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

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity making a threat


Arg1:threat


Arg2:'benefactive', entity threatened

Examples:

sentential threat (-)
The new Wall Street of computers and automated trading threatens to make dinosaurs of the 49 Big Board stock-specialist firms.
Arg0:	The new Wall Street of computers and automated trading
REL:	threatens
Arg1:	to make dinosaurs of the 49 Big Board stock-specialist firms




nominal threat (-)
The announced sale of the reserves was followed by news that investor Carl Icahn had increased his stake in USX to 13.1% and threatened a takeover or other business combination.
Arg0:	investor Carl Icahn
REL:	threatened
Arg1:	a takeover or other business combination




with benefactive (-)
Mary threatened John with a large knife.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	threatened
Arg2:	John
Arg1-with:	a large knife