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frames- [ARG1 Plans that *T*-13 give advertisers discounts for * maintaining or increasing ad spending] have [rel become] [ARG2 permanent fixtures at the news weeklies] and underscore the fierce competition between Newsweek , Time Warner Inc. 's Time magazine , and Mortimer B. Zuckerman 's U.S. News & World Report .
- William Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 developed an early language-housekeeper system for PCs , and [ARG1 Gates] [rel became] [ARG2 an industry billionaire] [ARGM-TMP six years after IBM adapted one of these versions in 1981] .
- [ARGM-MNR By * addressing those problems] , Mr. Maxwell said 0 *T*-1 , [ARG1 the new funds] have [rel become] `` [ARG2 extremely attractive to Japanese and other investors outside the U.S.] . ''
- [ARG1 They] [ARGM-DIS also] have [rel become] [ARG2 large purchasers of Fannie Mae 's corporate debt] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 buying $ 2.4 billion *U* in Fannie Mae bonds during the first nine months of the year , or almost a tenth of the total amount issued *] .
- [ARG1 More and more corners of the globe] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 free of tobacco smoke] .
- [ARG1 A Beijing food-shop assistant] has [rel become] [ARG2 the first mainland Chinese 0 *T*-2 to get AIDS through sex] , the People 's Daily said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 She] [rel became] [ARG2 an abortionist] [ARGM-MNR accidentally] , and continued because it enabled her to buy jam , cocoa and other war-rationed goodies .
- This is [ARGM-TMP the year] 0 [ARG1 the negative ad , for years a secondary presence in most political campaigns ,] [rel became] [ARG2 the main event] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 A trend] that *T*-72 started with the first stirrings of politics , accelerated with the dawn of the television age and [rel became] [ARG2 a sometimes-tawdry art form] [ARGM-TMP in 1988] , has reached an entirely new stage .
- In her wake she left the bitterness and anger of a principal who *T*-81 was her friend and now calls her a betrayer ; of colleagues who *T*-82 say 0 she brought them shame ; of students and parents who *T*-83 defended her and insist 0 she was treated *-1 harshly ; and of school-district officials stunned that [ARGM-ADV despite the bald-faced nature of her actions] , [ARG1 she] [rel became] [ARG2 something of a local martyr] .
- [ARG1 Mrs. Ward] took over in 1986 , *-1 [rel becoming] [ARG2 the school 's seventh principal in 15 years] .
- `` [ARG1 * Being a teacher] [ARGM-ADV just] [rel became] [ARG2 my life] , '' says *T*-1 the 37-year-old Mrs. Yeargin , a teacher for 12 years before her dismissal . ``
- [ARGM-TMP While Mrs. Ward fired and restructured staff and struggled *-1 to improve curriculum] , [ARG1 Mrs. Yeargin] worked 14-hour days and [ARGM-MNR fast] [rel became] [ARG2 a student favorite] .
- She says that because of Mrs. Yeargin [ARG1 she] gave up ambitions in architecture and is studying *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 a teacher] .
- Rick Brownell , senior editor of Scoring High , says that Messrs. Kaminski and Mehrens are ignoring `` the need 0 [ARG1 students] have *T*-1 for * [rel becoming] [ARG2 familiar with tests and testing format] . ''
- But in 1988 , McGraw-Hill purchased the Random House unit that *T*-108 publishes [ARG1 Scoring High] , which *T*-109 [ARGM-TMP later] [rel became] [ARG2 part of Macmillan\/McGraw] .
- `` The disturbing thing about this abortion issue is that [ARG1 the debate] has [rel become] [ARG2 polarized *-1 , so that no mechanism *ICH*-2 exists '' for * finding a middle ground] .
- A majority of an NIH-appointed panel recommended late last year that the research continue under carefully controlled conditions , but [ARG1 the issue] [rel became] [ARG2 embroiled *-2 in politics as anti-abortion groups continued *-3 to oppose federal funding] .
- Since [ARG1 the British auto maker] [rel became] [ARG2 a takeover target] [ARGM-TMP last month] , its ADRs have jumped about 78 % .
- [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG1 you] [rel become] [ARG2 a federal judge] *T*-1 , all of a sudden you are relegated *-2 to a paltry sum . ''
- [ARG1 Michael R. Bromwich , a member since January 1987 of the three-lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North ,] [rel became] [ARG2 a partner in the Washington , D.C. , office of the 520-lawyer firm] .
- `` This form forces [ARG1 a lawyer] to [rel become] [ARGM-ADV , in effect ,] [ARG2 a witness against his client] , '' said *T*-1 Neal R. Sonnett , president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers .
- At the same time , Viacom is trying *-1 to persuade stations *-2 to make commitments to `` A Different World , '' a spin-off of `` Cosby '' [ARG1 whose reruns] *T*-151 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 available] [ARGM-TMP in 1991] .
- [ARG1 Michael Henderson , 51-year-old group chief executive of this U.K. metals and industrial materials maker ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 chairman] [ARGM-TMP in May] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 succeeding Ian Butler , 64 , who *T*-161 is retiring] .
- But despite partisan bickering over [ARG1 the debt ceiling] , which *T*-177 has [rel become] [ARG2 entangled in the fight over * cutting capital-gains taxes] , Congress is almost certain *-1 to act in time 0 * to avoid default *T*-3 .
- Mr. Leming was n't surprised *-1 by the lower price cited * by NL , *-1 saying 0 he believes that $ 55 *U* a share is `` the most 0 you can pay *T*-2 for Georgia Gulf before [ARG1 it] [rel becomes] [ARG2 a bad acquisition] . ''
- The exchange also said that [ARG1 the 30-point circuit breaker , which *T*-212 currently provides only a one-hour respite during market sell-offs ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 the maximum one-day limit for the S&P 500 stock-index futures contract] ; the one-day limit now is 50 index points .
- The program-trading issue is heating up on Capitol Hill as it is *?* on Wall Street , and several legislators want *-2 to grant the SEC the power * to shut off the programs [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 trading] [rel becomes] [ARG2 too volatile] *T*-3 .
- `` [ARG1 Ringing] does [rel become] [ARG2 a bit of an obsession] , '' admits *T*-1 Stephanie Pattenden , master of the band at St. Mary Abbot and one of England 's best female ringers .
- `` [ARG1 Insurance agents] have been forced *-158 by their companies into *-2 [rel becoming] [ARG2 registered reps] , '' he said *T*-1 , `` but they are not providing compliance and security-type training so that we can avoid stupid mistakes . ''
- It *EXP*-1 is clear that [ARG1 most mentally ill people and most alcoholics] do [ARGM-NEG not] [rel become] [ARG2 homeless] .
- But analysts said 0 early results from the reorganization have been disappointing , especially in Europe , and there were signs that [ARG1 the board] [rel became] [ARG2 impatient] .
- [ARG1 What *T*-1 becomes custom in the Bush administration] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel become] [ARG2 more difficult 0 for future presidents , including Democrats , to undo *T*-2] .
- [ARG1 What] *T*-1 [rel becomes] [ARG2 custom] [ARGM-LOC in the Bush administration] will only become more difficult 0 for future presidents , including Democrats , to undo *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-ADV If * slowing things down could reduce volatility] , [ARG1 stone tablets] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel become] [ARG2 the trade ticket of the future] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Left *-3 to its own devices] , [ARG1 index arbitrage] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 more and more efficient] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 making it harder and harder 0 * to do *T*-2 profitably] .
- [ARG1 Spreads] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 so tight that it wo n't matter which market an investor chooses *T*-79] -- arbitrage will prevent him from *-1 gaining any temporary profit .
- `` [ARGM-ADV If you continue *-2 to do this] , [ARG1 the investor *ICH*-1] [rel becomes] [ARG2 frightened] -- any investor : the odd lotter , mutual funds and pension funds , '' says *T*-3 Larry Zicklin , managing partner at Neuberger & Berman .
- [ARG1 The market] is [ARGM-ADV just] [rel becoming] [ARG2 more efficient] . ''
- [ARG1 Lucille Gorman , an 84-year-old Chicago housewife ,] has [rel become] [ARG2 amazingly immune to stock-market jolts] .
- `` The recent disarray in the junk bond market suggests that [ARG1 brokers] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel become] [ARG2 longer-term creditors than they anticipated] and may face long delays '' in * getting their money back , says 0 *T*-2 Jeffrey Bowman , a vice president at S&P , which *T*-1 raised a warning flag for the industry in April when it downgraded CS First Boston *T*-3 .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 its earnings] [rel became] [ARG2 a major disappointment] [ARGM-ADV as its traditional retail , or individual investor , business showed no signs of * rebounding from the slump that *T*-1 followed the October 1987 stock market crash] .
- Everyone by now understands that Congress is utterly incapable of * writing legislation 0 * to help deserving people *T*-1 without [ARG1 its] [rel becoming] [ARG2 some billion-dollar morass] .
- [ARGM-TMP Too often] [ARGM-TMP now] , [ARG1 a single court decision] [rel becomes] [ARG2 the precedent for other , less compelling cases] .
- [ARG1 Peter Holland , 45 , deputy general manager ,] [rel becomes] [ARG2 director of corporate affairs] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG1 Patrick Mannix , 46 , international technical manager ,] [rel becomes] [ARG2 director of group quality programs] .
- Campbell Soup jumped 3 3\/8 to 47 1\/8 as the resignation of R. Gordon McGovern as president and chief executive officer sparked a revival of rumors that [ARG1 the company] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 a takeover target] .
- Few people think 0 Mr. Spiegel wants *-1 to run [ARG2 a bread-and-butter thrift] , which current rules would force [ARG1 Columbia] to [rel become] *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-ADV Instead of 50\/50] [ARG1 it] [rel became] , [ARGM-MNR on paper only] , [ARG2 two-thirds Mariotta , one-third Neuberger] , and they were in the program and off to the races .
- [ARGM-TMP Sometimes] [ARG1 the bribed] [rel became] [ARG2 partners in the company] .
- The one character at least somewhat interesting was Irving Louis Lobsenz , [ARG1 a pediatrician] who *T*-1 changed his name to Rusty Kent London and [rel became] [ARG2 a master gambler and author of a book on blackjack] .
- The book revolves around John Mariotta , the founder of the company , and [ARG1 Fred Neuberger] , who *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 his partner] [ARGM-TMP soon after Wedtech 's creation] .
- [ARGM-ADV Under an accord signed * yesterday] , [ARG1 the government and Union Bank of Finland] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 major shareholders in the new company] , [ARGM-ADV each injecting 100 million Finnish markkaa -LRB- $ 23.5 million *U* -RRB-] .
- *-1 Stuffing a wad of Red Man into his cheek , he admits 0 [ARG1 the fastball 0 he brought *T*-2 into the majors in 1955] has [rel become] [ARG2 a slowball] .
- Fed Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson , who *T*-98 had dissented from the Treasury 's policy , told lawmakers , `` [ARG1 I] [rel became] [ARG2 convinced about what *T*-99 looked to me like an attempt * to push the dollar down against the fundamentals in the market] . ''
- I worry more about things becoming so unraveled *ICH*-2 on the other side that [ARG1 they] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel become] [ARG2 unable *-1 to negotiate] .
- I worry more about [ARG1 things] [rel becoming] [ARG2 so unraveled *ICH*-2] [ARGM-LOC on the other side] that they might become unable *-1 to negotiate .
- [ARGM-TMP Once his cuckoo 's egg was laid *-99] , [ARG1 he] [ARGM-MOD could] enter Unix and [rel become] [ARG2 a `` super-user , '' with access to everything] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP after much tracking] , it [ARG1 *EXP*-1] [rel became] [ARG2 evident] to Mr. Stoll , [ARGM-MNR through various clues] , that the hacker was not on the Berkeley campus or even in California .
- [ARG1 * Finding him] [rel became] [ARG2 an obsession] for Mr. Stoll .
- [ARG1 He] [rel became] [ARG2 angry] [ARGM-CAU in return] .
- He graduated near the top of his class , *-2 serving on the school law review with [ARG1 Richard Thornburgh] , who *T*-164 went on *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 governor of Pennsylvania] and , now , U.S. Attorney General .
- He graduated near the top of his class , *-2 serving on the school law review with [ARG1 Richard Thornburgh] , who *T*-164 went on *-1 to [rel become] governor of Pennsylvania and , [ARGM-TMP now] , [ARG2 U.S. Attorney General] .
- `` What about those institutions that *T*-167 are supposed *-2 to be the bedrock of society , the banks and the bar association ... ? '' wrote *T*-1 a columnist for the Tribune-Democrat , a newspaper in nearby Johnstown , shortly after [ARG1 the scandal] [rel became] [ARG2 public] .
- [ARGM-ADV With newspapers being the largest single component of solid waste in our landfills , and with our country overflowing with trash ,] [ARG1 all sectors of our society and all types of businesses] [ARGM-MOD must] [rel become] [ARG2 more responsible in our use and disposal of precious natural resources] .
- [ARG1 The combined companies] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 profitable] [ARGM-TMP by January 1990] , said 0 *T*-1 James P. Sherblom , Transgenic 's chairman and chief executive officer .
- [ARG1 The usually cautious giant] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 the majority owner of the company that *T*-192 owns New York 's beloved Rockefeller Center] [ARGM-TMP at a time when tensions over Japanese purchases of U.S. property are at an all-time high *T*-1] .
- Time Warner Inc. and Sony Corp. may be today 's public enemies , but [ARG1 the two entertainment giants] could end up *-1 [rel becoming] [ARG2 partners in a number of ventures] [ARGM-PNC as part of a settlement of their acrimonious legal dispute over Hollywood producers Peter Guber and Jon Peters] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP lately] , retailers say 0 *T*-1 , [ARG1 fake] has [rel become] [ARG2 more fashionable] .
- [ARG1 The `` anti-hooligan '' law , which *T*-233 would deprive troublemakers of cards ,] must be ratified *-2 by the House of Lords and is expected *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 effective] [ARGM-TMP early next year] .
- `` [ARG1 We] are in a transitional phase from * being a Japanese company to * [rel becoming] [ARG2 an international company based * in Japan] , '' says *T*-1 Mr. Muramatsu , the executive vice president .
- At best , demonstrations are overused and boringly uninformative ; [ARGM-DIS at worst] , [ARG1 they] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] [ARG2 the stimuli that *T*-266 lead to law breaking] .
- Demonstrations are particularly apt *-2 to degenerate into criminal conduct [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 they] leave the site of the grievance and [rel become] [ARG2 mobile] *T*-1 .
- In either case , * ask yourself whether [ARG1 you] have [rel become] [ARG2 better informed on the issues under protest] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 watching the act of civil disobedience] .
- [ARG1 The tax increase] -- on top of the current six-cent per dollar sales tax -- [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 effective] [ARGM-TMP this Dec. 1] and expire Dec. 31 , 1990 .
- Mr. Spielvogel said 0 he hopes 0 Mr. Achenbaum will do some strategic consulting at the agency for `` non-clients , in hopes that [ARG1 they] [rel become] [ARG2 clients] . ''
- Before [ARG1 *-1] [rel becoming] [ARG2 a consultant] [ARGM-TMP in 1974] , Mr. Achenbaum was a senior executive at J. Walter Thompson Co .
- [ARG1 He] spent most of his career *-1 formulating marketing strategies , but [rel became] [ARG2 best-known for * chipping away at ad agency compensation] .
- [ARG1 He] [ARGM-ADV ultimately] [rel became] [ARG2 so well-known for * cutting compensation] [ARGM-DIS , however ,] that clients did n't seek him out for anything else .
- I believe 0 [ARG1 the U.S.] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 more patient and circumspect] , '' he said *T*-1 .
- He could develop the beach through a trust , but instead is trying *-1 have [ARG1 his grandson] [rel become] [ARG2 a naturalized Mexican] so his family gains direct control .
- [ARGM-TMP Now] [ARG1 Pinkerton 's] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 entangled in a protracted legal fracas with its former parent] .
- [ARG1 Philip Morris] , which *T*-61 [rel became] [ARG2 the U.S. 's largest food company] [ARGM-TMP last year] [ARGM-MNR with its $ 12.9 billion *U* acquisition of Kraft Inc.] , seems determined *-1 to evolve beyond its roots in Marlboro country .
- Some even claim 0 [ARG1 the group] has [rel become] [ARG2 a lagging , not leading , indicator] .
- House and Senate appropriators sought *-1 to establish [ARGM-TMP a Nov. 30 deadline] after which [ARG1 their bill] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 the last word on how funds are distributed *T*-3] *T*-2 .
- `` [ARGM-TMP Later on] , [ARG1 my concerns about a whitewash] [rel became] [ARG2 even more serious] , '' he said *T*-1 .
- The upgrade reflected the 20 % decline in shares of the bank since the firm lowered its rating in early October , based on the belief 0 [ARG1 the stock] had [rel become] [ARG2 expensive] .
- [ARG1 Time Warner and Sony] could end up *-1 [rel becoming] [ARG2 partners in several business ventures] [ARGM-PNC as part of a settlement of their dispute over Hollywood producers Peter Guber and Jon Peters] .
- [ARG1 A bidding war for Jaguar] [rel became] [ARG2 more likely] [ARGM-TMP as Britain unexpectedly decided *-1 to end restrictions blocking a takeover of the luxury car maker] .
- A spokesman for underwriters Salomon Brothers Inc. said 0 Beatrice cut its high-yield offering to $ 251 million *U* from a planned $ 350 million *U* after it [ARG1 *EXP*-2] [rel became] [ARG2 clear] 0 the company would have *-1 to give investors higher yields .
- Simon & Schuster retains [ARG1 the Corporation Law looseleaf service] , which *T*-157 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 part of its Prentice Hall Law & Business unit] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 many of these stocks] have [ARGM-TMP now] [rel become] [ARG2 expensive] .
- [ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [ARGM-DIS though] , [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD must] [rel become] [ARG2 more structured] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to better manage its growth] .
- He explained , in part , that [ARG1 * restructuring *-1 to prepare for the Common Market expansion due in 1992] `` has [rel become] [ARG2 more of a strategic priority] , both for companies inside and outside the European Community . ''
- `` [ARG1 It] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 more of a horse race *ICH*-2] [ARGM-TMP every day] between the U.S. and Japan , '' he said *T*-1 , *-3 adding that some fear that as with the semiconductor , electronics , and automobile industries , Japanese companies will use U.S.-developed technology *-4 to gain trade advantages .
- [ARG1 Institutions] had [rel become] [ARG2 active market players] [ARGM-TMP in the early 1970s] and sought exchange seats *-1 to handle their own trades .
- President Jose Sarney , who *T*-1 took office in [ARGM-TMP 1985] when [ARG1 the man picked * by an electoral college] [rel became] [ARG2 critically ill] *T*-2 , appears *-3 to be simply trying *-4 to avoid hyperinflation .
- And some fund groups said 0 [ARG1 investors] [ARGM-ADV actually] [rel became] [ARG2 net buyers] .
- So we all stand *-1 to benefit if [ARG1 patient-physician relations] [rel become] [ARG2 a `` partnership] . ''
- Before [ARG1 *-1] [rel becoming] [ARG2 self-employed] , or setting up a cooperative , workers must seek permission from the local soviet -LRB- council -RRB- .
- [ARG1 Kidder Peabody] [rel became] [ARG2 the most recent firm 0 *T*-1 to swear off stock-index arbitrage trading for its own account] , and Merrill Lynch late yesterday took the major step of * renouncing the trading strategy even for its clients .
- [ARG1 Sony Corp. , which *T*-1 temporarily dropped out of the PC business three years ago ,] started selling its work station in 1987 and [ARGM-MNR quickly] [rel became] [ARG2 the leading Japanese company in that market] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Gonzalez and his colleagues , particularly the finance minister , Carlos Solchaga ,] are charged *-1 with *-4 having abandoned their socialist principles and with *-4 having [rel become] [ARG2 arrogant elitists who *T*-2 refuse even *-3 to go on television -LRB- controlled * by the state -RRB- *-5 to face their accusers] .
- [ARG1 The notes] [rel became] [ARG2 burdensome] [ARGM-TMP when reset provisions allowed their interest rate to be raised *-3 to 19.25 % last June *T*-2] .
- Oncogenes must be present for [ARG1 a cell] to [rel become] [ARG2 malignant] , but researchers have found them in normal *RNR*-1 as well as in cancerous *RNR*-1 cells , * suggesting that oncogenes do n't cause cancer by themselves .
- The Dedham , Mass. , couple knew even before [ARG1 Bonnie] [rel became] [ARG2 pregnant] [ARGM-TMP in 1987] that any child of theirs had a 50 % chance of * being at risk for retinoblastoma , an eye cancer that *T*-1 occurs about once every 20,000 births .
- [ARGM-CAU Because of the isolation of the retinoblastoma tumor-suppressor gene] , it [ARG1 *EXP*-1] [rel became] [ARG2 possible] [ARGM-TMP last January] * to find out what threat the Quinlan baby faced *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Pierre Peladeau , a Canadian newspaper publisher little-known in the U.S. ,] figures *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 a big player in North American printing] -- and his ambitions do n't end there .
- In another development yesterday , creditors were told *-1 that [ARG1 $ 40 million *U*] 0 they had expected *T*-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 available for * implementing a reorganization] may not materialize , according to one source .
- [ARG1 The Celtona operations] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 part of those ventures] .
- [ARGM-ADV If further research proves the seed 's benefits] , [ARG1 this dusty farm district] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 the epicenter of a health-food fad 0 *T*-1 to rival all fads since cod-liver oil] .
- `` What good is *T*-1 * having health insurance , '' she asked *T*-2 , `` when it 's so expensive that [ARG1 it] [rel becomes] [ARG2 impossible 0 * to keep *T*-4] after only one major claim *T*-3 ?
- It just means that [ARG1 Hong Kong] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 a less exciting place] . ''
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Barely visible on Hong Kong 's property scene in 1985] , [ARGM-TMP by last year] [ARG1 Japan] had [rel become] [ARG2 the top foreign investor] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 spending $ 602 million *U*] .
- `` [ARGM-TMP Since deregulation of the market in 1985] , [ARG1 producers] have [rel become] [ARG2 much more intensely involved in both transportation and marketing] , '' Mr. Maier said *T*-1 . ``
- [ARG1 The rigid Ivy League customer , Brooks Brothers ' bread and butter] , [ARGM-DIS meanwhile] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 extinct] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Tinker] later left *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 chairman of National Broadcasting Co] .
- [ARG1 Kerry P. Charlet] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 executive vice president] , and retain his positions as chief financial officer and treasurer .
- Jimmy Carter went further in a 1976 campaign promise : `` If [ARG1 I] [rel become] [ARG2 president] , I 'll make every piece of information *ICH*-2 0 this country has *T*-1 about UFO sightings available to the public , and the scientists .
- [ARG1 The apparent crash] [rel became] [ARG2 top secret] , and the alien creatures went away *-1 upset with the rude ways of human beings .
- [ARG1 Trustcorp Inc.] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 Society Bank & Trust] [ARGM-TMP when its merger *ICH*-2 is completed *-1 with Society Corp. of Cleveland *T*-3] , the bank said 0 *T*-4 .
- `` [ARG1 We] have [ARGM-ADV definitely] [rel become] [ARG2 less cyclical] , '' Syb Bergsma , executive vice president-finance , said *T*-1 in an interview .
- But it was [ARG1 the underlying situation] that *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 intolerable] .
- Without [ARG1 *-1] [rel becoming] [ARG2 overly contentious] , * allow me to suggest that several recent champions of the world according to us -LRB- as in U.S. -RRB- might not have ranked No. 1 in many polls .
- Three years later , [ARG1 machinery producer Ateliers de Constructions Mecaniques de Vevey S.A.] was *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 part of the Rey empire] .
- [ARG1 B. Dan Pinick , president of Boeing Aerospace and Electronics ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 president of the new group , which *T*-1 will become operational Jan. 2] .
- B. Dan Pinick , president of Boeing Aerospace and Electronics , will become president of [ARG1 the new group] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 operational] [ARGM-TMP Jan. 2] .
- You make a forecast , and [ARGM-TMP then] [ARG1 you] [rel become] [ARG2 its prisoner] . ''
- A unified Germany that *T*-1 remained within the Western alliance would give Germany such an overshadowing position that [ARG1 all other members of a unified Europe] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 vassals of the German state] .
- [ARG1 Joseph P. Jordan , 52 years old ,] [rel becomes] [ARG2 president *RNR*-1 , chief executive officer *RNR*-1 and a director *RNR*-1 of the bank company] .
- Mr. Perlman , who *T*-1 is also acting chief financial officer and [ARG1 the odds-on favorite] 0 *T*-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 the next chief executive] , said 0 the company is achieving `` modest positive cash flow from operations , and we expect that to continue into 1990 . ''
- Wright 's organic architecture demonstrated a keen sensitivity to the environment decades before [ARG1 it] [rel became] [ARG2 fashionable] among `` la-la activists . ''
- [ARG2 Just how rancorous] [ARG1 the relationship] has [rel become] *T*-1 is clear from the differing versions of the two sides ' current business dealings .
- [ARGM-TMP As the yen soared in recent years] , [ARG1 Sansui 's deepening financial problems] [rel became] [ARG2 a vicious circle] .
- `` Attitudes -LCB- toward * being acquired *-1 -RCB- are still negative , but [ARG1 they] 're [rel becoming] [ARG2 more positive] , '' Mr. Murasawa said *T*-2 .
- `` Whatever capital it -LRB- Sansui -RRB- needs *T*-2 so [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD can] compete and [rel become] [ARG2 a totally global entity capable of * competing with the best in the world] , that capital will be injected *-1 , '' Mr. Nadir said *T*-3 .
- `` [ARGM-TMP At some point] , [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 non-economical] for one company .
- `` We were n't as concerned until [ARG1 they] [rel became] [ARG2 sell programs] , '' says *T*-2 Mr. DaPuzzo , who *T*-1 now thinks 0 it adds unnecessary volatility .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to protect their reduced capital investment from *-4 eroding further] , [ARG1 market makers] [rel became] [ARG2 quicker *-2 to lower price quotes when sell programs are in progress *T*-3] .
- `` There 's a rising fear that [ARGM-ADV perhaps] [ARG1 Mrs. Thatcher 's style of management] has [rel become] [ARG2 a political liability] , '' says *T*-1 Bill Martin , senior economist at London brokers UBS-Phillips & Drew .
- [ARGM-ADV If that happens] , [ARG1 Chairman Greenspan] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-ADV well] [rel become] [ARG2 an open target] .
- [ARGM-DIS Indeed] , [ARG1 his caution] has [rel become] [ARG2 legendary] [ARGM-LOC within the government] .
- But even on the federal bench , specialization is creeping in , and [ARG1 it] has [rel become] [ARG2 a subject of sharp controversy] [ARGM-LOC on the newest federal appeals court] .
- [ARGM-LOC For Iowa] , [ARG1 a $ 1.8 million *U* request] [rel became] [ARG2 $ 12 million *U*] [ARGM-PNC for Senator Grassley , ranking minority member of a military construction subcommittee] .
- `` [ARG1 The cost of competition] has [rel become] [ARG2 extremely high] , '' he says *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP During the coming months] , layers of management will be peeled *-1 away and [ARG1 regional offices] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 more autonomous] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARGM-CAU as a result] [ARGM-ADV -- as the recent vote *ICH*-1 by the House * to undo Mr. Cheney 's program terminations suggests 0 *?* --] [ARG1 the preservation of jobs] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 the real goal of defense `` strategy] . ''
- These trade-offs would evolve priorities by *-2 revealing [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 the cost of the B-2] [rel became] [ARG2 prohibitive] *T*-1 .
- `` The events strengthen [ARG1 London] 's hand in * [rel becoming] [ARG2 the center for * trading European stocks] , '' Mr. Gilchrist says *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Mitchell Energy & Development Corp.] [rel became] [ARG2 the partner] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 ponying up more than half of the $ 600,000 *U* in drilling and start-up costs] .
- [ARG1 GOLF] HAS [rel BECOME] [ARG2 the latest diversion for travelers stuck * at some airports] .
- And traders say that [ARG1 futures] have [rel become] [ARG2 an accepted part of the financial landscape] .
- First , the sport 0 you play *T*-1 is no longer a game -- [ARG1 it] [rel becomes] [ARG2 a job] .
- [ARG1 You] [rel become] [ARG2 expendable] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP one recent day] , [ARG1 they] [rel became] [ARG2 much closer] .
- `` I never thought 0 [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 so momentous] , '' Bobby remarked *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV For the Parks and millions of other young Koreans] , [ARG1 the long-cherished dream of home ownership] has [rel become] [ARG2 a cruel illusion] .
- [ARGM-LOC For the government] , [ARG1 it] has [rel become] [ARG2 a highly volatile political issue] .
- I take advantage of this opportunity given * to me by The Wall Street Journal *-1 to make a plea *ICH*-2 to the millions of readers of this newspaper , [ARG1 *] to [rel become] [ARG2 soldiers dedicated to the fight against the use of drugs] .
- But [ARG1 his] chance * to [rel become] [ARG2 deputy mayor] [ARGM-LOC under Mayor Abraham Beame] , a plan boosted * by Mr. Sutton , was squandered *-1 because of Mr. Dinkins 's failure -- still largely unexplained -- * to file income tax returns for four years running .
- [ARGM-TMP Later] , [ARG1 Mr. Dinkins] [rel became] [ARG2 more deeply indebted to Mr. Sutton and other city pols , including then-City Council President Paul O'Dwyer ,] [ARGM-TMP when they helped him get appointed *-1 city clerk , a largely ceremonial post responsible for the city 's marriage bureau , among other things *T*-2] .
- `` MCI has made hawks out of the upper echelon of AT&T , '' said *T*-2 PaineWebber 's Mr. Grubman , who *T*-1 said 0 he expected [ARG1 AT&T] to [rel become] [ARG2 increasingly aggressive in * dealing with its longtime nemesis] .
- I remembered how hard it *EXP*-5 was *T*-4 for [ARG1 an outsider] to [rel become] [ARG2 accepted *-3 by long-established , stake-holding residents] , and what pitfalls *T*-1 awaited an original thinker in societies that *T*-2 were long accustomed to unchanging , `` safe '' ways of thought and action .
- [ARG1 Shipbuilding] [rel became] [ARG2 a point of pride] [ARGM-ADV as Finnish shipyards remained profitable long after rivals *ICH*-1 collapsed all over Europe] .
- The former Wall Street executive refused *-2 to offer an opinion on the controversy surrounding [ARG1 program trading] , which *T*-1 has [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel become] [ARG2 a larger part of the trading in the market] and has been blamed *-3 for * accelerating the drop two weeks ago .
- The Senate Agriculture Committee is responding to trading abuses in the futures markets with [ARG1 a far-reaching bill] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 the Futures Trading Practices Act of 1989] .
- [ARGM-TMP When problems surface *T*-2] , [ARG1 the temptation *ICH*-3] [rel becomes] [ARG2 strong] * to summarily overhaul a market system that *T*-1 has served for more than 100 years .
- [ARGM-TMP By 1961] , [ARG1 Mr. Mahfouz 's idealism] had vanished or [rel become] [ARG2 twisted] , [ARGM-ADV as it has *?* in Said] .
- `` Wedding Song '' gives glimpses of [ARG1 a Cairo] that *T*-1 has [rel become] [ARG2 so much harsher] [ARGM-TMP since his youth , when , as he once said *T*-2 , `` the poorest person was able *-3 to find his daily bread and without great difficulty *T*-4] . ''
- Yasumichi Morishita , [ARG1 whose art gallery] *T*-1 last month [rel became] [ARG2 a major shareholder in Christies International PLC , the London auction house] , is one man who *T*-2 does n't fit the mold .
- But Christies , Mr. Morishita insists 0 *T*-2 , is happy *-1 to see [ARG1 him] [rel become] [ARG2 a long-term stockholder] .
- [ARGM-DIS In the process] , [ARG1 `` Batibot , '' an archaic Filipino word meaning `` strong '' or `` enduring , ''] has [rel become] [ARG2 a powerful advocate of the use of the Filipino language] .
- [ARGM-DIS Meanwhile] , [ARG1 the Duke , who *T*-1 set the original scheme in motion ,] appears on the scene *-2 disguised *-3 as a friar and [rel becomes] [ARG2 involved in a series of intrigues that *T*-4 has everyone fearing the worst possible outcome until the Duke arranges a last minute reprieve for all concerned] .
- Mr. Kiep said 0 he sought the combination because `` [ARG1 all our large clients in Germany] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 European companies or multinational companies] and they expect an insurance broker '' to serve them as well *ICH*-1 in Paris as in Germany .
- [ARG1 Michael Deaver , the former White House aide ,] has [rel become] [ARG2 the most recent addition to the teeming ranks of fallen politicians and officials earning their way as lobbyists and consultants here] .
- [ARG1 * Surviving scandal] has [rel become] [ARG2 a rite of political passage] [ARGM-TMP at a time when a glut of scandal has blunted this town 's sensibility *T*-1] .
- [ARG1 *] [rel Become] [ARG2 a Lobbyist]
- [ARG1 Some] [rel become] [ARG2 pseudo-lobbyists] .
- [ARG1 The Canadian government] , with a view to * [rel becoming] [ARG2 more politically active in Latin America] , is expected *-1 to announce tomorrow its application * to join the Organization of American States , a Washington-based regional agency .
- Plans for [ARG1 the auction] , which *T*-2 was supposed *-3 to take place last spring and [rel become] [ARG2 a regular event] , have been thwarted *-1 by a lack of hard currency .
- [ARGM-ADV As Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has opened up the country to foreign trade] , [ARG1 the discrepancy] has [rel become] [ARG2 ever greater] .
- [ARG1 Coors] is hoping *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 one of the first companies to distribute bottled water nationwide] .
- While many experts argue that [ARG1 food-importing nations] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-TMP eventually] [rel become] [ARG2 self-sufficient] [ARGM-LOC in a free-market system] , the poorest nations are likely *-1 to need help in the meantime .
- [ARGM-MOD Should] [ARG1 the green light 0 Judges Alarcon and Hall have given *T*-1 to the fabrication of quotations] [rel become] [ARG2 standard practice] , it will notably reduce the value of journalism for historians -- and for citizens .
- So it was *T*-3 with the Hiss case [ARGM-TMP a generation later] , when [ARG1 Alger Hiss] [rel became] [ARG2 a lightning rod for the anxieties of the Cold War and conflicting attitudes toward the New Deal 0 he had served *T*-1] *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 C. Hyde Tucker] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 president and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic International Inc. , a unit of this telecommunications concern ,] [ARGM-TMP effective Jan. 1] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 the lack of lines] [rel became] [ARG2 painfully apparent] .
- [ARGM-MNR With Mr. Vila as host] , `` [ARG1 This Old House] '' [rel became] [ARG2 one of the Public Broadcasting Service 's top 10 programs] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 airing weekly on about 300 of the network 's stations and seen * by an average of 12 million viewers] .
- But everything is relative to Mr. Terrizzi , [ARGM-DIS so] [ARG1 stocks] [ARGM-ADV in his view] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] [ARG2 more attractive] in comparison with bonds or T-bills , [ARGM-ADV even if shares are more expensive than when they were sold *-1 in January *T*-2] .
- Another significant factor in the capitalgains debate is [ARGM-EXT the extent] to which [ARG1 it] has [rel become] [ARG2 a purely political battle between President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Mitchell] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Las Vegas] promises *RNR*-2 , or threatens *RNR*-2 , *-4 to [rel become] [ARG2 a giant carnival , with rooms 0 *T*-3 to be had *-1 for $ 45 *U* a day or less , for visitors uninspired solely by gambling] .
- [ARG1 Circus Circus 's flagship casino] has [rel become] [ARG2 the envy of competitors] [ARGM-CAU for its ability * to vacuum cash from the pockets of vacationing families] .
- Every Bill which *T*-2 shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate , shall , before [ARG1 it] [rel becomes] [ARG2 a Law] , be presented *-1 to the President of the United States ; If he approve he shall sign it , but if not he shall return it , with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated *T*-4 , who *T*-3 shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal , and proceed *-5 to reconsider it .
- If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree *-3 to pass the Bill , it shall be sent *-1 , together with the Objections , to the other House , by which it shall likewise be reconsidered *-2 *T*-4 , and [ARGM-ADV if *-5 approved *-6 by two thirds of that House] , [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD shall] [rel become] [ARG2 a Law] ... .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-ADV if this prompts others to consider the same thing] , [ARGM-DIS then] [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel become] [ARG2 much more important] .
- The convertible capital appreciation bonds all yield 7.25 % to [ARGM-TMP their respective conversion dates] , when [ARG1 they] [rel become] [ARG2 7 1\/4 % current interest-bearing bonds until maturity] *T*-1 .
- `` The dress business has always been a gamble , but it 's never been like this , '' says *T*-2 Mr. Levy , president of [ARG1 St. Gillian Group Ltd.] , which *T*-1 has [rel become] [ARG2 a hot name] [ARGM-CAU thanks to a campaign of sexy TV commercials] .
- `` [ARG1 It] 's [rel become] [ARG2 a day-by-day business] , '' he says *T*-1 .
- IBM said 0 it thought 0 [ARG1 more companies] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] [ARG2 interested] [ARGM-TMP as the project progresses] .
- [ARG1 IBM , which *T*-1 said a year ago 0 it was inviting companies *-3 to participate in some semiconductor work ,] has [rel become] [ARG2 far more open about its technology] [ARGM-TMP as it has tried *-4 to rally U.S. industry *-5 to head off the Japanese , who *T*-2 now dominate the market for dynamic random access memory chips] .
- IBM said 0 it expects industrywide efforts to become prevalent because [ARG1 semiconductor manufacturing] has [rel become] [ARG2 so expensive] .
- IBM said 0 it expects [ARG1 industrywide efforts] to [rel become] [ARG2 prevalent] [ARGM-CAU because semiconductor manufacturing has become so expensive] .
- Just this past week , a leading Japanese bank asked for a meeting with the machinists ' union leaders 0 * to determine where the union would stand *T*-2 if [ARG1 another bid or recapitalization] [rel became] [ARG2 possible] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-MNR With the passing of the heady days of swelling industry sales] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARG1 the once-sporadic and brief forays into discounting] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 standard competitive weapons] [ARGM-LOC in the beer industry] .
- They said 0 they expect the bearish mood to persist a while longer , as trading volume is falling toward the end of the year and [ARG1 the market] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 more volatile] .
- Big Board officials also hope 0 [ARG1 Japanese investors] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 interested in the exchange 's product] .
- Kidder , Peabody & Co. , [ARG1 a General Electric Co. unit] that *T*-1 has [rel become] [ARG2 the biggest program trader along with Morgan Stanley] , is n't a market maker , although the Big Board hopes 0 that will change .
- Traders said 0 [ARG1 major securities firms] are reluctant *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 market makers] because they fear 0 the baskets may attract only limited trading .
- The bad news in the junk bond market yesterday was that [ARG1 TW Services , a group of restaurant chains ,] [rel became] [ARG2 the latest prospective issuer 0 *T*-1 to get a cold shoulder from bond buyers] .
- In 1976 , [ARG1 he] joined CBS Sports *-1 to head business affairs and , [ARGM-TMP five years later] , [rel became] [ARG2 its president] .
- [ARGM-TMP A few months later] , [ARG1 Mr. Bush] [rel became] [ARG2 Ronald Reagan 's running mate] .
- [ARGM-ADV Suddenly] , [ARG1 George Bush the pro-choice advocate] [rel became] [ARG2 George Bush the anti-abortionist] .
- But after *-1 joining the tax department of a USX subsidiary 30 years ago , [ARG1 he] set the modest goal of * [rel becoming] [ARG2 tax manager] [ARGM-TMP by the age of 46] .
- In Houston , we have seen [ARG2 how bad] [ARG1 the housing problem] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-DIS Still] , Mr. Auvil points out 0 *T*-1 , [ARG1 Grannies] [rel became] [ARG2 popular] [ARGM-MNR without big , red looks] , so why not Fujis *?* *T*-2 ?
- One big factor affecting the fiscal second half will be the new stewardship of [ARG1 Edwin L. Artzt] , who *T*-1 [rel becomes] [ARG2 chairman and chief executive officer] [ARGM-TMP in January] .
- Sometime in 1991 , as soon as [ARG1 the 1990 census] [rel becomes] [ARG2 available] , a redistricting panel will redraw the City Council district lines .
- Unlike the Maronites , Israel 's Jews will not let [ARG1 themselves] [rel become] [ARG2 the weakest force in a system of private armies] ; Jerusalem will become Belfast before it becomes Beirut .
- Unlike the Maronites , Israel 's Jews will not let themselves become the weakest force in a system of private armies ; [ARG1 Jerusalem] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 Belfast] [ARGM-TMP before it becomes Beirut] .
- Unlike the Maronites , Israel 's Jews will not let themselves become the weakest force in a system of private armies ; Jerusalem will become Belfast before [ARG1 it] [rel becomes] [ARG2 Beirut] .
- Although the half-hour situation comedy seen * Mondays at 9:30 p.m . Eastern and Pacific time is n't a candidate for cancellation , it is slated *-1 for fine-tuning and by next week the network may announce 0 `` Teddy Z '' is moving to 8:30 p.m. from its 9:30 time slot , *-4 replacing `` [ARG1 The People Next Door] , '' which *T*-3 [rel became] [ARG2 the first network show 0 *T*-5 to be canceled *-2 this season] .
- Although dealers said 0 [ARG1 investors] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 more bearish toward the dollar] [ARGM-ADV in the wake of the stock market 's recent troubles] and [ARGM-TMP as the U.S. economy weakens] , the dollar ended down only modestly .
- Says *ICH*-2 director George Miller -LRB- `` Mad Max '' -RRB- : `` I think 0 [ARG1 the Tokyo festival] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel become] [ARG2 known *-1 as a major attraction for young directors because of the money as well as the recognition] . ''
- In [ARG1 what] *T*-1 has [rel become] [ARG2 a series of bad-news announcements] , the world 's largest maker of supercomputers said that after *-2 reviewing its order prospects , `` we have concluded 0 it *EXP*-3 is prudent * to plan for next year on the assumption 0 that revenue again will be flat . ''
- [ARG1 The new gritty game] [rel became] [ARG2 a money maker] [ARGM-PNC for Wall Street 's once austere old-name houses] .
- Joseph Flom , of [ARG1 Skadden , Arps , Slote , Meagher & Flom] , which *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 a leading legal firm in merger cases] , said 0 the case `` made takeovers respectable . ''
- But he said 0 [ARG1 the downturn] [ARGM-ADV probably] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel become] [ARG2 a `` major contraction '' similar to those of 1974 and 1982] .
- In order *-1 to show that [ARG1 all of its units] had corrected billing problems and [ARGM-DIS therefore] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel become] [ARG2 eligible *ICH*-2] [ARGM-TMP again] for new contracts , prosecutors contend that `` high-level GE executives '' and company lawyers provided `` misleading statements '' to then-Air Force Secretary Verne Orr and other Pentagon officials during a series of meetings in 1985 .
- On Sunday , the governing Christian Democratic Union suffered a series of setbacks , [ARG1 the extent of which] *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 fully known] [ARGM-TMP only late Monday] , [ARGM-MNR in municipal elections in Baden-Wuerttemberg] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-CAU since Time 's merger with Warner Communications Inc.] , [ARG1 relations between the two] have [rel become] [ARG2 strained] .
- Each company worries that [ARG1 the other] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 too powerful and too vertically integrated] .
- Previously , airlines were limiting the programs because [ARG1 they] were [rel becoming] [ARG2 too expensive] .
- [ARG1 The industry 's slowdown] [rel became] [ARG2 apparent] [ARGM-TMP this month] [ARGM-CAU when AMR Corp. , parent of American Airlines , reported an 8.8 % drop in third-quarter net income and said 0 its fourth quarter would be `` disappointing *T*-1] . ''
- [ARGM-TMP Now] , [ARG1 many airline companies] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel become] [ARG2 a lot less attractive as takeover targets on Wall Street] .
- `` [ARG1 Peanuts] has [rel become] [ARG2 a major part of American culture] , '' says *T*-1 Peter Shore , United Media 's vice president of marketing and licensing .
- Mr. Kaiser said 0 traders could have picked up signals of an imminent price decline had they been watching [ARG1 the scrap metal markets] , which *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 noticeably weaker] [ARGM-TMP two to three weeks ago] .
- Three days later , before [ARG1 the new embryo] had [rel become] [ARG2 implanted *-2 in the uterus] , it was washed *-1 out of the mother mouse .
- [ARG1 Ford 's need * to acquire some or all of Jaguar] [rel became] [ARG2 more acute] [ARGM-TMP last week when it abandoned a four-year effort * to market its German-built Merkur Scorpio sedan as a European luxury import in the U.S. *T*-1] .
- He was chairman and co-chief executive officer of Ladenburg , Thalmann & Co. until July , when he was named *-1 co-chairman of the investment-banking firm along with [ARG1 Howard L. Blum Jr.] , who *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP then] [rel became] [ARG2 the sole chief executive] *T*-3 .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARGM-TMP on Jan. 1] , [ARG1 Thomas A. Bennett , 52 ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 vice chairman and chief operating officer of Wachovia and Wachovia Bank & Trust] , *-1 filling a vacancy left * by the retired Hans W. Wanders in April .
- With West German unemployment remaining high at two million jobless and [ARG1 the lack of affordable housing] [rel becoming] [ARG2 a primary issue for next year 's campaign] , the Republicans are seen *-1 drawing support for their `` Germans First '' stand on social-welfare issues .
- `` [ARGM-ADV If we 're not careful] [ARG1 we] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 known as a haven for war criminals] , '' said *T*-1 Jeff Rooker , a member of Parliament and one of several British politicians attending a London conference with government investigators from the U.S. , Canada and Australia .
- On May 19 , the FDA began *-1 detaining Chinese mushrooms in 68-ounce cans after [ARG1 more than 100 people in Mississippi , New York and Pennsylvania] [rel became] [ARG2 ill] [ARGM-CAU from *-2 eating tainted mushrooms] .
- A few months ago your paper reported the results of a study * to determine [ARGM-CAU why] [ARG1 Asians who *T*-1 arrive in this country without any money , and unable *-2 to speak English ,] [rel become] [ARG2 overnight successes] .
- [ARG1 A more blue-collar panel] [rel became] [ARG2 a second aim] .
- [ARGM-DIS Hence] [ARGM-ADV , as they see it ,] [ARGM-ADV if something is n't done *-1] [ARG1 earthlings] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 ever more subject to sunburn and skin cancer] .
- [ARG1 This] [rel became] [ARG2 apparent] [ARGM-TMP as game one , a Sicilian Defense by Mr. Kasparov , proceeded] .
- [ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [ARGM-MNR just as vodka has acquired an upscale image in the U.S.] , [ARG1 bourbon] has [rel become] [ARG2 fashionable] in many foreign countries , a uniquely American product tied * to frontier folklore .
- [ARGM-MNR In Poland 's rapid shift from socialism to an undefined alternative] , [ARG1 environmental issues] have [rel become] [ARG2 a cutting edge of broader movements * to restructure the economy , cut cumbersome bureaucracies , and democratize local politics] .
- [ARG1 Four-fifths of Poland 's soils] have [rel become] [ARG2 highly acidified] ; 70 % of its southern forests are projected *-1 to die by century 's end .
- For once information flows , public participation follows and [ARG1 repression] [rel becomes] [ARG2 difficult * to reimpose] .
- [ARG1 Locally elected school boards] , [ARGM-LOC especially in our larger cities] , [rel become] [ARG2 the prey of ambitious , generally corrupt , and invariably demagogic local politicians or would-be politicians] .
- The evidence does not clearly support the view that [ARG1 the downward bias in output growth] has [rel become] [ARG2 greater] [ARGM-TMP during the 1948-89 period] , but all 0 I am claiming *T*-91 is that the growth trend is understated *-90 .
- The first real test of whether prices have hit bottom may come in [ARGM-TMP the next several weeks] , when [ARG1 the new prices] [rel become] [ARG2 effective] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 The magnitude of the exchange 's problems] [ARGM-MOD may] [ARGM-NEG not] [rel become] [ARG2 known] [ARGM-TMP for some time] [ARGM-CAU because of Lloyd 's practice of * leaving the books open for three years *-1 to allow for the settlement of claims] .
- Mr. Dozen succeeds [ARG1 Sadakane Doi] , who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 vice chairman] .
- While people within Daiwa , particularly internationalists , expected that [ARG1 Mr. Dozen , 52 ,] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-TMP eventually] [rel become] [ARG2 Daiwa 's president] , the speed of his promotion surprised many .
- [ARG1 Mr. Kane] [rel became] [ARG2 president and chief executive officer of U.S. Memories] [ARGM-TMP last June , when the group was formed *-1 by seven electronics companies : Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Digital Equipment Corp. ; Hewlett-Packard Co. ; Intel Corp. ; International Business Machines Corp. ; LSI Logic Corp. and National Semiconductor Corp *T*-2] .
- If [ARG1 the CIA] has [rel become] [ARG2 a protection service for Mr. Noriega] , the American people ought *-1 to know .
- [ARG1 The schools ' central mission , * educating children ,] [rel became] [ARG2 subsumed *-1 by the competing interests of bureaucrats , politicians and unions] .
- Mr. Goodson , in his own statement , was less upbeat , *-2 saying `` [ARGM-ADV unfortunately] [ARGM-TMP over the past few years] , [ARG1 it *EXP*-3] has [rel become] [ARG2 increasingly clear] that Ralph and I have different agendas , '' and that he feels `` more comfortable with a management team whose sole interest and responsibility *T*-1 is in the Goodson papers .
- Mr. Roman , 59 years old , abruptly announced 0 [ARG1 he] will leave the venerable ad agency , whose largest client *T*-1 is American Express , *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 American Express 's executive vice president for corporate affairs and communications] .
- [ARG1 Mr. John] [rel becomes] [ARG2 the latest of many music stars , including George Michael and Whitney Houston , 0 *T*-1 to appear in ads for the diet drink] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-MNR with no reports of either country actually entering the market] , analysts said 0 *T*-1 , [ARG1 futures prices] [rel became] [ARG2 vulnerable] .
- Baker had the good luck * to arrive in [ARGM-LOC 1925 Paris] , where [ARG1 blacks] had [rel become] [ARG2 exotic] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 She] was devoted to Charles de Gaulle 's cause , *-1 accepting great financial sacrifice and considerable risk *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 first a spy and then a one-woman USO tour for the forces of Free France] .
- [ARG1 Those columns -- vivid discussions of the cultural and literary reverberations of food as well as practical advice on how * to glamorize dreary Sovietized meals *T*-1 --] [rel became] [ARG2 the basis for her erudite and entertaining cookbook , `` The Art of Russian Cuisine , '' brought out in 1983 by Macmillan Publishing Co] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since then] [ARG1 she] has [rel become] [ARG2 wealthy] .
- [ARGM-TMP By 1973] , [ARGM-TMP after their second child was born *-1] , it [ARG1 *EXP*-2] had [rel become] [ARG2 clear to Ms. Volokh and her husband Vladimir , a computer scientist ,] that they wanted *-3 to leave the U.S.S.R .
- [ARGM-TMP Most recently] , [ARG1 she] has [rel become] [ARG2 the publisher of Movieline , a four-year-old Los Angeles magazine that *T*-1 began national distribution last month , with an initial press run of 100,000 copies] .
- [ARG1 * Doing business with the Russians , once the pursuit of a handful of hardened veterans ,] has [rel become] [ARG2 the goal of such major companies as General Motors Corp. , Federal Express Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co. , as well as a cluster of smaller firms] .
- [ARG1 Nuovo Banco] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 Italy 's biggest private-sector bank] [ARGM-TMP when it completes its scheduled merger with Banca Cattolica del Venetoen by year end *T*-1] .
- Company officials said over the weekend that [ARG1 Qintex Australia 's bank creditors] have [rel become] [ARG2 concerned about a barrage of bad news at the company , including a failed US$ 1.5 billion *U* plan * to buy MGM\/UA Communications Co. , a Beverly Hills , Calif. , movie and television production concern] .
- He said 0 Drexel -- the leading underwriter of high-risk junk bonds -- could no longer afford *-1 to sell any junk offerings if [ARG1 they] [ARGM-MOD might] [ARGM-TMP later] [rel become] [ARG2 troubled] because Drexel risked *-2 losing its highly lucrative junk franchise .
- `` [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 the deals that *T*-1 never should have been brought *-2] have [ARGM-TMP now] [rel become] [ARG2 nuclear waste] .
- `` Name-dropping is pervasive and getting more so as [ARG1 society] [rel becomes] [ARG2 more complex and alienating] , '' says *T*-1 Herbert Freudenberger , a New York psychoanalyst , with a high-powered clientele .
- [ARGM-ADV For car marketers] , it has [rel become] [ARG2 a] much tougher battle [ARG1 * to keep loyal customers from *-1 defecting to one of the new makes on the block] .
- [ARG1 The Sago] has [rel become] [ARG2 a popular accent in tony new housing tracts] , [ARGM-ADV * apparently giving the rustlers a ready market for their filched fronds] .
- In addition , economists are forecasting a slowdown in foreign direct investments as [ARG1 businessmen] [rel become] [ARG2 increasingly wary of China 's deteriorating political and economic environment] .
- Although the Tiger acquisition has brought [ARG1 Federal] a long way toward * [rel becoming] [ARG2 the global player 0 it wants *-2 to be *T*-1] , it also has brought problems .
- [ARG1 Texaco 's situation] had [rel become] [ARG2 particularly complex] [ARGM-CAU because much of its effort had for years been focused *-1 on its brawl with Pennzoil and then on New York investor Carl C. Icahn 's attempt * to take over the company] .
- [ARG1 Both] have [rel become] [ARG2 confidants of President Bush] .
- [ARGM-LOC In those areas] , [ARG1 the role of NSC staffers under them] [ARGM-DIS therefore] have [rel become] [ARG2 more important] .
- But just as every previous NSC adviser has , Gen. Scowcroft now will have *-1 to mull [ARGM-TMP at what point] [ARG1 the NSC staff] [rel becomes] [ARG2 too lean and too restrained] *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Sperry] merged with Burroughs Corp. * to [rel become] [ARG2 Unisys Corp.] in late 1986 .
- [ARGM-DIS Meanwhile] , [ARG1 Ford officials] [rel became] [ARG2 convinced 0 they could n't expect *-2 to recover the investment 0 it would require *T*-1 * to make Saab 's cars competitive in the increasingly crowded luxury market] .
- Saab and Fiat have worked together in the past , in one case *-2 developing jointly [ARG1 a new auto chassis] that *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 the foundation of Saab 's 9000 model , Fiat 's Croma and Lancia 's Thema] .
- Individuals close to the Ford side of the negotiations said late last week that the No. 2 U.S. auto maker lost interest as it [rel became] [ARG2 clear] [ARG1 that the Swedish auto maker 's automotive operations had little to offer in the way of image or technology] .
- In any matters between us and the Cubans there can be no simplicity , [ARGM-DIS consequently] [ARG1 I] 've [rel become] [ARG2 familiar not only with Cuban art and artists , but also with Cuban bureaucrats and their counterparts in our own government] .
- There are also questions about whether a new and inexperienced mayor can manage the city through [ARG1 what] *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 a financial crisis] .
- [ARGM-ADV In general] , Mr. Utsumi said *T*-1 , [ARG1 Japanese banks] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 more `` independent ''] [ARGM-LOC in their approach to overseas deals] .
- `` [ARG1 They] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 more independent] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the past two years] , [ARG1 the desert behind them] has [rel become] [ARG2 a land of mass executions and utter anarchy , where , due to Mr. Barre 's brutality and ineptitude , nobody is any longer in control *T*-1] .
- * Remember that it took Mr. Mengistu many months , in [ARG1 what] *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 known as the `` creeping coup , ''] * to topple Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 and 1975 .
- Adm. Goupil said 0 the navy ca n't wait until [ARGM-TMP 1998] , when [ARG1 the naval Rafale] [rel becomes] [ARG2 available] *T*-1 , *-2 to replace its obsolete fleet of American-made Crusaders , used since the 1950s * to protect carriers from attack .
- The Marina also has become the focal point of city efforts * to reunite residents with [ARG1 any pets] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD may] have fled or [rel become] [ARG2 lost] [ARGM-TMP during the earthquake] .
- [ARG1 The Marina] [ARGM-DIS also] has [rel become] [ARG2 the focal point of city efforts * to reunite residents with any pets that *T*-1 may have fled or become lost during the earthquake] .
- [ARG1 Wedtech] , which *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 embroiled in political-corruption cases that eventually *T*-2 led to its demise] , formerly was a minority-owned South Bronx , N.Y. , defense contractor .
- The news has n't exactly moved [ARG1 others in Mr. McDonough 's profession] to [rel become] [ARG2 architectural Johnny Appleseeds] .
- This year , the city faces [ARG1 a budget deficit] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 even bigger] [ARGM-TMP next year] .
- But , in the past 10 days , he has taken a series of body blows to his pride and his reputation that *T*-1 could adversely affect his ability * to govern this tumultuous city [ARGM-MOD should] [ARG1 he] [rel become] [ARG2 New York 's first black mayor] .
- Democrats hoped that [ARG1 Mr. Dinkins] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 a highly visible national leader] .
- But [ARGM-TMP when] it [rel became] [ARG2 clear] [ARG1 that rates had stabilized and that the Fed 's credit-easing policy was on hold] *T*-1 , bond yields jumped and prices tumbled .
- At first it attributed the slump to temporary business disruptions , but [ARGM-TMP when no orders were logged *-1 in August and September *T*-2] , [ARG1 manager Donald Lai] [rel became] [ARG2 convinced that business would be bad for many months] .
- * Replacing the cathode-ray tube with a large , thin screen is the key to the creation of a high-definition television , or HDTV , which [ARG1 *T*-1] is expected *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 a $ 30 billion *U* business] [ARGM-LOC world-wide] [ARGM-TMP within a decade] .
- [ARG1 David Nash , formerly group finance director at Cadbury Schweppes PLC ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 Grand Met 's first group finance director] [ARGM-TMP in January] .
- [ARG1 Peter Cawdron , group strategy development director , and Bill Shardlow , group personnel director ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 part of the board 's management committee] .
- [ARG1 The existence of the guidelines] has [rel become] [ARG2 known] *-1 [ARGM-TMP since President Bush disclosed them privately to seven Republican senators at a White House meeting last Monday] .
- [ARG1 Harold W. Smith Sr. , chairman of Webster ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 chairman emeritus and a director of the new company] .
- [ARG1 Ralph T. Linsley , vice chairman of Eagle ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 vice chairman of Webster\/Eagle] .
- [ARG1 Each share of Eagle , based * in Bristol ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 0.95 share of Webster\/Eagle] .
- [ARG1 The existence of the policy] [rel became] [ARG2 known] *-1 [ARGM-TMP after Bush disclosed it to seven GOP senators last week , *-3 citing the plan as an example of congressional requirements 0 the administration contends 0 *T*-4 contribute to the failure of covert actions] , officials said 0 *T*-2 .
- The chains `` used *-1 to offer discounts during winter when business was slow *T*-2 , but [ARGM-TMP in the last year or so] , [ARG1 discounting] has [rel become] [ARG2 a 12-month thing] , '' says 0 *T*-3 Donald Harty , president of Charisma Group Inc. , a New York franchisee of Grand Metropolitan PLC 's Burger King chain .
- `` Stop-close-only orders '' are [ARG1 stop orders] that *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV only] [rel become] [ARG2 active] [ARGM-TMP during the closing minutes of trading] .
- Once [ARG1 such abuses] [rel become] [ARG2 so pervasive] , the IRS builds another factor into its secret computer formula for * selecting returns for audit and does n't need special projects for them .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 many others , who *T*-1 want *-3 to qualify for employee benefits and unemployment compensation ,] [rel become] [ARG2 tipsters for the IRS] , says 0 *T*-4 Jerry Lackey , who *T*-2 manages the IRS project 's force of nine agents in north and central Florida from Orlando .
- [ARG1 Revenue-short states] [ARGM-DIS also] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 more aggressive pursuers of tax delinquents] , and perhaps none tracks them down with more relish than does New York since it acquired an $ 80 million *U* computer system in 1985 .
- While the promises of big profits ought *-2 to set off warning bells , they often do n't *?* , in part because [ARG1 get-rich-quick tales] have [rel become] [ARG2 embedded *-1 in American folklore] .
- Mr. Bush said 0 he would allow [ARG1 the bill] to [rel become] [ARG2 law] [ARGM-MNR without his signature] , because he said 0 only a constitutional amendment can protect the flag adequately .
- [ARGM-TMP In recent years] , [ARG1 carriers] have [rel become] [ARG2 much more picky about who *T*-1 can fly on the cheap] .
- [ARG1 Small retailers who *T*-1 ca n't afford *-2 to travel to his New York showroom] have [rel become] [ARG2 fair game] .
- [ARG1 Hewlett-Packard] Co. [rel became] [ARG2 the first company world-wide 0 *T*-1 to announce a product based on the chip] [ARGM-TMP earlier this month] , but it wo n't start *-2 shipping the computers until early next year .
- The figure also may reflect initial claims filed * by [ARG1 striking Nynex Corp. workers] who *T*-1 have [rel become] [ARG2 eligible for unemployment benefits] , the official said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Plain-vanilla funds] have [rel become] [ARG2 so commonplace that fees 0 they can charge *T*-1 have plunged to almost nothing , and in some cases are just that] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Chan] achieved a breakthrough in 1987 -- and [rel became] [ARG2 a minor celebrity] [ARGM-TMP again] -- [ARGM-TMP when his story was published *-1 in a weekly newspaper *T*-2] .
- [ARG1 Her] story is [rel becoming] [ARG2 part of local folklore] .
- [ARGM-TMP Following Mr. Linh 's appointment as secretary-general of the party at the sixth congress] , [ARG1 Mrs. Thi] has [rel become] [ARG2 the darling of `` doi moi '' , the Vietnamese version of perestroika] .
- In five years , [ARG1 Petronas] , which *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 the dominant shareholder] in a 1984 rescue exercise , has spent about M$ 3.5 billion *U* *-2 to prop up the troubled bank .
- Abortion alone ca n't explain this shift , but New Jersey is a model of [ARGM-MNR how] [ARG1 so personal an issue] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] [ARG2 a baseline of sorts] in * judging a candidate .
- `` The bottom line is , 0 it seems to me that [ARG1 the economic environment] has [rel become] [ARG2 very , very competitve] [ARGM-LOC for a lot of businesses] , '' he said *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP Within a few minutes] , [ARG1 the true extent of the catastrophe] was [rel becoming] [ARG2 clear] .
- [ARG1 A Series that *T*-1 was shaping up as the dullest since the one-sided Detroit-over-San Diego go of 1984] has [rel become] [ARG2 memorable] [ARGM-MNR in the least fortunate way] .
- Takanori Mizuno , chief economist of the Institute for Financial Affairs Inc. , a Tokyo research center on finance and economics , says , `` [ARG1 The junk bond market] [rel became] [ARG2 very jittery] , and there 's a fear of a coming recession and the possible bankruptcy of LBO companies .
- [ARG1 The increased labor costs] [rel became] [ARG2 effective] [ARGM-TMP Aug. 1] [ARGM-MNR under terms of the four-year labor agreement with the United Steelworkers union] .
- [ARGM-TMP Last Friday the 13th] -LRB- as well as two years ago this week -RRB- [ARG1 the markets] [rel became] [ARG2 unlinked] .
- Current quotations would reflect the combined financial judgment of all market participants -- not just those of [ARG1 intermediaries] who *T*-1 [rel become] [ARG2 extremely risk-averse] [ARGM-TMP during times of crisis] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARGM-TMP when any component of the market -- cash , futures or options -- loses liquidity] , [ARG1 the price discovery system -LRB- the way 0 prices are determined *-2 *T*-3 -RRB-] [rel becomes] [ARG2 flawed] or is lost *-1 entirely for a time .
- Different tactics are called for *-1 , as [ARG1 * losing money] [rel becomes] [ARG2 easier] and * making money becomes tougher .
- Different tactics are called for *-1 , as * losing money becomes easier and [ARG1 * making money] [rel becomes] [ARG2 tougher] .
- In the current-coupon sector , a shift in the Treasury yield curve resulting from the better performance of long-dated issues over short-dated securities hurt major coupons because it [ARG1 *EXP*-1] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 more difficult] * to structure new derivative securities offerings .
- The transaction has had a series of setbacks since [ARG1 the financing problems] [rel became] [ARG2 known] [ARGM-TMP last Friday] , with no signs or statements from the buy-out group 0 *T*-1 to indicate that any progress has taken place .
- Warner itself was in negotiations with MGM over certain movie and other rights , and it *EXP*-1 was `` in Warner 's interest * to accommodate MGM\/UA , Guber and Peters by * permitting [ARG1 them] *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 MGM executives] , '' Mr. Daly said *T*-3 in his affidavit .
- Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters planned *-1 to run the nearly dormant MGM studio , and the two even tried *-2 to interest [ARG1 Warner Bros . ' President Terry Semel] in *-3 [rel becoming] [ARG2 a partner] after he advised them on the deal .
- Such concerns , however , have n't stopped [ARG1 asset-backed securities] from *-1 [rel becoming] [ARG2 one of Wall Street 's hottest new products] .
- `` [ARGM-ADV If you 're in the bond business *-1 playing the relative-performance derby] , [ARGM-DIS then] [ARG1 even an extra 25 basis points -LRB- 0.25 percentage point -RRB-] [rel becomes] [ARG2 an important consideration] [ARGM-MNR on a career basis] , '' says *T*-2 Mr. Grant .
- [ARG1 Increasingly accurate estimates of the severity of the quake] [rel became] [ARG2 available] [ARGM-TMP before I got to my car] .
- [ARG1 Deutsche Bank AG , which *T*-1 last year arranged a three billion mark credit for the Soviet Union ,] is now moving *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 the first West German bank 0 *T*-3 to set up independent business offices in Hungary and Poland as they shift to free-market economies] .
- Some businesses -- like Disneyland -- claim that even if [ARG1 they] [rel became] [ARG2 isolated] [ARGM-TMP in a crisis] , they would be able *-1 to feed *RNR*-2 and care for *RNR*-2 their people for as long as five days .
- [ARGM-DIS For example] , [ARG1 first-term members of the House , once the most vulnerable of incumbents ,] have [rel become] [ARG2 virtually immune to defeat] .
- There are no easy choices in Cambodia , but we ca n't imagine that it *EXP*-2 benefits [ARG1 the U.S.] *-3 to [rel become] [ARG2 the catalyst for an all-too-familiar process that *T*-1 could end in another round of horror in Cambodia] .
- Even [ARGM-TMP when] it [ARG1 *EXP*-2] [rel became] [ARG2 clear] [ARGM-TMP this spring] that demand was n't coming up to expectations *T*-1 , Chrysler officials `` resisted '' *-4 cutting output because Cherokee and Wagoneer are `` very profitable vehicles , '' the spokesman said 0 *T*-3 .
- In their quest * to perfect apartheid , the Orange Workers have discovered a truth that most of privileged white South Africa tries mightily *-3 to deny *T*-1 : [ARG1 The master] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel become] [ARG2 dependent on the slave] and expect *-2 to remain master forever .
- The whole idea of computer-integrated manufacturing , CIM , seems *-2 to be making a comeback after *-2 losing a little luster over the past couple of years [ARGM-TMP when] it [ARG1 *EXP*-3] [rel became] [ARG2 apparent] that it was n't a panacea that *T*-1 would make U.S. plants more efficient and banish foreign competition *T*-4 .
- [ARG1 This sort of improved link] figures *-1 to [ARGM-TMP eventually] [rel become] [ARG2 a significant weapon for some companies] .
- `` It [ARG1 *EXP*-1] [rel became] [ARG2 apparent] [ARGM-LOC in hearings] that there ought * to be regulation of leveraged buy-outs of some sort , '' Rep. James Oberstar -LRB- D. , Minn. -RRB- , chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee , said *T*-2 during the panel 's deliberations .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP even in that short time] [ARG1 Mr. Guzman Cabrera] has [rel become] [ARG2 as controversial in his own way as his deposed predecessor , Joaquin Hernandez Galicia , known * as La Quina] .
- `` If we do not integrate into this new world of interdependence , sooner or later [ARG1 we] 're going *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 victims of our own isolation] , '' he says *T*-1 .
- `` We see [ARG1 it] [rel becoming] [ARG2 a bargain-basement kind of business] . ''
- Roughly one-third of its stock is believed *-2 held *-3 by takeover stock traders , who *T*-1 could vote *-4 to oust the board if [ARG1 they] [rel become] [ARG2 impatient] .
- But the Pennsylvania measure also includes [ARG1 an `` informed consent '' provision] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD may] [rel become] [ARG2 * widely imitated *-3 by abortion foes who *T*-2 want *-4 to make women contemplating abortion as uncomfortable as possible with the procedure and with themselves] .
- [ARGM-LOC Under new rules] , [ARG1 many of the country 's pubs] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] `` [ARG2 free houses] , '' [ARGM-ADV *-1 selling beers of their choice] .
- Whitbread also announced that [ARG1 Mr. Jarvis , who *T*-1 is 48 ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 the company 's chief executive] [ARGM-TMP March 1] .
- That purchase represented an attempt *ICH*-1 by [ARG1 Whitbread , a venerable British brewer ,] * to [rel become] [ARG2 a major player in the global liquor business] .
- [ARGM-TMP In 1987] [ARG1 he] [rel became] [ARG2 deputy chief of the civil division] .
- But that deal fell through in September after it [ARG1 *EXP*-1] [rel became] [ARG2 clear] that the sale would lead to a major real estate tax reassessment , * raising property taxes , and making it *EXP*-2 difficult * to lease the building at competitive prices .
- [ARG1 Convertible mortgages] have [rel become] [ARG2 an increasingly popular way 0 * to finance prestigious buildings of late *T*-1] .
- `` [ARG1 It] [rel becomes] [ARG2 a source of cash '' for the company making the LBO] [ARGM-CAU because it gets a deduction and does n't have *-1 to repay the debt for several years] .
- Even if Wall Street finds ways around the new rules , a Senate aide contends 0 [ARG1 LBOs] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 somewhat more difficult] .
- A letter in the New England Journal of Medicine notes that [ARGM-ADV while technology offers `` almost endless hope] ... [ARG1 when * to stop *T*-1] has [rel become] [ARG2 a difficult question] ... . ''
- For many companies , of course , there is still a slew of nagging problems 0 * to grapple with *T*-3 , [ARG1 some of which] *T*-2 have the potential * to [rel become] [ARG2 quite serious] .
- And Ms. Pfeiffer 's particular version of `` * Making Whoopee '' -- and the way 0 Mr. Ballhaus photographs her *T*-22 , from the tips of her red high heels right up her clingy red velvet dress -- might make you think of Marilyn Monroe if [ARG1 Ms. Pfeiffer] had [ARGM-NEG n't] gone and [rel become] [ARG2 a star in her own right] .
- [ARG1 Victor C. Benda , 58 , formerly executive vice president ,] succeeds Mr. Lang as president and [rel becomes] [ARG2 chief operating officer , a new post] .
- [ARG2 The merged company] that [ARG1 it] [ARGM-TMP now] [rel becomes] part of *T*-1 will have billings of just more than $ 2.6 billion *U* -- most of that in Europe -- * bringing it to about 14th world-wide .
- [ARG1 The merged agency 's] admittedly ambitious goal : * to [rel become] [ARG2 one of the world 's 10 largest agencies] , [ARGM-ADV while *-2 attracting more multinational clients than 0 the agencies were able *-3 to attract *T*-1 alone] .
- WCRS Group , for its part , will now be able *-2 to follow [ARG1 its] longstanding plan of *-3 [rel becoming] `` [ARG2 a holding company for a series of media-related businesses] , '' said 0 *T*-1 Peter Scott , the firm 's chief executive .
- It 's time 0 * to scrap [ARG2 the politically infested spending machine] 0 [ARG1 HUD] has [rel become] *T*-1 and channel the resources into the drug war *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Governments] have [rel become] [ARG2 sophisticated] in *-3 handling moments of panic -LRB- a word 0 the London Times forbade my father to use *T*-1 when he was reporting the Wall Street crash in 1929 *T*-2 -RRB- .
- [ARGM-DIS Meanwhile] , `` [ARG1 the bottom end of the market] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 less loyal] , '' says 0 *T*-1 Laurel Cutler , vice chairman of the ad agency FCB\/Leber Katz Partners .
- News of the arrest and charging of the two men helped *-1 to push prices on the Singapore Stock market *-2 sharply lower in early trading yesterday , but brokers said that the market and CDL shares recovered once it [ARG1 *EXP*-4] [rel became] [ARG2 apparent] 0 the charges were limited *-5 to the two men personally .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 sales to consumers] have [rel become] [ARG2 difficult] [ARGM-TMP during the past several months] , [ARGM-ADV even in West Germany , which *T*-1 has been by far Commodore 's strongest market] .
- But most structural engineers attributed the destruction to improper reinforcement of the columns that *T*-1 supported the decks , and the fact that [ARG1 the ground beneath the highway] is largely landfill and [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] [ARG2 unstable] , or `` liquefy , '' in a major quake .
- Honecker 's departure came after weeks of street protests and an exodus to the West of [ARG1 East Germans] who *T*-1 had [rel become] [ARG2 disenchanted with his rule] .
- [ARGM-TMP In our time] [ARG1 abortion] has [rel become] [ARG2 another , best left * to a line of Supreme Court decisions rather than to the chaos of 50 state legislatures] .
- One can understand Mr. Bork 's fear that [ARG1 the new right to privacy] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 intolerably stretched *-1] , though a Supreme Court composed * of men and women with realism , guts and a sense of limits should be able *-2 to manage it .
- [ARG1 Collectors who *T*-1 have made their money on Wall Street] have [rel become] [ARG2 an increasingly important part of the art business] and their money has helped *-2 fuel the art boom , but recently it appears 0 Sotheby 's has been returning the compliment .
- Egon Krenz , [ARG1 the man] tapped * yesterday *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 East Germany 's new leader] , faces the same task that *T*-1 has fallen to neighboring socialist colleagues : * reforming a country in crisis .
- Even if [ARG1 he] were *-1 to change his stripes and [rel become] [ARG2 another Milton Friedman] , however , he would still stand a good chance of *-2 losing a country .
- Crude prices spurted upward in brisk trading on the assumption that heavy earthquake damage occurred to San Francisco area refinery complexes , but the rise quickly fizzled [ARGM-TMP when] it [ARG1 *EXP*-1] [rel became] [ARG2 apparent] that oil operations were n't severely curtailed *-2 *T*-3 .
- But under Jerry Perry 's direction the current Steppenwolf production , scheduled * to play through Nov. 19 , breaks through [ARG2 the flat and boring ritual] that `` [ARG1 The Homecoming] '' had [rel become] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Teddy , the eldest of Max 's sons ,] has made the most dramatic escape by *-1 [rel becoming] [ARG2 a professor of philosophy at an American university] .
- Plaintiffs ' lawyers say that [ARG1 buildings] [rel become] `` [ARG2 sick] '' [ARGM-TMP when inadequate fresh air and poor ventilation systems lead pollutants to build up inside *T*-1] .
- [ARG1 `` Shortage '' and `` crisis ''] [rel became] [ARG2 buzz words] , [ARGM-ADV although neither really applied] .
- The embargo lasted only six months , but [ARG1 the price hikes] [rel became] [ARG2 a fact of life] .
- After all , they wo n't soon forget [ARG1 the stock bargains] that *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 available] [ARGM-TMP after the October 1987 crash] .
- But the effort became snagged *-2 on the question of [ARG2 what] *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel become] of [ARG1-of other issues , ranging from * cutting the capital-gains tax to child care to repeal of catastrophic-illness insurance] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 the effort] [rel became] [ARG2 snagged *-2 on the question of what *T*-1 would become of other issues , ranging from * cutting the capital-gains tax to child care to repeal of catastrophic-illness insurance] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Rising in the firm] , [ARG1 he] [rel became] [ARG2 powerful and bland] , [ARGM-ADV though his new wife , Susan , made him shine in the gossip columns with her profligate spending habits and flamboyant frocks] .
- At one sales strategy meeting , an executive suggested * ordering [ARG1 salespeople] *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 experts on the annual report] .
- One Wang salesman who *T*-1 left the company in July recalls that when he tried *-2 to sell products to Eastman Kodak *T*-3 , he worked `` *-4 to muster support from internal allies , '' but `` [ARG1 those allies] [rel became] [ARG2 skeptical] [ARGM-TMP as they saw the downtrend] .
- [ARGM-TMP Soon] , [ARG1 the military] [rel became] [ARG2 a veritable mafia controlling legal and illegal businesses] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Noriega 's relationship to American intelligence agencies] [rel became] [ARG2 contractual] [ARGM-TMP in either 1966 or 1967] , intelligence officials say 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 He] [rel became] [ARG2 Gen. Torrijos 's inseparable shadow , and the holder of all Panama 's secrets] .
- [ARGM-TMP During the Nixon administration] , [ARG1 the Drug Enforcement Administration] [rel became] [ARG2 dismayed at the extent of the G-2 's connections to arrested drug traffickers] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Noriega] [rel became] [ARG2 an even greater threat] [ARGM-TMP in 1976 , when U.S. intelligence services discovered that he had been buying recordings of electronically monitored conversations from three sergeants working for the U.S. Army 's 470th Military Intelligence Group *T*-1] .
- Key to the issue is *T*-1 that [ARG1 the bikes] , in skillful hands , can go virtually anywhere , and [ARGM-MNR in reckless hands] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] [ARG2 vehicles of terror] .
- [ARG1 Bankers Trust New York Corp.] [rel became] [ARG2 the latest major U.S. bank 0 *T*-1 to increase reserves for its loans to less-developed countries] , [ARGM-ADV * making a $ 1.6 billion *U* third-quarter addition to its provision] .
- [ARGM-LOC In a country where a bribe is needed * to get a phone , a job , and even into a school *T*-1] , [ARG1 the name Bofors] has [rel become] [ARG2 a potent rallying cry against the government] .
- [ARGM-EXT To an unusual degree] , [ARG1 the massive bill] has [rel become] [ARG2 a vehicle 0 for lawmakers to earmark funds for projects in home states *T*-1] .
- When traders become confident that the stock market has stabilized *T*-1 , oil prices are expected *-2 to rise as [ARG1 supply and demand fundamentals] [ARGM-TMP once again] [rel become] [ARG2 the major consideration] .
- [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG1 traders] [rel become] [ARG2 confident that the stock market has stabilized] *T*-1 , oil prices are expected *-2 to rise as supply and demand fundamentals once again become the major consideration .
- [ARG1 George L. LaMore , president and chief executive officer ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 chairman and chief executive] [ARGM-TMP upon Mr. Cunin 's retirement] .
- [ARG1 John C. Dannemiller , executive vice president and chief operating officer ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 president and chief operating officer] .
- [ARGM-ADV In this light] , [ARG1 the comparative advantages of legislative law-making] [rel become] [ARG2 clear] : -LRB- 1 -RRB- Before it acts , the legislature typically will hear the views of representatives of all those affected * 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 .
- [ARG1 He] has also agreed *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 president of a new subsidiary 0 *T*-3 to be formed *-1 * to make future acquisitions] , the company said 0 *T*-4 .
- [ARG1 The deficit-reduction bill] [rel became] [ARG2 snagged over efforts * to streamline the House version of the legislation in advance of a House-Senate conference] .
- Mr. Turner said 0 [ARG1 the test] initially will be used in conjunction with biopsies and other tests , but [ARGM-TMP eventually] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel become] [ARG2 the benchmark for tumor analysis] .
- [ARGM-TMP In recent months] , [ARG1 the technology] has [rel become] [ARG2 more flexible and able *-1 to handle much more volume] .
- Experts are predicting a big influx of new shows in [ARGM-TMP 1990] , when [ARG1 a service called * `` automatic number information ''] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 widely available] *T*-1 .
- Bush met with South Korean President Roh , who *T*-1 indicated that Seoul plans *-2 to further ease trade rules *-2 to ensure that [ARG1 its economy] [rel becomes] [ARG2 as open as the other industrialized nations] [ARGM-TMP by the mid-1990s] .
- Contrasts predictably accumulate : First the music is loud , [ARGM-DIS then] [ARG1 it] [rel becomes] [ARG2 soft] , then -LRB- you realize -RRB- it becomes louder again .
- Contrasts predictably accumulate : First the music is loud , then it becomes soft , [ARGM-TMP then] -LRB- you realize -RRB- [ARG1 it] [rel becomes] [ARG2 louder] [ARGM-TMP again] .
- [ARGM-ADV While *-2 not specifically mentioned *-1 in the FBI charges] , [ARG1 dual trading] [rel became] [ARG2 a focus of attempts * to tighten industry regulations] .
- The exchanges say 0 [ARG1 liquidity] [rel becomes] [ARG2 a severe problem for thinly traded contracts such as those with a long time remaining before expiration] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Paul] [ARGM-MNR quickly] [rel became] [ARG2 more aggressive in his collecting] , [ARGM-MNR with the help of George Wachter , a Sotheby 's expert in old masters whom he met *T*-1 at an exhibition of the Guterman items] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Wachter] , who *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 his principal adviser] , searched galleries in London , Paris and Monaco .
- CREATIVE ACCOUNTING , mostly by conglomerates , forced CPAs to change their way of * setting standards 0 *T*-3 to be followed *-1 by corporations reporting financial results , [ARG1 standards] that *T*-2 had [rel become] [ARG2 all too flexible] .
- `` [ARG1 The pricing] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel become] [ARG2 more realistic] , [ARGM-ADV which *T*-1 should help management] , '' said *T*-2 Bruce Rosenthal , a New York investment banker with Nathan S. Jonas & Co .
- [ARG1 SOFT CONTACT LENSES] WON federal blessing on March 18 , 1971 , and [ARGM-MNR quickly] [rel became] [ARG2 eye openers] [ARGM-ADV for their makers] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 the new lens] [rel became] [ARG2 the eye of a storm] .
- [ARG1 Hand-holding] is [rel becoming] [ARG2 an investment-banking job requirement] .
- The disk drives will doubtless sell well [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 they] [ARGM-TMP finally] [rel become] [ARG2 available] *T*-1 .
- The White House said 0 [ARG1 Ms. Hesse , a Chicago businesswoman who *T*-1 previously held posts at the Energy Department and FERC ,] is leaving *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 a vice president of First Chicago Corp] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Eskandarian , who *T*-4 resigned his Della Femina post in September ,] [rel becomes] [ARG2 chairman and chief executive of Arnold] .
- It is time 0 * to recognize that [ARG1 the New York Stock Exchange , the futures markets and the options markets] , [ARGM-ADV though physically separate] , have [ARGM-ADV actually] [rel become] [ARG2 so closely intertwined *-2 as *-3 to constitute one market effectively] *T*-1 .
- `` They 've been laggard , '' he says *T*-1 , `` but [ARG1 they] 'll have *-2 to [rel become] [ARG2 more aggressive] . ''
- If [ARG1 takeover premiums] [rel become] [ARG2 excessive] , if LBO dealmakers become too aggressive , then the private market will recognize these problems more quickly and accurately than will *?* policy makers , and the markets will move with lightning speed *-1 to impose appropriate sanctions .
- If takeover premiums become excessive , if [ARG1 LBO dealmakers] [rel become] [ARG2 too aggressive] , then the private market will recognize these problems more quickly and accurately than will *?* policy makers , and the markets will move with lightning speed *-1 to impose appropriate sanctions .
- If [ARG1 this new proposal] [ARGM-TMP ever] does [rel become] [ARG2 law] , the green lobby will benefit directly .
- Tax-exempts started the session *-1 flat to a touch higher on anticipation of further stock market erosion , but bond prices rapidly turned south as it [rel became] [ARG2 more clear] [ARG1 that a repeat of the October 1987 crash was n't at hand] .
- [ARG1 The kit] , which *T*-2 has a suggested retail price of $ 250 *U* and has [ARGM-TMP already] [rel become] [ARG2 a bestseller] , was introduced *-1 after retailers noticed numerous requests from parents for children 's photography equipment .
- `` [ARG1 Stocks] have [rel become] [ARG2 more sensitive to factors not directly tied * to the domestic economy] , '' Mr. Moore says *T*-1 , *-2 citing the exchange rate for the dollar on currency markets , the foreign-trade balance and inflows of foreign capital .
- [ARGM-TMP Later] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARG1 it] [rel became] [ARG2 more of an undercurrent than a dominating force] [ARGM-TMP as individual markets reacted more to their own factors] .
- Crude oil declined early , but [ARGM-TMP as the stock market retained early gains] , [ARG1 it] , [ARGM-ADV too] , [rel became] [ARG2 stronger] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 ending with a small net loss] .
- [ARG1 He] was named *-1 chief executive officer of Applied in 1986 and [rel became] [ARG2 chairman] [ARGM-TMP last November] .
- *-2 Reached *-1 in Honolulu , Mr. Shidler said that he believes 0 [ARG1 the various Hooker malls] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] [ARG2 profitable] [ARGM-MNR with new management] .
- `` [ARGM-ADV *-1 Managed *-2 properly , and with a long-term outlook] , [ARG1 these] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel become] [ARG2 investment-grade quality properties] .
- [ARG1 Whether a cash crunch might eventually force the company to cut its quarterly dividend , raised 36 % to 75 cents a share only a year ago] , has [rel become] [ARG2 a topic of intense speculation] [ARGM-LOC on Wall Street] [ARGM-ADV since Mr. Stookey deflected dividend questions in a Sept. 29 meeting with analysts] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 the numbers] [rel become] [ARG2 trickier -- and subject to dickering between insured and insurer --] [ARGM-TMP when demand is shifting *T*-1] .
- [ARG1 How such remarks translate into policy *T*-1] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel become] [ARG2 clear] [ARGM-TMP for months] .
- [ARGM-ADV As Syms 's `` core business of off-price retailing grows] , [ARG1 a small subsidiary that *T*-1 is operationally unrelated] [rel becomes] [ARG2 a difficult distraction] , '' said *T*-2 Marcy Syms , president of the parent , in a statement .
- Against that backdrop , [ARG1 UAW Vice President Stephen P. Yokich] , who *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel became] [ARG2 head of the union 's GM department] , issued a statement *ICH*-1 Friday blasting GM 's `` flagrant insensitivity '' toward union members .
- GM is under intense pressure * to close [ARG1 factories] that *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 unprofitable] [ARGM-TMP as the giant auto maker 's U.S. market share skidded during the past decade] .
- `` [ARG1 This] has [rel become] [ARG2 a very politicized deal , concerning Canada 's only large , world-class bio-research or pharmaceutical company] , '' Mr. Mehta said *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV Maybe] [ARG1 Lily] [rel became] [ARG2 so obsessed with where people slept *T*-1 and how] [ARGM-CAU because her own arrangements kept *-2 shifting] .
- The book loses some momentum toward [ARGM-TMP the end] , when [ARG1 Lily] [rel becomes] [ARG2 more preoccupied with * dating boys and less with her delightfully weird family] *T*-1 .
- `` [ARG1 The terms of that agreement] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel become] [ARG2 effective] [ARGM-TMP the date of Gulf 's reorganization , which we anticipate 0 *T*-2 will occur sometime in early 1990] , '' said *T*-1 Lawrence R. Mehl , Gulf 's general counsel .
- [ARG1 Deep discounts in subscriptions and offers of free clock radios and watches] have [rel become] [ARG2 accepted forms of * attracting new subscribers] [ARGM-LOC in the hyper-competitive world of magazine news-weeklies] .
- `` The next stage is * to get beyond the opinion leaders who *T*-1 use [ARG1 us] as a point of reference *-3 to [rel become] [ARG2 a point of reference] [ARGM-LOC at ordinary dinner tables] , '' says *T*-2 Jon Petrovich , executive vice president of Headline News , CNN 's sister network .
- The brief attention 0 viewers give CNN *T*-1 could put it at a disadvantage as [ARG1 ratings data , and advertising ,] [rel become] [ARG2 more important to cable-TV channels] .
- [ARG1 Regulators] have [rel become] [ARG2 increasingly antsy about CenTrust 's and other thrifts ' junk-bond holdings] [ARGM-CAU in light of the recent federal thrift bailout legislation and the recent deep decline in the junk-bond market] .
- [ARGM-TMP As people get even older] , [ARG1 many] [rel become] [ARG2 widowed] .
- For instance , Michael dislikes Jackie not because he 's a shrewd Jewish businessman , but because [ARG1 he] quits his well-paying job as a salesman in order *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 a social worker] .
- Stock prices `` would still have *-1 to go down some additional amount before [ARG1 we] [rel become] [ARG2 positive on stocks] , '' says 0 *T*-2 Mr. Terrizzi , president and managing director of Renaissance Investment Management Inc. in Cincinnati .
- In its severest test , the $ 60 billion *U* of portfolio insurance in effect in the 1987 crash did n't work , as stock buyers disappeared and [ARG1 stock and futures prices] [rel became] [ARG2 disconnected] .
- [ARG1 The eventual court decision] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 a landmark in Dutch corporate law] [ARGM-CAU because the lawsuit 0 ASKO plans *-1 to file *T*-2 would be the first 0 *T*-3 to challenge the entire principle and practice of companies issuing voting preferred shares to management-controlled trusts *-4 to dilute voting power of common stockholders] .
- [ARG1 The crowded field for notebook-sized computers] is about *-1 to [rel become] [ARG2 a lot more crowded] .
- [ARG1 Laptops -- generally anything under 15 pounds --] have [rel become] [ARG2 the fastest-growing personal computer segment] , [ARGM-ADV with sales doubling this year] .
- And if [ARG1 foreign investors] [rel become] [ARG2 a tad more cautious] -- well , the dollar 's recent strength suggests that the U.S. can stand it .
- Surprisingly , Shane Longman survives the week , only * to have [ARG1 a senior executive] innocently bumble his way into * [rel becoming] [ARG2 the target of a criminal insider trading investigation] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG1 even this admirable plan] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel become] [ARG2 objectionable] [ARGM-ADV if the White House gives in to congressional Democratic pressure * to add to the scope of the president 's initiative or * to involve the independent foundation in * `` brokering '' federal funds for volunteer projects] .
- [ARG1 Stocks such as Hershey Foods Corp. , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , American International Group Inc. and Federal National Mortgage Association] [rel became] [ARG2 such bargains that he could n't resist them] , he says 0 *T*-1 .
- The newspaper quoted experts as *-1 saying 0 the subsidies would cause [ARG1 the difference between prices and real values of commodities] to `` [rel become] [ARG2 very unreasonable] '' and reduce needed funds for investment in the `` already difficult state budget . ''
- [ARG1 The investment bank] [rel becomes] [ARG2 majority shareholder in Sports & Recreation , a 10-year-old sporting goods retailer ,] said *T*-1 Oliver E. Richardson , a member of Investcorp 's management committee and a director of the chain .
- [ARG1 The airline] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel become] [ARG2 the latest in a peculiar blend of Giant companies , which *T*-1 are involved in * making cement , recycling newsprint and operating fast-food restaurants] .
- [ARGM-DIS Meantime] , [ARG1 regulators] are [rel becoming] [ARG2 increasingly worried] [ARGM-TMP as the rush to leverage shows no signs of *-1 abating] .
- If [ARG1 Mr. Papandreou] [rel becomes] [ARG2 the major opposition leader] , he could hamstring a conservative-led coalition .
- Lawyers specializing in shareholder suits said 0 they are concerned that [ARG1 use of the `` press defense '' by corporations] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel become] [ARG2 popular] [ARGM-CAU as a result of the ruling] .
- *-2 Without cash from asset sales and unable * to reach a new bank-credit agreement , Lomas defaulted on [ARG1 $ 145 million *U* in notes] that *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 due] [ARGM-TMP Sept. 1] .
- `` Just as there are people waiting * to become bargain hunters in the stock market , there are [ARG1 people] waiting * to [rel become] [ARG2 bargain hunters in the deal market] . ''
- `` Just as there are [ARG1 people] waiting * to [rel become] [ARG2 bargain hunters in the stock market] , there are people waiting * to become bargain hunters in the deal market . ''
- [ARG1 Details of the affair] have [rel become] [ARG2 public] [ARGM-MNR gradually] [ARGM-TMP over the past two years] , [ARGM-CAU mostly as a result of reporting by several newspapers] .
- `` [ARG1 He] [rel became] [ARG2 very angry at that] , left my office and told a number of people that I was a wimp , '' Sen. McCain recalls *T*-1 .
- For the next two years , the Bank Board , which at the time *T*-1 was the agency responsible for * regulating thrifts , failed *-2 to act -- even after federal auditors warned in May 1987 that Mr. Keating had caused [ARG1 Lincoln] to [rel become] [ARG2 insolvent] .
- [ARG1 That] [rel became] [ARG2 clear] [ARGM-TMP last week] [ARGM-MNR with the disclosure that National Broadcasting Co. , backed * by the deep pockets of parent General Electric Co. , had tried *-1 to help *-2 fund Qintex Australia Ltd. 's now-scuttled $ 1.5 billion *U* bid for MGM\/UA Communications Co] .
- There was certainly no * stopping the tide of ANC emotion last night , when hundreds of people jammed into the Holy Cross Anglican Church in Soweto for [ARG1 what] *T*-1 [rel became] [ARG2 the first ANC rally in the country in 30 years] *T*-2 .