Roleset suffer.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "suffer":

Roles:

Arg0:entity suffering


Arg1:malady

Examples:

intransitive (-)
The company's return on equity could suffer if it made a higher bid.
Arg0:	The company's return on equity
Argm-MOD:	could
REL:	suffer
Argm-ADV:	if it made a higher bid




with PP-malady (-)
John suffers from delusions of grandeur.
Arg0:	John
REL:	suffers
Arg1-from:	delusions of grandeur




with S-malady (-)
Thou shalt not suffer a fool to live.
Arg0:	Thou
Argm-MOD:	shalt
Argm-NEG:	not
REL:	suffer
Arg1:	a fool to live

I doubt this latter syntax will come up in WSJ, but you never know.