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frames- Timex had requested duty-free treatment for [ARG1 many types] of watches , [rel covered] * by [ARG2-by 58 different U.S. tariff classifications] .
- Timex is a major U.S. producer and seller of watches , including low-priced battery-operated watches assembled * in the Philippines and [ARG1 other developing nations] [rel covered] * by [ARG2-by the U.S. tariff preferences] .
- Mr. Trudeau , a Writers Guild member , also was employed *-1 as a writer for [ARG1 Darkhorse] , which *T*-134 was [rel covered] *-2 by [ARG2-by a guild collective-bargaining agreement] .
- `` Profit may be low , but [ARGM-DIS at least] [ARG1 costs] [ARGM-MOD should] be [rel covered] *-1 .
- But company officials said yesterday that [ARG0 they] decided *-2 to take a $ 43 million *U* pretax charge for the period *-3 to [rel cover] [ARG1 a restructuring of world-wide manufacturing operations] , *-4 citing extended weakness in the market as well as a decision * to switch to more economical production techniques .
- The heated talk stirred *-1 up by recent Japanese investments in the U.S. is focusing attention on the differences in investment climate , even though it 's only one of [ARG1 many subjects] 0 *T*-2 to be [rel covered] *-116 [ARGM-LOC in the bilateral talks , known * as the Structural Impediments Initiative] .
- The Chandler , Ariz. , company said 0 it will resubmit [ARG2 the registration] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 only the 2.3 million warrants , each exercisable for the purchase of one common share] .
- [ARG2 The training wage] [rel covers] [ARGM-ADV only] [ARG1 workers who *T*-260 are 16 to 19 years old] .
- [ARG2 A second citation] [rel covering] [ARG1 the company 's Clairton , Pa. , coke works] involved more than 200 alleged violations of electrical-safety and other requirements , for which OSHA proposed $ 1.2 million *U* in fines *T*-1 .
- An index-arbitrage trade is never executed unless there is [ARG2 sufficient difference] between the markets in New York and Chicago 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 all transaction costs] .
- Stocks boosted * by [ARG0 market-makers] shopping * to [rel cover] [ARG1 book requirements in FT-SE 100 shares] included Carlton Communications , which *T*-1 climbed 32 to 778 .
- [ARG2 The consumer confidence survey] , *-2 [rel covering] [ARG1 5,000 U.S. households] , is conducted *-2 in the first two weeks of each month for the Conference Board by National Family Opinion Inc. , a Toledo , Ohio , market researcher .
- Earnings at Xerox 's financial-services operations actually rose slightly , but that was largely because capital gains at Crum & Forster offset Hurricane Hugo payments and [ARG2 the reserves] set up * * to [rel cover] [ARG1 future payments] .
- [ARG2 The patent for Interleukin-3] [rel covers] [ARG1 materials and methods used * * to make the human blood cell growth factor via recombinant DNA technology] .
- [ARG2 The patent] [rel covers] [ARG1 BMP-1 type proteins and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for * treating bone or cartilage defects] , Genetics Institute said 0 *T*-1 .
- Moreover , they said 0 [ARG2 the first appropriations bill passed * 200 years ago] [rel covered] [ARG1 many different items] , and there was no discussion of a line-item veto .
- The issue is 6 % to 7 % *U* overcollateralized , and [ARG1 75 % of the loans] are [rel covered] *-157 by [ARG2-by a General Electric pool policy covering losses of as much as 10 % *U* of the original principal balance of the loans] .
- The issue is 6 % to 7 % *U* overcollateralized , and 75 % of the loans are covered *-157 by [ARG2 a General Electric pool policy] [rel covering] [ARG1 losses of as much as 10 % *U* of the original principal balance of the loans] .
- [ARG2 Pennzoil 's poison pill] [rel covers] [ARG1 five years] [ARGM-PNC in order * to give current management enough time 0 * to put these proceeds to work in a prudent manner *T*-1] .
- If [ARG0 the two leaders] [rel cover] [ARG1 the subjects that *T*-1 have been featured *-229 in lower level U.S.-Soviet meetings] , their talks would include human rights , Soviet reforms , regional disputes , relations with allies , economic cooperation , arms control , and joint efforts * to fight narcotics , terrorism and pollution .
- [ARG2 The tax increase , which *T*-1 will be considered *-238 at a special session of the state legislature that *T*-275 begins tomorrow ,] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel cover] [ARG1 only part of the estimated $ 4 billion to $ 6 billion *U* in total damage caused * by the Oct. 17 quake] .
- [ARG2 The last Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program survey] [rel covered] [ARG1 1985 returns] .
- [ARGM-TMP Last year] , [ARG2 earnings of the combined companies] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel cover] [ARG1 debt service] and Pinkerton 's was forced *-1 to borrow $ 20 million *U* of subordinated debt .
- The House action yesterday came as the Senate remained mired in difficulties over [ARG2 a $ 17.25 billion *U* measure] [rel covering] [ARG1 the budgets for the State , Commerce , and Justice departments in fiscal 1990] .
- *-2 Faced *-1 with inevitable defeat , the once dominant industry declined any recorded vote on [ARG2 the ban] , which *T*-80 [rel covers] [ARG1 all but a fraction of 1 % of daily flights in the U.S.] .
- Earlier yesterday , the Societe de Bourses Francaises was told *-1 that a unit of Framatome S.A. also bought Navigation Mixte shares , [ARG2 this purchase] [rel covering] [ARG1 more than 160,000 shares] .
- Every workday at 11 a.m. , [ARG0 40-year-old Mike Sinyard] dons cycling clothes , hops on a bike 0 he keeps *T*-1 at his Morgan Hill , Calif. , office and sets out * to [rel cover] [ARG1 a distance 0 most people would travel *T*-2 only by car] .
- Dealers said 0 the market was supported *-1 to some extent by a firmer pound , gains on Wall Street and [ARG2 shopping] by market-makers * to [rel cover] [ARG1 internal requirements for selected stocks in the 100-share index] .
- [ARG1 About 1,150 employees] are [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG2-by the new agreement] , Deere said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG2 The tab] [ARGM-DIS even] [rel covers] [ARG1 $ 8 million *U* in commitment fees owed * to Citicorp and Chase Manhattan Corp.] , [ARGM-ADV even though their failure * to obtain $ 7.2 billion *U* in bank loans for the buy-out was the main reason for its collapse] .
- Quebecor also publishes a second tabloid in Montreal , the struggling 18-month-old Montreal Daily News ; dailies in Quebec City and Winnipeg , Manitoba ; and [ARG0 dozens] of weeklies [rel covering] [ARG1 most of Quebec] .
- According to [ARG2 its most recent annual report] , [rel covering] [ARG1 the 15 months ended March 31] , Maxwell Communication bought $ 3.85 billion *U* in assets -- including Macmillan Inc. and Official Airlines Guides -- and sold $ 2 billion *U* in non-strategic businesses .
- [ARG2 This contract] , [rel covering] [ARG1 about 3,000 hourly production and maintenance workers] , is being extended *-1 on a day-to-day basis .
- The offering is rated *-1 triple-A by Moody 's and S&P , based on the quality of the underlying home equity loans and [ARG2 a letter] of credit [rel covering] [ARG1 10 % of the deal] from Union Bank of Switzerland .
- The issue is rated *-1 triple-A by Moody 's , based on the quality of the underlying auto loans and [ARG2 a letter] of credit [rel covering] [ARG1 13 % of the deal] from Credit Suisse .
- The reasonable first-year rates can be followed *-1 by increases of 60 % or more if a [rel covered] [ARG1 employee] files a major claim , they complain *T*-2 .
- `` Before the state of Wisconsin mandated that [ARG1 mental-health care] be [rel covered] *-1 , there were only 70 mental-health clinics in the state ; now there are 400 , '' says *T*-2 Carolyn Miller , an NFIB lobbyist .
- Mr. Dorsch says 0 the HIAA is working on a proposal * to establish [ARG2 a privately funded reinsurance mechanism] 0 *T*-2 to help *-3 [rel cover] [ARG1 small groups that *T*-1 ca n't get insurance without *-4 excluding certain employees] .
- She said 0 her employer ca n't afford the rate increases , and she fears 0 she wo n't find another job with [ARG2 a benefit plan] [rel covering] [ARG1 her ailment] .
- In addition , [ARG0 Unisys] set up an unspecified reserve -- apparently $ 60 million to $ 70 million *U* -- *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 the minimum amount 0 it will have *-2 to pay the government *T*-3 because of its involvement in the defense-procurement scandal] .
- [ARG0 The company] also took a write-off of $ 150 million *U* *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 losses on some fixed-price defense contracts] , as some new managers took a hard look at the prospects for that slow-growing business .
- Although he expressed confidence that [ARG2 the proposed new company 's cash flow] would be sufficient *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 interest payments on the debt] , he estimated that the company would n't be profitable until 1994 or later .
- About one-third pay out of their own pockets , while [ARG1 the rest] are [rel covered] *-1 [ARGM-MNR throughout] by [ARG0-by Medicare , private insurers or the Veterans Administration] .
- Judge Albert Green , in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago , also recognized the suit , filed * last May by Robert and Cynthia Langendorf , as [ARG2 a class action] [rel covering] [ARG1 thousands of Irving customers] .
- The company had [ARG2 a one-time charge of $ 14.8 million *U*] in the latest quarter *-1 [rel covering] [ARG1 the disposition of certain assets] .
- [ARG2 The study] [rel covered] [ARG1 11 major U.S. attorneys ' offices -- including those in Manhattan and Brooklyn , N.Y. , and New Jersey --] [ARGM-TMP from 1980 to 1987] .
- That 's because only about 30 % of California homes and businesses had [ARG2 earthquake insurance] 0 * to [rel cover] [ARG1 the losses] *T*-1 .
- Other insurance rates such as [ARG2 casualty insurance] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel cover] [ARG1 liability claims] , are n't likely *-2 to firm right away , says 0 *T*-3 Alice Cornish , an industry analyst with Northington Research in Avon , Conn .
- In addition , [ARG2 a second Part B premium] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 the cost of the new program of insurance against catastrophic illness] will rise to $ 4.90 *U* a month from $ 4 *U* , if Congress does n't change the program .
- [ARG2 The FASB rule] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel cover] [ARG1 such financial instruments as interest rate swaps , financial guarantees , foward interest rate contracts , loan contracts , loan commitments and options written * on securites held *] .
- [ARG2 The 15 % restriction] [rel covers] [ARG1 any would-be suitor , British or foreign] .
- The next day , as she prepares [ARG2 a $ 10,000 *U* check] for the Hammacks , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel cover] [ARG1 the cost of * demolishing the house and clearing away the debris] , she jumps at the slightest noise .
- During her second meeting with the Hammacks , Ms. Johnson reviews [ARG1 exactly what] [ARG2 their policy] [rel covers] *T*-1 .
- Ms. Johnson tells them that , [ARGM-ADV if the appliances ca n't be salvaged *-1] , [ARG2 their policy] [rel covers] [ARG1 the replacement cost] .
- [ARG1 All the ships] are [rel covered] *-3 by [ARG2-by loan guarantees from a state export financing agency] , [ARGM-ADV even though it *EXP*-2 's not clear whether they will actually be built *-4] .
- [ARG2 The complex bill , introduced * by Sens. Patrick Leahy -LRB- D. , Vt. -RRB- , Richard Lugar -LRB- R. , Ind. -RRB- , and Bob Kerrey -LRB- D. , Neb. -RRB- ,] [rel covers] [ARG1 a wide range of provisions that *T*-2 would affect the funding and authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and would profoundly change the way 0 the industry is regulated *-1 *T*-3] .
- Weirton Steel Corp. said 0 it reached [ARG2 a tentative agreement on a 48-month labor contract with the Independent Steelworkers Union] [rel covering] [ARG1 production and maintenance employees] .
- [ARG2 The agreement , subject to approval of union members ,] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel cover] [ARG1 about 6,000 workers] .
- [ARG1 Unions] [rel covered] * by [ARG2-by one or other provisions] generally settled for lower percentage wage increases .
- About 35 % of the workers covered * by contracts signed * in the first nine months of year get lump-sum payments ; [ARG1 about 15 %] are [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG2-by cost-of-living clauses] .
- About 35 % of [ARG1 the workers] [rel covered] * by [ARG2-by contracts signed * in the first nine months of year] get lump-sum payments ; about 15 % are covered *-1 by cost-of-living clauses .
- The statement said [ARG2 a 5 % jump in the `` Peter 's Pence '' collection -- the annual offering from Catholics to the pope --] helped *-1 [rel cover] [ARG1 the deficit] .
- Council member Cardinal Gerald Carter of Toronto told Vatican Radio : `` Now that we say 0 [ARG0 we] [rel covered] [ARG1 our deficit] [ARGM-TMP this year] , people are going *-1 to relax and say 0 well that 's fine , the Holy See is out of the hole .
- [ARG2 The amount] [rel covers] [ARG1 taxes , interest and penalties owed * from 1966 , when the state began *-2 collecting corporate taxes *T*-1 , to 1985] .
- Brooks expects *-1 to pay Coin Wrap a total of about $ 20,000 *U* -- [ARG1 a cost] that [ARG0 insurance] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel cover] *T*-2 .
- MGM Grand said 0 [ARG2 the latest stock offering] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel cover] [ARG1 the $ 600 million or more *U* cost of * building the proposed resort and theme park] , and added 0 it will need *-1 to seek additional financing , either through bank borrowings or debt and equity offerings , at a later date .
- `` At some point , if [ARG0 we] are unable *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 our leveraged cost] -- and at the moment we 're right on it -- we 're going *-2 to have *-3 to make a move .
- IBM , which *T*-1 said 0 Motorola is paying [ARG2 just a nominal fee] * to [rel cover] [ARG1 the 21-month agreement] , acknowledged 0 some companies had turned down its invitation * to join in .
- [ARGM-DIS As a result] , many youngsters have been unable *-1 to obtain the drug and , [ARGM-ADV for the few exceptions] , [ARG0 insurance carriers] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel cover] [ARG1 its cost of $ 6,400 *U* a year] .
- The TW prospectus says that if the acquisition had been completed *-1 earlier , [ARG2 pretax earnings] `` would have been insufficient * to [rel cover] [ARG1 its fixed charges , including interest on debt securities ,] '' by approximately $ 62.7 million *U* in the first six months of 1989 .
- Maxicare said 0 the plan stipulates that enrollees in the company 's health plans will have [ARG1 valid claims] [rel covered] [ARGM-MNR in full] .
- The IRS recently amended [ARG2 the policy] *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 stop-payment charges for checks lost * by the IRS] .
- [ARG0 That conference , which *T*-1 began yesterday ,] was expected *-2 to [rel cover] [ARG1 such matters as police training and extradition agreements] , Spanish officials said 0 *T*-3 .
- The company said 0 [ARG1 its acquisition of Ross Catherall] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel covered] *-1 [ARG2-by largely] by cash raised * in its July disposal of Howson-Algraphy for # 241.7 million *U* .
- [ARG2 The government 's 136-page filing] [rel covers] [ARG1 events leading up to the current case and an earlier indictment in March 1985 ,] when GE was accused *-1 of *-2 defrauding the Pentagon by *-3 illegally claiming cost overruns on Minuteman missile contracts .
- Nevertheless , Merrill Lynch has agreed that [ARGM-ADV if the thrift that *T*-2 issued Dr. Blumenfeld 's CD , Peoples Heritage Federal Savings & Loan Association in Salina , Kan. , is liquidated *-1 and the CD terminated *-4] , [ARG0 the brokerage firm] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel cover] [ARG1 the premium 0 Dr. Blumenfeld paid *T*-3] .
- Ashland also took [ARG2 a $ 25 million *U* after-tax charge] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 anticipated costs] *-2 to correct problems with boilers built * by one of its subsidiaries .
- Hess 's earnings were up despite [ARG2 a $ 30 million *U* charge] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 the cost of * maintaining operations after Hurricane Hugo heavily damaged the company 's refinery at St. Croix] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although Exxon spent heavily during the latest quarter *-2 to clean up the Alaskan shoreline blackened * by its huge oil spill] , [ARG1 those expenses as well as the cost of a continuing spill-related program] are [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG2-by $ 880 million *U* in charges taken * during the first half] .
- The offering is rated *-1 doubleA-2 by Moody 's and double-A by S&P , based on the quality of the underlying auto loans and [ARG2 a guarantee] [rel covering] [ARG1 9 % of the deal] from Ford Motor Credit .
- According to Bernard Savaiko , senior commodity analyst at PaineWebber , the only stability to the market came when [ARG0 short sellers] periodically moved in *-2 to [rel cover] [ARG1 their positions] [ARGM-MNR by *-3 buying contracts] *T*-1 .
- The issue yields 8.90 % and carries [ARG2 a guarantee] [rel covering] [ARG1 9 % of the deal] from the company .
- More important than money in many cases are *T*-2 waivers 0 California is seeking *T*-1 on [ARG2 current restrictions] [rel covering] [ARG1 federal highway funds] , such as a $ 100 million *U* cap on how much any single state can receive *T*-3 in emergency funds in a year .
- Detrex Corp. said 0 [ARG2 a reserve] 0 it is establishing *T*-1 *-2 to [rel cover] [ARG1 expected pollution cleanup costs at an Ohio plant] reduced its third-quarter net income by $ 1.9 million *U* .
- [ARG0 The company] will make `` adequate provisions '' * to [rel cover] [ARG1 costs of the dispute with MGM\/UA and any loss from the investment in Qintex Entertainment] , he said 0 *T*-2 .
- A country is considered *-1 financially healthy if [ARG2 its reserves] [rel cover] [ARG1 three months of its imports] .
- [ARG2 The $ 14 billion *U* of reserves 0 China had *T*-1 in June] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel cover] [ARG1 just that much] .
- Raymond Corp. lost 1 to 10 after it said late Thursday that it will take a $ 4.4 million *U* charge in its third quarter for [ARG2 reserves] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 potential charges in connection with the closing and sale of a manufacturing plant] .
- That was his reward for [ARG0 *] working until 11 p.m. seven days a week *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 his $ 3,000 *U* a month rent] .
- They added that [ARG0 market-makers] were largely sidelined after *-1 aggressively supporting the market Thursday in their quest * to [rel cover] [ARG1 internal shortages of FT-SE 100 shares] .
- But a congressional source close to the panel said 0 [ARG2 the rule] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel covered] [ARG1 coup plans directly involving the U.S.] .
- Mr. Garcia says 0 he has been notified *-1 of congressional hearings on the Picop bidding and [ARG2 possible legislation] [rel covering] [ARG1 the paper mill 's sale] , both prompted * by the criticism of the agency .
- After the collapse of the last effort , the group does n't plan *-2 to make any formal proposal without [ARG2 binding commitments] from banks [rel covering] [ARG1 the entire amount 0 *T*-3 to be borrowed *-1] .
- It is also a partner in [ARG2 the wireline cellular franchise] [rel covering] [ARG1 most of western New Mexico] .
- Hewlett-Packard will charge $ 5,000 *U* for [ARG2 a license] [rel covering] [ARG1 10 users] .
- The prepaid plans take payment *ICH*-2 today -- usually at current tuitions or at a slight discount -- for a promise that [ARG1 tuition] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel covered] *-1 [ARGM-TMP tomorrow] .
- I can adjust the amount of insurance 0 I want *T*-1 against the amount going into investment ; I can pay more or less than the so-called target premium in a given year ; and I can even skip payments if [ARG2 my cash reserves] are enough * to [rel cover] [ARG1 the insurance portion of the policy] .
- Yes , he says 0 *T*-4 , premiums on such variable-rate coverage can be structured *-2 *-3 to `` vanish '' after a certain period -- but usually only if interest rates stay high enough * to generate [ARG2 sufficient cash] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 the annual cost of insurance protection] .
- The number of people receiving regular state benefits in the week ended Sept. 30 decreased to a seasonally adjusted 2,202,000 , or 2.2 % of [ARG1 those] [rel covered] * by [ARG2-by unemployment insurance] , from 2,205,000 the previous week , when the insured unemployment rate also was 2.2 % *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV As well as the M$ 1.23 billion *U* in provisions announced * on Oct. 6] , [ARG2 the restructuring package] [rel covers] [ARG1 an additional M$ 450 million *U* in provisions made * in earlier years but never reflected * in a reduction of the bank 's paid-up capital] .
- [ARGM-NEG Nor] does [ARG2 it] [rel cover] [ARG1 the entire portfolio] .
- The charges consist of : [ARG2 a $ 25 million *U* after-tax charge] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 cost overruns in Ashland 's Riley Consolidated subsidiary] ; a previously announced $ 38 million *U* after-tax charge resulting from a $ 325 million *U* settlement with National Iranian Oil Co. and a $ 15 million *U* after-tax charge from the previously announced sale of its Ashland Technology Corp. subsidiary .
- The charge will be added *-1 to [ARG2 $ 20 million *U*] in reserves established * a year ago * to [rel cover] [ARG1 the cost overruns] .
- Nationwide Health said that although it has [ARG2 the cash] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 the 25-cent-a-share dividend] , its banks have denied the company 's request * to pay it because the trust has n't met certain terms .
- Discovision now has [ARG2 world-wide license agreements] with major manufacturers [rel covering] [ARG1 CD audio disks , audio disk players , videodisks and videodisk players] .
- The insurance firm acts as a broker on [ARG2 policies] [rel covering] [ARG1 buildings managed * by HelmsleySpear and others] .
- Howard Bailit , a panel member and a vice president of Aetna Life & Casualty , said that utilization management will also do a better job of * containing costs as [ARG2 it] spreads *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 medical services delivered * outside of hospitals] .
- [ARG1 Between 50 % and 75 % *U* of today 's workers] are [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG2-by such plans] , [ARGM-ADV up from 5 % five years ago] .
- Philippe Gras , a Renault managing director , said 0 [ARG2 the new line] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel cover] [ARG1 trucks of between 2.5 tons and 4.2 tons] and will be built *-1 at Renault 's Bapilly plant in France and at DAF 's British plant .
- Travelers and other insurers have maintained that [ARG1 cleanup costs] are n't damages and thus are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel covered] *-1 under [ARG2-under commercial policies] .
- They also have argued that government proceedings notifying a company of potential responsibility do n't fit the legal definition of a lawsuit ; [ARGM-DIS thus] , [ARG1 such governmental proceedings] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG2-by the policies] , the insurers say 0 *T*-2 .
- Money could be added *-1 to [ARG2 a pending spending bill] [rel covering] [ARG1 the Federal Emergency Management Agency , which *T*-2 coordinates federal disaster relief] .
- President Bush signed [ARG2 a disaster declaration] [rel covering] [ARG1 seven Northern California counties] .
- The declaration immediately made the counties eligible for temporary housing , grants and [ARG2 low-cost loans] 0 *T*-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 uninsured property losses] .
- [ARG2 That price] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel covers] [ARG1 Eurocom raising to 60 % its 51 % stake in Europe 's Belier Group , a joint venture ad agency network 0 it owns *T*-1 with WCRS] .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition to *-1 paying for earthquake and fire damage] , [ARG0 the insurer] [ARGM-MOD must] [rel cover] [ARG1 worker-compensation claims and also losses due to businesses being shut *-2 down by lack of power or phone service] .
- A somewhat higher percentage of people living in the Bay area have bought the additional insurance protection , but [ARG1 the great majority] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel covered] *-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV As with the previous pact] , [ARG2 the new agreement] [rel covers] [ARG1 the country 's debt `` inside the net , '' which *T*-1 applies mainly to repayments due to overseas creditor banks by the private sector] .
- A spokesman said 0 sales are expected *-3 to be hurt *-1 , but [ARG1 the losses] are [rel covered] *-2 by [ARG2-by insurance] .
- *-1 Assuming 0 modern audiences readily understand that [ARG2 Moliere 's social indictment] [rel covers] [ARG1 their world as well as 17th-century Paris] , Mr. Wilbur concentrated his formidable artistry on *-1 rendering the Alexandrine French verse into sprightly and theatrical English iambic pentameter .
- [ARG0 The inquiry] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel cover] [ARG1 the actions of Charles Keating Jr. , who *T*-1 is chairman of American Continental Corp. , Lincoln 's parent , and who *T*-2 contributed heavily to several U.S. senators] .
- The experts said 0 they expected 0 [ARG0 Eastern] would have *-1 to issue new debt * to [rel cover] [ARG1 its costs] , and that it would generate far less cash than 0 * anticipated *T*-2 .
- But he reiterated the bank 's position that it is comfortable with [ARG2 the current level] of $ 2.6 billion *U* , [rel covering] [ARG1 about 30 % of the $ 8.9 billion *U* of such loans outstanding] .
- The bank 's additional provisions brought [ARG2 reserves for loans to less-developed countries] to $ 2.4 billion *U* , * [rel covering] [ARG1 36 % of its medium and long-term loans outstanding to these nations] .
- `` Underwriters of the TVA bonds reduced their market risk by * selling [ARG2 Treasurys] * to [rel cover] [ARG1 at least part of their -LCB- TVA -RCB- holdings] , '' said *T*-1 James R. Capra , a senior vice president at Shearson Lehman Government Securities Inc .
- [ARGM-LOC Within the appropriations conference] yesterday , [ARG2 the $ 67 billion *U* measure] is the second largest of the annual domestic spending bills and [rel covers] [ARG1 a disparate collection of accounts for science , housing , veterans and the environment] .
- An exemption will remain for flights longer than six hours to Hawaii and Alaska , but estimates by the tobacco industry yesterday indicate 0 [ARG1 all but about 30 flights] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel covered] *-1 .
- Separately , [ARG0 a third conference report] [rel covering] [ARG1 an $ 18.4 billion *U* Treasury and Postal Service bill] was sent *-31 to the Senate after * passing the House on a 383-30 roll call yesterday .
- And the group will urge that the federal government pre-empt state rules on [ARG1 what] *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD must] be [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG2-by employers ' health insurance] .
- When a court decides that a particular actor 's conduct was culpable and so extends the definition of insider trading * to reach this conduct *T*-3 , it does not see the potentially enormous number of [ARG1 other cases] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG2-by the expanded rule] .
- Linear Technology , Milpitas , Calif. , called the settlement `` positive , '' since [ARG1 products] [rel covered] * by [ARG2-by the disputed patents] account for about 20 % of its annual sales .
- From the fee , the local phone company and the long-distance carrier extract their costs 0 * to carry the call *T*-2 , *-3 passing the rest of the money to [ARG0 the originator] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD must] [rel cover] [ARG1 advertising and other costs] .
- MLX has filed [ARG2 a registration statement *ICH*-2] with the Securities and Exchange Commission [rel covering] [ARG1 a proposed offering of $ 120 million *U* in long-term senior subordinated notes and warrants] .
- [ARG2 The accord] , which *T*-1 [rel covers] [ARG1 $ 52.7 billion *U* of Mexico 's medium - and long-term debt] , is expected *-2 to go into effect in early
- Individuals also should focus on * building equity in a home , which *T*-2 provides some protection against inflation , as well as [ARG2 a nest-egg] that *T*-3 can be cashed *-1 in late in life *-1 to help *-4 [rel cover] [ARG1 the cost of retirement living] .
- But once [ARG1 the basics] are [rel covered] *-1 , `` then I would start *-2 to invest , even if it 's as little as $ 1,000 *U* , '' says 0 *T*-3 Michael Lipper , president of Lipper Analytical Services Inc .
- The reserve addition placed the parent of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. among [ARG0 a few major U.S. banks] that *T*-1 have [rel covered] [ARG1 nearly all their medium and long-term portfolios to less-developed countries] with [ARG2-with reserves] .
- HOME-SALE LOSSES rise , but [ARG1 they] 're [ARGM-TMP often] [rel covered] *-1 by [ARG0-by employers] .
- [ARG0 Federal Express , Dow Chemical , Ford and National City Corp.] will buy the home or let the worker sell to an outside firm , but [ARGM-TMP usually] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel cover] [ARG1 a loss] .
- [ARG2 The restrictions] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel cover] [ARG1 all but a small percentage of domestic air traffic] , and represent a major expansion of the current smoking ban on flights of two hours or less .
- By a 6-4 margin , House negotiators initially rejected last night [ARG2 a Senate provision] [rel covering] [ARG1 all domestic flights] .
- [ARGM-PNC As a practical matter] , [ARG1 flights from the West Coast to Hawaii] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel covered] *-1 [ARGM-ADV as they are under the time limit] , but the language would exempt longer routes beginning , for example , in Chicago or on the East Coast .
- [ARG2 The new three-year contracts , which *T*-1 replace ones that *T*-2 expired Aug. 5 ,] [rel cover] [ARG1 41,000 Bell Atlantic employees] .
- [ARG2 The curbs] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel cover] [ARG1 all but a small percentage of flights] , and represent an expansion of the current ban on flights of less than two hours .
- [ARG2 The offer] [rel covers] [ARG1 the massive 1.8 million-square-foot Forest Fair Mall in Cincinnati , the 800,000 square-foot Richland Fashion Mall in Columbia , S.C. , and the 700,000 square-foot Thornton Town Center mall in Thornton , Colo] .
- That discrepancy hurts Quantum badly , because [ARG2 its own plants] [rel cover] [ARG1 only about half of its ethylene needs] .
- Salomon will `` cover '' the warrants by *-1 buying [ARG2 sufficient shares , or options 0 * to purchase shares *T*-2 ,] 0 *T*-3 to [rel cover] [ARG1 its entire position] .
- [ARG0 Salomon] [ARGM-MOD will] `` [rel cover] '' [ARG1 the warrants] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 buying sufficient shares , or options 0 * to purchase shares *T*-2 , 0 *T*-3 to cover its entire position] .
- The company said 0 [ARG0 Salomon Brothers Inc. and Howard , Weil , Labouisse , Friedrichs Inc. , underwriters for the offering ,] were granted *-1 an option * to buy as much as an additional 1.5 million shares *-2 to [rel cover] [ARG1 over-allotments] .
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said 0 [ARG0 it] will increase its loan-loss provisions *-1 to [rel cover] [ARG1 all its loans to lesser developed countries , except Mexico ,] * resulting in an after-tax charge to 1989 earnings of 300 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 255 million *U* -RRB- .
- Don Bowder , senior vice president and chief accountant , said 0 the bank 's strong earnings enable it to be the first major Canadian bank 0 *T*-1 to set aside [ARG2 provisions] [rel covering] [ARG1 all its C$ 1.17 billion *U* in non-Mexican LDC debt] .