Rolesets - afflict

afflict

afflict.01 - suffer

AFFLICT-V NOTES: Member of Vncls amuse-31.1. (from afflict.01-v)

Aliases:

afflict (v.)
affliction (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of suffering
ARG1-PPT: entity suffering
ARG2-MNR: instrument, if separate from arg0

active, no instrument

But the former U.S. president 's sixth visit to China , during which he spoke at length with Chinese leaders , was nowhere near as successful at easing
strainsARG0
thatR-ARG0
have
recentlyARGM-TMP
afflictedrel
the Sino - U.S. relationshipARG1
.

passive, no instrument

Mr. Bennett declared in April that he would make Washington a `` test case '' for how the Bush administration would aid
citiesARG1
afflictedrel
by heavy drug trafficking and violenceARG0
.

watch out. all args.

The hand of the LORD was heavy against the people of Ashdod , and
heARG0
terrified and
afflictedrel
themARG1
with tumorsARG2