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• Treasury Undersecretary David Mulford defended the Treasury 's efforts *ICH*-1 this fall * to drive down the value of the dollar , *-2 saying 0 [_ARG0 it] helped *-3 [_rel minimize] [_ARG1 damage from the 190-point drop in the stock market Oct. 13] .
• Phillip Brannon of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets added : `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] do n't want *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> minimize] [<sub>ARG1</sub> this] and say 0 nobody is looking at it .
• In an internal memo , Alex Kroll , the agency 's chairman , said 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Klein] decided *-1 to remove himself *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> minimize] [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` negative reaction '' from prospective clients and others] and *-1 to prepare for his defense .
• But [_ARG0 we] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel minimize] [_ARG1 the challenges of the near term] . ''
• [_ARG0 The strategic planners in the Joint Chiefs of Staff] would construct the most effective defense program for each scenario , *-1 maximizing strengths and [_rel minimizing] [_ARG1 weaknesses] .
• As conferees noted , scarce capital means 0 [_ARG1 the costs of control] [_ARGM-MOD must] be [_rel minimized] *-1 [_ARGM-MNR through a broad menu of compliance choices for individual firms] .
• It is nice for teachers to think 0 they are engaged *-1 in `` personality development '' and even nicer [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> minimize] [<sub>ARG1</sub> those irksome tests with often disappointing results] .
• In a prepared statement from Australia , the company also said that , following the breakdown of the MGM talks , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] `` had been re-evaluating its position as a significant shareholder and a substantial creditor of Qintex Entertainment '' and had `` resolved *-1 to [_rel minimize] [_ARG1 the degree of further loans to Qintex Entertainment in excess of that previously made] . ''
• [_ARG0 Bigger business] can often better afford *-1 to [_rel minimize] [_ARG1 the cost of crime] .
• Mr. Stein said 0 [_ARG0 some retailers] -- perhaps anxious about * [_rel minimizing] [_ARG1 inventories] -- appear *-1 to have held back on orders in September but have been ordering more heavily in October .
• [_ARG0 Wells Fargo] continued *-1 to generate one of the highest profit margins among major banks , * [_rel minimizing] [_ARG1 a drop in net interest margin] [_ARGM-MNR with 13 % third-quarter growth in high-yielding business loans and similar growth in mortgages] .
• [_ARG0 *] To achieve maximum liquidity and [_rel minimize] [_ARG1 price volatility] , either all markets should be open to trading or none .
• At the Treasury , Secretary Brady issued [_ARG0 a statement] [_rel minimizing] [_ARG1 the stock market 's drop] .