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frames- This is [ARG0 a Johnson-era , Great Society creation] that *T*-2 [rel mandates] [ARG1 0 certain government contracts be awarded *-1 noncompetitively to minority businesses] .
- `` Before [ARG0 the state of Wisconsin] [rel mandated] [ARG1 that mental-health care be covered *-1] , there were only 70 mental-health clinics in the state ; now there are 400 , '' says *T*-2 Carolyn Miller , an NFIB lobbyist .
- Well , [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG0 Congress] [ARGM-LOC in its recent S&L bailout] [rel mandated] [ARG1 that the thrifts sell off all their junk-bond holdings by 1994] *T*-2 , it not only artificially increased the supply of these bonds in the market but also eliminated one of the few profitable investments 0 thrifts have made *T*-1 .
- It turns out that Columbia had this huge loss in large part because the new [ARG0 congressionally] [rel mandated] [ARG1 rules] forced it to adjust the book value of its soon-to-be-sold junk bonds to the lower of either their cost or market value .
- [ARG0 That bill , proposed * by the SEC last year ,] [ARGM-MOD would] require brokerage firms to disclose the financial positions of their holding companies , [rel mandate] [ARG1 large traders ' reporting of program or block trades] , and improve clearing and settlement of trades between the futures and stock markets .
- But is it *EXP*-3 realistic for [ARG0 Congress] to [rel mandate] [ARGM-MNR by a rigid deadline] [ARG1 a system that *T*-2 has not yet been subjected *-1 to feasibility studies] ?
- Columbia Savings & Loan Association , *-1 reeling from [ARG1 thrift-accounting changes] [rel mandated] * by [ARG0-by Congress] and the recent collapse of the junk-bond market , announced a loss for the third quarter of $ 226.3 million *U* , or $ 11.57 *U* a share .
- Details of the restructuring wo n't be made *-1 final until regulators approve [ARG1 the regulations] [rel mandated] * by [ARG0-by the new federal act] , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
- When we look closely at our own history *T*-2 , it *EXP*-1 is clear that our [ARG0 constitutionally] [rel mandated] [ARG1 civil] rights have evolved not through the goodness of people 's hearts but through legislation and constitutional amendments .
- Lloyd 's said 0 it expects *-1 to enact [ARG0 new rules] [rel mandating] [ARG1 the changes] by year end .
- Consequently , small business is taking more `` pro-active '' steps 0 *T*-1 to counter [rel mandated] [ARG1 leaves] .
- Much of its attention was spent *-1 * fighting organized labor 's initiatives on issues 0 the small-business community traditionally opposes *T*-2 -- from * raising state minimum wage levels to [ARG0 *] [rel mandating] [ARG1 benefits in health plans] .
- In 17 central states , one small-business count shows 0 lawmakers adopted [ARG0 only three of 46 bills] [rel mandating] [ARG1 health coverage or parental leave] .
- As [ARG1 *] [rel mandated] *-1 by [ARG0-by law] , the tax rate will rise to 7.65 % in 1990 from 7.51 % and wo n't rise any further in the future .
- Mercury , which *T*-2 has assets of more than $ 2 billion *U* and 24 branches in California , said 0 the action * to improve its regulatory capital position is related *-1 directly to [ARG1 new capital requirements] [rel mandated] * by [ARG0-by recently adopted federal legislation] .
- [ARG0 The proposed initiative] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel mandate] [ARG1 a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40 %] .
- Because the legislation has n't been completed *-1 , President Bush has until midnight tonight *-2 to enact [ARG1 across-the-board spending cuts] [rel mandated] * by [ARG0-by the Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law] .