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frames- John Rowe , president *RNR*-1 and chief executive officer *RNR*-1 of New England Electric , said 0 the company 's return on equity could suffer if it made a higher bid and its forecasts related * to PS of New Hampshire -- such as growth in electricity demand and [rel improved] [ARG1 operating] efficiencies -- did n't come true .
- Under the new U.S. trade law , those countries could face accelerated unfair-trade investigations and stiff trade sanctions if [ARG0 they] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] [ARG1 their protection of intellectual property] [ARGM-TMP by next spring] .
- [ARG0 Taiwan] has [rel improved] [ARG1 its standing with the U.S.] [ARGM-MNR by *-2 initialing a bilateral copyright agreement , amending its trademark law and introducing legislation 0 * to protect foreign movie producers from unauthorized showings of their films *T*-1] .
- Critics say 0 South Carolina is paying a price by * stressing [rel improved] [ARG1 test] scores so much .
- While [ARG0 Mrs. Ward] fired and restructured staff and struggled *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 curriculum] , Mrs. Yeargin worked 14-hour days and fast became a student favorite .
- Michael Kean , director of marketing for CTB Macmillan\/McGraw , the Macmillan\/McGraw division that *T*-106 publishes Learning Materials , says 0 [ARG0 it] is n't aimed *-1 at * [rel improving] [ARG1 test scores] .
- Structural Dynamics Research Corp. , which *T*-143 makes computer-aided engineering software , said 0 it introduced [ARG0 new technology] in mechanical design automation that *T*-144 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARG1 mechanical engineering productivity] .
- Sen. Danforth and others also want the department to require additional safety equipment *ICH*-1 in light trucks and minivans , including air bags or automatic seat belts in front seats and [rel improved] [ARG1 side-crash] protection .
- [ARGM-ADV For Japan] , [ARG0 the controversial trend] [rel improves] [ARG1 access to American markets and technology] .
- As [ARG0 the deals] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel improve] [ARG1 Japanese access to American technology and market knowledge] , they feed American anxieties in this area , too .
- [ARG0 The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers , a sort of parliament of ringing groups ,] aims *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 relations with vicars] , says 0 *T*-2 John C. Baldwin , president .
- [ARG0 Many of them] recently have been spending a lot of money on public relations and advertising *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 their images] , but they should realize that the most important thing is real change , not * changing people 's perceptions .
- If the Japanese companies are seriously considering their survival , [ARG0 they] could do at least three things *ICH*-2 *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the situation] : raise salaries higher than those of financial institutions ; improve working conditions -LRB- better offices and more vacations , for example -RRB- ; accept and hire more labor from outside Japan .
- If the Japanese companies are seriously considering their survival , [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD could] do at least three things *ICH*-2 *-1 to improve the situation : raise salaries higher than those of financial institutions ; [rel improve] [ARG1 working conditions -LRB- better offices and more vacations , for example -RRB-] ; accept and hire more labor from outside Japan .
- `` They got us thinking 0 maybe we should be helping [ARG0 U.S. companies] [rel improve] [ARG1 existing products] [ARGM-ADV rather than *-1 always developing new ones] . ''
- In recent months , Mr. Dorrance 's children and other family members have pushed for [rel improved] [ARG1 profitability] and higher returns on their equity .
- [ARG0 FAMILY PETS] are [rel improving] [ARG1 recovery rates of patients] [ARGM-LOC at Columbia Hospital , Milwaukee] .
- Patients who *T*-1 receive canine or feline visitors are found *-2 to have lower blood pressure and [rel improved] [ARG1 appetite] and be more receptive to therapy , says 0 *T*-3 Mary Ann O'Loughlin , program coordinator .
- Several years ago he gave up *-3 trying *-1 to persuade [ARG0 Miami] *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 its city-owned Orange Bowl] , and instead built his own $ 100 million *U* coliseum with private funds .
- In October 1988 , 21.1 % said 0 [ARG1 business conditions] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel improve] .
- And 19.6 % of consumers contacted * believed 0 [ARG1 business conditions] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARGM-TMP in the coming six months] , compared with 18.3 % in September .
- USX Corp. posted a 23 % drop in third-quarter profit , as [rel improved] [ARG1 oil] results failed *-1 to offset weakness in steel and natural gas operations .
- The Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities for the American Bar Association argues , for example , in its lengthy letter to the SEC , that [ARG0 the proposed changes] `` [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-MNR substantially] [rel improve] [ARG1 the -LCB- law -RCB-] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 conforming it more closely to contemporary business realities] . ''
- By *-1 acquiring stakes in bottling companies in the U.S. and overseas , [ARG0 Coke] has been able *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 bottlers ' efficiency and production , and in some cases , marketing] .
- Does this team have a viable strategy for [ARG0 *] [rel improving] [ARG1 shareholder values] , and does this strategy require implementation over an extended period ?
- [ARGM-MOD Will] [ARG0 the adoption of this particular form of a poison pill] [ARGM-MNR significantly] [rel improve] [ARG1 the chances for management to carry out this strategy] ?
- [ARG0 All these vehicles] have [ARGM-MNR sharply] [rel improved] [ARG1 Nissan 's morale and image] -- but have n't done much for its market share .
- BNL also said that its board had approved `` after an in-depth discussion , '' a letter to the Bank of Italy outlining [ARG0 measures] 0 the state-owned bank has taken *T*-2 or plans *-3 to take *T*-2 *-3 to [rel improve] [ARG1 controls on its foreign branches] .
- BNL was unable *-1 to elaborate on [ARG0 what measures] *T*-2 were planned *-231 by the bank * to [rel improve] [ARG1 controls on its branches abroad] .
- After a flat second quarter tied * largely to lower newsprint earnings , Kimberly-Clark attributed the gain to [rel improved] [ARG1 results] in its consumer businesses in North America , Brazil and Korea .
- Regardless , he said *T*-1 , he still believes 0 [ARG1 the Soviet Union] , while *-2 falling far short of the efficiency of a Western economy , may well manage *-2 to [rel improve] [ARGM-MNR considerably] .
- Besides *-1 holding the promise of safer spinal surgery , [ARG0 the probe] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel improve] [ARG1 the diagnosis of brain and nerve disorders such as strokes and multiple sclerosis] .
- Five years of rapid expansion under American Brands , with an emphasis on [ARG0 *] marketing the agency 's services instead of [rel improving] [ARG1 them] , had hurt Pinkerton 's profits , Mr. Wathen claims 0 *T*-1 .
- The Soviet legislature approved [ARG0 a 1990 budget] *ICH*-1 yesterday that *T*-2 halves its huge deficit with cuts in defense spending and capital outlays while *-3 striving *-4 to [rel improve] [ARG1 supplies to frustrated consumers] .
- Advocates hope that [ARG0 such standards] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARG1 treatment] [ARGM-TMP while *-1 limiting unnecessary tests and medical procedures] .
- Both the AFL-CIO and the National Association of Manufacturers are calling for [ARG0 measures] 0 *T*-1 to control rising costs , [rel improve] [ARG1 quality] and provide care to the 31 million Americans who currently *T*-35 lack health insurance .
- Marks & Spencer PLC reported a 12 % gain in first-half pretax profit , mainly because of [rel improving] [ARG1 performances] [ARGM-LOC in the U.K. and continental Europe] .
- [ARG1 The market 's tone] [rel improved] [ARGM-TMP after Monday 's pricing of $ 813 million *U* New York City general obligation bonds] .
- Where they lag behind the Japanese *T*-1 is in * turning the scientific inventiveness into [rel improved] [ARG1 production] .
- WPP GROUP 'S Ogilvy & Mather expects [ARG1 profit margins] to [rel improve] to [ARG4-to 11.5 %] [ARGM-TMP in 1990] [ARGM-LOC in the U.S.]
- At Chrysler 's 1990 model preview last month , Chrysler Motors President Robert A. Lutz said 0 the No. 3 auto maker , along with other U.S. manufacturers , might be forced *-1 to `` realign ... capacity '' if [ARG1 market demand] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] .
- At least one analyst noted that as [ARG1 production] [rel improves] , the concern among traders is whether the prospective increased supply will find buyers because of uncertainty over national economies .
- And with a labor shortage and intense competitive pressure [ARG0 *] to [rel improve] [ARG1 efficiency] , more and more Japanese companies are concluding that they have no choice .
- At the behest of pro-choice members of Congress , a four-year reauthorization bill for Title X federal family-planning assistance now contains a $ 10 million *U* grant for `` development , evaluation and bringing to the marketplace of new [rel improved] [ARG1 contraceptive] devices , drugs and methods . ''
- The first three major areas of the service sector 0 *T*-2 to be revamped *-1 were expenditures by foreign students in the U.S. . -LRB- net after expenditures by Americans studying abroad -RRB- , some exports by professional firms -LRB- a law firm billing a German client for services rendered * in * watching legislation in Washington is as much an export as shipment of an American jet engine -RRB- , and [rel improved] [ARG1 data] from travel and tourism .
- No figure juggling ; no witchcraft ; just [ARGM-EXT vastly] [rel improved] [ARG1 recording] of some of our exports .
- Nearly 10 years ago , representatives of service-sector companies worked out [ARG0 a plan *ICH*-1] with the Commerce Department * to [rel improve] [ARG1 the data on service-sector exports] .
- The agency also concluded that [ARG1 LTV 's financial status] had [rel improved] [ARGM-TMP while it was under reorganization] .
- The appeals court also said 0 the agency had *-1 to consider a company 's long-term ability * to fund pension plans , not just short-term [rel improved] [ARG1 financial] status .
- Mr. Bixby said that early signs point to [rel improved] [ARG1 earnings] and revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1990 .
- During his tenure , Mr. Corr attempted through a series of meetings *-1 to inform managers of some of the company 's future plans , traveled widely *-1 to talk to employees and backed [ARG0 training sessions] designed * *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the carrier 's image] .
- First and foremost , Mr. Phillips said 0 [ARG0 he] hopes *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 client service] .
- [ARG0 The government of President F.W. de Klerk] is using this situation *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 its international image] and head off further economic sanctions .
- And they prepare [ARG0 all their people] to increase the speed *RNR*-1 and [rel improve] [ARG1 the quality *RNR*-1] of their own work .
- Companies that *T*-2 actually market speed as part of their service train their managers to lead *RNR*-1 and participate in *RNR*-1 [ARG0 teams] that *T*-3 increase speed and [rel improve] [ARG1 quality] [ARGM-LOC in everyday operations] .
- [ARG0 Managers] learn *-1 to spot opportunities * to increase customer satisfaction through speed , and shift some responsibility for * analyzing , [rel improving] and streamlining [ARG1 work processes] from themselves to teams of employees .
- The officials said 0 [ARG0 the meeting] agreed *-3 to continue *-2 working toward *-4 `` streamlining '' Cocom 's restricted products list , and to [rel improve] [ARG1 procedures for * punishing companies that *T*-1 do n't comply with the export restrictions] .
- The group attributed the strong results to the favorable economic climate , rising demand for air travel and [rel improved] [ARG1 average] yield -LRB- revenue received * per ton of traffic transported * a kilometer -RRB- .
- The company suffered a loss of $ 270 million *U* in 1985 , but [ARG1 its financial situation] has been [rel improving] [ARGM-TMP since then] .
- It 's been a [ARGM-MNR steadily] [rel improving] [ARG1 relationship] , '' says *T*-1 Mr. Carpenter .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel improved] [ARG1 the firm 's compliance procedures for trading] .
- `` We believe 0 [ARG0 our suggested plan] is more likely *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the availability of quality legal service to the poor] than is the proposed mandatory pro bono plan *?* and will achieve that objective without the divisiveness , distraction , administrative burdens and possible failure that we fear 0 *T*-3 would accompany an attempt * to impose a mandatory plan , '' said *T*-4 Justin L. Vigdor of Rochester , who *T*-1 headed the bar 's pro bono study committee .
- There is demand for state-of-the-art machine tools in the Soviet Union and in other Eastern European countries as [ARG0 those nations] strive *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the efficiency of their ailing factories as well as the quality of their goods] .
- `` Mega or non-mega , we feel 0 [ARG1 the prospectus standards] *T*-4 need *-3 to be [ARGM-MNR considerably] [rel improved] *-2 , '' he says *T*-1 .
- NBI also said 0 it has hired Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. as its financial adviser and investment banker *-1 to help [ARG0 it] restructure financially and [rel improve] [ARG1 its balance sheet] .
- Company officials said 0 Leaseway fulfilled payment requirements of its debt obligations since the leveraged buy-out , but 0 `` our performance since the -LCB- buy-out -RCB- makes it *EXP*-2 imperative * to implement [ARG0 actions] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] further [rel improve] [ARG1 our cash flow] .
- For years [ARG0 the five New York exchanges] have been talking about * cooperating in various aspects of their business in order *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the efficiency of their operations] .
- Mr. Thompson is believed *-2 to have a mandate *ICH*-3 from the board of directors [ARG0 *] to help *-4 [rel improve] [ARG1 the Merc 's tarnished reputation as an exchange whose floor traders *T*-1 do n't follow the rules very well] .
- The maker of hand-held computers and computer systems said 0 [ARG0 the personnel changes] were needed *-1 * to [rel improve] [ARG1 the efficiency of its manufacturing operation] .
- [ARGM-ADV While Utah is not yet a haven for environmentalism] , [ARG1 public views toward the environment] have [ARGM-MNR significantly] [rel improved] .
- Analysts said 0 [ARG0 the announcement , the latest in a series of divestitures and restructuring moves ,] is aimed *-1 at * [rel improving] [ARG1 Southam 's earnings] [ARGM-TMP before the expiration *ICH*-2 in June of a standstill pact with Torstar Corp] .
- [ARG0 The caster] [rel improves] [ARG1 the metallurgical quality of the iron mill rolls , which *T*-1 are basically huge rolling pins used * *-2 to flatten or shape steel products] .
- Bethlehem said earlier this year that [ARG0 it] planned *-1 to restructure the BethForge division *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 its cost structure] .
- [ARG0 That bill , proposed * by the SEC last year ,] [ARGM-MOD would] require brokerage firms to disclose the financial positions of their holding companies , mandate large traders ' reporting of program or block trades , and [rel improve] [ARG1 clearing and settlement of trades between the futures and stock markets] .
- Computer Sciences said 0 [ARG0 its work] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARG1 mail-processing efficiency] .
- [ARG0 The soft , wafting aromas] [ARGM-MOD will] `` [rel improve] [ARG1 ride comfort] , '' the display attests 0 *T*-1 , and a proud employee says 0 Mazda hopes *-2 to move the system out of the lab and into its cars in a year or two .
- The commission believes that [ARG0 *] [rel improving] [ARG1 AM service] would broaden listening selections and increase options for advertisers .
- [ARG0 IBM] already participates in one industrywide effort * to [rel improve] [ARG1 semiconductor-manufacturing techniques] .
- Mr. Kriz noted that [ARG0 Boston Safe Deposit] `` has taken some actions * to better control asset-liability management and [rel improve] [ARG1 controls] [ARGM-MNR in general] , and we think 0 these will serve *-1 to improve credit quality . ''
- Mr. Kriz noted that Boston Safe Deposit `` has taken some actions * to better control asset-liability management and improve controls in general , and we think 0 [ARG0 these] will serve *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 credit quality] . ''
- Their debt will be well under the $ 1 million *U* limit -- on * borrowing [ARG0 *-2] to acquire , build , or [rel improve] [ARG1 a home] -- that *T*-1 qualifies for mortgage-interest deductions .
- *-2 To reduce the risks while *-3 still retaining the legitimate benefits 0 these programs can provide *T*-1 , [ARG0 credit policy] must : 1 . Use credit *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the operation of capital markets] , not to provide subsidies .
- In contrast , [ARG0 credit programs] can be appropriate tools 0 * to [rel improve] [ARG1 the operation of capital markets] *T*-1 .
- Simple policy prescriptions in this case would be [ARG0 *] to [rel improve] [ARG1 debt collection] -LRB- * taking the gloves off contracted collection agencies -RRB- and * to deny new credit to defaulters .
- Industry analyst John H. Qualls , a vice president with Hill & Knowlton in St. Louis , forecasts that domestic auto makers will have a 93-day supply of cars at the end of the year , even if [ARG1 car sales] [rel improve] to [ARG4-to a 6.5 million vehicle rate for the quarter] .
- The Big Three auto makers already have slashed fourth-quarter production plans 10.4 % below year-ago levels , but that may not be enough * to prevent inventories from ballooning if [ARG1 sales] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] .
- In addition to a large amount of investment trust fund cash , analysts generally see [ARG1 the market environment] [rel improving] [ARGM-ADV compared with the past couple of weeks] .
- Goodyear 's profit rose 11 % in the quarter , *-1 buoyed *-2 by [rel improved] [ARG1 operating] results in its tire business .
- [ARG0 Phillips] found and [rel improved] [ARG1 a yeast , `` Pichia pastoris , '' which *T*-1 made protein from natural gas-derived alcohol] .
- Most recently , the Bank Group has been expanded *-2 to include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency * to stimulate direct foreign investment in developing countries by * offering guarantees against noncommercial risk and advice *ICH*-1 to member countries on how [ARG0 *] to [rel improve] [ARG1 their business climate] *T*-3 .
- Advertisers now say ` * Help [ARG0 us] [rel improve] [ARG1 our image] and extend our selling season . '
- `` They could be old or new , but they are magazines [ARG1 whose editorial quality] *T*-2 needs *-3 to be [rel improved] *-1 .
- We know that [ARG0 very early exposure to schooling] [rel improves] [ARG1 performance in the first grade] , but afterward the difference is quickly washed *-1 away .
- As [ARG0 thrifts] sell assets *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 their capital-to-asset ratio] , as * required under the new law passed * in August , they must also reduce liabilities , such as deposits .
- If [ARG1 profits] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] , Mr. Whitten says 0 he may quit the exchange *T*-1 .
- Amtech , which *T*-1 makes [ARG0 an automated process system] that *T*-2 [rel improves] [ARG1 the yields of semiconductor manufacturers] , said 0 profit for the year ended * Sept. 30 rose to more than $ 800,000 *U* from $ 446,000 *U* last year .
- [ARGM-ADV As the death toll from last week 's temblor climbed to 61] , [ARG1 the condition of freeway survivor Buck Helm , who *T*-1 spent four days *-2 trapped under rubble ,] [rel improved] , hospital officials said 0 *T*-3 .
- Sharp says 0 [ARG0 the set of chips] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel improve] [ARG1 fax machines , graphics computers or identification systems that *T*-1 recognize facial features] ... .
- `` The most frequent use is [ARG0 home improvement] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV presumably] [rel improves] [ARG1 the value of the property] , '' Mr. Durkin says *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The center] [rel improves] [ARG1 the community image] [ARGM-ADV to outsiders] [ARGM-ADV as well] , and may help *-2 to arrest *RNR*-1 , or even reverse *RNR*-1 , the exodus of capital and investment .
- Apple Computer Inc. posted [rel improved] [ARG1 fiscal] fourth-quarter profit due largely to a $ 48 million *U* gain on the sale of its stock in Adobe Systems Inc .
- *-1 Looking ahead to 1990 , Mr. Sculley predicted `` another year of significant revenue growth , '' along with [rel improved] [ARG1 profitability] , as the recovery in gross margins continues into 1990 .
- `` We have invested in [rel improved] [ARG1 editorial] quality and expanded our quality audience without *-1 substantially increasing our costs .
- Yet if [ARG1 gold prices] [rel improve] , silver prices could rally sharply , he says 0 *T*-1 .
- It rose more than [ARG1 the New York Stock Exchange Composite] , which *T*-1 [rel improved] [ARG2-EXT 0.2 %] .
- [ARG1 The stocks of computer-related companies located * outside California] [rel improved] , [ARGM-DIS too] .