:	the company




passive (-)
The Avon, Conn., company's stock hit a high in 1983 after it unveiled its Adam home computer, but the product was plagued *trace* with glitches and the company's fortunes plunged.
REL:	plagued
Arg1:	*trace* -> the product
Arg2-with:	glitches

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


different passive (-)
Par, a generic-drug maker that [*T*-2] has been plagued [*-1] by management problems, was already the subject of a federal criminal inquiry into the drug-approval process and a Food and Drug Administration investigation.
REL:	plagued
Arg1:	[*-1] -> [*T*-2] -> that -> a generic-drug maker
Arg0-by:	management problems

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


all args (-)
John plagues Mary constantly with his whining for attention.
Arg0:	John
REL:	plagues
Arg1:	Mary
Argm-TMP:	constantly
Arg2-with:	his whining for attention