Rolesets - assist

assist

assist.01 - help, assist

ASSIST-V NOTES: Member of Vncls help-72-1. Comparison with 'help'. (from assist.01-v)
ASSISTANCE-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb assist.01, OntoNotes grouping assistance-n sense 1; maps to VN class help-72-1. Framed by Claire. (from assistance.01-n)
Args 2 and 3 are reversed from 'help' (from assist.01-v)

Aliases:

assistance (n.)
assist (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: assistant
ARG1-GOL: assisted
ARG2-PPT: project

all arguments present

Sotheby 's vice president Diana Levitt says
the auction houseARG0
has been ``
assistingrel
''
Mr. PaulARG1
in selling the paintingsARG2
.

missing assisted entity

Price Stern Sloan Inc. said it hired
an investment banking firmARG0
to
assistrel
in evaluating restructuring or merger alternativesARG2
and reported a net loss of $ 8.1 million , or $ 2.14 a share , for the third quarter ended Sept.

missing project

The troubled Minneapolis - based railroad concern said the committee has the authority to hire
financial and legal advisersARG0
to
assistrel
itARG1
.

Args 0 & 1

The
UN 'sARG0
assistancerel
to AfricaARG1
began several years ago .

ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

Wu suggests that
organizations in Taiwan which are dedicated to teaching management methods , such as the China Productivity CenterARG0
,
shouldARGM-MOD
assistrel
companiesARG1
in systematizing and selling the rights to their mangement and operating philosophies , so that the uniquely flexible Taiwan approach to business can be reproduced and marketed worldwideARG2
.