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frames- Judge Curry ordered the refunds *-1 to begin Feb. 1 and said that he would n't entertain any appeals or other attempts [ARG0 *] to [rel block] [ARG1 his order] by Commonwealth Edison .
- [ARGM-ADV Under the state 's Education Improvement Act] , [ARG3 low test scores] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel block] [ARG1 students ' promotions] or force entire districts into wrenching , state-supervised `` interventions '' that *T*-86 can mean firings .
- Program traders are fond of *-1 predicting that if [ARG1 they] are [rel blocked] *-159 [ARGM-LOC in the U.S.] , they will simply emigrate to foreign stock markets .
- Garret Boone , who *T*-11 teaches art at Earlham College , calls the new structure `` just an ugly bridge '' and [ARG3 one] that *T*-1 [rel blocks] [ARG1 the view of a new park below] .
- The House passed legislation designed * to make it easier for [ARG0 the Transportation Department] to [rel block] [ARG1 airline leveraged buy-outs] .
- [ARG0 The department] would be required *-1 to [rel block] [ARG1 the buy-out] [ARGM-ADV if the acquisition is likely *-2 to financially weaken a carrier so that safety would be impaired *-27 ; its ability * to compete would be sharply diminished *-3 ; it would be put *-28 into foreign control ; or if the transaction would result in the sale of airline-related assets -- unless * selling such assets had an overriding public benefit] .
- The House approved an amendment offered * by Rep. Peter DeFazio -LRB- D. , Ore. -RRB- that *T*-1 would , in addition to the previous criteria , also require [ARG0 the department] to [rel block] [ARG1 the acquisition of an airline] [ARGM-ADV if the added debt incurred * were likely *-2 to result in a reduction in the number of the carrier 's employees , or their wages or benefits] .
- The measure would make it *EXP*-1 easier for [ARG0 the Transportation Department] to [rel block] [ARG1 leveraged buy-outs in the industry] .
- The Orwellian `` New World Information Order '' would give government officials rights against the press ; journalists would be obliged *-1 to kowtow to [ARG0 their government] , which *T*-28 would have licensing and censorship powers and , indeed , duties * to [rel block] [ARG1 printing of `` wrong '' ideas] .
- [ARGM-DIS Not only] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARG0 they] [rel block] [ARG1 Wellington] from [ARG2-from *-2 raising money in Japan] , bankers here say 0 *T*-1 , but as the largest underwriters in the Eurobond market , they might be able *-3 to scuttle borrowings there , too .
- And some U.S. Army analysts worry that [ARG3 the proposed Soviet redefinition] is aimed *-75 at *-1 [rel blocking] [ARG1 the U.S.] from [ARG2-from *-2 developing lighter , more transportable , high-technology tanks] .
- The Warner Bros. studio and Sony signaled 0 they are close to a settlement yesterday , *-1 asking a Los Angeles Superior Court *-2 to postpone a hearing scheduled * for tomorrow on Warner 's request for [ARG3 a preliminary injunction] [rel blocking] [ARG1 Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters] from [ARG2-from *-3 taking the top posts at Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc] .
- The law is meant *-1 to overcome delays caused * by [ARG0 defendants] ' use of foreign procedures * to [rel block] [ARG1 U.S. requests for records] , Judge Keenan said 0 *T*-3 in his opinion .
- The bill would require [ARG0 the agency] to [rel block] [ARG1 the acquisition of 15 % or more *U* of an airline 's stock] [ARGM-ADV if the purchase threatened safety , reduced the carrier 's ability * to compete , or put the airline under foreign control] .
- The amendment would require [ARG0 the department] to [rel block] [ARG1 the purchase of a major airline by anyone who *T*-239 has run two or more carriers that *T*-240 have filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code] .
- `` This ought *-2 to be subtitled *-3 the ` * Do n't let Frank Lorenzo take over another airline ' amendment , '' said *T*-1 Rep. James Oberstar -LRB- D. , Minn. -RRB- , chairman of the House aviation subcommittee , who *T*-241 argued that the provision was unnecessary because the bill already would give [ARG0 the department] ample power * to [rel block] [ARG1 undesirable deals] .
- Some find no harm in the misdemeanors of trespass , minor property destruction , [ARG0 *] [rel blocking] [ARG1 traffic] and the like .
- [ARG0 The protesters] lie down in the street , * [rel blocking] [ARG1 traffic] , and will not move until the authorities carry them away .
- Walter Kirchberger , an analyst with PaineWebber Inc. , said that * offering holders a higher , $ 70-a-share price is `` a fairly effective method of [ARG0 *] [rel blocking] '' [ARG1 the Stena-Tiphook bid] .
- Republicans , meanwhile , want *-1 to try *-2 to protect the measure by * combining it with [ARG1 two politically popular issues] that [ARG0 Democrats] could find *T*-107 hard 0 *-3 to [rel block] *T*-4 .
- Republicans would try *-1 to attach a capital-gains provision to that legislation , *-1 hoping 0 the political popularity of its other two parts would dissuade [ARG0 Democrats] from * [rel blocking] [ARG1 it] .
- Sen. Mitchell is confident 0 [ARG0 he] has sufficient votes * to [rel block] [ARG1 such a measure] with [ARG3-with procedural actions] .
- A bidding war for Jaguar became more likely as Britain unexpectedly decided *-1 to end [ARG3 restrictions] [rel blocking] [ARG1 a takeover of the luxury car maker] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 congressional Democrats] have [rel blocked] [ARG1 the same] from [ARG2-from *-1 occurring at the federal level] , [ARGM-ADV with the exception of a 1988 law allowing capital punishment for certain drug-related homicides] .
- A state judge postponed a decision on [ARG3 a move] by [ARG0 holders of Telerate Inc.] 0 * to [rel block] [ARG1 the tender offer of Dow Jones & Co. for the 33 % of Telerate 0 it does n't already own *T*-1] *T*-2 .
- These fears were clearly apparent [ARGM-TMP when] , [ARGM-TMP last week] , [ARG0 Secretary of State James Baker] [rel blocked] [ARG1 a speech by Robert Gates , deputy national security adviser and Soviet expert ,] [ARGM-ADV on the ground that it was too pessimistic about the chances of Mr. Gorbachev 's economic reforms succeeding] *T*-1 .
- Although settlement talks had been dropped *-1 , attorneys for the two sides apparently began *-5 talking again yesterday in an attempt * to settle the matter before Thursday , when a judge is expected *-3 to rule on Warner 's request for [ARG3 an injunction] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel block] [ARG1 the two producers] from [ARG2-from *-6 taking over the management of Columbia] *T*-4 .
- Dataproducts Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] filed a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court *-1 to [rel block] [ARG1 a tender offer by DPC Acquisition Partners] , *-1 alleging that the hostile offer violates a standstill agreement between the two concerns .
- The university had sought [ARG3 an injunction] [rel blocking] [ARG1 Connaught 's board] from [ARG2-from *-1 recommending or supporting an offer for the company by Merieux] .
- Thursday , a judge is scheduled *-1 to rule on [ARG3 Warner 's motion] seeking * to [rel block] [ARG1 the Guber-Peters duo] from [ARG2-from *-2 going to Columbia] .
- Rally 's Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] filed suit in U.S. District Court in Delaware against a group led * by Burt Sugarman , *-1 seeking *-2 to [rel block] [ARG1 the investors] from [ARG2-from *-3 buying more shares] .
- Such moves would greatly reduce the power of government ministries , who now *T*-1 jealously guard their turf and are seen *-2 as one of [ARG3 the major obstacles] [rel blocking] [ARG1 economic reform] .
- `` Without some unexpected `` coup de theatre '' , I do n't see [ARG3 what] *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel block] [ARG1 the Paribas bid] , '' said *T*-2 Philippe de Cholet , analyst at the brokerage Cholet-Dupont & Cie .
- Mr. de Cholet said 0 Mr. Fournier 's biggest hope was * to somehow persuade [ARG0 regulatory authorities] *-2 to [rel block] [ARG1 the bid] .
- At the same time , [ARG0 he] is expected *-1 to seek legal and regulatory means of * [rel blocking] or delaying [ARG1 Paribas 's bid] .
- The House is scheduled *-2 to vote today on [ARG3 an anti-airline-takeover bill] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel block] , [ARGM-TMP for up to 50 days] , [ARG1 any bid for 15 % or more *U* of a U.S. airline , even a straight cash purchase] .
- Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB- was confident 0 [ARG0 he] had enough votes * to [rel block] [ARG1 the maneuver] [ARGM-ADV on procedural grounds] , [ARGM-TMP perhaps as soon as today] .
- Their tone was good-natured , with Mr. Packwood saying 0 he intended *-1 to offer the proposal again and again on future legislation and Sen. Mitchell saying 0 [ARG0 he] intended *-2 to use procedural means *-3 to [rel block] [ARG1 it] [ARGM-TMP again and again] .
- Both the pilots and machinists have made it *EXP*-1 clear that [ARG0 they] intend *-3 to [rel block] [ARG1 any transaction 0 they do n't like *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 President Bush and other supporters of SDI] will be able *-2 to take credit for *-3 [rel blocking] [ARG1 House efforts * to significantly cut the program * to develop a space-based antimissile system , which *T*-1 already has cost some $ 17 billion *U*] .
- Well , [ARG0 CBS] , *-1 mired in the ratings cellar and looking to sports as a way out , wanted *-1 to close the deal immediately and [rel block] [ARG1 its rivals] from [ARG2-from *-2 getting another chance * to bid] .
- [ARG0 He] huddled with directors at a special meeting two weeks ago and tried *-1 to [rel block] [ARG1 his opponent] .
- That gives them enormous leverage , including the threat of [ARG3 a strike] 0 *T*-2 to [rel block] [ARG1 any buy-out or recapitalization attempt 0 they oppose *T*-1] .
- When they did *?* *T*-1 , [ARG0 his commanders] did n't have the initiative 0 * to do more than *-3 [rel block] [ARG1 a couple of roads] *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-TMP In July] , [ARG0 11 NFL owners] , [ARGM-ADV almost all of them new] , [rel blocked] [ARG1 an effort * to install Jim Finks as a replacement for retiring league commissioner Pete Rozelle] .
- Already , local Missouri judges have relied on the restored preamble in two separate cases * to throw out criminal trespass charges against [ARG0 anti-abortion demonstrators] who *T*-1 [rel blocked] [ARG1 access to Reproductive Health Services , an abortion clinic in St. Louis] .
- [ARG0 A shareholder] filed suit , *-2 seeking *-3 to [rel block] [ARG1 Unitel Video Inc. 's proposed plan * to be acquired *-1 by a new affiliate of closely held Kenmare Capital Corp. for $ 15 *U* a share , or $ 33.6 million *U*] .
- NASA defended itself vigorously and successfully against [ARG3 a Rifkin suit] 0 *T*-1 to [rel block] [ARG1 the Galileo launch] .
- The newspaper also ran a series of controversial short stories by Nguyen Huy Thiep , a former history teacher , who *T*-1 stirred debate over his interpretation of Vietnamese culture and took a thinly veiled swipe at [ARG0 writers] who *T*-2 had [rel blocked] [ARG1 his entry into their official association] .
- William Bennett , the White House drug-policy director , accused [ARG0 local officials in the Washington area] of *-1 [rel blocking] [ARG1 construction of prison facilities 0 *T*-2 to house convicted drug dealers] .
- But other Bush administration officials have criticized [ARG0 Maryland Gov. William Schaefer] for *-1 [rel blocking] [ARG1 the use of possible sites in that state] .
- An estimated $ 1.32 billion *U* *ICH*-2 is provided *-1 for next year 's census , and negotiators stripped [ARG0 a Senate-passed rider] seeking * to [rel block] [ARG1 the counting of illegal aliens] .
- Californians , meanwhile , tried *-2 to cope with still-limited services , [rel blocked] [ARG1 roadways] and water shortages in the aftermath of the tremor that *T*-1 left scores dead and injured .
- [ARG0 Independent directors] would be able *-4 to [rel block] [ARG1 transactions 0 they unanimously deem 0 *T*-2 would be likely *-5 to depress the private market value of LIN at the time 0 it is *-6 to be sold *-1 *T*-3 in five years] .
- The House Public Works and Transportation Committee approved a bill that *T*-1 would give [ARG0 the Transportation Department] power * to [rel block] [ARG1 airline leveraged buy-outs] , despite a clear veto threat from the Bush administration .
- [ARG0 The secretary] would be required *-1 to [rel block] [ARG1 an acquisition] if he concluded that it would so weaken an airline financially that it would hurt safety or reduce the carrier 's ability * to compete , or if it gave control to a foreign interest .
- Currently , [ARG0 the Transportation Department] does n't have the authority * to [rel block] [ARG1 a takeover] [ARGM-TMP in advance] .
- The panel rejected a proposal *ICH*-2 pushed * by AMR Corp. , the parent of American Airlines , * to allow [ARG0 the Transportation secretary] to [rel block] [ARG1 corporate raiders] from [ARG2-from *-3 waging proxy fights *-4 to oust boards that *T*-1 oppose a leveraged buy-out] .
- It also voted down proposals * to give [ARG0 the secretary] much more discretion on whether * to [rel block] [ARG1 a buy-out] and to require the department to consider the impact of a buy-out on workers .
- A few weeks ago , Mr. Skinner testified before Congress that it would be `` cleaner , more efficient '' if [ARG0 he] had authority * to [rel block] [ARG1 buy-outs] [ARGM-TMP in advance] .
- [ARG0 A pilot representing a group of 220 pilots hired * during United 's 1985 strike] filed suit Friday in Chicago federal court *-1 to [rel block] [ARG1 the takeover] .
- Repeal is considered *-1 likely now , but the Treasury Department bill has been used *-2 as [ARG3 a vehicle] *-2 to raise the profile of the issue and [rel block] [ARG1 any action] [ARGM-TMP in the interim] .
- [ARG0 American Telephone & Telegraph Co. , MCI Communications Inc. and United Telecommunications ' U S Sprint unit] were [rel blocking] [ARG1 phone calls into the Bay area] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to alleviate congestion] .
- [ARG0 The companies] [rel block] [ARG1 traffic] [ARGM-MNR much as highway on-ramps are blocked *-1 when traffic backs up *T*-2] .
- The companies block traffic much as [ARG1 highway on-ramps] are [rel blocked] *-1 [ARGM-TMP when traffic backs up *T*-2] .
- William E. Downing , Pacific Bell 's vice president of customer services for the Bay area , says 0 [ARG0 most long-distance companies] were [rel blocking] [ARG1 about 50 % of all calls] .
- Pacific Telesis says 0 [ARG0 its Pacific Bell unit] [ARGM-ADV also] was [rel blocking] [ARG1 about 50 % of its calls] [ARGM-LOC locally] .
- The commission found that if [ARG0 the British government] attempted *-2 to [rel block] [ARG1 the merger] , Rhone-Poulenc would likely respond by *-3 closing the salicylates plant 0 Monsanto operates *T*-1 in Wales , *-3 removing the matter from U.K. jurisdiction .
- The announcement coincides with the start of the Commonwealth Ministers Conference in Kuala Lumpur , where proposals for renewed sanctions against South Africa , including [ARG3 moves] 0 *T*-2 to [rel block] [ARG1 settling of a new debt agreement] , were scheduled *-3 to be discussed *-1 *T*-4 .
- A bill giving [ARG0 the Transportation Department] the power * to [rel block] [ARG1 airline leveraged buy-outs] cleared a House panel .
- As a result , he took the lead in * arguing that [ARG1 the cut] [ARGM-MOD should] be [rel blocked] *-1 [ARGM-ADV on procedural grounds] .
- The Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court dismissed [ARG0 six lawsuits] attempting * to [rel block] [ARG1 a $ 2.5 billion *U* project planned * for 42nd Street in Manhattan] .
- The scandal has faded and flared , but recent disclosures propelled it back onto the front pages , and that has helped *-2 galvanize [ARG0 the opposition] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP last week] [rel blocked] [ARG1 passage of two constitutional amendment bills] .
- U.S. takeover-stock speculators , who *T*-4 may own between 20 % and 30 % *U* of Jaguar , could give [ARG0 Ford] enough votes * to [rel block] [ARG1 the GM deal] .
- [ARG1 *-1] [rel Blocked] *-2 by [ARG3 patent protection] from [ARG2-from * following suit] , Dictaphone decided *-1 to go a step further and cut the cassette in half *ICH*-3 again -- down to the length of a paperclip .
- You see , Marshall had this thing about the Navy and the Marines -- he wanted *-1 to make them part of the Army but [ARG0 Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal] [rel blocked] [ARG1 him] .
- Sony Corp. won [ARG3 a pretrial order] [rel blocking] [ARG1 U.S. sales of Justin Products Inc. 's `` My Own '' line of portable audio players for children] .
- The anti-defense Greens wanted [ARG0 a Washington federal appeals court] to [rel block] [ARG1 today 's scheduled liftoff] [ARGM-TMP long enough for them to ask the World Court *-1 to `` order '' a permanent cancellation of the $ 1.5 billion *U* flight] .
- The space agency said 0 it did n't expect [ARG0 weather or protesters] to [rel block] [ARG1 the liftoff] .
- In its lawsuit , Pharmacia is seeking unspecified damages and [ARG3 a preliminary injunction] 0 *T*-1 to [rel block] [ARG1 MedChem] from [ARG2-from *-2 selling the AMVISC products] .
- [ARG0 The University] is seeking *-3 to [rel block] [ARG1 the acquisition of Connaught by foreign interests] , *-3 citing concerns about the amount of research that *T*-4 would be done *-2 in Canada .
- [ARGM-DIS Also] , [ARG1 any GEC bid] [ARGM-MOD might] be [rel blocked] *-1 by [ARG0-by British antitrust regulators] ; Ferranti is GEC 's main competitor on several key defense-electronics contracts , and its purchase by GEC may heighten British Defense Ministry worries about concentration in the country 's defense industry .
- Today , U.S. Judge John E. Sprizzo is expected *-1 to rule on Sony 's renewed request for [ARG3 a pre-trial order] [rel blocking] [ARG1 sale of the disputed products , on which deliveries began in July *T*-2] .
- Although Time already had a long-term contract * to buy movies from Warner , the merger will let Time 's largely unregulated pay-cable channel , Home Box Office , own the Warner movies aired * on HBO -- [ARG1 a vertical integration] that *T*-2 is [ARGM-ADV effectively] [rel blocked] *-1 by [ARG3-by fin-syn regulations] .
- [ARG3 Fin-syn rules] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARGM-MNR explicitly] [rel block] [ARG1 a network] from [ARG2-from * buying a passive , small stake in a company that *T*-1 profits from the rerun syndication 0 networks ca n't enjoy *T*-2] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG3 such convolutions] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-ADV still] [rel block] [ARG1 the networks] from [ARG2-from *-1 grabbing a big chunk of the riches of syndication] .