Rolesets - position

position

position.01 - put in a particular location, or describe

POSITION-V NOTES: The latter example actually effectively has S[ NP[ Britain's LaborParty] VP[ regain control...]]. Damn those ECM verbs already! (from position.01-v)
POSITIONING-N NOTES: position.01 (from positioning.01-n)

Aliases:

positioning (n.)
position (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent, putter
ARG1-PPT: thing positioned, often REC
ARG2-GOL: location or position, or attribute of arg1

verbal

One investment banker said
Mr. SteinbergARG0
may be trying to
positionrel
himselfARG1
as a friendly investor who could help UAL Chairman Stephen Wolf revive a failed labor - management bidARG2
.

adjectival, sorta

He attributed the unusually high volume to broad - based selling on fears that the Thatcher government may be in turmoil and
Britain 's Labor PartyARG1
positionedrel
to regain control of the government and renew efforts at nationalizationARG2
.

Arg0,1,2

It is exactly because of
hisARG0
positioningrel
himselfARG1
as a comedian with no agenda , or with and agenda that is decidedly apoliticalARG2
, that Jon Stewart was given the credit and trust by most people who claim that they hate politics and distrust all politicians .

position.02 - stance, view, or perspective

Based on Arabic translation data. No comparion. No VN class. Framed by Katie.

Aliases:

position (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: viewer, entity taking a stance
ARG1-PPT: topic, thing opined on
ARG2-PRD: stance, opinion, attribute

args 0 and 1

Lebanon 'sARG0
positionrel
on financial reformARG1

with arg 2

The govenmentARG0
's
positionrel
that global warming is a mythARG2