Roleset rebut.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make a rebuttal":

Roles:

Arg0:entity making a rebuttal


Arg1:in response to

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Japanese government officials, *trace* eager *trace* to rebut foreign criticism of Japanese investments overseas, hailed the transaction as proof foreigners can make similar investments in Japan.
Arg0:	*trace* -> *trace* -> Japanese government officials
REL:	rebut
Arg1:	foreign criticism of Japanese investments overseas

Roleset rebut.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "say as a rebuttal":

Roles:

Arg0:speaker


Arg1:spoken words

Examples:

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


polytheistic prurience (-)
`` The gods seemed [*-1] to think sex pretty important '' , she rebutted [*T*-2] .
Arg0:	she
REL:	rebutted
Arg1:	[*T*-2] -> The gods seemed [*-1] to think sex pretty important