Roleset proffer.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "offer, give":

Roles:

Arg0:giver


Arg1:thing given


Arg2:entity given to

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


one what? (-)
To hear most U.S. growers tell it, we'd still be in Paradise if the serpent had proffered one to Eve.
Arg0:	the serpent
REL:	proffered
Arg1:	one
Arg2-to:	Eve

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


missing recipient (-)
Los Angeles financier Marvin Davis, who put United in play with a $5.4 billion bid two months ago, last night proffered both a ray of hope and an extra element of uncertainty by saying he remains interested in acquiring UAL.
Arg0:	Los Angeles financier Marvin Davis, who put United in play with a $5.4 billion bid two months ago,
ArgM-TMP:	last night
REL:	proffered
Arg1:	both a ray of hope and an extra element of uncertainty
ArgM-MNR:	by saying he remains interested in acquiring UAL

'Proffer' is really just a pretentious way of saying 'offer'.