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• Bank of New England Corp. said 0 [_ARG0 it] has [_rel held] [_ARG1 talks with potential merger partners outside New England] , although it added that nothing is imminent and it has n't received any formal offers .
• Mr. Driscoll did n't elaborate about who the potential partners were *T*-1 or [_ARGM-TMP when] [_ARG1 the talks] were [_rel held] *-94 *T*-2 .
• Georgia Gulf said 0 it has n't eliminated any alternatives and that `` [_ARG1 discussions *PPA*-2] are being [_rel held] *-1 with [_ARG2-with interested parties] , and work *ICH*-3 is also continuing on other various transactions . ''
• [_ARG0 GM 's U.K. unit] [_rel holds] [_ARG1 crucial talks *ICH*-2 *ICH*-1] [_ARGM-TMP today] with [_ARG2-with union officials] about its consideration of an Ellesmere Port site for its first major engine plant in Britain .
• The company reported a third-quarter loss and said 0 [_ARG0 it] is [_rel holding] [_ARG1 talks] with [_ARG2-with its bank lenders] [_ARGM-PNC for an extension on some overdue debt payments] .
• Mr. Corry also ruled that [_ARG1 all board meetings] [_ARGM-MOD would] be [_rel held] *-1 [_ARGM-LOC in Pittsburgh instead of New York or Findlay , Ohio , Marathon 's home] .
• While [_ARG0 franchisees] were having a tough time *-1 [_rel holding] [_ARG1 sales] , McDonald 's company-operated stores posted hefty gains for the nine months , with sales per company-operated unit rising $ 20,000 *U* .
• A spokesman for Chicago-based Santa Fe Pacific confirmed that [_ARG1 negotiations] were being [_rel held] *-1 with [_ARG2-with the fund] .
• [_ARG0 Anti-union pilots] have [_rel held] [_ARG1 ballot-burning parties] .
• [_ARG0 Both candidates] are negotiating about * [_rel holding] [_ARG1 debates] , but Mr. Dinkins is widely seen *-1 as the major obstacle for * scheduling them .