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[_ARG0 Mr. Stronach] will direct an effort * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 overhead] and curb capital spending `` until a more satisfactory level of profit is achieved and maintained *-1 , '' Magna said 0 *T*-2 .
Second , [_ARG0 they] channel monthly mortgage payments into semiannual payments , *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the administrative burden on investors] .
[_ARG0 The company] recently said 0 it would sell some operations and lay off 4 % of its work force , [_ARGM-MNR altogether] *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 employment] to [_ARG4-to less than 16,000] from [_ARG3-from about 18,000] .
The [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 dividend] is payable Jan. 2 to stock of record Dec. 15 .
He also said that [_ARG0 the group] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its offer] [_ARGM-CAU because it was n't allowed *-1 to see Georgia Gulf 's confidential financial information without *-2 agreeing that it would n't make an offer unless it had Georgia Gulf 's consent] .
The ailing company , which *T*-236 has reported net losses for 16 consecutive quarters , said 0 [_ARG0 it] wo n't manufacture network computer systems any more and [_ARGM-MOD will] [_ARG2-MNR greatly] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its costly direct sales force] .
Commodity prices have been rising in recent years , with the farm price index hitting record peaks earlier this year , as [_ARG0 the government] curtailed production with land-idling programs *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 price-depressing surpluses] .
[_ARGM-ADV As more managers pursue the index-arbitrage strategy] , [_ARG1 these small opportunities between markets] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel reduced] *-1 and , eventually , eliminated *-1 .
All arguments against program trading , even those pressed * without fact , conclude with three expected results after `` reforms '' are implemented *-1 : 1 -RRB- [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 volatility] , 2 -RRB- a long-term investment focus , and 3 -RRB- a level playing field for the small investor .
[_ARG0 *] [_rel Reducing] [_ARG1 volatility] .
If [_ARG0 * slowing things down] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 volatility] , stone tablets should become the trade ticket of the future .
Some Democrats in Congress are warning that a complicated new funding device for the two federal antitrust agencies could result in further cutbacks in [_ARG1 a regulatory area] [_ARGM-TMP already] [_rel reduced] [_ARG2-MNR sharply] [_ARGM-TMP in recent years] .
But Rep. Don Edwards -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB- responded that [_ARG0 a recession] could stifle merger activity , *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the amount of fees collected *] .
As a part of overall efforts [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 spending] , Congress cut by $ 30 million *U* the Bush administration 's request for antitrust enforcement for fiscal 1990 , which *T*-81 began Oct. 1 .
Moreover , [_ARG0 we] 've probably been the most aggressive firm on the Street in * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 costs , which *T*-1 are down around 40 % over the last six months] .
But Moody 's warned that Shearson 's commercial paper rating could be lowered *-1 soon , [_ARG0 a move] that *T*-2 [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 Shearson 's profit margins on its borrowings] and signal trouble ahead for other firms .
`` Public policy favors the development and marketing of beneficial new drugs , even though some risks , perhaps serious ones , might accompany their introduction because [_ARG0 drugs] [_ARGM-MOD can] save lives and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 pain and suffering] , '' the unanimous court said *T*-1 .
Travelers Corp. 's third-quarter net income rose 11 % , even though [_ARG0 claims stemming from Hurricane Hugo] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 results] [_ARG2-EXT $ 40 million *U*] .
[_ARG0 Reliance] acquired a 7 % UAL stake early this year at an average cost of $ 110 *U* a share , and [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its stake] to [_ARG4-to 4.7 %] [_ARGM-TMP after UAL accepted the bid at prices higher than $ 282 *U* a share] .
The parent of Younkers , after *-1 failing * to find a buyer for the chain of Midwestern department stores , said 0 [_ARG0 it] will sell a stake in the chain to management and take other steps *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its investment in retailing] .
He said 0 [_ARG0 Equitable] hopes *-1 to [_ARGM-ADV eventually] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its stake in Younkers] to [_ARG4-to less than 50 %] .
But it said that [_ARG0 severance payments to those executives not staying with the company] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 First of America 's operating results for 1989] by [_ARG2-by $ 3 million *U*] to [_ARG4-to $ 4 million *U* , or 15 cents to 20 cents a share] .
That 's almost $ 10 *U* of equity for each Columbia share , including convertible preferred shares , though [_ARG0 more junk markdowns] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the cushion] .
In a few weeks , many barges probably wo n't be able *-2 to operate fully loaded south of St. Louis because [_ARG0 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] is beginning *-3 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the flow of the Missouri River , which *T*-1 feeds into the Mississippi River] .
Because [_ARG0 the drought] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 U.S. stockpiles] , they have more than enough storage space for their new crop , and that permits them to wait for prices to rise .
[_ARG0 Proceeds of that sale] are *-1 to be used *-2 * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 debt] and buy back shares .
The company noted that [_ARG0 it] has [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 debt] by [_ARG2-by $ 1.6 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP since the end of 1988] and bought back about 15.5 million shares of common stock since the fourth quarter of 1987 .
*-1 Testifying before a House subcommittee , Mr. Mulford said that if [_ARG0 the Treasury] had n't intervened in foreign-exchange markets in September and early October *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the dollar 's value] , the plunge in the stock market might have provoked a steep fall in the currency that *T*-97 might have `` unhinged financial markets . ''
Analysts expect [_ARG0 Armstrong] to use proceeds of the sale *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 debt] , buy back stock or perhaps finance an acquisition .
The Commerce Department said that [_ARGM-CAU as a result of a new adjustment to the formula used * * to calculate the index] , [_ARG1 the influence of this component] has been [_rel reduced] *-95 .
David Mullins , assistant secretary of the Treasury , said that the working capital is necessary [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the final costs of the bailout] , [_ARGM-MNR by *-1 allowing the agency to sell savings and loans without their bad assets] , then hold the assets [_ARGM-TMP until they can be sold *-108 under favorable conditions] .
[_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 further packaging of mortgage-backed securities , such as Blackstone 's fund ,] have [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the effects of prepayment risk] and automatically reinvest monthly payments so institutions do n't have *-1 to *?* .
These critics are backed *-172 by several academic studies showing that [_ARG0 the adoption of poison pills] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 shareholder values] [_ARGM-TMP not merely in the short run , but also over longer periods] .
According to veteran watchers of Unificationist affairs , such as Dr. J. Gordon Melton , director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion , [_ARG1 almost all operations] are being [_ARG2-MNR drastically] [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP as Mr. Moon now concentrates more on *-2 developing his empire in the Far East] .
The bill would require the agency to block the acquisition of 15 % or more *U* of an airline 's stock if [_ARG0 the purchase] threatened safety , [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the carrier 's ability * to compete] , or put the airline under foreign control .
Sea Containers added that [_ARG0 the recapitalization plan] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its debt] by [_ARG2-by more than $ 500 million *U*] .
`` * To slow the rise in total spending , it *ICH*-1 will be necessary [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 per-capita use of services] , '' the NAM warns *T*-2 in a policy statement .
During the third quarter , [_ARG0 the company] charged about $ 46 million *U* against earnings in * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 goodwill] , added $ 20 million *U* to its general loan loss reserves and established a $ 30 million *U* reserve for its high-yield bond portfolio .
The company said 0 [_ARG1 its junk-bond portfolio] [_ARGM-TMP after these moves] had been [_rel reduced] *-1 to [_ARG4-to less than 1 % of assets] .
[_ARG1 Senior members of the House Budget Committee] are [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-ADV in frustration] to [_ARG4-to * raising doomed parliamentary obstacles to individual bills] , yet admit that much of the disorder now stems from the fiscal legerdemain associated * with their own summit agreement with the White House this past spring .
And while [_ARG0 customers such as steel service centers] are continuing *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 inventories] through the fourth quarter , they eventually will begin stocking up again , he notes 0 *T*-2 .
Richard D. Lewis , president of the 47-store chain , defended the company 's pricing campaign , *-1 saying 0 it did n't use `` the misleading expression ` [_rel reduced] from [_ARG3-from original prices] . ' ''
Mr. Lewis said 0 [_ARG0 the company] marked price tags and advertised at its `` lowest possible prices '' for all its merchandise *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 public confusion] .
It currently costs $ 750 *U* , though Mr. Sinyard thinks 0 [_ARG1 the price] [_ARGM-MOD can] be [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP within three years] to [_ARG4-to between $ 200 and $ 250 *U*] .
Mr. Simonds-Gooding said 0 the additional financing may leave British Satellite owned *-1 by about 20 investors , including Australian entrepreneur Alan Bond , [_ARG1 whose nearly 36 % stake] *T*-201 [_ARGM-MOD would] be [_rel reduced] *-2 to [_ARG4-to as little as 20 %] .
Officials also disclosed 0 it *EXP*-1 's possible that [_ARG0 NEC] [_ARGM-MOD may] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 domestic production of one-megabit chips] to [_ARG4-DIR five million a month] from [_ARG3-from six million] , [_ARGM-ADV * beginning January] , because of deteriorating market prices .
Economists , businessmen and some politicians agree that the answer is an orthodox economic austerity program including [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 state] spending ; * focusing spending on vital areas such as education , health and welfare ; * turning state companies private ; * reforming the tax system , * raising public service rates * to match costs ; and possibly a temporary wage and price freeze and a devaluation of the cruzado .
[_ARG0 Proceeds from the planned sale of the 250,000-square-foot building] `` will help *-2 [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the debt incurred * as a result of our July 1988 recapitalization] , '' said *T*-1 a USG official .
[_ARG0 * Narrowing the penalty in this fashion] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-MNR clearly] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 whatever deterrent effect it now has *T*-1] .
Within the alliance it is supposed *-3 to act as a balancing force , *-3 guarding against excessive control by government or abuse of its economic position by business , for either could result in a deterioration of its living standards -LRB- under the new resolutions , workers councils may demand that a cooperative be closed *-1 or [_ARG1 its prices] be [_rel reduced] *-2 -RRB- .
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 increased engine noise or [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 engine] life .
[_ARG0 He] should do more *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 tax rates on wealth and income] , in recognition of the fact that those cuts yield higher , not lower , revenues .
U.S. and Soviet negotiators opened talks in New York aimed * at * resolving differences in proposals [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 chemical-weapons arsenals] .
Nixdorf Computer AG , *-2 citing continued profitability problems , said 0 [_ARG0 it] will have *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 personnel] [_ARG2-MNR further] , [_ARGM-LOC notably in research and development sectors] .
The troubled West German computer company said , in a statement to its employees , that [_ARG1 the number of persons working in product development] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-LOC world-wide] to [_ARG4-to 2,440] from [_ARG3-from 2,888] [_ARGM-TMP by the end of 1990] .
Bio-Technology , a New York maker of genetically engineered products for human and animal health care , said 0 [_ARG0 it] made the exchange offer *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its interest payments] .
That acquisition , which *T*-1 also included the assumption of $ 135 million *U* in debt , was designed *-2 *-3 to allow [_ARG0 Georgia-Pacific] to capitalize on the strong demand for softwood pulp , as well as [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its exposure to the housing market] .
General Mills Inc. , the food giant , launched a breakfast cereal called * Benefit , containing psyllium , oat , wheat and beet bran ; the words , `` [_ARG0 *] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 cholesterol] '' were prominently displayed *-1 on its package .
That is because Sidhpur has a near-monopoly on the world 's supply of flea seed , also known * as flea wort or , in Western parlance , psyllium : [_ARG0 a tiny , tasteless , obscure seed] that , [_ARGM-ADV according to early research] , *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD may] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 cholesterol levels in the blood] .
The company said 0 [_ARG0 it] amended its shareholder rights plan by *-2 [_rel reducing] to [_ARG4-to 10 %] from [_ARG3-from 20 %] [_ARG1 the level of ownership by an outsider that *T*-1 would trigger the issuance to other holders of rights * to buy additional shares of Nashua common at half price] .
[_ARG0 *-1] To [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the danger of such pricing cycles] , Akzo has invested heavily in specialty chemicals , which *T*-2 have highly specific industrial uses and tend *-3 to produce much higher profit margins than do *?* bulk chemicals .
This can not be solved *-1 by * provoking a further downturn ; [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the supply of goods] does not solve inflation .
[_ARG0 Catastrophe losses] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 Aetna 's net income] by [_ARG2-by $ 50 million *U* , including $ 36 million *U* from Hugo] .
The team even created a points system 0 *T*-2 to identify [_ARG0 those couriers and subgroups] that *T*-1 were doing the most 0 *T*-4 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 package-sort cycle time] .
`` Monitoring shows that [_ARG0 the Natick team 's new system] [_ARGM-ADV really] does [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 cycle time for the morning package sort] , '' reports *T*-1 James Barksdale , chief operating officer at Federal Express .
[_ARG0 A cross-functional team at Union Carbide 's Tonawanda , N.Y. , facility , which *T*-1 produces air-separation plants ,] followed a similar path *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 manufacturing cycle time] .
[_ARGM-LOC At Grumman 's Aircraft Systems Division] , [_ARG0 a cross-functional team] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the cycle time required * * to produce a new business proposal for an important government contract] .
[_ARG0 They] effectively lead team efforts * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 cycle time] .
The study also says that advent of new communications technologies makes `` an explicit congressional definition of the legal status of home copying more desirable in order [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 legal and market uncertainties] and * to prevent de facto changes to copyright law through technology , '' and says that * finding an `` appropriate balance of harms and benefits is a political decision , not a technical one .
[_ARG0 All of the changes] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its overhead] and streamline operations , Boeing said 0 *T*-1 .
In addition , Unisys said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 computer inventories] [_ARG2-EXT a further $ 100 million *U*] [_ARGM-TMP during the quarter] , [_ARGM-ADV * leaving it within $ 100 million *U* of its goal of a reduction of $ 500 million *U* by the end of the year] .
[_ARG0 Thermo Electron] acquired some 6 % of Milton Roy 's common stock before *-1 throwing in the towel and [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 its stake] [_ARGM-TMP in early September] .
`` [_ARG0 We] 'd like *-2 to continue *-3 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 debt] , '' President Lawrence Perlman said *T*-1 .
And *-2 to protect their [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 capital] investment from *-4 eroding further , market makers became quicker *-2 to lower price quotes when sell programs are in progress *T*-3 .
U.S. and Soviet officials are *-1 to open a new round of talks today *-4 aimed *-2 at [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 chemical-weapons arsenals] [_ARGM-LOC amid superpower differences over whether * to stop *-3 making the gases] .
But the researchers found that while children 's household tasks eased the mother 's burden appreciably , [_ARG0 the husband 's helping hand] `` appears *-1 to lighten the children 's load almost on a one-for-one basis and to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the wife 's responsibility] [_ARGM-MNR only modestly] . ''
Under the proposed settlement , customers with valid claims -- 0 *T*-2 to be submitted *-1 by Dec. 15 -- will receive `` valuable bank services , '' such as credit cards with [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 finance] charges , for two years .
Signs of growing weakness in the economy , paired * with indications that inflation is staying well under control , have caused them to wonder why [_ARG0 the Fed chairman] is so grudging in *-2 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 rates] *T*-1 .
Moreover , if the Fed holds tight , [_ARG0 it] may be able *-2 [_ARGM-MNR gradually] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 inflation] , [_ARGM-ADV *-3 moving toward the zero-inflation goal that the Fed chairman embraced *T*-1 in testimony to Congress last week] .
But Mr. Tonkin said 0 [_ARG0 dealers] should slash stocks to between 15 and 30 days *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the costs of *-2 financing inventory] .
American Pioneer , parent of American Pioneer Savings Bank , said 0 [_ARG0 the sale] [_ARGM-MOD will] add capital and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the level of investments in subsidiaries] [_ARGM-ADV for the thrift holding company] .
[_ARG0 Bond Corp. , a brewing , property , media and resources company ,] is selling many of its assets *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its debts] .
Proceeds will be used *-1 [_ARG0 *-2] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 short-term debt at the beer and food concern] , said Robert Vaux , vice president , finance .
Leaseway Transportation Corp. said 0 [_ARG0 it] will restructure $ 192.5 million *U* of certain subordinated debentures *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its debt obligations and interest expense] .
The spokeswoman confirmed that [_ARG0 the bank] has [_ARG2-MNR significantly] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its muni holdings] , but could n't immediately confirm the amount .
[_ARG0 Both the House and Senate bills] 0 *T*-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the cost and coverage of the catastrophic-care plan] would eliminate the cap on doctor 's bills .
Management advised employees Friday that [_ARG0 it] was going *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 employment] [_ARGM-LOC in production operations of the group] by [_ARG2-by 8 % , or 400 people] .
[_ARGM-DIS For instance] , [_ARG1 employment in Denver] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel reduced] *-1 to [_ARG4-to 105] from [_ARG3-from 430] .
In particular , advisers say 0 *T*-2 , investors may want *-3 to look at [_ARG0 securities] that *T*-1 [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the risk that CD holders are confronting *T*-5 right now , of * having *-4 to reinvest the proceeds of maturing short-term certificates at lower rates] .
SharesBase Corp. said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its 221-person work force] by [_ARG2-by about 25 %] , [_ARGM-TMP effective tomorrow] , [_ARGM-PNC in an effort * to stem continuing losses] .
This scenario has been the rough position of the U.S. Senate since 1985 , and [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the baseline] by [_ARG2-by $ 106 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP between 1990 and 1994] .
[_ARG0 This] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the baseline] by [_ARG2-by $ 229 billion *U*] .
[_ARG0 It] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the baseline] by [_ARG2-by $ 169 billion *U*] .
[_ARGM-TMP Finally] , [_ARG0 Scenario 4] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the budget] by [_ARG2-by 2 % per year *ICH*-1] [_ARGM-TMP for the next five years] -- [_ARGM-ADV a total reduction of $ 287 billion *U*] .
He was succeeded *-1 by John Major , who *T*-2 Friday expressed a desire for a firm pound and supported [_ARG0 the relatively high British interest rates] that he said `` *T*-3 are working exactly as intended '' in *-4 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 inflation] .
Oil ministers now hope *-3 to solve the issue for good through [_ARG0 an Iranian proposal] that *T*-1 gives a larger share of output to countries with surplus capacity and [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the shares of those that *T*-2 ca n't produce more anyway] .
[_ARG0 Bond Corp. , a brewing , property , media and resources concern controlled * by financier Alan Bond ,] is selling many of its assets *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 an A$ 6.9 billion *U* debt] .
Moreover , [_ARG0 your hypothetical investor] has forsaken the gains 0 *T*-2 to be had *-1 in * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 risk] [_ARGM-MNR by * diversifying his portfolio] .
You lead readers to believe that [_ARG0 the House] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the capital-gains tax] [_ARGM-TMP for two years only] .
Defenders say 0 futures make markets more efficient and provide [_ARGM-MNR ways] 0 for [_ARG0 investors] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 risks] *T*-1 .
The Knight Foundation , of Akron , Ohio , has established a national commission 0 *T*-1 to look into college-sports reform , and the NCAA Presidents Commission earlier this month recommended [_ARG0 *] cutting spring football practice in half , moving the start of basketball practice back by a month and [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 maximum schedules in that sport] to [_ARG4-to 25 games] from [_ARG3-from 28] .
[_ARG0 Such moves] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARG2-MNR greatly] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the power of government ministries , who now *T*-1 jealously guard their turf and are seen *-2 as one of the major obstacles blocking economic reform] .
[_ARG1 The maximum allowable property holdings for insurance companies] [_ARGM-MOD would] be [_rel reduced] *-1 to [_ARG4-to 10 % of their total asset value] , [_ARGM-ADV down from 15 % currently] .
[_ARG0 Doubts about the quality of state credit guarantees] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the competitive strength of Finnish companies in world markets where financing often is the key to * winning orders *T*-1] , analysts warn 0 *T*-2 .
[_ARG0 That] , [_ARGM-DIS in turn] , [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARG2-MNR substantially] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the value of the television assets] .
[_ARG0 More carefully targeted intervention] [_ARGM-MOD might] [_ARGM-ADV actually] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the need for government action] .
He noted that [_ARG1 some minimum margin requirements] have been [_rel reduced] *-1 to [_ARG4-to levels below those before the 1987 crash] .
[_ARG0 Proceeds of the offering] will be used *-1 *-2 to redeem C$ 264 million *U* of preferred shares and *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 short-term debt] , the company said 0 *T*-3 .
[_ARG0 Telos] responded by *-1 combining three of its five divisions *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 expenses] and `` bring more focus to potentially fewer bidding opportunities , '' says *T*-3 Lin Conger , Telos chairman and controlling shareholder .
Bostik is the first Emhart Corp. unit 0 *T*-1 to be sold *-2 as part of [_ARG0 the power-tool manufacturer 's] effort * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 debt] and consolidate operations [_ARGM-TMP after it acquired Emhart earlier this year] .
Company officials have said 0 [_ARG0 they] plan *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 that ratio] to [_ARG4-to less than 50 %] [_ARGM-TMP over the next 2 1\/2 years] .
[_ARG0 The gross proceeds from the sale of the notes , which *T*-1 will be due on Nov. 1 , 2004 ,] will be used *-2 * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 existing debt] and for general corporate purposes , the company said 0 *T*-3 .
`` [_ARGM-MNR The only way] 0 [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the costs] *T*-2 is * to say 0 we do n't want *-1 to pay the bill , '' said *T*-4 Rep. Neal Smith -LRB- D. , Iowa -RRB- , who *T*-3 taunted President Bush 's party to back up his campaign promise of * supporting the claims of $ 20,000 *U* per individual .
[_ARG0 The Packwood proposal] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the tax] [_ARGM-ADV depending on how long an asset was held *-1 *T*-2] .
[_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-TMP in 1986] [_ARG0 Congress] [_ARG2-MNR sharply] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the number of people who *T*-1 could qualify for its benefits] and IRA tax-deductions slowed their roaring growth .
In April , Hoechst , the largest producer of CFCs in West Germany , said 0 [_ARG0 it] wanted *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 production of the product] by [_ARG2-by 50 %] [_ARGM-TMP by 1993] .
Some of America 's biggest trading partners gave a quick thumbs-down to a U.S. proposal [_ARG0 *] to liberalize world trade and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 farm-product subsidies] .
Should the green light 0 Judges Alarcon and Hall have given *T*-1 to the fabrication of quotations become standard practice , [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_ARGM-MNR notably] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the value of journalism for historians -- and for citizens] .
Profit at the unit fell to $ 110.6 million *U* , or 37 cents a share , from $ 142.4 million *U* , or 45 cents a share , largely because of a $ 24 million *U* one-time charge associated * with [_ARG0 Hughes 's] previously announced plan * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 employment] by [_ARG2-by at least 6,000 people] [_ARGM-TMP by year end] .
[_ARG0 Most of the plans] have [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 bids] [_ARGM-PNC in case the plant fails *-1 to get a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission] .
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress that the Fed can wipe out inflation without *-1 causing a recession , but he said * doing so will inflict some short-term pain and will require [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the federal deficit] [_ARG2-MNR sharply] .
But Mr. Greenspan , who *T*-2 has repeatedly said 0 [_ARG0 the Fed 's] goal is * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 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 increased output thereafter . ''
Rep. Neal 's bill originally called on [_ARG0 the Fed] *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the inflation rate] by [_ARG2-by one percentage point a year] [_ARGM-TMP for five years] and to maintain a zero inflation rate thereafter .
Competition could be maintained *-2 -- and stadiums probably would remain full -- if [_ARG1 schedules] were [_rel reduced] *-3 and the games returned *-5 to the students , we said 0 *T*-4 .
New America High Income Fund recently said that [_ARG0 it] plans *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its leverage position] [_ARGM-MNR by *-2 buying back $ 5 million *U* in preferred stock and notes from investors] .
[_ARG0 The Packwood-Roth proposal] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the tax] [_ARGM-ADV depending on how long an asset was held *-1 *T*-2] .
The leveraged buy-out firm of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. , which *T*-1 owns 46 % of the common equity of SCI TV , indicated in the debt plan that [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its equity stake] to [_ARG4-to 15 %] , [_ARGM-ADV * giving the rest of its stake to bondholders in the restructuring] .
`` Most want cardiovascular conditioning ... the No. 1 way of [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 risk of heart disease] . ''
Dealers said 0 [_ARG0 they] also took profits *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 holdings in their own account] at the end of the October transaction period .
[_ARG1 The price] was [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP last August] from [_ARG3-from an indicated value of $ 76 million *U*] .
[_ARG0 FEDERAL COURTS] URGED *-1 *-3 to cut costs *RNR*-2 and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 delays *RNR*-2] of civil suits .
*-1 To take advantage of local expertise and custom , the study said 0 *T*-2 , Congress should require [_ARG0 each of the 94 federal district courts] to adopt its own plan * to speed the handling of civil suits and to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the high costs in civil cases] .
The ratings concern said 0 the acquisition should result in pretax losses from operations because of increases in interest expense and charges for depreciation and amortization , but that it expects [_ARG1 the losses] to be [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-MNR through productivity gains and above average growth of the company 's hospitals] .
Earlier this month IMA , an investment group that *T*-1 includes Chicago 's Pritzker family and First Boston Corp. , submitted a [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 bid] for American Medical after it could n't finance its initial offer .
Disappointment with the company 's earnings for the quarter led [_ARG0 Prudential-Bache Securities] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its 1989 and 1990 earnings estimates] , according to Dow Jones Professional Investor Report .
Some major U.S. trade partners quickly rejected a compromise proposal *ICH*-1 by Bush [_ARG0 *] to liberalize trade and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 farm-product subsidies] .
A Coors spokesman said 0 the company does n't believe 0 [_ARG0 the move] [_ARGM-MOD will] further increase William Coors 's influence or [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the influence of Jeffrey Coors , Peter Coors or Joseph Coors Jr. , who *T*-1 run the company 's three operating units] .
And [_ARG1 the total amount of junk financing] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel reduced] *-1 .
Lawyers also say 0 [_ARG0 an erratic stock market and uncertain financing conditions] have [_ARG2-MNR sharply] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the number of lucrative big deals likely * to be proposed *-1] .
Total tire segment sales were up only about 1 % to $ 2.2 billion *U* , and the company said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 manufacturing levels] [_ARGM-LOC at some of its U.S. tire plants] [_ARGM-CAU because of inventory adjustments and slackened production by auto makers] .
In the past five years , [_ARG0 USX] has turned steel into a profit maker by *-1 closing several plants and [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 labor costs] .
Sears said 0 [_ARG0 claims from the storm] , [_ARGM-DIS as * expected *-1] , [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its third-quarter net] by [_ARG2-by $ 80 million *U* , or 23 cents a share] .
[_ARG0 The buy-back , coupled * with a nearly completed earlier purchase of 20 million shares ,] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 shares outstanding] by [_ARG2-by more than 26 %] .
A retired electrical engineer 0 we 'll call *T*-1 Ben works part-time as a consultant , but he does n't want *-2 to earn so much that [_ARG0 Social Security] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 his benefits] .
[_ARG0 *-2] To [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the risks] [_ARGM-TMP while *-3 still retaining the legitimate benefits 0 these programs can provide *T*-1] , credit policy must : 1 . Use credit *-2 to improve the operation of capital markets , not to provide subsidies .
[_ARG0 This program , combined * with cash grants to needy students ,] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 program costs] and much more effectively target the intended beneficiaries .
[_ARG0 *] [_rel Reducing] [_ARG1 those rates] [_ARG2-MNR moderately] [_ARGM-ADV -LRB- say , to 75 % -RRB-] would still provide substantial assistance to borrowers .
But it would also encourage lenders to choose more creditworthy customers , and go a long way toward [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 defaults] .
For example , [_ARG0 the Small Business Administration] has had reasonable success in *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 both guarantee rates and default rates] in its Preferred Lenders ' Program .
[_ARGM-MNR By *-1 converting an expenditure or loan to a guarantee] , [_ARG0 the government] [_ARGM-MOD can] ensure the same flow of resources and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the current deficit] .
[_ARG0 * Establishing these practices] [_ARGM-MOD would] permit earlier identification of emerging financial crises , provide better information for loan sales and budgeting decisions , and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 fraud] .
The proposal reiterates the [_ARG0 U.S.] desire * to scrap or [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 a host of trade-distorting subsidies on farm products] .
The company estimated that [_ARG0 losses from Hurricane Hugo] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 net income] by [_ARG2-by 32 cents a share] [_ARGM-TMP in the most recent quarter] .
Manville Corp. said 0 it offered *-1 to buy $ 500 million *U* of its convertible preferred stock from the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust in [_ARG0 a move] that *T*-2 [_ARGM-MOD would] improve the trust 's liquidity and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the potential number of Manville shares outstanding] .
Individuals familiar with Mobil 's strategy say that [_ARG0 Mobil] is [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 its U.S. work force] [_ARGM-CAU because of declining U.S. output] .
This would be a second round of cuts by [_ARG0 Mobil] , which [_ARGM-ADV along with other oil producers and refiners] *T*-1 [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its work force] by [_ARG2-by 15 % to 20 % *U*] [_ARGM-TMP during the mid-1980s] [_ARGM-ADV as part of an industrywide shakeout] .
[_ARG0 He] cut his rating to a short-term hold from above-average performer and [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 his 1990 earnings estimate] .
Last week , Sen. Malcolm Wallop -LRB- R. , Wyo . -RRB- held hearings on a bill 0 *T*-1 to strengthen [_ARG0 an existing law] designed * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 regulatory hassles] [_ARGM-ADV for small businesses] .
Mr. Miller repeated that in the next six months [_ARG0 he] plans *-1 to sell another $ 200 million to $ 300 million *U* of assets *-2 to repay debt and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 interest costs at Wang , a minincomputer maker in Lowell , Mass] .
[_ARG0 David Owen , U.K. economist with Kleinwort Benson Group ,] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 his growth forecast for 1990] to [_ARG4-to 0.7 %] from [_ARG3-from 1.2 %] and termed the risk of recession next year `` quite high . ''
The FTC said 0 it `` had reason * to believe that [_ARG0 the proposed acquisition] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-MNR substantially] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 competition '' in the production of certain image intensifier tubes , which *T*-1 are important components of night-vision devices sold * primarily to the defense industry] .
*-1 To try *-2 to combat the traffic slowdown , [_ARG0 airlines] started *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 fares] ; average fares rose only 1.7 % in August , in contrast to increases of 16 % each in February and March .
He predicted 0 [_ARG1 the debt] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel reduced] *-1 by [_ARG2-by another A$ 3.8 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP this fiscal year ending June 30 , 1990] , but did n't explain how this will be achieved *-2 *T*-3 .
And a spokesman for [_ARG0 Reliance Group Holdings Inc.] , which *T*-1 had held 7 % of UAL before the first buy-out bid but [_ARGM-TMP later] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its holdings] below [_ARG4-below 5 %] , would n't comment .
But though a weakening economy implies [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 demand] , Mr. Kaiser said that Third World copper-producing countries have n't any choice but * to sell copper .
They would both give part of their combined $ 50 million *U* in common equity in SCI TV to holders of SCI TV 's $ 488 million *U* of junk bonds , as a carrot 0 *T*-2 to persuade them *-3 to accept [_ARG0 new bonds] that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD might] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the value of their claims on the company] .
NATO defense ministers opened a two-day meeting in Portugal 0 *T*-1 to assess the alliance 's nuclear-weapons needs amid [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 East-West] tensions .
The ministers ordered a study on the strategic role of nuclear arms in Western Europe once [_ARG1 Soviet conventional weapons] are [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-LOC in the East bloc] .
[_ARG0 The repurchase , coupled * with an earlier buyback ,] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the firm 's shares outstanding] by [_ARG2-by over 26 %] .
The Justice Department alleges that [_ARG0 the company] `` engaged in various forms of misrepresentation '' with the goal of *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the appraised value of employees ' homes] .
With [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 exports] and rising imports , South Korea 's trade surpluses with the U.S. and Europe between January and September fell sharply from a year ago , the Customs Administration said 0 *T*-1 .
[_ARG0 Lazard and other primary underwriters] have [_rel reduced] or eliminated [_ARG1 their exposure] [_ARGM-MNR by *-1 sub-underwriting the issue among U.K. institutional investors] .
And instead of *-1 buying the UAL stake , [_ARG0 the U.K. carrier] will be able *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its high debt level] and build an acquisition war chest .
But most economists doubt 0 the streamlining would cut deeply into [_ARG0 Conasupo government subsidy] , which *T*-1 largely goes *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 consumer prices for corn and milk] .
[_ARG1 The cash payout] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel reduced] *-1 by [_ARG2-by 40 % of any amount by which the weighted mean price of Ramada 's common stock exceeds $ 14 *U* on the day 0 the transaction closes *T*-2 *T*-3] .
But ozone creation is a very large-scale natural process and the importance of human-generated CFCs in [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 it] is largely a matter of conjecture .
Bishops usually are worth slightly more than knights , but [_ARGM-LOC in this case] Mr. Kasparov was left *-1 with a very dangerous knight and [_ARG1 D.T. 's surviving bishop] was [_rel reduced] *-2 to [_ARG4-to passivity] .
The company said 0 [_ARG0 the plant] will ensure that it has adequate energy for the mill and [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the mill 's energy costs] .
Prudential-Bache Securities analyst Leslie Steppel said 0 [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 labor] costs helped *-1 boost margins , although she doubted `` 0 that kind of performance is sustainable . ''
Third-quarter sales in Europe were exceptionally strong , *-1 boosted *-2 by promotional programs and new products -- although [_ARG0 weaker foreign currencies] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the company 's earnings] .
Mr. Sheridan , who *T*-1 had been expecting quarter profit of about $ 1.25 *U* a share , says 0 [_ARG0 he] is [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 his estimate for the year] to [_ARG4-to the area of $ 5.70 *U* a share] , from [_ARG3-from his previous estimate of $ 6.10 *U*] .
[_ARG0 Eli Lustgarten] of PaineWebber Inc. , who a couple of weeks ago *T*-1 [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 his 1989 estimate] to [_ARG4-to $ 5.70 *U* a share] [_ARGM-CAU because of the weakening truck market] , says 0 he will make another cut to about $ 5.50 *U* a share in light of the third-quarter report .
But the implications of such a shift to market approaches go well beyond the fact that Poland is already working on [_ARG0 nationwide emissions trades] 0 *T*-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 smelter pollution] , or that the Soviets plan *-2 to introduce marketable pollution permits in some republics next year .
In its bankruptcy-law petition , filed * in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan , Eagle said 0 its problems began in 1987 and early 1988 when [_ARG0 its then-senior lender , Bankers Trust Co. ,] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its credit line] .
[_ARGM-PNC Largely *-1 to meet tougher new capital requirements] , [_ARG0 thrifts] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 their assets] [_ARG2-EXT $ 13.4 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP in August] , [_ARGM-MNR by *-1 selling such assets as mortgage-backed securities and loans] .
[_ARGM-ADV Not including thrifts under government conservatorship] , [_ARG0 S&Ls] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 their assets] by [_ARG2-by $ 10.1 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP from the previous month] , and deposit outflows totaled $ 3.9 billion *U* .
Thrifts raised capital mostly by *-3 selling [_ARG1 mortgages and mortgage-backed securities] , which *T*-2 were [_rel reduced] *-1 by [_ARG2-by $ 7.8 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP in August] [_ARGM-TMP from the prior month] .
[_ARGM-TMP As thrifts sell assets *-1 to improve their capital-to-asset ratio , as * required under the new law passed * in August] , [_ARG0 they] [_ARGM-MOD must] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 liabilities , such as deposits] .
This forecast was based *-1 on the apparent reversal of most of [_ARG0 the negative forces] -- such as demographic changes , the oil shock and accelerating inflation -- that *T*-2 had [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 productivity gains] [_ARGM-TMP in the 1970s] .
By next year , all underwriters will be linked *-1 to [_ARG0 a communications network] that *T*-2 [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 paper work on claims] .
[_ARGM-LOC In an economic slowdown] , [_ARG0 heavy debt loads] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the flexibility of companies] [_ARGM-CAU because cash that *T*-2 would normally be used *-3 * to keep the company buoyant must be diverted *-1 to interest payments] .
It also reflects the broader pressure *ICH*-1 on companies in Europe * to keep up as [_ARG0 the European Community] prepares *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 internal trade barriers] [_ARGM-TMP by 1992] .
Ikegai-Goss , which *T*-1 has about 200 employees , is among the industry leaders in [_ARG0 keyless inking technology] , which *T*-2 [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 time and materials waste when * preparing a press for printing *T*-3] .
[_ARG0 That] would help [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 Santa Fe Pacific 's remaining debt] to [_ARG4-to about $ 600 million *U*] from [_ARG3-from a high of $ 3.7 billion *U* in early 1988] .
[_ARGM-ADV On the chairman 's motion] , [_ARG1 the California package] was [_ARGM-TMP subsequently] [_rel reduced] *-1 to [_ARG4-to less-binding report language] , and even when this was accepted *-2 as such on a voice vote *T*-3 , Mr. Whitten pointedly opposed it .
Secretary of State Baker , in his first major arms-control speech , called for a new military relationship with Moscow [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 `` first strike '' nuclear arms] .
The newspaper and television owner said 0 it expects [_ARG0 the tax adjustment] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its net income for the full year] by [_ARG2-by 14 cents , or approximately $ 2.8 million *U*] based on its 20.2 million shares outstanding .
Detrex Corp. said 0 [_ARG0 a reserve 0 it is establishing *T*-1 *-2 to cover expected pollution cleanup costs at an Ohio plant] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its third-quarter net income] by [_ARG2-by $ 1.9 million *U*] .
Detrex is setting aside $ 3.1 million *U* for the cleanup , but said 0 [_ARG0 the reserve] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its quarterly income] by [_ARG2-by only $ 1.9 million *U*] [_ARGM-CAU because of tax considerations] .
In the statement , Mr. Skase said that [_ARGM-ADV on the basis of current interest rates in Australia] , [_ARG0 the company 's asset sales] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 interest expense] by [_ARG2-by about A$ 120 million *U* a year] [_ARGM-ADV in addition to *-1 eliminating certain liabilities] .
He said 0 [_ARG0 the move] [_ARGM-MOD will] `` [_ARGM-MNR significantly] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 administrative and operating costs] , '' but he did n't provide details of the merger .
The company said 0 earnings would have increased if [_ARG0 it] had n't been actively repurchasing its shares , [_ARGM-DIS thus] increasing its interest expense and [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 its interest income] .
And , Deltec said 0 *T*-3 , [_ARG1 buying] has been [_ARG2-MNR severely] [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARGM-CAU because savings and loans have been restricted *-2 in their junk purchases by recently passed congressional legislation] .
[_ARG0 Imperial] is in the midst of *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 its junk-bond holdings] and getting out of the investment banking business [_ARGM-PNC in order *-2 to return to traditional thrift activities] .
CRI Inc. said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the estimated cash distribution for its Capital Housing and Mortgage Partners Inc. trust] to between [_ARG4-between 71 cents and 74 cents a share] , from between [_ARG3-between 75 cents and 80 cents] , [_ARGM-TMP for the year ending June 9 , 1990] .
[_ARG0 The ceiling] would be lifted *-1 to 21.5 million barrels *-1 to provide Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates much higher official quotas while *-2 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 percentage shares of some others] .
These security costs are kept *-1 off-budget because [_ARG1 the centers ' site acquisition , construction , and financing costs] were [_rel reduced] *-2 by [_ARG0-by such programs as Urban Development Action Grants , Economic Development Administration Grants , Community Development Block Grants , tax-free Industrial Development Bonds , Enterprise Zone tax write-offs , city infrastructure grants , and tax increment financing] .
The number one proposal for [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 crime] in the New York survey was * to put more police on foot or scooter patrol , * suggested by more than two-thirds of the respondents .
The holding company said 0 [_ARG0 the rights offering] [_ARGM-MOD should] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its C$ 171 million *U* debt] to [_ARG4-to `` more manageable levels ''] [_ARGM-TMP before Dec. 31] and allow it to finance future investments with equity capital .
To [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 it] [_ARGM-LOC at the fund 's building] , workers rubbed beeswax instead of polyurethane on the floors in the executive director 's office .
Ferranti has said that [_ARG0 it] would be forced *-1 to write off # 185 million *U* against the phantom contracts , * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 its net asset value] by [_ARG2-by more than half] .
[_ARG0 East Germany] pledged *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 alcohol consumption] [_ARGM-MNR by *-2 boosting production of soft drinks and fruit juices] .
Trade and Supply Minister Gerhard Briksa said in a letter published * in the youth daily Junge Welt that the rise in alcohol consumption in East Germany had been halted *-1 ; but [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 it] [_ARG2-MNR further] , he said *T*-3 , production and supply of other beverages , including fruit juices , should be stepped *-2 up .
He added that [_ARG0 shops] will have *-1 to continue *-2 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 their stocks of liquor] and avoid *-2 displaying them too prominently in the window .
A group of senior Conservative legislators , complaining 0 the House of Commons was like a sauna , demanded that the experiment be stopped *-1 unless [_ARG1 the intensity of the lights] is [_rel reduced] *-2 .
The plan , proposed * by U.S. Secretary of State Nicholas Brady , calls for [_ARG0 banks] either to make new loans or to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the principle on existing loans] or to cut the interest rate on those existing loans .
Mr. Stein said 0 tighter operating controls have enabled [_ARG0 Ekco] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 inventory levels] [_ARG2-EXT 25 % to 30 % *U*] ; improve on-time delivery of orders to about 95 % from around 70 % ; and to lower the number of labor hours required * *-1 to produce a unit .
A group including ESL Partners Ltd. , a Fort Worth , Texas , investment partnership , and Richard E. Rainwater , a former adviser to the Fort Worth Bass family , said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its stake in Anacomp Inc.] to [_ARG4-to 3.6 % of the common shares outstanding] .
It said 0 the [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 dividend] reflects the low price for precious metals .
Mr. Dillow said 0 the data show 0 the economy `` is still quite strong , '' but [_ARG0 suggestions that much of the spending went on services rather than consumer goods] [_ARGM-MOD should] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 fears of more import rises] .
Only 10 % of the 250 shippers polled * expected their freight-transport costs to decrease , compared with [_ARG0 30 %] who *T*-1 had looked to freight transport *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 costs] [_ARGM-TMP in past years] .
It reduces lawsuits from disgruntled employees and ex-employees , with all 0 that means *T*-1 for [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 legal] costs and better public relations .
[_ARG0 It] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 lawsuits from disgruntled employees and ex-employees] , [_ARGM-ADV with all 0 that means *T*-1 for reduced legal costs and better public relations] .
[_ARG1 Management 's total] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel reduced] *-1 , and the public could get more than the 15 % control that *T*-2 had been earmarked *-3 for British Air .
Daniel J. Terra , a director of First Illinois Corp. , said that [_ARGM-TMP in August] [_ARG0 he] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 his stake in First Illinois] to [_ARG4-to 26.48 % of the common shares outstanding] .
Jerry Junkins , chairman , president and chief executive officer , said 0 [_ARG0 sluggish consumer-electronics sales] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 demand for semiconductors] .
In addition , cost increases related to fixed-price defense contracts and [_ARG0 a $ 10 million *U* charge] 0 *T*-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the work force of Texas Instruments ' defense-electronics division] also reduced net .
[_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 cost increases related to fixed-price defense contracts and a $ 10 million *U* charge 0 *T*-1 to reduce the work force of Texas Instruments ' defense-electronics division] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 net] .
[_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 they] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_ARG2-MNR further] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the monthly amount] [_ARGM-ADV if they start saving earlier -- when mother and child come home from the hospital *T*-1] .
He takes issue with projections that *T*-1 do n't factor in [_ARG0 students ' own contribution] , which *T*-2 [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 most parents ' burden] [_ARG2-MNR substantially] .
[_ARGM-MNR That way] , [_ARG0 parents] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 borrowings and outlays from current income] [_ARGM-TMP when the time *ICH*-3 comes 0 * to pay tuition *T*-2 *T*-1] .
[_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the new category] does [_ARGM-NEG not] replace or [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 Berkeley 's broad racial preferences] .
Mr. Cawthorn attributed the decline in third-quarter operating profit to [_ARG0 the stronger dollar] , which *T*-2 [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the value of overseas profit when it is translated *-1 into dollars *T*-4] ; to accelerated buying of Rorer products in the second quarter because of a then-pending July 1 price increase , and to higher marketing expenses for Rorer 's Maalox antacid , whose sales and market share in the U.S. *T*-3 had slipped in the first half of 1989 .
[_ARG0 * Eliminating the earnings limit] [_ARGM-MOD would] greatly help seniors and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the deficit] .
He contends that [_ARG0 * chasing consumers with low-priced imports] will harm the industry in the long run by *-1 [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the prestige of furs] .
Some analysts add that third-party pressures [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 health costs] will continue *-1 to bedevil companies ' bottom lines .
The Maynard , Mass. , company is in a transition in which [_ARG0 it] is trying *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its reliance on mid-range machines] and establish a presence in workstations and mainframes *T*-2 .
[_ARG1 The latest period 's net] was [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARG2-EXT $ 102 million *U* , or nine cents a share ,] [_ARGM-PNC for a change in depreciation method and concurrent changes in estimates of depreciable lives and net salvage for certain telecommunications equipment] .
Instead of *-2 hiring one of the many active managers specializing in growth stocks , indexers can design a portfolio around the same stocks ; the portfolio will be maintained *-1 by computer , [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 both fees and , in theory , risk] -LRB- [_ARGM-CAU because of the large number of stocks] -RRB- .
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the purchase because of Federal Trade Commission concerns that [_ARG0 the transaction] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 competition in the production of two kinds of rivets] .
According to some analysts familiar with the negotiations , [_ARG0 the 10 % of equity] would come directly from Donaldson Lufkin and a fund affiliated * with the investment bank Blackstone Group , which *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 their CNW equity holdings] by [_ARG2-by 5 % each] .
[_ARG0 A core group of six or so Democratic senators] has been working behind the scenes *-1 to develop a proposal * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the tax on the gain from the sale of assets] .
As an alternative , [_ARG0 taxpayers] could chose *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 their gains] [_ARGM-MNR by an inflation index] .
[_ARG1 The size of the company 's board] has been [_rel reduced] *-1 to [_ARG4-to eight directors] from [_ARG3-from 13] .
[_ARG1 Even perks] have been [_rel reduced] *-1 .
It said 0 the reduction reflects impaired business prospects and [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 financial] flexibility caused * by continuing losses at the maker of Winchester disk drives .
The company said 0 [_ARG1 per-share earnings] were [_ARG2-MNR slightly] [_rel reduced] *-1 by [_ARG0-by the sale of 4.1 million shares of treasury stock to the company 's newly formed Employee Stock Ownership Plans] .
[_ARG1 Revenue] was [_rel reduced] *-1 [_ARG2-EXT $ 33 million *U*] by [_ARG0-by three extraordinary items : a California Public Utilities Commission refund for an American Telephone & Telegraph Co. billing adjustment ; a provision for productivity sharing 0 *T*-3 to be paid *-2 to customers in 1990 and a one-time accrual for a toll settlement with long-distance telephone companies] .
Fina blamed lower chemical prices , [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 gasoline] margins and refinery maintenance shutdowns .
The merger should also allow [_ARG0 the companies] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 costs] [_ARGM-MNR by *-1 combining operations in many locations in Puerto Rico] .
The Little Rock , Ark. , department-store retailer said 0 [_ARG0 proceeds] will be used *-1 * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 short-term debt] .
Other news that *T*-1 weighed on the market : Initial unemployment claims rose by 62,000 last week ; [_ARG0 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its managerial staff] by [_ARG2-by 15,000] [_ARGM-MNR through attrition] ; the oil market turned weaker ; there was n't any investor demand for bullion ; and the dollar strengthened during the day , * putting pressure on gold .
[_ARG0 That contract] fell a total of 5.75 cents during the first three days of this week , mostly in reaction to last Friday 's stock market plunge , which *T*-1 prompted concern that it might signal a similar sharp slowing of the U.S. economy and [_ARGM-DIS thus] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 demand for copper , a leading industrial metal] .
Some of this buying was by Japan , which *T*-1 has had [_ARG1 its supplies] [_ARG2-MNR sharply] [_rel reduced] *-3 by [_ARG0-by long production stoppages at the Bougainville mine in Papua New Guinea , Highland Valley mine in British Columbia , and the Cananea mine in Mexico , which *T*-2 are major shippers to Japan] .
The sale of the company 's cable franchise brought an after-tax gain of $ 193.3 million *U* , [_ARG0 part of which] *T*-1 will be used *-2 * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 debt] .
But the economy `` is slowing enough 0 *T*-1 to give [_ARG0 the Federal Reserve] leeway 0 * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 interest rates] *T*-2 . ''
TransAtlantic Holdings PLC , a British-based , South African-controlled financial services investment group , and France 's Societe Centrale Union des Assurances de Paris reached [_ARG0 an accord] [_ARGM-ADV effectively] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 chances of an unfriendly takeover for Sun Life Assurance Society PLC] .
In a joint statement , the two companies , whose combined holdings *T*-2 equal 52.7 % of Sun Life 's ordinary shares , said 0 their agreement is aimed *-1 at [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] `` [_ARG1 the uncertainty and instability for Sun Life that *T*-3 has resulted from two major shareholders owning '' a controlling interest in the company] .
[_ARG0 Proceeds from those sales] will be used *-1 * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 debt] .
The study said 0 Japan 's carbon-dioxide emissions would slightly more than double by 2010 unless [_ARG0 the nation] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its dependence on fossil fuels] .
Combustion Engineering Inc. , Stamford , Conn. , said 0 it sold *RNR*-2 *RNR*-5 and agreed *-1 to sell *RNR*-2 *RNR*-5 several investments and nonstrategic businesses for [_ARG0 about $ 100 million *U*] , which *T*-4 will be used *-3 for * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 debt] and general purposes .
Per-share earnings were enhanced *-1 by [_ARG0 the company 's share buy-back program] , which *T*-2 [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the average shares outstanding] to [_ARG4-to 87.5 million in the quarter] from [_ARG3-from 95.8 million] in the same quarter of 1988 .
The secretary would be required *-1 to block an acquisition if he concluded that it would so weaken an airline financially that [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD would] hurt safety or [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the carrier 's ability * to compete] , or if it gave control to a foreign interest .
The company said 0 [_ARG0 the dollar 's continued strengthening] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 world-wide sales growth] by [_ARG2-by three percentage points] .
Also , because of its reduced capital budget , [_ARG0 Pemex] has phased out about 50,000 transitory construction workers , * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the work force] to [_ARG4-to about 140,000] , the union leader says 0 *T*-1 .
Also , because of its [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 capital] budget , Pemex has phased out about 50,000 transitory construction workers , * reducing the work force to about 140,000 , the union leader says 0 *T*-1 .
[_ARG0 New management] can take several steps * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 dishonesty] .
Derek Stevens , British Air 's chief financial officer , told Dow Jones Professional Investor Report 0 a price of $ 230 *U* a share is `` certainly not too low , '' and indicated 0 [_ARG0 his company] would like *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the size of its $ 750 million *U* cash investment] .
[_ARG0 UAL 's management] agreed *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the seniority of those pilots] [_ARGM-PNC in exchange for the support of the United pilot union for the buy-out proposal] .
[_ARG0 Corporate efforts * to control health-care costs by *-1 requiring evaluations prior to planned hospitalization and surgery] have n't been sweeping enough *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the long-term rate of cost increases] , according to a study by the Institute of Medicine .
`` There 's pretty good evidence that [_ARG0 utilization management] has [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 inappropriate hospitalization] , '' he said *T*-1 .
David Rahill of A. Foster Higgins & Co. said that clients of his consulting firm report that [_ARG0 utilization management] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 their hospital care bills] by [_ARG2-by about 5 %] , but he agreed that for the health-care system as whole , some of these savings are offset *-1 by administrative and outpatient care costs .
The panel urged greater efforts [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the complexity , paperwork and cost of utilization review] .
`` Utilization management needs *-1 to better demonstrate that [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the wasteful use of resources] , improves the appropriateness of patient care and imposes only reasonable burdens on patients and providers , '' the panel concluded *T*-2 .
`` Although [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-ADV probably] has [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the level of expenditures] [_ARGM-ADV for some purchasers] , utilization management -- like most other cost containment strategies -- does n't appear *-1 to have altered the long-term rate of increase in health-care costs , '' the Institute of Medicine , an affiliate of the National Academy of Sciences , concluded *T*-2 after a two-year study .
While [_ARG0 utilization management] [_ARGM-TMP frequently] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 hospitalization costs] , these savings are often offset *-1 by increases in outpatient services and higher administrative costs , according to the report by a panel of health-care experts .
A House-Senate conference reached agreement Oct. 5 on virtually all major provisions of the bill , but final settlement has been stalled *-5 because of differences between the two men over the fate of a modest Arkansas-based program 0 *T*-1 to provide technical information to [_ARG0 farmers] seeking * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 their dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides] .
The 79-year-old Mississippian takes a more orthodox , entrenched view of agriculture policy than those in the movement [_ARG0 *] to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 chemical use] , but as a master of pork-barrel politics , he is believed *-1 to be annoyed as well that the project moved to Arkansas from a Tennessee center near Memphis and the northern Mississippi border .
United Parcel Service , Greenwich , Conn. , said 0 [_ARG1 its operations in the San Francisco area] have been [_rel reduced] *-1 to [_ARG4-to 40 % of normal] .
That would force [_ARG0 the buy-out firm and the target company 's management] to *-1 [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 their level of ownership] .
At General Dynamics , [_ARG0 factors] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 earnings in the military aircraft segment] included higher levels of cost-sharing in development of the Advanced Tactical Fighter , and the high cost of an advanced version of the F-16 fighter .
[_ARG0 The strong dollar] , which *T*-2 [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the value of overseas earnings and revenue] [_ARGM-TMP when they are translated *-1 into dollars *T*-3] , is expected *-4 to knock 80 to 85 cents off IBM 's per-share earnings for the full year .
[_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG1 earnings] were [_rel reduced] *-1 by [_ARG0-by rate reductions in Florida , Kentucky , Alabama , Tennessee and Louisiana] .
[_ARG0 The refinancing of $ 481 million *U* in long-term debt] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 net income] by [_ARG2-by $ 22 million *U* , or five cents a share ,] but in the long run will save more than $ 250 million *U* in interest costs .
As an alternative , he said 0 *T*-2 , [_ARG0 taxpayers] could chose *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 their gains] by [_ARG2-by an inflation index] .
[_ARG0 The earthquake] is likely *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 GNP] [_ARG2-MNR negligibly] [_ARGM-TMP in the near term] and then could raise it a bit as rebuilding begins .
For the rest of 1989 , Mr. Hagen said 0 *T*-2 , Conrail 's traffic and revenue `` will reflect the sluggish economy , but [_ARG0 Conrail] will continue *-1 to take steps * to control and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 costs] . ''
EXXON Corp. , New York , oil company , NYSE , said 0 its refinery northeast of San Francisco was operating at a [_ARG2-EXT slightly] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 rate] as a precaution in case of aftershocks .
Analysts said 0 [_ARG0 the additional liquidity] should tend *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the federal funds rate] .
Researchers could n't estimate the cost of the drug when it reaches the market *T*-1 , but they said 0 [_ARG0 FK-506] [_ARGM-MOD will] enable patients to cut hospital stays by 50 % and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the number of blood tests used * to monitor the dosage of cyclosporine and other drugs among transplant recipients] .
But researchers say 0 [_ARG0 the drug , called * FK-506 ,] could revolutionize the transplantation field by * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 harmful side effects] and by * lowering rejection rates .
[_ARGM-DIS Also] , [_ARGM-ADV rather than *-1 increase supplies] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 them] and encourage hoarding .
[_ARG0 It] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 spending] [_ARGM-MNR in a very effective fashion] . ''
The investor will be out the cost of the put , which *T*-2 is called *-1 the `` premium , '' and [_ARG0 this loss] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the stock-market profit] .
For example , Tenneco Inc. pays [_ARG0 a quarterly dividend] of 76 cents , which *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD would] be received *-2 before the February option expires and , [_ARGM-DIS thus] , [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the cost of * using the technique] by [_ARG2-by that amount] .
That 's because [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the cost of the stock] by [_ARG2-by the amount of premium received * from the sale of the call] .
House leaders had hoped *-2 to follow the Senate 's lead by *-3 getting an agreement from House committee chairmen under which they would drop [_ARG0 items] that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the fiscal 1990 budget deficit] from the House-passed bill before the negotiations with the Senate began *T*-4 .
`` If there is any support for [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the bill] , it is conditioned *-1 on their desire * to see them passed *-2 in another form . ''
Earlier rate reductions in Texas and California reduced the quarter 's revenue and operating profit $ 55 million *U* ; a year earlier , [_ARG1 operating profit in telephone operations] was [_rel reduced] *-1 by [_ARG2-by a similar amount] [_ARGM-CAU as a result of a provision for a reorganization] .
[_ARG0 Earlier rate reductions in Texas and California] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the quarter 's revenue and operating profit] [_ARG2-EXT $ 55 million *U*] ; a year earlier , operating profit in telephone operations was reduced *-1 by a similar amount as a result of a provision for a reorganization .
[_ARG0 A stronger U.S. dollar] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 third-quarter and first-nine-month sales growth] [_ARG2-EXT 2 % and 3 % *U* , respectively] .
[_ARGM-MNR With this treatment] [_ARG0 we] have [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 deaths in high-risk colon cancer] by [_ARG2-by one-third] -- but this leaves the two-thirds who *T*-1 are dying of cancer .
Officials of the Big Three auto makers and 14 petroleum companies said 0 they are setting out *-1 to find the most cost-effective fuel for [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 cities ' air-pollution problems] , with no bias toward any fuel in particular .
Some analysts predict that disappointment in [_ARG0 Mr. Gandhi 's] spent pledge * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 corruption and heavy-handed local government] will crest at the polls .
`` [_ARG0 Underwriters of the TVA bonds] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 their market risk] [_ARGM-MNR by * selling Treasurys * to cover at least part of their -LCB- TVA -RCB- holdings] , '' said *T*-1 James R. Capra , a senior vice president at Shearson Lehman Government Securities Inc .
[_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-TMP as soon as the accords were signed *-1] , [_ARG0 American officials] [_ARG2-MNR sharply] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 aid] .
[_ARGM-TMP When they did *T*-1] , [_ARG0 the firm] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 those stock holdings] to [_ARG4-to about 70 %] .
A spokesman for the engineers said 0 the company asked [_ARG0 the union] *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its demands , which *T*-1 included a 19 % pay hike in the first year and 8 % in the second and third years] .
[_ARG0 It] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_ARGM-MOD would] have [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 mandatory overtime] .
It warns that [_ARG0 the AIDS epidemic] `` [_ARGM-MOD may] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the rate of growth of the work force] , curb productivity gains and slow economic growth . ''
Polyvinyl chloride capacity `` has overtaken demand and we are experiencing [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 profit] margins as a result , '' said 0 *T*-1 John D. Ong , chairman and chief executive .
Honeywell previously said 0 [_ARG0 it] intended *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its holding in the Japanese concern] [_ARGM-PNC as part of a restructuring plan which also *T*-2 calls for a reduction of dependence on weapons sales] .
The comptroller 's office eventually extended the deadline to six months but broadened its demands , *-1 ordering that [_ARG1 the `` book value of the collection] -LCB- be -RCB- [_rel reduced] to [_ARG4-to zero] . ''
[_ARGM-ADV Among other things] , [_ARG0 the restructured facilities] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_ARG2-MNR substantially] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the group 's required amortization of the term loan portion of the credit facilities] [_ARGM-TMP through September 1992] , MLX said 0 *T*-1 .
[_ARG0 The new technology , which *T*-1 creates a very thin piece of steel ,] [_ARG2-MNR radically] [_rel reduces] [_ARG1 the costs of * making flat-rolled sheets] .
But while the Merc reopened a half hour later , the CBOE remained closed , * leaving many options traders unable *-2 to make [_ARG0 trades] that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD might] have [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the losses] .
[_ARG0 That] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 returns] by [_ARG2-by a third or more] , [_ARGM-TMP once local taxes are included *-1] , Mr. Lipper says 0 *T*-2 .
But if the board rejects a [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 bid] and decides *-2 to explore other alternatives , it could transform what *T*-1 has been a harmonious process into an adversarial one .
The firm 's drop in net reflected weaker revenue in transactions for its own account -- a decline of 19 % to $ 314.6 million *U* on [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 revenue] from * trading fixed-income securities .
[_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* ; [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 *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- ; 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 .
Kent Colton , NAHB executive vice president , argues that the U.S. faces a multifaceted housing crisis -- [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 affordability] of homes for first-time buyers , increased homelessness , and lower apartment construction rates -- that *T*-1 will be `` very difficult '' * to solve `` without expanded federal resources . ''
But while the NAHB has suggested actions that [_ARG0 states and localities] should take *T*-1 *-3 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 regulatory barriers] , the association has proposed no activist legislative program -- comparable to , * say , its detailed request for more federal subsidies -- 0 *T*-2 to eliminate counterproductive controls .
[_ARGM-ADV If *-2 passed *-1 by the voters] , [_ARG0 the recently announced initiative] [_ARGM-MOD would] phase out major pesticides , [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 carbon dioxide emissions] by [_ARG2-by 40 %] , ban new offshore drilling , ban chemicals thought * to deplete the ozone layer , and create a new state environmental officer armed * with a $ 40 million *U* budget 0 * to sue any firm or agency 0 he thinks 0 *T*-4 is being too dirty *T*-3 .
Contributing to the selling pressure were *T*-2 dispatches by several investment firms advising [_ARG0 clients] *-1 to boost their stock holdings and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the size of their cash or bond portfolios] .
Moody 's Investors Service Inc. said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 its rating on $ 281 million *U* of senior and subordinated debt of this thrift holding company] , to [_ARG4-to C] from [_ARG3-from Ca] , *-1 saying 0 it believes 0 bondholders will recover only `` negligible principal . ''
[_ARG0 The rating agency] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the ratings] for long-term deposits to B-3 from Ba-3 and for preferred stock to [_ARG4-to Ca] from [_ARG3-from Caa] .
[_ARG0 The rating agency] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 the ratings for long-term deposits] to [_ARG4-to B-3] from [_ARG3-from Ba-3] and for preferred stock to Ca from Caa .
The i860 , introduced * earlier this year , is Intel 's entry in the crowded market for [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 instruction] set computing , or RISC , computers .
Finally , according to Mr. Cardillo , the impact of the strong dollar should be reflected *-1 in [_rel reduced] [_ARG1 exports] in the August merchandise trade deficit , when the figures are released *-2 today *T*-3 .
Environmental Systems Co. said 0 [_ARG0 it] is restating its results *-2 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its reported net income for the first nine months of its fiscal year] after *-2 discovering 0 it took tax credits that *T*-1 already had been taken *-3 last year .
The Little Rock , Ark. , hazardous-waste services company said 0 [_ARG0 the restatement] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its net for the nine months ended July 31] to [_ARG4-to $ 2.5 million *U* , or 17 cents a share ,] from [_ARG3-from $ 3.7 million *U* , or 26 cents a share] .
They expected a new barrage of demands that [_ARG0 Japan] do something quickly *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its trade surplus with the U.S.] .
He said 0 such results should be `` measurable in dollars and cents '' in [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the U.S. trade deficit with Japan] .
The gasoline picture may improve this quarter , but chemicals are likely *-1 to remain weak , industry executives and analysts say 0 *T*-2 , [_ARG0 *] [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 chances that profits could equal their year-earlier performance] .
The exchange said 0 it feared that some members would n't be able *-2 to find enough soybeans * to deliver and would have *-2 to default on their contractual obligation to [_ARG0 the Italian conglomerate] , which *T*-1 had refused requests * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 its holdings] .
[_ARG0 Unseasonably hot , dry weather across large portions of the Great Plains and in wheat-growing areas in Washington and Oregon] is threatening *-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the yield from this season 's winter wheat crop] , said 0 *T*-2 Conrad Leslie , a futures analyst and head of Leslie Analytical in Chicago .
[_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARGM-ADV if rain does n't fall soon across many of the Great Plains ' wheat-growing areas] , [_ARG1 yields in the crop now being planted *] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel reduced] *-1 , [_ARGM-ADV * further squeezing supplies] .
[_ARG0 GM officials] want *-1 to get their strategy 0 * to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 capacity and the work force] *T*-2 in place before those talks begin .
Also , the company 's hair-growing drug , Rogaine , is selling well -- at about $ 125 million *U* for the year , but [_ARG1 the company 's profit from the drug] has been [_rel reduced] *-1 by [_ARG0-by Upjohn 's expensive print and television campaigns for advertising] , analysts said 0 *T*-2 .
[_ARG0 Time magazine] , in a move 0 *T*-1 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the costs of * wooing new subscribers] , is lowering its circulation guarantee to advertisers for the second consecutive year , increasing its subscription rates and cutting back on merchandise giveaways .
[_ARG0 The dismissal of the pending suits] could go a long way toward * clearing court dockets in Texas and [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the FSLIC 's massive legal bills , which *T*-1 topped $ 73 million *U* last year] .
CenTrust , however , touts the branch sale , *-1 saying 0 [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD would] bring in $ 150 million *U* and [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the thrift 's assets] to [_ARG4-to $ 6.7 billion *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 9 billion *U*] .
CenTrust said 0 [_ARG0 the branch sale] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 the company 's large amount of good will] by [_ARG2-by about $ 180 million *U*] .
The Senate also dropped a plan by its Finance Committee that *T*-1 would have increased the income threshold beyond which senior citizens have [_ARG1 their Social Security benefits] [_rel reduced] *-2 *T*-3 .
It no longer includes a plan that *T*-2 would have repealed what *T*-3 remains of the completed-contract method of accounting , which *T*-4 is used *-1 by [_ARG0 military contractors] *-5 to [_rel reduce] [_ARG1 their tax burden] .
-- [_ARG0 Removal of the U.S. Postal Service 's operating budget from the federal budget] , * [_rel reducing] [_ARG1 the deficit] by [_ARG2-by $ 1.77 billion *U*] .