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frames- Exports in October stood at $ 5.29 billion *U* , a mere 0.7 % increase from a year earlier , while [ARG1 imports] [rel increased] [ARG2-MNR sharply] to [ARG4-to $ 5.39 billion *U* , up 20 % from last October] .
- [ARGM-TMP From January to October] , [ARG1 the nation 's accumulated exports] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 4 %] from [ARG3-from the same period last year] to [ARG4-to $ 50.45 billion *U*] .
- Plans that *T*-13 give [ARG0 advertisers] discounts for * maintaining or [rel increasing] [ARG1 ad spending] have become permanent fixtures at the news weeklies and underscore the fierce competition between Newsweek , Time Warner Inc. 's Time magazine , and Mortimer B. Zuckerman 's U.S. News & World Report .
- Alan Spoon , recently named * Newsweek president , said 0 [ARG1 Newsweek 's ad rates] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT 5 %] [ARGM-TMP in January] .
- In mid-October , [ARG0 Time magazine] lowered its guaranteed circulation rate base for 1990 while *-1 [ARGM-NEG not] [rel increasing] [ARG1 ad page rates] ; with a lower circulation base , Time 's ad rate *ICH*-2 will be effectively 7.5 % higher per subscriber ; a full page in Time costs about $ 120,000 *U* .
- The new plant , located * in Chinchon about 60 miles from Seoul , will help *-2 meet [rel increasing] and diversifying [ARG1 demand] for control products in South Korea , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- That stake , together with its convertible preferred stock holdings , gives [ARG0 Faulding] the right * to [rel increase] [ARG1 its interest] to [ARG4-to 70 % of Moleculon 's voting stock] .
- [ARG1 Output] [ARGM-MOD will] be [ARG2-MNR gradually] [rel increased] *-1 [ARGM-TMP until it reaches about 11,000 barrels a day] .
- While *-1 acknowledging 0 one month 's figures do n't prove a trend , Mr. Bretz said , `` It does lead you to suspect 0 [ARG1 imports] are going down , or [ARGM-ADV at least] [ARGM-NEG not] [rel increasing] [ARG2-EXT that much] . ''
- They blamed [rel increased] [ARG1 demand] for dairy products at a time of exceptionally high U.S. exports of dry milk , coupled * with very low import quotas .
- [ARG0 The Polish government] [rel increased] [ARG1 home electricity charges] [ARGM-EXT by 150 %] and doubled gas prices .
- But the number of weddings last year -- 271,124 -- was still well below the 400,000 registered * in 1972 , the last year of [rel increasing] [ARG1 marriages] .
- Federal judges make $ 89,500 *U* annually ; in February , Congress rejected [ARG0 a bill] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel increased] [ARG1 their pay] by [ARG2-by 50 %] .
- William G. Kuhns , former chairman *RNR*-1 and chief executive officer *RNR*-1 of General Public Utilities Corp. , was elected *-2 a director of this maker of industrial and construction equipment , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 board membership] to [ARG4-to 10] .
- Sea Containers Ltd. said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel increase] [ARG1 the price of its $ 70-a-share *U* buy-back plan] [ARGM-ADV if *-2 pressed *-1 by Temple Holdings Ltd. , which *T*-156 made an earlier tender offer for Sea Containers] .
- Mr. Sherwood speculated that the leeway that Sea Containers has *T*-1 means that [ARG0 Temple] would have *-2 to `` [ARG2-MNR substantially] [rel increase] [ARG1 their bid] [ARGM-ADV if they 're going *-3 to top us] . ''
- [ARG0 We] are able *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 our price] above [ARG4-above the $ 70 *U* level] if necessary .
- Mr. Pratt remarked that he thinks 0 steeper prices have come about because producers do n't like *-1 to see [ARG1 a hit wine] [ARG2-MNR dramatically] [rel increase] [ARGM-LOC in price] [ARGM-TMP later on] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Martin] has [rel increased] [ARG1 prices on some wines -LRB- like Grgich Hills Chardonnay , now $ 32 *U* -RRB-] [ARGM-PNC just *-1 to slow down movement] , but he is beginning *-2 to see some resistance to high-priced red Burgundies and Cabernets and Chardonnays in the $ 30 to $ 40 *U* range .
- [ARG0 Signs of a slowing economy] are [rel increasing] [ARG1 pressure *ICH*-2 on the Federal Reserve * to cut short-term interest rates] , but it *EXP*-1 is n't clear whether the central bank will do so .
- [ARGM-TMP While worry *ICH*-1 grows about big Japanese investments in the U.S.] , [ARG0 Japan 's big trading companies] are [ARGM-MNR rapidly] [rel increasing] [ARG1 their stake in America 's smaller business] .
- Adds *ICH*-1 Mitsui 's Mr. Klauser : `` Unlike corporations in this country , [ARG0 trading companies] are n't so much interested in a high return on investment as they are *?* on * [rel increasing] [ARG1 trade flows] .
- Rather than [ARG0 *-1] [rel increasing] [ARG1 dividends] , some companies have used cash *-1 to buy back some of their shares , notes 0 *T*-2 Steven G. Einhorn , co-chairman of the investment policy committee at Goldman , Sachs & Co .
- For the Agency for International Development , appropriators approved $ 200 million *U* in secondary loan guarantees under an expanded trade credit insurance program , and [ARG1 total loan guarantees for the Overseas Private Investment Corp.] are [rel increased] *-3 by [ARG2-by $ 40 million *U* over fiscal 1989] [ARGM-ADV as part of the same Poland package] .
- You dismiss as `` sentimental '' the view that the reduction of federal housing-assistance programs by 77 % might have played a significant role in the [rel increased] [ARG1 number] of men and women sleeping on our city streets during the Reagan-Bush years .
- I would predict that within a short time most of them would find Thunderbird a satisfactory substitute for Chivas Regal and that [ARG1 their `` normal '' phobias , anxieties , depressions and substance abuse] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] [ARG2-MNR dramatically] .
- [ARGM-TMP During Mr. McGovern 's nine-year term as president] , the company 's sales rose to $ 5.7 billion *U* from $ 2.8 billion *U* and [ARG1 net income] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 274 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 130 million *U*] , the statement said 0 *T*-1 .
- The company said 0 [ARG1 the publisher 's annual sales volume] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 800 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 40 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP during Mr. Bernstein 's tenure] .
- [ARG1 Net cash income -- the amount left * in farmers ' pockets after * deducting expenses from gross cash income --] [rel increased] [ARGM-LOC in 33 states] [ARGM-TMP in 1988] , [ARGM-ADV as the drought cut into crop yields and drove up commodity prices] , the department 's Economic Research Service reported 0 *T*-1 yesterday .
- A spokesman for Visa International 's U.S. subsidiary says 0 [ARG0 his company] is using promotions *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 use of its cards] , but does n't have plans for a tie-in similar to the American Express-Buick link .
- The start of the whole process is the key - [ARG0 someone] [ARGM-MOD must] [ARGM-MNR fundamentally] [rel increase] or decrease [ARG1 his ownership in widgets] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to make widget prices move] .
- Ballot questions range from a Maine initiative on * banning Cruise missiles to a referendum on [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the North Dakota income tax] .
- He adds that [ARG0 program trading] `` [rel increases] [ARG1 liquidity in the market] .
- *-2 Also in New York , Israel Silverman , an insurance-company lawyer , comments that [ARG0 program trading] `` [rel increases] [ARG1 volatility] , but I do n't think 0 it should be banned *-1 .
- [ARG0 Scientists] had obtained even higher current-carrying capacity in thin films of the new superconductors , but have had problems *-2 [rel increasing] [ARG1 the amount of current that bulk crystals could carry *T*-1] .
- [ARG1 The size of the issue] was [rel increased] *-1 from [ARG3-from an originally planned $ 500 million *U*] .
- It 's fueled *-1 by the [rel increasing] [ARG1 profitability] of major-league teams .
- Only 26.8 % in October , compared with 28.5 % in September and 26.8 % in October 1988 , said 0 [ARG1 income] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] .
- [ARG1 Home purchase plans] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to 3.3 %] from [ARG3-from 3.1 %] [ARGM-TMP in the two recent months] .
- But rather than * sell new 30-year bonds , [ARG0 the Treasury] will issue $ 10 billion *U* of 29year , nine-month bonds -- *-2 [ARGM-ADV essentially] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the size of the current benchmark 30-year bond that *T*-3 was sold *-1 at the previous refunding in August] .
- [ARG1 The size of IBM 's issue] was [rel increased] *-1 from [ARG3-from an originally planned $ 500 million *U*] [ARGM-ADV as money managers and investors scrambled *-2 to buy the bonds] .
- Rumors to the contrary have been that it would be a six billion mark issue , or that [ARG1 the last Bund , a 7 % issue due October 1999 ,] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel increased] *-1 by [ARG2-by two billion marks] .
- That was partially offset *-1 by the resumption of space shuttle flights and [rel increased] [ARG1 demand] for expendable launch-vehicle engines .
- [ARGM-LOC On the New York Mercantile Exchange] , [ARG1 heating oil for December delivery] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 1.25 cents] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to settle at 60.36 cents a gallon] .
- [ARG0 The sale of shares to the McAlpine family along with the recent sale of 750,000 shares of Meridian stock to Haden MacLellan Holding PLC of Surrey , England and a recent public offering] have [rel increased] [ARG1 Meridian 's net worth] to [ARG4-to $ 8.5 million *U*] , said 0 *T*-1 William Feniger , chief executive officer of Toledo , Ohio-based Meridian .
- Brisk domestic demand due to [rel increasing] [ARG1 capital] investment pushed up sales sharply in construction and industrial machinery divisions .
- Demand from Europe and Southeast Asia also grew , but due to [rel increasing] [ARG1 production] at local plants , overseas sales edged down 2.8 % .
- [ARG0 The program , available to Upjohn employees 55 years old or older ,] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel increase] [ARG1 an individual 's retirement benefits] [ARG2-EXT 10 % to 20 % *U*] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel increases] [ARG1 the board] to [ARG4-to seven] .
- The Continental Baking business benefited from higher margins on bread and on [rel increased] [ARG1 cake] sales , it added 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 One railroad] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , is [ARGM-TMP already] [rel increasing] [ARG1 its grain hauling service from Indiana to Baltimore] .
- ENERGY : [ARG1 Crude oil futures prices] [rel increased] [ARGM-LOC in moderate trading] , but much of the action was in heating oil .
- PRECIOUS METALS : Futures prices eased as [rel increased] [ARG1 stability] and strength came into the securities markets .
- The announced sale of the reserves was followed *-1 by news that [ARG0 investor Carl Icahn] had [rel increased] [ARG1 his stake in USX] to [ARG4-to 13.1 %] and threatened a takeover or other business combination .
- Leon J. Level , vice president and chief financial officer of this computer services concern , and F. Warren McFarlan , a professor at Harvard University 's Graduate School of Business , were elected *-1 directors , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 board membership] to [ARG4-to nine] .
- [ARG0 BELL INDUSTRIES Inc.] [rel increased] [ARG1 its quarterly] to [ARG4-to 10 cents] from [ARG3-from seven cents a share] .
- [ARG1 Output of goods-producing industries] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 0.1 %] .
- Third , oil prices have n't declined although [ARG1 supply] has been [rel increasing] .
- [ARG1 The board] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by one] to [ARG4-to 26 members] .
- At the same time , they contend that [ARG0 a reduction of NATO forces under a treaty] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 the possibility of a conventional Soviet attack] [ARGM-ADV unless the West retains a residual force of nuclear weapons in Europe] .
- [ARG1 Those employed * in state-funded special programs] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by 7,400] to [ARG4-to 65,200] [ARGM-TMP in the same period] , the Directorate said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Coke] has tended *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 its control] [ARGM-TMP when results were sluggish in a given country *T*-2] .
- AMERICAN BRANDS Inc. , Old Greenwich , Conn. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel increased] [ARG1 its quarterly 11 % *ICH*-1] to [ARG4-to 68 cents a share] from [ARG3-from 61 cents] , payable Dec. 1 to stock of record Nov. 10 .
- [ARG0 *] Please make me and thousands of other readers more comfortable with our daily purchase of your newspaper by *-1 raising your environmental standards to your overall impeccable quality levels , and [rel increase] [ARG1 your use of recycled paper] .
- An [rel increasing] [ARG1 number] of big Japanese investors are buying up U.S. home mortgages that *T*-175 have been pooled *-2 and packaged *-2 for sale as interest-bearing instruments known * as mortgage-backed securities .
- [ARG0 *-1] To [rel increase] [ARG1 their share of that business] , jewelry makers such as Crystal Brands Inc. 's Trifari and Monet units and Swank Inc. , maker of Anne Klein jewelry , are launching new lines with as much fanfare as the fragrance companies .
- [ARG0 Nissan] has [rel increased] [ARG1 earnings] [ARG2-MNR more than market share] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 cutting costs and by *-1 taking advantage of a general surge in Japanese car sales] .
- Those gains came from higher prices , particularly for disposable diapers and tissue products , and from [rel increased] [ARG1 sales] , primarily for feminine-care products , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 20 %] to [ARG4-to $ 246.6 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 204.8 million *U*] .
- Some traders point out that [ARGM-TMP as the big brokerage firms back out of program trading for their own accounts or for clients] , [ARG1 opportunities *ICH*-1] [rel increase] for others to engage in the controversial practice .
- [ARG0 The restructuring program] is designed *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the company 's tangible capital ratio] .
- But [rel increasing] [ARG1 volatility] in the sector has exhausted investors who *T*-71 try *-1 to follow its dips and swings .
- [ARG1 The current ceiling on home loans insured * by the Federal Housing Administration] is [rel increased] *-1 to [ARG4-to $ 124,875 *U*] [ARGM-TMP during fiscal 1990] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 11 %] to [ARG4-to # 2.5 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from # 2.25 billion *U*] , [ARGM-ADV while operating profit climbed 13 % to # 225.7 million *U* from # 199.8 million *U*] .
- A spokesman for LTV Steel , which *T*-102 is a unit of Dallas-based LTV Corp. , noted that [ARG1 steel prices , adjusted * for inflation ,] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT only 1.7 %] [ARGM-TMP between 1981 and the fourth quarter of 1988] , [ARGM-ADV while the prices of other industrial commodities increased nearly five times as much] .
- A spokesman for LTV Steel , which *T*-102 is a unit of Dallas-based LTV Corp. , noted that steel prices , adjusted * for inflation , increased only 1.7 % between 1981 and the fourth quarter of 1988 , while [ARG1 the prices of other industrial commodities] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT nearly five times as much] .
- Pennzoil is rumored *-1 to be accumulating a stake in Chevron in order *-2 to push for a revamping of the company ; [ARG0 investor Carl Icahn] has [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel increased] [ARG1 his stake in USX , which separately *T*-115 reported earnings that *T*-116 were in line with expectations] .
- Others said 0 [ARG0 IBM] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel increase] [ARG1 the size of the offering] to [ARG4-to as much as $ 1 billion *U*] [ARGM-ADV if investor demand is strong] .
- Under the firm 's original bank credit agreement , it was required *-1 to raise $ 250 million *U* of subordinated debt 0 *T*-2 to be used *-3 *-4 to repay some of the bank borrowings drawn * to redeem $ 526.3 million *U* of [rel increasing] [ARG1 rate] debentures in August .
- The agency said 0 it monitored Newmark & Lewis 's advertised prices before and after the ad campaign , and found that [ARG1 the prices of at least 50 different items] either [rel increased] or stayed the same .
- Our concern for the ozone layer , of course , grows out of the potential for [rel increasing] [ARG1 UV-B] radiation , which *T*-172 could damage flora and fauna .
- * Consider the fact that [ARG0 a mere 2 % drop in ozone] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] [ARG1 birth defects and mutations] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 allowing solar radiation to alter the DNA structure] .
- [ARG0 The Fed 's action] [rel increases] [ARG1 the volume of publicly registered securities that banks ' securities affiliates will be able * to underwrite *T*-1] .
- Richard J. Riordan was elected *-1 a director of this single-family home builder , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the board] to [ARG4-to nine] .
- [ARGM-LOC In London trading] , [ARG1 Courtaulds , a chemicals and textiles company ,] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 15 pence] to [ARG4-to 362] [ARGM-TMP after it disclosed plans * to spin off its textiles operations into a separately listed company *PPA*-1 on Jan. 1] .
- The new company was created *-1 * to meet growing demand for steel doors , concurrent with [rel increasing] [ARGM-LOC local] [ARG1 concern] about fire prevention , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
- Officials at the Japanese semiconductor maker said 0 [ARG0 the company] intends *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 investment in plant and equipment] by [ARG2-by 10 billion yen -LRB- $ 70.6 million *U* -RRB-] , to [ARG4-to 90 billion yen] , [ARGM-TMP in the year ending March 31] , [ARGM-ADV with the extra funds used * to increase production overseas] .
- Officials at the Japanese semiconductor maker said 0 the company intends *-1 to increase investment in plant and equipment by 10 billion yen -LRB- $ 70.6 million *U* -RRB- , to 90 billion yen , in the year ending March 31 , with the extra funds used [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 production] [ARGM-LOC overseas] .
- Japanese steel companies are apparently focusing on domestic sales , but the official said 0 it does n't necessarily mean that [ARG1 local sales contracts] are [rel increasing] [ARG2-MNR that markedly] .
- Although the Treasury will announce details of the November refunding tomorrow , it could be delayed *-1 if [ARG0 Congress and President Bush] fail *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the Treasury 's borrowing capacity] .
- In June , Western Union was forced *-2 to reset the interest rate on the senior secured notes due in 1992 to 19 1\/4 % from 16 1\/2 % , [ARG0 a move] which *T*-1 [rel increased] [ARG1 the firm 's annual interest payments] by [ARG2-by $ 13.8 million *U*] .
- Proceeds from the note sale will be used *-1 * to repay a portion of the bank borrowings used * by Beatrice * to redeem its $ 526.3 million *U* principal amount of [rel increasing] [ARG1 rate] debentures in August .
- The food company , which *T*-1 has 720,000 warrants and about 2.9 million common shares outstanding , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel increase] [ARG1 the offer] [ARGM-PNC *-3 to purchase any or all warrants that *T*-2 are properly tendered] .
- The move is sure *-1 to heighten concerns about [rel increased] [ARG1 Japanese] investment in U.S. biotechnology firms .
- Because the U.S. leads in most areas of biotechnology -- largely because of research investment by the U.S. government -- [ARG0 the sale] is sure *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 concerns that Japanese companies will buy American know-how and use it *-2 to obtain the upper hand in biotechnology trade and competition] .
- [ARG1 Only walking and golf] [rel increased] [ARGM-MNR in popularity] [ARGM-TMP during the 1980s] [ARGM-MNR -- and only slightly] .
- The central bank also unexpectedly raised the base rate by half a percentage point to 3.75 % Oct. 11 as part of [ARG0 an inflation-fighting move] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MNR indirectly] [rel increases] [ARG1 interest rates charged * on new home construction loans] .
- [ARG0 His election] [rel increases] [ARG1 Ryder 's board] to [ARG4-to 14 members] .
- The company , based * in Twinsburg , Ohio , said 0 [ARG1 its operating profit before depreciation and amortization] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 51 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 9.2 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 6.1 million *U*] .
- At least one analyst noted that as production improves , the concern among traders is whether the prospective [rel increased] [ARG1 supply] will find buyers because of uncertainty over national economies .
- An [rel increasing] [ARG1 number] of references by the Soviet press to opposition groups now active in the U.S.S.R. , particularly the Democratic Union , allege that they show `` terroristic tendencies '' and claim that they would be prepared *-1 to kill in order *-2 to achieve their aims .
- A small decline in total construction for the entire year is possible if [ARG1 contracting for housing] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increase] [ARGM-CAU in response to this year 's lower mortgage rates] , said 0 *T*-1 George A. Christie , vice president and chief economist of Dodge , the forecasting division of publisher McGraw-Hill Inc .
- With [ARG0 Japanese companies in a wide range of industries -- from heavy industry to securities firms --] [rel increasing] [ARG1 their market share world-wide] , the prospect of an even more efficient Japanese economic army may rattle foreigners .
- [ARG0 That] spurs competition and growth , allows users to change and mix brands easily , and [rel increases] [ARG1 software firms ' incentive * to write packages] [ARGM-CAU because they can be sold *-1 to users of virtually any computer] .
- In the private sector , [ARG0 practically every major company] is setting explicit goals * to [rel increase] [ARG1 employees ' exposure to computers] .
- By [ARG0 *-3] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the number of PCs 0 it uses *T*-2] from [ARG3-from 66] to [ARG4-to 1,000] , Omron Tateishi Electronics Co. , of Kyoto , hopes *-3 not only to make certain tasks easier but also to transform the way 0 the company is run *-1 *T*-4 .
- In just these three areas , the Commerce Department found $ 23 billion *U* more exports than * previously reported *-1 and $ 11.6 billion *U* more imports , with the net result that [ARG1 the U.S. service surplus in 1988] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by $ 11.3 billion *U*] , to [ARG4-to $ 19 billion *U*] .
- Mazda and Ford said 0 a combination of limited crankcase ventilation and improper maintenance could cause engine oil in some of the Mercury Tracers and Mazda 323s to deteriorate more rapidly than normal , * causing [rel increased] [ARG1 engine] noise or reduced engine life .
- In January 1987 , as LTV Steel continued operating while *-1 under reorganization , the agency terminated the three LTV pension plans *-2 to keep [ARG1 its insurance liability] from *-3 [rel increasing] .
- They predict that [ARG1 organized-crime activity] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARGM-TMP once the units are dissolved *-1 and their responsibilities transferred *-3 to U.S. attorneys ' offices] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG1 Boeing 's net] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 36 %] to [ARG4-to $ 598 million *U* , or $ 2.60 *U* a share ,] from [ARG3-from $ 440 million *U* , or $ 1.92 *U* a share] .
- Allianz 's entry reflects the [rel increasing] [ARG1 eagerness] *ICH*-3 of West German companies , looking ahead to the reduction in European Community internal barriers in 1992 , * to get involved in what *T*-2 until now were considered *-1 internal French affairs .
- He also mentioned [rel increased] [ARG1 capital] investment by Pacific Bell for network improvements .
- The company said 0 [ARG1 fiscal 1989 revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT about 30 %] to [ARG4-to more than $ 32 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 25.3 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Ratners , which *T*-1 controls 25 % of the British jewelry market] , [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] [ARG1 the number of its U.S. stores] to [ARG4-to about 450 stores] from [ARG3-from 360] .
- The concern grows out of [rel increased] [ARG1 efforts] *ICH*-1 by the insurers * to woo the small-business market .
- Stuart E. Eizenstat , a partner in the Washington law firm of Powell , Goldstein , Frazer & Murphy , was named *-1 a director of this utility holding company , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 board membership] to [ARG4-to 14] .
- In Delaware Chancery Court litigation , Telerate has criticized Dow Jones for *-1 not disclosing that Telerate 's management expects [ARG1 the company 's revenue] to [rel increase] by [ARG2-by 20 %] [ARGM-TMP annually] , while Dow Jones based its projections of Telerate 's performance on a 12 % revenue growth forecast .
- [ARG0 They] [rel increased] [ARG1 the after-tax rate of return] and made Britain a far more attractive place 0 * to invest *T*-1 , [ARGM-ADV *-2 producing sudden capital inflows] .
- Or * to supply enough money 0 *T*-1 to meet the [rel increased] [ARG1 demand] and stabilize the exchange rate , as the Chancellor argued *?* , and ensure the permanence of this policy by *-2 joining the EMS .
- The ad agency 's pretax profit margins were slightly under 10 % at the time of the takeover , according to analysts ; London-based WPP 's goal is [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 margins] to [ARG4-to 12 %] .
- [ARG1 The company 's earnings before interest , taxes and depreciation , which bondholders use *T*-1 a measurement of the chain 's ability * to pay its existing debt ,] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 11 %] [ARGM-TMP in fiscal 1989] to [ARG4-to $ 926.1 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 833.6 million *U*] .
- Speakers yesterday called on [ARG0 foreign governments] *-3 to [rel increase] [ARG1 sanctions against Pretoria] and urged supporters inside the country *-1 to continue *-2 defying emergency restrictions and racial segregation , known * as apartheid .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG1 service levels] have [rel increased] to [ARG4-to the point where they 're consistently above 99 % *T*-1] . ''
- And they prepare [ARG0 all their people] to [rel increase] [ARG1 the speed *RNR*-1] and improve 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 [rel increase] [ARG1 speed] and improve quality [ARGM-LOC in everyday operations] .
- [ARG0 Managers] learn *-1 to spot opportunities * to [rel increase] [ARG1 customer satisfaction] [ARGM-MNR through speed] , and shift some responsibility for * analyzing , improving and streamlining work processes from themselves to teams of employees .
- The report says 0 [ARG0 the availability of such advanced analog recording equipment as cassette recorders] does n't seem *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the quantity of home copying] .
- But Mr. Rey brought about a merger in the next few years between the country 's major producers ; the [rel increased] [ARG1 efficiency] has perked up the industry .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by more than 11 % over 1988] , and net income nearly tripled from restated year-earlier net of $ 900 million *U* .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 passenger-kilometers , the distance flown * while * carrying people ,] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 5.3 %] [ARGM-TMP in 1988] .
- While there are no easy low-cost solutions , * simply ignoring our problems will result in [ARG1 their severity] [rel increasing] and spreading throughout the state , the nation and the world .
- [ARG0 The presence of Unilever and P&G] is likely *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the impact of advertising on cosmetics] .
- As the trend continues , [ARG1 demand for mass-market items that *T*-1 are high quality but only mid-priced -- particularly skin-care products --] is expected *-2 to [rel increase] .
- Index arbitragers argue that their trading is healthy because it links markets , but critics say 0 [ARG0 such trading] accelerates market movements and [rel increases] [ARG1 the chance for a crash] .
- `` It *EXP*-1 is clear , '' Ms. Waite says 0 *T*-3 , `` that most of the effect of [rel increasing] [ARG1 education] has been *-4 to shift who *T*-2 is helping the wife\/mother .
- The firm 's brokerage force has been trimmed *-1 and [ARG1 its mergers-and-acquisitions staff] [rel increased] *-2 to [ARG4-to a record 55 people] .
- Mr. Maxwell said 0 he would n't be surprised if , [ARGM-TMP over the next two years or so] , [ARG1 General Mills ' share] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to 30 % or more] .
- But [ARG0 Mr. Luzon] has moved swiftly *-1 to streamline bureaucracy , cut costs , [rel increase] [ARG1 capital] and build up new areas of business .
- If that proves true , analysts say 0 Banco Exterior could be a prime partner -- or even a takeover target -- for [ARG0 either a Spanish or foreign bank] seeking * to [rel increase] [ARG1 its market share] after 1992 , when the European Community plans *-3 to dismantle financial barriers *T*-4 .
- `` One possible explanation for this decline '' in * taking cases to trial , says 0 *T*-1 Mr. Burnham , `` is that [ARG1 the number of defendants being charged * with crimes by all U.S. attorneys] has [ARG2-MNR substantially] [rel increased] . ''
- PRO BONO VOLUNTARISM : In an effort * to stave off a plan that *T*-1 would require all lawyers in New York state to provide twenty hours of free legal aid a year , the state bar recommended [ARG0 an alternative program] 0 *T*-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 voluntary participation in pro bono programs] .
- Senator Sasser of Tennessee is chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee on military construction ; [ARG1 Mr. Bush 's $ 87 million *U* request for Tennessee] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 109 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 The Senate] , 84-6 , voted *-1 to [rel increase] to [ARG4-to $ 124,000 *U*] [ARG1 the ceiling on insured mortgages from the FHA , which *T*-7 lost $ 4.2 billion *U* in loan defaults last year] .
- However , there 's a continuing dispute between machine tool makers and the Defense Department over whether [ARG0 sophisticated U.S. machine tools] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] [ARG1 the Soviet Union 's military might] .
- [ARG0 GM] confirmed Friday that it received permission *ICH*-1 late Thursday from U.S. antitrust regulators * to [rel increase] [ARG1 its Jaguar holdings] past [ARG4-past the $ 15 million *U* level] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] a more modest 4.8 % in the South and [ARG2-EXT 4.4 %] [ARGM-LOC in the Midwest] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT a more modest 4.8 %] [ARGM-LOC in the South] and 4.4 % in the Midwest .
- [ARG1 Sales of information-processing products and electric parts] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT a strong 22 %] to [ARG4-to 236.23 billion yen] from [ARG3-from 194.24 billion yen] and accounted for 46 % of total sales .
- Nikon Corp. said 0 [ARG1 unconsolidated pretax profit] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 70 %] to [ARG4-to 12.12 billion yen -LRB- $ 85.3 million *U* -RRB-] in the first half ended * Sept. 30 , from [ARG3-from 7.12 billion yen] a year ago .
- [rel Increasing] [ARG1 personal spending and capital investment] are fueling growth , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Pretax profit] is expected *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT 18 %] to [ARG4-to 22 billion yen] and net income is expected *-2 to rise 53 % to 10.5 billion yen .
- Instead , the Dunde ice-core record shows [rel increasing] [ARG1 temperatures] from 1900 through the early 1950s , decreasing temperatures from the late 1950s through the mid-1970s , then higher temperatures again through last year .
- [ARGM-DIS For example] , [ARG0 a House-Senate conference] [ARGM-ADV ostensibly] [rel increased] [ARG1 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration budget for construction of facilities] to [ARG4-to nearly $ 592 million *U* , or more than $ 200 million *U* above what either chamber had previously approved *T*-1] .
- But the staffs at some of those locations will be slashed *-1 while [ARGM-LOC at others] [ARG1 the work force] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel increased] *-2 .
- If rates unexpectedly rise , the [rel increasing] [ARG1 return] on the money fund will partly offset the lower-than-expected return from the bond fund .
- Scenario 2 extends the recent compromises between the House and the Senate ; [ARG0 it] splits the difference between Scenarios 1 and 3 , by *-1 [rel increasing] [ARG1 the budget] at [ARG2-at 2 % per year] .
- [ARG1 Net income] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6.7 %] to [ARG4-to 12.43 billion yen] from [ARG3-from 11.66 billion yen] .
- Option *ICH*-1 by borrower [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 issue amount] to [ARG4-to 150 million francs] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 11.9 %] to [ARG4-to 279.39 billion yen] from [ARG3-from 249.68 billion yen] .
- Sales by category rose 24 % to 35.23 billion yen , * reflecting [rel increased] [ARG1 production] in automobile , airconditioner and electric machine industries , which *T*-1 are major users of wire and cable products .
- [ARG0 *] [rel Increasing] [ARG1 labor costs] , Mr. Tyszkiewicz argued 0 *T*-1 , would only put the countries at a further disadvantage in * competing in the barrier-free EC market planned * for after 1992 .
- [ARGM-DIS But] `` [ARGM-ADV if they walk out without any effort * to resolve their problem] , [ARG1 production] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel increase] to [ARG4-to 23 million or 24 million barrels a day] , [ARGM-ADV * making for a very troublesome first quarter] , '' warns 0 *T*-2 Nordine Ait-Laoussine , a consultant and former Algerian OPEC delegate .
- [ARG0 Arthur Andersen , the accounting firm ,] has [rel increased] [ARG1 its energy staff] [ARG2-EXT 10 %] [ARGM-TMP in a year] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-ADV probably] [rel increase] [ARG1 the amount of cash that debt-ridden Bond Corp. would earn *T*-1 from the transaction] .
- [ARGM-DIS Additionally] , [ARG0 the bank] is [rel increasing] [ARG1 its loan-loss reserves] [ARGM-TMP for the third quarter] by [ARG2-by $ 8.5 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP before taxes] .
- SKF said 0 [ARG1 sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 17 %] to [ARG4-to 18.46 billion kronor] from [ARG3-from 15.72 billion] .
- [ARG1 Sales of rolling bearings] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 19 %] to [ARG4-to 15.7 billion kronor] from [ARG3-from 13.2 billion kronor] [ARGM-TMP in the corresponding period the previous year] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 the push for cleaner fuels] is [rel increasing] [ARG1 the attractiveness of natural gas] .
- When that agreement expires *T*-1 , [ARG0 Torstar] will be free *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 its 22.4 % stake in Southam] , or *-2 to make an offer for the whole company .
- [ARGM-TMP During the past 15 years] , the report showed 0 *T*-1 , [ARG1 housing prices] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT nearly fivefold] .
- [ARG0 Laundered drug money] has served *-2 [ARGM-ADV only] to [rel increase] , [ARGM-MNR unrealistically] , [ARG1 the price of real estate] , [ARGM-ADV * creating serious problems for low-income people who *T*-1 aspire *-3 to own their own homes] .
- Apart from those two actions , Mr. Sikes and the three other commissioners said 0 they expect *-2 to re-examine how AT&T is regulated *-1 *T*-3 *PPA*-4 since [ARG1 competition] has [rel increased] .
- If the heavy outflows continue , fund managers will face [rel increasing] [ARG1 pressure] * to sell off some of their junk *-1 to pay departing investors in the weeks ahead .
- But the transaction faltered in September , when [ARG0 Qintex Australia] was forced *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 its offer] to [ARG4-to US$ 1.5 billion *U*] following a counterbid from Rupert Murdoch *T*-2 ; the deal fell apart altogether earlier this month .
- Instead of [ARG0 *] flooding the entire economy with liquidity , and [ARGM-DIS thereby] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the danger of inflation] , the Fed could support the stock market directly by *-1 buying market averages in the futures market , thus *-1 stabilizing the market as a whole .
- The [rel increased] [ARG1 demand] would normalize trading and stabilize prices .
- [ARGM-DIS Well] , [ARGM-TMP when Congress in its recent S&L bailout mandated that the thrifts sell off all their junk-bond holdings by 1994 *T*-2] , [ARG0 it] [ARGM-ADV not] only [ARGM-MNR artificially] [rel increased] [ARG1 the supply of these bonds in the market] but also eliminated one of the few profitable investments 0 thrifts have made *T*-1 .
- The Senate bill contains [ARG0 many provisions] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 the costs of trading] .
- In addition to [ARG0 *-1] [rel increasing] [ARG1 costs] [ARGM-CAU as a result of greater financial exposure for members] , these measures could have other , far-reaching repercussions .
- It *EXP*-1 is only logical * to assume that the enactment of this provision will lead to [rel increased] [ARG1 litigation] .
- It also provides for benefit adjustments , including a partial restoration of vacations and holidays , as well as work-rule changes [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 productivity] .
- Instead , [ARG0 Congress] 's idea of reform is * to [rel increase] [ARG1 this slush fund] by [ARG2-by $ 28.4 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-TMP The last time 0 parties to these settlements negotiated wage increases *T*-1] , [ARGM-TMP mostly in 1986 or 1987] , [ARG1 wages] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT an average of 2.4 % a year over the life of the contracts] .
- [ARG0 The move] significantly expanded Black & Decker 's product line , but [ARGM-DIS also] [ARG2-MNR significantly] [rel increased] [ARG1 its debt load] .
- One especially dangerous aspect to the new tax would be that the proceeds will be used *-1 [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 the budgets of the antitrust division at Justice and the Federal Trade Commission] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 Mitsukoshi] [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel increased] [ARG1 its equity stake in Tiffany & Co.] to [ARG4-to 13 %] .
- But it said 0 [ARG0 extraordinary expenditures for its radio station and restoration of buildings] [rel increased] [ARG1 the deficit] to [ARG4-to $ 57.2 million *U*] .
- But GM 's results also illustrate the [rel increasing] [ARG1 diversity] of its operations .
- Furukawa Electric Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] plans *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 production of computer memory devices] [ARGM-MNR on a large scale] [ARGM-LOC in the U.S. and Japan] .
- Mr. Swavely said 0 the new space will allow [ARG0 Compaq] to [rel increase] [ARG1 the manufacturing capacity of its plant in Erskine , Scotland] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 36 %] to [ARG4-to $ 683 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 502 million *U*] .
- Du Pont also raised its quarterly dividend to $ 1.20 *U* a share from $ 1.05 *U* , [ARG0 a change] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 the annualized payout to shareholders] by [ARG2-by some $ 140 million *U*] .
- A spokesman said 0 [ARG0 herbicide use in some areas of the U.S.] was delayed *-1 earlier in the year by heavy rains , [ARGM-DIS thus] * [rel increasing] [ARG1 sales] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 10 %] to [ARG4-to $ 26.54 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 24.05 billion *U*] .
- The [rel increased] [ARG1 dividend] will be paid *-1 Dec. 14 to holders of record Nov. 15 .
- The dividend increase was Du Pont 's second this year , an affirmation of statements *ICH*-2 by top executives that [ARG0 they] intend *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 rewards to shareholders] .
- Mr. Taylor also was named * a director , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the board] to [ARG4-to 22] , but is not part of the new office of the chairman .
- Mr. McNealy said 0 the issues that *T*-1 hurt Sun 's performance earlier this year are now `` largely '' behind the firm , and he indicated that [ARG1 Sun 's profitability] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel increase] [ARGM-TMP throughout the fiscal year] .
- While this indicates continued strong demand for the company 's desk-top computers , Sun faces [rel increasing] [ARG1 competition] from Digital Equipment Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co .
- [ARG1 The amount of blood 0 surgical patients can donate and store *T*-1 before surgery] [ARGM-MOD can] be [rel increased] *-3 by [ARG0-by the new genetically engineered drug , EPO] .
- If foreign tourists and businesses could sell their currencies freely at the new , better exchange rate , that would enable [ARG0 the State Bank] to [rel increase] [ARG1 its dollar reserves] and would mop up some of the excess rubles in the economy at the same time .
- Under its revised fleet plan , PWA said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel increase] [ARG1 its existing fleet of eight Boeing 767-300ER aircraft] to [ARG4-to 18] by 1994 , and add four more Boeing 747-400s [ARGM-TMP by 1994] to the two units that it previously planned *-2 to add *T*-1 by next year .
- But Mr. Greenspan , who *T*-2 has repeatedly said 0 the Fed 's goal is * to reduce inflation , added that `` whatever losses *T*-3 are incurred *-1 in the pursuing of price stability would surely be more than made up *-4 in [rel increased] [ARG1 output] thereafter . ''
- The Fed chief opposed a bill - introduced * by Reps. Lee Hamilton -LRB- D. , Ind. -RRB- and Byron Dorgan -LRB- D. , N.D. -RRB- -- that , among other things , *T*-1 would require [ARG0 the Fed] to disclose all monetary policy moves immediately and [rel increase] [ARG1 outside scrutiny of the Fed] .
- The principles would give the Environmental Protection Agency [rel increased] [ARG1 authority] and flexibility in * regulating pesticides , with the aim of * enabling the agency to move more quickly .
- `` We certainly see an [rel increasing] [ARG1 trend] toward that , '' she added *T*-1 .
- V.H. Van Horn , National Convenience president and chief executive officer , said 0 the move reflects the company 's realization that the industry 's poor performance stems from its failure * to give customers what they want *T*-1 -- rather than from [rel increasing] [ARG1 competition] from gasoline stations and 24-hour grocery stores .
- `` There are an [rel increasing] [ARG1 number] of people out there who *T*-1 are time-poor , '' said *T*-3 Chris Vroom , retail analyst with Alex . Brown & Sons of Baltimore .
- [ARG1 The average maturity of the taxable funds that Donoghue 's follows *T*-1] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by two days] [ARGM-TMP in the latest week] to [ARG4-to 40 days , its longest since August] .
- `` [ARG0 We] are trying *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 our flexibility] , '' says *T*-1 Ellen E. Terry , a vice president at Ostrander Capital Management , the fund 's investment adviser .
- It *EXP*-1 is no coincidence that from 1844 to 1914 , when the Bank of England was an independent private bank *T*-3 , the pound was never devalued *-4 and payment of gold for pound notes was never suspended *-5 , but with the subsequent nationalization of the Bank of England , the pound was devalued *-2 with [rel increasing] [ARG1 frequency] and its use as an international medium of exchange declined .
- The practice of businesses throwing out junk mail `` is a commonly known problem , and [ARG1 it] 's [rel increasing] [ARGM-ADV as companies attempt *-2 to put through budget cuts across the board , '' right down to the mail-room level] , says 0 *T*-1 Stephen Belth , a list consultant and chairman of the Direct Marketing Association 's business-to-business council .
- And Democrats , who *T*-1 are under [rel increasing] [ARG1 pressure] *ICH*-2 from their leaders * to reject the gains-tax cut , are finding reasons * to say no , at least for now .
- [ARG0 The projects already under construction] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 Las Vegas 's supply of hotel rooms] by [ARG2-by 11,795 , or nearly 20 % ,] to [ARG4-to 75,500] .
- The commission believes that [ARG0 * improving AM service] [ARGM-MOD would] broaden listening selections and [rel increase] [ARG1 options] for advertisers .
- The Kemper Corp. unit and other critics complain that [ARG0 program trading] causes wild swings in stock prices , such as on Tuesday and on Oct. 13 and 16 , and has [rel increased] [ARG1 chances for market crashes] .
- [ARG1 The size of the offering] was [rel increased] *-1 from [ARG3-from the originally planned $ 250 million *U* -LRB- redemption amount -RRB-] .
- [ARG1 The risk of * doing business with Campeau 's Federated and Allied department store chains] is about *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG2-MNR greatly] , [ARGM-MNR not only for Mr. Levy but for hundreds of other small apparel makers , button suppliers , trucking firms and fabric houses] .
- The company said 0 its shipments declined as a result of a reduction in inventories by service centers , a lackluster automotive market and [rel increasing] [ARG1 competitive] pressures in the construction market .
- He noted , however , that [ARG1 the company 's order entry] has [rel increased] from [ARG3-from the low levels of the early summer] , [ARGM-TMP following the end of labor negotiations] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARGM-TMP in the quarter ended * Sept. 30] to [ARG4-to $ 747.8 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 623.5 million *U* a year ago] .
- [ARGM-MNR By *-1 acquiring the shares] , [ARG0 Lawrence Group] [rel increased] [ARG1 its stake in Lawrence Insurance] to [ARG4-to 93.2 %] from [ARG3-from 91.2 %] .
- Mr. Nye thinks 0 the UAL board should be ousted *-1 if [ARG0 it] does n't move soon *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 shareholder value] .
- [ARG1 Total assets] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 12.7 billion *U*] [ARGM-TMP in the latest quarter] from [ARG3-from $ 12.4 billion *U* a year earlier] .
- [ARG0 Columbia] also added $ 227.3 million *U* to reserves for losses on the portfolio , *-1 [rel increasing] [ARG1 general reserves] to [ARG4-to $ 300 million *U* , or about 6.7 % of the total portfolio ,] [ARGM-TMP *PPA*-2] as of Sept. 30 .
- For the 1990 wage negotiations , the IG Metall is demanding [ARG0 a further cut in the German workweek and steep wage increases] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [ARG2-MNR sharply] [rel increase] [ARG1 the costs for German industry] .
- [ARG1 The current ceiling on home loans insured * by the Federal Housing Administration] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel increased] *-1 to [ARG4-to $ 124,875 *U*] , and the bill gives the Department of Housing and Urban Development new authority * to facilitate the refinancing of subsidized loans for low-income homeowners .
- New SEC Chairman Richard Breeden , *-1 overseeing his first public meeting , said 0 there have been concerns that the Big Board 's basket could attract investors with a `` short-term perspective '' who *T*-2 would rapidly turn over the product , thus [ARG0 *-3] [rel increasing] [ARG1 volatility] .
- An AP-Dow Jones survey of integrated oil companies , independent refiners , and oil industry consultants indicates that [ARG0 the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries] [rel increased] [ARG1 its production] to [ARG4-to 22.2 million barrels a day] [ARGM-TMP in September] .
- [ARG0 His selection] [rel increases] [ARG1 the size of the board] to [ARG4-to 12 members] .
- [ARG0 The investment boom] is mainly sparked *-1 , they say 0 *T*-2 , by strong domestic demand and is n't likely *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 exports] [ARG2-MNR sharply] .
- Moreover , [ARG0 much investment] is n't aimed *-1 at * [rel increasing] [ARG1 capacity] .
- With Japan running enormous trade surpluses against much of the world , they think that Japan should meet the [rel increased] [ARGM-LOC domestic] [ARG1 demand] by *-1 importing more .
- [ARG0 Japanese auto makers] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , are [rel increasing] [ARG1 their production capacity in the U.S.] ; the additional production should , in part , replace imported vehicles with locally manufactured ones .
- But although [ARG0 Japanese companies] [rel increased] [ARG1 their U.S. auto output] by [ARG2-by 42 %] [ARGM-TMP from January to September] [ARGM-ADV compared with the year-earlier period] , their exports to the U.S. will drop only 9 % this year , Nikko Research Center estimates 0 *T*-1 .
- At Canon Inc. , for example , sales are up nearly 20 % this year ; so , the maker of cameras and computer printers is doing what any Japanese company would do *T*-1 under the circumstances : [ARG0 It] is [rel increasing] [ARG1 capital spending] -- by [ARG2-by 60 %] .
- Among them are *T*-2 the shipbuilders , which *T*-1 had halved their shipyard work forces *-3 to cut costs during a prolonged slump in demand but now are capturing an [rel increased] [ARG1 share] of the strengthening global market .
- Sasebo Heavy Industries Co. , a medium-sized shipbuilder , expects [ARG1 its sales] to [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT 30 %] [ARGM-TMP this year] , [ARGM-CAU largely because of rising demand for oil tankers] .
- `` Until now , [ARG0 we] were trying *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 productivity] [ARGM-MNR with the facilities 0 we already had *T*-1] .
- [ARGM-TMP Meanwhile] , [ARG0 Toyota Motor Corp. 's $ 247 million *U* buildup] is [rel increasing] [ARG1 its annual capacity] by [ARG2-by 180,000 cars] , and Honda is spending $ 317 million *U* on expansion .
- Jay Stevens , an analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds , said 0 he expected the Sunnyvale , Calif. , company to earn 35 cents a share for the quarter and said 0 the firm 's weaker profit was partly the result of [rel increased] [ARG1 competition] from International Business Machines Corp. , Amdahl 's principal competitor for mainframe sales .
- A Coors spokesman said 0 the company does n't believe 0 [ARG0 the move] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-ADV further] [rel increase] [ARG1 William Coors 's influence] or reduce the influence of Jeffrey Coors , Peter Coors or Joseph Coors Jr. , who *T*-1 run the company 's three operating units .
- The CWA claims that [ARG0 monitoring] not only infringes on employee privacy , but [rel increases] [ARG1 stress] .
- Small models , [ARG1 whose performance] *T*-1 [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT as much as 46 %] , will carry higher prices .
- `` [ARG0 We] continue *-1 to be on target for ... * [rel increasing] [ARG1 TPA sales] [ARG2-EXT 20 % to 25 %] [ARGM-TMP this year] , '' said *T*-2 founder and Chief Executive Officer Robert Swanson .
- The company also disclosed 0 [ARG1 its financial operations] had [rel increased] reserves for bankrupt accounts , [ARGM-ADV * resulting in a $ 40 million *U* pretax charge for the third quarter] .
- [ARG1 The board] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to 11 seats] .
- In addition , USX 's giant steel segment , representing 34 % of its 1988 sales , is facing softening demand and slipping prices as well as [rel increasing] [ARG1 competition] from foreign steelmakers and low-cost minimills .
- [ARG0 The subsidiary] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel increased] [ARG1 reserves] by [ARG2-by $ 140 million *U*] , however , and set aside an additional $ 25 million *U* for claims connected * with Hurricane Hugo .
- Longer term , however , [ARG0 the buy-back] is expected *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 earnings] , [ARGM-TMP especially after 1990] , Mrs. Lidgerwood said 0 *T*-2 .
- Richard W. Lock , retired vice president and treasurer of Owens-Illinois Inc. , was named *-1 a director of this transportation industry supplier , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 its board] to [ARG4-to six members] .
- [ARG0 The appointment] [rel increased] [ARG1 the number of directors] to [ARG4-to 10] , three of whom *T*-1 are company employees .
- [ARG1 The standard of living] has [rel increased] [ARG2-MNR steadily] [ARGM-TMP over the past 40 years] ; more than 90 % of the people consider themselves middle class .
- Needs are n't clear , and the state constitution makes [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 taxes and spending] very difficult .
- Brush Wellman Inc. said 0 [ARG0 its board] [rel increased] [ARG1 the number of shares of common stock 0 *T*-2 to be purchased *-1 under a previously authorized program] to [ARG4-to 3.9 million] from [ARG3-from 2.9 million] .
- Thus , subsidized loans tend *-1 to turn into giveaway programs , with [rel increasing] [ARG1 subsidy] and default rates over time .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6 %] to [ARG4-to $ 5.58 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 5.27 billion *U*] .
- Intel 's short interest jumped 42 % , while [ARG1 Campeau 's] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 62 %] .
- [ARG0 Some of the three other bidding groups] are expected *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 their offers] [ARGM-TMP tomorrow , a date set * for revised offers by a bankruptcy court judge] .
- [ARG0 The state] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel increase] [ARG1 gasoline taxes] ; every one penny increase in the tax would yield $ 11 million *U* a month .
- `` [ARG0 It] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increase] [ARG1 benefits] , but it 's costly and time-consuming , '' Ms. Fixx says *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 5.5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 9.81 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 9.3 billion *U*] .
- Britain 's current account deficit dropped to # 1.6 billion *U* -LRB- $ 2.56 billion *U* -RRB- in September from an adjusted # 2 billion *U* -LRB- $ 3.21 billion *U* -RRB- the previous month , but the improvement comes amid [rel increasing] [ARG1 concern] that a recession could strike the U.K. economy next year .
- [ARG0 OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP] [rel increased] [ARG1 the quarterly distribution] to [ARG4-to 40 cents a limited partnership unit] from [ARG3-from 36.25 cents] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 7.5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 540.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 503.1 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT more than 5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 283.2 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 268.6 million *U*] .
- Stronger results from the company 's broadcast and cable television units and professional and textbook publishing divisions , plus [rel increased] [ARG1 advertising] at the company 's largest newspaper , the Los Angeles Times , offset advertising declines in the company 's newspapers in the Eastern U.S. , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The action] [rel increases] [ARG1 the annual dividend] to [ARG4-to $ 1.20 *U* a share] from [ARG3-from $ 1.08 *U*] .
- This is [ARGM-TMP the 22nd year] in which [ARG0 the Washington media company] has [rel increased] [ARG1 dividends] *T*-1 .
- Fireman 's Fund Corp. said 0 third-quarter net income plunged 85 % to $ 7.2 million *U* from last year 's $ 49.1 million *U* , or 99 cents a share , because of ravages of Hurricane Hugo and [rel increased] [ARG1 reserves] for legal expenses .
- [ARGM-LOC In the asset-backed market] , [ARG1 a big offering of Ford Motor Credit Corp . auto-loan securities] was [rel increased] *-1 [ARGM-MNR in size] [ARGM-TMP after strong institutional demand] .
- [ARG1 The deal by the Ford Motor Co. unit , priced * Monday ,] was [rel increased] *-1 to [ARG4-to $ 3.05 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 2.58 billion *U*] .
- BSB BANCORP Inc. , Binghamton , N.Y. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel increased] [ARG1 its regular quarterly dividend] [ARG2-EXT 50 %] , to [ARG4-to 15 cents a share] from [ARG3-from 10 cents] .
- The move was made *-1 because of the bank-holding company 's [rel increased] [ARG1 profitability] , officials said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Short interest] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6 %] [ARGM-LOC in the Nasdaq over-the-counter market] [ARGM-TMP for the month ended Oct. 13] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 11 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 2.73 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 2.46 billion *U*] .
- Chairman Robert McClements Jr. said 0 the synthetic crude oil production from the facility rose even as [ARG1 the price for that oil] [rel increased] .
- A De Beers spokesman said yesterday 0 [ARG0 the company] had offered *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the minimum wage] by [ARG2-by 18 %] , [ARGM-ADV while the union was demanding 26.6 %] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since 1987] , [ARG0 40 states] have [rel increased] [ARG1 the speed limit on rural interstates] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the first nine months] , [ARG1 advertising pages in consumer magazines tracked * by the Publishers Information Bureau] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 4 %] [ARGM-TMP from the same period last year] , to [ARG4-to 125,849 pages] .
- [ARG1 Total magazine ad revenue for the same period] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 12 %] to [ARG4-to $ 4.6 billion *U*] .
- [ARGM-TMP Over the past four years] , [ARG1 the number of consumer magazines] has [rel increased] by [ARG2-by an average of 80 magazines annually] , [ARGM-ADV according to Donald Kummerfeld , president of the Magazine Publishers of America] .
- In addition to his interest in ozone depletion he has extensively studied the related topic of global warming , a theory that mankind 's generation of carbon dioxide through [rel increased] [ARG1 combustion] of fossil fuels is creating a `` greenhouse effect '' that *T*-1 will work important climatic changes in the earth 's atmosphere over time .
- Because the CD had an effective yield of 13.4 % when it was issued *-1 in 1984 *T*-4 , and interest rates in general had declined sharply since then , part of the price 0 Dr. Blumenfeld paid *T*-3 was a premium -- an additional amount on top of the CD 's base value plus accrued interest that *T*-2 represented the CD 's [rel increased] [ARG1 market] value .
- [ARGM-LOC In Australia , Britain , Canada and Greece] , [ARG0 Brown-Forman Corp.] has [rel increased] [ARG1 its marketing of Southern Comfort Liqueur] .
- The company says 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 its international advertising] [ARG2-EXT 35 %] [ARGM-TMP in 1990] , [ARGM-ADV with bourbon representing most of that amount] .
- [ARG0 Guinness 's Schenley Industries unit] has [rel increased] [ARG1 its TV advertising] [ARGM-LOC in Japan] and has built partnerships with duty-free shops throughout Asia , * enabling it to install prominent counter displays .
- -- In most states , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 expenditures on education] , in our current circumstances , will probably make things worse , not better .
- There is neither mystery nor paradox in the fact that as [ARG1 educational expenditures] [ARGM-MNR -LRB- in real terms -RRB-] have [rel increased] [ARG2-MNR sharply] [ARGM-TMP in the past quarter-of-a-century] -- we now spend more per pupil than any other country in the world -- educational performance has declined .
- The aim , ultimately , is [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 the flow of information into a manufacturer 's main computer network for use in business planning , marketing and other operations] .
- Yamaichi said 0 [ARG1 its pretax profit] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 8.9 %] to [ARG4-to 117.94 billion yen] from [ARG3-from 108.28 billion yen] .
- It was the third consecutive month in which [ARG0 thrifts] shed assets *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the size of their capital in relation to their assets] *T*-2 , the Office of Thrift Supervision said 0 *T*-3 .
- If this thesis is correct , it has important implications for macroeconomic policies : It may lower the sense of urgency behind efforts 0 *T*-1 to enact tax incentives and [ARG0 other measures] 0 *T*-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the rate of growth in productivity and real GNP] .
- He is co-author of `` Personal Productivity : [ARGM-MNR How] [ARG0 *] to [rel Increase] [ARG1 Your Satisfaction in Living] *T*-1 '' -LRB- M.E. Sharp , 1988 -RRB- .
- -LRB- It *EXP*-1 is , however , possible , that further study will reveal [rel increasing] [ARG1 bias] . -RRB-
- Sovran also named John B. Werner a vice chairman of the parent company and the unit and elected him to the newly created position of chief credit officer of Sovran Financial , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the number of corporate board members] to [ARG4-to 35] .
- [ARGM-TMP More recently] , [ARG1 property rates] have [rel increased] .
- The big apparel maker and retailer said that [ARG1 its net income in the latest quarter] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 51.1 million *U* , or 58 cents a share ,] from [ARG3-from $ 31.7 million *U* , or 36 cents a share] , a year earlier .
- * Excluding the increase in loan-loss reserves , Bankers Trust said 0 [ARG1 third-quarter net income] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 11 %] to [ARG4-to $ 180 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 A number of major banks] have posted big losses after *-1 [ARGM-MNR sharply] [rel increasing] [ARG1 loan-loss reserves] .
- Belo said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel increased] [ARG1 its effective tax rate] to [ARG4-to 52 %] from [ARG3-from 47 %] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to account for potential liabilities related * to an Internal Revenue Service investigation of its tax returns for the years 1984 through 1988] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the third quarter] , Belo said 0 [ARG1 its revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 11 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 101.5 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 91.2 million *U*] last year .
- Whatever the difficulties , [ARG0 Mr. Gorbachev] remains committed to *-1 [rel increasing] [ARG1 foreign trade] .
- The company said 0 earnings would have increased if [ARG0 it] had n't been actively repurchasing its shares , [ARGM-DIS thus] [rel increasing] [ARG1 its interest expense] and reducing its interest income .
- The company said 0 [ARG1 earnings] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel increased] [ARGM-ADV if it had n't been actively repurchasing its shares , thus increasing its interest expense and reducing its interest income] .
- He said 0 [ARG0 Tandy] `` has done a decent job '' *-2 [rel increasing] [ARG1 sales] [ARGM-MNR by *-3 manufacturing computers for others and expanding sales of its Grid Systems Corp. subsidiary , which *T*-1 sells computers to bigger businesses] , but `` it 's not enough 0 *T*-4 to offset the problems at Radio Shack . ''
- `` If anything , we 're going *-1 to see [ARG1 defaults] [rel increase] because credit ratings have declined , '' says *T*-2 Paul Asquith , associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's Sloan School of Management .
- While the prototype converter is costly , [ARG0 it] 's being lauded *-1 by the infant HDTV industry as a way of * [rel increasing] [ARG1 the number of high-quality shows that *T*-3 can be seen *-2 on the new medium] .
- And if you `` consider the changing distribution of credit , '' Mr. Durkin says 0 *T*-1 , `` much of the increase in debt in recent years is due to [rel increasing] [ARG1 credit] use by higher-income families , '' that is , `` those probably best able * to handle it . ''
- `` This acquisition is another indication of [ARG0 Texaco 's] commitment * to [rel increase] [ARG1 the company 's reserve base] , '' said *T*-1 Chief Executive Officer James W. Kinnear .
- [ARG0 Gen. Scowcroft] does n't plan *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the staff] [ARGM-TMP right now] , but is weighing that possibility , the official adds 0 *T*-2 .
- `` If [ARG0 we] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increase] [ARG1 prices] , we 'd be in the red . ''
- Despite the risks , the deals can be an attractive way for [ARG0 Japanese banks] to [rel increase] [ARG1 their presence] [ARGM-LOC in the U.S. market] , bank analysts say 0 *T*-1 .
- As a result , the effort *ICH*-1 by some oil ministers * to get OPEC to approve a new permanent production-sharing agreement next month is taking on [rel increasing] [ARG1 urgency] .
- In Geneva , however , they supported Iran 's proposal because [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] have left the Saudi percentage of the OPEC total intact , and [rel increased] [ARG1 actual Saudi volume] to [ARG4-to nearly 5.3 million barrels daily] from [ARG3-from five million] .
- Falcon Cable Systems Co. said 0 it proposed an amendment that *T*-1 would allow [ARG0 it] to [rel increase] [ARG1 its debt cap] to [ARG4-to 65 % of the company 's fair market value] from [ARG3-from the 40 % currently allowed] .
- And that is before consideration of [rel increased] [ARGM-LOC state and local] [ARG1 revenues] from taxes and fees on sales , real estate , licenses and the like .
- Mr. Marrie said 0 [ARG0 the problems in Arizona] have [ARGM-ADV only] `` [rel increased] [ARG1 our resolve * to continue *-1 to make our restructuring even more effective] . ''
- [ARG0 The other five Bay area counties] have [rel increased] [ARG1 their total damage estimates] to [ARG4-to $ 2.8 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 BART] has [rel increased] [ARG1 service] to [ARG4-to 24 hours a day] [ARGM-PNC in preparation for the onslaught] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since 1984] , [ARGM-DIS in fact] , [ARG1 revenues of the 10 largest guard companies , primarily serving such big businesses ,] have [rel increased] by [ARG2-by almost 62 %] .
- [rel Increased] [ARG1 patrolling] of business zones makes sense because urban crime is heavily concentrated in such `` hot spots '' of pedestrian density .
- While no guarantee , an [rel increased] [ARG1 police] presence might even deter further attacks .
- The Communists nearly succeeded in *-1 eliminating prostitution after *-1 taking over in 1949 , but the practice has returned in recent years with the country 's [rel increased] [ARG1 exposure] to the outside world .
- Malcolm faces bankruptcy and an IRS audit , but Nora finds [ARG0 an extra $ 30,000 *U*] in her bank account , * [ARGM-TMP suddenly] [rel increasing] [ARG1 her available funds] [ARG2-EXT some fifteenfold] .
- [ARG0 Growth stocks] may be as big as Philip Morris or medium-sized such as Circuit City Stores , but their common characteristic is a history of * [rel increasing] [ARG1 profits] on [ARG2-on the order of at least 15 % to 20 % *U* a year] , money managers say 0 *T*-1 .
- The company said 0 [ARG0 it] has an option * to [rel increase] [ARG1 the offering] by [ARG2-by up to 350,000 shares] .
- Fortunately , there are signs that [rel increasing] [ARG1 numbers] of scientists understand the necessity of * speaking out .
- Certainly , the chancellor has made it *EXP*-1 clear that [ARG0 he] is prepared *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 interest rates] [ARGM-TMP again] [ARGM-ADV if necessary] [ARGM-PNC *-3 to both ensure that a substantial slowdown does take place and that sterling does n't decline further] .
- Economists suggested that if the pound falls much below 2.90 marks , [ARG0 the government] will be forced *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 rates] to [ARG4-to 16 %] , [ARGM-PNC *-3 both to halt any further decline and ensure that the balance of monetary policy remains unchanged] .
- This has increased the risk of [ARG0 the government] being forced *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 base rates] to [ARG4-to 16 %] from [ARG3-from their current 15 % level] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to defend the pound] , economists and foreign exchange market analysts say 0 *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 This] has [rel increased] [ARG1 the risk of the government being forced *-1 to increase base rates to 16 % from their current 15 % level *-2 to defend the pound] , economists and foreign exchange market analysts say 0 *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 Such rate increases] `` [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 the total cost of U.S. products] and slow down the rate of increase of U.S. exports , '' said 0 *T*-1 Richard Connors , a senior vice president of Yusen Air & Sea Service U.S.A. Inc. , the U.S. air-freight-forwarding subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kaisha of Japan .
- [ARG0 Ship companies carrying bulk commodities , such as oil , grain , coal and iron ore ,] have been able *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 their rates] [ARGM-TMP in the last couple of years] .
- [ARG1 Some bulk shipping rates] have [rel increased] `` [ARG2-EXT 3 % to 4 % *U*] [ARGM-TMP in the past few months] , '' said 0 *T*-1 Salomon 's Mr. Lloyd .
- [ARG0 It] [rel increases] [ARG1 employee commitment to the company] , [ARGM-ADV with all 0 that means *T*-1 for efficiency and quality control] .
- Sung Won Sohn , chief economist at Norwest Corp. , Minneapolis , holds that [ARG0 the recent stock-market volatility] `` [rel increases] [ARG1 the possibility of economic recession] and reinforces the bad news '' from recent trade deficit , employment and housing reports .
- [ARGM-TMP In August] , personal income rose 0.4 % and [ARG1 personal consumption] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 0.9 %] .
- [ARG0 This maker of electronic measuring devices] named two new directors , *-1 [rel increasing] [ARG1 board membership] to [ARG4-to nine] .
- [ARG1 The nation 's holdings of foreign currencies] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT $ 5.67 billion *U*] [ARGM-TMP in September] to [ARG4-to $ 39.08 billion *U*] , [ARGM-ADV while its gold reserves were virtually unchanged at $ 11.07 billion *U*] .
- U.S. holdings of IMF special drawing rights last month rose $ 247 million *U* , to $ 9.49 billion *U* , and [ARG1 its reserve position at the IMF] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT $ 142 million *U*] , to [ARG4-to $ 8.79 billion *U*] .
- The petrochemical maker said 0 the biggest reason 0 earnings declined *T*-1 was a loss of production time and the [rel increased] [ARG1 costs] associated * with a temporary maintenance closing and expansion of an olefins plant .
- Amgen Inc. said 0 its second-quarter earnings increased more than tenfold to $ 3.9 million *U* , or 22 cents a share , due to [rel increased] [ARG1 sales] of the company 's new antianemia drug for kidney patients .
- Amgen Inc. said 0 [ARG1 its second-quarter earnings] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT more than tenfold] to [ARG4-to $ 3.9 million *U* , or 22 cents a share] , [ARGM-CAU due to increased sales of the company 's new antianemia drug for kidney patients] .
- Contel Corp. said 0 [ARG1 third-quarter net income] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] to [ARG4-to $ 72 million *U* , or 45 cents a share] , from [ARG3-from $ 62 million *U* , or 39 cents a share] , [ARGM-CAU as a result of strong growth in telephone-access lines and long-distance minutes of use] .
- [ARG1 Telephone-operations quarterly profit] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 9 %] to [ARG4-to $ 84 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 77 million *U*] , [ARGM-ADV while federal-systems earnings declined 33 % to $ 4 million *U* from $ 6 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Customer-access lines] [rel increased] at [ARG2-at an annualized rate of about 4 %] and minutes of long-distance use rose about 12 % .
- Mr. Bockris previously reported *-1 getting bursts of excess heat and of *-1 detecting [rel increasing] [ARG1 amounts] of tritium forming in the heavy water .
- [ARG1 Advertising rates for The Wall Street Journal\/Europe , published * in Brussels and printed * in the Netherlands and Switzerland ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT 9 %] .
- `` [ARG0 We] have invested in improved editorial quality and expanded our quality audience without *-1 [ARGM-MNR substantially] [rel increasing] [ARG1 our costs] .
- [ARG1 Advertising rates for the Eastern , Midwest , Western and Southwest editions] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT an average 5.5 %] , and rates for localized advertising editions will increase 7.5 % .
- Advertising rates for the Eastern , Midwest , Western and Southwest editions will increase an average 5.5 % , and [ARG1 rates for localized advertising editions] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT 7.5 %] .
- Alan D'Agosto , president of Panda 's Inc. , an operator of Arby 's restaurants in Omaha , says : `` All 0 we 're doing *T*-1 is * keeping the customers coming , but [ARG0 we] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increasing] [ARG1 sales] . ''
- For the first eight months of 1989 , analysts say 0 [ARG1 shipments of hot-dipped galvanized steel] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT about 8 %] [ARGM-TMP from a year earlier] , [ARGM-ADV while overall steel shipments were up only 2.4 %] .
- [ARG0 That trend] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel increase] [ARG1 demand for hot-dipped galvanized sheet] .
- [ARG1 The assortment of expensive children 's toys that I have purchased *T*-2 wisely at a host of discount-toy brokerage firms] -LRB- Figure 4 -RRB- has [rel increased] [ARGM-MNR handsomely] [ARGM-MNR in total asset value] [ARGM-MNR far beyond any personal investment except , perhaps , for my record collection , whose worth , I think 0 it *EXP*-3 's safe * to say *?* , *T*-1 is incalculable] .
- He said 0 Rorer opted *-1 to sell Asilone and Thrombinar *-2 to raise revenue that *T*-3 would `` kick start '' its [rel increased] [ARG1 marketing] efforts behind Maalox , still its top-selling product with about $ 215 million *U* in world-wide sales in 1988 .
- [ARG0 Richard J. Pinola] was elected *-1 to the board of this personnel consulting concern , * [rel increasing] [ARG1 its size] to [ARG4-to nine members] .
- Repeal would generate more in new taxes than the government would lose *?* in [rel increased] [ARG1 Social] Security benefit payments .
- [ARG0 A sinking pound] makes imports more expensive and [rel increases] [ARG1 businesses ' expectations of future inflation] , he argued 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Supplemental Security Income payments to the disabled] also will rise 4.7 % , starting with checks received * on Dec. 29 , 1988 , * [rel increasing] [ARG1 the maximum SSI payment] to [ARG4-to $ 386 *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 368 *U* a month] .
- But not every company expects *-1 to report [rel increased] [ARG1 earnings] .
- Colgate said 0 net income for the quarter rose to $ 76.7 million *U* , or $ 1.06 *U* a share , on [ARG1 sales] that *T*-1 [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.3 billion *U*] .
- Analysts say 0 the earnings improvement came from [ARG0 *] cutting costs rather than [rel increasing] [ARG1 sales] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG1 net] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 14 %] to [ARG4-to $ 217.5 million *U* , or $ 3.09 *U* a share] .
- The move is part of [ARG0 a drive] 0 *T*-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 Colgate 's business with dentists] , a company spokeswoman said 0 *T*-2 .
- AT&T said 0 [ARG0 the special retirement option] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 fourth-quarter expenses] .
- The results roughly matched estimates of securities analysts , who *T*-2 were encouraged *-1 by [ARG0 AT&T] [rel increasing] [ARG1 its operating margin] to [ARG4-to 13 %] from [ARG3-from 11 %] [ARGM-TMP a year ago] , [ARGM-CAU because of continued cost-cutting efforts] .
- Mrs. Thi says 0 [ARG0 Hochiminh City Food] [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel increased] [ARG1 pretax profit] [ARG2-EXT 60 %] to [ARG4-to the equivalent of about $ 2.7 million *U*] [ARGM-LOC on sales of $ 150 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Switzerland 's wholesale price index] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 0.3 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] [ARGM-TMP from August] , and was up 3.9 % from a year ago , * marking the first time this year that the index has fallen below 4 % on a year-to-year basis *T*-1 , the government reported 0 *T*-2 .
- The company said that improved results in its financial-services sector were negated *-1 by [rel increased] [ARG1 costs] in its government contract business , lower operating earnings in its commercial-products sector and soft automotive markets .
- The 235 general-purpose funds increased $ 2.53 billion *U* to $ 116.56 billion *U* , while [ARG1 96 broker-dealer funds] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT $ 1.3 billion *U*] to [ARG4-to $ 154.05 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 The 235 general-purpose funds] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT $ 2.53 billion *U*] to [ARG4-to $ 116.56 billion *U*] , [ARGM-ADV while 96 broker-dealer funds increased $ 1.3 billion *U* to $ 154.05 billion *U*] .
- [ARGM-TMP At the end of the exercise] , [ARG0 the cash injection from Petronas] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 the bank 's paid-up capital] to [ARG4-to M$ 1.15 billion *U*] [ARGM-TMP after * virtually being wiped out *-1 by the new provisions] .
- Polls bear out this warning , but after a decade of [rel increased] [ARG1 Republican] influence here , the new politics of abortion have contributed to a world turned * upside down for Mr. Courter .
- While the Warren County congressman pursued an anti-government , anti-tax agenda in Washington , Gov. Kean was approving [rel increased] [ARG1 income] and sales taxes at home and overseeing a near doubling in the size of New Jersey 's budget in his eight years in office .
- He speaks for the death penalty as if * reading from Exodus 21 ; [ARG0 *-1] to [rel increase] [ARG1 state revenue] he focuses not on `` taxes '' but on `` audits '' 0 *T*-2 to cut waste .
- As a result , many economists were expecting [ARG1 the consumer price index] to [rel increase] [ARGM-MNR significantly more than it did *?*] .
- [ARG0 The ski industry] hopes *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 the number of skiers] by [ARG2-by 3.5 million] to [ARG4-to about 21.7 million] [ARGM-TMP in the next five years] [ARGM-MNR with its latest ads and promotions] .
- The [rel increased] [ARG1 labor] costs became effective Aug. 1 under terms of the four-year labor agreement with the United Steelworkers union .
- [ARGM-TMP When that happened *T*-1] , [ARG0 `` seismic '' tremors of fear] -- much like the shock waves created * by an earthquake -- coursed through the market and [rel increased] [ARG1 the market 's volatility] .
- In fact it can be argued that [ARG0 * increasing capital commitments by market makers -LRB- a result of some post-1987 crash studies -RRB-] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel increases] [ARG1 market volatility] , since the more securities are held *-1 by market makers at any given time , the more selling pressure is overhanging the market .
- In fact it can be argued that [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 capital commitments by market makers] -LRB- a result of some post-1987 crash studies -RRB- also increases market volatility , since the more securities are held *-1 by market makers at any given time , the more selling pressure is overhanging the market .
- Premium Government National Mortgage Association securities with coupon rates of 13 % and higher actually declined amid concerns about [rel increased] [ARG1 prepayments] because of a plan *ICH*-1 being considered * by Congress * to speed the refinancing of government-subsidized mortgages .
- [ARG1 Sales of capital goods to foreign and domestic destinations] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 16.6 %] [ARGM-TMP in the January-June period] from [ARG3-from a year earlier] .
- Yesterday , in an interview , he added that [ARG0 the Democrats ' decision] `` [rel increases] [ARG1 the likelihood that a capital-gains tax cut will not pass this year] . ''
- Gillette Co. elected Warren E. Buffett , chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , to its board , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the number of directors] to [ARG4-to 12] from [ARG3-from 11] .
- Some 50 % expect [ARG1 real estate in their local area] to [rel increase] [ARGM-MNR in value] [ARGM-TMP over the next 12 months] .
- One expert , whose job *T*-1 is so politically sensitive that he spoke on condition that he would n't be named or quoted *-2 , said 0 [ARG0 the expected influx of East European refugees over the next few years] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-MNR greatly] [rel increase] [ARG1 the chances of computer-maintenance workers , for example , doubling as foreign spies] .
- [ARG1 Network-access revenue from long-distance telephone companies] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6.4 %] to [ARG4-to $ 618.6 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 State and local taxes] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 131.3 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 99.1 million *U*] a year ago .
- Mr. Ferguson said 0 a continued softness in New York City area 's economy and [rel increased] [ARG1 competition] , particularly in the private-line market , took a heavy toll on earnings .
- Southern New England Telecommunications , which *T*-1 bolstered its marketing efforts for telephone and non-telephone subsidiaries , reported that [ARG1 net] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 8.1 %] .
- Walter H. Monteith Jr. , SNET chairman and chief executive officer , said : `` [ARG0 Innovative marketing of our products and services] contributed *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 revenue] . ''
- [ARG1 Revenue and sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 7.5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 423.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 394.4 million *U*] a year earlier .
- [ARG1 Cost and expenses for the quarter , excluding interest ,] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6.1 %] to [ARG4-to $ 333.3 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 314 million *U*] the year before .
- Pacific Telesis said 0 new telephone lines increased 4.5 % for a total of about $ 13.5 million *U* for the quarter ; [ARG1 toll calls] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 9.6 %] to [ARG4-to 807 million] and minutes of telephone usage increased to 9.9 billion .
- Pacific Telesis said 0 new telephone lines increased 4.5 % for a total of about $ 13.5 million *U* for the quarter ; toll calls increased 9.6 % to 807 million and [ARG1 minutes of telephone usage] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to 9.9 billion] .
- Pacific Telesis said 0 [ARG1 new telephone lines] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 4.5 %] for a total of about $ 13.5 million *U* for the quarter ; toll calls increased 9.6 % to 807 million and minutes of telephone usage increased to 9.9 billion .
- [ARGM-ADV Overall] [ARG1 they] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 2.8 %] to [ARG4-to 12.1 million] , [ARGM-ADV * putting U S West over the 12 million mark for the first time] .
- [ARG1 Business lines] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 3.7 %] to [ARG4-to 3.3 million] .
- Higher oil prices were n't enough * to offset a roughly $ 20 million *U* charge related * to a 10 % reduction in Amoco 's Canadian work force as well as [rel increased] [ARG1 exploration] expenses .
- Mr. Cela himself was one of the lucky ones , [ARG1 his fortunes] [ARGM-MNR steadily] [rel increasing] [ARGM-TMP over the decades 0 he spent *T*-1 *-2 putting out some 70 travelogues , novels , short story collections and poetry] .
- Holiday said 0 [ARG1 operating income related * to gaming] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 4.5 %] to [ARG4-to a record $ 61.4 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 58.8 million *U*] a year earlier .
- The company , which *T*-2 is in a costly modernization program , said 0 earnings were hurt *-1 by higher start-up and new program costs , [rel increased] [ARG1 costs] of materials , higher wages and an $ 11 million *U* provision for bad debts in Latin America .
- Hasbro Inc. , the nation 's largest toy maker , reported 0 [ARG1 third-quarter earnings] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 73 %] [ARGM-TMP from a year earlier] [ARGM-MNR on a 9.4 % sales gain] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting improved margins] .
- [ARG0 West Germany] [ARGM-DIS also] has [rel increased] [ARG1 its credit guarantees to Hungary] [ARG2-EXT by] 500 million marks [ARG4 to] 1.5 billion marks [ARGM-TMP as the emerging democratic state rushes through its own economic reforms , including a broad privatization of state-owned industry and tax incentives for industrial investment] .
- [ARG0 SANTA FE PACIFIC PIPELINE PARTNERS Limited Partnership , of Los Angeles ,] [rel increased] [ARG1 its quarterly cash dividend] to [ARG4-to 60 cents a unit] from [ARG3-from 55 cents] , *-1 payable Nov. 14 to units of record Oct. 31 .
- But now , an official says 0 *T*-3 , he is `` surrounded *-1 by right-to-lifers , '' who *T*-2 contend that [ARG0 any breakthroughs in fetal-tissue research] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel increase] [ARG1 the demand for abortions] .
- In recent days , however , there has been [rel increased] [ARG1 purchasing] of copper in London , an analyst said 0 *T*-1 .
- The [rel increasing] [ARG1 likelihood] that Cananea and Highland Valley will soon return to production may have cut some of that purchasing , but even if any of these mines begin *-1 operating soon , their output wo n't be significant until at least the end of the year , analysts note 0 *T*-2 .
- Analysts said 0 they were impressed *-1 by the performance of the company 's newspaper group , which *T*-2 consists of the Times , 35 regional newspapers and a one-third interest in the International Herald Tribune ; [ARG1 group operating profit for the quarter] [rel increased] [ARG2-MNR slightly] to [ARG4-to $ 34.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 34.5 million *U*] [ARGM-MNR on flat revenue] .
- [ARG0 That news , plus recent signs of economic sluggishness ,] [ARG2-MNR greatly] [rel increases] [ARG1 pressure *ICH*-1 on the Federal Reserve * to ease credit further , which *T*-2 in turn would be good news for stocks] , investment managers say 0 *T*-3 .
- [ARGM-DIS First] , [ARGM-CAU why] [ARG1 ticket splitting] has [rel increased] and taken the peculiar pattern that it has *?* *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP over the past half century] *T*-2 : Prior to the election of Franklin Roosevelt as president and the advent of the New Deal , government occupied a much smaller role in society and the prisoner 's dilemma problem confronting voters in races for Congress was considerably less severe .
- In an unprecedented step , the measure anticipates another $ 30 million *U* in receipts by *-2 having the Federal Bureau of Investigation charge for fingerprint services in civil cases -- [ARG0 a change] that *T*-1 is almost certain *-3 to [rel increase] [ARG1 Pentagon costs in * processing personnel and security clearances] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG1 deposits at NCNB Texas National Bank , a unit of NCNB Corp. , Charlotte , N.C. ,] have [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT $ 2 billion *U*] [ARGM-TMP since last year] [ARGM-TMP after heavy advertising stressing commitment to Texas] .
- That has taken some of the swagger out of natives who *T*-1 like *-3 to brag that Texas is the only state that *T*-2 was once a nation , but [ARG0 it] has [rel increased] [ARG1 their legendary resentment of outsiders] .
- Analyst James Weil of the Soundview Financial Group believes 0 Dell 's response has been *-1 to place [rel increased] [ARG1 emphasis] on product quality , `` in an effort * to rise above some of that price pressure . ''
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 7 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.49 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 1.39 billion *U*] .
- Doman Industries Ltd. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel increased] [ARG1 its stake in Western Forest Products Ltd.] to [ARG4-to 56 %] from [ARG3-from 22 %] , [ARGM-MNR through a two-step transaction valued * at 137 million Canadian dollars -LRB- $ US116.7 million *U* -RRB-] .
- Baxter International Inc. , *-1 citing cost-cutting moves and [rel increased] [ARG1 sales] of its home-care products and dialysis treatments , posted a 20 % rise in third-quarter net income on a 5.9 % sales boost .
- `` There 's no more growth in the tax business -LCB- except -RCB- for [rel increasing] [ARG1 prices] , '' the money manager added *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP By the end of 1973] , [ARG1 the number of `` underlying '' Big Board stocks] had been [rel increased] *-1 to [ARG4-to 50] and the options exchange had run up volume of 1.1 million contracts .
- [ARG1 Glass sales to Canadian and European auto makers and sales of replacement auto glass in all markets] [rel increased] .
- But [rel increased] [ARG1 reliance] on nuclear power would meet stiff opposition from environmentalists , a second ministry official said 0 *T*-1 .
- First Fidelity said 0 [ARG1 non-performing assets] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 482.3 million *U*] Sept. 30 from [ARG3-from $ 393.1 million *U*] June 30 .
- `` [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 it] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increased] [ARGM-MNR much] [ARGM-ADV relative to other assets] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 22 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.5 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 2.1 billion *U*] .
- This magazine and book publisher said 0 three men were elected *-1 directors , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the board] to [ARG4-to 10] .
- [ARG1 Great Western 's provision for loan losses] was [rel increased] *-1 to [ARG4-to $ 27.9 million *U* for the recent quarter compared with $ 21.8 million *U* a year ago] [ARGM-CAU primarily as a result of `` continued weakness in various commercial and multifamily real estate markets outside California] . ''
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 10 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.65 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 2.41 billion *U*] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG1 Georgia-Pacific 's earnings] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 49 %] to [ARG4-to $ 504 million *U* , or $ 5.58 *U* a share ,] from [ARG3-from $ 338 million *U* , or $ 3.41 *U* a share] .
- Mr. Regalia said 0 the industry may be reluctant *-1 to step up building at the moment for fear 0 [ARG1 the inventories of unsold homes] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARGM-TMP again] .
- Pfizer said 0 [ARG1 third-quarter sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 4 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.44 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 1.38 billion *U*] .
- [ARGM-LOC In the health-care segment] , pharmaceutical sales increased 4 % and [ARG1 sales of hospital products] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 1 %] .
- [ARGM-LOC In the health-care segment] , [ARG1 pharmaceutical sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 4 %] and sales of hospital products increased 1 % .
- [ARG1 Sales for the third quarter] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6.5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.51 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 1.42 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Sales of health-care products] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6 %] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , [ARGM-CAU based in part on strong sales of prescription drugs such as Premarin , an estrogen-replacement drug , and sales of the company 's infant formula] .
- HERE 'S *T*-3 ONE more explanation for why Japan is a tough industrial competitor *T*-1 : Two of three Japanese employees submit suggestions 0 [ARG0 *T*-2] to save money , [rel increase] [ARG1 efficiency] and boost morale , while only 8 % of American workers do *?* .
- Security consultant Dennis Dalton of Ventura , Calif. , thinks 0 mergers often trigger longer lunch hours and [rel increased] [ARG1 absenteeism] , conduct which *T*-1 can sap the bottom line more than thefts .
- First City said that because of [rel increased] [ARG1 competition] in the credit-card business , it had decided 0 it either had *-1 to expand its own holdings substantially or sell them .
- Congress sent President Bush [ARG0 an $ 18.4 billion *U* fiscal 1990 Treasury and Postal Service bill] providing $ 5.5 billion *U* for the Internal Revenue Service and [rel increasing] [ARG1 the Customs Service 's air-interdiction program] [ARG2-EXT nearly a third] .
- [ARGM-DIS If anything] , [ARG0 the gyrations in world stock markets -- and in B.A.T 's share price -- since last Friday 's sharp Wall Street sell-off] have [rel increased] [ARG1 the likelihood of shareholder approval for the restructuring] , analysts and several big institutional holders said 0 *T*-1 .
- Earlier this year , the government announced plans * to foster [rel increased] [ARG1 competition] in the industry .
- [ARG0 NEWHALL LAND & FARMING Co. , Valencia , Calif. ,] announced a 2-for-1 split in the real estate limited partnership 's units and [rel increased] [ARG1 its regular quarterly cash distribution] [ARG2-EXT 33 %] , to [ARG4-to 40 cents a unit] .
- AMR Corp. posted an 8.8 % drop in third-quarter net income and said 0 the fourth quarter will be `` disappointing '' as well , primarily because of slimmer profit margins and [rel increased] [ARG1 fuel] costs .
- One possible solution for [ARG0 Wall Street] is * to [rel increase] [ARG1 the equity part of the transaction] -- that is , give lenders a bigger stake in the surviving company rather than just interest payments .
- [ARG0 Bank Building & Equipment Corp. of America , which *T*-1 previously said 0 accounting discrepancies 0 its auditors uncovered *T*-2 would hurt earnings and require restatement of earlier results ,] [rel increased] [ARG1 its projections of the negative fiscal impact] , and said 0 it was exploring the company 's sale .
- Some fund managers say 0 [ARG1 inflows] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel increase] [ARGM-TMP in coming days] [ARGM-CAU as a result of stock selling in the wake of Friday 's 190.58 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average] .
- [ARG0 They] plan *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 cooperation in freight ground-handling] and create a world-wide computer system 0 *T*-2 to process cargo .
- Marketers themselves are partly to blame : [ARG0 They] 've [rel increased] [ARG1 spending for coupons and other short-term promotions] [ARGM-MNR at the expense of image-building advertising] .
- `` Now , Philip Morris -LCB- Kraft General Foods ' parent company -RCB- is committed to the coffee business and to [rel increased] [ARG1 advertising] for Maxwell House , '' says *T*-1 Dick Mayer , president of the General Foods USA division .
- Our heavy users consume two to three cans of soup a week , and [ARG0 we] 'd like *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 that] . ''
- For example , [ARG0 insurers] may seek *-2 to limit their future exposure to catastrophes by *-3 [rel increasing] [ARG1 the amount of reinsurance 0 they buy *T*-1] .
- Such [rel increased] [ARG1 demand] for reinsurance , along with the losses 0 the reinsurers will bear *T*-3 from these two disasters , are likely *-4 to spur increases in reinsurance prices that *T*-2 will later be translated *-1 into an overall price rise .
- [ARGM-LOC At Ameritech , based * in Chicago] , [ARG1 customer access lines] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by 402,000 , or 2.6 % ,] and cellular mobile lines increased by 80,000 , or 62.3 % , [ARGM-TMP for the 12-month period ended * Sept. 30] .
- [ARGM-LOC At Ameritech , based * in Chicago] , customer access lines increased by 402,000 , or 2.6 % , and [ARG1 cellular mobile lines] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by 80,000 , or 62.3 % ,] [ARGM-TMP for the 12-month period ended * Sept. 30] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the third quarter] , [ARG1 revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 1.9 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.55 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 2.51 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Ameritech Corp. 's earnings] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 2.8 %] , [ARGM-TMP after strong revenue gains were offset *-1 somewhat by refunds and rate reductions imposed * by regulators in its Midwest territory] .
- [ARG1 Operating expenses] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 2.6 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.04 billion *U*] , including one-time pretax charges of $ 40 million *U* for labor contract signing bonuses .
- [ARG1 Local service revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 3.5 %] and directory and unregulated business revenue jumped 9.5 % .
- [ARG1 Total operating expenses] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 3.5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.78 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 2.69 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Overall access minutes of use] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 10.3 %] and toll messages jumped 5.2 % .
- Richard M. Greenwood , Valley National 's executive vice president , said then that [ARG0 the company] believed 0 the write-downs were `` adequate '' and did n't plan *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 its reserves] [ARGM-TMP again] .
- The decision [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 the loan-loss reserve] and suspend the dividend is `` both prudent and in the best long-term interest of the shareholders , '' he said 0 *T*-1 .
- He also urged House and Senate negotiators *-2 to rid the deficit-reduction bill of [ARG0 all provisions] that *T*-1 [rel increase] [ARG1 the budget deficit] , including the House-passed capital-gains provision .
- The construction industry is sure *-1 to feel [rel increased] [ARG1 demand] .
- He cautions that early damage estimates are often low ; [ARG1 the damage totals in Hurricane Hugo] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT tenfold] [ARGM-TMP as more information was received *-1] .
- [ARG0 The European Community Commission] [rel increased] [ARG1 its forecast for economic growth in the EC in 1989] to [ARG4-to 3.5 % , slightly higher than its June projection of 3.25 %] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the meantime] , [ARG0 the strategies] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 expenses] .
- The New York-based tobacco , food and beer concern said 0 [ARG1 revenue] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 11.25 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 7.74 billion *U*] .
- Philip Morris disclosed little detailed information about performance by major business lines except *-1 to say that most , including Philip Morris U.S.A. , Kraft General Foods and Miller Brewing Co. , posted [rel increased] [ARG1 revenues] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG1 net] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 4.4 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.08 billion *U* , or $ 2.25 *U* a share , *PPA*-2] from [ARG3-from $ 2 billion *U* , which *T*-1 included $ 273 million *U* reflecting the effect of an accounting change] .
- [ARG1 Profit after taxes and minority interests] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] to [ARG4-to # 55.2 million *U*] from [ARG3-from # 47.6 million *U*] in the year-earlier period , [ARGM-ADV while earnings per share rose 16 % to 27.9 pence -LRB- 44 cents -RRB- from 24.1 pence -LRB- 38 cents -RRB-] .
- [ARG1 The redemption] then would be at 1.5 % of the total debt , *-1 [rel increasing] to [ARG4-to 2.5 %] [ARGM-TMP in February 1991] [ARGM-TMP *NOT*] , and to 3 % at six-month intervals thereafter .
- [ARG1 The redemption] then would be at 1.5 % of the total debt , *-1 [rel increasing] to 2.5 % in February 1991 *NOT* , and to [ARG4-to 3 %] [ARGM-TMP at six-month intervals] [ARGM-TMP thereafter] .
- In a statement issued * after the meeting , the aerospace giant said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increase] [ARG1 its offer] [ARGM-ADV although adjustments within the proposed pay-and-benefit mix are possible] .
- [ARG1 Profit after taxes and minority interests but before extraordinary items] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 22 %] to [ARG4-to # 92.6 million *U*] from [ARG3-from # 75.6 million *U*] a year earlier , [ARGM-ADV while fully diluted earnings per share rose to 29.90 pence -LRB- 47 cents -RRB- from 24.68 pence -LRB- 39 cents -RRB-] .
- The Coke spokesman said 0 [ARG0 a caffeine-free Classic] should help *-1 [rel increase] [ARG1 volume of the original brand] .
- If [ARG0 it] goes capitalist , and [rel increases] [ARG1 trade with West Germany] , it will convert itself , willy-nilly , into an economic annex of the Federal Republic .
- After the market closed Tuesday , the American Petroleum Institute had reported that [ARG1 crude stocks] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by 5.7 million barrels] [ARGM-TMP in the week ended Friday , which traders viewed *T*-1 as bearish] .
- Also , rather than [ARG0 *-1] [rel increase] [ARG1 supplies] , they reduce them and encourage hoarding .
- `` Now , [ARG0 they] 'll have *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 their coffers] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to protect for the future] and that means rate increases . ''
- [ARG1 The size of the issue] was [rel increased] *-1 from [ARG3-from an originally planned $ 3 billion *U*] .
- -- [ARGM-ADV If the price of the stock declines] , [ARG1 the put] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARGM-MNR in value] .
- [ARG0 ABM] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel increase] [ARG1 its stake in Sonora Gold Corp.] to [ARG4-to 42 %] from [ARG3-from 26 %] .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 the rise in the value of the dollar against foreign currencies over the past several months] has [rel increased] [ARG1 the price of U.S. products in overseas markets] and hurt the country 's competitiveness .
- But university computer specialists , who *T*-1 welcomed the move , called it a necessary retreat from the cutting edge of technology and [ARG0 one] that *T*-2 's likely *-3 to [rel increase] [ARG1 Next 's sales on campuses] .
- Under the agreement , [ARG0 Prospect] is permitted *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 its stake in Recognition] to [ARG4-to 30 %] .
- [ARG0 That] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] [ARG1 Prospect 's ownership of the company 's fully-diluted shares outstanding] to [ARG4-to 20 %] from [ARG3-from 14.1 %] .
- [ARGM-DIS Instead] , Valhi said 0 *T*-1 , [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel increase] , decrease or retain [ARG1 their Lockheed holdings] , [ARGM-ADV depending on a number of conditions] .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel increased] [ARG1 its loan loss reserve] to [ARG4-to $ 354 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 342 million *U*] at the end of the second quarter .
- [ARGM-TMP For the year] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARG1 access lines in service] have [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 5.5 %] .
- Chairman D.H. Hibbard said 0 [ARG0 the company] has set a new five year goal of *-1 doubling revenues to about $ 1.8 billion *U* while *-2 [ARGM-MNR steadily] [rel increasing] [ARG1 net] .
- Great American said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel increased] [ARG1 its loan-loss reserves] [ARGM-EXT by $ 93 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP after *-1 reviewing its loan portfolio] , [ARGM-ADV * raising its total loan and real estate reserves to $ 217 million *U*] .
- In addition to the [rel increased] [ARG1 reserve] , the savings bank took a special charge of $ 5 million *U* representing general and administrative expenses from staff reductions and other matters , and it posted a $ 7.6 million *U* reduction in expected mortgage servicing fees , * reflecting the fact that more borrowers are prepaying their mortgages .
- *-1 Spurred by growth in world-wide sales of the company 's prescription drugs , Warner-Lambert said 0 1989 will be the best year in its history , with [ARG1 per-share earnings] expected *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT more than 20 %] to [ARG4-to about $ 6.10 *U*] .
- [ARG1 World-wide sales of Warner-Lambert 's non-prescription health-care products , such as Halls cough tablets , Rolaids antacid , and Lubriderm skin lotion ,] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 3 %] to [ARG4-to $ 362 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] ; U.S. sales rose 5 % .
- [ARG1 World-wide sales of Trident gum , Certs breath mints , and Clorets gum and breath mints ,] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 12 %] to [ARG4-to $ 277 million *U*] .
- The per-share estimates mean 0 [ARG1 the consumer-products company 's net income] , [rel increased] to [ARG4-to between $ 69.5 million and $ 76 million *U*] , from [ARG3-from $ 47.1 million *U* the year-before period] .
- H. Anthony Ittleson was elected *-1 a director of this company , which *T*-2 primarily has interests in radio and television stations , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the number of seats] to [ARG4-to five] .
- Mr. Noriega might have fallen of his own weight in 1988 because of Panama 's dire economic situation , says 0 *T*-1 Mr. Moss , but [rel increasing] [ARG1 external] pressure has only given him additional excuses for repression , and a scapegoat for his own mismanagement .
- Although [ARG1 lung-cancer mortality rates] are [rel increasing] for the nation as a whole , the report projects that death rates will begin *-1 to decline in the 1990s for men and after the year 2000 for women .
- [ARG1 Lung-cancer mortality rates] [rel increase] [ARGM-MNR with age] and are continuing *-1 to rise for all age groups over 55 , with sharp increases for everybody but white men .
- [ARG0 The process] [ARG2-MNR dramatically] [rel increased] [ARG1 our average life expectancy] , eliminated much pain and constantly improved health and well-being .
- [ARG1 Other costs *ICH*-1] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] , including maintenance , [ARGM-CAU because Eastern has an older fleet] .
- Bankers Trust New York Corp. became [ARG0 the latest major U.S. bank] 0 *T*-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 reserves for its loans to less-developed countries] , * making a $ 1.6 billion *U* third-quarter addition to its provision .
- [ARG1 Wells Fargo 's return on equity] [rel increased] to [ARG4-to 24.4 %] from [ARG3-from 23.8 %] .
- Wells Fargo is rebuilding [ARG1 its loan-loss reserve] , which *T*-1 [rel increased] to [ARG4-to $ 711 million *U* at Sept. 30] from [ARG3-from $ 664 million *U* the previous quarter] but was down from $ 852 million *U* a year ago , when the bank still had some shaky foreign loans *T*-2 .
- Trust income grew 15 % , to $ 49.9 million *U* , while [ARG1 service charges , fees and commissions] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 22 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 79.4 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Short-term rates] [rel increased] .
- [ARG1 The current ceiling on home loans insured * by the Federal Housing Administration] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel increased] *-1 to [ARG4-to $ 124,875 *U*] .
- Cattle futures prices were also supported yesterday by signs that [ARG0 supermarket chains] are making plans * to [rel increase] [ARG1 their promotions concerning beef] .
- Moody 's Investors Service Inc. , * fretting about [rel increasing] [ARG1 competitive] pressure on Ryder , placed about $ 2.8 billion *U* in company securities under review for possible downgrade .
- [ARG0 The plan] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel increase] [ARG1 the warranty on auto-emission systems] to [ARG4-to eight years or 80,000 miles] from [ARG3-from five years or 50,000] for major parts .
- [ARG0 New York 's Citibank] , [ARGM-DIS for instance] , [rel increased] [ARG1 the yield on small-denomination three-month CDs] to [ARG4-to 8 %] from [ARG3-from 7.9 %] .
- Third , the IMF would like *-1 to meet Japan 's request for [rel increased] [ARG1 ownership] -LRB- currently 4.5 % -RRB- .
- On the other hand , a decision [ARG0 *] to [rel increase] [ARG1 the IMF 's capital] would reinforce the central economic role of multilateral institutions in developing countries .
- At least three other factors have encouraged the IMF to insist on [rel increased] [ARG1 capital] .
- First , it argues that [ARG1 its capital base] [ARGM-MOD must] be [rel increased] *-1 [ARGM-PNC in order * to maintain its size relative to world financial markets , for which it feels some responsibility *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 Investor Asher Edelman] [rel increased] [ARG1 his stake in Intelogic Trace Inc.] and cleared the way for additional purchases .
- [ARG0 The purchases] [rel increased] [ARG1 his stake] to [ARG4-to 16.2 % of the shares outstanding] .
- [ARG0 Ford 's latest move] [rel increases] [ARG1 the pressure *ICH*-1 on GM * to complete its current talks with Jaguar quickly] .
- The slump in profit , which *T*-2 came despite steady sales , was attributed *-1 to [rel increased] [ARG1 costs] for parts and problems with model introductions .
- The company had been experiencing softening margins because of [rel increased] [ARG1 sales] of software applications , which *T*-1 have lower margins than do *?* operating systems .
- [ARG0 Mr. Ely , 57 years old ,] [ARGM-TMP temporarily] [rel increases] [ARG1 the board] to [ARG4-to seven members] .
- Mr. Nogales , the first Hispanic person 0 *T*-1 to serve as a Coors director , is an addition to the board , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 its membership] to [ARG4-to nine] .
- [ARG0 NBC 's `` On-Line '' consumer minutes] have [rel increased] [ARG1 advertiser spending] [ARGM-TMP during the day , the network 's weakest period] .
- [ARG0 The conversion] [rel increased] [ARG1 total equity capital] by [ARG2-by about $ 38.5 million *U*] to [ARG4-to a total of $ 156.8 million *U*] .
- Nevertheless , the company said that in the latest quarter there were [rel increased] [ARG1 material] and labor costs , including a new employee profit-sharing plan .
- [ARGM-TMP Yesterday] , [ARG0 Goldman Sachs , Merrill Lynch and Dean Witter all] [rel increased] [ARG1 the proportion of assets 0 they recommend 0 investors commit *T*-1 to stocks] .
- Despite continuing troubles with problem assets and nonperforming loans , the trust said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-1 to be able *-2 to maintain or [rel increase] [ARG1 the rate of distributions] [ARGM-CAU because of operations of joint-venture properties] .
- [ARG0 Algeria] plans *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 natural-gas sales to Europe and the U.S.] .
- An [rel increasing] [ARG1 number] of banks appear *-1 to be considering the option under the deal whereby they can swap their Mexican loans for 30-year bonds with a face value discounted * by 35 % *T*-3 , Mr. Gurria said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 6.5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 42.25 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 39.68 billion *U*] .
- Snack-food tonnage increased a strong 7 % in the third quarter , while [ARG1 domestic profit] [rel increased] in [ARG2-in double digits] , Mr. Calloway said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Snack-food tonnage] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT a strong 7 %] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV while domestic profit increased in double digits] , Mr. Calloway said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV * Led *-1 by Pizza Hut and Taco Bell] , [ARG1 restaurant earnings] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT about 25 %] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] [ARGM-MNR on a 22 % sales increase] .
- Same-store sales for Pizza Hut rose about 13 % , while [ARG1 Taco Bell 's] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 22 %] , [ARGM-ADV as the chain continues *-1 to benefit from its price-value strategy] .
- Same store-sales for Kentucky Fried Chicken , which *T*-1 has struggled with [rel increased] [ARG1 competition] in the fast-food chicken market and a lack of new products , rose only 1 % .
- [ARGM-TMP After today 's announcement] , [ARG1 that range] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel increase] to [ARG4-to $ 3.35 to $ 3.40 *U* a share] .
- The company said 0 [ARG1 third-quarter sales] are expected *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT 25 %] from [ARG3-from $ 3.12 billion *U* of last year 's third quarter] .
- Mark Bachmann , a senior vice president at Standard & Poor 's Corp. , confirms that there is `` [rel increasing] [ARG1 concern] about the future liquidity of the junk bond market . ''
- BSN said 0 [ARG0 it] is making the offer *-1 to shrink its capital and [rel increase] [ARG1 shareholder value] .
- [ARGM-ADV If all the bondholders and holders of one million common shares accept the offer] , [ARG0 BSN] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 its debt] by [ARG2-by $ 9 million *U*] , but it also will recognize a $ 2 million *U* gain from * retiring the old debt , said 0 *T*-1 Michael J. Blumenfeld , president .
- [ARG0 It] would like *-2 to peg the ceiling on Federal Housing Administration mortgage guarantees to 95 % of the median price in a particular market , instead of *-3 limiting it to $ 101,250 *U* ; reduce *RNR*-1 -LRB- or even eliminate *RNR*-1 -RRB- FHA down-payment requirements and [rel increase] [ARG1 the availability of variable-rate mortgages] ; expand the Veterans Affairs Department loan guarantee program ; provide `` adequate '' funding for the Farmers Home Administration -LRB- FmHA -RRB- ; increase federal funding and tax incentives for the construction of low-income and rental housing , including $ 4 billion *U* in block grants to states and localities ; and `` fully fund '' the McKinney Act , a $ 656 million *U* potpourri for the homeless .
- [ARG0 It] would like *-2 to peg the ceiling on Federal Housing Administration mortgage guarantees to 95 % of the median price in a particular market , instead of *-3 limiting it to $ 101,250 *U* ; reduce *RNR*-1 -LRB- or even eliminate *RNR*-1 -RRB- FHA down-payment requirements and increase the availability of variable-rate mortgages ; expand the Veterans Affairs Department loan guarantee program ; provide `` adequate '' funding for the Farmers Home Administration -LRB- FmHA -RRB- ; [rel increase] [ARG1 federal funding and tax incentives for the construction of low-income and rental housing , including $ 4 billion *U* in block grants to states and localities] ; and `` fully fund '' the McKinney Act , a $ 656 million *U* potpourri for the homeless .
- Kent Colton , NAHB executive vice president , argues that the U.S. faces a multifaceted housing crisis -- reduced affordability of homes for first-time buyers , [rel increased] [ARG1 homelessness] , and lower apartment construction rates -- that *T*-1 will be `` very difficult '' * to solve `` without expanded federal resources . ''
- [ARG0 More money for HUD] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 the deficit] and destabilize the economy ; more money to municipalities that *T*-1 are wrecking their local housing markets will further insulate them from the destructive effects of their policies .
- Within the Federal Aviation Administration , [ARG0 the final bill] promises *-1 to [rel increase] [ARG1 spending for facilities and equipment] by [ARG2-by more than 20 %] [ARGM-TMP from last year] , and total operations would rise to $ 3.84 billion *U* -- a 12 % boost .
- Offsetting the Remic-related purchases were *T*-2 continued heavy sales by mortgage originators , which *T*-1 are producing [rel increased] [ARG1 amounts] of fixed-rate mortgage-backed issues with lower rates .
- The spokesman said 0 [ARG0 Laidlaw] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increase] [ARG1 its stake in ADT] beyond [ARG2-beyond 30 %] [ARGM-MNR `` without a great deal of thought ''] [ARGM-CAU because of British takeover regulations that *T*-1 require a company acquiring more than 30 % to extend an offer to the rest of the company 's shareholders] .
- In a related move , Enron said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel increased] [ARG1 the number of the partnership 's units 0 it will offer *T*-1] to [ARG4-to 6,930,000] from [ARG3-from 5,500,000] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP last year] , [ARGM-CAU *-1 buoyed *-2 by increased use in advertising and other commercial applications] , [ARG1 sales] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 5 %] , and they are expected *-3 to jump at least that much again this year .
- But last year , *-1 buoyed *-2 by [rel increased] [ARG1 use] in advertising and other commercial applications , sales increased 5 % , and they are expected *-3 to jump at least that much again this year .
- Such features have been especially attractive to [ARG0 professional photographers and marketing executives] , who *T*-1 have been [ARG2-MNR steadily] [rel increasing] [ARG1 their use of black and white in advertising] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Intent on *-2 wooing customers] , [ARG0 the company] is [ARGM-DIS also] [rel increasing] [ARG1 its sponsorship of black-and-white photography classes] .
- [ARG0 The Dutch company] had n't notified Burmah of its reason for * [rel increasing] [ARG1 the stake] , he said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries] [rel increased] [ARG1 its production ceiling for the fourth quarter] [ARGM-CAU based on projections of robust demand] .
- Knight-Ridder Inc. said 0 it would report [rel increased] [ARG1 earnings] per share for the third quarter , * contrary to reported analysts ' comments that the publishing company 's earnings would be down .
- Jack W. Forrest , Environmental Systems president and chief executive officer , said 0 [ARG0 the change] [rel increases] [ARG1 the company 's effective tax rate] to [ARG4-to about 35 %] from [ARG3-from 20 %] .
- Earlier the company announced 0 it would sell its aging fleet of Boeing Co. 707s because of [rel increasing] [ARG1 maintenance] costs .
- [ARG0 T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.] [rel increased] [ARG1 its staff of phone representatives 0 *T*-1 to handle investor requests] .
- The timing of Quantum 's chief executive officer , John Hoyt Stookey , appeared *-1 to be nothing less than inspired , because [ARG0 he] had [ARGM-TMP just] [rel increased] [ARG1 Quantum 's reliance on plastics] .
- Meanwhile , [ARG0 Brazil] is expected *-2 to [rel increase] [ARG1 its allowance] from [ARG3-from the 1.43 % share 0 it has had *T*-1 in recent years] .
- In the recent talks , the EC had [ARG1 its quota] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT about 300,000 tons] , to [ARG4-to 7 % of the U.S. market] from [ARG3-from 6.7 %] in 1988 .
- Now , [ARGM-EXT greatly] [rel increased] [ARG1 supplies] are on the market , while the dollar is stronger , and domestic economic growth is slower .
- In response to dwindling domestic supplies , Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter last month said 0 [ARG0 the U.S. government] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-MNR slightly] [rel increase] [ARG1 the number of acres 0 farmers can plant *T*-1 in wheat for next year and still qualify for federal support payments] .
- Robert G. Walden , 62 years old , was elected *-1 a director of this provider of advanced technology systems and services , [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 the board] to [ARG4-to eight members] .
- Total advertising linage was `` modestly '' lower as [ARG1 classified-ad volume] [rel increased] , while there was `` softer demand '' for retail and national ad linage , said 0 *T*-1 John Curley , Gannett 's chief executive officer .
- [ARGM-ADV While USA Today 's total paid ad pages for the year to date totaled 2,735 , a decrease of 4 % from last year] , [ARG1 the paper 's ad revenue] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 8 %] [ARGM-TMP in the quarter] and 13 % in the nine months .
- [ARGM-ADV While USA Today 's total paid ad pages for the year to date totaled 2,735 , a decrease of 4 % from last year] , [ARG1 the paper 's ad revenue] [rel increased] 8 % in the quarter and [ARG2-EXT 13 %] [ARGM-TMP in the nine months] .
- Until recently , industry analysts believed 0 [ARG1 decreases in retail ad spending] had bottomed out and [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-DIS in fact] [rel increase] [ARGM-TMP in this year 's third and fourth quarters] .
- Several analysts said 0 they expected [ARG1 Warner-Lambert 's profit] [ARGM-DIS also] to [rel increase] by [ARG2-by more than 20 %] from [ARG3-from $ 87.7 million *U* , or $ 1.25 *U* a share , 0 it reported *T*-2 in the like period last year] .
- [ARG0 Time magazine] , [ARGM-MNR in a move 0 *T*-1 to reduce the costs of * wooing new subscribers] , is lowering its circulation guarantee to advertisers for the second consecutive year , [rel increasing] [ARG1 its subscription rates] and cutting back on merchandise giveaways .
- In an announcement to its staff last week , executives at Time Warner Inc. 's weekly magazine said 0 [ARG0 Time] [ARGM-MOD will] `` dramatically de-emphasize '' its use of electronic giveaways such as telephones in television subscription drives ; cut the circulation 0 it guarantees advertisers *T*-1 by 300,000 , to four million ; and [rel increase] [ARG1 the cost of its annual subscription rate] by [ARG2-by about $ 4 *U*] to [ARG4-to $ 55 *U*] .
- In a related development , the news-weekly , for the fourth year in a row , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel increase] [ARG1 its advertising rates] [ARGM-TMP in 1990] ; a full , four-color page in the magazine costs about $ 120,000 *U* .
- Time 's rivals news-weeklies , Washington Post Co. 's Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report , are less reliant on electronic giveaways , and [ARGM-TMP in recent years] [ARG0 both] have been [rel increasing] [ARG1 their circulation rate bases] .
- A plan currently under study gives Damascus two years 0 * to pull back to eastern Lebanon *T*-1 , starting from [ARGM-TMP the time] 0 [ARG0 Beirut 's legislature] [rel increases] [ARG1 political power for Moslems] *T*-2 .
- `` The overall 0.9 % increase is serious in itself , but what *T*-1 is even worse is that [ARGM-ADV excluding food and energy] , [ARG1 the producer price index] [ARGM-TMP still] [rel increased] by [ARG2-by 0.7 %] , '' said *T*-2 Gordon Richards , an economist at the National Association of Manufacturers .
- Mr. Lichtblau stressed that [ARG0 the delay of Interprovincial 's proposed expansion] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARGM-MNR by itself] [rel increase] [ARG1 U.S. dependence on offshore crude] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARGM-CAU since Canadian imports are limited *-1 in any case by Canada 's falling output] .
- The number of active drilling rigs in Canada is down 30 % from a year ago , and the number of completed oil wells is `` down more than that , due to the [rel increasing] [ARG1 focus] on gas exploration , '' said *T*-1 Robert Feick , manager of crude oil with Calgary 's Independent Petroleum Association of Canada , an industry group .
- Last week , Microsoft said 0 it expects [ARG1 revenue for its first quarter ended Sept. 30] to [rel increase] [ARG2-EXT 34 %] .
- [ARG1 The likelihood of * living alone beyond the age of 75] has [rel increased] to [ARG4-to 40 %] from [ARG3-from 32 %] .
- The Senate also dropped [ARG0 a plan] by its Finance Committee that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel increased] [ARG1 the income threshold beyond which senior citizens have their Social Security benefits reduced *-2 *T*-3] .
- -- [rel Increase] to [ARG4-to $ 6 *U* a person] from [ARG3-from $ 3 *U*] [ARG1 the international air-passenger departure tax] , and impose a $ 3-a-person *U* tax on international departures by commercial ships .
- -- Raising an additional $ 43 million *U* by [ARG0 *] [rel increasing] [ARG1 existing Federal Communications Commission fees and penalties] and establishing new fees for amateur radio operators , ship stations and mobile radio facilities .
- Senate Republicans expressed the hope that the House would follow the lead of the Senate , which *T*-1 on Friday agreed *-2 to drop a variety of [ARG0 spending measures and tax breaks] that *T*-4 [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel increased] [ARG1 the fiscal 1990 deficit] .
- It also has precluded use of the faster , more powerful microprocessors found * in [rel increasing] [ARG1 numbers] of desktop machines .
- He said 0 [ARG0 Schwab] had [rel increased] [ARG1 margin requirements] `` so customers have more of a cushion . ''
- But the officials feared that [ARG0 any public announcements] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel increase] [ARG1 market jitters] .
- [ARG0 Fidelity] has [rel increased] [ARG1 its stake in Hammond] to [ARG4-to 23.57 %] [ARGM-TMP in recent months] .
- The state-controlled insurer Assurances Generales de France said 0 [ARG0 it] has obtained regulatory approval * to [rel increase] [ARG1 its stake in the financial holding company Cie. de Navigation Mixte] above [ARG4-above 10 %] from [ARG3-from the current level of about 8 %] .
- [ARG0 Both Paribas and AGF] have been [rel increasing] [ARG1 their stakes in Navigation Mixte] [ARGM-TMP recently] [ARGM-PNC for what they have termed *T*-2 `` investment purposes] , '' [ARGM-ADV although the issue has been surrounded *-1 by takeover speculation in recent weeks] .
- AGF did n't comment officially on its reasons for * seeking the approval , but people close to the group said 0 it was done *-1 * to make sure 0 [ARG0 the group] would have the flexibility 0 * to [rel increase] [ARG1 its stake] [ARGM-TMP in the future] *T*-2 , should interesting price opportunities arise .
- [ARG1 A $ 550 million *U* offering of Turner Broadcasting System Inc . high-yield securities sold last week by Drexel] was [rel increased] *-1 [ARG2-EXT $ 50 million *U*] [ARGM-CAU because of strong demand] .
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel increase] [ARG1 its loan-loss provisions] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to cover all its loans to lesser developed countries , except Mexico ,] [ARGM-ADV * resulting in an after-tax charge to 1989 earnings of 300 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 255 million *U* -RRB-] .
- [ARG0 He] recently began *-1 [rel increasing] [ARG1 his cash position] to [ARG4-to 45 % of his portfolio] .
- [ARG1 Its population] has continued *-1 to [rel increase] since 1983 , the peak year of the economic cycle .
- [ARG1 Buying income in real dollars] [ARGM-ADV actually] [rel increased] [ARG2-EXT 15 %] [ARGM-TMP between 1983 and 1987 -LRB- the most recent year available -RRB-] .
- The government is watching closely * to see if their presence in the townships leads to [rel increased] [ARG1 anti-government protests and violence] ; if it does , Pretoria will use this as a reason 0 * to keep Mr. Mandela behind bars *T*-1 .