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[_ARG0 The funding mechanism , which *T*-80 has received congressional approval and is expected *-1 to be signed *-83 by President Bush ,] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the antitrust operations of the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission] .
London share prices were bolstered *-1 largely by continued gains on Wall Street and [_ARG0 technical factors] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 demand for London 's blue-chip stocks] .
`` The sustained level of confidence can be attributed *-3 to [_ARG0 the continued favorable circumstances] which *T*-1 [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the consumer 's day-to-day economic life] , '' said *T*-2 Mr. Linden .
An official at Wako Securities said 0 these investors feel the need * to make quick profits , despite destabilizing external factors , such as political uncertainty tied * to the ruling party 's fate at next year 's Lower House elections - [_ARG0 an event] which *T*-76 [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-MNR directly] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the stock market] .
Some U.S. allies are complaining that President Bush is pushing conventional-arms talks too quickly , *-1 creating a risk that negotiators will make [_ARG0 errors] that *T*-105 [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the security of Western Europe] [_ARGM-TMP for years] .
Many in the Bay Area 's pastry community express disbelief that Ms. Shere kept only one copy of such valuable notes , but she has received moral support from Baker 's Dozen , a group of California pastry chefs that *T*-145 meets regularly *-3 to discuss issues like how * to keep meringues from weeping *T*-1 and [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG0 bovine eating habits] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 butter texture] *T*-2 .
I am not a proponent of everything 0 Gandhi did *T*-1 , but some of his law breaking was justified because India was then under occupation by a foreign power , and Indians were not able *-2 to participate fully in [_ARG0 decisions] that *T*-263 [_ARGM-MNR vitally] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 them] .
The group 's Mark Cahoon says 0 its efforts begun * in 1989 have led to the introduction of bills *ICH*-3 *PPA*-1 in Massachusetts , Minnesota and Colorado 0 *T*-2 to establish [_ARG0 evenhanded procedures] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 all kinds of taxpayers] .
Nekoosa 's poison pill allows shareholders to vote *-2 to rescind it , but Georgia-Pacific is n't likely *-1 to pursue such a course immediately because [_ARG0 that] would take 90 to 120 days , and [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the provisions of the Maine law] .
No single bill this year includes more discretionary spending for domestic programs and , apart from the space station , the measure incorporates [_ARG0 far-reaching provisions] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the federal mortgage market] .
[_ARG0 LTV 's planned increase , which *T*-101 was announced *-1 in an Oct. 26 memo to district managers ,] does [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 electrogalvanized steel or tin plate] .
Since most prosecutors would n't be able *-2 to demonstrate conclusively that [_ARG0 racial considerations] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 sentencing] , executions everywhere might come to a halt , Mr. Boyd explains 0 *T*-1 .
According to Drexel 's Mr. Demler , the potential strike is expected *-3 to be resolved *-1 quickly , which *T*-2 may be [_ARGM-CAU one reason] why [_ARG0 the situation] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 prices] [_ARGM-EXT much] *T*-4 .
[_ARG1 About $ 550 million *U* of long-term debt] is [_rel affected] *-4 , [_ARGM-DIS according to Moody 's] .
[_ARG0 The high court 's decision , expected * next spring ,] [_ARGM-MOD may] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the stability of many large corporate pension plans that *T*-1 have relied on the availability of pension insurance provided * by the federal pension regulatory and insurance agency] .
In the aftermath of the Beijing massacre on June 4 , economists advanced wildly divergent views on [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG1 Hong Kong] [_ARGM-MOD would] be [_rel affected] *-1 *T*-2 .
`` When the economy loses a big portion of its work force that *T*-2 also happens *-6 to include its most productive members *T*-5 , [_ARG1 economic growth] is bound *-3 to be [_rel affected] *-1 , '' says *T*-4 Anthong Wong , an economist with Hang Seng Bank .
[_ARG1 About $ 518 million *U* of debt] is [_rel affected] *-1 .
[_ARG0 Stock-index arbitrage -- the computer-guided buying and selling of stocks with offsetting trades in stock-index futures 0 *T*-1 to profit from fleeting price discrepancies --] [_rel affects] [_ARG1 the OTC market] [_ARGM-MNR directly] [_ARGM-MNR through the 31 stocks included * in Standard & Poor 's 500-stock index] .
A senior dealer with Warburg Securities noted 0 [_ARG1 British Gas , the most active blue-chip stock at 20 million shares traded * ,] was [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the political implications of Mr. Lawson 's departure and Mrs. Thatcher 's cabinet shuffle] .
And Judge Newman , a former patent lawyer , wrote in her dissent when the court denied a motion for a rehearing of the case by the full court *T*-1 , `` [_ARG0 The panel 's judicial legislation] has [_rel affected] [_ARG1 an important high-technological industry] , [_ARGM-MNR without regard to the consequences for research and innovation or the public interest] . ''
[_ARG1 Big chunks of the government budget , like the entitlement programs of Social Security and Medicare ,] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] be [_rel affected] *-1 .
[_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG1 about 120 employees] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the agreement] .
He said 0 there are [_ARG0 two reports *ICH*-2 *ICH*-3] this week that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD might] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 prices] : the purchasing managers report on Wednesday and the unemployment report on Friday .
Shoney 's said 0 [_ARG0 the latest restructuring] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 bank indebtedness that *T*-1 was incurred *-3 * to finance $ 585 million *U* of the company 's $ 728 million *U* recapitalization that *T*-2 took place in]
[_ARGM-ADV Although we were white] , [_ARG0 the same economic factors *ICH*-1] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 us] as * affects the black people 0 Mr. Farney writes about *T*-2 .
Although we were white , [_ARG0 the same economic factors *ICH*-1] affected us as * [_rel affects] [_ARG1 the black people 0 Mr. Farney writes about *T*-2] .
Step 2 examines how four progressively lower budget scenarios would change the baseline *T*-1 and [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG0 these changes] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 our national security] *T*-2 .
* To argue that [_ARG0 this] is `` not likely '' *-1 to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the economy] [_ARGM-MNR in positive ways] is contrary both to recent experience with capital-gains tax cuts and to common sense .
[_ARG0 The closing] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 about 3,000 workers] and eliminate production of 700 cars .
The plant builds chassis for recreational vehicles and [_ARG1 about 450 workers] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the closing] .
Computer experts familiar with the flaws , found * in Intel 's 80486 chip , say 0 [_ARG0 the defects] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the average user] and are likely *-2 to be cleared *-1 up before most computers using the chip as their `` brains '' appear on the market sometime next year .
`` [_ARG0 These errata] do [_ARGM-NEG not] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 business programs] , '' he said *T*-1 .
But while International Business Machines Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp. say 0 the bugs will delay products , most big computer makers said 0 [_ARG0 the flaws] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 them] .
`` [_ARG0 These bugs] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 our schedule] [_ARGM-ADV at all] , '' he said *T*-1 .
While [_ARG0 the joint venture] [_rel affects] [_ARG1 only a small part of Bethlehem 's operations] , it is significant because it marks the first time 0 the nation 's No. 2 steelmaker has joined forces with a foreign partner *T*-1 .
[_ARG0 The shift] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 operations] .
The complex bill , introduced * by Sens. Patrick Leahy -LRB- D. , Vt. -RRB- , Richard Lugar -LRB- R. , Ind. -RRB- , and Bob Kerrey -LRB- D. , Neb. -RRB- , covers a wide range of [_ARG0 provisions] that *T*-2 [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the funding and authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission] and would profoundly change the way 0 the industry is regulated *-1 *T*-3 .
The high-tech industry is full of [_ARG1 the kind] of arrangement that [_ARG0 the new guidelines] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel affect] *T*-1 .
Among other provisions , the NIH guidelines would prohibit researchers and members of their immediate families from *-3 holding stock in [_ARG1 any company] that *T*-2 is [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the outcome of their research] .
Mr. Breeden , in his first testimony to Congress since * taking the SEC post , said 0 the agency is studying the Friday the 13th market plunge , including [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG0 current circuit breakers] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 the market] [_ARGM-TMP that day and the following Monday] *T*-1 .
KKR already has made about $ 1 billion *U* of gains from earlier transactions with SCI TV , [_ARGM-DIS thus] [_ARG1 it] is [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_ARGM-MNR significantly] [_rel affected] by [_ARG0-by the company 's troubles] .
Separately , the House last night approved a nearly $ 67 billion *U* compromise spending bill providing the first construction funds for the administration 's ambitious space station in fiscal 1990 and incorporating [_ARG0 far-reaching provisions] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the federal mortgage market] .
* To top off [_ARG0 the bearish factors] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 yesterday 's trading] , late October weather , especially in the Northeast U.S. , continues *-1 to be very moderate , * leaving heating oil futures trading lackluster .
[_ARG0 Moody 's changes] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 the following issues] :
Those who *T*-1 are n't worried about [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG0 Japanese manufacturers ' investments] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 trade] *T*-2 note that many new products are n't replacements for imports .
We do n't think 0 [_ARG0 this] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 that] . ''
Still , some lawyers say 0 [_ARG0 the mergers slowdown] has [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 foreign buyers] [_ARGM-EXT as much as domestic ones] .
`` Hurricane Hugo losses and the continuing industrywide downturn in the property and casualty insurance business were [_ARG0 the major factors] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 quarterly comparisons] , '' said *T*-1 Rand V. Araskog , chairman and chief executive officer .
Indeed , when the Bush administration finally decided this summer *-1 to renew import restrictions *T*-2 -- [_ARG0 arguably the most important decision] 0 *T*-3 to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the steel industry] in five years -- Mr. Corry and his directors were aboard helicopters , high above Marathon 's rich oil reserves in the North Sea .
[_ARG0 Unused houses] deteriorate rapidly , * [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the value of nearby homes] ; in a domino effect , the entire neighborhood can fall *-1 victim .
Still , analysts do n't expect [_ARG0 the buy-back] to [_ARGM-MNR significantly] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 per-share earnings] [_ARGM-TMP in the short term] .
[_ARG0 One big factor] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the fiscal second half] will be the new stewardship of Edwin L. Artzt , who *T*-1 becomes chairman and chief executive officer in January .
The state had sought as much as $ 4.1 billion *U* in relief , but yesterday the House approved a more general scaled-back measure calling for $ 2.85 billion *U* in aid , the bulk of which *T*-1 would go to California , with an unspecified amount going to [_ARG1 regions] [_rel affected] * by [_ARG0-by Hurricane Hugo] .
The bank said 0 [_ARG0 the increase in loan-loss provisions] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the payment of dividends] .
[_ARG0 The delays] [_ARGM-ADV mainly] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 sales of data base management products , a core area for both Computer Associates and Cullinet , as well as sales of other products as part of package sales] .
[_ARGM-TMP As of June 30 , 1989 -- the day 0 our past fiscal year came to a close *T*-2 --] [_ARG1 only 4.1 % of the Bank 's portfolio] was [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by arrears of over six months] .
NOVEMBER BALLOTS will contain [_ARG0 few referendum or initiative issues] that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MNR especially] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 small business] .
[_ARG0 It] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the perceptions of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System , and the informed public generally , as to what *T*-1 constitutes a reasonable degree of price stability] .
[_ARG0 Growing pressures on the Arizona real-estate market] are [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the thrift] ; Pinnacle West told Dow Jones Professional Investor Report 0 it may consider *-1 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if it ca n't reach an agreement *ICH*-2 with federal regulators * to provide additional capital to MeraBank .
American Express , Kraft General Foods , and Mattel executives said 0 [_ARG0 the move] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 their relationships with the ad agency] .
Mr. Savaiko theorized that [_ARG0 the news on cold fusion] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the market] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARGM-CAU because many traders have already been badly burnt *-1 by such stories] .
`` [_ARGM-ADV On the negative side] , [_ARG1 the market] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by constant supply in all sectors of the market] , '' said *T*-2 William M. Brachfeld , economist at Daiwa Securities America Inc .
[_ARG0 Mr. Jefferies 's performance as a witness] was expected *-1 to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 his sentencing] .
Growing public fears about the Soviet environment is [_ARG0 one new factor] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 some joint-venture plans] .
The bill would `` divert scarce resources of the commission away from broker-dealers into [_ARG0 areas] which *T*-1 simply have no way of * [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 broker-dealers] , '' Mr. Raoul-Duval said 0 *T*-2 .
What *T*-1 gives these events particular significance , however , is the fact that they are part of [_ARG0 a wider drama] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the strategic positions of both the U.S. and the Soviet Union on the horn of Africa] .
Separately , Standard & Poor 's Corp. lowered its ratings on Valley National Corp. 's senior debt to double-B from double-B-plus , [_ARG0 *] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 about $ 300 million *U* of long-term debt] .
But , in the past 10 days , he has taken [_ARG0 a series] of body blows to his pride and his reputation that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-MNR adversely] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 his ability * to govern this tumultuous city] [_ARGM-ADV should he become New York 's first black mayor] .
We are n't selling bonds right now , and I do n't think 0 [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the value of our existing bonds] . ''
The Tempe , Ariz. , maker of underground fuel-storage systems said 0 [_ARG1 the most recent period] was [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by customers ' problems * complying with recent Environmental Protection Agency regulations] .
They said 0 the president conceded 0 [_ARG0 the notification requirement] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 his decision * to lend only minor support to this month 's Panama coup effort] .
Bush conceded that [_ARG0 the requirement] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 a decision * to lend only minor support to this month 's failed effort * to oust Panama 's Noriega] , aides said 0 *T*-1 .
Further , he said 0 *T*-1 , [_ARG0 an internal reorganization 0 *T*-2 to combine several divisions into the Information Technology Group] is expected *-3 to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 fourth-quarter results] [_ARGM-EXT by an undisclosed amount] .
The company said 0 it does n't expect [_ARG0 the new line 's capacity] to [_ARGM-MNR adversely] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the company 's existing hot-dipped galvanizing lines] .
[_ARG1 Mid-sized companies] were [_ARGM-EXT most] [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by talk of layoffs or plant closings] .
The problem , says 0 *T*-1 Mr. D'Arcy , a psychologist , is that `` it *EXP*-2 's very hard * to get any hard measures on [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG0 stress] [_rel affects] [_ARG1 job performance] *T*-3 .
In terms of days lost * on the job , the study estimated that each [_rel affected] [_ARG1 employee] loses about 16 work days a year because of stress , anxiety or depression .
Mr. Johnson said 0 [_ARG1 Western Digital 's plant in Puerto Rico] was [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by Hurricane Hugo] , losing three days ' production because of the storm , which *T*-2 wrecked much of the Caribbean island 's infrastructure .
[_ARGM-ADV If a bank 's credit rating was lowered *-1 because of , say , its loans to Third World nations] , [_ARG0 that] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the ratings , liquidity and prices of the asset-backed issues that the bank supports *T*-2] .
[_ARG0 The charge] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 net for the quarter] [_ARGM-CAU as it was offset *-1 by tax benefits] .
Although [_ARG1 ARCO 's head office , more than 300 miles from the epicenter ,] was [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by this week 's tremors] , Ms. Masaki-Schatz used the occasion *-2 to distribute a three-page memo of `` Earthquake Tips '' to 1,200 ARCO employees .
Although officials of the savings and loan , a unit of Great Western Financial Corp. , used some of their new plans and equipment during this week 's quake , they still lost touch for more than 24 hours with 15 branches in the [_rel affected] [_ARG1 areas] , *-3 not knowing if employees were injured *-1 or vaults were broken *-2 *-4 open .
[_ARG0 Hurricane Hugo , an Atlantic storm ,] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 Vista] .
`` I do n't know if [_ARG0 this] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 one institution or a hundred] , '' Mr. Lowell says *T*-1 .
In the quarterly report , Arthur Ochs Sulzberger , New York Times Co. chairman and chief executive officer , said 0 [_ARG0 negative factors] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 third-quarter earnings] will continue .
At Fireman 's Fund Corp. , a spokesman said 0 142 claims were received *-1 in the first 24 hours after the quake , and the company is braced *-2 for as many as 5,000 claims from its 35,000 residential *RNR*-3 and 35,000 business *RNR*-3 policyholders in the [_rel affected] [_ARG1 area] .
[_ARG0 The restructuring] calls for a 24 % reduction in its work force over the next two months , *-2 [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 about 525 jobs] , Cipher Data said 0 *T*-1 .
`` My gut feeling is that [_ARG1 the Marina properties] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel affected] *-1 , '' said *T*-2 Grace Perkins , senior vice president at Grubb & Ellis Residential Brokerage Inc .
Neither she nor other real-estate executives and brokers could project how much less Marina properties might bring *T*-1 , but she said 0 [_ARG0 the two-tier price structure] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 prices] `` [_ARGM-TMP for a while] . ''
Chrysler officials said 0 the plant is scheduled *-2 to resume production on Nov. 20. , and [_ARG1 3,300 hourly workers] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel affected] *-1 .
[_ARG0 The shutdown] [_rel affects] [_ARG1 3,000 workers] and will cut output by about 4,320 cars .
BankAmerica spokesmen said 0 preliminary reports indicate 0 [_ARG1 the company] was [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_ARGM-MNR materially] [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the Tuesday earthquake] .
[_ARG0 These actions] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 results] [_ARGM-CAU because the gain on the sale of the European cosmetics businesses was offset *-1 by provisions relating to the Brazil divestiture and drug restructuring] .
`` [_ARGM-ADV If it causes management to take their eye off the ball] , [_ARG1 inventory shrinkage] is going *-2 to be [_rel affected] *-1 , '' says *T*-3 Lewis Shealy , vice president for loss prevention at Marshall Field 's , the department store chain .
A Japan Air Lines spokesman said 0 [_ARG1 its flights into *RNR*-2 and out of *RNR*-2 San Francisco] were [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affected] *-1 , but * getting information about its operations was difficult .
AMR 's board , in a statement after a regular meeting yesterday , said : `` [_ARG0 Ill-considered and reckless acquisition proposals] [_ARGM-MNR adversely] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 employee , financial and business] relationships and are contrary to the best interests of AMR shareholders ... .
And if I think that some people -LCB- on HUD Secretary Jack Kemp 's -RCB- staff are off base in terms in which they 're evaluating [_ARG0 certain things] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 my hometown] *T*-1 , I have *-2 to tell you something -- I 'm not going *-3 to take it .
[_ARG0 The decision] , which *T*-3 [_rel affects] [_ARG1 millions of dollars of trading positions] , was made *-1 late yesterday because the Pacific exchange 's options floor was shut *-2 down as a result of Tuesday 's earthquake .
Sutro 's Oakland office executed orders through [_ARG1 the Sacramento office] , which *T*-1 was [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affected] *-2 by [_ARG0-by the quake] .
A report issued * late yesterday by Standard & Poor 's Corp. concluded 0 the quake wo n't cause `` wide-scale credit deterioration '' for issuers and debt issues in [_ARG1 the 12-county area] of Northern California [_rel affected] * by [_ARG0-by the quake] .
[_ARG1 Some issues] were [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by Tuesday 's devastating earthquake in the San Francisco area] .
Pacific Gas & Electric fell 3\/8 to 19 5\/8 in Big Board composite trading of 1.7 million shares and Pacific Telesis Group slipped 5\/8 to 44 5\/8 as the companies worked *-1 to restore service to [_ARG1 areas] [_rel affected] * by [_ARG0-by the quake] .
[_ARG0 Most of the factory closings and job cutbacks] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 Trinova 's Aeroquip operations , which *T*-1 manufacture automotive plastics , hoses and other industrial and automotive parts] .
Foreign debt falling outside the net of [_rel affected] [_ARG1 indebtedness] -- which Mr. Stahl estimated *T*-1 at $ 12 billion *U* -- would remain not subject to the debt arrangements .
[_ARG0 The closing] , *-2 [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 266 employees] , will continue at least until roads are cleared *-1 .
But [_ARG1 most businesses in the Bay area , including Silicon Valley ,] were [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_ARGM-MNR greatly] [_rel affected] *-1 .
Much of the jockeying by OTC traders and investors centered on shares of [_ARG1 companies] that *T*-2 [_ARGM-MOD might] be [_ARGM-MNR financially] [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by damage from the devastating earthquake in northern California] .
For one thing , quite a number of the leading spokesmen on Wall Street are not portfolio managers , who *T*-2 understand that [_ARG1 the value of assets] is [_ARGM-MNR greatly] [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by how government taxes those assets *T*-3] .
In fact , at one point Merry Chase -LRB- Melinda Mullins -RRB- , a cool , carefully coiffed television announcer , recites a list of a dozen or more scandals of recent years , *-1 concluding with [_ARG0 those] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the savings and loan industry] .
`` Even though [_ARG0 these favorable trends in lung-cancer mortality] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 all sex and race groups] , they ca n't be taken *-1 for granted , '' the report says *T*-2 .
A House-Senate conference approved an estimated $ 67 billion *U* fiscal 1990 spending bill that *T*-1 provides a 28 % increase for space research and development and incorporates [_ARG0 far-reaching provisions] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the federal mortgage market] .
[_ARG0 The second provision] , [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 so-called 235 mortgages] , has met strong opposition from investment bankers represented * by the Public Securities Association .
NASA said 0 [_ARG0 the Galileo worm] had [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 its computers or the computers of other government agencies] [_ARGM-CAU because they had modified their systems *-1 to reject worms] .
NASA estimated that , [_ARGM-TMP on Monday] , [_ARG1 about four computer centers] were [_rel affected] *-1 .
NASA said 0 it will take about a week before it knows [_ARG1 exactly how many centers of the 6,000 connected * to Internet] *T*-2 were [_rel affected] *-1 and the extent of the damage , if any .
[_ARG0 The intruder , among the broadest yet 0 *T*-2 to hit a research network ,] appeared *-3 to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 only Digital Equipment Corp. hardware that *T*-1 uses Digital 's VAX\/VMS operating system] .
In this light , the comparative advantages of legislative law-making become clear : -LRB- 1 -RRB- Before it acts , the legislature typically will hear the views of representatives of [_ARG1 all those] [_rel affected] * by [_ARG0-by its decision] , not just the immediate parties before the court ; and -LRB- 2 -RRB- the legislature can frame `` bright line '' standards that *T*-1 create less uncertainty than the fact-bound decisions of courts .
Also , profit was hurt *-1 by [_ARG0 the strength of the dollar overseas] which *T*-2 [_ARGM-MNR negatively] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 the company 's currency-exchange rate] .
A $ 67 billion *U* spending bill *ICH*-1 was approved *-2 by House-Senate conferees that *T*-3 includes [_ARG0 major provisions] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the federal mortgage market] .
`` These are just baby steps toward real interactive video , which I believe 0 *T*-1 will be [_ARG0 the biggest thing] [_ARGM-TMP yet] 0 *T*-2 to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 television] , '' he says *T*-3 .
[_ARG0 Delayed financings] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the operations of many companies] .
Business , however , continues *-1 to be `` robust , '' and [_ARG0 the stock market] has [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 the concern 's expansion plans] , says 0 *T*-2 Todd Krasnow , a senior executive .
[_ARG0 These factors , combined with a strong dollar ,] [_ARGM-MOD should] [_ARGM-MNR negatively] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the current quarter 's results] , NCR said 0 *T*-1 .
The computer maker , which *T*-2 sells more than half its goods outside the U.S. , also said 0 [_ARG0 the negative effect of a stronger U.S. dollar] [_ARGM-MOD will] `` [_ARGM-MNR adversely] [_rel affect] '' [_ARG1 its fourth-quarter performance] and `` make it *EXP*-1 difficult '' * to better 1988 results .
[_ARGM-DIS In addition to a general slowing of the computer industry] , [_ARG1 NCR , which *T*-2 sells automated teller machines and computerized cash registers ,] is [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the retail and financial sectors , `` areas of the economy that *T*-3 have generally not been robust] , '' notes 0 *T*-4 Sanjiv G. Hingorani , an analyst for Salomon Brothers Inc .
The rules should be established *-3 by agreement of the officials of all [_rel affected] [_ARG1 exchanges] acting under the oversight *RNR*-2 and with the approval *RNR*-2 of the government regulatory agencies .
A careful look reveals that where deal financing has been secured *-1 *T*-3 , [_ARG1 the target 's stock price] was [_ARGM-NEG not] [_rel affected] *-2 [_ARGM-TMP on Friday] .
The rating agency said 0 [_ARG1 about $ 85 million *U* in securities] was [_rel affected] *-1 .
`` India may have felt that if there was a severe drop in the stock market and [_ARG0 it] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 sugar] , it could buy at lower prices , '' said *T*-1 Judith Ganes , analyst for Shearson Lehman Hutton , New York .
[_ARG1 America West] , though , is a smaller airline and therefore [_ARGM-ADV more] [_rel affected] by [_ARG0 the delayed delivery of a single plane] than many of its competitors would be *?* .
[_ARGM-TMP At this point] , [_ARG1 no other America West flights -- including its new service at San Antonio , Texas ; Newark , N.J. ; and Palmdale , Calif. --] have been [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the delays in Boeing deliveries] .
The spokesman said 0 the broadcast unit will be disbanded *-1 Dec. 1 , and [_ARG0 the move] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 RJR 's print , radio and spot-television buying practices] .
[_ARG1 Third-quarter profit estimates for several companies] are being [_ARGM-MNR strongly] [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the price of newsprint , which *T*-2 in the last two years has had several price increases] .
`` Improved paper prices will help * offset weakness in linage , but [_ARG0 the retailers ' problems] have [_rel affected] [_ARG1 the amount of ad linage 0 they usually run *T*-1] , '' said *T*-2 Edward J. Atorino , industry analyst for Salomon Brothers Inc .
But Canadian auto workers may benefit from [_ARG0 a separate GM move] that *T*-1 [_rel affects] [_ARG1 three U.S. car plants and one in Quebec] .
[_ARG0 The real estate slump that *T*-1 's pushing down the price of New York office space and housing] is [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel affecting] [_ARG1 the city 's retail real estate market] .
[_ARG0 The same factors limiting demand for office space] have [_rel affected] [_ARG1 retailing] .
[_ARG0 The revenue-raising provisions] , which *T*-7 [_rel affect] [_ARG1 mostly corporations] , would :
And he has kept mum on [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG0 his decision] [_ARGM-MOD might] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 a bid for United Airlines , which *T*-1 includes a big stake by British Airways PLC] *T*-2 .
`` [_ARG0 That] [_ARGM-ADV really] [_rel affected] [_ARG1 the market] [_ARGM-ADV in that people started *-2 to ask ` What else *T*-1 is in trouble ? '] ''
James Oberstar , the Minnesota Democrat who *T*-2 chairs the Public Works and Transportation Committee 's aviation subcommittee , has put an anti-airline takeover bill on supersonic speed so that [_ARG0 it] would be passed *-1 in time * to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 the American and United Air Lines bids] .
[_ARG0 The Boeing strike] is starting *-1 to [_rel affect] [_ARG1 airlines] .
Freeport-McMoRan said 0 [_ARG0 the shutdown] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel affect] [_ARG1 sales volumes under long-term sales contracts of its Freeport Uranium Recovery Co. unit] , but will reduce the amount of product sold * on the spot market .
Traders and investment bankers said 0 LIN shares were n't hurt *-3 much because BellSouth is viewed *-1 as [_ARG1 a well-financed corporate buyer] unlikely * to be [_rel affected] *-2 by [_ARG0-by skittishness among bankers or bond buyers] .
`` I ca n't believe that [_ARG1 any potential buyer for Hilton] would be [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by one day 's trading] , '' Mr. Lebo said *T*-2 .
Although the manufacturers stress that [_ARG1 production] has [_ARGM-NEG n't] been [_rel affected] *-1 by [_ARG0-by China 's political turmoil] , they are looking for additional sites .
Much of the earnings decline was led *-1 by [_ARG0 currency-exchange rate adjustments] , which *T*-2 [_rel affected] [_ARG1 the bottom line] [_ARGM-EXT by $ 15.3 million *U* , or 17 cents a share , compared with $ 3.6 million *U* , or four cents a share , the previous year] .