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• [_ARG0 Taiwan] has improved its standing with the U.S. by *-2 initialing a bilateral copyright agreement , [_rel amending] [_ARG1 its trademark law] and introducing legislation 0 * to protect foreign movie producers from unauthorized showings of their films *T*-1 .
• Under a 1934 law , [_ARG1 the Johnson Debt Default Act] , as * [_rel amended] *-1 , it *EXP*-2 's illegal for Americans to extend credit to countries in default to the U.S. government , unless they are members of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund .
• SHAREDATA Inc. said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel amend] [_ARG1 a registration statement filed * with the Securities and Exchange Commission] [_ARGM-PRD *-1 to delete a plan * to sell 500,000 newly issued common shares] .
• The company said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel amended] [_ARG1 its shareholder rights plan] [_ARGM-MNR by *-2 reducing to 10 % from 20 % the level of ownership by an outsider that *T*-1 would trigger the issuance to other holders of rights * to buy additional shares of Nashua common at half price] .
• Moreover , the [_rel amended] [_ARG1 pact] shows how McCaw 's persistence has pushed LIN and BellSouth into a corner *T*-1 , *-2 forcing huge debt on the proposed new company .
• In response to BellSouth 's [_rel amended] [_ARG1 pact] , the Kirkland , Wash. , company extended its own offer * to buy 22 million LIN shares for $ 125 *U* apiece , which *T*-1 would give McCaw a 50.3 % controlling interest .
• [_ARGM-TMP Saturday] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel amended] [_ARG1 his remarks] [_ARG2 *-1 to say that he would continue *-2 to abide by the cease-fire if the U.S. ends its financial support for the Contras] .
• And [_ARG0 they] threatened *-1 to try *-2 to [_rel amend] [_ARG1 any other revenue bill in the Senate] with [_ARG2-with the capital-gains provision] .
• [_ARG0 PS of New Hampshire] [_rel amended] [_ARG1 its plan] [_ARG2 *-1 to call for two years of 5.5 % rate increases followed * by five years of 4.5 % increases] .
• [_ARG0 United Illuminating] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel amended] [_ARG1 its rate plan] .
• [_ARG0 The IRS] [_ARGM-TMP recently] [_rel amended] [_ARG1 the policy] [_ARG2 *-1 to cover stop-payment charges for checks lost * by the IRS] .
• Racial gerrymandering has been a familiar policy in New York City since 1970 , when [_ARG0 Congress] [_ARGM-TMP first] [_rel amended] [_ARG1 the Voting Rights Act] [_ARG2 *-2 to expand its reach beyond the Southern states] *T*-1 .
• Separately , [_ARG0 the company 's board] adopted a proposal * to [_rel amend] [_ARG1 its 1986 shareholder rights plan] , *-1 further insulating the company from takeover .
• The Illinois Legislature narrowly passed a parental-leave bill , which Gov. James Thompson vetoed *T*-1 , and [_ARG0 Iowa and Tennessee] [_rel amended] [_ARG1 laws] [_ARG2 0 *T*-2 to require that employers pay for breast-cancer exams] .
• Under the [_rel amended] [_ARG1 pension] program , AT&T managers who *T*-1 have at least five years of service will have five years added *-2 to their age and length of service for pension purposes .
• AT&T said 0 its [_rel amended] [_ARG1 pension] program will nearly double to 34,000 the number of managers eligible * to retire with immediate pension payments .
• `` We 're in the process of * discussing an [<sub>rel</sub> amended] [<sub>ARG1</sub> plan] with the creditors and anticipate * filing that amended plan shortly , '' Mr. Lorenzo told reporters *T*-1 .
• `` We 're in the process of * discussing an amended plan with the creditors and anticipate * filing that [_rel amended] [_ARG1 plan] shortly , '' Mr. Lorenzo told reporters *T*-1 .
• It lets victims elect *-2 to deduct casualty losses on either 1989 or [_rel amended] [_ARG1 1988] returns , whichever *T*-1 offers the larger tax benefit ; they have until April 16 * to choose .
• [_ARG0 *] [_rel Amending] [_ARG1 a 1988 return] [_ARG2 to claim a refund] brings cash faster ; but for personal losses , there are other factors 0 * to consider *T*-1 , notes 0 *T*-2 publisher Prentice Hall .
• In * filing an original -LRB- [_ARGM-NEG not] [_rel amended] -RRB- [_ARG1 return] , a couple should consider whether damaged property is owned *-1 jointly or separately and whether one spouse has larger income ; that may determine whether they should file jointly or separately .
• Instead of * banning such shopping , [_ARG0 the confederation] proposed * [_rel amending] [_ARG1 controls] [_ARG2 * to be sure 0 the privilege is n't abused *-1] ... .
• In an attempt * to give new momentum to European Community plans for a single currency , [_ARG0 EC government leaders] are likely *-1 to agree *-2 to set a date for * starting formal talks on * [_rel amending] [_ARG1 the EC 's founding Treaty of Rome] .
• Southmark said 0 [_ARG0 it] plans *-2 to [_rel amend] [_ARG1 its 10K] [_ARG2 *-3 to provide financial results] [_ARGM-TMP as soon as its audit is completed *-1] .
• Axa-Midi Assurances of France gave details of its financing plans for its proposed $ 4.5 billion *U* acquisition of Farmers Group Inc. , in [_rel amended] [_ARG1 filings] with insurance regulators in the nine U.S. states where Farmers operates *T*-1 .
• The [_rel amended] [_ARG1 filings] also point out that under a new agreement , Hoylake has an absolute obligation * to sell Farmers to Axa upon an acquisition of B.A.T .
• The [_rel amended] [_ARG1 filings] were required *-1 because of the new agreement between Axa and Hoylake , and * to reflect the extension that Sir James received *T*-2 last month under British takeover rules * to complete his proposed acquisition .
• A spokesman for B.A.T said of the [_rel amended] [_ARG1 filings] that , `` It would appear that nothing substantive has changed .