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• With the biggest wine-buying period of the year looming as [_ARG1 the holidays] [_rel approach] , it *EXP*-1 will be interesting * to see how the superpremiums fare .
• [_ARG1 Buick] [_rel approached] [_ARG2 American Express] about [_ARGM-PNC a joint promotion] [_ARGM-CAU because its card holders generally have a `` good credit history '' and are `` good at * making payments] , '' says *T*-1 a spokeswoman for the division .
• The woman appeared in court Thursday *-3 to enter her plea , but when [_ARG1 she] started *-4 to [_rel approach] [_ARG2 the bench] *T*-2 , she was stopped *-1 by Judge Hancock .
• [_ARG1 The ad agency] had [_rel approached] [_ARG2 Ms. Midler] [_ARGM-ADV about appearing] , but she declined , *-2 citing a longstanding policy of * refusing advertising work .
• Jim Unruh , Unisys 's president , said 0 [_ARG1 he] is [_rel approaching] [_ARG2 next year] [_ARGM-MNR with caution] .
• Milton Roy disclosed in May that [_ARG2 it] was [_rel approached] *-1 [_ARGM-PNC for a possible acquisition by Thermo Electron , which *T*-2 agreed *-3 to purchase Milton Roy 's liquid-chromatography line for $ 22 million *U* in February] .
• [_ARG1 The latter two and Judge Daniel M. Friedman , 73 ,] are [_rel approaching] [_ARG2 senior status or retirement] .
• [_ARG1 They] are [_rel approaching] [_ARG2 everyone on the street] and asking if they want *-1 to be in a docudrama . ''
• For example , the spokesman says 0 [_ARG2 Dentsu] has been [_rel approached] *-1 by [_ARG1-by banks and securities companies] [_ARGM-TMP a number of times] [_ARGM-PNC *-2 to invest in the troubled British marketing group Saatchi & Saatchi PLC] .
• About 10 % of [_ARG2 the school districts] [_rel approached] * have rejected the network .
• [_ARG1 Rates *ICH*-1] [_rel approach] [_ARG2 6.5 %] [_ARGM-ADV on five-year municipals] .
• But company insiders estimated that [_ARG1 the loss] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel approach] [_ARG2 the equivalent of $ 10 million *U*] .
• [_ARG2 Seven Japanese department-store groups] were [_rel approached] *-1 by [_ARG1-by investment bankers representing Bloomingdale 's chairman , Marvin Traub] , and more than half are seeking additional information on the group , bankers say 0 *T*-2 .
• One recruiter working with Mr. Meyer was so generous with $ 10 and $ 20 *U* bills that prospects sang `` Here Comes *T*-2 Santa Claus '' when [<sub>ARG1</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> As the session broke up] , [<sub>ARG2</sub> I] was [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *-1 by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> a man who *T*-2 identified himself as the alumni director of a Big Ten university] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last month] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mercedes-Benz executives] [<sub>rel</sub> approached] [<sub>ARG2</sub> state revenue officials] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 complaining about bad press] , the commissioner said 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> AM radio , which *T*-1 has been losing listeners to FM channels since the 1970s ,] [<sub>rel</sub> approaches] [<sub>ARG2</sub> the 1990s] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> with a diminished voice] .
• But , * assuming 0 those problems can be overcome *-1 , they should allow for [<sub>ARG1</sub> memory chips] that *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> could] [<sub>rel</sub> approach] [<sub>ARG2</sub> one billion bits of information -- 250 times as much as *?* is contained *-2 in the four-megabit chips that *T*-4 are just reaching the market and a million times what *T*-5 was possible in the mid-1970s] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After *-3 coming close to a partial settlement a year ago] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> shareholders who *T*-1 filed civil suits against Ivan F. Boesky and the partnerships 0 he once controlled *T*-2] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> again] are [<sub>rel</sub> approaching] [<sub>ARG2</sub> an accord] , people familiar with the case said 0 *T*-4 .
• Earlier , American Medical said 0 [<sub>ARG2</sub> it] had been [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> again] by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> two other possible suitors , whom it would n't identify *T*-3 but who *T*-2 had previously submitted bids for the company] .
• Investment bankers in Tokyo confirmed that Tokyu Department Store is one of [<sub>ARG2</sub> several Japanese companies] that *T*-2 has been [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *-1 by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> representatives of a management committee headed * by Bloomingdale 's Mr. Traub] .
• Mr. Vinson estimates 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> the industry 's total revenues] [<sub>rel</sub> approach] [<sub>ARG2</sub> $ 200 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A broker] may have *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> approach] [<sub>ARG2</sub> as many as 20 underwriters who *T*-1 insure the endeavors on behalf of the syndicates] .
• Mr. Roman said 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> American Express 's Mr. Robinson] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> first] [<sub>rel</sub> approached] [<sub>ARG2</sub> him] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> about the job] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in late September] .
• Fund officials negotiated the final structure of the proposed deal with Santa Fe Pacific , but [<sub>ARG2</sub> they] were [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *-1 [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> with the idea] by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> real estate brokers JMB Realty Corp. of Chicago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Krutchensky] [<sub>rel</sub> approached] [<sub>ARG2</sub> Ms. Volokh] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> five years ago] about [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> * backing the publication , which *T*-1 started out as a listing guide] .
• Analysts believe 0 [<sub>ARG2</sub> Cathay] is [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *-1 [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> for such swaps] by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> other carriers] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> on a regular basis] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> particularly as the popularity of share exchanges has grown among European carriers] .
• Industry executives said 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> Interpublic] [<sub>rel</sub> approached] [<sub>ARG2</sub> Saatchi] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in August] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> about * buying its Campbell-Mithun-Esty unit] , but was turned down *-1 by Chairman Maurice Saatchi .
• Takeover speculation has been rife , its consulting business is on the block , and its largest shareholder , Southeastern Asset Management , has said 0 [<sub>ARG2</sub> it] 's been [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *-1 by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> third parties] [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> regarding a possible restructuring] .
• The Boeing 727 , en route to Honduras from Costa Rica via Nicaragua , smashed into the hills outside Tegucigalpa as [<sub>ARG1</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> approached] [<sub>ARG2</sub> the capital 's airport] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> in high winds and low clouds] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> THE PANHANDLER] [<sub>rel</sub> approaches] , makes his pitch .
• The flamboyant and publicity-conscious Mr. Belli says 0 he already has investigators looking into who *T*-2 could be held *-1 liable for the damage on the Bay Bridge and [<sub>ARG1</sub> the interstate] [<sub>rel</sub> approaching] [<sub>ARG2</sub> it] .
• James N. Fiedler , president of Discovision and a vice president of MCA , said that IBM and MCA had n't planned *-2 to sell the joint venture , which *T*-1 is now profitable , but that [<sub>ARG1</sub> Pioneer] [<sub>rel</sub> approached] [<sub>ARG2</sub> Discovision] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier this year] .
• [<sub>ARG2</sub> Whitbread] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> already] has been [<sub>rel</sub> approached] *-1 by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> `` about half a dozen '' companies interested in * buying all or part of the spirits business] , a spokesman said 0 *T*-3 .
• Still , [_ARG1 even results] [_rel approaching] [_ARG2 break-even] would mark a sharp weakening compared with fiscal 1989 first-quarter earnings of $ 9.6 million *U* , or 30 cents a share , on sales of $ 200.2 million *U* .
• [_ARG1 I] [_rel approached] [_ARG2 `` Mastergate , '' Larry Gelbart 's new comedy at the Criterion Center ,] [_ARGM-MNR with considerable trepidation] .
• [_ARGM-TMP In recent weeks] [_ARG1 Mr. Merksamer] has [_rel approached] [_ARG2 a number of his suppliers] and asked them *-1 to provide letters of intent saying 0 they will continue *-2 shipping merchandise to the chain following the buy-out , say 0 *T*-3 those familiar with the situation .
• At least when the stakes are high *T*-1 , uncertainty in turn results in overinclusion , as [_ARG1 individuals] do not dare *-2 to [_rel approach] [_ARG2 an uncertain line] [_ARGM-MNR closely] .
• Prices rose sharply Friday as [_ARG1 the storm] [_rel approached] [_ARG2 Texas and Louisiana , which *T*-1 is part of the Mississippi Delta cotton-growing area] .
• Last week , Saatchi 's largest shareholder , Southeastern Asset Management , said 0 [_ARG2 it] had been [_rel approached] *-1 by [_ARG1-by one or more third parties interested in a possible restructuring] .