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• The magazine will reward with `` page bonuses '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> advertisers] who [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in 1990] *T*-1 meet or [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> their 1989 spending] , as long as they spent $ 325,000 *U* in 1989 and $ 340,000 *U* in 1990 .
• The demise of the 238,000-circulation Herald , once the nation 's largest afternoon newspaper with [<sub>ARG0</sub> circulation] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeding] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 700,000] , turns the country 's second-largest city into a one-newspaper town , at least in some senses .
• The promotion helped [<sub>ARG0</sub> Riviera sales] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the division 's forecast] by [<sub>ARG2-by</sub> more than 10 %] , Buick said 0 *T*-1 at the time .
• But Justice Department and FTC officials said 0 they expect [<sub>ARG0</sub> the filing fees] to make up for the budget reductions and [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> possibly] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> them] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Other works] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] have been [<sub>rel</sub> exceeding] [<sub>ARG1</sub> price estimates] .
• The rating concern said 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the textile and clothing company 's interest expense] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeds] [<sub>ARG1</sub> operating profit] `` by [_ARG2-by a wide margin] '' and it noted United 's estimated after-tax loss of $ 24 million *U* for the year ended June 30 .
• But the automotive parts and aerospace concern expects that [_ARG0 net for the year ending Nov. 30] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 last fiscal year 's net of $ 70 million *U* , or $ 2.19 *U* a share] , primarily because of $ 200 million *U* in gains from sales of discontinued operations .
• In New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday , USX shares closed up $ 1.25 *U* , at $ 34.625 *U* , as [_ARG0 the reported earnings] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 projections by some analysts who *T*-1 had n't expected as great a volume of asset sales] .
• Liberty National , a bank holding company , has [_ARG0 assets] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 $ 3 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 The secondary market in federally backed mortgage securities] [_ARGM-TMP now] [_rel exceeds] [_ARG1 $ 900 billion *U* , or nearly half of the $ 2.2 trillion *U* in U.S. residential mortgages issued *] .
• [_ARGM-DIS More importantly] , [_ARG0 the volume of options written *] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 those purchased *] by [_ARG2-by almost 2-to-1] .
• It also could be a drag on Georgia-Pacific earnings because the roughly $ 1.5 billion *U* in goodwill -- the amount by which [_ARG0 the bid] [_rel exceeds] [_ARG1 Nekoosa 's book value of $ 1.5 billion *U*] *T*-1 -- will have *-2 to be subtracted *-3 from earnings over a period of decades .
• GP Express , an independent airline serving much of Nebraska , estimates that nearly 40 % of its revenues come from [_ARG0 the subsidies] that *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV in some cases] , [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 the cost of a ticket] .
• Eastern has publicly stated 0 [_ARG0 it] is [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 its goals for * getting back into operation] and has predicted 0 it would emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings early next year , *-1 operating more flights than it originally had scheduled *?* .
• *-1 Underscoring the size of the deficits of the past few years , the Treasury report showed that [_ARGM-TMP for the first time] [_ARG0 interest paid * on the public debt -- $ 240.86 billion *U* --] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 spending on Social Security , the single largest government program] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Nevertheless] , [_ARG0 the 1989 deficit] [_ARGM-TMP still] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 the $ 136 billion *U* target set * by the Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law] by [_ARG2-by $ 16 billion *U*] , [_ARGM-ADV a reminder of that law 's shortcomings] .
• It expects *-1 to post a loss of 6.4 billion yen for the year ending tomorrow and [_ARG0 its liabilities] [_ARGM-TMP currently] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 its assets] by [_ARG2-by about 13.8 billion yen] . ``
• The media has raised questions about Larsen & Toubro 's issue , *-1 pointing out that [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeds] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the company 's annual sales and its market capitalization] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merger and acquisition activity in the third quarter] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeded] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the year-earlier pace] , said 0 *T*-1 Merrill Lynch & Co. 's W.T. Grimm & Co. unit in Schaumburg , Ill .
• *-1 Citing current stock market conditions and the trend away from highly leveraged transactions , Grimm said 0 it was n't certain that [<sub>ARG0</sub> the total value of transactions for the year] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the record $ 247 billion *U* in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The yield on a group of 25 revenue bonds compiled * by the Bond Buyer , a trade publication ,] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeds] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 7.50 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some current rates] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> those on CDs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> That plan] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeded] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the numbers contained * in his budget message] by [<sub>ARG2-by</sub> $ 45 billion *U*] .
• It says 0 40 % of those surveyed * report that [<sub>ARG0</sub> 1989 exploration spending] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 1988 's] .
• -- A tax of between 3 % and 6 % *U* on [<sub>ARG0</sub> property holdings] that *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the governmentset ceiling] .
• These efforts wind up *-1 creating [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> a market] where [<sub>ARG0</sub> the price] [<sub>ARG2</sub> vastly] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeds] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the cost] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The number of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange that *T*-1 fell in price yesterday] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeded] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 1,000] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> a key measure of underlying sentiment among technical analysts] .
• Meanwhile , GM said 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> overseas auto operations] are on track 0 * to [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> last year 's record full-year net of $ 2.7 billion *U*] *T*-1 .
• Under the circumstances , it *EXP*-1 wo n't be easy for [<sub>ARG0</sub> GM] to [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> its record 1988 fourth-quarter net of $ 1.4 billion *U*] , the spokesman acknowledged 0 *T*-2 .
• Michael Gifford , Rank 's chief executive , said 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the British theater chain 's total involvement] `` [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 100 million *U*] '' but declined *-1 to give a breakdown between the loan financing and the proposed Film House purchase .
• Legal controversies in America have a way of * assuming [_ARG0 a symbolic significance] [_ARG2 far] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 what *T*-2 is involved *-1 in the particular case] .
• [_ARG0 Chemicals] that *T*-4 [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 these risk levels] would be barred *-1 , but those that *T*-5 fall below these levels would be allowed *-2 .
• -- Allow the EPA to permit the continued use of [_ARG0 pesticides] that *T*-6 [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 its negligible risk standard] if the benefits of * doing so outweigh the cost .
• This trader said that he thought 0 the market would turn aggressively bullish from a technical standpoint if [_ARG0 the December contract] was able *-1 to [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 75.75 cents] .
• Chubb , [_ARG0 whose net income for the quarter] *T*-1 [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 most analysts ' expectations] , rallied 3 3\/4 to 86 1\/2 .
• At this stage some people just `` walk away '' from homes where [<sub>ARG0</sub> the mortgage] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeds] [<sub>ARG1</sub> current market value] *T*-1 .
• `` I expect *-2 to see [_ARG0 the demand] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 supply] for Fujis [_ARGM-TMP for the next 10 to 15 years] , '' he adds *T*-1 .
• -LRB- [_ARG0 Secondary guarantees of pools of FHA - and VA-backed loans by the agency known * as Ginnie Mae] [_ARGM-TMP currently] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 330 billion *U*] . -RRB-
• Farmers Home Administration -LRB- FmHA -RRB- loans have turned into de facto giveaway programs ; [_ARG0 losses over the next three years] are expected *-1 to [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 20 billion *U*] .
• David J. Lothson , an industry analyst for PaineWebber Group Inc. , said 0 [_ARG0 Johnson & Johnson 's results] [_ARG2 slightly] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 his expectations for the third quarter] .
• Here , in an area smaller than a city block , lay *-5 buried *-6 traces of countless weird creatures that *T*-4 had frolicked more than 500 million years ago -- creatures [_ARG0 whose anatomical variety] *T*-2 [_ARG2 far] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 what *T*-3 can be found *-1 in all the world 's oceans today] .
• Employers must deposit [_ARG0 withholding taxes] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 $ 3,000 *U*] within three days after payroll -- or pay stiff penalties -- and that 's a big problem for small businesses .
• That reassessment resulted in continuing asset sales , as well as [_ARG0 write-offs] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 A$ 1.1 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP last fiscal year] .
• He thinks that [_ARGM-ADV without a recession] [_ARG0 copper prices] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 a high of $ 1.65 *U* a pound , which *T*-2 was reached *-1 last year] .
• [_ARG0 Its third-quarter earnings] more than doubled from a year earlier and [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 analysts ' expectations] .
• [_ARG0 Impact of the Oct. 17 San Francisco earthquake , which *T*-2 will be recorded *-1 in the fourth quarter ,] is n't expected *-3 to [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 50 million *U* after taxes] , the company added 0 *T*-4 .
• The cash payout will be reduced *-1 by 40 % of any amount by which [_ARG0 the weighted mean price of Ramada 's common stock] [_rel exceeds] [_ARG1 $ 14 *U*] [_ARGM-TMP on the day 0 the transaction closes *T*-2] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Norms] are [_ARGM-ADV consistently] [_rel exceeded] *-1 [_ARGM-LOC at 60 % of nitrogen oxide monitoring sites and 80 % of those for dust and soot emissions] .
• [_ARGM-ADV For the 264 insolvent thrifts under government management at the end of August] , assets declined by $ 3.3 billion *U* and [_ARG0 withdrawals] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 deposits] by [_ARG2-by $ 1.2 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Deposits] are n't expected *-1 to [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 withdrawals] [_ARGM-TMP in the foreseeable future] , as the industry continues *-2 to shrink .
• [_ARGM-TMP For the first eight months of 1989] , [_ARG0 thrifts ' withdrawals] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 deposits] by [_ARG2-by $ 44.5 billion *U*] .
• [_ARGM-TMP For the prior year] , [_ARG0 deposits] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 withdrawals] by [_ARG2-by $ 8.8 billion *U*] .
• [_ARGM-TMP As interest rates paid depositors * were lowered *-1] , [_ARG0 thrift withdrawals] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 deposits] by [_ARG2-by $ 5.1 billion *U*] , [_ARGM-ADV not including interest credited * to accounts] .
• Investors may reap huge profits when [_ARG0 premiums] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 claims] *T*-1 , but they are liable to their last pound or dollar in the event of a catastrophe .
• The company said 0 [_ARG0 its revenue] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 750 million *U*] [_ARGM-TMP this year] .
• Legal strategists say that [_ARG0 damage claims against the oil giant and others] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-ADV well] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 1 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Revenue for fiscal 1989] is expected *-1 to [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 124 million *U*] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Also] , [_ARG0 withdrawals] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 deposits] by [_ARG2-by $ 5.1 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP in the month] .
• In his statement , Mr. Skase said 0 preliminary accounts showed that [_ARG0 group profit before interest , tax and depreciation] `` [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> A$ 170 million *U*] . ''
• Americans spent more than $ 190 billion *U* on new cars and trucks last year , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> just 1 % of that market] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeded] [<sub>ARG1</sub> Polaroid Co. 's sales of $ 1.86 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> St. Jude 's market value on Nasdaq] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeds] [<sub>ARG1</sub> $ 1 billion *U*] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> so it is n't a small stock] .
• All estimates exclude [<sub>ARG0</sub> highway repair] , which *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> could] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> $ 1 billion *U*] .
• But Mr. Stein said 0 he is `` reasonably confident '' that [_ARG0 earnings for the full year] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 the $ 3.1 million *U* , or 17 cents a share ,] [_ARGM-TMP in 1988] .
• Today more than 470 money market funds have [_ARG0 total assets] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 $ 350 billion *U*] .
• And [_ARG0 returns on cash investments] may continue *-1 to [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 inflation] by [_ARG2-by a wider margin than they did *?* over the long-term past] .
• In the early stage of * checking people with [_ARG0 incomes] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 $ 500,000 *U*] who *T*-1 were filing nonresident returns , it squeezed $ 7.5 million *U* out of a man who *T*-2 was posing as a Florida resident .
• Second , the $ 5,760 *U* 0 I 'd get *T*-3 back would be much diminished *-1 in purchasing power by 10 years of inflation ; Amex , not I , would get the benefit of the investment income on my money , [_ARG0 income] that *T*-2 [_ARGM-MOD would] have [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 the inflation rate] and thus given the company a real profit .
• Futures and options also make it *EXP*-3 possible * to build `` synthetic '' index funds that *T*-1 do n't actually own a single share of stock , but can produce [<sub>ARG0</sub> returns] that *T*-2 match or [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the broad stock market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Soviet purchases] are close to *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> exceeding] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what some analysts had expected the Soviet Union to buy *T*-2 this fall , the season in which it usually buys much of the corn 0 it imports *T*-4 from the U.S. *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Democratic House attendance rate] has [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeded] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the Republican House attendance rate] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> since 1959] .
• Although the personal computer maker said 0 it expects [<sub>ARG0</sub> revenue] to meet or [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> previous projections of $ 385 million *U* for the year ending Jan. 28 , 1990] , earnings are expected *-1 to be 25 cents to 35 cents a share , down from previous estimates of 50 cents to 60 cents .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Helmsley 's insurance division] had [<sub>ARG2</sub> slightly] [<sub>rel</sub> exceeded] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that percentage] , sources say 0 *T*-3 , but the division was n't considered *-2 significant enough to the company * to be restructured *-1 , particularly at a difficult time for the firm .
• `` If you say * sell [_ARGM-TMP anytime] 0 [_ARG0 a company 's price\/earnings ratio] [_rel exceeds] [_ARG1 15] *T*-1 , that knocks out all your growth stocks , '' he says *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Georgia-Pacific Corp.] , *-1 [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 some analysts ' expectations] , said 0 third-quarter earnings rose 56 % to $ 178 million *U* , or $ 2.03 *U* a share , from $ 114 million *U* , or $ 1.19 *U* a share , in the year-earlier period .
• But [_ARG0 the performance] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 some estimates of around $ 1.90 *U* a share] .
• The company said 0 the redemption is permitted *-1 because [_ARG0 the price of Addington 's stock] has equaled or [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 $ 19.60 *U*] [_ARGM-TMP for 20 consecutive trading days] , [_ARGM-ADV a condition set * in the terms of the debentures] .
• Debenture holders are expected *-1 to convert most of the debentures into common because [_ARG0 the value of the stock received * in a conversion] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 the $ 1,103.11 *U* redemption price] .
• Consolidated Rail Corp. , New York , reported that [_ARG0 third-quarter net income] climbed 4.8 % to $ 87 million *U* , or $ 1.27 *U* a share , *-1 [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 analysts ' expectations] .
• But it *EXP*-1 's likely that Sotheby 's will take a higher than usual commission , called * an override , on [_ARG0 the amount] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 the guarantee] .
• Instead , people familiar with the transaction said 0 *T*-2 , the auction house opted *-1 to forgo that percentage in order *-1 to obtain the collection and in exchange for *-1 taking a bigger chunk of [_ARG0 proceeds] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 $ 100 million *U*] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In this case] , [_ARG0 the investor 's risk] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 3.6 % of the total investment] .
• *-1 Flanked by flight attendants , pilots and gate agents dressed * in spiffy new blue uniforms , they said 0 [_ARG0 Eastern] has [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 its operational goals] and is filling its seats .
• At a later news conference here , Frank Lorenzo , chairman of Eastern 's parent Texas Air Corp. , said 0 [_ARG0 Eastern] was [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 its goals for * getting back into operation] and predicted 0 it would emerge from Chapter 11 protection from creditors early next year , * operating with more service than it originally had scheduled .
• The method of * calculating the 20 % tax , paid * if [_ARG0 it] [_rel exceeds] [_ARG1 tax figured * the regular way] , is due for a change in 1990 , thanks to 1986 's tax act .
• A loss -- after insurance recoveries -- is deductible only to the extent that [_ARG0 it] [_rel exceeds] [_ARG1 $ 100 *U*] and that the year 's total losses exceed 10 % of adjusted gross income ; victims may pick the year when income is lower and deductions higher *T*-3 .
• A loss -- after insurance recoveries -- is deductible only to the extent that it exceeds $ 100 *U* and that [_ARG0 the year 's total losses] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 10 % of adjusted gross income] ; victims may pick the year when income is lower and deductions higher *T*-3 .
• Matra S.A. reported 0 its 1989 first-half profit soared 88 % , and indicated that [_ARG1 its previous estimate of a 50 % rise in earnings for all of 1989] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel exceeded] *-1 by [_ARG2-by a wide margin] .
• The latest quarter included a gain of 11 cents a share as a partial reversal of the recall charge , because [_ARG0 the reserve established * last year] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 the actual recall costs] .
• Moreover , it says 0 [_ARG0 the RTC 's total obligations] [_ARGM-MOD may] [_ARGM-NEG not] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 $ 50 billion *U*] , but that figure is derived *-1 after * including notes and other debt , and subtracting from it the market value of the assets 0 the RTC holds *T*-2 .
• In addition , Gulf must give the government 20 days ' advance written notice of [_ARG0 any loans] [_rel exceeding] [_ARG1 $ 50 million *U*] that *T*-2 are made *-1 to the Bermuda-based holding company .
• And [_ARG0 rents on Beverly Hills ' Rodeo Drive] [_ARGM-ADV generally] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel exceed] [_ARG1 about $ 125 *U* a square foot] .
• Charles Haworth , a lawyer for Sunbelt , says 0 he plans *-2 to file a brief *ICH*-3 this week urging the district judge *-1 to dismiss the suits , because [_ARG0 Sunbelt 's liabilities] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 its assets] by [_ARG2-by about $ 2 billion *U*] when federal regulators closed it in August 1988 *T*-4 .
• He added , however : 0 `` Depending on the resolution of certain accounting issues relating to mortgages servicing and the outcome of the annual examination of City Federal currently in progress with respect to the appropriate level of loan loss reserves , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the total loss for the quarter] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> could] [<sub>ARG2</sub> significantly] [<sub>rel</sub> exceed] [<sub>ARG1</sub> this range] .
• *-1 Commenting on the results for the quarter , Mr. Treybig said 0 the strength of the company 's domestic business came as `` a surprise '' to him , *-1 noting that [_ARG0 sales `` in every region of the U.S.] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 our plan] . ''
• But [_ARG0 the earnings] [_rel exceed] by [_ARG2-by 20 %] [_ARG1 the average income of young high-school graduates with full-time jobs] .
• [_ARG0 Production at the mill] has [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 the ability *ICH*-2 of Keystone 's casting operation * to supply it] , he said 0 *T*-3 , which *T*-1 will force Keystone *-4 to purchase billet , or unfinished steel bars , from outside the company during the fourth quarter and next year .
• [_ARGM-TMP For the full quarter] , our bookings were higher than the previous quarter , and [_ARG0 our book-to-bill ratio] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 1.0] . ''
• Intel 's stock rose in early over-the-counter trading Friday , as investors appeared relieved that the company 's income from continuing operations was only slightly below the second quarter 's earnings of $ 99.3 million *U* , or 53 cents a share , and that [_ARG0 sales] [_ARGM-ADV actually] [_rel exceeded] [_ARG1 the $ 747.3 million *U* for the second period] .