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• [_ARG0 The Lorillard spokeswoman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 asbestos was used *-1 in `` very modest amounts '' in * making paper for the filters in the early 1950s and replaced *-1 with a different type of filter in 1956] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> From 1953 to 1955 , 9.8 billion Kent cigarettes with the filters were sold *-3] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The asbestos fiber , crocidolite , is unusually resilient once it enters the lungs , with even brief exposures to it causing symptoms that *T*-1 show up decades later] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> researchers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The total of 18 deaths from malignant mesothelioma , lung cancer and asbestosis was far higher than * expected *?*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the researchers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The morbidity rate is a striking finding among those of us who *T*-5 study asbestos-related diseases] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Dr. Talcott] .
• [_ARG1 The percentage of lung cancer deaths among the workers at the West Groton , Mass. , paper factory appears *-1 to be the highest for any asbestos workers studied * in Western industrialized countries] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The finding probably will support those who *T*-6 argue that the U.S. should regulate the class of asbestos including crocidolite more stringently than the common kind of asbestos , chrysotile , found * in most schools and other buildings] , [_ARG0 Dr. Talcott] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's no question that some of those workers and managers contracted asbestos-related diseases] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Darrell Phillips , vice president of human resources for Hollingsworth & Vose] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Lorillard spokewoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 This is an old story] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have no useful information on whether users are at risk] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James A. Talcott of Boston 's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nevertheless] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brenda Malizia Negus , editor of Money Fund Report] , yields `` may blip up again before they blip down '' because of recent rises in short-term interest rates .
• [_ARG0 Pacific First Financial Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 shareholders approved its acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd. of Toronto for $ 27 *U* a share , or $ 212 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 The thrift holding company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to obtain regulatory approval and complete the transaction by year-end] .
• [_ARG0 McDermott International Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its Babcock & Wilcox unit completed the sale of its Bailey Controls Operations to Finmeccanica S.p . A. for $ 295 million *U*] .
• [_ARG1 Until Congress acts , the government has n't any authority * to issue new debt obligations of any kind] , [_ARG0 the Treasury] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Treasury] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the U.S. will default on Nov. 9 if Congress does n't act by then] .
• [_ARG0 More than a few CEOs] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the red-carpet treatment tempts them to return to a heartland city for future meetings] .
• [_ARG0 Government officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 exports at the end of the year would remain under a government target of $ 68 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Newsweek] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 trying *-2 to keep pace with rival Time magazine] , announced new advertising rates for 1990 and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will introduce a new incentive plan for advertisers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What *T*-14 matters is what advertisers are paying *T*-15 per page , and in that department we are doing fine this fall] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Spoon] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alan Spoon , recently named * Newsweek president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Newsweek 's ad rates would increase 5 % in January] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Newsweek] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will introduce the Circulation Credit Plan , which *T*-1 awards space credits *ICH*-2 to advertisers on `` renewal advertising] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Spoon] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plan is not an attempt * to shore up a decline in ad pages in the first nine months of 1989] ; Newsweek 's ad pages totaled 1,620 , a drop of 3.2 % from last year , according to Publishers Information Bureau .
• [_ARG0 New England Electric System] bowed out of the bidding for Public Service Co. of New Hampshire , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 that the risks were too high *RNR*-4 and the potential payoff too far in the future *RNR*-4 * to justify a higher offer] .
• [_ARG0 Wilbur Ross Jr. of Rothschild Inc. , the financial adviser to the troubled company 's equity holders] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the withdrawal of New England Electric might speed up the reorganization process] .
• [_ARG0 Northeast] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would refile its request and still hopes for an expedited review by the FERC so that it could complete the purchase by next summer if its bid is the one approved * by the bankruptcy court] .
• New England Electric , based * in Westborough , Mass. , had offered $ 2 billion *U* *ICH*-1 *-4 to acquire PS of New Hampshire , well below the $ 2.29 billion *U* value 0 United Illuminating places *T*-2 on its bid and the $ 2.25 billion *U* 0 [_ARG0 Northeast] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 its bid is worth *T*-3] .
• [_ARG0 John Rowe , president *RNR*-1 and chief executive officer *RNR*-1 of New England Electric ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's return on equity could suffer if it made a higher bid and its forecasts related * to PS of New Hampshire -- such as growth in electricity demand and improved operating efficiencies -- did n't come true] .
• [_ARG1 No matter who *T*-16 owns PS of New Hampshire , after it emerges from bankruptcy proceedings its rates will be among the highest in the nation] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• The refund was about $ 55 million *U* more than * previously ordered *-1 by the Illinois Commerce Commission and [_ARG0 trade groups] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it may be the largest ever required * of a state or local utility] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a disputed 1985 ruling] , [_ARG0 the Commerce Commission] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Commonwealth Edison could raise its electricity rates by $ 49 million *U* *-1 to pay for the plant] .
• [_ARG0 Judge Curry] ordered the refunds *-1 to begin Feb. 1 and [_rel said] [_ARG1 that he would n't entertain any appeals or other attempts * to block his order by Commonwealth Edison] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The refund pool ... may not be held *-1 hostage through another round of appeals] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Curry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commonwealth Edison] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is already appealing the underlying commission order and is considering *-1 appealing Judge Curry 's order] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commonwealth Edison] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ruling could force it to slash its 1989 earnings by $ 1.55 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Commonwealth Edison spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * tracking down the two million customers whose addresses *T*-20 have changed during the past 3 1\/2 years would be `` an administrative nightmare] . ''
• [_ARG1 Japan 's domestic sales of cars , trucks and buses in October rose 18 % from a year earlier to 500,004 units , a record for the month] , [_ARG0 the Japan Automobile Dealers ' Association] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Texas Instruments Japan Ltd. , a unit of Texas Instruments Inc. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it opened a plant *ICH*-3 in South Korea 0 *T*-2 to manufacture control devices] .
• [_ARG1 The new plant , located * in Chinchon about 60 miles from Seoul , will help *-2 meet increasing and diversifying demand for control products in South Korea] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It has *-2 to be considered *-21 as an additional risk for the investor] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary P. Smaby of Smaby Group Inc. , Minneapolis] .
• `` [_ARG1 Cray Computer will be a concept stock] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The new company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it believes 0 there are fewer than 100 potential customers for supercomputers priced * between $ 15 million and $ 30 million *U* -- presumably the Cray-3 price range] .
• [_ARG0 The documents] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that although the 64-year-old Mr. Cray has been working on the project for more than six years , the Cray-3 machine is at least another year away from a fully operational prototype] .
• [_ARG0 Cray Computer , which *T*-26 currently employs 241 people ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects a work force of 450 by the end of 1990] .
• Moreover , there have been no orders for the Cray-3 so far , though [_ARG0 the company] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is talking with several prospects] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We did n't have much of a choice] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cray Computer 's chief financial officer , Gregory Barnum ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The documents] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Cray Computer anticipates *-1 needing perhaps another $ 120 million *U* in financing beginning next September] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Saudi Arabia , for its part , has vowed *-2 to enact a copyright law compatible with international standards and *-2 to apply the law to computer software as well as to literary works] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual-property cases ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined * with a growing recognition that * protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made * by South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia] .
• `` [_ARG1 What this tells us *T*-28 is that U.S. trade law is working] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mexico could be one of the next countries 0 *T*-1 to be removed *-2 from the priority list because of its efforts * to craft a new patent law] .
• [_ARG0 Mrs. Hills] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the U.S. is still concerned about `` disturbing developments in Turkey and continuing slow progress in Malaysia] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 many of the 25 countries that she placed *T*-1 under varying degrees of scrutiny have made `` genuine progress '' on this touchy issue] .
• [_ARG0 She] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there is `` growing realization *ICH*-1 '' around the world that denial of intellectual-property rights harms all trading nations , and particularly the `` creativity and inventiveness of an -LCB- offending -RCB- country 's own citizens] . ''
• [_ARG1 Seoul also has instituted effective search-and-seizure procedures 0 * to aid these teams *T*-2] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Argentina] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will ask creditor banks *-1 to halve its foreign debt of $ 64 billion *U* -- the third-highest in the developing world] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Argentina aspires *-2 to reach a reduction of 50 % in the value of its external debt] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rapanelli] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> through his spokesman , Miguel Alurralde] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rapanelli] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> recently] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the government of President Carlos Menem , who *T*-29 took office July 8 , feels 0 a significant reduction of principal and interest is the only way 0 the debt problem may be solved *-31 *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] has [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> before] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the country wants half the debt forgiven *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> F.H. Faulding & Co. , an Australian pharmaceuticals company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Moleculon Inc. affiliate acquired Kalipharma Inc. for $ 23 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Faulding] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it owns 33 % of Moleculon 's voting stock and has an agreement * to acquire an additional 19 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Esso] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Whiting field started production Tuesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Esso] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fields were developed *-36 after the Australian government decided in 1987 *-2 to make the first 30 million barrels from new fields free of excise tax] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> R.P. Scherer Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the $ 10.2 million *U* sale of its Southern Optical subsidiary to a group led * by the unit 's president , Thomas R. Sloan , and other managers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 President Bush has approved duty-free treatment for imports of certain types of watches that *T*-35 are n't produced *-1 in `` significant quantities '' in the U.S. , the Virgin Islands and other U.S. possessions] .
• [_ARG0 The White House] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Bush decided *-1 to grant duty-free status for 18 categories , but turned down such treatment for other types of watches `` because of the potential for material injury to watch producers located * in the U.S. and the Virgin Islands] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. trade officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Philippines and Thailand would be the main beneficiaries of the president 's action] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Magna International Inc. 's chief financial officer , James McAlpine , resigned and its chairman , Frank Stronach , is stepping in *-1 to help turn the automotive-parts manufacturer around] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Stronach will personally direct the restructuring , *-1 assisted *-2 by Manfred Gingl , president and chief executive] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Magna] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. McAlpine resigned *-1 to pursue a consulting career , with Magna as one of his clients] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Stronach will direct an effort * to reduce overhead and curb capital spending `` until a more satisfactory level of profit is achieved and maintained *-1] , '' [_ARG0 Magna] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Stronach wants *-1 to resume a more influential role in * running the company] .
• [_ARG1 Japanese investors nearly single-handedly bought up two new mortgage securities-based mutual funds totaling $ 701 million *U*] , [_ARG0 the U.S. Federal National Mortgage Association] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The purchases show the strong interest of Japanese investors in U.S. mortgage-based instruments] , [_ARG0 Fannie Mae 's chairman , David O. Maxwell ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC at a news conference] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 more than 90 % of the funds were placed *-40 with Japanese institutional investors] .
• [_ARG0 LTV Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a federal bankruptcy court judge agreed *-1 to extend until March 8 , 1990 , the period in which the steel , aerospace and energy products company has the exclusive right * to file a reorganization plan *T*-2] .
• [_ARG1 Japan 's reserves of gold , convertible foreign currencies , and special drawing rights fell by a hefty $ 1.82 billion *U* in October to $ 84.29 billion *U*] , [_ARG0 the Finance Ministry] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People are looking *-1 to stake their claims '' now before the number of available nations runs out ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Porter , an analyst at Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. , New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's probably worth * paying a premium for funds that *T*-42 invest in markets that *T*-43 are partially closed to foreign investors , such as South Korea] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some specialists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm very alarmed *-2 to see these rich valuations] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Smith Barney 's Mr. Porter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There may be an international viewpoint cast *-2 on the funds listed * here] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Porter] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> For people who *T*-45 insist on *-5 jumping in now *-1 to buy the funds] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Newgate 's Mr. Foot] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [_ARG1 The only advice 0 I have *T*-2 for these folks is that those who *T*-3 come to the party late had better *-4 be ready *-4 to leave quickly] .
• [_ARG1 The recent explosion of country funds] mirrors the `` closed-end fund mania '' of the 1920s , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Foot] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , when narrowly focused funds grew wildly popular *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The U.S. and Soviet Union are holding technical talks about possible repayment by Moscow of $ 188 million *U* in pre-Communist Russian debts owed * to the U.S. government] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the State Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after two meetings with the Soviets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a State Department spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it *EXP*-1 's `` too early * to say '' whether that will happen] .
• However , after two meetings with the Soviets , a State Department spokesman said that it *EXP*-1 's `` too early [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] '' [<sub>ARG1</sub> whether that will happen] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Coincident with the talks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the State Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has permitted a Soviet bank to open a New York branch] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In another reflection that the growth of the economy is leveling off] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the government] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that orders for manufactured goods and spending on construction failed *-1 to rise in September] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth Mayland , economist for Society Corp. , a Cleveland bank ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 demand for exports of factory goods is beginning *-1 to taper off] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the National Association of Purchasing Management] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its latest survey indicated that the manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Economists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a buildup in inventories can provoke cutbacks in production that *T*-48 can lead to a recession] .
• But yesterday 's factory orders report had good news on that front : [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 factory inventories fell 0.1 % in September , the first decline since February 1987] .
• `` [_ARG1 This conforms to the ` soft landing ' scenario] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Elliott Platt , an economist at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 orders for nondurable goods -- those intended * to last fewer than three years -- fell 0.3 % in September to $ 109.73 billion *U* after *-1 climbing 0.9 % the month before] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In its construction spending report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Commerce Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 residential construction , which *T*-50 accounts for nearly half of all construction spending , was off 0.9 % *ICH*-3 in September to an annual rate of $ 191.9 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although the purchasing managers ' index continues *-1 to indicate a slowing economy , it is n't signaling an imminent recession] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Bretz , chairman of the association 's survey committee and director of materials management at Pitney Bowes Inc. , Stamford , Conn] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the index would have *-1 to be in the low 40 % range for several months *-1 to be considered *-55 a forecast of recession] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> 8 % *ICH*-1] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 export orders were down last month] , compared with 6 % the month before .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The purchasing managers] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that orders turned up in October after four months of decline] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For the fifth consecutive month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> purchasing managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 prices for the goods 0 they purchased *T*-1 fell] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that vendors were delivering goods more quickly *ICH*-1 in October than they had *?* for each of the five previous months] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Factories booked $ 236.74 billion *U* in orders *ICH*-1 in September , nearly the same as the $ 236.79 billion *U* in August] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Commerce Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• It found that of the 73 % who *T*-51 import , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 10 % *T*-1] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they imported more in October] and 12 % *T*-1 said 0 they imported less than the previous month .
• It found that of the 73 % who *T*-51 import , 10 % *T*-1 said 0 they imported more in October and [<sub>ARG0</sub> 12 % *T*-1] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they imported less than the previous month] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> While *-1 acknowledging 0 one month 's figures do n't prove a trend] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bretz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It does lead you to suspect 0 imports are going down , or at least not increasing that much] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that for the second month in a row , food processors reported a shortage of nonfat dry milk] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a separate report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 construction spending ran at an annual rate of $ 415.6 billion *U* , not significantly different from the $ 415.8 billion *U* reported * for August] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Discos and private clubs are exempt from the ban , and smoking will be permitted *-60 in bars except during meal hours] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> More than three in five] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and one in four in Japan] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Yasser Arafat has written to the chairman of the International Olympic Committee *-2 asking him *-3 to back a Palestinian bid * to join the committee] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Palestine Liberation Organization news agency WAFA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An official of the Palestinian Olympic Committee] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the committee first applied for membership in 1979 and renewed its application in August of this year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A Beijing food-shop assistant has become the first mainland Chinese 0 *T*-2 to get AIDS through sex] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the People 's Daily] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the man , whom it did not name *T*-63 , had been found *-1 to have the disease after hospital tests] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Once the disease was confirmed *-63 , all the man 's associates and family were tested *-64 , but none have so far been found *-1 to have AIDS] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the newspaper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The man had for a long time had `` a chaotic sex life , '' including relations with foreign men] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the newspaper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The official news agency PAP] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the increases were intended *-1 to bring unrealistically low energy charges into line with production costs and compensate for a rise in coal prices] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nemeth] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in parliament] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Czechoslovakia and Hungary would suffer environmental damage if the twin dams were built *-67 as * planned *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Czechoslovakia] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in May] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it could seek $ 2 billion *U* from Hungary if the twindam contract were broken *-68] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> After years of decline , weddings in France showed a 2.2 % upturn last year , with 6,000 more couples *ICH*-1 exchanging rings in 1988 than in the previous year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the national statistics office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• That 's not [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the nutty plot of `` A Wild Sheep Chase '' is rooted *-57 in reality] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BRAMALEA Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to issue 100 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 85.1 million *U* -RRB- of 10.5 % senior debentures due Nov. 30 , 1999 , together with 100,000 bond purchase warrants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Toronto-based real estate concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 each bond warrant entitles the holder to buy C$ 1,000 *U* principal amount of debentures at par plus accrued interest to the date of purchase] .
• The issue will be swapped *-70 into fixed-rate U.S. dollars at [<sub>ARG1</sub> a rate] 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 is less than 9 % ; a spokesman declined *-2 to elaborate .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bramalea] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to complete the issue by the end of the month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>rel</sub> say] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * contained dialogue] '' [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> because `` Sidewalk Stories '' is n't really silent at all] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is discussing plans *ICH*-1 with three of its regular Japanese suppliers * to possibly help *-2 build a larger version of its popular 767 twin-jet] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> David Dinkins failed *-2 to file his income taxes for four straight years] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a disembodied male voice] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Nasty innuendoes , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Siegal , Mr. Dinkins 's issues director ,] `` designed * *-1 to prosecute a case of political corruption that *T*-74 simply does n't exist . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Compare two candidates for mayor] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the announcer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> One] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's for * banning cop-killer bullets] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Funny thing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the kicker] , `` both these candidates are named *-2 Rudolph Giuliani . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dinkins] , he did n't know 0 the man 0 his campaign paid *T*-2 for a get-out-the-vote effort had been convicted *-3 of kidnapping .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dinkins 's managers] , he did have an office and his organization did have members .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Giuliani 's campaign chairman , Peter Powers ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Dinkins ad is `` deceptive] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joseph Napolitan , a pioneer in political television] , `` the idea is * to attack first , last and always . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> That commercial] -- which *T*-76 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Coleman wanted *-1 to take away the right of abortion `` even in cases of rape and incest , '' a charge 0 Mr. Coleman denies *T*-2] -- changed the dynamics of the campaign , *-3 transforming it , at least in part , into a referendum on abortion .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A voice] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> C'mon , now , do n't you have boyfriends ?] ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People have grown tired of these ads and Coleman has gotten the stigma of * being a negative campaigner] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Rozell , a political scientist at Mary Washington College] .
• `` Wilder has managed *-1 to get across the idea that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coleman] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> anything] [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> *-2 to get elected *-3 governor] and -- more important -- has been able *-1 to put the onus for all the negative campaigning on Coleman . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Coleman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> this week] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he would devote the remainder of the political season to positive campaigning] , but the truce lasted only hours .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 To get people 's attention these days] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Douglas Bailey , a political consultant] , `` your TV ad needs *-1 to be bold and entertaining , and , more often than not , that means confrontational .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Remember Pinocchio] ? '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a female voice] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Salmore , a political scientist at New Jersey 's Eagleton Institute ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's another example of an ad that *T*-1 's true but not fully accurate] .
• In 1966 , on route to a re-election rout of Democrat Frank O'Connor , [<sub>ARG0</sub> GOP Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York] appeared in person *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you want *-2 to keep the crime rates high , O'Connor is your man] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> These nations ' internal decisions `` will be made *-3 in a way 0 * not to offend their largest aid donor , largest private investor and largest lender *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Drobnick , director of the international business and research program at the University of Southern California 's Graduate School of Business] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , Asian cooperation is n't likely *-1 to parallel the European Common Market approach .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Rather , Japanese investment will spur integration of certain sectors] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kent Calder , a specialist in East Asian economies at the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and Internatonal Affairs at Princeton University] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The effect will be * to pull Asia together not as a common market but as an integrated production zone] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Goldman Sachs 's Mr. Hormats] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In Asia , as in Europe , a new order is taking shape] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The flow of Japanese funds has set in motion `` a process whereby these economies will be knitted *-1 together by the great Japanese investment machine *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Hormats , vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International Corp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's an understanding *ICH*-1 on the part of the U.S. that Japan has *-2 to expand its functions '' in Asia] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> J. Michael Farren , undersecretary of commerce for trade] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No one wants the U.S. to pick up its marbles and go home] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hormats] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They do n't want Japan to monopolize the region and sew it up] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chong-sik Lee , professor of East Asian politics at the University of Pennsylvania] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Watson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mrs. Yeargin never complained to school officials that the standardized test was unfair] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Ward] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when the cheating was discovered *-4 *T*-1 , she wanted *-2 to avoid the morale-damaging public disclosure that a trial would bring *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she offered Mrs. Yeargin a quiet resignation and thought 0 she could help *-1 save her teaching certificate] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> something like ` You just want *-1 to make it easy for the school] . '
• [_ARG0 The show] did n't give the particulars of Mrs. Yeargin 's offense , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARGM-ADV only] [_ARG1 that she helped students do better on the test] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The message to the board of education out of all this is 0 we 've got *-1 to take a serious look at how we 're doing our curriculum and our testing policies *T*-2 in this state] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the talk-show host] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Editorials in the Greenville newspaper] allowed that Mrs. Yeargin was wrong , but [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the case showed how testing was being overused *-2 *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The radio show `` enraged us] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mrs. Ward] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's hard * to explain to a 17-year-old why someone 0 they like *T*-2 had *-3 to go] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Ward] .
• `` [_ARG1 She did a lot of harm] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Cathryn Rice , who *T*-100 had discovered the crib notes] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 several teachers] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the incident casts doubt on the wisdom of * evaluating teachers or schools by * using standardized test scores] .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 Gayle Key , a mathematics teacher ,] `` The incentive pay thing has opened up a can of worms .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Yeargin] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she pleaded guilty because she realized 0 it *EXP*-2 would no longer be possible *-1 to win reinstatement , and because she was afraid of further charges] .
• In her wake she left the bitterness and anger of a principal who *T*-81 was her friend and now calls her a betrayer ; of [<sub>ARG0</sub> colleagues] who *T*-82 [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she brought them shame] ; of students and parents who *T*-83 defended her and insist 0 she was treated *-1 harshly ; and of school-district officials stunned that despite the bald-faced nature of her actions , she became something of a local martyr .
• `` [_ARG1 There is incredible pressure *ICH*-2 on school systems and teachers * to raise test scores] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Walt Haney , an education professor and testing specialist at Boston College] .
• [_ARG0 The group] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 standardized achievement test scores are greatly inflated because teachers often `` teach the test '' as Mrs. Yeargin did *?* , although most are never caught *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is n't another state in the country where tests mean as much as they do *?* in South Carolina *T*-1] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> South Carolina] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is getting results] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Critics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 South Carolina is paying a price by * stressing improved test scores so much] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-3] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the organization 's founder , John Cannell ,] * prosecuting Mrs. Yeargin is `` a way for 0 administrators to protect themselves *T*-4 and look like they take cheating seriously *T*-4 , when in fact they do n't take it seriously at all *T*-1 . ''
• [_ARG0 Paul Sandifer , director of testing for the South Carolina department of education ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Cannell 's allegations of cheating `` are purely without foundation , '' and based on unfair inferences] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> Partly because of worries about potential abuse] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the state will begin *-1 keeping closer track of achievement-test preparation booklets next spring] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was full of violence and gangs and kids cutting class] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Linda Ward , the school 's principal] .
• [_ARG1 Academically] , [_ARG0 Mrs. Ward] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , the school was having trouble *-2 serving in harmony its two disparate , and evenly split , student groups : a privileged white elite from old monied neighborhoods and blacks , many of them poor , from run-down , inner city neighborhoods .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Being a teacher just became my life] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the 37-year-old Mrs. Yeargin , a teacher for 12 years before her dismissal] . ``
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> She was an inspirational lady ; she had it all together] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Laura Dobson , a freshman at the University of South Carolina who *T*-90 had Mrs. Yeargin in the teacher-cadet class last year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that because of Mrs. Yeargin she gave up ambitions in architecture and is studying *-1 to become a teacher] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary Beth Marchand , a Greenville 11th grader ,] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mrs. Yeargin inspired her to go into education] .
• `` [_ARG1 She taught us more in Western Civilization than I 've ever learned in other classes] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Kelli Green , a Greenville senior] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> She just never gave it up] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary Marchand , Mary Beth 's mother] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Ward] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she often defended her to colleagues who *T*-91 called her a grandstander] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> others at Greenville High] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she was eager *-1 to win -- if not for money , then for pride and recognition] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary Elizabeth Ariail , another social-studies teacher ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she believed 0 Mrs. Yeargin wanted *-1 to keep her standing high so she could get a new job that *T*-92 would n't demand good hearing] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Last March] , after *-1 attending a teaching seminar in Washington , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Yeargin] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 she returned to Greenville two days before annual testing *-2 feeling that she had n't prepared her low-ability geography students adequately .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When test booklets were passed *-1 out 48 hours ahead of time *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 she copied questions in the social studies section and gave the answers to students .
• `` [_ARG1 I was trying *-1 to help kids in an unfair testing situation] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mrs. Yeargin] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that she also wanted *-1 to help *-2 lift Greenville High School 's overall test scores , usually near the bottom of 14 district high schools in rankings carried * annually by local newspapers] .
• [_ARG1 Mostly] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , she wanted *-2 to prevent the damage to self-esteem that her low-ability students would suffer *T*-3 from * doing badly on the test .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My teacher said 0 it *EXP*-1 was OK for me to use the notes on the test] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 These kids broke my heart] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> My teacher] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 was OK for me to use the notes on the test] , '' he said *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> School officials and prosecutors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mrs. Yeargin is lying] .
• They found [<sub>ARG0</sub> students] in an advanced class a year earlier who *T*-95 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she gave them similar help] , although because the case was n't tried in court , this evidence was never presented *-1 publicly .
• `` [_ARG1 That pretty much defeats any inkling that she was out *-1 to help the poor underprivileged child] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 Joe Watson , the prosecutor in the case , who *T*-96 is also president of Greenville High School 's alumni association] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If I took -LCB- these preparation booklets -RCB- into my classroom , I 'd have a hard time *-1 justifying to my students and parents that it was n't cheating] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Kaminski , a Traverse City , Mich. , teacher who *T*-103 has studied test coaching] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He and other critics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 such coaching aids can defeat the purpose of standardized tests , which *T*-104 is * to gauge learning progress] .
• `` It 's as if France decided *-1 to give only French history questions to students in a European history class , and when everybody aces the test *T*-3 , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 their kids are good in European history] , '' says *T*-2 John Cannell , an Albuquerque , N.M. , psychiatrist and founder of an educational research organization , Friends for Education , which *T*-105 has studied standardized testing .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's as if France decided *-1 to give only French history questions to students in a European history class , and when everybody aces the test *T*-3 , they say 0 their kids are good in European history] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Cannell , an Albuquerque , N.M. , psychiatrist and founder of an educational research organization , Friends for Education , which *T*-105 has studied standardized testing] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Arizona , California , Florida , Louisiana , Maryland , New Jersey , South Carolina and Texas] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> educators] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are common classroom tools] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Macmillan\/McGraw] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` well over 10 million '' of its Scoring High test-preparation books have been sold *-1 since their introduction 10 years ago , with most sales in the last five years] .
• [_ARG0 Michael Kean , director of marketing for CTB Macmillan\/McGraw , the Macmillan\/McGraw division that *T*-106 publishes Learning Materials ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is n't aimed *-1 at * improving test scores] .
• [_ARGM-TMP When * referred *-2 to the questions that *T*-107 matched *T*-1] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was coincidental] .
• [_ARG1 Because many of these subskills -- the symmetry of geometrical figures , metric measurement of volume , or pie and bar graphs , for example -- are only a small part of the total fifth-grade curriculum] , [_ARG0 Mr. Kaminski] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , the preparation kits would n't replicate too many , if their real intent was general instruction or even general familiarization with test procedures .
• [_ARG0 Rick Brownell , senior editor of Scoring High ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that Messrs. Kaminski and Mehrens are ignoring `` the need 0 students have *T*-1 for * becoming familiar with tests and testing format] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 authors of Scoring High `` scrupulously avoid '' *-1 replicating exact questions] , but he does n't deny that some items are similar .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a 1985 advisory to educators] , [_ARG0 McGraw-Hill] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Scoring High should n't be used *-1 because it represented a `` parallel form '' of the CAT and CTBS tests] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Messrs. Brownell and Kean] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are unaware of any efforts *ICH*-1 by McGraw-Hill * to modify or discontinue Scoring High] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Close parallels between tests and practice tests are common] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some educators and researchers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• But some practice products are so similar to the tests themselves that [<sub>ARG0</sub> critics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they represent a form of school-sponsored cheating] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alleghany Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the acquisition of Sacramento Savings & Loan Association from the H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation for $ 150 million *U*] .
• `` [_ARG1 When scientific progress moves into uncharted ground *T*-1 , there has *-3 to be a role *ICH*-4 for society * to make judgments about its applications] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Myron Genel , associate dean of the Yale Medical School] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The unavailability of federal funds , and the climate in which the decision was made *-2 *T*-1 , certainly do n't provide any incentive for one of the more visible foundations to provide support] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Mason , assistant secretary for health ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ban on federal funding of fetal-tissue transplant research `` should be continued *-1 indefinitely] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the ban wo n't stop privately funded tissue-transplant research or federally funded fetal-tissue research that *T*-111 does n't involve transplants] .
• [_ARG0 Department officials] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that HHS Secretary Louis Sullivan will support Dr. Mason 's ruling , which *T*-112 will be issued *-1 soon in the form of a letter to the acting director of the National Institutes of Health] .
• [_ARG1 The stocks of banking concerns based * in Massachusetts] were n't helped *-1 much by the announcement , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , because many of those concerns have financial problems tied * to their real-estate loan portfolios , * making them unattractive takeover targets .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of the stocks that *T*-117 have been under water finally saw a reason 0 * to uptick *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Jennison , head trader of banking issues in Shearson Lehman Hutton 's OTC department] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ed Macheski , a Wilton , Conn. , money manager who *T*-120 follows bank stocks ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the announcement effectively gives the deal `` the green light] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Jennison] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Northeast Bancorp also fared well because takeover stocks have returned to favor among investors] .
• [_ARG0 Dan E. Nelms , Valley Federal 's president and chief executive officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the one-time charge substantially eliminates future losses associated * with the unit] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's core business remains strong] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that after the charges , and *-1 `` assuming no dramatic fluctuation in interest rates , the company expects *-1 to achieve near-record earnings in 1990] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The two concerns] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ratners will begin a tender offer for all of Weisfield 's common shares for $ 57.50 *U* each *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The restaurant operator] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has redeemed its rights issued * Monday under its shareholder rights plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The fast-food company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its decision was based *-1 on discussions with a shareholder group , Giant Group Ltd. , `` in an effort * to resolve certain disputes with the company] . ''
• [_ARG0 The Huntsville , Ala. , electronic products maker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to post a `` significant '' loss for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30] .
• The bank stocks got a boost when [<sub>ARG0</sub> Connecticut Bank & Trust and Bank of New England] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they no longer oppose pending legislation that *T*-1 would permit banks from other regions to merge with Connecticut and Massachusetts banks] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sonnett] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that clients who *T*-130 pay cash may include alleged drug dealers who *T*-131 do n't have domestic bank accounts] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sonnett] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there also may be other circumstances under which individuals would n't want the government to know 0 they had retained criminal defense lawyers *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Filling out detailed forms about these individuals would tip the IRS off and spark action against the clients] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Ross , a New York lawyer who *T*-132 heads the ABA 's grand jury committee ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that lawyers are prohibited *-1 by the ABA 's code of ethics from *-1 disclosing information about a client except where a court orders it *T*-3 or *-1 to prevent the client from *-4 committing a criminal act that *T*-2 could result in death] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he met with officials of the IRS and the Justice Department , which *T*-133 would bring any enforcement actions against taxpayers , *-1 to discuss the issue last May] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 IRS officials opposed the Justice Department 's moderate stance on the matter] .
• A spokesman for the IRS confirmed that `` there has been correspondence mailed * about incomplete 8300s , '' but [_ARG0 he] declined *-1 to [_rel say] [_ARG1 why the letters were sent *-2 to lawyers now] .
• [_ARG0 Individuals familiar with the Justice Department 's policy] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Justice officials had n't any knowledge of the IRS 's actions in the last week] .
• On Tuesday , [_ARG0 the judge] called a news conference *-1 to [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 he was quitting * effective Dec. 31 *-2 to join a San Francisco law firm] .
• [_ARG0 Judge Ramirez , 44 ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it *EXP*-3 is unjust for judges to make what they do *?* *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 The judge] declined *-1 to discuss his salary in detail , but [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm going *-2 to be a high-priced lawyer] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In his lawsuit] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Trudeau] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the strike illegally included Darkhorse , and the cartoonist refused *-1 to honor the strike against the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the guild] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the union 's lawyers are reviewing the suit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 disciplinary proceedings are confidential] and declined *-1 to comment on whether any are being held *-2 against Mr. Trudeau .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Trudeau 's attorney , Norman K. Samnick ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the harassment consists mainly of the guild 's year-long threats of disciplinary action] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Samnick] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a guild disciplinary hearing is scheduled *-1 next Monday in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Samnick , who *T*-135 will go before the disciplinary panel ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the proceedings are unfair and that any punishment from the guild would be unjustified] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] was quoted *-1 as *-4 referring to the victims as `` queers '' and *-4 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 they would n't have been killed *-2 `` if they had n't been cruising the streets *-3 picking up teenage boys] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert R. Murray , a special master appointed * by the Texas Supreme Court ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Judge Hampton did n't breach any judicial standards of fairness , although he did violate the state 's judicial code by *-1 commenting publicly on a pending case] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Murray] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Judge Hampton 's comments did n't discredit the judiciary or the administration of justice] .
• `` [_ARG1 This form forces a lawyer to become , in effect , a witness against his client] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Neal R. Sonnett , president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers] .
• [_ARG0 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has reached an agreement *ICH*-1 in principle * to buy buildings and related property in Albany , Ga. , from Bridgestone\/Firestone Inc] .
• [_ARG0 The tire maker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the buildings consist of 1.8 million square feet of office , manufacturing and warehousing space on 353 acres of land] .
• [_ARG0 Japan 's Fair Trade Commission] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is considering *-1 investigating the bids for possible antitrust-law violations] .
• NEC released [_ARG0 a statement] [_rel saying] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We feel sorry for *-1 having caused trouble to society] , '' a form of apology common in Japan for companies caught * in embarrassing situations .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fujitsu] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it bid the equivalent of less than a U.S. penny on three separate municipal contracts during the past two years] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Asked *-2 whether the bidding flap would hurt U.S.-Japan relations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Yamamoto] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 this will be a minus factor] . ''
• [_ARGM-DIS Then] [_ARGM-TMP Wednesday] , [_ARG0 Fujitsu] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it made a similar bid *-1 to win a library contract in Nagano prefecture two weeks earlier] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that in July , it bid 10,000 yen *-2 to design a system for the Saitama prefectural library , and two years ago , it bid one yen *-1 to plan the telecommunications system for Wakayama prefecture] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has offered *-1 to withdraw its bids in Hiroshima and Nagano] .
• [_ARG0 The municipalities] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have n't decided whether *-1 to try *-2 to force the company to go through with the contracts] .
• [_ARG0 Fujitsu and NEC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were still investigating , and that knowledge of more such bids could emerge] .
• [_ARG0 Other major Japanese computer companies contacted * yesterday] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have never made such bids] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One yen is not ethical] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michio Sasaki , an official at Keidanren , the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NEC , one of its largest domestic competitors ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it bid one yen in two separate public auctions since 1987] .
• `` [_ARG1 These cases lead to the loss of the firms ' social and international credibility] , '' [_ARG0 a ministry statement] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Michaels Stores Inc. , which *T*-142 owns and operates a chain of specialty retail stores ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 October sales rose 14.6 % to $ 32.8 million *U* from $ 28.6 million *U* a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 Furukawa Co. of Japan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will acquire two construction machinery plants and a sales unit in France formerly belonging to Dresser Industries Inc. of the U.S.] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it made the purchase in order *-1 to locally produce hydraulically operated shovels] .
• [_ARG0 Furukawa] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the purchase of the French and German plants together will total about 40 billion yen -LRB- $ 280 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [_ARG0 Structural Dynamics Research Corp. , which *T*-143 makes computer-aided engineering software ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it introduced new technology in mechanical design automation that *T*-144 will improve mechanical engineering productivity] .
• [_ARGM-ADV * Related to that decision] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was converting its Santa Clara , Calif. , factory to a research and development facility] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a company that *T*-146 has invested in capacity additions more aggressively than any other company in the industry and now the industry is growing more slowly and they are suddenly poorly positioned] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Stark , chip analyst at Robertson , Stephens & Co] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In September] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the custom-chip maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 excess capacity and lagging billings would result in an estimated $ 2 million to $ 3 million *U* net loss for the third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they decided *-2 to take a $ 43 million *U* pretax charge for the period *-3 to cover a restructuring of world-wide manufacturing operations] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 citing extended weakness in the market as well as a decision * to switch to more economical production techniques] .
• `` [_ARG1 Over the summer months , there has been a slowing in the rate of new orders from the computer sector , our primary market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Wilfred J. Corrigan , chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [_ARGM-CAU As a result] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it decided *-1 to phase out its oldest capacity and `` make appropriate reductions '' in operating expenses] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Not counting the extraordinary charge] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would have had a net loss of $ 3.1 million *U* , or seven cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders in Tokyo] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates has spurred dollar buying by Japanese institutions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the dollar merely drifted lower following the release Wednesday of the U.S. purchasing managers ' report] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the dollar was pressured *-1 slightly because a number of market participants had boosted their expectations in the past day and were looking for an index above 50 , which *T*-148 indicates an expanding manufacturing economy] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> most] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the index had no more than a minimal effect on trade] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At the same time] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. unit has been locked *-1 into a relatively narrow range in recent weeks , in part because the hefty Japanese demand for dollars has been offset *-2 by the mark 's strength , * resulting in a stalemate] .
• `` [_ARG1 Dollar-yen -LCB- trade -RCB- is the driving force in the market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Tom Trettien , a vice president with Banque Paribas in New York] , `` but I 'm not convinced *-2 0 it will continue .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One station manager] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes 0 Viacom 's move is a `` pre-emptive strike '' because the company is worried that `` Cosby '' ratings will continue *-1 to drop in syndication over the next few years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gillespie at Viacom] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ratings are rising] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> executives at stations in such major markets as Washington ; Providence , R.I. ; Cleveland ; Raleigh , N.C. ; Minneapolis , and Louisville , Ky. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they may very well not renew `` Cosby] . ''
• [_ARG0 Dick Lobo , the general manager of WTVJ , the NBC-owned station in Miami] [_ARGM-DIS , for example ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the show has `` been a major disappointment to us] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Neil Kuvin , the general manager of WHAS , the CBS affiliate in Louisville ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` Cosby '' gets the station 's highest ratings and 0 he 's `` pleased *-1] . ''
• But the ratings are considerably below expectations , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> some stations] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they may not buy new episodes when their current contracts expire *T*-1] .
• Meanwhile , stations are fuming because , [<sub>ARG0</sub> many of them] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1] , the show 's distributor , Viacom Inc. , is giving an ultimatum : * Either sign new long-term commitments * to buy future episodes or risk *-2 losing `` Cosby '' to a competitor .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're willing *-2 to negotiate] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dennis Gillespie , executive vice president of marketing] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the general manager of a network affiliate in the Midwest] , `` I think 0 if I tell them 0 I need more time , they 'll take ` Cosby ' across the street , ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Wu , the company 's representative in Taiwan ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Atlanta-based Life of Georgia will sell conventional life-insurance products] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Campbell was n't even contacted *-1 by the magazine for the opportunity * to comment] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Modifications *ICH*-3] had been made *-80 to the Souper Combo product at the time 0 the issue was printed *-81 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , *-80 making it less an offender than * was portrayed *-4 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You really need the Campbell Soups of the world to be interested in your magazine if you 're going *-1 to make a run of it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mike White , senior vice president and media director at DDB Needham , Chicago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Waste Management spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its ad in the premiere issue was a one-time purchase , and 0 it does n't have any plans * to advertise in future issues] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't spend much on print advertising] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The first and second issues sold out on newsstands] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , and the magazine has orders for 93,000 subscriptions .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not saying 0 advertising revenue is n't important] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` but I could n't sleep at night '' if the magazine bowed to a company because they once took out an ad .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] 'm [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 advertising revenue is n't important] , '' she says 0 *T*-1 , `` but I could n't sleep at night '' if the magazine bowed to a company because they once took out an ad .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Interpublic Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its television programming operations -- which it expanded *T*-1 earlier this year -- agreed *-2 to supply more than 4,000 hours of original programming across Europe in 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the programs , largely game shows , will be provided *-84 by its E.C. Television unit along with Fremantle International , a producer and distributor of game shows of which it recently bought 49 % *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that volume makes it the largest supplier of original TV programming in Europe] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Young & Rubicam] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed its acquisition of Landor Associates , a San Francisco identity-management firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sea Containers Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it might increase the price of its $ 70-a-share *U* buy-back plan if *-2 pressed *-1 by Temple Holdings Ltd. , which *T*-156 made an earlier tender offer for Sea Containers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sea Containers , a Hamilton , Bermuda-based shipping concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Tuesday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it would sell $ 1.1 billion *U* of assets and use some of the proceeds *-2 to buy about 50 % of its common shares for $ 70 *U* apiece] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The lower figures] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , would stem from preferred shares being converted *-88 to common stock and the possibility that Sea Containers ' subsidiaries might be required *-2 to place their shares in the open market .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Temple] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Sea Containers ' plan raises `` numerous legal , regulatory , financial and fairness issues , ''] but did n't elaborate .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sherwood] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 reaction to Sea Containers ' proposal has been `` very positive] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sea Containers ' chief executive officer , James Sherwood ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , under the asset-sale plan , Sea Containers would end up with a cash surplus of approximately $ 620 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> About $ 490 million *U* of that would be allocated *-87 to the buy-back , * leaving about $ 130 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That $ 130 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sherwood] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , `` gives us some flexibility in case Temple raises its bid .
• '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] declined *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> , however ,] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how much Sea Containers might raise its price *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But now , there seems *-2 to be a fairly systematic effort * to address the problem] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chuck Hurley , vice president of communications for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We could prevent many of these fatalities with minimum roof-crush standards] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Detroit] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Chrysler Corp. official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company currently has no rear-seat lap and shoulder belts in its light trucks , but plans *-1 to begin *-2 phasing them in by the end of the 1990 model year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Chrysler fully expects *-1 to have them installed *-2 across its light-truck line by the Sept. 1 , 1991 , deadline] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chrysler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its trucks and vans already meet the roof-crush resistance standard for cars] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Leinonen , executive engineer of Ford Motor Co. 's auto-safety office ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Ford trucks have met car standards for roof-crush resistance since 1982] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Leinonen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects Ford to meet the deadline easily] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Today 's action] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , `` represents another milestone in the ongoing program 0 *T*-2 to promote vehicle occupant safety in light trucks and minivans through its extension of passenger car standards . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In September] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the department] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will require trucks and minivans to be equipped *-90 with the same front-seat headrests that *T*-1 have long been required *-91 on passenger cars] .
• The Big Three auto makers said 0 the rule changes were n't surprising because [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bush administration officials] have [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> long] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they planned *-1 to impose car safety standards on light trucks and vans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Big Three auto makers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the rule changes were n't surprising because Bush administration officials have long said 0 they planned *-1 to impose car safety standards on light trucks and vans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that many vehicles classed * as commercial light trucks actually carry more people than cargo and therefore should have the same safety features as cars] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Consolidated Rail Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would spend more than $ 30 million *U* on 1,000 enclosed railcars for * transporting autos] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank of New England Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has held talks with potential merger partners outside New England] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although it added that nothing is imminent and it has n't received any formal offers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> recently] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would sell some operations and lay off 4 % of its work force , altogether *-1 reducing employment to less than 16,000 from about 18,000] .
• The discussions were disclosed *-93 as [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it has dropped its longstanding opposition to full interstate banking bills in Connecticut and in Massachusetts] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A bank spokeswoman] also declined *-1 to comment on any merger-related matters , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company decided *-2 to drop its opposition to the interstate banking legislation because `` prevailing sentiment is in favor of passage] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Kearny , N.J.-based maker of hair accessories and other cosmetic products] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it cut the dividend due to its third-quarter loss of $ 992,000 *U* , or 15 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rally 's Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has redeemed its rights outstanding issued * Monday in its shareholder rights plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 holders of stock of record Nov. 10 will receive 1\/10th of one cent a share as the redemption payment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The fast-food company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its decision was based *-1 upon discussions with a shareholder group , Giant Group Ltd. , `` in an effort * to resolve certain disputes with the company] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are certain cult wines that *T*-163 can command these higher prices] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Larry Shapiro of Marty 's , one of the largest wine shops in Dallas] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We thought 0 it was awfully expensive] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sterling Pratt , wine director at Schaefer 's in Skokie , Ill. , one of the top stores in suburban Chicago] , `` but there are people out there with very different opinions of value .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There may be sticker-shock reaction initially] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pratt] , `` but as the wine is talked about *-1 and starts *-1 to sell , they eventually get excited and decide 0 it 's worth the astronomical price *-3 to add it to their collection . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They wo n't buy if the quality is not there] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cedric Martin of Martin Wine Cellar in New Orleans] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] in the Chicago district , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the report] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , `` a manufacturer of capital goods noted slower orders for some types , including defense equipment , petroleum equipment , food packaging machinery and material handling equipment . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Black] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is `` pleased '' with the economy 's recent performance , and does n't see `` a lot of excesses *ICH*-1 out there that *T*-3 would tilt us into recession] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The economy is clearly slowing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Black , president of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Nevertheless] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> both Mr. Guffey and Mr. Black] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the slowdown so far is no cause for concern] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're coming closer to * achieving the stated objective of * slowing the economy to a point where hopefully some downward trend in prices will occur *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guffey] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the market had been expecting the Fed to ease sooner and a little more than it has *?* to date] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Johnson , vice president of global markets for Bankers Trust Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Integra-A Hotel & Restaurant Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its planned rights offering 0 *T*-1 to raise about $ 9 million *U* was declared *-103 effective] and the company will begin *-2 mailing materials to shareholders at the end of this week .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Integra , which *T*-174 owns and operates hotels ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Hallwood Group Inc. has agreed *-1 to exercise any rights that *T*-175 are n't exercised *-2 by other shareholders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Copperweld Corp. , a specialty steelmaker ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 445 workers at a plant in Shelby , Ohio , began a strike after the United Steelworkers Local 3057 rejected a new contract on Tuesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Copperweld] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't expect a protracted strike] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has taken measures *-1 to continue shipments during the work stoppage] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Treasury] said 0 it plans *-1 to sell $ 30 billion *U* in notes and bonds next week , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the auctions will be postponed *-105 unless Congress acts quickly *-2 to lift the federal debt ceiling] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to sell $ 30 billion *U* in notes and bonds next week] , but said 0 the auctions will be postponed *-105 unless Congress acts quickly *-2 to lift the federal debt ceiling .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Basham , deputy assistant secretary for federal finance ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Treasury may wait until late Monday or even early Tuesday *-2 to announce whether the autions are *-1 to be rescheduled *-106] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Treasury] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to sell $ 10 billion *U* in 36-day cash management bills on Thursday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> None of the securities will be eligible for when-issued trading until Congress approves an increase in the debt ceiling , *-1 clearing the way for a formal offering] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Basham] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it needs *-1 to raise $ 47.5 billion *U* in the current quarter in order *-1 to end December with a $ 20 billion *U* cash balance] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The remaining $ 21.9 billion *U* could be raised *-111 through the sale of short-term Treasury bills , two-year notes in November and five-year notes in early December] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unless it can raise money in financial markets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Basham] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , the federal government wo n't have the cash 0 * to pay off $ 13.8 billion *U* in Treasury bills that *T*-176 mature on Thursday *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Each day that Congress fails *-1 to act *T*-2 ... will cause additional disruption in our borrowing schedule , * possibly resulting in higher interest costs to the taxpayer] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a speech prepared * for delivery last night to a group of bankers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lancaster Colony Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired Reames Foods Inc. in a cash transaction] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Reames , a maker and marketer of frozen noodles and pre-cooked pasta based * in Clive , Iowa , has annual sales of about $ 11 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lancaster] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eaton Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold its Pacific Sierra Research Corp. unit to a company formed * by employees of that unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Leming] was n't surprised *-1 by the lower price cited * by NL , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes that $ 55 *U* a share is `` the most 0 you can pay *T*-2 for Georgia Gulf before it becomes a bad acquisition] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> J. Landis Martin , NL president and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 NL and Mr. Simmons cut the price *ICH*-2 0 they were proposing *T*-1 for Georgia Gulf because they initially planned a transaction that *T*-180 included about $ 250 million *U* in equity and a substantial amount of high-yield subordinated debt] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , the group plans *-2 to put in `` several hundred million '' dollars in equity and finance the remainder with bank debt .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the group reduced its offer 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] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Martin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have n't yet decided what their next move would be *T*-181] , but he did n't rule out the possibility of a consent solicitation aimed * at * replacing Georgia Gulf 's board .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Georgia Gulf] rebuffed that offer in September and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would study other alternatives] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Late yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Georgia Gulf] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reviewed the NL proposal as well as interests from `` third parties '' regarding business combinations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Georgia Gulf] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has n't eliminated any alternatives and that `` discussions *PPA*-2 are being held *-1 with interested parties , and work *ICH*-3 is also continuing on other various transactions] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He has clamped on their ankle like a pit bull] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Leming , a vice president with Morgan Stanley & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> University Patents Inc. , based * in Westport , Conn. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it seeks Johnson & Johnson 's profits from sales of Retin-A , estimated * at $ 50 million *U* , a similar amount of punitive damages and the right * to license Retin-A elsewhere] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe that it *EXP*-3 is vitally important for those Japanese business interests -LCB- in the U.S. . -RCB- to be more aware of the emotions and concerns of the American people] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman , Taizo Watanabe] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials from both nations] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. public 's skittishness about Japanese investment could color a second round of bilateral economic talks scheduled * for next week in Washington] .
• While [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dallara and Japanese officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the question of investors ' access to the U.S. and Japanese markets may get a disproportionate share of the public 's attention] , a number of other important economic issues will be on the table at next week 's talks .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The U.S.] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is anxious for results] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We feel very strongly that we really need action across the full range of issues 0 we 've identified *T*-1 , and we need it by next spring] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dallara] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Just to say 0 the distribution system is wrong does n't mean anything] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Ministry of International Trade and Industry official] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] Just to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the distribution system is wrong] does n't mean anything , '' says *T*-1 a Ministry of International Trade and Industry official .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That process of * sorting out specifics] is likely *-1 to take time , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Japanese] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , no matter how badly the U.S. wants quick results *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Little by little , there is progress] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the MITI official] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Japanese `` should see this rhetoric as a signal of the need for a change in their own economy] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Dallara , U.S. assistant Treasury secretary , who *T*-184 has been in Tokyo this week *-2 informally discussing the impending negotiations with government and business leaders] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have a long history of * maintaining an open direct-investment policy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dallara] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The deal is chiefly designed *-1 *-3 to give Mitsubishi a window on the U.S. glass industry ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ichiro Wakui , an executive in Mitsubishi 's general merchandise department in New York] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's not just a simple investment in a small company] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wakui] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mitsubishi 's investment in Free State is `` very small ... less than $ 4 million *U*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wakui] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All the `` sogo-shosha '' are looking for new business] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arthur Klauser , adviser to the president of Mitsui , U.S.A. ,] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 using the Japanese term for the largest of the global trading houses] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Strategic objectives , not financial return , drive many of the deals] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Venture Economics spokesman] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's the classic problem of the small businessman] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Malcolm Davies , managing director of Trading Alliance Corp. of New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Klauser] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mitsui has 75 U.S. subsidiaries in which it holds 35 % interest or more *T*-1 and the trading company hopes *-2 to double the number of its U.S. affiliates in 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A 1 % to 2 % *U* return on $ 17 billion *U* `` ai n't hay] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Klauser] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They view this as a growth area so they went about it with a systematic approach] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Olsen , a Candela vice president] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You 're dead in the water if you are n't segmenting the market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anne Moore , president of Synergistics Research Corp. , a bank consulting firm in Atlanta] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judie MacDonald , vice president of retail sales at Barnett Banks Inc. of Jacksonville , Fla. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company now targets sub-segments within the market by *-1 tailoring its popular Seniors Partners Program to various life styles] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Varying age , geography and life-style differences create numerous sub-markets] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. MacDonald] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 individual Barnett branches can add different benefits *ICH*-1 to their Seniors Partners package -- such as athletic activities or travel clubs -- *-2 to appeal to local market interests] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> An active 55-year-old in Boca Raton may care more about Senior Olympic games , while a 75-year-old in Panama City may care more about a seminar on health] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Today , a banker is worrying about local , regional and money-center -LCB- banks -RCB- , as well as thrifts and credit unions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Moore at Synergistics Research] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The average household will spread 19 accounts over a dozen financial institutions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael P. Sullivan , who *T*-203 runs his own bank consulting firm in Charlotte , N.C] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The more accounts 0 customers have *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sullivan] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , the more likely they are *-3 to be attracted *-123 to a package -- and *-3 to be loyal to the bank that *T*-205 offers it .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's not easy * to roll out something that comprehensive , and make it pay] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jacob] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> These days , banking customers walk in the door *-1 expecting you to have a package especially for them] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Moore] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> First Union] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , now has packages for seven customer groups .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I deserve something for my loyalty] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sale] : `` I think 0 more banks are starting *-2 to realize that we have *-3 to be more like the department store , not the boutique . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SHAREDATA Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will amend a registration statement filed * with the Securities and Exchange Commission *-1 to delete a plan * to sell 500,000 newly issued common shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Chandler , Ariz. , company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will resubmit the registration 0 *T*-1 to cover only the 2.3 million warrants , each exercisable for the purchase of one common share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Chicago Mercantile Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to institute an additional `` circuit breaker '' aimed * at * stemming market slides] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The exchange] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the 30-point circuit breaker , which *T*-212 currently provides only a one-hour respite during market sell-offs , will become the maximum one-day limit for the S&P 500 stock-index futures contract] ; the one-day limit now is 50 index points .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Merc] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that five-point limit will remain in effect for the first 10 minutes of trading] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Washington] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> House aides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Phelan told congressmen that the collar , which *T*-213 banned program trades through the Big Board 's computer when the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved 50 points *T*-1 , did n't work well] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that firms could get around the collar by * executing trades manually] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a post-hearing news conference] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan , who *T*-214 has publicly expressed concern about market volatility ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he told the House finance and telecommunications subcommittee that he would support the program-trading halt proposal `` * providing 0 the SEC would be comfortable with the language '' in a bill] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SEC Chairman Richard Breeden] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would be willing *-1 to consider circuit breakers that *T*-215 have preset trigger points , but he does n't want discretionary power * to stop programs] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Markey said 0 we could have done this in public '' because so little sensitive information was disclosed *-132] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the aide] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Markey] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 we could have done this in public '' because so little sensitive information was disclosed *-132] , the aide said 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Big Board is likely *-1 to study the program-trading issue] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New York Stock Exchange chairman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he does n't support * reinstating a `` collar '' on program trading] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 arguing that firms could get around such a limit] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That response annoyed Rep. Markey] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> House aides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and the congressman snapped back that there had been enough studies of the issue and that it was time for action on the matter .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Dingell] expressed concern , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , about jurisdictional problems in * regulating program trading , which *T*-217 uses futures *-1 to offset stock trades .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Chicago Merc] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a new one-hour price limit would take effect in its Standard & Poor 's 500 stock-index futures pit once S&P 500 futures fell 20 index points -- the equivalent of about a 150-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it decided 0 a new circuit breaker was needed *-126 following a review of the tumultuous trading in stocks and stock-index futures on Friday Oct. 13 , when the Dow Jones industrials plunged 190 points *T*-1 and stock-index futures prices skidded as well *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Merc] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its existing 30-minute , 12-point limit on S&P 500 stock-index futures trading -LRB- equal to about 100 points on the Dow Jones industrials -RRB- , which *T*-1 was triggered *-127 Oct. 13 , will remain in effect] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leo Melamed , Merc executive committee chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the 12-point limit appeared *-1 to lessen the selling panic Oct. 13] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 To ring for even one service at this tower , we have *-1 to scrape] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hammond , a retired water-authority worker] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They were a self-perpetuating club that *T*-229 treated the tower as sort of a separate premises] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Vicar Hummerstone] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The vicar , W.D. Jones ,] refuses *-1 to talk about it , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would `` reopen the wound] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> So crunch , crunch , crunch , bang , bang , bang -- here come *T*-4 the ringers from above , *-1 making a very obvious exit while the congregation is at prayer] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sound of bells is a net 0 *T*-1 to draw people into the church] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers , a sort of parliament of ringing groups , aims *-1 to improve relations with vicars] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John C. Baldwin , president] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baldwin] , `` We recognize that we may no longer have as high a priority in church life and experience . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One survey] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that of the 100,000 trained bellringers in England today , only 40,000 of them still ring] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the council 's program * to attract and train ringers is only partly successful] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baldwin] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Another women] wrote from Sheffield *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in her 60 years of ringing , `` I have never known a lady to faint in the belfry] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> many market watchers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 recent dividend trends raise another warning flag] : While dividends have risen smartly , their expansion has n't kept pace with even stronger advances in stock prices .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Put *-1 another way , the decline in the yield suggests 0 stocks have gotten pretty rich in price relative to the dividends 0 they pay *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some market analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors should run for the exits if a sustained market rebound pushes the yield below 3 %] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A drop below that 3 % benchmark `` has always been a strong warning sign that stocks are fully valued *-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Boesel of T. Rowe Price] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> There] 's never been an exception , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald W. Perritt , a Chicago investment adviser and money manager] , [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> based on a review of six decades of stock-market data] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] in each case , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , a sharp drop in stock prices began within a year .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some market analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the current 3.3 % reading is n't as troublesome as it might have been *?* in years past] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's not a very meaningful indicator currently because corporations are not behaving in a traditional manner] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James H. Coxon , head of stock investments for Cigna Corp. , the Philadelphia-based insurer] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That is just a tad below the average of the past 40 years or so] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A total of 139 companies *ICH*-1 raised dividends in October , basically unchanged from 138 a year ago] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> S&P] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Wednesday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That can be a trap for unwary investors] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Bernstein , senior quantitative analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Having the dividend increases is a supportive element in the market outlook , but I do n't think 0 it 's a main consideration] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Strong dividend growth] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , is `` the black widow of valuation '' -- a reference to the female spiders that *T*-231 attract males and then kill them after mating .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Invariably , those strong periods in the economy give way to recessionary environments] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that payouts have sometimes risen most sharply when prices were already on their way down from cyclical peaks *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Your Oct. 13 page-one story on the renewed plight of Western Union] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Western Union had lost its chance * to be in the telephone business by *-1 turning down Alexander Graham Bell 's offer to it of his invention , because it supposedly felt that voice communication would never replace the telegraph] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Troubled NBI Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it fired more than half its work force and is discontinuing its hardware business *-1 to focus on its software and service operations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-237 recently said 0 it lacked the profits and capital 0 * to pay dividends on its Series A convertible preferred stock *T*-1 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has hired an investment banker 0 *T*-2 to help it raise additional cash] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] , which *T*-237 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> recently] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lacked the profits and capital 0 * to pay dividends on its Series A convertible preferred stock *T*-1] , said 0 it has hired an investment banker 0 *T*-2 to help it raise additional cash .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The ailing company , which *T*-236 has reported net losses for 16 consecutive quarters ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't manufacture network computer systems any more and will greatly reduce its costly direct sales force] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Altogether] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> NBI] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 it will eliminate 266 jobs at its Boulder headquarters , 176 field sales jobs and 50 jobs at its Canadian and United Kingdom headquarters .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen G. Jerritts , president and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 customers were n't willing *-1 to commit to an expensive NBI hardware systems because of the company 's financial troubles] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Further] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , the company does n't have the capital needed * * to build the business over the next year or two .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We flat ran out of financing resources] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jerritts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> As a result] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 NBI will focus on * servicing its installed base of systems , trying *-4 to provide maintenance for other manufacturers and expanding its software business , *-4 using some of the applications 0 it developed *T*-3 for its hardware] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In his return toast to Mr. Nixon] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Yang] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the relationship had reached a `` stalemate] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And he plans *-1 to brief the president at the end of the week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a meeting with Premier Li Peng on Monday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nixon] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he hoped 0 he would n't encounter guards with machine guns during his visit to the U.S. Embassy] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Biscayne has n't any telephone listing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an operator] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Reached *-1 at his office] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. McFall , currently chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> An implication that we failed *-3 to return investor funds is inappropriate and inaccurate] . ''
• He described the situation as `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> an escrow problem , a timing issue] , '' which [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 was rapidly rectified *-2 , with no losses to customers .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Felten] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We got what *T*-252 amounted to a parking ticket , and by *-1 complaining about it , we ended up with a sizable fine and suspension] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dahl , a registered representative in the insurance business ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he `` screwed up '' because he did n't realize 0 he was breaking securities laws] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Insurance agents have been forced *-158 by their companies into *-2 becoming registered reps] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , `` but they are not providing compliance and security-type training so that we can avoid stupid mistakes . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I was n't ever actively engaged *-1 in any securities activities] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cutrer] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2] was just a stupid mistake * to get the license , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding , `` I 'd just as soon not get into '' details of the settlement] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> J.L. Henry has n't any Miami telephone listing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an operator] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in London and Tokyo , where computer-driven trading now plays a small but growing role *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a number of hurdles loom] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It has not been disruptive in the markets here] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Maughan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Index-arbitrage trading is `` something 0 we want *-1 to watch *T*-1 closely] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official at London 's Stock Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Market professionals] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 London has several attractions] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still , `` Much less -LCB- index-arbitrage activity -RCB- *ICH*-1 is done *-161 over here than in the U.S.] '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Barfield , chief investment manager at Standard Life Assurance Co. , which *T*-258 manages about # 15 billion *U* -LRB- $ 23.72 billion *U* -RRB- in United Kingdom institutional funds] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan is `` very concerned '' about the possible effects of program trading] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a senior Japanese official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after the Oct. 13 stock plunge in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But a survey early this summer indicated that the volume of index-options trading was only 15 % of the size of the underlying equity market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> exchange officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan 's Finance Ministry already is scrutinizing institutional investors ' activity *-1 to see whether policy changes are needed *-160 * to cope with the current level of program trading] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Makato Utsumi , vice minister for international finance] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Adopting a training-wage policy means `` * getting beyond the nickel and diming of the minimum wage] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Roukema] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The U.S. Chamber of Commerce] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 still opposed to any mininum-wage increase] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the compromise plan * to lift the wage floor 27 % in two stages between April 1990 and April 1991 `` will be impossible for many employers to accommodate and will result in the elimination of jobs for American workers and higher prices for American consumers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Advocates] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 90-cent-an-hour rise , to $ 4.25 *U* an hour by April 1991 , is too small for the working poor] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while opponents argued that the increase will still hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are no smiles about this bill] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Pat Williams -LRB- D. , Mont . -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> during House floor debate] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While the minimum wage had traditionally been pegged *-164 at half the average U.S. manufacturing wage , the level of $ 4.25 *U* an hour in 1991 will still be less than 35 % of average factory pay] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Williams] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> long-time associate Jerry Griffin , vice president , corporate development , at WTD Industries Inc.] : `` He is n't of the old school of * winning at any cost . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> He also is a consensus manager] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> insiders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The decision * to make the bid for Nekoosa , for example , was made *-2 only after all six members of Georgia-Pacific 's management committee signed onto the deal -- even though Mr. Hahn knew 0 he wanted *-3 to go after the company early on] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Correll] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Associates] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Hahn picked up that careful approach to management as president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 Assuming that post at the age of 35 , he managed by consensus , as * is the rule in universities] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warren H. Strother , a university official who *T*-2 is researching a book on Mr. Hahn] .
• Mr. Hahn agrees that he has a `` retentive '' memory , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> friends] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that 's an understatement] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The record of companies that *T*-8 have diversified is n't all that impressive , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It] would be a good match , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hahn and many analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , of two healthy companies with high-quality assets and strong cash flows .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kathryn McAuley , an analyst at First Manhattan Co.] : `` This is the greatest acquisition challenge 0 he has faced *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are prepared *-1 to pursue aggressively completion of this transaction] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-2 Given *-3 that choice] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> associates of Mr. Hahn and industry observers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 the former university president -- who *T*-1 has developed a reputation for * not overpaying for anything -- would fold .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's a price above which I 'm positive 0 Marshall has the courage 0 * not to pay *T*-1 *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> A.D. Correll , Georgia-Pacific 's executive vice president for pulp and paper] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Inventor Claire Marvin] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his design virtually eliminates spilling] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Soviets , who *T*-12 normally have few clients other than the state , will get `` exposure to a market system] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Droz] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Soviets could even help U.S. designers renew their sense of purpose] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In Moscow , they kept *-5 asking us things like , ` Why do you make 15 different corkscrews , when all 0 you need *T*-3 is one good one *T*-4 *T*-2 ? '] '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 It would ease jail overcrowding while *-1 preserving historic structures] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 New York state , which *T*-13 is seeking solutions to its prison cell shortage ,] [_rel says] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> no] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Grain elevators built * in the 1920s and '30s have six-inch concrete walls and a tubular shape that *T*-1 would easily contain semicircular cells with a control point in the middle] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New York firm] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Besides] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eggers] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , grain elevators are worth * preserving for aesthetic reasons -- one famed architect compared them to the pyramids of Egypt .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A number of cities -- including Minneapolis , Philadelphia and Houston -- have vacant grain elevators] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eggers] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A medium-sized one in Brooklyn] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , could be altered *-2 to house up to 1,000 inmates at a lower cost than * building a new prison in upstate New York .
• `` [_ARG1 The primary purpose of a railing is * to contain a vehicle and not to provide a scenic view] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jack White , a planner with the Indiana Highway Department] .
• [_ARG1 `` Once we do , they will receive very serious evaluation , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> USX] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has been cooperating with OSHA since the agency began *-1 investigating the Clairton and Fairless works] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , if and when safety problems were identified *-15 *T*-1 , they were corrected *-16] .
• `` [_ARG1 The big problem is that USX management has proved *-1 unwilling *-2 to devote the necessary resources and manpower to * removing hazards and to * safeguarding safety and health in the plants] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Linda Anku , OSHA regional administrator in Philadelphia] .
• [_ARG0 Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The magnitude of these penalties and citations is matched *-1 only by the magnitude of the hazards to workers which *T*-14 resulted from corporate indifference to worker safety and health , and severe cutbacks in the maintenance and repair programs needed * to remove those hazards] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> OSHA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there have been three worker fatalities at the two plants in the past two years and 17 deaths since 1972] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerard Scannell , the head of OSHA ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 USX managers have known about many of the safety and health deficiencies at the plants for years , `` yet have failed *-1 to take necessary action * to counteract the hazards] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Particularly flagrant] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Dole] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , `` are *T*-1 the company 's numerous failures * to properly record injuries at its Fairless works , in spite of the firm promise 0 it had made *T*-3 in an earlier corporate-wide settlement agreement * to correct such discrepancies . ''
• [_ARG0 A USX spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company had n't yet received any documents *ICH*-1 from OSHA regarding the penalty or fine] .
• [_ARG0 A study by Tulane Prof. James Wright] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 homelessness is due to a complex array of problems , with the common thread of poverty] .
• [_ARG0 ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-1 to raise 175 million to 180 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 148.9 million to $ 153.3 million *U* -RRB- through a private placement of perpetual preferred shares] .
• [_ARG1 Perpetual preferred shares are n't retractable by the holders] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Rogers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the shares will be convertible into Class B shares , [_ARGM-DIS but] that the company has the option * to redeem the shares before a conversion takes place] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for the Toronto cable television and telecommunications concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the coupon rate has n't yet been fixed *-1 , but will probably be set *-1 at around 8 %] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. James Traficant -LRB- D. , Ohio -RRB-] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the amendment , which *T*-19 passed 271-147 , would `` let the American worker know that we consider them occasionally] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Hammerschmidt] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the provision , which he dubbed *T*-2 a `` special interest '' amendment , was likely *-1 to make the bill even more controversial] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The purpose of the bill is * to put the brakes on airline acquisitions that *T*-2 would so load a carrier up with debt that it would impede safety or a carrier 's ability * to compete] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt , -LRB- R. , Ark . -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• The Voice of America is a government agency that *T*-1 broadcasts news and views -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> some] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> might] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> propaganda] -- in 43 languages to 130 million listeners around the world .
• -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> The USIA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , on reflection , of course I could print anything 0 I could get my hands on *T*-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 The USIA officially and publicly declared the absolute right *ICH*-2 of everyone except the USIA * to disseminate agency program materials in the United States] , '' [_ARG0 my lawyer , the scholarly Mark McCormick of Des Moines ,] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in a memo pointing out the facts and trying * to make me feel good] [_ARGM-TMP after the press reported that I had lost] .
• -- [_ARG0 The USIA] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that , on reflection , anyone *ICH*-2 could view the VOA materials , not just the reporters , scholars , researchers and congressmen who *T*-1 are mentioned *-34 in the statute] .
• -- [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 the USIA] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that all of us could take extensive notes] .
• [_ARG0 Section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Voice material shall be available to certain of us -LRB- but now , thanks to the USIA 's new position , all of us -RRB- `` for examination only] . ''
• `` You have ... raised important questions which *T*-26 ought *-2 to be answered *-3 : [_ARG1 What] does [_ARG0 USIA] [_rel say] *T*-27 about [_ARG3-about America] [_ARGM-LOC abroad] ; how do we say it *T*-4 ; and how can American taxpayers get the answers to these questions *T*-5 ? '' a man wrote me *T*-1 a couple of years ago .
• `` You have ... raised important questions which *T*-26 ought *-2 to be answered *-3 : What does USIA say *T*-27 about America abroad ; [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> how] do [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> it] *T*-4 ; and how can American taxpayers get the answers to these questions *T*-5 ? '' a man wrote me *T*-1 a couple of years ago .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an joint interview] yesterday , [<sub>ARG0</sub> both men] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would like *-1 to be the company 's next chief executive] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 early results from the reorganization have been disappointing , especially in Europe , and there were signs that the board became impatient] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Campbell officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. McGovern was n't available *ICH*-2 yesterday *-1 to discuss the circumstances of his departure] .
• The company 's prepared statement quoted [<sub>ARG0</sub> him] as *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] , `` [_ARG1 The CEO succession is well along and I 've decided for personal reasons *-2 to take early retirement] . ''
• But [_ARG0 people familiar with the agenda of the board 's meeting last week in London] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. McGovern was fired *-42] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. McGovern himself] had [_rel said] [_ARGM-MNR repeatedly] [_ARG1 that he intended *-1 to stay on until he reached the conventional retirement age of 65 in October 1991 , `` unless I get fired] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Campbell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. McGovern had withdrawn his name as a candidate for re-election as a director at the annual shareholder meeting , scheduled * for Nov. 17] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 net income increased to $ 274 million *U* from $ 130 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the statement] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baum] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he and Mr. Harper both advocated *-1 closing some plants as long ago as early 1988] .
• `` [_ARG1 You 've got *-2 to make the restructuring work] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Baum] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We look upon this as a great opportunity * to prove the fact that we have a tremendous management team] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baum] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the two have orders * to `` focus on bottom-line profits '' and to `` take a hard look at our businesses -- what *T*-32 is good , what *T*-33 is not so good] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 The way that we 've been managing Campbell U.S.A. *T*-2 can hopefully spread to other areas of the company] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Baum] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You 've got two champions sitting right before you] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baum] .
• `` [_ARG1 The profit motive of the major shareholders has clearly changed for the better] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John McMillin , a food industry analyst for Prudential-Bache in New York] .
• [_ARG0 Some] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Anthony Cheetham , head of a recently acquired British company , Century Hutchinson , could be chosen *-46] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In an interview] , [_ARG0 Mr. Bernstein] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his departure `` evolved out of discussions with Si Newhouse and that 's the decision 0 I reached *T*-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] declined *-1 to elaborate , other than *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] , `` [_ARG1 It just seemed the right thing 0 * to do *T*-2 at this minute] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Bernstein] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he will stay until Dec. 31 and work with his successor , who *T*-36 is *-1 to be named *-43 soon] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the publisher 's annual sales volume increased to $ 800 million *U* from $ 40 million *U* during Mr. Bernstein 's tenure] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Bob has handled the extraordinary growth of the company quite brilliantly] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Newhouse] .
• Yet Section 605 of the appropriations bill for the executive office provides : `` No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year contained * in this or any other Act shall be paid *-53 to any person for the filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated *-54 *T*-1 after the Senate has voted *-2 not to approve the nomination of [_rel said] [_ARG1 person] . ''
• This provision amounts to a legislative veto over the president 's execution of the law , since [_ARG1 a one-house resolution] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel said] *-1 to be `` duly adopted '' [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> even though it would require neither bicameral action in Congress nor presentation to the president for his signature or veto] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At the same time , export demand for U.S. wheat , corn and other commodities strengthened] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Keith Collins , a department analyst] .
• `` [_ARG1 All of these forces came together in 1988 * to benefit agriculture] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Collins] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 With prices soaring , they were able *-1 to sell the reclaimed commodities at `` considerable profit] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the agency 's 240-page report] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Herald 's demise does n't necessarily represent the overall condition of the newspaper industry] .
• `` [_ARG1 The Herald was a survivor from a bygone age] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 J. Kendrick Noble , a media analyst with PaineWebber Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Hearst] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would provide employees with a placement service and pay them for 60 days] .
• [_ARG1 Some long-tenured employees will receive additional benefits] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've never seen so many people crying in one place at one time] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Johnson , an assistant city editor] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm doing the main story , and I 'm already two beers drunk] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 reporter Andy Furillo , whom the Times hired *T*-50 away several years ago but who *T*-49 returned to the Herald out of preference] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Forget it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> as he handed her a paper] .
• Speculation had it that the company was asking $ 100 million *U* for an operation said * to be losing about $ 20 million *U* a year , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> others] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Hearst might have virtually given the paper away] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Olympia Broadcasting Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it did n't make a $ 1.64 million *U* semiannual interest payment due yesterday on $ 23.4 million *U* of senior subordinated debentures] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The radio-station owner and programmer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was trying *-1 to obtain additional working capital from its senior secured lenders and other financial institutions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it needs *-1 to make the payment by Dec. 1 *-1 to avoid a default that *T*-2 could lead to an acceleration of the debt] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In September] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was seeking offers for its five radio stations in order *-1 to concentrate on its programming business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Phillip Riese , an American Express executive vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the promotion with Buick is his company 's first with an auto maker , but `` hopefully -LCB- will be -RCB- the first of many '' in the company 's effort * to promote its green card as `` the total car-care card] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many auto dealers now let car buyers charge part or all of their purchase on the American Express card , but few card holders realize this] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Riese] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Until now , however , buyers who *T*-53 wanted *-1 to finance part of a car purchase through General Motors Acceptance Corp. could n't put their down payment on a charge card because of possible conflicts with truth-in-lending and state disclosure laws over finance rates] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for the GM finance arm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] GMAC approved the Buick program , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , because the American Express green card requires payment in full upon billing , and so does n't carry any finance rates .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Riese] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 American Express considers GM and Buick `` very sophisticated direct-mail marketers , '' so `` by *-1 joining forces with them we have managed *-1 to maximize our direct-mail capability] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In addition , Buick is a relatively respected nameplate among American Express card holders] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an American Express spokeswoman] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the company asked members in a mailing which cars they would like *-3 to get information about *T*-2 for possible future purchases *T*-1 , Buick came in fourth among U.S. cars and in the top 10 of all cars] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> GMAC screened the card-member list for holders more than 30 years old with household incomes over $ 45,000 *U* who *T*-54 had n't `` missed any payments] , '' [_ARG0 the Buick spokeswoman] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for Visa International 's U.S. subsidiary] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his company is using promotions *-1 to increase use of its cards , but does n't have plans for a tie-in similar to the American Express-Buick link] .
• [_ARG1 The promotion helped Riviera sales exceed the division 's forecast by more than 10 %] , [_ARG0 Buick] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP at the time] .
• [_ARG1 Buick approached American Express about a joint promotion because its card holders generally have a `` good credit history '' and are `` good at * making payments] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a spokeswoman for the division] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> While this court ruling was only on Hammersmith , it will obviously be very persuasive in other cases of a similar nature] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a solicitor representing one of the banks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the banks exhaust all avenues of appeal , it *EXP*-1 is possible that they would seek *-3 to have the illegality ruling work both ways] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some market sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Big Board 's directors meet today *-1 to approve some program-trading restrictions , but a total ban is n't being considered *-77] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Big Board officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 You 're not going *-2 to stop the idea of * trading a basket of stocks] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Vanderbilt 's Prof. Stoll] . ``
• Short of a total ban , some anti-programmers have proposed several middle-ground reforms , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 would take away certain advantages 0 program traders currently enjoy *T*-2 in the marketplace that other investors do n't *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Higher margins would chase away dozens of smaller traders who *T*-72 help larger traders buy and sell] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Big Board Chairman John Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he could support * letting federal regulators suspend program trading during wild stock-price swings] .
• Policies designed * to encourage one type of investor over another are akin to * placing [<sub>ARG0</sub> a sign *ICH*-1] over the Big Board 's door [<sub>rel</sub> saying] : `` [_ARG1 Buyers welcome , sellers please * go away] ! ''
• How does a nice new tax , [_rel say] [_ARG1 5 %] , on any financial transaction sound *T*-1 ?
• [_ARG0 Charles Wohlstetter , the chairman of Contel Corp. who *T*-66 is rallying other CEOs to the anti-program trading cause ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has received `` countless '' letters offering support] .
• `` [_ARG0 They] [_rel said] [_ARGM-ADV universally] , without a single exception : [_ARG1 * Do n't even compromise] .
• [_ARG1 * Kill it] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• What *T*-67 's more , the last time 0 [_ARG0 major Wall Street firms] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were getting out of program trading] *T*-1 -- in the aftermath of the 1987 crash -- they waited a few months and then sneaked back into it .
• He sold his exchange seat and wrote a bitter letter to Big Board Chairman John J. Phelan Jr. in which [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG1 0 the Big Board is too focused on machines , rather than people] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the exchange is `` headed for a real crisis '' if program trading is n't curbed *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 A lot of people would like *-2 to go back to 1970 , '' before program trading] , [_ARG0 Mr. Phelan] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP this week] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 greedy market manipulators have made a shambles of the nation 's free-enterprise system , *-1 turning the stock market into a big gambling den , with the odds heavily stacked *-2 against the small investor] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The public did n't come to the market *-1 to play a game ; they can go to Off-Track Betting for that] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> A. Brean Murray , chairman of Brean Murray , Foster Securities , a traditional money management firm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Critics like Mr. Murray `` are looking for witches , and people who *T*-68 use computers * to trade are a convenient boogieman] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 J. Thomas Allen , president of Advanced Investment Management Inc. , a Pittsburgh firm that *T*-1 runs a $ 200 million *U* fund that *T*-2 uses index arbitrage] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you continue *-2 to do this , the investor *ICH*-1 becomes frightened -- any investor : the odd lotter , mutual funds and pension funds] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Larry Zicklin , managing partner at Neuberger & Berman] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> many experts and traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that program trading is n't the main reason for stock-market gyrations] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I have not seen one iota of evidence '' 0 *T*-3 to support restrictions on program trading *T*-2] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 a Vanderbilt University finance professor , Hans Stoll , an authority on the subject] .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 the Big Board 's Mr. Phelan] , `` Volatility is greater than program trading . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Susan Del Signore , head trader at Travelers Investment Management Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 critics are ignoring `` the role 0 the -LCB- takeover stock -RCB- speculator is taking *T*-1 in the market as a source of volatility] . ''
• [_ARG1 Many arbs are `` overleveraged] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 , and they `` have *-1 to sell when things look like they fall apart *T*-2 . ''
• [_ARG1 `` When the sell programs hit *T*-1 , you can hear the order printers start *-2 to go '' on the Big Board trading floor] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one specialist there] .
• `` [_ARG1 Small investors are absolutely dismayed that Wall Street is stacking the deck against them , and these wide swings are scaring them to death] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Raymond A. Mason , chairman of regional broker Legg Mason Inc. in Baltimore] .
• Oh , you 're in the paper business , '' is one reaction 0 [_ARG0 Mr. Sigler] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he 's gotten *T*-1 from his big institutional shareholders] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's a lynch-mob psychology right now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the top program-trading official at a Wall Street firm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Program traders ' `` power * to create total panic is so great that they ca n't be allowed *-1 to have their way] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Rep. Edward Markey , a Massachusetts Democrat] .
• `` We have *-1 to have [<sub>ARG0</sub> a system] that *T*-2 [<sub>rel</sub> says] to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> those largest investors] :
• `` [_ARG1 When you do that *T*-1 , there is not a cut , but there is in fact a program increase of $ 5 million *U* '' each for the FTC and the Justice Department] , [_ARG0 Rep. Neal Smith -LRB- D. , Iowa -RRB-] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARGM-TMP during House debate] .
• [_ARG0 Corporate lawyers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the new fees would n't inhibit many mergers or other transactions] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Though some lawyers reported that prospective acquirers were scrambling *-1 to make filings before the fees take effect] , [_ARG0 government officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had n't noticed any surge in filings] .
• But [_ARG0 Justice Department and FTC officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expect the filing fees to make up for the budget reductions and possibly exceed them] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It could operate *-1 to augment our budget] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Rill , the Justice Department 's antitrust chief ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This information used *-1 to be poorly documented and largely anecdotal] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Beth Gates-Warren of Sotheby 's] .
• `` [_ARG1 There is finally some sort of sense in the market] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Corporations and museums are among the serious buyers , * giving greater market stability] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Robert Persky of the Photograph Collector] .
• [_ARG1 But much contemporary work is also fetching `` a great deal of money] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Miles Barth of the International Center of Photography] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 Currently a $ 300 million-a-year business , 900 telephone service is expected *-1 to hit $ 500 million *U* next year and near $ 2 billion *U* by 1992 as uses for the service continue *-3 to expand] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Gross of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the 1989 fall total of 80 , while well below 1988 activity , shows `` a steady ratcheting up in citizen referenda and initiatives] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Patrick McGuigan , editor of Family , Law and Democracy Report] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm starting *-1 to see more business transactions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Andrea West of American Telephone & Telegraph Co.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 noting growing interest in use of 900 service for stock sales , software tutorials and even service contracts] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Colleges] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , are eyeing registration through 900 service .
• `` [_ARG1 The thing that *T*-1 will really break this market right open is merchandising] , '' [_ARG0 Ms. West] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Patients who *T*-1 receive canine or feline visitors are found *-2 to have lower blood pressure and improved appetite and be more receptive to therapy] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mary Ann O'Loughlin , program coordinator] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the 10 citizen-sparked issues on state ballots this fall represent the most in any odd-year this decade] .
• [_ARG0 Tiny Tots Inc. , Campbell , Calif. ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 business is up 35 % in the past year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're gaining 1,200 new customers each week] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Mogavero of General Health Care Corp. , Piscataway , N.J] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The National Association of Diaper Services , Philadelphia ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that since January it has gotten more than 672 inquiries from people interested in * starting diaper services] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Only 57.6 % of New Yorkers watch the local news , the lowest viewership in the country] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a new study by Impact Resources Inc. , Columbus , Ohio] ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ballot watchers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 attention already is focused *-1 on the 1990 elections] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In California , two petition drives for next year 's election are `` essentially finished] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 David Schmidt , author of `` Citizen Lawmakers] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 Taking a cue from California , more politicians will launch their campaigns by *-1 backing initiatives] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Magleby of Brigham Young University] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Citing the October 1987 crash] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Glenn Miller] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [_ARG1 It 's like the last crash -- they threatened , but no one did anything] . ''
• A. Donald Anderson , [_ARG0 a 59-year-old Los Angeles investor] who *T*-1 [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the stock market 's `` fluctuations and gyrations give me the heebie-jeebies] , '' does n't see much point in * outlawing program trading .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 we 've got enough securities laws] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• And [_ARG0 surprising numbers of small investors] seem *-1 to be adapting to greater stock market volatility and [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they can live with program trading] .
• [_ARG0 Glenn Britta , a 25-year-old New York financial analyst who *T*-1 plays options for his personal account ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he is `` factoring '' the market 's volatility `` into investment decisions] . ''
• [_ARG1 And] the practice should n't be stopped *-1 , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , because `` even big players are n't immune to the rigors of program trading . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Arbitraging on differences between spot and futures prices is an important part of many financial markets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• But `` [_ARG1 I 'm a long-term investor] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If we have a real bad day] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the program] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Buy] , ' '' he explains *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Taccetta] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had just recouped the $ 5,000 *U* 0 he lost *T*-1 in the 1987 crash when he lost more money last Oct. 13 *T*-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 program trading is basically unfair to the individual investor] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Leo Fields , a Dallas investor] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My stocks are all blue chips] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Young 's Market Co. , a wholesaler of spirits , wines and other goods ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will merge with a new corporation formed * by the Underwood family , which *T*-1 controls Young 's] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Underwood family] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that holders of more than a majority of the stock of the company have approved the transaction by written consent] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. van Dover] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the AT&T team created the desired crystal changes by *-2 bombarding superconductor samples with neutrons , a process that *T*-1 creates some radioactivity in the samples and may not be feasible for large-scale commercial use] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The scientists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they created small changes in the crystal-lattice structures of the superconductors *-2 to raise the amount of current that single crystals could carry *T*-1 to 600,000 amps per square centimeter in a moderately strong magnetic field] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. van Dover] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the crystal changes 0 his team introduced *T*-1 apparently pins the magnetic fields in place , * preventing them from *-3 lowering current-carrying capacity] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The scientists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they made the advance with yttrium-containing superconductors cooled * to liquid-nitrogen temperature , or minus 321 degrees Fahrenheit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had Candlestick built because the Giants claimed 0 they needed 10,000 parking spaces] .
• `` [_ARG1 This stadium shows that anything 0 government can do *T*-2 , we can do *-3 better] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Robbie] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Superdome is an exercise in optimism , a statement of faith] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As San Francisco digs out from The Pretty Big One] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> opponents] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the last thing 0 the city can afford *T*-1 is an expensive new stadium] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reed International PLC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that net income for the six months ended Oct. 1 slipped 5 % to # 89.7 million *U* -LRB- $ 141.9 million *U* -RRB- , or 16 pence a share , from # 94.8 million *U* -LRB- $ 149.9 million *U* -RRB- , or 17.3 pence a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The British paper , packaging and publishing concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit from continuing lines fell 10 % to # 118 million *U* from # 130.6 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Earnings were hurt *-1 by disposal of operations in its restructuring] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Standard & Poor 's Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 First Boston , Shearson and Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. , in particular , are likely *-1 to have difficulty *-2 shoring up their credit standing in months ahead] .
• `` [_ARG1 The recent disarray in the junk bond market suggests that brokers may become longer-term creditors than they anticipated and may face long delays '' in * getting their money back] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Jeffrey Bowman , a vice president at S&P , which *T*-1 raised a warning flag for the industry in April when it downgraded CS First Boston *T*-3] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Wall Street is facing a Catch-22 situation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mahoney of Moody 's] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a recent report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it `` expects intense competition to occur through the rest of the century in the securities industry , which *T*-1 , combined with overcapacity , will create poor prospects for profitability] . ''
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the `` temptation *ICH*-2 for managements * to ease this profit pressure by *-1 taking greater risks is an additional rating factor] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 These two exposures alone represent a very substantial portion of CS First Boston 's equity] , '' [_ARG0 Moody 's] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Shearson `` really only has $ 300 million *U* of capital] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bowman of S&P] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Shearson spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm is n't worried] .
• `` [_ARG1 A year ago , Moody 's also had Shearson under review for possible downgrade] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The firm 's capital , moreover , has n't grown at the same rate as in the past] , [_ARG0 officials at these firms] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're well positioned *-2 with $ 1.7 billion *U* of capital] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Drexel spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Just as the 1980s bull market transformed the U.S. securities business , so too will *?* the more difficult environment of the 1990s] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Christopher T. Mahoney , a Moody 's vice president] .
• [_ARG0 Ford Chairman Donald E. Petersen] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARG1 that Mr. Veraldi has `` helped *-1 to change the world 's perception of American-made cars] . ''
• The limits to legal absurdity stretched another notch this week when the Supreme Court refused *-2 to hear an appeal from [<sub>ARG0</sub> a case] that *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 corporate defendants must pay damages even after *-3 proving that they could not possibly have caused the harm] .
• The ultimate result came in Hymowitz v. Lilly , where [<sub>ARG0</sub> the highest New York court] expanded the market-share approach for the first time * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that drug makers that *T*-1 could prove 0 Mindy Hymowitz 's mother did n't use their pill must still pay their share of any damages] *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 Public policy favors the development and marketing of beneficial new drugs , even though some risks , perhaps serious ones , might accompany their introduction because drugs can save lives and reduce pain and suffering] , '' [_ARG0 the unanimous court] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 N.V . DSM] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income in the third quarter jumped 63 % as the company had substantially lower extraordinary charges * to account for a restructuring program] .
• [_ARG0 The Dutch chemical group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income gained to 235 million guilders -LRB- $ 113.2 million *U* -RRB- , or 6.70 guilders a share , from 144 million guilders , or 4.10 guilders a share , a year ago] .
• [_ARG0 Allergan Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received Food and Drug Administration approval * to sell the PhacoFlex intraocular lens , the first foldable silicone lens available for cataract surgery] .
• [_ARG1 The len 's foldability enables it to be inserted *-1 in smaller incisions than * are now possible for cataract surgery] , [_ARG0 the eye care and skin care concern] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Elco Industries Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects net income in the year ending June 30 , 1990 , to fall below a recent analyst 's estimate of $ 1.65 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG0 The Rockford , Ill. , maker of fasteners] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-2 to post sales in the current fiscal year that *T*-1 are `` slightly above '' fiscal 1989 sales of $ 155 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its industrial unit continues *-1 to face margin pressures and lower demand] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The truck maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the significant drop in net income will result in lower earnings for the fiscal year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is in the process of * phasing out John Deere , its current source of production for midsized motor home chassis] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In anticipation of the start-up of its new factory] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a larger-than-normal chassis supply has been built *-1 0 *T*-2 to carry it through the transition period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Akio Yamamoto , managing director of Nomura Investment Trust Management ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if the U.S. federal funds rate declines to around 8.5 % , institutions would acquire a clearer idea regarding the direction of the market and thus more comfortably participate in active buying] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 most investor interest was focused *-1 on defensive blue-chip stocks , particularly those with limited U.K. exposure] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sterling 's firm tone , combined with a steady opening on Wall Street , also tempted some investors to come back to the market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 institutions were still largely hugging the sidelines on fears that the market 's recent technical rally might prove fragile] .
• It shed about 7 pence , however , after [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market was disappointed that Ford did n't move *-1 to tender a bid for control of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.K. government 's decision *ICH*-1 Tuesday * to waive its protective `` golden share '' in the auto maker raised prospects of a bidding war between the two U.S. auto giants] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that interpretation sparked expectations of an imminent bid by Ford] .
• [_ARG1 B.A.T Industries , which *T*-2 is being pursued *-1 by Sir James Goldsmith 's Hoylake Investments , rose 9 to 753 on speculation that Hoylake will sweeten its bid] , [_ARG0 dealers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the fall in pretax profit was due to the group 's recent restructuring and sale of peripheral units , and that its remaining businesses are performing well] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market agreed] .
• [_ARG1 Investors switched trading focus quickly as they did Tuesday , *-1 reflecting uncertainty about long-term commitments to any issue or sector] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The development] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , showed that there is more than ample liquidity available for investment despite the market 's recent directionless trend .
• [_ARG1 Dealers led the market Wednesday by *-1 actively trading for their own accounts] , [_ARG0 observers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 local authorities held hearings on the allegations last spring and had returned the plant to `` routine inspection '' in August] .
• -LRB- [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fewer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 conditions wo n't change] . -RRB-
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In October 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 21.1 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 business conditions would improve] .
• `` [_ARG1 The sharp stock market decline in late October appears *-1 to have had little or no effect on consumers] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Fabian Linden , executive director of the Conference Board 's consumer research center] .
• [_ARGM-TMP In October 1989] , [_ARG0 16.9 %] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 more jobs will be created *-1 in the coming six months] , [_ARGM-ADV compared with 17.4 % in September and 18.6 % in October 1988] .
• [_ARG0 Only 26.8 % in October] , [_ARGM-ADV compared with 28.5 % in September and 26.8 % in October 1988] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 income would increase] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sustained level of confidence can be attributed *-3 to the continued favorable circumstances which *T*-1 affect the consumer 's day-to-day economic life] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Linden] .
• Buying plans were mixed in October , with fewer households indicating plans * to buy cars and [<sub>ARG0</sub> more] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will buy homes and appliances in the coming six months] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In October] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 6.7 % of respondents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will buy a car] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> * easing from September when 8.1 % anticipated a purchase *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In October 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 7.3 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would buy a car] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In October 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 3.7 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would buy a house] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In October] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 30.6 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will buy appliances in the coming six months] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> compared with 27.4 % in September and 26.5 % in October 1988] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The nonprofit , industry-supported group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Consumer Confidence Index was 116.4 in October , *-1 barely changed *-2 from a revised 116.3 in September] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In October] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> more people *ICH*-1] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that present business conditions were `` good ''] than in September .
• [_ARG0 An equal number in each month] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that employment conditions were good] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Also] , [_ARG0 more people] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 conditions will worsen in the period] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There were so many economic reports but the market did n't care about any of them] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kathleen Camilli , a money market economist at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lieberman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the diverse showing in yesterday 's reports `` only enhances the importance of the employment data] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> So the focus turned to other fixed-income markets , corporate and mortgages in particular] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a surprise announcement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will reopen the outstanding benchmark 30-year bond rather than create a new one for next week 's quarterly refunding of the federal debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Credit market analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the decision * to reopen the current benchmark , the 8 1\/8 % bond due August 2019 , is unusual because the issue trades at a premium to its face amount] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Treasury 's intent is * to help government bond dealers gauge investor demand for the securities , * given uncertainties about when the auction will occur *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the refunding is contingent upon congressional and presidential passage of an increase in the federal debt ceiling] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 those returns compare with a 3.8 % total return for longer-term Treasury notes and bonds] .
• For [<sub>ARG3-For</sub> the year to date] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 total returns were topped *-1 by the 16.5 % of longer-term Treasury issues , *-2 closely followed *-3 by 15 % for investment-grade bonds] .
• `` [_ARG1 Little wonder that buyers for junk have been found *-1 wanting] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Moody 's] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the average net asset value of 24 junk-bond mutual funds fell by 4.2 % in October] .
• [_ARG1 In the investment-grade corporate market , `` it 's rare that you get an opportunity * to buy a name that *T*-1 has such broad appeal and has such attractive call features] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Ednie , a Drexel industrial bond trader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> West German dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was little interest in Treasury bonds ahead of Thursday 's new government bond issue] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> So far] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , investors appear unenthusiastic about the new issue which *T*-1 might force the government to raise the coupon to more than 7 % .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Syndicate officials at lead underwriter Salomon Brothers Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the debentures were snapped by up *-1 pension funds , banks , insurance companies and other institutional investors] .
• `` [_ARG1 Whether you thought 0 the economy was growing weak or holding * steady , yesterday 's economic indicators did n't change your opinion] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Charles Lieberman , a managing director at Manufacturers Hanover Securities Corp] .
• [_ARG0 The rating concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the textile and clothing company 's interest expense exceeds operating profit `` by a wide margin ''] and it noted United 's estimated after-tax loss of $ 24 million *U* for the year ended June 30 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it referred the takeover to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission because of the purchase 's possible effects on the U.K. market for distribution of replacement tires] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BTR PLC , a U.K. industrial conglomerate ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in June] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had sold its National Tyre Service business to Michelin Investment Ltd. , a U.K. unit of the tire maker , for # 140 million *U* -LRB- $ 221.4 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People close to the utility industry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Dingell 's proposal appears *-3 to guarantee only an estimated seven-million-ton cut in annual sulfur-dioxide emissions that *T*-2 lead to acid rain , though additional cuts could be ordered *-1 later] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although final details were n't available] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Dingell plan would abandon the president 's proposal for a cap on utilities ' sulfur-dioxide emissions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American City Business Journals Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its president , Michael K. Russell , will resign rather than relocate to new headquarters in Charlotte , N.C] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Russell , who *T*-1 co-founded the Kansas City , Mo.-based local business publications concern here ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would have a five-year consulting agreement with the company , which *T*-2 recently underwent an ownership change] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ray Shaw , chairman of American City ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would assume Mr. Russell 's responsibilities if a successor is n't found *-1 this month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> New York financier Saul Steinberg] sought federal permission * to buy more than 15 % of United Airlines ' parent , UAL Corp. , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he might seek control of the nation 's second-largest airline] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Market sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Reliance has already sold its entire UAL stake , and thus would n't have any reason * to file the application simply * to boost the value of its stock] .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> takeover experts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they doubted 0 Mr. Steinberg will make a bid by himself] , the application by his Reliance Group Holdings Inc. could signal his interest in * helping *-1 revive a failed labor-management bid .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some takeover experts] were skeptical , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-2 was possible that Mr. Steinberg made the filing only *-3 to help *-4 boost the value of any remaining Reliance stake in UAL] .
• `` [_ARG1 Maybe he just wants *-2 to make something happen] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one takeover expert] .
• [_ARG0 One investment banker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Steinberg may be trying *-2 to position himself as a friendly investor who *T*-1 could help UAL Chairman Stephen Wolf revive a failed labor-management bid] .
• [_ARG1 A.L. Williams Corp. was merged *-1 into Primerica Corp. , New York , after a special meeting of Williams shareholders cleared the transaction] , [_ARG0 the companies] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Intelogic Trace Inc. , San Antonio , Texas ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it bought 2.7 million shares *RNR*-1 , or about 18 % *RNR*-1 , of its common stock from an unaffiliated shareholder for $ 3.625 *U* a share , or $ 9.9 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Edelman] declined *-2 to specify what *T*-1 prompted the recent moves , *-2 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 they are meant only *-4 to benefit shareholders when `` the company is on a roll *T*-3] . ''
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ackerman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the buy-back , and the above-market price paid * , prove that Mr. Edelman is running *-1 scared] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Jones & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it extended its $ 18-a-share *U* offer for Telerate Inc. common stock until 5 p.m. EST Nov. 9] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Jones , which *T*-1 owns about 64 million of Telerate 's 95 million common shares outstanding ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that about 24,000 shares have been tendered *-2 under its offer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald Beall , chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 first-half profit certainly would trail the past year 's , primarily because of weakness in the heavy-truck and passenger-car markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Beall] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he was generally pleased with the latest numbers] and cited a particularly strong showing by the company 's electronics segment .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dell Computer Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it cut prices on several of its personal computer lines by 5 % to 17 % *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Austin , Texas-based company , which *T*-1 specializes in the direct sale of personal computers and accessories ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its price cuts include a $ 100 *U* reduction on its System 210 computer with 512 kilobytes of memory , a 40-megabyte hard disk and a color monitor] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Also , there has been a switch *ICH*-3 in the past decade to planting of orange trees in areas that *T*-5 were previously used *-1 for cane , and this change is being felt *-4 now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• Most important , Ms. Ganes noted 0 *T*-2 , `` [_ARG0 Brazilian officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that no decision has as yet been made *-1 on the suspension of exports] . ''
• [_ARG0 Thomas Oxnard , sugar analyst for PaineWebber in Hackensack , N.J. ,] [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I am highly skeptical that Brazil will curtail sugar exports , particularly with the price of sugar at over 14 cents a pound] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Professional sugar people here who *T*-1 have strong contacts with the Brazilian sugar industry have been unable *-3 to confirm the reports or get enough information 0 * to clarify the situation *T*-4] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Although traders rushed *-3 to buy futures contracts , many remained skeptical about the Brazilian development , which *T*-4 could n't be confirmed *-1] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` It 's the type of nervous atmosphere in which a report *ICH*-1 can be put out *-6 *T*-2 , such as [<sub>ARG0</sub> the one] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 exports will be suspended *-7] , and no one can confirm it . ''
• `` [_ARG1 It has *-1 to weigh , on the other hand , the relatively high price of sugar 0 it can earn *T*-3 on the export market in * making decisions as to whether * to produce sugar or alcohol] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Oxnard] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Mexico , which *T*-1 is normally a sugar exporter , has had production problems in the past two years] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-TMP This year] [_ARG1 it] is expected *-1 to be a net importer and is [_rel said] *-1 to be seeking *-2 to buy about 200,000 tons of sugar *-3 to meet internal needs , analysts said 0 *T*-4 .
• [_ARG1 This year it is expected *-1 to be a net importer and is said *-1 to be seeking *-2 to buy about 200,000 tons of sugar *-3 to meet internal needs] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [_ARGM-ADV As an indicator of the tight grain supply situation in the U.S.] , [_ARG0 market analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that late Tuesday the Chinese government , which *T*-1 often buys U.S. grains in quantity , turned instead to Britain *-2 to buy 500,000 metric tons of wheat] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 prices also were supported *-1 by widespread rumors that the Soviet Union is on the verge of * receiving most favored nation status from the U.S.] .
• [_ARG1 Buying for the most part carried over from the previous session , and traders apparently ignored reports that a Chilean mine strike may have ended almost before it began] , [_ARG0 an analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 However , some workers have n't yet accepted the new contract and are continuing negotiations] , [_ARG0 the analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a demand that *T*-3 must be met *-1 , regardless of the price of oil ,] '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stevenson] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The parent of Younkers] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after *-1 failing * to find a buyer for the chain of Midwestern department stores] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell a stake in the chain to management and take other steps *-2 to reduce its investment in retailing] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Equitable] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was unable *-1 to find a buyer willing * to pay what it considers *T*-2 `` fair value '' for Younkers because of recent turmoil in the bond and stock markets and in retailing] .
• [_ARG1 Younkers management is likely *-1 to buy a 10 % to 20 % *U* interest in the chain in January] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Fred S. Hubbell , Equitable 's president and chief executive officer] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Equitable hopes *-1 to eventually reduce its stake in Younkers to less than 50 %] .
• [_ARG0 Tony Lama Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Equus Investment II Limited Partnership has proposed *-1 changing the offer for the company to $ 13.65 *U* in cash and stock from an all-cash transaction] .
• [_ARG0 The El Paso , Texas , maker of Western boots and leather accessories] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the preferred stock would accrue dividends at a 12 % rate , but would n't be paid *-1 for the first two years] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 Tony Lama] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would promptly submit the offer to a special committee of the company 's board] .
• [_ARG0 Reuters Holdings PLC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Michael Reupke resigned as general manager *-1 to pursue unspecified interests , a move 0 the news organization termed *T*-2 an `` amicable separation] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Shepperd , an analyst at UBS Phillips & Drew in London ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 I suspect 0 -LRB- the departure -RRB- will be fairly irrelevant for the company] .
• [_ARG1 No successor was named *-1 , and Mr. Reupke 's duties will be split *-2 among three other senior Reuters executives] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a telephone interview] , [_ARG0 Mr. Reupke] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his departure was for `` personal reasons , '' which he declined *-2 to specify *T*-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 If I were choosing the people of tomorrow , I would have chosen the people who *T*-1 are now on the board] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 A Reuters spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the departure reflects `` no change in strategy or profits] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DD Acquisition] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 2.2 million shares , or about 38.5 % of the shares outstanding , have been tendered *-1 under its offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The partners] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they already hold 15 % of all shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DD Acquisition] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the extension is * to allow this process to be completed *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the Stamford , Conn.based company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 operations had a loss of $ 5.5 million *U* for the quarter] ; in addition , the loss was magnified *-1 by nonrecurring charges totaling $ 23.5 million *U* and $ 8.2 million *U* in asset-valuation adjustments that he described *T*-2 as `` unusual . ''
• [_ARG1 The charges were partly offset *-1 by a $ 2 million *U* gain on the sale of investments of two joint ventures] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Hadson Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to report a third-quarter net loss of $ 17 million to $ 19 million *U* because of special reserves and continued low natural-gas prices] .
• [_ARG0 The Oklahoma City energy and defense concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will record a $ 7.5 million *U* reserve for its defense group , including a $ 4.7 million *U* charge related * to problems under a fixed-price development contract and $ 2.8 million *U* in overhead costs that *T*-2 wo n't be reimbursed *-1] .
• [_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 Hadson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will write off about $ 3.5 million *U* in costs related * to international exploration leases where exploration efforts have been unsuccessful *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This market 's still going through its pains] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philip Puccio , head of equity trading at Prudential-Bache Securities] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While renewed optimism about the outlook for takeover activity boosted several so-called deal stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit-taking weighed on the market , with blue-chips bearing the brunt of the selling] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Uncertainty about the prospects for further action * to curtail stock-index arbitrage , a form of program trading blamed * for recent volatility in the market , also contributed to its lack of direction] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Puccio] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I sense that some people are reluctant *-2 to stick their necks out in any aggressive way until after the figures come out] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Richard Eakle , president of Eakle Associates , Fair Haven ,]
• Prudential-Bache Securities boosted the stock 's short-term investment rating in response to the departure ; [_ARG0 analyst John McMillin] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he believes 0 the company will turn to new management `` that *T*-1 's more financially oriented] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans a fourth-quarter charge , which it did n't specify *T*-1 , for an early-retirement program] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Drexel Burnham Lambert analyst Michael Derchin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he sees a 70 % chance that the parent of United Airlines , the target of a failed $ 300-a-share *U* offer from a labor-management group , will be acquired or restructured *-1 within six months] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Freeport-McMoRan Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will convert its Freeport-McMoRan Energy Partners Ltd. partnership into a publicly traded company through the exchange of units of the partnership for common shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the restructuring is n't expected *-1 to have any impact , adverse or otherwise , on its financial results] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Freeport-McMoRan , a New Orleans-based diversified energy conglomerate ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the partnership will exchange its assets for common shares of a yet-to-be-formed entity] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unitholders will receive two additional 55 cents-a-unit distribution payments before the trust is liquidated *-1 in early 1990] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Atsushi Muramatsu , executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nissan ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 The company has experienced a remarkable turnaround in terms of profitability since the fiscal year ending March 1987 , when the sharp and rapid appreciation of the yen caused many difficulties *T*-1] .
• `` It [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] be [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the trend of financial improvement has been firmly set] , '' he added *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Heritage Media Corp. , New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it offered *-2 to buy the shares of POP Radio Corp. 0 it does n't already own *T*-1 in a stock swap] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Heritage , which *T*-1 owns 51 % of POP 's 3.6 million shares outstanding ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will exchange one share of a new preferred stock for each POP common share 0 it does n't already own *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GenCorp Inc. , hurt * by a plant accident and other unexpected costs ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report that fiscal fourth-quarter profit from continuing operations will be significantly below last year 's $ 25 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Fairlawn , Ohio-based company] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that full-year profit from continuing operations will be far below last year 's $ 148 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harry Millis , an analyst at McDonald & Co. in Cleveland ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 GenCorp 's unanticipated losses come largely from an accident at a government-owned assembly plant in Kansas , run * by a private subcontractor , that *T*-1 makes cluster bombs for GenCorp 's Aerojet Ordnance business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Transamerica Corp. , San Francisco ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter profit was essentially flat despite a large one-time gain a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The insurance and financial services concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit for the quarter rose 1.1 % to $ 93.9 million *U* , or $ 1.19 *U* a share , compared with $ 92.9 million *U* , or $ 1.18 *U* a share , the year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Transamerica] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter investment gains were $ 10.2 million *U* , compared with $ 6.4 million *U* the year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 insurance profit reflected a $ 6 million *U* loss from Hurricane Hugo] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> RMS International Inc. , Hasbrouk Heights , N.J.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 facing a cash-flow squeeze] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is seeking other financing sources and waivers from debenture holders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that because of softening sales it is n't in compliance with requirements that it maintain $ 3 million *U* in working capital] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> RMS] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had a loss of $ 158,666 *U* , or 10 cents a share , in the third quarter , compared with a year-earlier loss of $ 26,956 *U* , or two cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Meridian National Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold 750,000 shares of its common stock to the McAlpine family interests , for $ 1 million *U* , or $ 1.35 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 increased Meridian 's net worth to $ 8.5 million *U*] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Feniger , chief executive officer of Toledo , Ohio-based Meridian] .
• Ratners Group PLC , a fast-growing , acquisition-minded London-based jeweler , raised its price for Seattle-based specialty jeweler Weisfield 's Inc. to $ 57.50 *U* a share , or $ 62.1 million *U* , from $ 50 *U* a share , or $ 55 million *U* , after [<sub>ARG0</sub> another concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would be prepared *-1 to outbid Ratners 's initial offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ratners 's chairman , Gerald Ratner ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the deal remains of `` substantial benefit to Ratners] . ''
• [_ARG0 Carnival Cruise Lines Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 potential problems with the construction of two big cruise ships from Finland have been averted *-1] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Yesterday] , [_ARG0 Carnival] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a new company *ICH*-1 has been formed *-2 in Finland that *T*-3 will carry on Waertsilae 's shipbuilding operations] .
• [_ARG0 Carnival] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will be an 11 % shareholder in the new company] .
• [_ARG0 Carnival] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Fantasy , a 2,050-passenger ship that *T*-3 was slated *-4 to be delivered *-2 this month , will be delivered *-1 in January] .
• [_ARG1 A planned third ship still may be built *-1 in the Finnish shipyard , or may be built *-1 elsewhere] , [_ARG0 Carnival] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• The bulk of the pretax charge is a $ 62 million *U* write-off of capitalized servicing at the mobile home financing subsidiary , which [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 had been a big drain on earnings] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the one-time provision would substantially eliminate all future losses at the unit] .
• [_ARG0 The thrift] [_rel said] that `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> after these charges and * assuming no dramatic fluctuation in interest rates] , the association expects *-1 to achieve near record earnings in 1990 . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First of America Bank Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed its acquisition of Midwest Financial Group Inc. for about $ 250 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kalamazoo , Mich.-based First of America] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will eliminate the 13 management positions of the former Midwest Financial parent company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First of America] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some of the managers will take other jobs with First of America] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that severance payments to those executives not staying with the company will reduce First of America 's operating results for 1989 by $ 3 million *U* to $ 4 million *U* , or 15 cents to 20 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ORTEGA] ENDED a truce with the Contras and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 elections were threatened *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Communist official] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> for the first time] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the future of the Berlin Wall could be open to discussion] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The assistant HHS secretary] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ban `` should be continued *-1 indefinitely] . ''
• [_ARG0 Guerrilla leaders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Pretoria was attempting *-1 to sabotage next week 's elections in Namibia] .
• [_ARG0 Mexico 's President Salinas] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the country 's recession had ended and the economy was growing again] .
• [_ARG0 The White House] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the shipboard meetings next month between Bush and Soviet leader Gorbachev will take place in the waters off Malta] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 U.S. assistance should be used *-1 * to demobilize the rebels] .
• [_ARG0 The Contra military command] , [_ARGM-LOC in a statement from Honduras] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Sandinista troops had launched a major offensive against the rebel forces] .
• [_ARG0 East German leader Krenz] called the protests in his country a `` good sign , '' *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that many of those marching for democratic freedoms were showing support for `` the renovation for socialism] . ''
• [_ARG0 The Communist Party chief] , *-1 in Moscow for talks with Soviet officials , [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 East Germany would follow Gorbachev 's restructuring plans] .
• [_ARG1 Sony Columbia Acquisition Corp. , formed * for the Columbia deal , will formally take ownership of the movie studio later this month] , [_ARG0 a spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 A spokeswoman for Crum & Forster] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 employees were told *-1 early this week that numerous staff functions for the personal insurance lines were going *-3 to be centralized *-2 as a cost-cutting move] .
• [_ARG0 She] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the move would result in a after-tax charge of less than $ 4 million *U* 0 *T*-2 to be spread *-1 over the next three quarters] .
• Factory orders and construction outlays were largely flat in September , while [_ARG0 purchasing agents] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 manufacturing shrank further in October] .
• [_ARG0 Steinberg] sought clearance 0 * to buy more than 15 % of United Air 's parent *T*-2 , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 he may seek control] .
• [_ARG0 Takeover experts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they doubted 0 the financier would make a bid by himself] .
• [_ARG0 Random House Chairman Robert Bernstein] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he is resigning from the publishing house 0 he has run *T*-1 for 23 years] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Also] , [_ARG0 Big Board Chairman Phelan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would support SEC halts of program trading during market crises but not any revival of a `` collar '' on trading] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While many problems would attend a restructuring of Columbia] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Spiegel is mulling such a plan 0 * to mitigate Columbia 's junk problems *T*-1] .
• Some think 0 Columbia 's thrift , which *T*-1 now is seeking a new chief operating officer , might be capitalized *-3 at , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> $ 300 million *U*] , and shopped *-3 to a commercial bank that *T*-2 wants a California presence .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The thrift surely could be sold *-1 for more than the value of its equity] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> financial industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Meanwhile , the bad bank with the junk bonds -- and some capital -- might be spun off *-1 to Columbia shareholders , including Mr. Spiegel , who *T*-2 might then have a new career] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> You sell the good bank as an ongoing operation and use some of the proceeds *-1 to capitalize the bad bank] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> thrift specialist Lewis Ranieri of Ranieri Associates in New York] .
• `` [_ARG1 They are n't really a thrift] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jonathan Gray , a Sanford C. Bernstein analyst] .
• And [_ARG0 some investment bankers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 a restructuring is n't feasible while the SEC still is scrutinizing Mr. Spiegel 's past junk-bond trades] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Spiegel 's fans] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Columbia 's Southern California branches are highly salable] , and the thrift has $ 458 million *U* of shareholders equity underlying its assets .
• [_ARG0 Genetics Institute Inc. , Cambridge , Mass. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was awarded *-4 U.S. patents for Interleukin-3 and bone morphogenetic protein] .
• [_ARG1 Interleukin-3 may help in * treating blood cell deficiencies associated * with cancer treatment , bone marrow transplants and other blood-cell disorders] , [_ARG0 Genetics Institute] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The patent covers BMP-1 type proteins and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for * treating bone or cartilage defects] , [_ARG0 Genetics Institute] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 BMP products may be useful in fracture healing and in * treating bone loss associated * with periodontal disease and certain cancers] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 People familiar with the Senate Judiciary Committee , which *T*-1 will vote on the nomination ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 some liberal members of the panel are likely *-2 to question the ABA rating in hearings on the matter] .
• [_ARG0 Fourteen members of the House with jurisdiction over the EEOC] have [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they oppose Mr. Thomas 's nomination because of `` serious questions about his judgment -LCB- and -RCB- respect for the law] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A senior Justice Department official] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the administration is n't worried about the ABA rating] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're pleased 0 the ABA rated him qualified] , '' [_ARG0 David Runkel , the department 's chief spokesman ,] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] .
• [_ARG0 Metallgesellschaft AG] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to acquire 51 % of Lentjes AG from the Ferdinand Lentjes Foundation] .
• [_ARG0 Metallgesellschaft , a diversified Frankfurt , West Germany-based metals group ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is buying the stake in the specialized engineering company *-1 to expand its production of environmental supplies for power plants] .
• [_ARG1 Lentjes ' product mix of specialized boilers and pipes provides a good fit with its own Lurgi G.m.b . H. plant engineering unit] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The move is part of a strategy 0 *T*-3 to focus on its core metals trading , processing and plant engineering activities while *-1 shedding peripheral units] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 ITC officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 final Commerce Department and ITC rulings wo n't come until next March or later] .
• [_ARG0 Upjohn Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will offer an early retirement package to as many as 1,100 employees in a cost-cutting move expected * to result in a fourth-quarter charge] .
• [_ARG0 An Upjohn spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he had `` heard nothing '' 0 *T*-3 to suggest 0 the early retirement package was spurred *-1 by shareholder pressure or a potential bidder for the company , which *T*-2 occasionally has been the target of takeover speculation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Upjohn officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they could n't estimate the size of the charge until they determine which employees , and how many , *T*-1 will participate in the retirement plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is the first early retirement plan offered under its two-year cost-control strategy] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Earlier staff-reduction moves have trimmed about 300 jobs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> the pharmaceutical company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it `` anticipates 0 the long-term savings resulting from the plan 's implementation will more than offset short-term costs] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a cosmetic move] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jonathan S. Gelles of Wertheim Schroder & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] do at least come around to * [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the courts might want *-1 to end `` rigid affirmative action programs] . ''
• [_ARG1 The new company will attempt *-1 to limit the shipyard 's losses] , [_ARG0 participants] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Everything will be taken over *-1 by the new company] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Christian Andersson , executive vice president of Oy Waertsilae , former parent of Waertsilae Marine] .
• [_ARG1 Subcontractors will be offered *-1 a settlement and a swift transition to new management is expected *-2 to avert an exodus of skilled workers from Waertsilae Marine 's two big shipyards] , [_ARG0 government officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Customers holding contracts for Waertsilae Marine 's undelivered ships are expected *-1 to subscribe most of the remaining 170 million markkaa in share capital] , [_ARG0 government officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Its plans * to be acquired *-1 dashed *-2] , [_ARG0 Comprehensive Care Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-3 to sell most of its psychiatric and drug abuse facilities in California and some other assets *-3 to pay its debt and provide working capital] .
• [_ARG1 In all , the company hopes *-2 to repay $ 45 million *U* in debt through the sales , which *T*-1 will completely discharge its secured debt] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Nichol] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was `` extremely disappointed in the continuing deterioration of the company 's operations while it attempted *-1 to conclude the reorganization during the past four months] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ralston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Eveready battery unit was hurt *-1 by continuing economic problems in South America] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ralston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its restructuring costs include the phase-out of a battery facility in Greenville , N.C. , the recent closing of a Hostess cake bakery in Cincinnati and a reduction in staff throughout the company] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The battery plant , which *T*-2 makes rechargeable nickel cadmium and carbon zinc products , will be closed *-1 over the next year or so] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> For the year , pet food volume was flat] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Chicago Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed its $ 55.1 million *U* cash-and-stock acquisition of closely held Ravenswood Financial Corp. , another Chicago bank holding company] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At St. Louis , the water level of the Mississippi River is already 6.5 feet below normal and it could drop an additional 2.5 feet when the flow of the Missouri River is slowed *-1 *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Army Corps spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many farmers probably would n't sell until prices rose at least 20 cents a bushel] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lyle Reed , president of Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad Co. of Waterloo , Iowa] .
• `` [_ARG1 The public is buying the market when in reality there is plenty of grain 0 *T*-3 to be shipped *-1 *T*-2] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Bill Biedermann , Allendale Inc. research director] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The recent rally in precious metals was a result of uncertainty and volatility in equities] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Yesterday , the stock market rose strongly , * creating a more defensive attitude among precious metals traders] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Silver and platinum , which *T*-1 have more of an industrial nature than gold , were even weaker] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Silver is also under pressure of `` extremely high '' inventories in warehouses of the Commodity Exchange] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 In Chile , workers at two copper mines , Los Bronces and El Soldado , which *T*-1 belong to the Exxon-owned Minera Disputada , yesterday voted *-2 to begin a full strike tomorrow] , [_ARG0 an analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Reasons for the walkout] , [_ARG0 the analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , included a number of procedural issues , such as a right * to strike .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are shipping the most corn in that short of time period to one customer on record] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Dunton , a U.S. Agriculture Department transportation expert] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Profit per ton of steel shipped * dropped to about $ 33 *U* a ton from $ 42 *U* a ton last year and $ 53 *U* a ton in the second quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Bradford , an analyst with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 USX may have received orders lost * by competitors who *T*-2 were involved *-1 in labor contracts earlier this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 USX also appeared *-1 to sell a richer mix of steel products , such as the more profitable pipe and galvanized coated sheet , than lower-priced structural goods] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Icahn] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes 0 USX would be worth more if *-1 broken up *-2 into steel and energy segments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Marcus , an analyst with PaineWebber Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a downturn in the appliance industry , coupled * with sluggish automotive sales , hurt USX results] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Two leading constitutional-law experts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 President Bush does n't have the legal authority * to exercise a line-item veto] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Kennedy] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a separate statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he supports legislation 0 * to give the president line-item veto power *T*-2 , but that it *EXP*-1 would be a `` reckless course of action '' for President Bush to claim the authority without congressional approval] .
• [_ARG0 Professors Philip Kurland of the University of Chicago and Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 any effort by President Bush 0 * to claim authority for a line-item veto *T*-1 would contradict the text of the Constitution and the intent of its authors , as well as the views of previous presidents] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Bush] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would like *-1 to be able *-2 to use this procedure] .
• [_ARG0 A White House spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP last week] [_ARG1 that the president is considering *-1 declaring that the Constitution implicitly gives him the authority for a line-item veto *-2 to provoke a test case] .
• [_ARG0 The two professors] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Constitution authorizes the president to veto entire bills , not partial measures] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the first appropriations bill passed * 200 years ago covered many different items , and there was no discussion of a line-item veto] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that more than a dozen presidents *PPA*-1 have called for line-item veto authority since the Civil War] , and `` all have shared the view that such lawmaking power is beyond the reach '' of the president .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trinity Industries Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a preliminary agreement * to sell 500 railcar platforms to Trailer Train Co. of Chicago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trinity] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to begin delivery in the first quarter of next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects its U.S. sales to remain steady at about 1,200 cars in 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Howard Mosher , president and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he anticipates growth for the luxury auto maker in Britain and Europe , and in Far Eastern markets] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors , money managers and corporate officials had until today *-2 to comment on the proposals , and the issue has produced more mail than almost any other issue in memory] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lane] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The SEC will probably vote on the proposal early next year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• What the investors who *T*-4 oppose the proposed changes object to *T*-1 most is the effect 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the proposal would have *T*-2 on their ability * to spot telltale `` clusters '' of trading activity -- buying or selling by more than one officer or director within a short period of time] .
• [_ARG1 The rules will eliminate filings policy-making divisions , such as sales , marketing , finance and research and development] , [_ARG0 Mr. Lane] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The proposed rules also would be tougher on the insiders still required * to file reports] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 *-1 Considered as a whole] , [_ARG0 Mr. Lane] [_rel said] , the filings required * under the proposed rules `` will be at least as effective , if not more so , for investors following transactions . ''
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Gabele , president of Invest\/Net , a North Miami , Fla. , company that *T*-6 packages and sells the insider-trading data ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the proposal is worded *-4 so vaguely that key officials may fail *-1 to file the reports] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lane] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that while the SEC regulates who *T*-7 files , the law tells them when * to do so *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The SEC would likely be amenable to legislation that *T*-9 required insiders to file transactions on a more timely basis] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The changes were proposed *-3 in an effort * to streamline federal bureaucracy and boost compliance by the executives `` who *T*-1 are really calling the shots] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Brian Lane , special counsel at the SEC 's office of disclosure policy , which *T*-2 proposed the changes] .
• [_ARG0 The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will introduce a stock and bond fund that *T*-11 will invest in `` socially responsible '' companies , and a bond fund] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> New Brunswick Scientific Co. , a maker of biotechnology instrumentation and equipment ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it adopted an anti-takeover plan giving shareholders the right * to purchase shares at half price under certain conditions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plan , *-1 under review for some time , will protect shareholders against `` abusive takeover tactics] .
• [_ARG0 Researchers at Plant Genetic Systems N.V. in Belgium] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have developed a genetic engineering technique for * creating hybrid plants for a number of key crops] .
• [_ARG0 The researchers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have isolated a plant gene that *T*-35 prevents the production of pollen] .
• [_ARG0 Jan Leemans , research director ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 this gene was successfully introduced in oil-producing rapeseed plants , a major crop in Europe and Canada , * using as a carrier a `` promoter gene '' developed * by Robert Goldberg at the University of California in Los Angeles] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Leemans] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this genetic manipulation does n't hurt the growth of that plant] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Leemans] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the hybrid rapeseeds created * with this genetic engineering yield 15 % to 30 % *U* more output than the commercial strains used * currently] .
• `` [_ARG1 This technique is applicable to a wide variety of crops] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 , and added that some modifications may be necessary * to accommodate the peculiarities of each type of crop .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company is experimenting with the technique on alfalfa , and plans *-2 to include cotton and corn , among other crops] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that even though virtually all corn seeds currently planted * are hybrids , the genetic approach will obviate the need for mechanical emasculation of anthers , which *T*-38 costs U.S. seed producers about $ 70 million *U* annually] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 Paul Johanson , Monsanto 's director of plant sciences ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's chemical spray overcomes these problems and is `` gentle on the female organ] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 There is a large market out there hungry for hybrid seeds] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Robinson of Delta & Pine , the seed producer in Scott , Miss. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Plant Genetic 's success in * creating genetically engineered male steriles does n't automatically mean 0 it *EXP*-1 would be simple * to create hybrids in all crops] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's one thing * to say 0 you can sterilize , and another * to then successfully pollinate the plant] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` It *EXP*-2 's one thing [_ARG0 *] to [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 you can sterilize] , and another * to then successfully pollinate the plant , '' he said *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Nevertheless] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , he is negotiating with Plant Genetic *-2 to acquire the technology 0 *T*-3 to try *-4 breeding hybrid cotton .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The development could have a dramatic effect on farm production , especially cotton] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Murray Robinson , president of Delta & Pine Land Co. , a Southwide Inc. subsidiary that *T*-36 is one of the largest cotton seed producers in the U.S.] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Not only] can they block Wellington from *-2 raising money in Japan , [<sub>ARG0</sub> bankers here] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , but as the largest underwriters in the Eurobond market , they might be able *-3 to scuttle borrowings there , too .
• As [<sub>ARG0</sub> Yogi Berra] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> might] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> it] 's deja vu all over again .
• `` [_ARG1 Someone always makes you quit] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 legendary St. Louis Cardinals centerfielder Curt Flood , the league 's commissioner] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nothing can be better than this] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Don Sider , owner of the West Palm Beach Tropics] .
• `` [_ARG1 I feel like a little kid] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a gleeful Alex de Castro , a car salesman , who *T*-53 has stopped by a workout of the Suns *-3 to slip six Campaneris cards *ICH*-2 to the Great Man Himself 0 *T*-4 to be autographed *-30] .
• [_ARG1 Real good] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 39-year-old Pete Broberg] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 working in the midday heat of the Tropics camp] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Broberg , who *T*-56 started with the now-defunct Washington Senators ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that when he left baseball in 1978 *T*-1 , he `` never looked back] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 You ca n't give it up that easily] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It does n't replace * pitching in the majors , but it proves to me that I would have been able *-2 to play if I 'd stayed healthy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I personally do n't enjoy *-1 seeing players who I remember *T*-57 vividly from their playing days running about and being gallant about their deficiencies] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Roger Angell , New Yorker magazine 's resident baseball sage] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Worse] , [_rel says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-2] [_ARG0 baseball author Lawrence Ritter] , `` Someone will get a heart attack and that will be the end of the whole story . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Old-time kiddies] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *-2 .
• [_ARG1 Men who *T*-58 have played hard all their lives are n't about *-2 to change their habits] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Still] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> how sweet it is *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 savoring the fat sound of the well-hit line drive that *T*-4 bounces off the center field wall] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Expect `` tricky '' stuff from pitchers] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Weaver , the manager] .
• [_ARG1 * Expect brushbacks but no beanballs] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. McEnaney] .
• * Even expect stolen bases , says 0 *T*-1 the wiry and fit Mr. Campaneris : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you know how * to slide *T*-3 , it 's no problem] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Even expect stolen bases] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the wiry and fit Mr. Campaneris] : `` If you know how * to slide *T*-3 , it 's no problem , '' he says *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I wo n't be throwing 90 mph , but I will throw 80-plus] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alltel Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will acquire the 55 % of Pond Branch Telephone Company Inc. 's cellular franchise that it does n't own *T*-1 already] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alltel , which *T*-60 provides local telephone service in 25 states ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it exercised its right of first refusal following an offer *ICH*-1 from an undisclosed third party * to acquire the majority position in the franchise] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received two contracts totaling $ 19 million *U* 0 *T*-1 to build gas-turbine generators] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Liberty National Bancorp] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its acquisition of Florence Deposit Bank , Florence , Ky. , first announced * in April , has been completed *-31 in a transaction valued * at $ 13.1 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canada 's gross domestic product rose an inflation-adjusted 0.3 % in August , mainly as a result of service-industry growth] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Statistics Canada , a federal agency ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Statistics Canada] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 service-industry output in August rose 0.4 % from July] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People 's Savings Financial Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will buy back as much as 10 % of its 2.4 million shares outstanding because the stock is undervalued *-37] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has been `` unfairly associated '' *-1 with other banks in New England that *T*-62 have had major loan losses in recent quarters] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its People 's Savings Bank unit does n't have a `` large exposure to construction and commercial loans that *T*-63 have caused the loan-loss problems in many of the banks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Because of their longstanding rivalry , GM just `` wants *-1 to make sure 0 Ford pays a huge packet for -LRB- Jaguar -RRB-] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 John Lawson , an auto analyst at London 's Nomura Research Institute] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's either going *-1 to be a shootout , or there only may be one player in town] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> one person] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Another person close to the talks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` It *EXP*-2 is very hard * to justify *-3 paying a silly price for Jaguar if an out-and-out bidding war were *-1 to start now] . ''
• [_ARGM-LOC In a statement] , [_ARG0 Jaguar 's board] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they `` were not consulted *-2 about the -LRB- Ridley decision -RRB- in advance and were surprised *-2 at the action taken *-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3 was in Jaguar 's best interests `` for the company 's future to be assured and the present climate of uncertainty resolved as quickly as possible , ''] [_ARG0 Mr. Ridley] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• But [_ARG0 GM officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they , too , were surprised *-43 by the move , which *T*-68 left them to `` consider all our options and explore matters further] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Our intensive discussions with Jaguar , at their invitation] , '' [_ARG0 GM] [_rel said] *T*-1 , `` have as their objectives * to create a cooperative business relationship with Jaguar that *T*-69 would provide for the continued independence of this great British car company , to ensure a secure future for its employees and to provide an attractive long-term return for its shareholders . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was giving up the golden share `` *-1 to clear the way so the playing field is level between all contestants] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I ca n't believe 0 they -LRB- GM -RRB- will let Ford have a free run] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Reitman , a European auto industry analyst at UBS-Phillips & Drew] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Chemical Co. , Midland , Mich. , and Eli Lilly & Co. , Indianapolis ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they completed the formation of Dow Elanco , a joint venture combining their plant-sciences businesses as well as Dow 's industrial pest-control business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Dow Elanco will be the largest research-based agricultural concern in North America , with projected first-year revenue of $ 1.5 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Under the circumstances] , Dataproducts said *T*-2 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Tomash] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was unable *-1 to devote the time required * because of other commitments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SFE Technologies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 William P. Kuehn was elected *-49 chairman and chief executive officer of this troubled electronics parts maker] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jerome J. Jahn , executive vice president and chief financial officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Rubendall was resigning by `` mutual agreement '' with the board] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He is going *-1 to pursue other interests] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jahn] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Kuehn] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , will retain the rest of the current management team .
• Sales of new cars in Europe fell 4.2 % in September from a year earlier and [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market could continue *-1 to soften in the months ahead] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After a stronger-than-expected pace early this year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market , after a series of sharp swings in recent months , now shows signs of retreating] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A fund manager at a life-insurance company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 three factors make it *EXP*-1 difficult * to read market direction] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> First] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , domestic interest rates are likely *-2 to stay at higher levels as increased anticipation of inflation followed rising consumer prices reported * last week .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The gains also sparked buying interest in other real-estate companies] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investor focus shifted quickly] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In other stock-market news] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Tokyo Stock Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that for the week ended Friday , the balance of margin buying rose 189.8 billion yen -LRB- $ 1.34 billion *U* -RRB- , to 7.160 trillion yen -LRB- $ 50.46 billion *U* -RRB-] .
• `` [_ARG1 Volume has been appalling] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a dealer at a British brokerage concern] .
• [_ARG0 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Nicholas Ridley] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP later in the day] [_ARG1 that the government would abolish its golden share in Jaguar , the luxury auto maker being stalked * by General Motors and Ford Motor] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Despite the modest gains] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market remains dull , with investors remaining cautiously on the sidelines] .
• [_ARG1 Additionally , the end of the month position-squaring might have also played a minor role] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 An official at Wako Securities] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 these investors feel the need * to make quick profits , despite destabilizing external factors , such as political uncertainty tied * to the ruling party 's fate at next year 's Lower House elections - an event which *T*-76 could directly affect the stock market] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 summer drought problems that *T*-81 had hit several southern agricultural regions had stopped *-1 being a major source of price pressure in September] .
• [_ARG1 Japan 's index of leading indicators rose to 63.6 *ICH*-3 in August , above the so-called boom-or-bust line of 50 for the first time since May] , [_ARG0 the Economic Planning Agency] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Metromedia Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its Metromedia Long Distance unit has been renamed *-58 Metromedia-ITT Long Distance , * reflecting acquisitions from ITT Corp. , which *T*-82 licenses its name to closely held Metromedia] .
• [_ARG0 Metromedia] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its unit is the fifth-largest provider of long-distance communications service in the U.S. , with projected 1989 revenue of more than $ 550 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Martin Marietta Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it won a $ 38.2 million *U* contract *ICH*-2 from the U.S. Postal Service 0 *T*-1 to manufacture and install automated mail-sorting machines] .
• [_ARGM-LOC Under terms of the three-year contract] , [_ARG0 Martin Marietta] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will make and install 267 of the new machines at 156 postal offices] .
• [_ARG0 Canonie] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it anticipates *-1 naming Mr. Donovan to succeed Richard F. Brissette , 55 , as president and chief executive officer , effective March 1] .
• [_ARG1 The average six-month yield on a jumbo CD was at 7.90 % , down from 7.93 % ,] [_ARG0 Banxquote] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This week was uneventful for the CD market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norberto Mehl , chairman of Banxquote] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Banks that *T*-84 adjusted payouts on CDs in the most recent week made only fractional moves] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• -LRB- [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> still] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * do n't look down] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Treasury Undersecretary David Mulford] defended the Treasury 's efforts *ICH*-1 this fall * to drive down the value of the dollar , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it helped *-3 minimize damage from the 190-point drop in the stock market Oct. 13] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> On other matters] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mulford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 West Germany is contributing to imbalances in the world economy because of its success as an exporter] .
• `` [_ARG1 The solution is stronger domestic growth -LCB- in Germany -RCB-] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 But] because the growth of the German economy has been stronger than * expected *-2 , [_ARG0 Mr. Mulford] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , it *EXP*-3 's difficult for the U.S. to argue that Germany ought *-4 to adopt more stimulative monetary and fiscal policies .
• [_ARG1 But nonetheless U.S. companies might be more successful in European markets if not for the German export push] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Testifying before a House subcommittee] , [_ARG0 Mr. Mulford] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that if the Treasury had n't intervened in foreign-exchange markets in September and early October *-2 to reduce 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] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mulford] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 responding to critics of intervention] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 intervention is `` highly visible , '' is taken *-3 seriously by financial markets and works better than `` * was recognized *-68 some time ago] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. John LaFalce -LRB- D. , N.Y . -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Johnson refused *-1 to testify jointly with Mr. Mulford and instead asked *-1 to appear after the Treasury official had completed his testimony] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mulford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 reports of tension between the Treasury and Fed have been exaggerated] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 insisting that they involved `` nuances] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that `` in the scheme of things , these things are minor] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 It 's just going *-2 to be sloppy , both on our side and theirs -LCB- the Warsaw Pact 's -RCB-] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one NATO analyst] .
• [_ARG1 Those employed * in state-funded special programs increased by 7,400 to 65,200 in the same period ,] [_ARG0 the Directorate] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Coca-Cola Co.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 aiming *-2 to boost soft-drink volume in Singapore] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is discussing a joint venture with Fraser & Neave Ltd. , its bottling franchisee in that country] .
• And [_ARG1 * combining Fraser & Neave 's own soft drinks with Coca-Cola 's gives the Singapore company more than half the share of the soda market there] , [_ARG0 Coke] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 A Coke spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he could n't say whether that is the direction of the talks] .
• A Coke spokesman said 0 [_ARG0 he] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 whether that is the direction of the talks] .
• [_ARG0 Coke] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the joint-venture arrangement , which *T*-112 needs approval from both companies ' boards , should be completed *-82 early next year] .
• A Coca-Cola spokesman said 0 it is too early [_ARG0 *] to [_rel say] [_ARG1 how the joint venture would be structured *T*-1 , or how much the company would invest *T*-3 in the transaction] .
• [_ARG0 A Coca-Cola spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is too early * to say how the joint venture would be structured *T*-1 , or how much the company would invest *T*-3 in the transaction] .
• [_ARG0 AMERICAN BRANDS Inc. , Old Greenwich , Conn. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it increased its quarterly 11 % *ICH*-1 to 68 cents a share from 61 cents , payable Dec. 1 to stock of record Nov. 10] .
• [_ARG0 Mediobanca] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP during the weekend] [_ARG1 that it agreed *-2 to sell the shares back to Giovanni Agnelli for 333 billion lire] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Maria Sole Agnelli Teodorani , sister of Fiat Chairman Giovanni Agnelli , agreed *-1 to trade her shares in IFI for new ordinary shares in the limited partnership , which *T*-116 will give her control of 4.67 % of Giovanni Agnelli & Co] .
• The value of the two transactions was n't disclosed *-1 , but [_ARG0 an IFI spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 no cash would change hands] .
• [_ARG0 MCI Communications Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received a three-year contract valued * at more than $ 15 million *U* 0 *T*-1 to provide network , credit-card and other telecommunications services to Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• In the Senate , Edward Kennedy -LRB- D. , Mass. -RRB- , chairman of the Labor Committee , and Pete Domenici , -LRB- R. , N.M . -RRB- ranking minority member of the Budget Committee , have been working on a compromise , and [_ARG1 their soundings showed that the Senate appeared *-2 to be heading toward enough strength * to override another Bush veto] , [_ARG0 a Democratic staff official] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Austin Murphy -LRB- D. , Pa. -RRB- , chairman of the House labor standards subcommittee ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they might have done better `` if we 'd held their feet to the fire] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Bush] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in June] vetoed a measure passed * by Congress and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would n't accept any minimum-wage rise that *T*-121 went beyond limits 0 he set *T*-2 early in this year 's debate on the issue] .
• Mr. Kennedy suggested 0 Democrats `` yielded a great deal '' on the size of the increase , but he cited concessions from the White House on the training wage , [_ARG1 which] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 *T*-1 make it `` less harsh . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> With only 16-year-olds to 19-year-olds eligible , 68 % of workers getting less than $ 4.25 *U* an hour , who *T*-125 are adults , wo n't be subject to the training wage] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The AFL-CIO , which *T*-126 previously opposed the administration 's subminimum idea ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the compromise has `` adequate safeguards , so the youth are not exploited *-1 and older workers are not displaced *-2] . ''
• The compromise was a somewhat softened version of what [_ARG0 the White House] had [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would accept *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For the first time in history , we have a training wage that *T*-123 will be part '' of the nation 's labor laws] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roger Porter , assistant to the president for economic and domestic policy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> White House aides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although they made a small compromise on the length of a training wage , the final minimum-wage increase will meet the standards set * by Mr. Bush] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered the ratings on about $ 3.2 billion *U* of Houston Lighting & Power Co. 's securities because of the company 's low levels of interest coverage and internal cash generation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Houston Lighting 's current situation has some positive aspects , including * managing `` very well '' the construction and commercial operation risks of Units 1 and 2 of the South Texas Project nuclear power plant] .
• [_ARG1 Capital requirements will be declining and no new generating facilities will be required *-90 for several years] , [_ARG0 Moody 's] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Armstrong , which *T*-127 has faced a takeover threat from the Belzberg family of Canada since July ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that * disposing of the carpet business would improve `` total financial performance] . ''
• The government 's primary economic-forecasting gauge rose a slight 0.2 % in September , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> economists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the report offered little new information on the degree to which the U.S. economy is slowing *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The department] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 takes four months * to establish a trend] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Commerce Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as a result of a new adjustment to the formula used * * to calculate the index , the influence of this component has been reduced *-95] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the National Association of Manufacturers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a recent poll of 53 executives on its board found that 61 % do n't expect a recession to occur until 1991 or later] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although manufacturers often are quick *-1 to call for lower interest rates] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 60 % of the executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would prefer that the Fed keep inflation-fighting as its top priority even if that means higher rates] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The other 40 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Fed ought *-1 to worry less about inflation and bring interest rates down] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't think 0 it provides much new information on the economy] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Richard Rippe , economist at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In another report] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] , [_ARG0 the Commerce Department] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 sales of new single-family houses plunged 14 % in September to an annual rate of 618,000 from 719,000 in August] .
• [_ARGM-CAU Because the figures are based *-93 on a small sample] , [_ARG0 the department] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is 90 % confident only that new-home sales fell somewhere between 5 % and 23 % during the month] .
• [_ARG0 Boston Edison Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will take a previously reported $ 60 million *U* charge against earnings in the fourth quarter] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In its order] , [_ARG0 the state regulatory agency] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company `` must be held *-96 accountable for the mistakes made * in the management of the plant 's operation] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Citicorp] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the average rate rose to 8.0087 % at its $ 50 million *U* auction of 182-day commercial paper from 7.962 % at last week 's sale] .
• `` [_ARG1 The thing 0 it says *T*-1 about Mips is that they 're on a roll right now] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ms. Gant at InfoCorp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The thing] 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 about [<sub>ARG3-about</sub> Mips] is that they 're on a roll right now , '' said *T*-2 Ms. Gant at InfoCorp .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Today 's agreement gives Control Data a machine 0 *T*-1 to compete against Digital and other general-purpose computer makers] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Logan , a computer-market analyst at Aberdeen Group Inc. of Boston] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The machine is essentially a mainframe computer] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Control Data , based * in Minneapolis , Minn. , expects its sales of Mips systems , including the new RC6280 , to amount to more than $ 100 million *U* by the end of 1991] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mips] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nixdorf , Bull and others will also sell versions of the machine] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mips President Robert Miller] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mips will start *-2 shipping its new machine in the first quarter of 1990] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The machine can run software written * for other Mips computers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 In the price range it 's a tremendously high-performing product] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Sandy Gant , an analyst at the market-research firm InfoCorp] .
• Mips also wants *-1 to wedge into markets other than traditional RISC applications such as engineering ; [_ARG0 Mips] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the new machine will also be used *-102 by businesses and for communications] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This clearly demonstrates that Mips is a systems company rather than just a chip company] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mips Vice President John Hime] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Mullins , assistant secretary of the Treasury ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the working capital is necessary * to reduce the final costs of the bailout , by *-1 allowing the agency to sell savings and loans without their bad assets , then hold the assets until they can be sold *-108 under favorable conditions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *ICH*-3 has n't yet been determined *-109 how the RTC will raise the cash *T*-1] , but the administration does n't want it to be included *-2 on the federal budget , because it would `` distort '' the budget process by *-4 requiring either exemptions from Gramm-Rudman or big increases in the budget deficit .
• [_ARG1 But the worst possibility would be * raising no working capital] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If working capital financing is not provided *-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , `` the RTC may have *-2 to slow -LCB- S&L sales -RCB- or dump acquired assets through fire sales .
• [_ARG0 Officials of the Resolution Trust Corp.] have [_rel said] [_ARGM-MNR privately] [_ARG1 that such a plan was the most likely alternative * to raise short-term cash for the bailout] .
• [_ARG1 Instead] , [_ARG0 the GAO and the Congressional Budget Office] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , the RTC should consider *-2 using Treasury debt , which *T*-140 is less expensive and subject to oversight by Congress .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * To allow this massive level of unfettered federal borrowing without prior congressional approval would be irresponsible] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Fortney Stark -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , who *T*-141 has introduced a bill 0 *T*-1 to limit the RTC 's authority * to issue debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Panhandle Eastern Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it applied , on behalf of two of its subsidiaries , to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission * to build a 352-mile , $ 273 million *U* pipeline system from Pittsburg County , Okla. , to Independence , Miss] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The natural gas pipeline concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 500 million cubic feet a day capacity pipeline would be built *-111 by a proposed joint venture between two Panhandle Eastern units - Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. and Trunkline Gas Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 We make what we know how * to make *T*-1 *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 business manager Richard Mazzera] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's an overwhelming job] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• The company has declined requests * to discuss the changes , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Weekes] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Hollander wanted *-1 to have his own team] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The split and quarterly dividend will be payable Jan. 3 to stock of record Nov. 16] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fibreboard Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the previously reported sale of approximately 27,500 acres of timberland near Truckee , Calif. , to closely held Sierra Pacific Industries Corp. , Arcata , Calif. , for $ 32.5 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The lumber , insulation and fireproofing concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the transaction , which *T*-149 includes a swap of other timber interests , would result in a $ 13.5 million *U* after-tax gain , 0 *T*-1 to be recorded *-123 in the fourth quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Healthcare International Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a 120-day standstill agreement *ICH*-1 with its HealthVest affiliate calling for Healthcare to pay HealthVest $ 5 million *U* right away and additional amounts in the future] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Under the agreement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Healthcare , a manager of health-care facilities ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would pay HealthVest $ 3.9 million *U* in overdue rent and mortgage payments and repay $ 1.1 million *U* in funds that HealthVest advanced *T*-150 for construction work on facilities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 HealthVest has paid two of the three banks 0 it owed interest to *T*-1 in October and is in negotiations with the third bank] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Healthcare , which *T*-153 has been in a severe liquidity bind ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is able *-3 to make the payments because it completed a transaction with Greenery Rehabilitation Group Inc. in which Greenery purchased stock and warrants for $ 500,000 *U* and loaned Healthcare $ 9 million *U* *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In testimony recorded * in the grand jury report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> court employees] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the judge , now 59 years old , harassed his secretaries , made imperial demands on his staff and hounded anyone who *T*-157 crossed him] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't know whose toes I 've stepped on *T*-1] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 the judge] .
• [_ARG1 Fear of * alienating that judge is pervasive] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Maurice Geiger , founder and director of the Rural Justice Center in Montpelier , Vt. , a public interest group that *T*-162 researches rural justice issues] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He probably was the smartest guy who *T*-165 ever sat on our bench] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a former president of Cambria County 's 150-member bar association , who *T*-166 , like most lawyers in Cambria County , refuses *-3 to talk about the judge *PPA*-2 publicly] .
• `` [_ARG1 Nobody told us ; nobody called us] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 an official close to the case who *T*-169 asked *-2 not to be named *-133] .
• [_ARG1 Johnstown attorney Richard J. Green Jr. shelled out $ 500 *U* in loans to the judge over five years] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in testimony to the grand jury] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The judge never made a pretense of * repaying the money] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Green] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> When Mr. Green won a $ 240,000 *U* verdict in a land condemnation case against the state *T*-1 in June 1983] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Judge O'Kicki unexpectedly awarded him an additional $ 100,000 *U*] .
• But then Judge O'Kicki often behaved like a man who *T*-155 would be king -- and , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> an arrogant and abusive one] .
• `` [_ARG1 Do n't you think 0 I ought *-2 to get a commission ... or part of your fee in this case] ? '' [_ARG0 Mr. Green] [_rel said] 0 the judge asked him *T*-1 .
• But [_ARG0 he] did n't complain to the state 's Judicial Inquiry and Review Board , either , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARGM-TMP later] [_ARG1 that he feared retribution] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. O'Kicki] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he will respond to Mr. Green 's allegation at his trial] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't have anything much 0 * to say *T*-5 , and I think 0 that 's what you 're going *-3 to find from everyone else 0 you talk to *T*-4 up here] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> local attorney Edward F. Peduzzi] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> another lawyer] : `` The practice of law is a matter of * biting one 's lip when you live in a small community *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The judge was considered *-137 imperious , abrasive and ambitious] , [_ARG0 those who *T*-171 practiced before him] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Visitors in his chambers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 he could cite precisely the years , months , weeks and days remaining until mandatory retirement would force aside the presiding president judge , * giving Judge O'Kicki the seniority required * to take over as the county 's top court administrator] .
• [_ARG1 The judge] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , was fiercely proud of his abilities and accomplishments .
• [_ARG1 Yet , despite the judge 's imperial bearing , no one ever had reason 0 * to suspect possible wrongdoing *T*-2] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Bognato , president of Cambria County 's 150-member bar association] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The arrogance of a judge , his demeanor , the way 0 he handles people *T*-1 are not a basis for * filing a complaint] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bognato] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] says 0 it *EXP*-1 was `` unfortunate '' that he chose *-2 to write the letter but [_rel says] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> there was certainly no intent * to extort there] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 was `` unfortunate '' that he chose *-2 to write the letter] but says `` there was certainly no intent * to extort there . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he ca n't discuss in detail how he will defend himself at his trial *T*-1] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although he contends that if he were as corrupt as state prosecutors believe *?* , he would be far wealthier than he is *?*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is confident 0 he will return to his old bench] .
• `` [_ARG1 If I lose , I lose my position , my career , my pension , my home and my investments] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 the judge] .
• Shareholders of the Santa Ana , Calif. , title-insurance company approved the creation of this second class of stock , which *T*-2 will be traded *-142 on the national over-the-counter market and which [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 would be used *-143 for acquisitions and other general corporate purposes] .
• [_ARG0 EG&G Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it acquired Laboratorium Prof. Dr. Berthold , a German maker of scientific instruments] .
• [_ARG1 The combined companies will become profitable by January 1990] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 James P. Sherblom , Transgenic 's chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [_ARG0 The Wellesley , Mass. , maker of scientific instruments and electronic parts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Berthold expects 1989 sales of more than 100 million Deutsche marks -LRB- $ 54.5 million *U* -RRB- and employs about 400 people] .
• [_ARG0 John M. Kucharski , EG&G 's chairman and chief executive ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the acquisition `` will extend EG&G 's core technologies , strengthen its position in the European Economic Community and assure a strength and presence in the Eastern European market] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it especially will strengthen the company 's efforts in the rapidly growing field of bio-analytical instrumentation , and in applied nuclear physics] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> EG&G] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold most of its Mason Research Institute subsidiary to Transgenic Sciences Inc. , a closely held biotechnology company based * in Worcester , Mass] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sale , for $ 7 million *U* in cash and securities , will leave EG&G with a 12 % stake in Transgenic] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Internal Revenue Service] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is willing *-2 to let the U.S. Tax Court decide how much oil man William Herbert Hunt will owe the government *T*-1 after his assets are liquidated *-164] .
• `` [_ARG1 But they wanted *-2 to roll the dice and we 're going *-3 to let them] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Hartt] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Stephen McCartin , Mr. Hunt 's attorney ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his client welcomed the gamble] .
• [_ARGM-ADV In addition to *-1 turning down the compromise] , [_ARG0 Judge Harold C. Abramson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would allow a claim of only $ 19.7 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Minpeco attorneys] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they would appeal the decision to a federal district court] .
• [_ARG0 Industrial Bank of Japan , which *T*-179 claims *-2 to be the biggest Japanese buyer of U.S. mortgage securities ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it will more than double its purchases this year , to an amount 0 one official puts *T*-1 at several billion dollars] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Last year , there were only several big investors who *T*-181 were interested] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kinji Kato , a vice president at the international arm of Nomura Securities Co] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ultimately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , strong demand could help *-2 to drive down interest rates on mortgage securities .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> other Japanese institutions] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> privately] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they are considering *-1 asking *-2 to join the 59-dealer selling group] .
• `` [_ARG1 Two or three years ago , the problem was that people did n't understand the prepayment risk] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Nomura 's Mr. Kato] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You ca n't say 0 it 's a `` tsunami '' -LRB- tidal wave -RRB- , but we 're making some headway] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Fannie Mae 's chairman , David O. Maxwell , who *T*-178 visits Tokyo at least once a year *-3 to explain *RNR*-4 and drum up investor interest in *RNR*-4 mortgage securities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> ca] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's a `` tsunami '' -LRB- tidal wave -RRB-] , but we 're making some headway , '' says *T*-1 Fannie Mae 's chairman , David O. Maxwell , who *T*-178 visits Tokyo at least once a year *-3 to explain *RNR*-4 and drum up investor interest in *RNR*-4 mortgage securities .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Blair] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP after the meeting] [_ARG1 that he had filed separate lawsuits *ICH*-1 *ICH*-2 in the Ontario Supreme Court for unjust dismissal against Enfield and for libel against its largest shareholder , Canadian Express Ltd. , and two executives of Hees International Bancorp Inc. , which *T*-191 controls Canadian Express] .
• [_ARG0 He] later resigned from his executive positions with Enfield , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 that actions by its board `` amounted to -LCB- my -RCB- dismissal] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Blair] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his libel suit seeks 10 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 8.5 million *U* -RRB- from Canadian Express and Hees executives Manfred Walt and Willard L'Heureux] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his suit against Enfield seeks two years severance pay , equivalent to C$ 720,000 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But in another sense , the $ 846 million *U* purchase is uncharacteristically nervy] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Critics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mitsubishi Estate 's decision * to buy into Rockefeller reflects the degree to which companies are irritated *-2 by the pressure * to act for the good of Japan *T*-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 Those who *T*-1 have no money and *T*-1 are n't buying think 0 it *EXP*-3 's right * to refrain , but those with money who *T*-193 want *-4 to buy for themselves pay no attention] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 an official of the Japan-U.S . Business Council] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 'll continue *-2 to work with them , in keeping with the reputation of the company , and we 'll rely very much on their leadership] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mitsubishi Estate President Jotaro Takagi] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Its earnings can rise 10 % to 12 % *U* annually simply from the natural turnover of tenants and automatic rent increases] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Graeme McDonald , an industry analyst at James Capel Pacific Ltd] .
• `` [_ARG1 Japanese companies need *-1 to invest in overseas real estate for diversification] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Yoshio Shima , an industry analyst at Goldman Sachs -LRB- Japan -RRB- Corp] .
• [_ARG1 Nonetheless , it will barely make a dent in Mitsubishi Estate 's finances] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the company also could easily issue new convertible bonds or warrants] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 there will be positive as well as negative reactions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond Pettit , senior vice president and chief financial officer of Rockefeller Group] .
• `` [_ARG1 Officially , yes , we encourage the free flow of direct investment] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a Foreign Ministry official] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In his affidavit] , [_ARG0 Mr. Yetnikoff] accused Warner Chairman Steven J. Ross of *-2 having an `` antiSony , anti-Japanese bias '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Ross had tried *-1 to talk him out of *-3 letting Sony buy CBS Records two years ago for that reason] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross , who *T*-204 will be chairman and co-chief executive officer of Time Warner after the merger is complete ,] denied that in his own affidavit , and called Mr. Yetnikoff 's remarks `` vicious '' and his claims `` reckless , irresponsible and baseless , '' *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Warner under his leadership has started a number of businesses in Japan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he enjoys `` warm professional and personal relationships '' with Japanese executives including Sony Chairman Akio Morita , `` who *T*-205 has visited my home here] . ''
• And [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although Warner has said 0 it wanted the producers to fulfill the terms of their contract] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the producers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in sworn court declarations] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they did n't believe 0 the relationship could be repaired *-184 after the acrimony of the legal battle] .
• And although [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wanted the producers to fulfill the terms of their contract] , the producers said in sworn court declarations that they did n't believe 0 the relationship could be repaired *-184 after the acrimony of the legal battle .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In separate statements] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the two sides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they want *-1 to have `` further discussions] . ''
• But it may amount to little more than posturing ; the two have continued on-again , off-again settlement talks over the last few weeks , and [_ARG0 people familiar with the talks] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the matter could be resolved *-183 within a week] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the people familiar with the talks] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Warner is n't expected *-1 to get any cash in the settlement] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Barr] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 yesterday 's plea by Gulf Power , which *T*-212 came after months of negotiations , was based *-185 on evidence that Gulf Power had set up an elaborate payment system through which it reimbursed outside vendors -- primarily three Florida advertising agencies -- for *-2 making illegal political contributions on its behalf *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 The contributions were funded *-186 by monthly payments of $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 *U* to Appleyard in the guise of a `` special production fee '' -- in effect , * hiding the nature of the payments from the Internal Revenue Service] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> federal prosecutors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Government officials] declined *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> whether the investigation includes the ad agencies or the politicians involved *] .
• `` [_ARG1 The terms announced today are strictly between the United States and Gulf Power] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 U.S. Attorney Robert L. Barr] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a statement] , [_ARG0 Southern Co. President Edward L. Addison] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe 0 our decision * to plead -LRB- guilty -RRB- to these charges is responsible and proper] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what effect , if any , the $ 500,000 *U* fine would have *T*-1 on the company 's earnings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Seagram] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the promotion is designed *-1 to build brand loyalty rather than promote heavy drinking] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Seagram asks customers *-2 to buy only two or three bottles over a 12-month period] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Shaw , vice president of U.S. direct marketing] .
• We 're not saying * drink more , [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] 're [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * trade up] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> We] 're [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * drink more] , we 're saying * trade up . ''
• * To give Leche Fresca the creamier taste 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Goya] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Hispanics prefer *T*-1] , the new brand has a butterfat content of 3.8 % .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Borden sells considerably more whole milk than reduced-fat milks in southern and Hispanic markets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And it 's adding 15 to 20 new outlets a day] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Greg Ricca , sales director at La Lecheria] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] lately , [<sub>ARG0</sub> retailers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , fake has become more fashionable .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Last year , the total women 's fashion jewelry business topped $ 4.9 billion *U*] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Karen Alberg , editor of Accessories magazine] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've started *-2 trying just about anything *-3 to keep sales moving in the stores] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Kim Renk , a Swank vice president] .
• [_ARG0 Ms. Renk] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 retailers nixed a promotion for pins with animal motifs] .
• [_ARG1 The company focuses on the how-to aspects] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Andrew E. Philip , president] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm surprised 0 they 're doing this] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Penn Kavanagh , president of Schieffelin & Somerset Co. , which *T*-215 markets Johnnie Walker scotches] .
• `` I would be very leery of [_ARG0 anything] that *T*-216 [_rel says] [_ARG1 if you drink more , you get more] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's really bizarre] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Albert Lerman , creative director at the Wells Rich Greene ad agency] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Northwest Airlines settled the remaining lawsuits filed * on behalf of 156 people killed * in a 1987 crash , but claims against the jetliner 's maker are being pursued *-188] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a federal judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> a cockpit warning system failed *-1 to alert the pilots 0 the flaps and slats were not set *-3 for takeoff] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the NTSB] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Insiders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that not even their editors know for sure how much these show-piece publications , along with the newspapers , have cost Mr. Moon *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is considering several ways 0 * to ease a liquidity crunch *T*-1 that *T*-227 could include the sale of Manville Corp. to a third party] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unemployment has reached 27.6 % in Azerbaijan , 25.7 % in Tadzhikistan , 22.8 % in Uzbekistan , 18.8 % in Turkmenia , 18 % in Armenia and 16.3 % in Kirgizia] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Communist Party newspaper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The newspaper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is past time 0 for the Soviet Union to create unemployment insurance and retraining programs like those of the West *T*-1] .
• Pravda gave no estimate for overall unemployment but said 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an `` Association of the Unemployed '' *ICH*-1] has cropped up that *T*-2 [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the number of jobless is 23 million Soviets , or 17 % of the work force] .
• [_ARG0 Pravda] gave no estimate for overall unemployment but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 an `` Association of the Unemployed '' *ICH*-1 has cropped up that *T*-2 says 0 the number of jobless is 23 million Soviets , or 17 % of the work force] .
• `` [_ARG1 The only people who *T*-228 are flying are those who *T*-229 have *-2 to *?*] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Frank Moore , chairman of the Australian Tourist Industry Association] .
• [_ARG0 Transport giant TNT , which *T*-230 owns half of one of the country 's two major domestic carriers ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the cost of the dispute had been heavy , * cutting TNT 's profits 70 % to $ 12 million *U* in the three months to Sept. 30] .
• The committee is formulating Hong Kong 's constitution for when it reverts to Chinese control in 1997 *T*-1 , and [_ARG0 Chinese lawmakers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the two can only return if they `` abandon their antagonistic stand against the Chinese government and their attempt * to nullify the Sino-British joint declaration on Hong Kong] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Canadian Embassy official in Tel Aviv] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Canada was unlikely *-1 to sell the Candu heavy-water reactor to Israel since Israel has n't signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> South Korean government officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't expect that Seoul can loan money to Warsaw , but it can `` offer experience] . ''
• [_ARGM-TMP Earlier this year] , [_ARG0 Venezuela] announced 0 it was opening up debt-equity swaps to foreign investors but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the program would be limited to a net disbursement of $ 600 million *U* a year] .
• [_ARG1 The office of foreign investment has authorized some $ 1.78 billion *U* worth of investment proposals] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Edwin Perozo , superintendent of foreign investment] .
• [_ARG1 Most of the proposals are in tourism , basic industry and fishery and agro-industry projects] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The South African Broadcasting Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the song `` Freedom Now '' was `` undesirable for broadcasting] . '' ...
• [_ARG0 The filing] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the trust is considering a sale of Manville securities in the open market ; an extraordinary dividend on the common stock ; or a recapitalization of Manville] .
• [_ARG1 The Soviet Union 's jobless rate is soaring to 27 % in some areas] , [_ARG0 Pravda] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the situation is caused *-197 by efforts * to streamline bloated factory payrolls] .
• [_ARG0 The judge] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the two marital testimonial privileges cited * by Mrs. Marcos do n't apply] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Judge Keenan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that privilege 's purpose is `` fostering harmony in marriage] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Because Mr. Marcos died Sept. 28 , the privilege can no longer apply] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Keenan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that privilege is meant *-1 to protect private utterances -- not litigation papers filed * with foreign governments , as Mrs. Marcos 's attorneys maintained] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> As a result] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will examine the Marcos documents sought * by the prosecutors *-1 to determine whether * turning over the filings is self-incrimination] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will seek a rehearing of a U.S. appellate court ruling against the union 's claim that the state of Michigan engages in wage-discrimination against female employees] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 an altered license would be an `` embarrassment '' to teenagers and young adults and would act as a deterrant to drug use] .
• [_ARG0 Richard Avena , executive director of the Texas Civil Liberties Union ,] called the proposal `` political gimmickry , '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it fails *-1 to recognize the drug problem as a health issue] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The law is meant *-1 to overcome delays caused * by defendants ' use of foreign procedures * to block U.S. requests for records] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Keenan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his opinion] .
• `` [_ARG1 This ought *-2 to be subtitled *-3 the ` * Do n't let Frank Lorenzo take over another airline ' amendment] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. James Oberstar -LRB- D. , Minn. -RRB- , chairman of the House aviation subcommittee , who *T*-241 argued that the provision was unnecessary because the bill already would give the department ample power * to block undesirable deals] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a time of self-criticism 0 * to discover what *T*-242 is wrong with us *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• Nissan handled the die-hards in a typically Japanese fashion : [<sub>ARG1</sub> They were n't fired *-2 but instead `` were neglected *-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kouji Hori , the personnel manager at the Nissan Technical Center] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everyone else is going *-2 to catch up '' with Nissan 's innovative designs] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> A. Rama Krishna , auto analyst at First Boston -LRB- Japan -RRB- Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] on reflection , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Oka] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , he concluded that Nissan is being prudent in *-2 following its slow-startup strategy instead of simply copying Lexus .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Infiniti is Nissan 's big business move for the 21st century , and we 're in no hurry * to generate large profits right away] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Oka] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are in a transitional phase from * being a Japanese company to * becoming an international company based * in Japan] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Muramatsu , the executive vice president] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are still only half way through the turnaround of this company , and there are many more things 0 * to do *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Kume] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As * expected] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner Bros . Records] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to form a recorded-music and music-publishing joint venture with former MCA Records Chairman Irving Azoff] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will provide financing for the venture] , but did n't disclose terms .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Azoff] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he chose Warner , the largest record company , because `` their standing in the entertainment industry is second to none] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the December meeting , which *T*-1 was announced *-227 simultaneously in Moscow , will be held *-226 in the unusual setting of ships at sea * to hold down the `` fanfare '' and force the two sides to limit participation to just small groups of advisers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> By *-2 doing it in this manner we can have , I would say , more time without the press of social activities or mandatory joint appearances , things of that nature for public consumption] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a news conference in Moscow] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> As the two sides plan *-2 to hold a full-scale summit in late spring-early summer next year , they found it *EXP*-1 useful , I would say even necessary , * to hold an interim informal meeting] . ''
• Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze , at a news conference in Moscow , said , `` As the two sides plan *-2 to hold a full-scale summit in late spring-early summer next year , they found it *EXP*-1 useful , [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> even necessary] , * to hold an interim informal meeting . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although no specific agreements are expected *-228] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shevardnadze] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> that does n't mean 0 they will be without an agenda] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Rather] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> senior administration officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the unexpected meeting was scheduled *-223 at Mr. Bush 's request because of his preference for * conducting diplomacy through highly personal and informal meetings with other leaders] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Do n't take this as some big opening for major movement on economic cooperation , or arms control , or the environment] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> this official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is vintage George Bush] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Western analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , given the meeting 's setting at sea , Gorbachev is unlikely *-1 to pass up the opportunity * to press once again for negotiated cuts in the navies of both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he initiated talks with the Soviets on the informal meeting by *-3 sending a proposal *ICH*-2 to Mr. Gorbachev last July , which the Soviet leader readily accepted *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Bush decided 0 he wanted the meeting after *-3 talking in Europe in July with the leaders of Poland and Hungary , who *T*-262 urged him *-1 to support Mr. Gorbachev 's efforts * to transform the Soviet system and to urge him *-4 to loosen his grip on Eastern Europe] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a senior aide] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the purpose is simply for the two to get `` better acquainted '' and discuss a wide range of issues without a formal agenda] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American officials] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a meeting with the leader of the U.S. could help *-1 bolster his stature among Soviet politicians and academics , whose support he needs *T*-258] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Banca Nazionale del Lavoro] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its potential losses from * lending to Iraq could reach 1.175 trillion lire -LRB- $ 872 million *U* -RRB-] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 marking the bank 's first quantification of potential costs of unauthorized lending by its Atlanta branch] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BNL] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its board had approved `` after an in-depth discussion , '' a letter to the Bank of Italy outlining measures 0 the state-owned bank has taken *T*-2 or plans *-3 to take *T*-2 *-3 to improve controls on its foreign branches] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 these are small prices 0 * to pay *T*-1 for * galvanizing action for the all-important cause] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I am not aware that there is anything but bipartisan agreement for the general outline '' of the revenue-raising plan] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for the governor] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after a Monday meeting with legislative leaders over the quake-relief question] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The consumer-products and newsprint company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net rose to $ 108.8 million *U* , or $ 1.35 *U* a share , from $ 90.5 million *U* , or $ 1.12 *U* a share , a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those gains came from higher prices , particularly for disposable diapers and tissue products , and from increased sales , primarily for feminine-care products] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> congressional aides] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 penalty reform is a strong candidate for enactment , even if not this time around , although some provisions may be modified *-243] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The group 's Mark Cahoon] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its efforts begun * in 1989 have led to the introduction of bills *ICH*-3 *PPA*-1 in Massachusetts , Minnesota and Colorado 0 *T*-2 to establish evenhanded procedures affecting all kinds of taxpayers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> THE MILEAGE RATE allowed * for business use of a car in 1989 has risen to 25.5 cents a mile for the first 15,000 from 24 cents in 1988 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the IRS] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1] ; the rate stays 11 cents for each added mile .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> HE RODE HIS HOBBY , but he could n't milk it] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Tax Court] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Givens may deduct his $ 30,180 *U* of losses from horse breeding] , but rejected the $ 12,275 *U* in deductions from the cattle operation .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will name Donald E. Kirkendall to the new Treasury post of inspector general , which *T*-284 has responsibilities for the IRS] ... .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> PENALTY OVERHAUL is still likely] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> congressional sources] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement to employees] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eastern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company was disappointed by the ruling] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The obligation is totally unwarranted] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the statement] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Linsey , a lawyer for the Air Line Pilots Association ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the pilots were extremely pleased] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a blow not only to Eastern but to the creditors committee] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eastern , a unit of Texas Air Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is examining the ruling *-1 to determine if it can appeal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An Eastern spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he does n't expect that the arbitrator 's ruling `` will have any overall material effect on the company 's strategic plan] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bankruptcy experts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the law is n't clear on how such an arbitration ruling can affect a company 's case *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've done over 40 ad agency searches -LCB- for clients -RCB- , so I have a pretty good notion of what clients are interested in *T*-1 when they look for an agency *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Achenbaum] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Spielvogel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes 0 Mr. Achenbaum will do some strategic consulting at the agency for `` non-clients , in hopes that they become clients] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And with Al 's record of * being a delver and a detail guy , you can see how the two fit *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alan Gottesman , an analyst with PaineWebber] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> When the announcement came out *T*-1] , `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] picked up the phone and [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [_ARG1 Why do n't you come to us ?] ' '' Mr. Spielvogel said 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 When the announcement came out *T*-1 , `` I picked up the phone and said , ` Why do n't you come to us ? ' ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Spielvogel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 I was very frustrated] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Spielvogel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Achenbaum will work with clients *-1 to determine the mix of promotion , merchandising , publicity and other marketing outlets , and to integrate those services] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The trail of revenue is increasingly going away from pure advertising , and going towards other services] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Spielvogel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> During the takeover] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hahn] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would put his account up for review if WPP 's bid were successful] , but he did n't *?* .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're making a fairly obvious plea for some emotional reaction] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Tom Rost , creative director at Ogilvy & Mather] .
• They have since mellowed , although [_ARG0 one senior Young & Rubicam executive] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 echoing others] , [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 ad agencies owe Carl -LCB- Spielvogel -RCB- a vote of thanks for * getting him out of the consulting business] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The prime minister , whose hair *T*-298 is thinning and gray and whose face *T*-299 has a perpetual pallor ,] nonetheless continues *-1 to display an energy , a precision of thought and a willingness * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> publicly] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what most other Asian leaders dare *-2 say *T*-300 only privately] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> *-1 Asked *-2 if the Soviets , like Chinese officials , wo n't one day face a similar conflict between the desire * to liberalize economically and yet retain political control] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lee] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 I would think that the Soviets face a deeper dilemma because they have been more in blinkers than the Chinese -- I mean * keeping their people cut off *-3 from the outside world] . ''
• The prime minister , whose hair *T*-298 is thinning and gray and whose face *T*-299 has a perpetual pallor , nonetheless continues *-1 to display an energy , a precision of thought and a willingness * to say publicly [_ARG1 what] [_ARG0 most other Asian leaders] dare *-2 [_rel say] *T*-300 [_ARGM-MNR only privately] .
• [_ARG1 Mikhail Gorbachev] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , is ahead of China 's leaders in his awareness of the world .
• [_ARG1 Regardless] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 , he still believes 0 the Soviet Union , while *-2 falling far short of the efficiency of a Western economy , may well manage *-2 to improve considerably .
• [_ARG1 In such an arrangement , `` all benefit , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> *-2 Asked *-3 about the possibility of greater economic cooperation among Asia-Pacific nations , which *T*-1 will be discussed *-247 Nov. 6 and 7 at a ministerial meeting in Canberra] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lee] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the goal `` is * to have a free and open world trading system] . ''
• [_ARG1 An Asian bloc is n't intended] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 I believe 0 the U.S. is becoming more patient and circumspect] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Japan 's recent political turbulence] , [_ARG0 Mr. Lee] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , may mean 0 Japan will slow market adjustments .
• On U.S. military presence in Asia : [_ARGM-CAU *-3 Asked *-4 if his offer * to allow the American military to use facilities in Singapore would help preserve America 's presence in the region at bases in the Philippines] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What we have done *T*-302 is * make it *EXP*-1 easier for the Philippines to continue *-5 to host American bases without it being said 0 they are lackeys of the imperialists and the only ones in Asia or in Southeast Asia] .
• On U.S. military presence in Asia : *-3 Asked *-4 if his offer * to allow the American military to use facilities in Singapore would help preserve America 's presence in the region at bases in the Philippines , he said , `` What we have done *T*-302 is * make it *EXP*-1 easier for the Philippines to continue *-5 to host American bases without it being [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they are lackeys of the imperialists and the only ones in Asia or in Southeast Asia] .
• [_ARGM-CAU *-3 Asked *-4 why so few nations seem *-2 to share his views of America *T*-1] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many people see it that way] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> On China 's turmoil] : `` [_ARG1 It is a very unhappy scene] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Until now , we 've had no objective way of * measuring motor function] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Keith Chiappa , a neurologist conducting clinical tests with the devices at Boston 's Massachusetts General Hospital] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But for brain tests , the unwieldy machines `` would have required patients to stand on their heads , ''] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Reginald Bickford , a researcher at the University of California at San Diego] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't feel 0 we can use -LCB- the devices -RCB- routinely in surgery yet , but we 're getting close] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Levy , who *T*-311 is now with the University of Pittsburgh] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The devices could help *-1 indicate when surgery would help *T*-2] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Tator , a University of Toronto neurosurgeon] .
• `` [_ARG1 The cost -LCB- of magnetic stimulators -RCB- would seem like peanuts if we could retrieve limb function '' in such people] , [_ARG0 Dr. Tator] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The main sensation , besides * feeling like a puppet jerked * with invisible strings , is `` like a rap on the head] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sam Bridgers , a neurologist who *T*-313 has studied the brain stimulators at Yale University] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Then] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *ICH*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Levy] , `` she woke up *-2 paralyzed . ''
• [_ARG1 The devices might someday serve as temporary pacemakers or restarters for stopped hearts] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Dr. Tacker , whose prototype *T*-2 was dubbed *-255 the `` Tacker whacker] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He and others] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the machines are weak enough that they do n't jeopardize the memory] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Among other things , the stronger devices may be able *-1 to summon forth half-forgotten memories and induce mood changes] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> neurologists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Du Pont Co. , Hewlett-Packard Co. and Los Alamos National Laboratory] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they signed a three-year , $ 11 million *U* agreement * to collaborate on superconductor research] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The collaboration will include at least 25 researchers and will be aimed *-2 primarily at * developing thin films of high-temperature superconductors for use in electronics] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> J.C. PENNEY Co. , Dallas ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it issued $ 350 million *U* of securities backed * by credit-card receivables] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The retailer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the securities are expected *-1 to be rated *-2 triple-A by Standard & Poor 's Corp. and Aaa by Moody 's Investors Service Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 From the beginning , it *EXP*-1 took a man with extraordinary qualities * to succeed in Mexico] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Kimihide Takimura , president of Mitsui group 's Kensetsu Engineering Inc. unit] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Japanese will come to Mexico , but not immediately] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kazushige Suzuki , director-general of the Japanese External Trade Organization in Mexico] .
• `` [_ARG1 When the fruit is ripe *T*-2 , it falls from the tree by itself] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Because of distance , it *EXP*-2 takes a while for them to appreciate the economic stability 0 we 've achieved *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one economic policymaker] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japanese investors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that their reluctance * to invest stems not only from concerns about Mexico 's economic outlook , but also reservations about Mexico 's recently revamped investment law] .
• `` [_ARG1 Those devices do n't give sufficient certainty to our bosses in Japan] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Yasuo Nakamura , representative of the Industrial Bank of Japan] .
• [_ARG0 Some] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the best hope for the Mexicans is * catching the eye of Japan by *-2 promoting the one industry 0 the Japanese clearly like *T*-1 -- the border assembly plants , known * as `` maquiladoras , '' which *T*-5 are open to 100 % foreign control] .
• `` [_ARG1 We must do more * to help the Japanese here in Baja if we want them to invest elsewhere] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Ruffo , the governor-elect of the National Action Party and himself a succesful businessman] .
• From the Mexicans ' viewpoint , vaunted tactics of methodical Japanese managers do n't count for much in a land where [_ARG0 a saying] [_rel says] [_ARG1 `` there are no fixed rules . ''] *T*-1
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Owen , an economist at Kleinwort Benson & Co. in London ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects further cuts in short-term U.S. rates in an effort * to encourage a narrowing of the trade gap and to ensure a soft landing in the U.S. economy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kakita] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the key dollar-yen exchange rate is at 135 yen] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jens-Uwe Fischer , a senior trader at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in Frankfurt ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects the dollar to recover within the next three months to around 1.88 marks as U.S. economic data , particularly U.S. trade figures , level off] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects U.S. interest rates to decline , * dragging the dollar down to around 1.80 marks by the end of January after a short-lived dash to 1.87 marks by the end of November] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> West German interest rates] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , will remain unchanged .
• `` [_ARG1 But I 'm not one of these great dollar bears 0 you see more of *T*-1 these days] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Zapfel] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're finally seeing the culmination of all the recessionary buildup of the last few months] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 noting 0 a continuing downward trend in U.S. interest rates , a shaky stock market and `` gloomier economic times ahead '' all signal a significantly lower dollar] .
• [_ARG1 West Germany will repeal the unpopular turnover tax on securities transactions as of Jan. 1 , 1991] , [_ARG0 Economics Minister Helmut Haussmann] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the government will also repeal the 1 % transaction tax on the first-time purchase of stakes in companies] .
• [_ARG0 A Chemical spokeswoman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the second-quarter charge was `` not material '' and that no personnel changes were made *-1 as a result] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Frankfurt situation was `` totally different '' from problems in the interest-rate options unit] .
• Chemical said 0 Steven Edelson resigned recently , but [_ARG0 one individual close to the situation] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the resignation was forced *-1] .
• [_ARG0 Chemical] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Steven Edelson resigned recently] , but one individual close to the situation said 0 the resignation was forced *-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV While the incidents involving interest-rate options and forward-rate agreements are unrelated] , [_ARG0 some observers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they echo a 1987 incident in which Bankers Trust New York Corp. restated the value of its foreign exchange options contracts downward by about $ 80 million *U* *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 The Chemical spokeswoman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the bank has examined its methodologies and internal controls] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We consider our internal controls to have worked well] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding that some procedures have been strengthened *-3] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Its valuation methodologies] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , `` are recognized *-2 as some of the best on the Street .
• [_ARG1 I love this business] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• But there were hitches , not the least of which *T*-17 was that , [_ARG0 Mr. Wathen] [_rel says] , he proceeded almost blindly in * doing the $ 95 million *U* acquisition , which *T*-18 was completed *-1 in January 1988 .
• [_ARG1 If we had *?* , it might have scared us off] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his team could n't tell whether accounts receivable had been paid *-1 or not] .
• [_ARG1 Even after *-1 divesting itself of $ 120 million *U* of unprofitable business , the new Pinkerton 's will have sales of about $ 610 million *U* this year and operating profit roughly double the industry average of 2%-3 % *U* of sales] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Lloyd Greif of Sutro & Co. in Los Angeles , which *T*-20 arranged the Pinkerton 's acquisition] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Wathen] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his turnaround strategy *ICH*-1 has been simple : * just hack away at the fat] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Wathen] , who *T*-23 [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Pinkerton 's had a loss of nearly $ 8 million *U* in 1987 under American Brands] , boasts that he 's made Pinkerton 's profitable again .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We would n't have had *-1 to refinance if a lot of the problems had n't been there] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wathen] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> This year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wathen] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm will be able *-1 to service debt and still turn a modest profit] .
• `` [_ARG1 We have previously had discussions with representatives of Pinkerton 's Inc. concerning the -LCB- sale of the company -RCB- and we concluded that we did not have liability under the contract , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 American Brands] .
• [_ARG1 The key to Pinkerton 's future will be * sticking to what it does *T*-1 best -- * being a security company] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Wathen] .
• [_ARG1 American Brands `` just had a different approach , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wathen] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We cleared out a lot of rats ' nests] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 the 60-year-old security veteran] .
• [_ARG1 Farm prices in October edged up 0.7 % from September as raw milk prices continued their rise] , [_ARG0 the Agriculture Department] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Milk sold * to the nation 's dairy plants and dealers averaged $ 14.50 *U* for each hundred pounds , up 50 cents from September and up $ 1.50 *U* from October 1988] , [_ARG0 the department] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Paramount , which *T*-25 agreed *-1 to sell the unit in July ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would realize net proceeds from the sale of $ 2.6 billion *U* , with an after-tax gain of $ 1.2 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Paramount] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the gain would be recorded *-1 in its fourth quarter , which *T*-26 ended yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 Paramount] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sale `` completes the strategic restructuring '' 0 it began *T*-1 in 1983 , and would enable it to focus on its entertainment and publishing businesses] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in July] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it planned *-2 to operate Associates , based * in Dallas , as a separate entity in its Ford Financial Services Group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paramount] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Associates has about $ 14 billion *U* in total assets , * making it third-largest in terms of assets among independent finance companies in the U.S.] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sea Containers Ltd.] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a long-awaited move * to repel a hostile takeover bid] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell $ 1.1 billion *U* of assets and use some of the proceeds *-1 to buy about 50 % of its common shares for $ 70 *U* apiece] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter Kirchberger , an analyst with PaineWebber Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * offering holders a higher , $ 70-a-share price is `` a fairly effective method of * blocking '' the Stena-Tiphook bid] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its directors , management and subsidiaries will remain long-term investors and *-1 wo n't tender any of their shares under the offer] .
• [_ARG0 Sea Containers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the offer will proceed after the Bermuda Supreme Court lifts or modifies an interim injunction restraining the company from *-1 buying its shares] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the court has indicated 0 it will make a decision on or about Nov. 27] .
• [_ARGM-MNR *-1 Describing itself as `` asset rich , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sea Containers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will move immediately *-2 to sell two ports , various ferries , ferry services , containers , and other investments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-27 has 13.8 million common shares outstanding ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in mid-June] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it was considering a restructuring 0 *T*-2 to ward off a hostile takeover attempt by two European shipping concerns] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> This week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Baltimore Sun editorial] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Lantos subcommittee on HUD should forget about Sam Pierce 's testimony for the moment and call some other witnesses : the various congressional sponsors of the 40 pork-barrel projects] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Proponents of * expanding FHA programs] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they merely want *-1 to help home buyers who *T*-32 are frozen *-2 out of high-priced markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gillette Co. , Boston ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is planning *-1 to restructure its South African subsidiary] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A final agreement has not been signed *-1 , and the moves will not have a material effect on the company] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gillette] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is part of a continuing world-wide restructuring in which it has downsized or sold operations in several countries *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gillette] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its continued presence in South Africa `` enables it to make meaningful contributions to South African society , to the lives of its employees and to the communities in which it operates *T*-1 . '']
• [_ARG1 About 60 % of the work force will continue with Gillette or transfer to Twins Pharmaceuticals] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Tass news agency] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the 1990 budget anticipates income of 429.9 billion rubles -LRB- US$ 693.4 billion *U* -RRB- and expenditures of 489.9 billion rubles -LRB- US$ 790.2 billion *U* -RRB-] .
• [_ARG0 Tass] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the final budget and economic plan calls for a sharp increase in the production of consumer goods] .
• [_ARG0 Ocean Drilling] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will offer 15 % to 20 % *U* of the contract-drilling business through an initial public offering *PPA*-1 in the near future] .
• [_ARG0 Ocean Drilling] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it wo n't hold any shares of the new company after the restructuring] .
• [_ARG1 `` They hope 0 they can buy some government cost discipline , '' but this is a false hope] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schramm] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 No magic bullet will be discovered *-1 next year , an election year] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Rep. Fortney Stark -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB-]
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 employers are really going *-1 to be the ones 0 *T*-2 to push for major change] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sharon Canner , a health expert at NAM] .
• `` [_ARG1 I ca n't remember a time when virtually everyone can agree on what the problem is *T*-1 *T*-3] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Seidman , who *T*-36 heads the AFL-CIO 's department dealing with health matters] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Business across the country is spending more time *-2 addressing this issue] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Edward Kennedy -LRB- D. , Mass . -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stelco Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to shut down three Toronto-area plants , *-1 moving their fastener operations to a leased facility in Brantford , Ontario] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fastener business `` has been under severe cost pressures for some time] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the new facility will employ 500 of the existing 600 employees] .
• [_ARG0 Stelco] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has an option * to lease a 350,000-square-foot building in Brantford and proposes *-1 to spend 24.5 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 20.9 million *U* -RRB- on the facility] .
• [_ARG0 First Security Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it tentatively agreed *-1 to acquire Deseret Bancorp. for stock valued * at about $ 18 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Salt Lake City-based First Security , with $ 5.4 billion *U* in assets ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the agreement is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval , and that it hopes *-1 to complete the transaction early next year] .
• [_ARGM-ADV For the paper industry] specifically , [_ARG0 most analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the deal will spur a wave of paper-company takeovers , possibly involving such companies as Union Camp Corp. , Federal Paperboard Co. and Mead Corp] .
• [_ARG0 William R. Laidig , Nekoosa 's chairman , chief executive officer and president ,] characterized the $ 58-a-share *U* bid as `` uninvited '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Nekoosa 's board would consider the offer `` in due course] . ''
• [_ARG1 The Georgia-Pacific offer has definitely changed the landscape] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Gary Palmero of Oppenheimer & Co] .
• [_ARG0 T. Marshall Hahn Jr. , Georgia-Pacific 's chairman and chief executive ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] [_ARG1 that all terms of the offer are negotiable] .
• At a time when [_ARG0 most analysts and industry consultants] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 pulp and paper prices are heading for a dive] *T*-1 , * adding capacity and debt could squeeze Georgia-Pacific if the industry declines more than the company expects .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nobody knows how deep the cycle is going *-2 to be *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rod Young , vice president of Resource Information Systems Inc. , a Bedford , Mass. , economic-forecasting firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One person familiar with Georgia-Pacific] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acquisition would more than double the company 's debt of almost $ 3 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Georgia-Pacific 's Mr. Hahn] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a combined operation would allow savings in many ways] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That means 0 goods could be manufactured *-1 closer to customers , * saving shipping costs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• Mr. Hahn said 0 Georgia-Pacific has accounted in its strategy for a `` significant downturn '' in the pulp and paper industry , an event that [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 would temporarily dilute earnings] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Hahn] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Georgia-Pacific has accounted in its strategy for a `` significant downturn '' in the pulp and paper industry , an event that he said 0 *T*-1 would temporarily dilute earnings] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that even under those conditions , the company still would realize a savings of tens of millions of dollars in the first year following a merger] .
• `` [_ARG1 The fit is so good , we see this as a time of opportunity] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm hopeful that we 'll have further discussions] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hahn] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People familiar with Nekoosa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board is n't likely *-1 to meet before the week after next *-1 to respond to the bid] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm sure 0 everybody else is putting pencil to paper] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Kathryn McAuley , an analyst with First Manhattan Co] .
• Canadian Pacific could n't be reached *-2 for comment , and [_ARG0 MacMillan Bloedel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has n't any plans * to make a bid for Nekoosa] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [_ARG0 some analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expect a foreign paper company with deeper pockets than Georgia-Pacific to end up *-1 acquiring Nekoosa , *-2 signaling to the rest of the industry that hostile bids are unproductive] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a one-time event] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawrence Ross of PaineWebber Inc.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to the Georgia-Pacific bid] .
• `` [_ARG1 The Georgia-Pacific bid may open the door to a new era of consolidation '' in the paper industry] , [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mark Devario of Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 anyone is now immune from takeover] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Schneider of Duff & Phelps Inc. , Chicago] .
• He added : `` [_ARG0 Every paper company management] has *-1 to be [_rel saying] to [_ARG2-to itself] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Before someone comes after me , I 'm going *-2 to go after somebody] . ' ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Prudential-Bache 's Mr. Rodgers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he does n't see the industry 's capacity-expansion program hindering takeover activity] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Several projects] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , are still on the drawing board .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a number of analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Japanese paper companies are hungry *-1 to acquire additional manufacturing capacity anywhere in the world] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shearson Lehman 's Mr. Devario] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , *-1 to stay competitive , the U.S. paper industry needs *-1 to catch up with the European industry] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Since the most-recent wave of friendly takeovers was completed *-2 in the U.S. in 1986 , there have been more than 100 mergers and acquisitions within the European paper industry] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The way 0 the world is shaping up *T*-2 , the strategic buyer is going *-3 to be the rule and the financial buyer is going *-4 to be the exception] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lyphomed Inc. , Rosemont , Ill. , and Medco Research Inc. , Los Angeles ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Food and Drug Administration granted full marketing approval for a new drug for the treatment of a condition in which the heart beats between 150 and 200 beats a minute *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Private industry 's labor costs rose 1.2 % in the third quarter , * matching the second-quarter pace , as health insurance costs continued *-1 to soar] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Labor Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Wage increases and overall compensation increases are beginning *-1 to curl upward a little bit] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Audrey Freedman , a labor economist at the Conference Board , a business research organization] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DeSoto Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is dismissing 200 employees as part of a restructuring aimed * at * producing pretax savings of $ 10 million *U* annually] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Under the plan] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> DeSoto] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell certain assets and businesses that *T*-50 do n't meet strategic and profitability objectives] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Des Plaines , Ill. , chemical coatings concern , which *T*-51 has about 2,000 employees world-wide ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to sell its domestic rigid container packaging and flexible adhesives businesses , and its Chicago Heights , Ill. , resin plant] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to use the sale proceeds *-2 to invest in business opportunities more closely identified * with the company 's `` refocused direction] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> StatesWest Airlines , Phoenix , Ariz. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it withdrew its offer * to acquire Mesa Airlines because the Farmington , N.M. , carrier did n't respond to its offer by the close of business yesterday , a deadline 0 StatesWest had set *T*-1 for a response] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> StatesWest , which *T*-52 has a 7.25 % stake in Mesa ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may purchase more Mesa stock or make a tender offer directly to Mesa shareholders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the offer for Great Northern Nekoosa broke the pall that *T*-54 settled over the takeover business for the past three weeks in the wake of the collapsed UAL Corp . buy-out] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bouygues S.A. , a diversified construction concern based * in Paris ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its consolidated profit for the 1989 first half , after payments to minority interests , surged to 188 million French francs -LRB- $ 30.2 million *U* -RRB- from 65 million francs a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bouygues] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its first-half profit is n't indicative of the full-year trend because of the highly seasonal nature of many of the company 's activities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> QVC Network Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed its acquisition of CVN Cos. for about $ 423 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Los Angeles thrift holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had a loss of $ 92.2 million *U* , or $ 6.98 *U* a share , for the quarter ended * Sept. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its junk-bond portfolio after these moves had been reduced *-1 to less than 1 % of assets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Bill of Rights commercial , which *T*-63 trumpets the themes of liberty and freedom of expression , is n't designed *-1 to have any special appeal for smokers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although Philip Morris typically tries *-1 to defend the rights of smokers with free-choice arguments , `` this has nothing 0 * to do *T*-3 with cigarettes , nor will it ever *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm outraged because this company is portraying itself at the heart of American culture and political freedom and in fact it 's a killer] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Pertschuk , former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and a tobacco-industry critic] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Many marketers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Philip Morris 's approach will be effective] , but they agree that the ads ' implied smoking message is unmistakable .
• `` This is [<sub>ARG0</sub> clever , subliminal advertising] that [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> really] *T*-65 [<sub>rel</sub> says] , ` [_ARG1 Smokers have rights , too ,] ' '' says *T*-1 Al Ries , chairman of Trout & Ries Inc. , a Greenwich , Conn. , marketing strategy firm .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is clever , subliminal advertising that really *T*-65 says , ` Smokers have rights , too , '] '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Al Ries , chairman of Trout & Ries Inc. , a Greenwich , Conn. , marketing strategy firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> RJR Nabisco Inc. and American Brands Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have no plans * to follow Philip Morris 's lead] .
• `` [_ARG1 They are n't showing James Madison taking a puff or lighting up] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Laurence Tribe , a professor of constitutional law at Harvard University] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most people -- whether in Toledo , Tucson or Topeka -- have n't got a clue who we are *T*-62] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Guy L. Smith , Philip Morris 's vice president of corporate affairs] .
• Technology stocks bore the brunt of the OTC market 's recent sell-off , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 's natural that they rebound sharply now that the market has turned around] .
• `` [_ARG1 They are always the first 0 *T*-2 to be sold *-1 when people are taking profits *T*-3 , because people are most scared of the high-technology stocks] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Robin West , director of research for Ladenburg Thalmann 's Lanyi division , which *T*-69 specializes in emerging growth stocks] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 rallies in the group historically have lifted the market , while weakness in the sector often sank unlisted share prices broadly] .
• [_ARG1 The technology group is also split between large companies and small , with the biggest stocks trading as blue-chip issues in the institutional marketplace , while the smaller stocks churn on their individual merits or faults] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 George Jennison , who *T*-74 trades bank stocks for Shearson Lehman Hutton ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the stocks tend *-1 to fall behind because they are n't traded as much as many other issues] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The interest-rate sensitives are n't rallying with the rest of the market because of fears about what the -LRB- Federal Reserve -RRB- will do] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jennison] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that investors will scour the October employment report , due out Friday , for clues about the direction of the economy and the immediate outlook for interest rates] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Britain] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would waive its `` golden share '' in the luxury auto maker if shareholders vote *-1 to allow a suitor to acquire more than 15 % of the company] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Late Monday] , [_ARG0 the Federal Reserve Board] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is delaying approval of First Union Corp. 's proposed $ 849 million *U* acquisition of Florida National Banks pending the outcome of an examination into First Union 's lending practices in low-income heighborhoods] .
• [_ARG0 Florida National] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARG1 that it remains committed to the merger] .
• Dycom Industries gained 3\/4 to 16 3\/4 after [_ARG0 it] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to buy Ansco & Associates and two affiliates for cash and stock] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3] 's hard * to get the administration 's attention on anything , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Bill Frenzel -LRB- R. , Minn. -RRB-] , `` because the whole agreement was built *-1 on gimmickry . ''
• [_ARG0 Coda Energy Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it arranged a $ 50 million *U* credit facility with NCNB Texas National Bank , a unit of NCNB Corp. , of Charlotte , N.C] .
• [_ARG0 The Dallas oil and gas concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that $ 10 million *U* of the facility would be used *-1 *-3 to consolidate the company 's $ 8.1 million *U* of existing bank debt , to repurchase 4 million of its 4.9 million shares outstanding of Series D convertible preferred stock , and to purchase a 10 % net-profits interest in certain oil and gas properties from one of its existing lenders , National Canada Corp] .
• [_ARG1 The remaining $ 40 million *U* can be used *-1 over three years for oil and gas acquisitions] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Ted Eubank , Coda 's president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the loan carries an interest rate of prime plus one percentage point , with 85 % of the company 's net oil and gas revenue each month dedicated * to repayment] .
• [_ARG1 The company put up `` virtually all '' of its oil and gas properties as collateral] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The implied current net asset value of 22.70 -LCB- per share -RCB- is well below the 30 level that the Street believed *T*-83] , '' [_ARG0 PaineWebber] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• In addition , its railroad lost a $ 750 million *U* antitrust suit , which *T*-85 is on appeal , and which [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 *T*-86 could be settled *-1 for one-third that amount] .
• [_ARG0 Salomon Brothers] [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe 0 the real estate properties would trade at a discount ... after the realty unit is spun off] ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schneider of Bear Stearns] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is recalculating the worth of the company 's assets and , in the meantime , is sticking to his `` buy '' recommendation on the belief that he will find `` values '' of 30 a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Krebs] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the California pension fund is getting a bargain price that *T*-87 would n't have been offered *-1 to others] .
• And , as Mr. Zell says *T*-2 , with Itel and O&Y on the unit 's board , the real estate will be run *-1 by `` a very unusual group '' [_ARG0 *] to [_rel say] [_ARG1 the least] .
• And , as [_ARG0 Mr. Zell] [_rel says] [_ARG1 *T*-2] , with Itel and O&Y on the unit 's board , the real estate will be run *-1 by `` a very unusual group '' * to say the least .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Orkem S.A. , a French state-controlled chemical manufacturer , is making a friendly bid of 470 pence -LRB- $ 7.43 *U* -RRB- a share for the 59.2 % of U.K. specialty chemical group Coates Brothers PLC which it does n't already own *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the two sides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Orkem and Coates] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last Wednesday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the two were considering a merger , through Orkem 's British subsidiary , Orkem Coatings U.K. Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Orkem , France 's third-largest chemical group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would fund the acquisition through internal resources] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Orkem] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it eventually would seek *-1 to make a public share offering in its U.K. business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Intelogic Trace Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is exploring alternatives 0 *T*-1 to maximize shareholder value , including the possible sale of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Edelman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the decision `` has nothing 0 * to do *T*-1 with Marty Ackerman] . ''
• [_ARG0 Federal and state] thrift examiners [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they saw evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the collapse of Lincoln Savings & Loan Association] , and a California regulator described an attempted `` whitewash '' by deputies of chief federal regulator Danny Wall .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 30 % of the loans 0 he sampled *T*-1 were `` dead meat on the day 0 they were made *-3 *T*-2] . ''
• [_ARG0 The state examiner] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 supervisors of a parallel federal examination seemed so reluctant *-1 to demand write-downs of Lincoln 's bad loans that he immediately grew suspicious] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Later on , my concerns about a whitewash became even more serious] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leonard Bickwit , a Washington attorney for Lincoln 's parent corporation ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] , `` [_ARG1 We deny any criminal behavior by the association or its officers] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those who *T*-93 testified -LCB- yesterday -RCB- have consistently maintained that anyone who *T*-94 did n't agree with them is part of a coverup , a whitewash , or the subject of excessive influence] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bickwit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 A couple of things 0 Mr. Newsom said *T*-1 were at least misleading] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Kevin O'Connell , one of the Washington regulators responsible for the handling of Lincoln] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A couple] of things 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Newsom] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 were at least misleading , '' said *T*-2 Kevin O'Connell , one of the Washington regulators responsible for the handling of Lincoln .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 federal regulators eventually declared one of the loans 0 the state regulator cited *T*-1 to be a total loss , and forced Lincoln to make an $ 18 million *U* downward adjustment on another] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our response to the whitewash would simply be , 0 * look what *T*-95 happened] , '' [_ARG0 another Washington official , Alvin Smuzynski ,] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He took the reckless course of * ignoring the evidence] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Gonzalez] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A California official] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he sent the Federal Bureau of Investigation a packet of documents relating to a previously reported $ 400,000 *U* contribution from Lincoln 's parent solicited * by Sen. Alan Cranston -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> State thrift examiner Eugene Stelzer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he found the chief federal examiner Steve Scott to be totally uninterested in one allegedly fraudulent series of transactions] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Riley , a federal examiner who *T*-96 worked under Mr. Scott ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he found his chief oddly upbeat about Lincoln] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> *-1 Asked *-2 to comment] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for Mr. Scott] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 Mr. Scott has spoken to his attorney , who *T*-97 has advised him not to talk to anybody] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Meek] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that a day or two before Lincoln 's parent entered bankruptcy proceedings , he and other examiners saw `` a truck with a sign on it that *T*-98 said 0 it was from the ` Document Destruction Center] . '
• Mr. Meek said that a day or two before Lincoln 's parent entered bankruptcy proceedings , he and other examiners saw `` a truck with [_ARG0 a sign] on it that *T*-98 [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was from the ` Document Destruction Center] . '
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bickwit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the paper had been donated *-1 to `` a charitable organization that *T*-99 sells it for recycling] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Meek] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his suspicions were aroused *-1 by several foreign investments by Lincoln , including $ 22 million *U* paid * to Credit Suisse of Switzerland , an $ 18 million *U* interest in Saudi European Bank in Paris , a $ 17.5 million *U* investment in a Bahamas trading company , and a recently discovered holding in a Panama-based company , Southbrook Holdings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bickwit] said , `` I can see why an S&L examiner would regard these as unusual activities *T*-2 , '' but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the overseas investments `` essentially broke even '' for the S&L] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bickwit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I can see why an S&L examiner would regard these as unusual activities *T*-2] , '' but said 0 the overseas investments `` essentially broke even '' for the S&L .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Federal examiner Alex Barabolak] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Lincoln 's operations amounted to `` * pyramiding debt * to provide a luxurious life style for its owners] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Another federal examiner , John Meek ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Lincoln 's principal owner , Charles Keating Jr. , and his family drew off at least $ 34 million *U* from the thrift in salaries , bonuses and proceeds from securities sales in the 3 1\/2 years before federal authorities seized it earlier this year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 there 's overwhelming evidence 0 *T*-1 to indicate probable criminal activity] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Meek , who *T*-91 participated last year in an examination of the Irvine , Calif. , thrift] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the evidence pointed to wrongdoing by Mr. Keating `` and others , '' although he did n't allege any specific violation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Newsom , a California state official who last year *T*-92 examined Lincoln 's parent , American Continental Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he also saw evidence that crimes had been committed *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It sure smells like it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is also trying *-1 to prevent further price drops] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They -LCB- LTV -RCB- may believe 0 this can impact contract negotiations and is their signal *ICH*-3 to the world that now is the time 0 * to get tough on prices *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Marcus , an analyst with PaineWebber Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> LTV] confirmed the price-increase plan , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move is designed *-2 to more accurately reflect the value of products and to put steel on more equal footing with other commodities] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will postpone the auction unless it has assurances of enactment of legislation 0 *T*-1 to raise the statutory debt limit before the scheduled auction date] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shop Television Network Inc. , of Los Angeles ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Penney agreed *-1 to continue its exclusive arrangement with Shop Television , which *T*-103 does the production , marketing and cable distribution for the J.C. Penney Television Shopping Channel] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The channel reaches 6.5 million homes] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Penney spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Rosen , president of Shop Television ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Penney decided *-1 to extend its involvement with the service for at least five years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unocal Corp. , Los Angeles ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it and Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. would create a petroleum marketing and refining general partnership in the Midwest] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The joint venture , Uno-Ven Co. , would generate total annual revenue of about $ 500 million *U* and have 1,100 employees] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Unocal spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unocal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the venture would enable it to recover more of its refining and marketing investment and prepare for expected growth in exploration , production , chemicals and other areas] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 financing would consist of $ 250 million *U* from a private placement obtained * through Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. and a $ 150 million *U* revolving credit line underwritten * by Chase Manhattan Bank] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the venture , expected * to take control of the facilities Dec. 1 , would also serve another 3,300 independent Unocal gasoline stations] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Petroleos will supply 135,000 barrels of oil a day for the refinery] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unocal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 unconsolidated pretax earnings in the fiscal first half surged 79 % to a record 63.25 billion yen -LRB- $ 445.7 million *U* -RRB- , * reflecting strong demand for a variety of products] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the current robust domestic demand that *T*-106 has been fueling sustained economic expansion helped push up sales of products like ships , steel structures , power systems and machinery and resulted in sharply higher profit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Price Stern Sloan Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it hired an investment banking firm 0 *T*-1 to assist in * evaluating restructuring or merger alternatives and reported a net loss of $ 8.1 million *U* , or $ 2.14 *U* a share , for the third quarter ended * Sept] .
• This quarter 's loss includes pretax charges of $ 4.9 million *U* on the proposed discontinuation of the company 's troubled British subsidiary , and $ 3.7 million *U* of other write-offs 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 were non-recurring and principally related to inventory , publishing advances and pre-publication costs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The publishing concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it retained the investment banking firm of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Inc. 0 *T*-1 to act as its financial adviser , *-2 assisting in the evaluation of various financial and strategic alternatives , including debt refinancing , * raising capital , recapitalization , a merger or sale of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The $ 3.18 billion *U* bid , which *T*-110 had been rumored *-1 since last week , `` creates a better feeling that there 's value in the market at current levels and renews prospects for a hot tape , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> A.C. Moore , director of research at Argus Research Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders and analysts alike] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market 's surge also reflected an easing of concerns about volatility because of moves *ICH*-1 by a number of brokerage firms * to curtail or cease stock-index arbitrage] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People are looking for an ability * to try and read the market , rather than be manipulated *-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dudley A. Eppel , manager of equity trading at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 arbitrage-related trading contributed to the market 's surge , as buy programs boosted prices shortly after the opening and sporadically through the remainder of the session] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale would produce a $ 1.2 billion *U* gain in the fourth quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would repurchase half of its common shares at $ 70 *U* each , sell an estimated $ 1.1 billion *U* in assets and pay a special preferred-stock dividend to common-stock holders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the buy programs came from very large institutional accounts that *T*-108 were also active in the stock-index futures markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cilcorp Inc. , Peoria , Ill. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to acquire the environmental consulting and analytical service businesses of Hunter Environmental Services Inc. of Southport , Conn .]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The utility holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Hunter will receive 390,000 shares of a new series of Cilcorp convertible preferred stock with a face value of $ 39 million *U* for the businesses] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As part of the agreement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cilcorp] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will pay Hunter $ 4 million *U* in exchange for agreements * not to compete] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cilcorp] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the businesses 0 *T*-1 to be acquired *-2 had revenue of $ 76 million *U* for the year ended March 31] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cilcorp] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to purchase as many as 1.4 million shares , or 10 % of its common stock outstanding from time to time on the open market and through privately negotiated transactions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which currently *T*-121 has 13.5 million common shares outstanding ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has no specific plans for the shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The president] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he and the Kremlin leader would meet Dec. 2-3 aboard U.S. and Soviet naval vessels in the Mediterranean *-1 to discuss a wide range of issues without a formal agenda] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Washington] , the Senate voted *-1 to condemn Ortega 's threat * to cancel the truce , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would review U.S. policy toward Managua , including the possibility of * renewing military aid to the rebels] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nixon] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> on the fourth day of a private visit to China] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that damage to Sino-U.S. relations was `` very great , ''] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 calling the situation `` the most serious '' since 1972] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Researchers in Belgium] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have developed a genetic engineering technique for * creating hybrid plants for a number of crops , such as cotton , soybeans and rice] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A bomb exploded at a leftist union hall in San Salvador , * killing at least eight people and injuring about 30 others , including two Americans] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> authorities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Democratic Sen. Pell of Rhode Island] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Immigration and Naturalization Service would review the stowaway 's request] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that neither he nor Gorbachev expected any `` substantial decisions or agreements] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> While residents claimed a victory] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> military authorities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had confiscated the equivalent of more than $ 1.5 million *U* 0 *T*-1 to make up for the unpaid taxes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ogden Projects Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income jumped to $ 6.6 million *U* , or 18 cents a share , in the third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ogden Projects , which *T*-132 has interests in solid-waste recovery and hazardous-waste cleanup ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has 13 facilities in operation , up from seven a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The exchange also may step up its disclosure of firms engaged * in program trading] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> these people] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The collar was penetrated *-1 on a number of occasions , '' * meaning 0 securities firms figured out ways 0 * to conduct program trades * to circumvent the collar and use the Big Board 's electronic trading system *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People familiar with the exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 another idea likely * to be approved *-1 is * expanding the monthly reports on program trading *-2 to cover specific days or even hours of heavy program trading and who *T*-137 was doing it] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Express Co. 's Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it ceased all index-arbitrage program trading for client accounts] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> CS First Boston Inc. 's First Boston Corp. unit , the fifth-biggest program trader in September , is `` preparing a response '' to the program-trading outcry] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials of the firm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that his predicting continued volatility is just `` how the world is *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this does n't mean 0 he is satisfied with the market 's big swings] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're trying *-1 to take care of a heck of a lot of constituents] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are looking for representation 0 we have n't had *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a specialist] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview in which he called the stock market 's volatility a `` national problem *T*-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Big Board Chairman John J. Phelan Jr.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are going *-1 to try *-2 to do some things 0 *ICH*-4 in the short intermediate term '' *T*-5 to help the situation] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After another session 0 Mr. Phelan held *T*-1 yesterday with major brokerage firms such as Morgan Stanley & Co. , Goldman , Sachs & Co. , PaineWebber Group Inc. and First Boston -- all of which *T*-142 have engaged in program trading --] [<sub>ARG0</sub> an executive of a top brokerage firm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Clearly , the firms want the exchange to take leadership] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> His -LCB- Phelan 's -RCB- own interests are in * building an electronic marketplace] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a market maker] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Big Board wants *-1 to keep such index funds from * fleeing to overseas markets , but only as long as it `` handles it intelligently] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Despite what some investors are suggesting *T*-2 , the Big Board is n't even considering a total ban on program trading or stock futures] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> exchange officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most revisions 0 it will propose *T*-1 will be geared *-2 toward * slowing down program trading during stressful periods] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials working with the exchange] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 if you -LCB- can -RCB- speed things up , you can slow them down] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While volatility wo n't go away] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , `` Volatility is greater than program trading .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> What] [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] 'm trying *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> people] is , 0 it *EXP*-2 's proper * to worry about program trading , but it 's only a piece of the business . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For example] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that big institutions have so much control over public investments that they can cause big swings in the market , regardless of index arbitrage] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of people would like *-2 to go back to 1970 , '' before program trading] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is `` very surprised '' by the furor over program trading and the exchange 's role in it that *T*-135 has raged in recent days] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if stock-market volatility persists , the U.S. may lose its edge as * being the best place 0 * to raise capital *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan 's markets are more stable] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lewis L. Glucksman , vice chairman of Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a problem that *T*-147 's taking on a life of its own] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For now] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I refuse *-1 to get out there and tell everybody 0 everything is hunky-dory] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Big Board has been trying *-1 to deal quietly with the issue , but that * banning computer-assisted trading strategies entirely , as some investors want , would be like `` * taking everybody out of an automobile and making them ride a horse] . ''
• Great Northern Nekoosa reacted coolly to Georgia-Pacific 's takeover bid of $ 58 *U* a share , or $ 3.19 billion *U* , though [<sub>ARG0</sub> the suitor] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 all terms are negotiable] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its October index of economic activity rose to 51.6 % after * having been below 50 % for three consecutive months] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We] saw good buying in Japan and excellent buying in London , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay Goldinger , market strategist and trader at Capital Insight Inc. , Beverly Hills , Calif] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company `` ca n't be bullish if they 're doing a sizable 30-year bullet , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one analyst] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Others] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 IBM might increase the size of the offering to as much as $ 1 billion *U* if investor demand is strong] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the $ 500 million *U* is a little bit of a fire drill] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jim Ednee , head of the industrial bond department at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market 's tempo was helped *-1 by the dollar 's resiliency] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for underwriters Salomon Brothers Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Beatrice cut its high-yield offering to $ 251 million *U* from a planned $ 350 million *U* after it *EXP*-2 became clear 0 the company would have *-1 to give investors higher yields] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Since the recent deterioration of the junk-bond market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> at least two other junk issuers] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they plan *-1 to scale back planned high-yield offerings , and several issues have been postponed *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Carmichael , Beatrice chief financial officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 favorable market conditions in September prompted the company to plan more debt than necessary] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> However , given the changes in the market conditions that *T*-153 have occurred since then , we decided *-1 to sell only the amount needed * to proceed with our contemplated recapitalization] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carmichael] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors also demanded stricter convenants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Underwriters at First Boston Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the J.C. Penney credit-card securities are the first with a 10-year average life , which *T*-154 is much longer than previous such issues] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some accounts came in for some blocks in the secondary -LCB- market -RCB- , which we have n't seen *T*-1 for a while] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's light at the end of the tunnel for municipals] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding that he expects prices to `` inch up '' in the near term] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The issue 's smooth absorption eased fears that supply would overwhelm demand in coming sessions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• West German bonds firmed a bit after Monday 's fall , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market remains bearish due to speculation that interest rates could rise again] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Economists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the report raised speculation that the economic slowdown could turn into a recession , which *T*-151 would pave the way 0 for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paramount Communications Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold two Simon & Schuster information services units to Macmillan Inc. , a subsidiary of Maxwell Communication Corp] .
• Terms were n't disclosed *-1 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the units were sold *-2 for $ 40 million *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Managers of government entities are often more concerned with the political and legal structure and financial-report comparability with profit-making businesses is n't always as high a priority] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a foundation spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Avery Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the sale of Uniroyal Chemical Holding Co. to a group led * by management of Uniroyal Chemical Co. , the unit 's main business] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the August proxy material] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Avery] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that unless it sold Uniroyal , its ability * to service debt would be hurt *-1 and Avery 's shareholder value would `` continue *-2 to erode] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Until Avery makes an acquisition , Messrs. Peltz and May will waive their direct salaries and bonuses] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Avery , which *T*-160 continues *-1 to operate a coal company 0 it expects *-3 to sell *T*-2 at a loss ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in proxy materials] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it intends *-4 to seek control of one or more companies] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An Avery spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the loss was magnified *-1 by accounting adjustments and that the company 's loss was smaller on a cash basis] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a related development] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Avery] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed a recapitalization in which its controlling shareholders and top officers , Nelson Peltz and Peter W. May , surrendered warrants and preferred stock in exchange for a larger stake in Avery 's common shares *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Clarcor Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a plan * to sell its J.L. Clark Inc. subsidiary to a group headed * by Anderson Industries Inc. for $ 70.3 million *U* has been terminated *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Clarcor , a maker of packaging and filtration products ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the two companies could n't agree on terms of a definitive agreement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Clarcor] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is inviting proposals from other prospective purchasers of the unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rally 's Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it adopted a shareholders rights plan * to protect shareholders from an inadequately priced takeover offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was `` concerned about the announced intent * to acquire control of the company '' by a Sugarman-led group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fujitsu Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wants *-1 to withdraw its controversial one-yen bid * to design a waterworks computer system for the city of Hiroshima] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japan 's Fair Trade Commission] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was considering *-1 launching an investigation into whether the bid , the equivalent of less than a penny , violates anti-monopoly laws] .
• Eight companies submitted bids , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fujitsu] won the contract by *-1 [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> essentially] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would do the job for free] .
• Fujitsu [<sub>ARG0</sub> itself] , which *T*-163 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bid had n't been approved *-1 by its headquarters] , was clearly embarrassed .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The bid was n't `` socially acceptable] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hiroshima officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they still consider the contract in effect and had no immediate plans * to cancel it] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they wanted *-1 to wait for the outcome of any government investigation before *-2 deciding what *-3 to do *T*-164] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it monitored Newmark & Lewis 's advertised prices before and after the ad campaign , and found that the prices of at least 50 different items either increased or stayed the same] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard D. Lewis , president of the 47-store chain ,] defended the company 's pricing campaign , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it did n't use `` the misleading expression ` reduced from original prices] . ' ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Lewis] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company marked price tags and advertised at its `` lowest possible prices '' for all its merchandise *-1 to reduce public confusion] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lewis] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company gave the Consumer Affairs department `` volumes of documents '' *-1 to substantiate its statements , and made `` every effort * to comply '' with all the agency 's policies] .
• `` [_ARG1 The primary overriding thing is that people are frightened] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Martin Sass , a New York money manager] .
• [_ARG1 `` The gyrations in the British government '' add political uncertainty on top of high inflation and a ragged stock market] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Hoffman , assistant director of research at Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 If the Fed does not come to the rescue and produce lower short-term interest rates over the next 30 days , the market 's going *-1 to flounder] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 Larry Wachtel , a market analyst with Prudential-Bache Securities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are going *-1 to explode lower] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the flamboyant market seer , who *T*-169 had a huge following a few years back] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 we could very well have -LCB- an economic -RCB- slowdown , beginning very soon if not already] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The appeal of gold issues] , [_ARG0 Mr. Stovall] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , is that `` they 're a counter group .
• `` [_ARG1 The earning power -LCB- of gold mining companies -RCB- is restricted unless the gold price hops up over $ 425 *U* an ounce] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My outlook is for a decline of about 10 % in corporate profits '' in 1990] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• It *EXP*-1 is insulting and demeaning [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that scientists `` needed new crises * to generate new grants and contracts '' and that environmental groups need them *-2 to stay in business] .
• Nearly two months after [_ARG0 *-1] [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 it had been the victim of widespread fraud] , MiniScribe Corp. disclosed 0 it had a negative net worth of $ 88 million *U* as of July 2 and hinted that it might be forced *-2 to file for protection under bankruptcy laws .
• [_ARGM-ADV Although it is not the first company 0 *T*-2 to produce the thinner drives , which *T*-179 store information in personal computers] , [_ARG0 MiniScribe] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is the first with an 80-megabyte drive] ; the company plans *-1 to introduce a 120-megabyte drive next year .
• [_ARG0 Richard Rifenburgh , chairman and chief executive of the Longmont , Colo. , disk-drive maker ,] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company continued *-1 losing money in the third quarter and expects *-1 to sustain further losses through the end of the year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a wait-and-see attitude] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dave Vellante , vice president of storage research for International Data Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rifenburgh] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the board still has n't acted on most of the internal report 's recommendations , * pending restatement of the balance sheet] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MiniScribe] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its financial results for the past three fiscal years would have *-1 to be restated *-2 because of the allegedly fraudulent accounting and marketing practices that *T*-177 inflated revenues and net income] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rifenburgh] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 such statements should be ready by the end of November] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects the company to have $ 500 million *U* in sales for this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what the company expected *-1 to report *T*-2 for year-earlier sales , which *T*-178 will be restated *-3 from the previously reported $ 603 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bankers Trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it placed $ 10 billion *U* of corporate debt and equities privately] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Securities firms] have challenged those Fed approvals , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they violate federal laws separating the banking and securities businesses] .
• `` [_ARG1 The big word around Specialized is passion] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Erik Eidsmo , a former ski-industry executive whom Mr. Sinyard recruited *T*-190 from Citicorp *-2 to run marketing and sales] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We had a lot of problems] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sinyard] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're finally getting -- and it 's been very painful -- some understanding of what the company 's long-term horizon should begin *-1 to look like *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Eidsmo] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But it 's risky] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 of Specialized 's attempt * to adopt a corporate structure .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Cycling Federation official Philip Milburn] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 mountain biking is `` growing at such a monstrous rate that a lot of companies are getting into this] . ''
• Trek previously made only traditional road bikes , but `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> it *EXP*-2 did n't take a rocket scientist * to change a road bike into a mountain bike] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trek 's president , Dick Burke] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCI Communications Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it won a $ 27 million *U* contract *ICH*-1 from Stuart-James Co. , a Denver investment banking concern , * to provide voice and data telecommunications services] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The companies] would n't disclose the length of the contract except *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was a multiyear agreement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The head of British Satellite Broadcasting Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes *-1 to raise about # 450 million *U* -LRB- $ 711 million *U* -RRB- before the satellite-TV venture makes its delayed debut next spring -- with a major chunk coming from new investors] .
• Mr. Simonds-Gooding conceded that [<sub>ARG0</sub> British Satellite 's potential U.K. lenders] `` are [_rel saying] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When you 're on the air *T*-1 , you 'll -LCB- actually -RCB- get the money] . ' ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And we 'll raise it through existing shareholders '' as well as through junk bonds] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anthony Simonds-Gooding , the private consortium 's chief executive] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes 0 the bank loan , 0 *T*-1 to be arranged *-2 by February , will supply about half of the financing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Simonds-Gooding] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the additional financing may leave British Satellite owned *-1 by about 20 investors , including Australian entrepreneur Alan Bond , whose nearly 36 % stake *T*-201 would be reduced *-2 to as little as 20 %] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Simonds-Gooding] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is n't talking to any studios about investing] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Though the market was stronger] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fresh buying interest was sidelined *-1 ahead of a potential market-affecting debate in the House of Commons set * for Tuesday] .
• The market is keenly interested in * hearing [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] has *T*-1 0 * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-2 about [<sub>ARG3-about</sub> the status of the current 15 % base lending rate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fresh buying was drawn *-1 into Jaguar after a senior executive of Daimler-Benz , the auto maker , told a British television interviewer during the weekend that the West German company held talks with the luxury auto maker over possible joint ventures] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although Daimler has said 0 it is n't interested in * mounting a bid for Jaguar] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its name further underlined the growing interest in the British concern] .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daimler] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is n't interested in * mounting a bid for Jaguar] , dealers said 0 its name further underlined the growing interest in the British concern .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors , who *T*-203 took profits Friday , mostly took a wait-and-see attitude Monday amid uncertainty in the foreign-currency market and New York stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Takamori Matsuda , an analyst at Dresdner-ABD Securities ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fading expectation for lower interest rates made investors step back from real-estate shares , which *T*-204 advanced last week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 institutions were waiting *-1 to see the U.S. jobless rate 0 *T*-2 to be issued *-3 Friday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 turnover was particularly thin as investors waited for Wall Street to set the direction for the week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Another factor weighing on the Frankfurt market involves fears about the impending wage talks between the IG Metall metal-workers union and industry representatives , which *T*-209 could result in a wave of strikes next spring] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market was supported *-1 to some extent by a firmer pound , gains on Wall Street and shopping by market-makers * to cover internal requirements for selected stocks in the 100-share index] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Deere & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a tentative agreement with the machinists ' union at its Horicon , Wis. , plant , * ending a month-old strike by workers *PPA*-1 at the facility] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of farm equipment] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the three-year labor agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at John Deere Horicon Works , Deere 's primary facility for * producing lawn and grounds-care equipment , takes effect immediately and extends through Oct. 1 , 1992] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> About 1,150 employees are covered *-1 by the new agreement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Deere] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even without a specific takeover threat , Courtaulds is giving shareholders `` choice and value , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Julia Blake , an analyst at London stockbrokers Barclays de Zoete Wedd] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Both parts can only realize their full potential and be appropriately valued *-1 by the market if they are separately quoted companies] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The British chemical and textile company 's plan , which *T*-210 requires shareholder approval , would create a new , listed U.K. stock with a probable market capitalization between # 300 million *U* -LRB- $ 473 million *U* -RRB- and # 400 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some analysts] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Courtaulds ' moves could boost the company 's value by 5 % to 10 % , because the two entities separately will carry a higher price earnings multiple than they did *?* combined] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Courtaulds] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the moves are logical because they will allow both the chemicals and textile businesses to focus more closely on core activities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sanwa Shutter Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its affiliated company in Malaysia , established * this April , will begin *-1 manufacturing steel doors Wednesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new company , Sin Kean Boon-Sanwa -LRB- J.V . -RRB- is capitalized *-1 at the equivalent of 54 million yen -LRB- $ 381,000 *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The new company was created *-1 * to meet growing demand for steel doors , concurrent with increasing local concern about fire prevention ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NEC Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans * to more than double its British subsidiary 's capacity for the production of semiconductor wafers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials at the Japanese semiconductor maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 * to increase production overseas] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were n't sure how the money will be distributed *-1 among overseas units *T*-2] , but added that NEC Semiconductors U.K. Ltd. will receive priority .
• Japanese steel companies are apparently focusing on domestic sales , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> the official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't necessarily mean that local sales contracts are increasing that markedly] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They are just too busy 0 *T*-2 to meet domestic demand and have little room for overseas shipments] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market was pretty dull '' for most of the day] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert H. Chandross , vice president at Lloyds Bank PLC] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite yesterday 's modest bond market gains] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> economists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors are anxious about the Treasury 's huge quarterly refunding of government debt , the timing of which *T*-1 depends on Congressional efforts * to raise the debt ceiling] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 most municipal bonds ended 1\/2 point higher] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some investors were reluctant *-1 to plunge into the market ahead of several key economic indicators due this week , especially Friday 's potentially market-moving employment report] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bond dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the rates for the long-term tax-exempt New York City bonds were among the highest , as a percentage of Treasury rates , for any New York City issue in recent memory] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for New York City Comptroller Harrison Goldin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the high rates reflect investors concerns about the city 's financial health and political uncertainties] .
• The junk bond prices of Western Union Corp. tumbled after [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't proceed with an exchange offer to holders of its reset notes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Upper Saddle River , N.J. , communications firm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is considering alternatives to the restructuring of the senior secured notes because of changes in the high-yield market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> High-yield traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 spreads between the bid and offered prices of Western Union junk bonds have been widening for some time] , and in certain cases , bids for Western Union securities are not available .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Portfolio managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 expectations are for the issue to be priced *-1 at a discount with a coupon of 13 3\/4 % and a yield of about 14 %] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We saw good retail demand by small banks , individuals and institutions and that is one reason why the market advanced '' late in the day *T*-2] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sung Won Sohn , senior vice president and chief economist at Norwest Corp. , Minneapolis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the change in sentiment also reflected perceptions that the slate of economic statistic due this week will be `` conducive to a bond market rally] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the second quarter , middle-market cross-border transactions -- deals under $ 100 million *U* each -- numbered 619 and totaled $ 6 billion *U* , compared with 478 such transactions totaling $ 4.9 billion *U* a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the firm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rymer Foods Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board authorized the purchase of as many as 500,000 of its common stock purchase warrants at a price of $ 4 *U* a warrant] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The food company , which *T*-1 has 720,000 warrants and about 2.9 million common shares outstanding ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may increase the offer *-3 to purchase any or all warrants that *T*-2 are properly tendered] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I am beside myself] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] 've [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in moments of heat] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Without *-2 ever bothering *-3 To marvel at the feat] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gen-Probe Inc. , a biotechnology concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed a definitive agreement * to be acquired *-1 by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. of Tokyo for about $ 110 million *U* , or almost double the market price of Gen-Probe 's stock] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They are piggybacking onto developed technology] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Japanese government , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Godown] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , has stated that it wants 10 % to 11 % *U* of its gross national product to come from biotechnology products .]
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It is becoming more of a horse race *ICH*-2 every day between the U.S. and Japan] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 adding that some fear that as with the semiconductor , electronics , and automobile industries , Japanese companies will use U.S.-developed technology *-4 to gain trade advantages] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bologna] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale would allow Gen-Probe to speed up the development of new technology , and to more quickly apply existing technology to an array of diagnostic products 0 the company wants *-3 to offer *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 Gen-Probe has technology important to people 's health] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 adding : `` We think 0 it *EXP*-4 is important for us to have such technology] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Among other things] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bologna] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the sale will facilitate Gen-Probe 's marketing of a diagnostic test for acquired immune deficiency syndrome , or AIDS] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Chugai also will help Gen-Probe with its regulatory and marketing expertise in Asia] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bologna] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The tender offer for Gen-Probe 's shares is expected *-1 to begin next Monday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• That arrangement [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> apparently] has worked well , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas A. Bologna , president and chief executive officer of Gen-Probe , founded * in 1983 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale of the company means 0 `` we will be able *-1 to concentrate on * running the business rather than always looking for sources of financing] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The biotechnology firms may be setting up their own competitors] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Godown , president of the Industrial Biotechnology Association] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have never opposed the development of economic relations between our allies and the Soviet Union] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a State Department official] .
• They believe 0 technology is one of their best bets , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> some Soviet officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Moscow will even consider *-1 declassifying military know-how if the price is right] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Soviet Union has a lot of know-how , but it *EXP*-1 has been difficult * to put that into actual production because of various structural problems in the economy] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shapovalov , the Foreign Ministry official] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Soviets are `` contemplating a flexible system under which it *EXP*-2 would be possible * to develop -LCB- technology -RCB- jointly and even to market it jointly *T*-1 , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My impression is that there is n't anything which *T*-1 arouses our interest at first glance] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official from Japan 's Ministry of International Trade and Industry] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were just surprised] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tad Inada , NASDA 's director for international affairs] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> the Soviet Union has areas where it is n't behind Japan *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mikhail Shapovalov of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite warnings *ICH*-1 from such leaders as former Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McChesney Martin that unfixed commissions would undo the industry] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the SEC] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in September 1973] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 full competition must start May l , 1975] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ray Garrett Jr. , SEC chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the `` breadth and depth of the discounting is more than I expected *?*] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that three members of his cabinet will lead a presidential mission to Poland *-2 to gauge how the U.S. can help the new non-Communist government 's economic changes *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The mission will visit Poland from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Charles Harper , chairman of ConAgra Inc. , and John McGillicuddy , chairman of Manufacturers Hanover Corp. , will be among a group of at least 15 business and labor representatives in the presidential mission] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the group is *-2 to `` focus on economic sectors where U.S. expertise and cooperation can indeed make a difference *T*-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview at the time of his resignation from MCA] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'd rather build a company than run one] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> record industry executives familiar with the talks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Azoff and Warner came to an agreement *ICH*-1 yesterday * to form a 50-50 joint-venture company funded * by Warner and run * by Mr. Azoff] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The agreement] is [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to be similar to Warner 's 50-50 partnership with record and movie producer David Geffen , whose films and records *T*-2 are distributed *-51 by the Warner Bros. studio and the Warner records unit .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although Mr. Azoff wo n't produce films at first , it *EXP*-1 is possible that he could do so later] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Roper Organization , which *T*-1 conducted the survey ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 almost half of the exercise equipment owners found it duller than they expected *?*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fewer people] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were working up a sweat with such activities as jogging , tennis , swimming and aerobics] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Half of those surveyed *] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they simply walk these days for exercise] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The first excuse is 0 they do n't have enough time] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> research director Thomas Doyle] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm using it a lot] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• The poll points up some inconsistencies between [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> people] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 and what they do *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A surprising 78 % of people] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they exercise regularly] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> up from 73 % in 1981] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People say 0 they swim , and that may mean 0 they 've been to the beach this year] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Krys Spain , research specialist for the President 's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> People] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they swim] , and that may mean 0 they 've been to the beach this year , '' says *T*-1 Krys Spain , research specialist for the President 's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People] are too embarrassed * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have n't done anything] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While she applauds the fact that more Americans are getting up from the television *-2 to stroll or garden] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the percentage of Americans who *T*-1 do `` real exercise 0 *T*-3 to build the heart '' is only 10 % to 20 % *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm really wiped out after *-2 walking five hours] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Most people] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they exercise both for health and enjoyment] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you sit down all the time , you 'll go stiff] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joyce Hagood , a Roxboro , N.C. , homemaker who *T*-1 walks several miles a week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Only about a quarter of the respondents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they exercise *-1 to lose weight] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-2 Working with lawyers] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` I need it . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 're too crowded , and everybody 's showing off] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Bryant , a 22-year-old student from Pasadena , Calif] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nearly half of those who *T*-1 joined health clubs] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they did n't use their membership as often as they planned *?*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Even so] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Association of Quality Clubs , a health-club trade group in Boston ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 membership revenues will rise about 5 % this year from last year 's $ 5 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The proprietor of Sante West , an aerobics studio in San Francisco 's Marina district , which *T*-2 was hit *-1 hard by the earthquake ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People were going nuts the minute 0 we opened *T*-4 , '' three days after the quake] .
• The survey reported 0 the number of [<sub>ARG0</sub> people] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they bowl regularly] has fallen to just 8 % from 17 % in 1981 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> People who *T*-1 start *-3 bowling *-3 expecting it to be a pleasurable exercise `` have been generally disappointed , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the report] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's good exercise] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 bowling helps him shed pounds , though that effort is sometimes thwarted *-2 by the fact that `` when I 'm drinking *T*-1 , I bowl better] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Private housing starts in Japan were unchanged in September from a year earlier at 144,610 units] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Construction Ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Busch] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is a scientific explanation for all haunts , and he can even tell you how * to encourage the spirits *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All 0 you have *-2 to do *T*-1 is eat a big pizza , and then go to bed] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I get calls *ICH*-1 nearly every day from people who *T*-2 have ghosts in their house] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond Hyman , a skeptical psychology professor at the University of Oregon] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a public opinion poll published * in the October issue of Parents Magazine] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a third of those queried *] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they believe that ghosts or spirits make themselves known to people] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The movies , the books , the tabloids -- even Nancy Reagan is boosting this stuff] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Kurtz , a philosophy professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo , who *T*-1 heads the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Paranormal] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> For the spooks it 's just another day of ectoplasmic business as usual] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> ghostbusters] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 ; the holiday seems *-2 to occasion no unusual number of ghost reports .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baker] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has personally bested more than 50 haunts , from aliens to poltergeists] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've never met a ghost that *T*-1 could n't be explained away *-3 by perfectly natural means] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the weather cools *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Baker] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , hobos often hole up in abandoned houses .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People see activity in there , and the next thing 0 you know *T*-1 , you 've got a haunting] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Stinnett] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she never believed in ghosts before] , but lately her vacuum cleaner turned itself on , a telephone flew off its stand , doors slammed inexplicably , and she heard footsteps in her empty kitchen .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I was doing the laundry and nearly broke my neck *-3 running upstairs *-4 to see who *T*-1 was there , and it was nobody] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> eyes wide at the recollection] .
• Of [<sub>ARG3-Of</sub> the self-starting vacuum cleaner] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Could be Cuddles , -LCB- Mrs. Stinnett 's dog -RCB-] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not sure 0 he 's explained everything] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Stinnett] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> grudgingly] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are some things that *T*-1 have gone on here that nobody can explain *T*-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I tell people 0 it 's the groundup bones of saints] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Oregon 's Mr. Hyman] has investigated claims of flying cats , apparitions and bouncing chandeliers and has come up with a plausible explanation , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , for every one .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Invariably] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` eyewitnesses are untrustworthy . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A very striking illusion] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hyman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> his voice dripping with skepticism] , `` but an illusion nevertheless . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> On certain occasions a spirit could be earthbound and make itself known] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the person believes 0 there 's an evil spirit , you ask it *-3 to be gone *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they now get three or four `` legitimate '' calls a week from people harried * by haunts] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A Scottish dwarf built the small red house 110 years ago and now his demonic ghost haunts it] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Warren] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a very tenacious ghost] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Warren] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> darkly] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I firmly believe in angels , devils and ghosts] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Warren , whose business card *T*-1 identifies him as a `` demonologist] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Warren] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the woman has `` psychic burns '' on her back from the confrontation] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This was an invisible , powerful force that *T*-1 's almost impossible 0 for a layman to contemplate *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Warren] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> solemnly] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> as the ghostbusting entourage packs up *-4 to leave] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This time] though , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` I think 0 we got it . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're always going *-2 to hire someone 0 we consider *T*-1 to be a winner] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Edwards official] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't foresee any shortages over the next few months] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ken Allen , an official of Operating Engineers Local 3 in San Francisco] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But , with the state offering only $ 39,000 *U* a year and California 's high standard of living , `` there are n't too many 0 * to choose from *T*-2 , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brent Scott , a recruiting officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the department now has 75 openings and wants *-1 to hire 625 civil engineers over the next 15 months] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an advisory letter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , starting Oct. 18 , loans could be limited *-1 to `` parties in interest , '' which *T*-2 generally means active workers but also includes retirees who *T*-3 continue as directors and 10 % shareholders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The IRS] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the question wo n't be settled *-1 until the regulations are issued *-2 `` shortly] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Outplacement consultant Right Associates] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the average pay of its clients fell to $ 66,743 *U* last year from $ 70,765 *U* in 1987 ; severance pay dropped to 25 weeks from 29] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But three out of four managers ca n't accurately state the value of their own packages] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> consultant Noble Lowndes] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Only one in four companies with flexible benefit plans lets workers buy or sell vacation days] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> consultant Towers Perrin] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• Employees like the option but [<sub>ARG0</sub> firms] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's too tough 0 * to run *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Fast-food jobs are n't popular no matter what they pay *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Tufts official] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Bureau of Labor Statistics] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 securities firms in New York City alone have slashed 17,000 jobs from the December 1987 peak of 163,000] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carnegie Mellon] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> though] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some students conclude 0 they can help their careers most by *-1 hitting the books] : `` They 're opting *-2 to build their resumes through good grades and leadership roles in fraternities . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the school] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 there are an ample number and pay is up to $ 7.20 *U* an hour from $ 6.90 *U* last year .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If Brazil devises an economic strategy allowing it to resume growth and service debt] , this could lead it to open up *RNR*-1 and deregulate *RNR*-1 its sheltered economy , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-3 , just as Argentinian President Carlos Saul Menem has been doing even though he was elected *-2 on a populist platform .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Depending on the president , we could either be a trillion-dollar economy by the end of the century or stay where we are *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> political scientist Amaury de Souza] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a national electricity shortage might not be far off] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I feel sorry for whoever *T*-1 wins] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Brazilian diplomat] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-2 's inevitable that Brazil will seek *-3 to renegotiate its $ 115 billion *U* foreign debt , on which it suspended interest payments *T*-1 last month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a tough economic program would have *-2 to be accompanied *-1 by measures 0 *T*-3 to shield the poor from its recessionary effects , for instance by * subsidizing staple food items] .
• Of the three candidates with a serious chance of * winning , Mr. Collor comes closest to * advocating the sort of measures that [<sub>ARG0</sub> economists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 are necessary] .
• The 67-year-old Mr. Brizola has been vague about his intentions and often inflammatory in his rhetoric , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he probably would be pragmatic] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. da Silva , a 43-year-old former factory worker and labor leader ,] is the most radical , *-1 vowing *-2 to withhold payments on the foreign debt and [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he `` would n't go around *-3 putting the country up for sale to the highest bidder] . ''
• But despite the differences in [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 , according to some analysts here , economic constraints mean 0 the next president may not have many choices about what he does *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Whoever *T*-1 says 0 he knows which of the six *T*-2 will win is out of his mind] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Antonio Britto , a centrist member of Parliament] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Whoever] *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he knows which of the six *T*-2 will win] is out of his mind , '' says *T*-3 Antonio Britto , a centrist member of Parliament .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Humana hospital] responded by *-3 jacking up prices *-4 to make up for lost revenue , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Conn] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , and now charges as much as $ 8,000 *U* for the procedure , which *T*-1 costs only about $ 3,500 *U* in Lexington .
• Now there 's a new wrinkle *ICH*-2 in what young doctors want *T*-1 : [<sub>ARG0</sub> More than half of 300 residents responding to recent survey] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 'd prefer a guaranteed salary over traditional fee-for-service compensation in their first professional position] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ten years ago , a physician would go to a town and take out a loan -LRB- *-3 to start a practice -RRB-] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Merritt , president of Merritt , Hawkins & Associates , an Irvine , Calif. , physician recruiter that *T*-1 conducted the survey] .
• The numbers behind such fears : [<sub>ARG1</sub> The average debt of medical school graduates who *T*-3 borrowed *-2 to pay for their education jumped 10 % to $ 42,374 *U* this year from $ 38,489 *U* in 1988] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Association of American Medical Colleges] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It reflects values of a generation that *T*-1 wants more time for families and personal interests] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John H. Moxley III , who *T*-2 directs physician-executive searches for Korn\/Ferry International] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a change in the social fabric of medicine] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3 was certainly good * to have him handy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Bobar] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The philosophy is * to make the patient and the family very responsible for a portion of their own care] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anthony J. Grieco , medical director of cooperative care at New York University Medical Center , where the concept began 10 years ago *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's really part of the hospital of the 21st century] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Grieco] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> So] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Commonwealth Fund , a New York philanthropist that *T*-1 's sponsoring a $ 1 million *U* project 0 * to develop joint masters in business and nursing programs at 10 universities *T*-2] ... .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If the Legislature does n't repeal the law , due for revision in 1990 ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jones] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Humana may move its insurance operations , including 3,000 jobs in Louisville , to another state] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Humana] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its own facilities could serve its insured for less if they were properly equipped] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The group led * by Birmingham , Mich. , publicist William D. McMaster] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] name an investment banker backing the deal or [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how much its members will contribute *T*-1 to the offer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some individuals identified * with the group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have n't committed any money to the bid and were n't aware of it until they heard about it in local news accounts over the weekend] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the paper is n't for sale] , and has rebuffed Mr. McMaster 's earlier requests for access to Free Press financial statements .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In his letter to Knight-Ridder President James K. Batten] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. McMaster] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he arrived at the $ 68 million *U* figure *-1 using Knight-Ridder 's corporate financial statements and comments by Knight-Ridder officials that the Free Press has a $ 50 million *U* value in salvage] .
• But [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. McMaster] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he and his investment banker would need access to full financial records before *-1 firming up the offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mitsui & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it started a joint venture with Dae Woong Chemical Co. , a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in South Korea , 0 * to manufacture antibiotic medicines *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NRM Energy Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission * calling for it to restructure into a corporation from a limited partnership] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NRM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its $ 2.60 *U* senior cumulative convertible preferred units will be converted *-1 into an equal number of shares of $ 2.60 *U* senior cumulative convertible preferred stock of Edisto] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The partnership] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is proposing the change largely because the provisions of its senior notes restrict it from *-1 making distributions on its units outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NRM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects unitholders to vote on the restructuring at a meeting Dec. 15] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> However , unpaid distributions on the acquisition preferred * are cumulative and would total $ 23 million *U* a year , * hurting NRM 's financial flexibility and its ability * to raise capital] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> NRM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In * following several other oil and gas partnerships that *T*-1 have made the conversion to a corporation in the last year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> NRM] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] noted that tax advantages for partnerships have diminished under new tax laws and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would save $ 2 million *U* a year in administrative costs from the change] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Under the plan] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> NRM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 holders of its common units will receive one share of new common stock in Edisto Resources Corp. for every 14.97 common units owned *] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sherwin-Williams Co. and Whittaker Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 've discontinued talks toward a definitive agreement regarding Sherwin-Williams ' acquisition of Whittaker 's chemical coating group] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Proceeds from the planned sale of the 250,000-square-foot building `` will help *-2 reduce the debt incurred * as a result of our July 1988 recapitalization] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a USG official] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> some fund groups] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors actually became net buyers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The recent outcry over program trading will cast a pall over the stock-fund environment in the coming months] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The public is very close to * having had it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jenks] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Overall , net sales of all mutual funds , excluding money market funds , fell to $ 1.9 billion *U* in September from $ 4.2 billion *U* in August] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the trade group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Small net inflows into stock and bond funds were offset *-1 by slight declines in the value of mutual fund stock and bond portfolios '' stemming from falling prices] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jacob Dreyer , the institute 's chief economist] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Assets of these and other short-term funds surged more than $ 5 billion *U* in September] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the institute] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sales recovery screeched to a halt this month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 additional investors transferred their assets into money funds this month] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At Fidelity Investments , the nation 's largest fund group , money funds continue *-1 to draw the most business] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Hines , vice president , marketing] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In October , net sales of stock funds at Fidelity dropped sharply] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hines] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If that follows through next month , then it will be a different story] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Confidence was starting *-2 to come back because we did n't have wildly volatile days] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tyler Jenks , research director for Kanon Bloch Carre & Co. , a Boston research firm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors in all funds will seek safety in the coming months] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Among stock funds , the conservative growth-and-income portfolios probably will remain popular] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> fund specialists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There will be a continuation and possibly greater focus on conservative equity funds , at the expense of growth and aggressive growth funds] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Avi Nachmany , an analyst at Strategic Insight , a New York fund-research concern] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Net sales of stock funds in September totaled $ 839.4 million *U* , down from $ 1.1 billion *U* in August] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the institute] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> October 's numbers , which *T*-3 wo n't be released *-1 for a month , are down further] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> mutual fund executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• We keep *-3 wondering [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gates] wanted *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 .
• We note that [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Rome] yesterday [<sub>ARG0</sub> Defense Secretary Cheney] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that European euphoria over Mr. Gorbachev is starting *-2 to be tempered *-1 by a recognition of `` the magnitude of the problems 0 he was trying *-4 to deal with *T*-3] . ''
• Why , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Bob Gates] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> might] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> even] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nor are Soviet problems susceptible to rescue from abroad through abundant Western credits] . ''
• If [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gates] had been allowed *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> these things] , we would now be hearing about `` discord '' and `` disarray '' on foreign policy .
• It *EXP*-1 's somehow OK for [<sub>ARG0</sub> Secretary Baker himself] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> all the same things] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The American Stock Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a seat was sold *-1 for $ 160,000 *U* , down $ 5,000 *U* from the previous sale last Friday] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many scholars are of the opinion that the mere existence of the penalty deters many people from the commission of capital crimes] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Orrin Hatch -LRB- R. , Utah -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Boyd , a senior Justice Department official ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new federal drug-related crimes punishable by death since last November may result in a jump in capital sentences , though that has n't happened so far] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That burden is very difficult , if not impossible , 0 * to meet *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Boyd] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lawyers would eagerly seize on the provision in their death-penalty appeals] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Burr , director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 's capital-punishment defense team] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan 's exports of cars , trucks and buses declined 2.4 % to 535,322 units in September from a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lone Star Technologies Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Lone Star Steel Co. unit sued it in federal court here , *-1 seeking *-2 to recover an intercompany receivable valued * at a minimum of $ 23 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lone Star Technologies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it and its subsidiary 's creditors agree that the parent company owes the unit money , but they have n't been able *-1 to reach agreement on the amount] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judith Elkin , lawyer for the creditors ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the creditors group is challenging certain accounting entries on the parent company 's books and estimates that the receivable owed the steel company * could be as much as $ 40 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lone Star Technologies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bankruptcy court granted Lone Star Steel an extension until year end on its exclusive period 0 * to present a reorganization plan *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Let 's close the door] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the judge] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as he climbed to his bench] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were never going *-2 to get these insurance companies to agree again] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John V. Trump , a San Francisco defense lawyer in the case] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> For the record] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey Kaufman , an attorney for Fireman 's Fund ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was `` rattled -- both literally and figuratively] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My belief is always , 0 if you 've got a settlement , you read it into the record] . '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Jenkins , now known * in his courthouse as `` Shake 'Em Down Jenkins] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I did n't know if it was World War III or what] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Melanie Carvain of Morristown , N.J] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The judge came out and said , ` Quick , * let 's put this on the record] , ' '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Sandy Bettencourt , the judge 's court reporter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] came out and [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Quick , * let 's put this on the record] , ' '' says *T*-1 Sandy Bettencourt , the judge 's court reporter .
• `` [_ARG0 I] [_rel said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> NOW] ? '
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edison Brothers Stores Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to buy 229 Foxmoor women 's apparel stores from Foxmoor Specialty Stores Corp. , a unit of Dylex Ltd. of Toronto] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edison] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acquired stores would be integrated *-1 into its current operations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lee A. Iacocca] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the nation 's No. 3 auto maker will need *-1 to close one or two of its assembly plants because of the slowdown hitting the industry] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unless the market goes to 19 million units -- which we all know 0 it 's not going *-3 to do *T*-1 -- we have the inescapable fact that the transplants are adding capacity] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lutz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last month] .
• In an interview with the trade journal Automotive News , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Iacocca] declined *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> which plants *T*-1 will close or when Chrysler will make the moves *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> we have too many plants in our system] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> At Chrysler 's 1990 model preview] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chrysler Motors President Robert A. Lutz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the No. 3 auto maker , along with other U.S. manufacturers , might be forced *-1 to `` realign ... capacity '' if market demand does n't improve] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the nation 's second-largest drugstore chain was a valuable company , despite its financial woes] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Its problem] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 , is that management paid too much in the leveraged buy-out and the current $ 515 million *U* debt load is keeping Revco in the red .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If * bought at the right price , it could still be profitable] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey Stein , an analyst at McDonald & Co. , Cleveland] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Revco] reacted cautiously , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plan would add $ 260 million *U* of new debt to the highly leveraged company] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Revco 's parent company , Anac Holding Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company reported a loss of $ 16.2 million *U* for the fiscal first quarter , compared with a loss of $ 27.9 million *U* in the year-earlier quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , based * in Twinsburg , Ohio ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its operating profit before depreciation and amortization increased 51 % , to $ 9.2 million *U* from $ 6.1 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Revco 's chairman and chief executive officer , Boake A. Sells ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 both the company and the bondholders have put forth reorganization plans , but little progress has been made *-1 since negotiations began this summer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has not met with representatives from Acadia] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Any reorganization proposal] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sells] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , is difficult 0 * to assess *T*-3 because it must be agreed upon *-2 by the company , bondholders , banks and other creditors .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It 's not like the board can decide '' by itself] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sells] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding , `` we 're indifferent to -LRB- the Bass -RRB- plan] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schulte , the bondholders ' adviser ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Revco was dragging its feet in *-1 responding to the proposal] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They want *-2 to pretend 0 it does n't exist] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schulte , who *T*-1 met with Acadia representatives on Oct. 10 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's certainly a responsible offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he feared 0 a Revco reorganization might force bondholders to accept a `` cheap deal , '' and that the Bass group 's offer would give them more money] .
• The Revco bonds are high-yield , high-risk `` junk '' bonds ; [<sub>ARG1</sub> holders have $ 750 million *U* in claims against Revco] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schulte] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Demand from Japan is expected *-3 to continue *-4 strong , but not from other areas of the world into the first quarter of next year] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Another analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , if there was any concern , it was that a strike could encourage other walkouts in Chile] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Demler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that stocks of copper in U.S. producers ' hands at the end of September were down 16,000 metric tons from August to 30,000 tons] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The reports , attributed * to the Colombian minister of economic development ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Brazil would give up 500,000 bags of its quota and Colombia 200,000 bags] , the analyst said 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The reports , attributed * to the Colombian minister of economic development , said 0 Brazil would give up 500,000 bags of its quota and Colombia 200,000 bags] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• These reports were later denied *-2 by [<sub>ARG0</sub> a high Brazilian official] , who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Brazil was n't involved in any coffee discussions on quotas] , the analyst said 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> These reports were later denied *-2 by a high Brazilian official , who *T*-1 said 0 Brazil was n't involved in any coffee discussions on quotas] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• The Colombian minister was said *-2 to have referred to a letter that [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 President Bush sent *T*-1 to Colombian President Virgilio Barco] , and in which President Bush said *T*-3 0 it *EXP*-4 was possible * to overcome obstacles to a new agreement .
• The Colombian minister was said *-2 to have referred to [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> a letter] that he said 0 President Bush sent *T*-1 to Colombian President Virgilio Barco , and in which [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-4 was possible * to overcome obstacles to a new agreement] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Colombian minister] was [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-2 to have referred to a letter that he said 0 President Bush sent *T*-1 to Colombian President Virgilio Barco , and in which President Bush said *T*-3 0 it *EXP*-4 was possible * to overcome obstacles to a new agreement .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The minister] was also quoted as *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a new pact could be achieved *-1 during the first half of next year] , according to the analyst .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Last week 's uncertainty in the stock market and a weaker dollar triggered a flight to safety] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , but yesterday the market lacked such stimuli .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> There was some profit-taking because prices for all the precious metals had risen to levels at which there was resistance to further advance *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> the premiums paid * by the U.S. government on a purchase of copper for the U.S. Mint were lower than * expected , and acted as a price depressant] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Louisiana-Pacific Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board authorized the purchase of as many as five million of its common shares for employee stock plans and other general corporate purposes] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Sept. 30 end of the federal fiscal year may have prodded contractors to get any behind-schedule road and bridge construction under way `` before the clock ran out] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Christie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to threatened 5 % across-the-board budget cuts] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A small decline in total construction for the entire year is possible if contracting for housing does n't increase in response to this year 's lower mortgage rates] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George A. Christie , vice president and chief economist of Dodge , the forecasting division of publisher McGraw-Hill Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> At the end of the third quarter , there was still no evidence of renewed home building in response to the midyear decline of mortgage rates] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Christie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered ratings on long-term debt of CS First Boston Inc. , the holding company of Wall Street giant First Boston Corp. , because of First Boston 's `` aggressive merchant banking risk '' in highly leveraged takeovers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its rating changes actions `` reflect CS First Boston 's aggressive merchant banking risk as well as the risk profile of its current merchant banking exposures] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 CS First Boston `` has consistently been one of the most aggressive firms in merchant banking '' and that `` a very significant portion '' of the firm 's profit in recent years has come from merchant banking-related business] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Moody 's believes that the uncertain environment for merchant banking could put pressure on CS First Boston 's performance] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the rating concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 citing `` continued problems '' from the firm 's exposures to `` various Campeau-related firms '' and to Ohio Mattress] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> These two exposures alone represent a very substantial portion of CS First Boston 's equity] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it downgraded Financiere Credit Suisse-First Boston 's senior and subordinated Swiss debt to single-A-2 from single-A-1 and lowered Financiere CSFB N.V. 's junior subordinated perpetual Eurodebt , guaranteed * by Financiere Credit Suisse -- First Boston , to single-A-3 from single-A-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for CS First Boston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We remain committed to a full range of businesses , including merchant banking] .
• And [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Oct. 24] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Quotron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will market the automated trading system of broker-dealer Chapdelaine Government Securities Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` This action will continue *-1 to keep operating expenses in line '' with revenue] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> J. David Hann , president and chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based Quotron] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Quotron is n't profitable on Citicorp 's books because of the interest charges 0 the New York bank holding company incurred *T*-1 in *-3 buying the financial-data concern for $ 680 million *U*] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ronald I. Mandle , analyst for Sanford C. Bernstein & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The job cuts , 0 *T*-2 to be made *-1 in a number of areas at various job levels , are `` a streamlining of operations] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company has no immediate plans * to close any operations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , but Quotron may subcontract some work that it has been doing *T*-2 in-house , including refurbishment and production of Quotron 1000 equipment used * in * delivering financial data .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move is n't directly a response to Quotron 's loss of its two biggest customers , Merrill Lynch & Co. and American Express Co. 's Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. , to Automated Data Processing Inc. earlier this year] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> some industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 ABC , in anticipation of a four-game sweep , limited its losses by *-2 jacking up the number of commercials 0 it aired *T*-1 in the third and fourth games] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If it were an open market , we would have been in in 1983 or 1984] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eckhard Pfeiffer , who *T*-1 heads Compaq Computer Corp. 's European and international operations] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have too many people in our home offices] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Yoshio Hatakeyama , the president of the Japan Management Association] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Critics] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 American companies charge too much] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japan 's FTC] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is investigating Apple for *-1 allegedly discouraging retailers from *-2 discounting] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 may take five years * to break even in Japan] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John A. Siniscal , who *T*-1 runs the Asia-Pacific office for McCormack & Dodge , a U.S. software company] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Computers here are used *-3 for data gathering] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roger J. Boisvert , who *T*-1 manages the integrated-technologies group in McKinsey & Co. 's Tokyo office] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some Japanese operations , such as securities-trading rooms , may be ahead of their American counterparts] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , but `` basically , there 's little analysis done * on computers in Japan . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I have no experience before with such sophisticated machinery] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Matsuo Toshimitsu , a 66-year-old executive vice president of Japan Air Lines] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 explaining his reluctance before * accepting a terminal in his office this summer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While tens of thousands of software packages using the IBM standard are available in the U.S.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 only about 8,000 are written *-1 for NEC] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Managers have long been those who *T*-1 supervise their subordinates so orders would be properly acted on *-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> RU-486 `` probably represents a technical advance in an area where none is needed *-487 , or at least not very much *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Phillip Stubblefield , president of the National Abortion Federation ,] at a reproductive health conference in 1986 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The merger agreement] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the buy-out group is entitled *-2 to be repaid *-1 $ 26.7 million *U* in fees for its investment bankers , Lazard Freres & Co. and Salomon Brothers Inc. , and its law firm , Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is lobbying for significant regulatory controls on program trading , including tough margin -- or down-payment -- requirements and limits on price moves for program-driven financial futures] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement by Chairman William A. Schreyer and President Daniel P. Tully] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 index arbitrage `` has been clearly identified in the investing public 's mind as a contributing factor to excess market volatility , '' so Merrill wo n't execute such trades until `` effective controls '' are in place] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last Thursday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> PaineWebber Group Inc.] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would cease index arbitrage altogether] , but the firm was n't as big an index arbitrager as Merrill is *?* .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Index arbitrage] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carpenter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] , does n't have a `` negative impact on the market as a whole '' and Kidder 's customers were `` sophisticated '' enough * to know that .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carpenter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 big institutional investors , which he would n't identify *T*-2 , `` told us 0 they would n't do business with firms '' that *T*-1 continued *-3 to do index arbitrage for their own accounts] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were following the trend of our competitors who *T*-1 were under pressure from institutions] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• But at least one chief executive said 0 he called Mr. Welch *-1 to complain about Kidder 's aggressive use of program trading , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> other market sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they understood that Mr. Welch received many phone calls complaining about Kidder 's reliance on index arbitrage as a major business] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> at least one chief executive] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he called Mr. Welch *-1 to complain about Kidder 's aggressive use of program trading] , and other market sources said 0 they understood that Mr. Welch received many phone calls complaining about Kidder 's reliance on index arbitrage as a major business .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our decision had nothing 0 * to do *T*-1 with any pressure 0 Mr. Welch received *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carpenter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman for GE in Fairfield , Conn. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Absolutely no one spoke to Jack Welch on this subject] '' and added , `` Anyone who *T*-1 claims 0 they talked to Jack Welch is n't telling the truth . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it continues *-1 to believe that `` the causes of excess market volatility are far more complex than any particular computer trading strategy] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The specialists] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , were `` livid '' about Mr. Phelan 's recent remarks that sophisticated computer-driven trading strategies are `` here *-2 to stay . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Merrill 's index arbitragers will continue *-1 to do other kinds of computer-assisted program trading , so there probably wo n't be any layoffs at the firm] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with Merrill 's program operation] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bear Stearns Chairman and Chief Executive Alan C. Greenberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his firm will continue stock-index arbitrage for its clients] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If they think 0 they are going *-2 to stop index arbitrage by *-3 causing a few Wall Street firms to quit , they are crazy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Greenberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Greenberg] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 noting that stock-index arbitrage rises and ebbs with stock market 's volatility] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that for the first four months of the firm 's fiscal year beginning in July , stock-index arbitrage had been a `` break-even '' proposition for Bear Stearns] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Fidelity spokesman in Boston] denied the speculation , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the program-trading issue was more of a regulatory problem] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a much smaller mutual fund company , the USAA Investment Management Co. unit of USAA , San Antonio , Texas ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it informed nine national brokerage firms 0 it will cease business with them unless they stop index-arbitrage trading] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is `` no valid investment reason '' 0 for stock-index futures to exist *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Wohlstetter , chairman of Contel , who *T*-2 is helping organize the alliance of Big Board-listed firms ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had no time 0 * to work *T*-3 yesterday because he received so many phone calls , faxes and letters supporting his view that the Big Board has been turned *-1 into a `` gambling casino '' by program traders] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are reaching the moment of truth '' on Wall Street] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Edward J. Markey -LRB- D. , Mass. -RRB- , chairman of the House subcommittee on telecommunications and finance] .
• `` -LCB- Wall Street -RCB- is beginning *-1 to realize -- as [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shakespeare] [<sub>rel</sub> said] -- [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the trouble is not in our stars , but in ourselves] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Big Board spokesman] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> only] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're working the problem and looking at the issue and meeting with a broad number of customers and constituents *-1 to get their views and ideas on the issue] . ''
• The program-trading outcry was taken *-1 to a new level when [<sub>ARG0</sub> giant Contel Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it and 20 or more of the Big Board 's listed companies are forming an unprecedented alliance *-3 to complain about the exchange 's role in program trading] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chief Inspector Peter Seacomb of the Criminal Investigation Department at the airport] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 is not uncommon for property to be temporarily mislaid or misrouted *-2] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford Motor Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is recalling about 3,600 of its 1990-model Escorts because the windshield adhesive was improperly applied *-1 to some cars] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford and Mazda Motor Corp. 's U.S. sales arm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are recalling about 88,500 1988-model Mercury Tracers and 220,000 1986 , 1987 and 1988 model Mazda 323s equipped * with 1.6-liter fuel-injected engines *-1 to replace the oil filler cap] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the term on its warranty is already six years or 60,000 miles] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will offer $ 750 *U* cash rebates to buyers of its 1990-model Ford Bronco sport utility vehicle] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will also offer buyers the option of financing as low as 6.9 % on 24-month loans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new offer will begin Saturday and run indefinitely] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As a result of the adhesive problem on the Ford Escort subcompacts , windshields may easily separate from the car during frontal impact] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the U.S. auto maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Ford spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Dearborn , Mich. , auto maker is n't aware of any injuries caused * by the windshield problem] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 owners should return the cars to dealers so the windshields can be removed *-1 and securely reinstalled *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mazda and Ford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 reduced engine life] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the problems are n't safety related] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The appeals court] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was no evidence that Congress intended *-1 to allow the pension agency to consider a company 's creation of new benefit plans as a basis for * ordering that company *-2 to reassume liability for old plans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The appeals court] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agency had *-1 to consider a company 's long-term ability * to fund pension plans , not just short-term improved financial status] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Dallas] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> LTV] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it was disappointed *-1 that the court agreed *-2 to hear the case because it believes 0 the move will further delay its Chapter 11 proceedings] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> LTV , a steel , aerospace and energy concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is confident that the Supreme Court will uphold the lower-court decisions] and said 0 it expects *-2 to continue discussions with the agency about a settlement while the case is being reviewed *-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> LTV , a steel , aerospace and energy concern ,] said 0 it is confident that the Supreme Court will uphold the lower-court decisions and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-2 to continue discussions with the agency about a settlement while the case is being reviewed *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In its appeal to the high court] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the federal appeals court ruling , which *T*-1 favored LTV , threatened *-2 to transform the agency from an insurer of troubled pension plans into an `` open-ended source of industry bailouts] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that only a few of the quake-related campaigns have been `` tasteless '' and that `` the majority have been truly beneficial to the people who *T*-1 need the help] .
• Burger King 's chief executive officer , Barry Gibbons , stars in [<sub>ARG0</sub> ads] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the fast-food chain will donate 25 cents to the Red Cross for every purchase of a BK Doubles hamburger] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Please * contribute what you can *?* *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the ad] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The campaign , which *T*-1 started last week and runs through Nov. 23 , with funds earmarked * for both the quake and Hugo , `` was Barry 's idea , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The World Series is brought *-4 to you by Lexus , who *T*-1 urges you *-2 to help *-5 relieve the suffering caused * by the recent earthquake] ... , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the game announcer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• But [<sub>ARG1</sub> she has no problem with that] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 : `` In the meanwhile , they 're helping us . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in its ruling last April] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New York court] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that all producers of the anti-miscarriage drug should share liability when the manufacturer of a specific dose ca n't be determined *-1 *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In that decision] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the high court] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a company must prove that the government approved precise specifications for the contract , that those specifications were met *-1 and that the government was warned *-2 of any dangers in use of the equipment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The appeals court] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the defense is valid only if federal officials did more than * rubber stamp a company 's design or plans and engaged in a `` substantive review and evaluation '' on a par with a policy decision] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Rheingold , a New York lawyer who *T*-1 represents DES victims ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that before the New York ruling , only the states of Washington and Wisconsin had followed the California decision] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Generally , when New York and California go one way *T*-2 , it has a tremendous influence on other states , especially small ones] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rheingold] .
• Conservatives are [<sub>ARG0</sub> the faction] in U.S. politics which *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> always] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Ortega and his friends do n't want *-2 to hold an election in Nicaragua] .
• Liberals are the faction that *T*-1 says , * Give peace a chance ; [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] are [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Ortega should give them a break] , [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> lest the conservatives ask them *-2 to vote for bullets instead of bandages] .
• Liberals are [<sub>ARG0</sub> the faction] that *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> says] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Give peace a chance] ; now they are saying 0 Mr. Ortega should give them a break , lest the conservatives ask them *-2 to vote for bullets instead of bandages .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cetus Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the government of Spain approved the marketing of its Proleukin interleukin-2 drug 0 *T*-1 to treat kidney cancer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The biotechnology concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Spanish authorities must still clear the price for the treatment , but that it expects *-1 to receive such approval by year end] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In recent testimony on Capitol Hill] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Treasury officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were considering the new reporting requirements] , and the expected publication of the proposal in the Federal Register today is the first official step toward * creating final regulations .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Western Union Corp.] took steps *-1 to withdraw its proposed debt swap for $ 500 million *U* in high-interest notes and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is looking at other alternatives for * refinancing the debt] .
• Western Union must make $ 48 million *U* in interest payments on the reset notes on Dec. 15 , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it fully intends *-1 to meet the payments] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Western Union] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it must lower the interest rate on its debt *-1 to regain full financial health] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Western Union] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> two weeks ago] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it might withdraw the pending offer , which *T*-1 would have replaced $ 500 million *U* in so-called reset notes , now paying 19.25 % annual interest and set * to come due in 1992 , with two new issues paying lower interest] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had filed a request *ICH*-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission * to withdraw the registration statement regarding the proposed swap] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Western Union spokesman] , *-3 citing adverse developments in the market for high-yield `` junk '' bonds , declined *-3 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what alternatives *T*-2 are under consideration] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The major question] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one holder who *T*-1 asked *-3 not to be named *-4] , is whether New York investor Bennett S. LeBow , whose Brooke Partners *T*-5 controls Western Union , is willing *-6 to offer a large enough equity stake * to entice bondholders into *-7 agreeing to a new swap .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Genentech Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the West German distributor of its heart drug TPA reached a joint marketing agreement with a subsidiary of Hoechst AG , which *T*-1 makes the rival anti-clotting agent streptokinase] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The biotechnology concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agreement between its longtime West German distributor , Boehringer-Ingleheim 's Dr. Karl Thomae G.m.b.H. subsidiary , and Hoechst 's Behringwerke subsidiary was an attempt * to expand the market for blood-clot drugs in general] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Genentech spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agreement calls for Hoechst to promote TPA for heart patients and streptokinase for other clot-reducing purposes] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Tax-loss sellers , those investors who *T*-1 sell loss-making stocks so they can deduct their losses from this year 's income , are also getting out] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The stocks that *T*-1 have been the best are having big pullbacks , and the ones that *T*-2 have been the worst are getting clobbered *-4] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are advising a lot of our clients *-2 to make moves that *T*-1 make sense to them , rather than *-4 waiting until the last minute , because things have been so volatile] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Sulya , head of OTC trading at A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ralph Costanza , head of the OTC trading department at Smith Barney , Harris Upham ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 many market players are awaiting some resolution of the current debate over program trading] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ratners and Weisfield 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect *-1 to sign definitive agreements shortly and to complete the transaction by Dec. 15] .
• Mid-State Federal Savings Bank advanced 1 1\/2 to 20 1\/4 after [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is in talks with a possible acquirer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the talks resulted from solicitations by its financial adviser] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daimler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has had talks with Jaguar about possible joint ventures] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will establish a loan-loss reserve of $ 2.5 million to $ 4 million *U* against a construction loan that *T*-1 is in default] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank , which *T*-1 previously said 0 it was for sale ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has received no offers and that its board will review whether * to continue *-2 soliciting bids] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] , which *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> previously] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was for sale] , said 0 it has received no offers and that its board will review whether * to continue *-2 soliciting bids .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 many portfolio managers , whose year-end bonuses *T*-2 are tied *-1 to annual performance , are selling now rather than *-3 risk seeing their gains erode further] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The profit locking-in is definitely going on] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mills , whose firm *T*-1 manages $ 600 million *U* for Boston Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scientists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the discovery of these genes in recent months is painting a new and startling picture of how cancer develops *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It made our New Year] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Quinlan] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It turns out that * studying a tragic but uncommon tumor made possible some fundamental insights about the most basic workings of cancer] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Samuel Broder , director of the National Cancer Institute] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Researchers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes , alone or in combination , appears crucial to the development of such scourges as cancer of the brain , the skin , kidney , prostate , and cervix] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a super-exciting set of discoveries] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bert Vogelstein , a Johns Hopkins University researcher who *T*-1 has just found a gene pivotal to the triggering of colon cancer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was extraordinarily satisfying] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Knudson , now at Fox Chase Cancer Research Center in Philadelphia] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was the confirming evidence *ICH*-2 0 we all needed *T*-1 that -LCB- gene -RCB- losses were critical to the development of a common tumor] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ray White at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Salt Lake City] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Levine] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the p53 gene caused cancer by *-2 promoting growth , whereas the Johns Hopkins scientists were looking for a gene that *T*-1 suppressed growth] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The discovery `` suddenly puts an obscure gene right in the cockpit of cancer formation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Weinberg , a leader in cancer-gene research at Whitehead Institute in Cambridge , Mass] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The scientists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that since breast cancer often strikes multiple members of certain families , the gene , when * inherited in a damaged form *T*-1 , may predispose women to the cancer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a report out last week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Minna and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that about half the cells taken * from lung cancer tissue 0 they tested *T*-1 are missing this gene] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some researchers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 new cancer drugs 0 *T*-1 to slow or reverse tumor growth may be based *-2 on the suppressor proteins normally produced * by the genes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company official] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Michael 's break-even volume on Easy Eggs is around 60 million pounds a year -- apparently well above current shipments and a far cry from what the company once suggested 0 *T*-1 was a billion-pound market waiting for such a product] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The stock , in my opinion , is going *-2 to go lower , not only because of disappointing earnings but -LCB- because -RCB- the credibility gap is certainly not closing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> L. Craig Carver of Dain Bosworth] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carver] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that at a recent Dain-sponsored conference in New York , he asked Michael 's chief executive officer if the fourth quarter would be down] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> later] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Olson was being `` conservative '' in his estimate] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Earnings] are n't keeping pace , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , because of heavy investments in the egg technologies and drought-related costs in its potato business .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company President Steve Papetti] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Marriott will be among his clients as well] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> New York-based short seller Mark Cohodes] , `` In my mind this is a $ 7 *U* stock . ''
• Company lawyers recently sent [<sub>ARG0</sub> letters] to growers * [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Michael `` would take very seriously any effort ... * to divert its contracted-for potatoes to other outlets] . ''
• Michael wo n't confirm the identities of any Easy Egg customers , nor [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> much of anything else] .
• But at least [<sub>ARG0</sub> Burger King] has signed on , and [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that by year end it wo n't be using any shell eggs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Peladeau] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is n't trying *-2 to catch up to Donnelley , which *T*-1 has annual sales of over $ 3 billion *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Size does n't matter] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Peladeau] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The venture cost Quebecor $ 12 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Peladeau] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pierre-Karl Peladeau , the founder 's son and the executive in charge of the acquisition ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Quebecor has n't decided how it will finance its share of the purchase *T*-1] , but he says 0 it most likely will use debt .
• Pierre-Karl Peladeau , the founder 's son and the executive in charge of the acquisition , says 0 Quebecor has n't decided how it will finance its share of the purchase *T*-1 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it most likely will use debt] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Maxwell founder Robert Maxwell] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has an appetite for new acquisitions in the U.S.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding that he could spend `` a good deal more '' than $ 1 billion *U* on another U.S. purchase] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Quebecor 's purchase is part of a trend toward consolidation in the North American printing industry] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Along with Donnelley] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jacques Massicotte , an analyst with Nesbitt Thomson Deacon Inc. in Montreal] , `` Quebecor has positioned itself as one of the two key players . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> G.D. Searle & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of Kerlone , a hypertension drug developed * by a joint venture between Searle and a French concern] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Searle , a unit of Monsanto Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the `` beta-blocker '' high-blood-pressure drug Kerlone is the first product 0 *T*-1 to reach the market through Lorex Pharmaceuticals , the U.S. company jointly owned * by Searle and Synthelabo , a French pharmaceutical concern owned * by France 's L'Oreal S.A] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most New York judges are elected *-1 , and the federal age-discrimination law does n't apply to elected officials] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James L. Lee , regional attorney for the EEOC in New York] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the state currently has 35 appointed judges who *T*-1 are over 70] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the state has 165 appointed judges and 15 `` trial referees , '' who *T*-1 are former judges over age 70 and serve a restricted role on the bench] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the strike-force lawyers will work more efficiently under the supervision of U.S. attorneys] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Opponents] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Thornburgh 's plan will needlessly break up longtime , tightly knit crime-fighting units that *T*-1 have successfully prosecuted major organized-crime figures] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some former strike-force personnel] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the units have already begun *-1 to break up] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Eastern District unit in Brooklyn , N.Y. , lost seven of its 15 attorneys this year partly because the lawyers were troubled *-1 by the proposed reorganization] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Laura A. Brevetti , who *T*-2 left the strike force *-4 to join Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein , a New York law firm] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those who *T*-1 have left have expressed an opinion that the strike force should continue] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Brevetti] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 27 lawyers have left and 21 have been hired *-1 since Mr. Thornburgh announced his plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy -LRB- D. , Mass . -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Thornburgh would be required *-2 to reinstate the units next year if an proposed omnibus crime bill is passed *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Senate is expected *-1 to consider the bill shortly] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the senator 's spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Runkel] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he doubts 0 Mr. Kennedy can muster enough congressional support * to reorganize the Justice Department] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We will vigorously oppose the bill] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Whitman & Ransom managing partner Maged F. Riad] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Golenbock recruits will enhance the firm 's corporate and litigation departments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kelly Siegler , an assistant district attorney who *T*-1 was in the courtroom ,] disputed suggestions 0 the action was sexist , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she had seen Judge Hancock turn away male defendants dressed * in shorts , tank tops or muscle shirts `` many times] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Justice Rubin , a state judge since 1969 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the mandatory-retirement age hurts the court system because it deprives the state of experienced judges still capable of * serving on the bench] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The issue is one of a judge 's experience , his competence and his physical ability * to serve on the bench] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Justice Rubin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Such a dual role would be `` impractical and unethical] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding , `` that concept is as silly as * suggesting that the head coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers could simultaneously be general manager of the San Francisco Giants] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner , which *T*-2 is in the process of * being acquired *-1 by New York-based Time Warner Inc. ,] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it paid the two producers a fixed annual salary of $ 3 million *U*] .
• Warner was referring to documents filed * last week in which [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sony Corp. of America Vice Chairman Michael Schulof and Walter Yetnikoff , president of its CBS Records unit ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had taken Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters at their word when the producers told them that * getting out of the contract would be no problem because of a previous oral agreement *T*-2] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wayne Smith , an attorney at Gibson , Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles representing Sony ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Sony executives had n't seen the contract because `` it was n't relevant once Guber and Peters told them 0 Warner would let them terminate it at any time] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 statements about the contract made * in SEC filings were made *-1 by attorneys who *T*-2 did have access to the contracts but who *T*-3 were n't part of the negotiations between Sony and the duo] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Sony intends *-1 to prove that the oral agreement did in fact exist , and that even the existing written contract does n't preclude the producers from *-2 taking executive posts at another studio] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dataproducts Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court *-1 to block a tender offer by DPC Acquisition Partners , *-1 alleging that the hostile offer violates a standstill agreement between the two concerns] .
• Earlier this year , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dataproducts] had rejected a $ 15 *U* a share offer from DPC , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was n't adequately financed *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DPC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it could n't comment on the suit] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's not a pretty picture] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Smith , an analyst with Raymond James & Associates] .
• Phillip Brannon of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets added : `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] do n't want *-1 to minimize this and [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 nobody is looking at it] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Doug Hammond , the federal mediator in Seattle , where Boeing is based *-1 *T*-2 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the parties will continue *-3 to sit down daily until a new settlement proposal emerges or the talks break off again] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a separate matter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Justice Department] yesterday [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Boeing agreed *-1 to pay the government $ 11 million *U* *-2 to settle claims that the company provided inaccurate cost information to the Air Force while *-3 negotiating contracts * to replace the aluminum skins on the KC-135 tanker aircraft] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The settlement relates to four contracts negotiated * from 1982 to 1985] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> prosecutors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• A Boeing spokesman responded : `` [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> All along] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was no grounds for criminal prosecution] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Industry sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect a fierce battle *ICH*-4 to emerge between TransCanada , which *T*-1 has a monopoly on Canadian gas transportation east of Alberta , and Nova and Westcoast , which *T*-2 control the pipelines within *RNR*-3 and running west of *RNR*-3 Alberta , respectively] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is virgin territory , unclaimed , and it 's going *-3 to be nasty] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one observer , who *T*-2 asked *-5 not to be named *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald Maier , president and chief executive officer of TransCanada ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company `` intends *-2 to be a party to any transportation system that *T*-1 goes up there '' and that it would consider joint ventures with other players *-3 to ensure 0 it has a role] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kent Jesperson , president of Foothills ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company believes 0 the project would be viable if gas prices reach US$ 3.25 *U* a thousand cubic feet by 1995 , in current dollars , up from a current spot price of about US$ 1.50 *U*] .
• Mr. Jesperson 's US$ 3.25 *U* estimate is somewhat below [<sub>ARG1</sub> the $ 3.39 *U* floor price] that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Calgary-based consulting firm Paul Ziff & Co.] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> recently] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 would be needed *-1 for Mackenzie delta gas producers to see a return on their investment .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a pre-emptive strike by Foothills] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rick Hillary , natural gas manager of the Calgary-based Independent Petroleum Association of Canada , an industry group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Pierce , chairman and chief executive of Foothills ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's too early * to say whether Alaskan or Mackenzie delta gas would flow to market first] .
• Robert Pierce , chairman and chief executive of Foothills , said 0 it 's too early [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> whether Alaskan or Mackenzie delta gas would flow to market first] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Foothills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to seek regulatory approval * to build an alternative line , the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System further north toward Alaska] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If that option is favored *-1 by gas buyers and regulators] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Foothills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would build another smaller pipeline connecting Mackenzie Delta reserves to the Alaska mainline] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. , an oil pipeline operator rumored * to be mulling a gas pipeline proposal of its own ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that is n't in the cards] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Haskayne , president and chief executive of Interprovincial 's Calgary-based parent , Interhome Energy Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company would prefer *-1 to work with other `` interested parties '' on a joint proposal] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As for Foothills ' pre-emptive bid] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Haskayne] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If they think 0 it gives them some kind of priority position , well , that 's their strategy] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Foothills wants *-1 to make it *EXP*-3 clear to other pipeline companies that it 's on first insofar as * transporting gas from the Arctic to southern markets] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hillary] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The -LCB- National Energy Board -RCB- approval of the exports just waved the starting flag for the next stage , the rush * to build facilities 0 *T*-1 to transport the gas] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Koerner , an analyst with Brady & Berliner , a Washington , D.C. , law firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Federal Reserve Board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is delaying approval of First Union Corp. 's proposed $ 849 million *U* acquisition of Florida National Banks of Florida Inc. , pending the outcome of an examination into First Union 's lending practices in low-income neighborhoods] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it still expects *-1 to close the acquisition later this year or early in 1990] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At the time] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Fed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the denial , the first ever on such grounds , signaled the agency 's new emphasis on the Community Reinvestment Act] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The petition] challenged First Union 's lending record in the state , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the bank-holding company had `` shut itself off from contact with the low-income community and is redlining almost every black neighborhood that it serves *T*-1 in the state] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Fed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Comptroller of the Currency is expected *-1 to begin a Community Reinvestment Act examination of First Union 's Florida and North Carolina banking units in the next two weeks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Union , with assets of about $ 32 billion *U* ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was disappointed *-1 by the delay] but said 0 it would cooperate with regulatory authorities .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Union , with assets of about $ 32 billion *U* ,] said 0 it was disappointed *-1 by the delay but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would cooperate with regulatory authorities] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In a meeting in New York yesterday , the committee put on hold instructions *ICH*-1 0 it gave *T*-2 two weeks ago to its experts * to explore other options for Eastern 's future] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ernst & Young] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Eastern 's plan would miss projections by $ 100 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Goldman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Eastern would miss the same mark by at least $ 120 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> only] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the committee has not yet taken any position on Eastern 's reorganization plan and that the two sides were still negotiating] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In every case , people would like *-1 to see a consentual plan] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Texas Air has run into difficulty * reselling about $ 20 million *U* of debt securities because of problems in the junk bond market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the person] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And plans * to raise another $ 20 million *U* through changes to an insurance policy have hit a snag] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the source] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An Eastern spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> the $ 40 million *U* will have no effect whatsoever on the asset structure of Eastern 's plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allianz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it won French government approval * to buy as much as one-third of Navigation Mixte , a diversified financial , transport and food holding company] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , Deutsche Bank has shocked some in the French financial community by *-2 indicating 0 it wants a strong bank with a large number of branches .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are still looking] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Deutsche Bank spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While Allianz officials were n't willing *-2 to comment in any detail on their plans] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Allianz currently holds between 5 % and 10 % *U* of Navigation Mixte , an apparent increase from the 5 % stake that Navigation Mixte officials had earlier announced *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paris market sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they believed 0 Allianz was buying yesterday morning] , and Navigation Mixte moved up 108 francs -LRB- $ 17.19 *U* -RRB- *-1 to close at 1,908 francs in heavy trading .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allianz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in its statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it was acting *-2 to protect that interest , which *T*-1 ties it to Navigation Mixte as a partner] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allianz] also suggested , without *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> so] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> directly] , that it regrets that Paribas is n't bidding for all of Navigation Mixte 's shares .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The problem here] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , is that if Paribas wins its 66.7 % , remaining Navigation Mixte shares will fall in value .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allianz] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> whom , if anyone , it will support *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> simply] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it will boost its Navigation Mixte stake as it sees fit over the coming days *-1 to protect itself , as long as it has French regulatory officials ' approval] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Munich-based Allianz 's brief explanatory statement] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is acting *-1 to protect its own interests as a shareholder of Navigation Mixte] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Penn Central Corp. , Cincinnati ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed in principle *-1 to acquire Noranda Inc. 's Carol Cable Co. unit for $ 177 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Carol Cable , based * in Pawtucket , R.I. , is a leading supplier of electrical and electronic wire and cable for the distributor , retail and original equipment manufacturer markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of telecommunications and defense equipment] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Carol Cable 's portfolio and market focus would complement the company 's current wire and cable businesses] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fletcher Challenge Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Petrocorp unit agreed *-1 to acquire certain Alberta oil and gas interests from Amoco Corp. 's Canadian unit , for about 130 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 110.6 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fletcher Challenge , a big New Zealand-based forest products concern with forestry operations in Canada ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the assets include stakes in four natural gas fields and one oil field near Provost , Alberta , plus gas processing facilities and about 247,000 acres of undeveloped land] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. , which *T*-1 operates the major properties included * in the asset package ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale is part of a plan * to streamline its assets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Petrocorp , a New Zealand-based oil and gas producer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the planned purchase would be its first oil and gas acquisition outside its home country , and would form the basis for a new stand-alone exploration and production unit in Canada] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MiniScribe Corp. , Longmont , Colo. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it introduced a one-inch high , 80-megabyte hard disk drive that it hopes 0 *T*-1 will prove popular with makers of high-performance laptop and portable computers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MiniScribe] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the disk drives have more memory capacity than other disks that size] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MiniScribe] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to begin full volume production of the drives in the U.S. and Singapore in the first quarter next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The New York Times Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a settlement with independent home delivery dealers in the metropolitan New York area that *T*-1 will free the newspaper to expand home delivery circulation] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The pact calls for the Times to pay dealers $ 3.6 million *U* over six years , as well as other payments in the form of subsidies over three years , based * on the number of `` new customers started * by the dealers and on pricing structures] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Times] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Such a focus is `` more profitable , more efficient and gives us a greater sense of control] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William A. Shane , Mercury 's senior executive vice president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sigmund Levine , Bancroft secretary and treasurer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the closed-end fund 's directors will consider Mr. Green 's offer in a couple of weeks at a regular meeting] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He has n't added anything] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Levine] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 predicting 0 the board will again reject Mr. Green 's proposal] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Green] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had boosted his holdings in Bancroft common to 10.4 % from 8.5 % , and renewed an offer *ICH*-2 0 he made *T*-1 in March * to acquire the fund] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Bancroft attorneys are scheduled *-1 to meet with Mr. Green 's attorneys in Delaware Chancery Court at the end of this week *-2 to respond to the investor 's request for company records for the past five years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Giant Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a federal court in Delaware has denied a motion by Rally 's Inc. seeking * to block a group led * by Giant Chairman Burt Sugarman from *-1 acquiring more of the company 's shares] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I am not sure that judges , many of whom I like *T*-1 very much , are proper repositories for * making distinctions about pop singers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Kurnit , a New York advertising lawyer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Nonetheless] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kurnit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the latest decisions are having a chilling effect] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It has made people think twice about how they use music *T*-1 and is forcing them to be more circumspect about * doing a particular rendition of a song in its most famous form] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge in the jury trial] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was insufficient evidence 0 * to hold Ford liable in the case *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Laird , a Los Angeles lawyer for Ms. Midler ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe that the verdict reaffirms her position *RNR*-1 and our position *RNR*-1 that advertisers and advertising agencies can not with impunity imitate the voices of well-known performers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James River Corp. , Richmond , Va. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired the tissue operations of Buhrmann-Tetterode N.V. of the Netherlands for about $ 77 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to form European ventures with Italian and Finnish companies] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vitro S.A. of Monterrey , Mexico ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its THR Corp. subsidiary has entered into definitive loan agreements in connection with Vitro 's $ 21.25-a-share *U* tender offer for Anchor Glass Container Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vitro] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the definitive agreements require that Anchor obtain a waiver from its bank lenders of existing covenant defaults under its bank facilities] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> Since Anchor is still seeking this waiver] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vitro] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the tender offer is being extended *-1 until 5 p.m. EST tomorrow] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While sterling bounced back from session lows in a bout of short-covering yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> foreign exchange dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that any hopes that the pound would soon post significant gains have evaporated] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that statements made * over the weekend * to quell concern about the stability of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's government and the future of her economic program largely failed *-2 to reassure investors and bolster the flagging British unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the timing of the United Kingdom 's entry would depend on the speed with which other members liberalize their economies *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is no question that the situation is bad , but we may be painting a gloomier picture than we should *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Attention is fixed on the stock market for lack of anything else 0 * to sink our teeth into *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert White , a vice president at First Interstate of California] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The portfolio currently includes $ 95 million *U* in receivables] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> GE Capital] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GE Capital] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Commercial Federal Savings will continue *-1 to market Visa and MasterCard programs while Monogram provides `` operational and marketing support '' and actually owns the accounts] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> South Africa 's government] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 peaceful demonstrations such as the anti-apartheid rally Sunday near Soweto have helped *-1 ease tensions and assisted political changes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The captain of the aircraft carrier , the oldest in the Navy ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the flier was making his first attempt * to land on a carrier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Krenz] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , vowed *-1 to preserve the Communist Party 's hold on political power and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 East Germans should n't destabilize the nation with unrealistic demands] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chinese officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 armed police would replace soldiers in Tiananmen Square as part of a scaling down of Beijing 's five-month-old state of emergency] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Separately , the U.S. Embassy has filed three protests in as many days with China 's government , * alleging harassment of diplomats and their families] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an embassy source] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Authorities in Algeria] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the toll from two earthquakes Sunday had reached at least 30 dead and about 250 injured] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fluor Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was awarded *-1 a $ 300 million *U* contract * to provide engineering and construction-management services at a copper mine in Irian Jaya , Indonesia , for a unit of Freeport-McMoRan Copper Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nixdorf Computer AG] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 citing continued profitability problems] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will have *-1 to reduce personnel further , notably in research and development sectors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The troubled West German computer company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement to its employees] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the number of persons working in product development will be reduced *-1 world-wide to 2,440 from 2,888 by the end of 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] cited some success in * damping cost increases and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wants *-1 to return to profitability in 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The drugstore chain] reacted cautiously , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plan would further swell its huge debt , which *T*-1 forced the company into Chapter 11 protection last year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Officials at some Rockefeller units] are [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to be unhappy with the agreement .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] questioned whether Georgia-Pacific will ultimately prevail , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 other paper concerns may make competing bids] .
• GE 's Kidder Peabody unit said 0 it would stop *-1 doing stock-index arbitrage for its own account , while [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill Lynch] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was halting such trading entirely] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GE 's Kidder Peabody unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would stop *-1 doing stock-index arbitrage for its own account] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while Merrill Lynch said 0 it was halting such trading entirely] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pacific Telesis Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Pacific Bell unit sustained property damage of about $ 45 million to $ 50 million *U* from the California earthquake earlier this month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The San Francisco-based telecommunications company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it carries $ 150 million *U* of earthquake insurance with a $ 10 million *U* deductible provision] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ginn] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's cellular operations now serve about 341,000 customers , up 46 % from a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> General Motors Corp. is planning *-3 to build a new engine plant *ICH*-6 in Europe that *T*-5 may be built *-2 in Britain , provided 0 the company can reach a satisfactory agreement with unions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Alternatively , a separate engine plant may be built *-1 as part of GM 's planned tie-up with the British luxury car maker] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a `` complex and detailed '' announcement of a joint agreement between General Motors and Jaguar would be made *-1 by Jaguar `` some time in the next 2 1\/2 weeks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> An estimated 14.7 million Cray Computer shares will be distributed *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cray Research] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> When it announced the planned breakup in May *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cray Research] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 development costs of several competing projects were squeezing its earnings growth] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Interface Systems Inc. , Ann Arbor , Mich. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will report 0 net income for the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30 fell to $ 470,000 *U* , or 11 cents a share , from $ 805,000 *U* , or 19 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Carl L. Bixby] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the decline occurred although revenue rose 30 % to more than $ 8.3 million *U* from $ 6.4 million *U* a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-1 makes computer parts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fiscal 1989 earnings were `` down slightly '' from $ 3.2 million *U* , or 74 cents a share , in fiscal l988] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fiscal 1989 revenue increased about 30 % to more than $ 32 million *U* from $ 25.3 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bixby] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that early signs point to improved earnings and revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1990] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The current backlog of orders is strong throughout the corporation] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Priam Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code] and announced a 35 % reduction in its world-wide employment .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was scrapping one of its major new products , a 760-megabyte drive , which *T*-1 , while *-2 technically proficient , did n't hold much promise of * generating substantial orders because financing problems caused a nine-month delay in * getting the product to market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the swap , details of which *T*-2 were disclosed *-1 last Thursday , will allow both state-controlled companies to reinforce operations in their main markets] and argued that the move shows the dynamism of France 's state-sector concerns .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bio-Technology , a New York maker of genetically engineered products for human and animal health care ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it made the exchange offer *-1 to reduce its interest payments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hiroshima 's waterworks bureau] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the municipal government had budgeted about 11 million yen -LRB- $ 77,500 *U* -RRB- for the project] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I was flabbergasted *-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tatsuhara Yamane , head of the bureau] , was quoted *-1 by Kyodo news service as *-4 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Fujitsu spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 headquarter officials did n't approve the bid in advance and will take measures so this kind of thing does n't happen in the future] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A waterworks official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Fujitsu will have *-1 to design the system so it would be compatible with other makers ' equipment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fujitsu] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it hopes 0 the Hiroshima contract will help it secure pacts with other municipalities] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` In the near future , it will be a big market , not just for waterworks , but for all mapping systems] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Fujitsu spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• The bid created such a furor that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fujitsu] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is now offering *-1 to withdraw from the project] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> From a common-sense viewpoint , it was not socially acceptable] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Fujitsu spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fujitsu] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it issued the low bid because it wanted a foot in the door of a potentially lucrative market] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We desperately wanted the contract because we want experience in the field] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Fujitsu spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The new nonstop flights , starting next May , will include Chicago-Warsaw , Chicago-Helsinki , Miami-Madrid , Dallas-Barcelona , a second daily Chicago-Paris flight and a second daily Chicago-Manchester flight] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Karstadt AG] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales for its domestic group rose 4.6 % in the first nine months of 1989 from a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The West German retailing group] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the results of the first three quarters suggest 0 it will meet its profit goal for the year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Earnings at the department-store division , which *T*-1 generates the bulk of profit , should remain at least stable , while income at the mail-order and tourism units is likely *-3 to fall slightly from 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> By contrast] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Value Line] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Georgia-Pacific `` is in a comparatively good position * to deal with weakening paper markets , '' because its production is concentrated *-1 not in the Northwest but in the South , where it should be able *-2 to avoid some of the cost pressures from rising wood-chip prices *T*-3] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's quite a bombshell] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding that the offer could spark a period of industry consolidation] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You have *-2 to watch out for counterbids] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one analyst] . ``
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ratners and Weisfield 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they reached an agreement in principle for the acquisition of Weisfield 's by Sterling Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acquisition is subject to a definitive agreement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect the transaction to be completed *-1 by Dec. 15] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it hopes *-1 to control 5 % of jewelry business in the U.S. by 1992] ; currently it controls about 2 % .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analog Devices Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may purchase as many as one million of its common shares over the next several months] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analog] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a one million share buy-back program announced * in March is substantially complete] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One source familiar with the airline] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> , however ,] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Corr was n't informed *-1 in advance during the summer when Mr. Lorenzo began discussions with potential buyers *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Corr resigned *-1 to pursue other business interests] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the airline] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Doskocil Cos.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its bank-debt payments have been extended *-1 until May 31 , 1990 , * to give it more time 0 * to sell its Wilson Foods Corp. retail and fresh meat operations *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The government] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the consumer price index rose 2.3 % in the quarter ended Sept. 30 from the previous quarter and 8 % from a year ago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This seed 's not grown *-2 anywhere else in India , or anywhere else in the world] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> T.V. Krishnamurthy , a vice president of Procter & Gamble India Ltd. , a major psyllium buyer and promoter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Local farmers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is as good a cash crop as mustard or fenugreek , a legume] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's going *-1 to be a sensational thing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Krishnamurthy of P&G in Bombay] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> psyllium exporter Mr. Patel] : `` I just got back yesterday from the U.S. .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Big buyers like Procter & Gamble] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are other spots on the globe , and in India , where the seed could be grown *-1 *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's not a crop that *T*-1 ca n't be doubled or tripled *-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Krishnamurthy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kellwood Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed a previously announced acquisition of Crowntuft Manufacturing Corp. , a New York-based maker of chenille robes and lounge wear] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kellwood] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Gabriel Hakim Sr. , president of Crowntuft , will continue *-1 to head Crowntuft 's management group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Small businesses] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a recent trend is like a dream come true : more-affordable rates for employee-health insurance , initially at least] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Insurance companies will offer a good rate if no one is sick , but it 's a roll of the dice] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rosemary Heinhold of the Small Business Service Bureau , a group representing 35,000 small businesses nationwide] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the group] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some of its member companies have been denied *-1 insurance because individual workers had medical problems that *T*-2 ranged from a mild cardiac condition to psychological counseling after a divorce , hemorrhoids and overweight] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that rapid rate increases are directly tied to the soaring cost of health care] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 insurance companies use policies aimed * at * excluding bad risks because their competitors do *?*] .
• The proposal is just part of legislation that *T*-1 would require businesses to provide health benefits , an idea that *T*-2 is strongly opposed *-4 by [<sub>ARG0</sub> small business] who *T*-3 [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would just compound the insurance-cost problems] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> small-business lobbyists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they support the idea , included * in the Kennedy-Waxman bill , of new laws or regulations requiring greater use of community rating , which *T*-2 pegs rates to the use of health care by a community or other large group , and *T*-2 is designed *-3 *-1 to prevent insurance companies from *-4 taking only low-risk small companies as clients] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] first on the list of priorities , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the National Federation of Independent Business] , is *T*-1 * to prohibit state laws requiring the inclusion of specialty items , such as psychiatric care , in basic health plans .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Before the state of Wisconsin mandated that mental-health care be covered *-1 , there were only 70 mental-health clinics in the state ; now there are 400] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carolyn Miller , an NFIB lobbyist] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dorsch] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the HIAA is working on a proposal * to establish a privately funded reinsurance mechanism 0 *T*-2 to help *-3 cover small groups that *T*-1 ca n't get insurance without *-4 excluding certain employees] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her employer ca n't afford the rate increases] , and she fears 0 she wo n't find another job with a benefit plan covering her ailment .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I have an old-fashioned name for people in that position : sick people who *T*-1 need health insurance] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Waxman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 . ``
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Belgian consumer price index rose a provisional 0.1 % in October from the previous month and was up 3.64 % from October 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Ministry of Economic Affairs] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Belgium 's inflation has been rising steadily for the past year , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> the ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the latest rise is slower than gains in September and August] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nashua Corp. , rumored * a potential takeover target for six months ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a Dutch company has sought U.S. approval * to buy up to 25 % of Nashua 's shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nashua] immediately responded by *-1 strengthening a poison-pill plan and [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will buy back up to one million of its shares , or 10.4 % of the 9.6 million outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alex Henderson , an analyst at Prudential-Bache Securities ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that while Nashua 's performance this year has been `` atrocious , '' the company nonetheless is attractive as a `` classic breakup candidate because there 's no similarity between its -LCB- four -RCB- businesses] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nashua , whose major business *T*-1 is * selling copiers , facsimile machines and related supplies ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Reiss & Co . B.V. of the Netherlands filed a request *ICH*-2 with the Federal Trade Commission under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for permission * to buy more than $ 15 million *U* of Nashua 's stock but less than 25 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Junius] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Nashua 's `` intention is * to remain an independent public company] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it amended its shareholder rights plan by *-2 reducing to 10 % from 20 % 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] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The current account deficit on France 's balance of payments narrowed to 1.48 billion French francs -LRB- $ 236.8 million *U* -RRB- in August from a revised 2.1 billion francs in July] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Finance Ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Weisfield 's Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is in preliminary discussions regarding the possible sale of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the retail jeweler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company would provide more details today and that it expects *-1 to reach a definitive agreement by the end of the week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] with local investors shaken *-1 by China 's political and economic turmoil , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , a genuine recovery may not arrive until Hong Kong can prove itself secure under Chinese sovereignty .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors have *-1 to accept the possibility of a significant slowdown in economic activity in the runup to 1997] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Since the China crisis erupted] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mushkat] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , the scenario as 0 *-4 depicted *-3 by the middle-of-the-road group bears a remarkable resemblance to the difficulties 0 Hong Kong currently faces *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a July analysis titled * `` From Euphoria to Despair] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> W.I. Carr -LRB- Far East -RRB- Ltd. , another securities firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that eroding confidence might undermine future economic development] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It could lose some of its dynamism] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mushkat , a director of Baring Securities -LRB- Hong Kong -RRB- Ltd. , a unit of Britain 's Barings PLC] . ``
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sir Piers Jacobs , Hong Kong 's financial secretary] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a further downward revision may be justified *-1 unless the economy stages a more convincing rally] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are n't looking at anything like a doomsday scenario] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the economy loses a big portion of its work force that *T*-2 also happens *-6 to include its most productive members *T*-5 , economic growth is bound *-3 to be affected *-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anthong Wong , an economist with Hang Seng Bank] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While Wall Street is retreating from computer-driven program trading , big institutional investors are likely *-1 to continue these strategies at full blast , *-2 further roiling the stock market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> trading executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> More customers may come to us now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Cayne , president of Bear Stearns Cos] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The issues that *T*-1 are -LRB- now -RRB- being raised *-3 , in classic anti-intellectual fashion , fly in the face of a number of post-crash studies] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fred Grauer , chairman of Wells Fargo Investment Advisers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Bankers Trust spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the company 's investment arm uses stock-index arbitrage *-1 to enhance investors ' returns] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Grauer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 $ 2 billion *U* of that is used *-1 in active index arbitrage] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last Tuesday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kemper Corp. 's Kemper Financial Services Inc. unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would no longer trade with firms committed * to stock-index arbitrage , including the three that *T*-1 later suspended stock-index arbitrage trading on Friday] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Morgan Stanley 's president , Richard B. Fisher] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm is putting up money 0 * to form a group of regulators , investors and investment banks *T*-2 *-1 to find out if stock-index arbitrage artificially induces stock-market volatility] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have *-3 to clear up these issues and find out what *ICH*-5 *T*-2 is present that *T*-1 is creating artificial volatility] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fisher] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some observers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that different rules governing stock and futures markets are partly responsible for volatility] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> These rules] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , permit faster and cheaper trading in futures than in stocks , which *T*-1 frequently knocks the two markets out of line .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There has *-1 to be better coordination on a regulatory basis] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christopher Pedersen , director of trading at Twenty-First Securities Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trading executives] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> privately] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that huge stock-index funds , which *T*-1 dwarf Wall Street firms in terms of the size of their program trades , will continue *-2 to launch big programs through the stock market] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Wells Fargo Investment Advisers , Bankers Trust Co. and Mellon Capital Management are among the top stock-index arbitrage clients of Wall Street] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> trading executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They will do it every chance 0 they get *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one program-trading executive] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Consequently , abrupt swings in the stock market are not likely *-1 to disappear anytime soon] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At one point in the documentary] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sohmer , who *T*-1 is Jewish ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he felt rejected *-3 by many of the Protestants and Southerners 0 he met *T*-2 at Yale] .
• He quotes [<sub>ARG0</sub> one student] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You 're just the kind of Jewboy 0 we Southerners ca n't stand *T*-1] .
• Her Pa -LRB- Howard Duff -RRB- is [<sub>ARG0</sub> the kind] of guy who , while *-3 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> grace] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at the supper table] , *T*-4 pauses at the word `` sin '' and glares at the daughter 0 he has n't seen *T*-2 for two decades , because he knows in his heart that she enjoyed what *T*-1 happened in the cold-storage room , and has been indulging the same taste ever since in the fleshpots of Chicago .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the savings bank may not qualify for the capital requirements because , under the proposed guidelines , its $ 380 million *U* of preferred stock does n't meet the `` core capital '' criteria outlined * under the new Financial Institutions Reform , Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Crossland] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it retained three investment bankers 0 *T*-1 to assist it in * developing and implementing a financial restructuring plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the proposed guidelines caused Crossland to revise its business objectives and , consequently , to write down the asset value of some previous acquisitions] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The grapevine is n't organized , but you and I know 0 it exists] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carew] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to the often uncannily small world of black professionals and community leaders] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a very personal , ethnic style] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carew] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 . ``
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ABC] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is aware of the producers ' action , but the mailing was sent *-1 without the network 's blessing] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some shows just do n't impress] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , and this is one of them .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to shift its headquarters to Calgary , Alberta , from Toronto next year *-2 to cut costs and be closer to the upstream natural-gas industry] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> All 700 Toronto-based employees will be offered *-1 positions in Calgary] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald Maier , president *RNR*-1 and chief executive officer *RNR*-1 of the natural-gas pipeline and marketing concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's future growth is `` increasingly linked '' to decisions made * by Calgary-based gas producers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Since deregulation of the market in 1985 , producers have become much more intensely involved in both transportation and marketing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Maier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 . ``
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter Litvinchuk , vice president of Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd. , a Calgary-based gas marketing concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the industry will welcome the move] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Having more than a token presence here should enhance communications and business relationships] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Litvinchuk] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 . ``
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The move , which *T*-1 could cost TransCanada as much as 50 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 42.5 million *U* -RRB- in relocation and severance payments , should be complete by next summer] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Maier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have men who *T*-1 only buy their shirts and underwear here or younger customers who *T*-2 only buy their -LCB- job -RCB- interview suit here] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Roberti , chairman *RNR*-4 and chief executive officer *RNR*-4 of Brooks Brothers] . ``
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Brooks Brothers no longer has a lock on the -LCB- Ivy League -RCB- customer who *T*-1 is status-conscious about his clothes] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charlie Davidson , president of the Andover Shop , a traditional men 's store in Cambridge , Mass] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brooks Brothers] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 business is robust at its 30 outlets in Japan and two shops in Hong Kong] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alan Smith , president of Marks & Spencer North America and Far East ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Brooks Brothers ' focus is * to boost sales by * broadening its merchandise assortment while *-1 keeping its `` traditional emphasis] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> More shirts and sweaters will be laid *-1 out on tables , instead of * sitting behind glass cases , so that customers can `` walk up and touch them] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Roberti] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The perception out there is that we are very conservative and we only sell one type of suit] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Roberti] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 referring to Brooks Brothers ' signature three-button `` sack suit , '' with a center-vented jacket and boxy fit] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-2] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Roberti] : `` We want *-1 to turn the customer on .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ferro Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will buy back as many as one million common shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of chemical and industrial materials] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how much it would pay *T*-3 or when it would make the transactions *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ferro] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would cancel the unused portion of a 1987 buy-back plan for administrative reasons] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In that announcement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> TVS] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was trimming production finance and hiring a new U.S. sales manager] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The TVS spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Price still holds about an 8 % TVS stake , acquired * as part of the MTM acquisition] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A TVS spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he did n't know Mr. Price 's plans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Gatward , TVS 's chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he will `` assume overall responsibility '' for MTM 's operations until a successor is named *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the TVS statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Price] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` * leaving MTM was a very difficult decision] , '' but added that `` it is now time for a change ... . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At the time] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gatward] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his friendship with Mr. Price had smoothed the way for its link with the small British company] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At the close of business] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Thursday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ciba-Geigy and Chiron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 11,580 common shares had been tendered *-1 to their offer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Ontario Supreme Court] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will postpone indefinitely a ruling on the lawsuit launched * by the University of Toronto against Connaught in connection with the Merieux bid] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Institut Merieux S.A. , which *T*-1 offered 942 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 801.2 million *U* -RRB- , or C$ 37 *U* a share for Connaught ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would extend its bid , due * to expire last Thursday , to Nov. 6] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement prepared * by lawyers for the university and Connaught] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the parties] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they agreed that as a result of * reaching a C 415 million *U* research accord , `` It *EXP*-1 is unnecessary that there be a judgment on the merits -LCB- of the case -RCB- at this time] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merieux] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> previously] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would ensure 0 its bid remained open pending a final decision by Canadian regulators on whether * to approve the takeover] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Canadian government] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> previously] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Merieux 's bid did n't offer enough `` net benefit '' to Canada *-2 to be approved *-1 , and gave Merieux an until mid-November *-3 to submit additional information] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merieux officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they are `` highly confident '' 0 the offer will be approved *-1 once it submits details of its proposed investments to federal regulators] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Institut Merieux , which *T*-1 already holds a 12.5 % stake in Connaught ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that at the close of business Thursday , 5,745,188 shares of Connaught and C$ 44.3 million *U* face amount of debentures , convertible into 1,826,596 common shares , had been tendered *-2 to its offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Conseco Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is calling for the redemption on Dec. 7 of all the 800,000 remaining shares outstanding of its $ 1.875 *U* Series A convertible preferred stock at $ 26.805 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The insurance concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 all conversion rights on the stock will terminate on Nov. 30] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Until then] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Conseco] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the stock remains convertible into common stock at the rate of 1.439 shares of common stock for each share of preferred stock , which *T*-1 is equivalent to a conversion price of $ 17.50 *U* a common share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Centerior Energy Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Ohio Water Development Authority approved terms for two series of tax-exempt bonds 0 *T*-1 to finance a water-pollution control and solid-waste disposal facilities] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> inside the courtroom] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would fine attorneys for the two creditors $ 50 *U* every time 0 they referred to each other with terms such as `` liar '' or `` slime *T*-1] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 would be a shame * to have a Chapter 7 after all the progress in this case] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Abramson] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pacific First Financial Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed a non-binding letter of intent * to acquire the construction lending unit of Old Stone Bank of California] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Terms have n't been finalized *-1 , but the transaction is expected *-2 to close by year end] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pacific First] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The unit has 30 employees in four California offices] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> General Electric Co. 's rail-car leasing unit completed the $ 178.5 million *U* purchase of similar businesses from Leucadia National Corp. and Brae Corp. , 74%-owned by Leucadia] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the sellers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Because of tax-loss carry-forward , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leucadia] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to escape taxes on `` a substantial portion of the gain] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The estimated gain for Brae is $ 15 million *U* , including a tax credit of $ 7 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the sellers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The credit for income taxes is a result of * having provided deferred income taxes applicable to the sold assets at the higher income tax rates in effect in prior years] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the sellers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Automatic Data is redeeming the bonds because the after-tax cost of the interest on the bonds is higher than the dividend yield on the common] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Jones] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it extended the offer *-1 to allow shareholders time 0 * to review a supplement to the Dow Jones tender offer circular that it mailed *T*-3 last Friday *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the tender offer supplement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Jones] discloses the different growth forecasts but [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it views the 20 % growth rate `` as a hoped-for goal '' of Telerate 's management `` and not as a realistic basis on which * to project the company 's likely future performance *T*-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Jones] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it believes 0 the $ 18-a-share price is fair to Telerate 's minority shareholders] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Canadian pig herd totaled 10,674,500 at Oct. 1 , down 3 % from a year earlier] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Statistics Canada , a federal agency] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Both of these actions are n't characteristic of real Hells Angels] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Christie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Concord New Horizons Corp. , creators of a 1988 movie called * Nam Angels , used the gang 's name and trademarks without authorization] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the not-for-profit corporation] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a complaint filed * in federal court] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is absolutely no way 0 our board or membership would have approved the portrayal of the Hells Angels in this movie *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Christie , president of the club 's Ventura chapter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The American Stock Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a seat was sold *-1 for $ 165,000 *U* , unchanged from the previous sale Oct. 13] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For instance] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> witnesses in Voronezh] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the pinheaded behemoths and their robot friend , after *-1 strolling around the city park , left behind some rocks] .
• Here is *T*-2 a bible for UFO watchers , complete with pictures of [<sub>ARG0</sub> people] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 've had personal relationships with aliens] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Trustcorp Inc. will become Society Bank & Trust when its merger *ICH*-2 is completed *-1 with Society Corp. of Cleveland *T*-3] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bergsma] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 prices for U.S. pharmaceutical companies remain too high , * making it *EXP*-1 unlikely that Akzo will pursue any major acquisitions in that area] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Akzo is considering `` alliances '' with American drug companies] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although he would n't elaborate] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Maybe Akzo can surprise the investment world a bit] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jaap Visker , an analyst at Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank NV] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although bulk-chemical prices have begun *-2 falling in the U.S. , they are generally stable in Europe] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bergsma] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A decline may come in the first half of 1990] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , but the market does n't appear on the verge of a severe downturn .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as a new downturn in the chemical industry looms] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Akzo] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is in far better shape 0 * to cope *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bergsma] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 world-wide industry sales of aramid fibers are expected *-1 to total about $ 500 million *U* this year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sales growth of 10 % a year seems possible] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and Akzo expects its Twaron business to become profitable in 1990 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bergsma] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Akzo is likely *-1 to see strong profit growth from coatings as it realizes cost savings and other benefits from its greater scale] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bergsma] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Akzo hopes *-1 to have approval * to sell its Marvelon pill in the U.S. in 1992] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Veterinary products are showing especially strong growth] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bergsma] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have definitely become less cyclical] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Syb Bergsma , executive vice president-finance ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• We recall that Mr. Roberts not only chides the Chancellor for *-2 being too easy because of a desire * to constrain sterling , but also led [<sub>ARG0</sub> the chorus] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Volcker was too tight when he let the dollar rise *T*-1] .
• They confront stubborn inflation and a sagging economy , that is [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> stagflation] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ogilvy & Mather , whose declining profitability *T*-1 prompted its takeover by WPP Group earlier this year , will see its profit margins bounce back to the `` 11.5 % range '' in 1990] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Graham Phillips , the agency 's new chairman-elect] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Clients want *-2 to see more of our senior people involved * in the business -- not once a month , but two or three times a week] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phillips] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes *-1 to have the new system in place for several clients -- including American Express , American Telephone & Telegraph and Ryder -- by year 's end] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And while last week the agency hired a top Chiat\/Day\/Mojo executive , Bill Hamilton , 0 *T*-4 to try *-1 to bolster its work , `` Graham has *-2 to get the revenue of that New York office moving] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Dougherty , an analyst with County NatWest Securities] .
• As [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dougherty] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *?*] , `` The last thing 0 they need *T*-1 is enormous disruption at the top ... and Graham is obviously a long-term member of the Ogilvy Mafia , 0 as we call it *T*-2 . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phillips] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's expected margin improvement will be all but inevitable , given that the company 's profitability was dragged *-1 down this year by an expensive move to luxurious , oversized new New York headquarters] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The move , budgeted * at about $ 7 million *U* , actually came in at about $ 10 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an internal memo] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alex Kroll , the agency 's chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Klein decided *-1 to remove himself *-1 to minimize `` negative reaction '' from prospective clients and others and *-1 to prepare for his defense] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Klein will return to his post at the end of the trial `` at which he will be vindicated *-1 *T*-2] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The agency , with about $ 35 million *U* in billings , will be dissolved *-1 , with some of its staffers absorbed * by WCRS 's Della Femina McNamee unit in Boston] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Heller] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was too early * to say what *T*-1 would happen to its clients , including Reebok and Apple] .
• She said 0 it was too early [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what *T*-1 would happen to its clients , including Reebok and Apple] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> First and foremost] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phillips] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes *-1 to improve client service] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Waxman Industries Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 holders of $ 6,542,000 *U* face amount of its 6 1\/4 % convertible subordinated debentures , due March 15 , 2007 , have elected *-1 to convert the debt into about 683,000 common shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the holders represent 52 % of the face amount of the debentures] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> R.H. Macy & Co. , the closely held department store chain ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a financial filing] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its sales for the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 29 were up 10 % to $ 1.59 billion *U* against $ 1.44 billion *U* a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> RJR Nabisco Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to sell its Baby Ruth , Butterfinger and Pearson candy businesses to Nestle S.A. 's Nestle Foods unit for $ 370 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> RJR 's executives] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will dispense with certain brands , in particular , that *T*-1 are n't leaders in their markets] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> RJR Nabisco and Planters LifeSavers will concentrate more on our own core businesses] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gerstner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This means 0 Nestle is now in the candybar business in a big way] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lisbeth Echeandia , publisher of Orlando , Fla.-based Confectioner Magazine] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The new candy bars , `` make an important contribution to our Nestle Foods commitment to this very important strategic unit] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> C. Alan MacDonald , president of Nestle Foods in Purchase , N.Y] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a message read * out at the rally] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> exiled ANC President Oliver Tambo , who *T*-1 ca n't legally be quoted *-3 in South Africa ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the country was at a crossroads and that Mr. de Klerk `` may yet earn a place among the peacemakers of our country '' if he chooses a `` path of genuine political settlement] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We can not wait on the government *-1 to make changes at its own pace] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sisulu] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• Behind them was *T*-2 a huge ANC flag and [<sub>ARG0</sub> an even bigger sign] that *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> ANC Lives , ANC Leads] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Today] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sisulu] , `` the ANC has captured the center stage of political life in South Africa . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If these conditions are met *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , the ANC would be prepared *-3 to discuss *-4 suspending its guerrilla activities .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There can be no question of us unilaterally abandoning the armed struggle] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 . ``
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Echoing a phrase from Mr. de Klerk] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sisulu] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Let all of us who *T*-1 love this country engage in the task of *-3 building a new South Africa] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We stand for peace today and we will stand for peace tomorrow] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter Sisulu , the ANC 's former secretary general who , along with five of his colleagues , *T*-3 served 26 years in prison before *-4 being released *-1 two weeks ago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have n't decided on a strategy yet , but we could become an independent producer depending on whether we 're the developer or just the supplier] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Theodore Stern , executive vice president of the company 's energy and utility systems group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John C. Marous , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects a commercial order *ICH*-2 by 1995 for the company 's AP600 nuclear power plant , which *T*-1 is under development] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Westinghouse 's earnings could be materially enhanced *-2 in the mid-1990s or sooner] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Russell L. Leavitt , of Salomon Brothers Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I went out to Todd -LCB- Burns , the A 's reliever -RCB- and told him that we were n't gon *-1 na let this guy beat us] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG3-of</sub> *ICH*-3] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Oakland catcher Terry Steinbach] of the decisive confrontation with Mitchell , the National League 's reigning home-run king .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Afterward] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as the A 's toasted their victory with beer] -LRB- they dispensed with traditional champagne showers in deference to the quake victims -RRB- , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stewart] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thought 0 his championship-team ring would outshine his individual trophy] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Give me four or five more Series with these guys , and I do n't care if I ever win a Cy Young] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , in [<sub>ARG3-in</sub> reference to baseball 's best-pitcher award] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] we did n't know just where it was *T*-1 until we completed our data gathering , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mortimer] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most of us grew up *-2 believing in the axioms ` Haste makes waste ' and ` * Do n't cut corners , ' ideas that *T*-1 seem *-4 to run counter to the concept of * managing speed] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dean Cassell , vice president for product integrity at Grumman Corp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We needed contributions from all these departments *-1 to generate the proposal] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carl Anton , configuration-data manager for Grumman 's A-6 combat aircraft program] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The study] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the `` ambiguous legal status '' of home copying makes it *EXP*-1 `` appropriate * to examine the effects on consumers , as well as on industry] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The study] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that advent of new communications technologies makes `` an explicit congressional definition of the legal status of home copying more desirable in order * to reduce 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 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The study] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] says that advent of new communications technologies makes `` an explicit congressional definition of the legal status of home copying more desirable in order * to reduce legal and market uncertainties and * to prevent de facto changes to copyright law through technology , '' and [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * finding an `` appropriate balance of harms and benefits is a political decision , not a technical one] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The report] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the availability of such advanced analog recording equipment as cassette recorders does n't seem *-1 to increase the quantity of home copying] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That finding] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the report] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , casts doubt on the record industry 's contention that the new generation of digital recording equipment will inevitably lead to wholesale abuse of copyrighted material by home tapers .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 it is a nail in the coffin in any royalty tax proposal] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary Shapiro , vice president for government and legal affairs of the Electronic Industries Association in Washington] .
• `` What -LCB- the report -RCB- shows *T*-1 is [<sub>ARG1</sub> everything] 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] 've been [<sub>rel</sub> saying] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> for the past eight or nine years] -- that audio taping is the best thing 0 *T*-3 to happen for the recording industry .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trish Heimers , a spokesperson for RIAA] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her organization has n't received a copy of the completed report yet and has no immediate comment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Switzerland 's most famous raider] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is n't one] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I like *-1 to succeed] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rey] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> during a recent morning of * working at home , which he also likes *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Companies move in and out] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Helga Kern of KK Swiss Investment] .
• The internal transaction within the Rey empire puzzled Harpener 's small shareholders , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 makes sense for Inspectorate-Adia to focus on its main businesses of product inspection and temporary help] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rey] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move is yet another example of his conservatism] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he wants *-1 to `` influence '' but not `` manage '' companies] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ultimate Corp. signed a letter of intent * to market Hewlett-Packard Co. minicomputers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the second step of a reorganization that *T*-1 began earlier this year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will create a Defense and Space Group 0 *T*-2 to consolidate several divisions] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also will reorganize all its work in Wichita into military and commercial divisions] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> All of the changes will reduce its overhead and streamline operations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a further step to better returns in the hemorrhaging defense business] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Binder , an analyst with Bear , Stearns & Co. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Howard Rubel , an analyst with C.J. Lawrence , Morgan Grenfell Inc. in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the shift reflects Boeing confidence in Mr. Pinick , described * by Mr. Rubel as an expert on * doing business with the military] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> His side of the business has been successful in a tough environment] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rubel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> repeatedly] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't expand its offer] and the machinists have responded that the offer is n't good enough .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this meeting `` put in motion '' procedural steps that *T*-2 would speed up both of these functions , but that no specific decisions *ICH*-3 were taken *-1 on either matter] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 representatives at the meeting decided that this was `` a matter for further discussion at future meetings] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The officials] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the meeting agreed *-1 to continue *-2 treating China as a special case , despite the recent repression of dissent there , but to offer no further concessions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The U.S. officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that despite the rapid changes under way in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union , all the Cocom members agreed on `` the continuing need for this organization , '' which *T*-2 was founded *-1 40 years ago at the start of the Cold War] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the meeting agreed *-3 to continue *-2 working toward *-4 `` streamlining '' Cocom 's restricted products list , and to improve procedures for * punishing companies that *T*-1 do n't comply with the export restrictions] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unisys] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reduced computer inventories a further $ 100 million *U* during the quarter , * leaving it within $ 100 million *U* of its goal of a reduction of $ 500 million *U* by the end of the year] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unisys] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its European business was weak during the quarter , a worrisome sign given that the company has relied on solid results overseas *-1 to overcome weakness in the U.S. over the past several quarters] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jim Unruh , Unisys 's president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is approaching next year with caution] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the strength of the world-wide economy is suspect] , and does n't see much revenue growth in the cards .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the price wars flaring up in parts of the computer industry will continue through next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move toward standard operating systems means 0 customers are n't locked *-1 into *-2 buying from their traditional computer supplier and can force prices down] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , is why Unisys is overhauling its whole business *T*-1 : It needs *-3 to prepare for a world in which profit margins will be lower than computer companies have been used *-5 to *?* *T*-4 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've approached this not as a response to a temporary condition in the industry but as a fundamental change 0 the industry is going through *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Unruh] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it had losses of $ 673.3 million *U* through the first nine months , compared with earnings a year earlier of $ 382.2 million *U* , or $ 2.22 *U* a share fully diluted , as revenue inched up 1.4 % to $ 7.13 billion *U* from $ 7.03 billion *U*] .
• So [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steve Milunovich at First Boston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is cutting his earnings estimate for next year to $ 2 *U* a share from $ 3 *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I was feeling like I was too high *-2 to begin with] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Weil of Weil & Associates] said 0 he will remain at $ 1 *U* a share for next year but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he wonders whether even that low target is at risk] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Weil of Weil & Associates] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will remain at $ 1 *U* a share for next year] but said 0 he wonders whether even that low target is at risk .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Just clobbered *-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ulric Weil , an analyst at Weil & Associates who *T*-1 had once been high on the company] .
• That is at the high end of the range of 7,000 to 8,000 employees that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unisys] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> a month ago] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 would be laid *-1 off] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unisys] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that should help it save $ 500 million *U* a year in costs , again at the high end of the previously reported range of $ 400 million to $ 500 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bostian] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in August] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that his macroeconomic index signaled recession] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My own personal opinion is that Don threw in the towel just about the time 0 he should have doubled his bet *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• A good half-hour into breakfast at the Palmer House , Mr. O'Brien looks up from his plate after [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Straszheim] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> something about people who *T*-1 believe 0 interest rates are about *-2 to nosedive] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Explaining his change of mind] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Straszheim] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> later] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's hard * to pin this on one factor] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the economy , and especially the employment numbers , look much better than he expected *?* ; interest rates have generally declined ; inflation has n't run amok] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our business is constantly looking at all these things] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's unbelievable pressure *ICH*-2 on economists * to forecast these numbers] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 . ``
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 long-term interest rates , then above 9 % , could drop to 7 % by the end of 1989 , so bonds , which *T*-1 benefit from falling rates , would be a good buy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Crane Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it holds an 8.9 % stake in Milton Roy Corp. , an analytical-instruments maker , and may seek control of the company] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Crane] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in the past it considered *-3 seeking control of Milton Roy , of St. Petersburg , Fla. , through a merger or tender offer and that it expects *-1 to continue *-2 to evaluate an acquisition from time to time] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John M. McNamara , chief financial officer of Milton Roy ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company has no comment on Crane 's filing] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 there 's a lot in the wings '' in other sectors of the economy 0 *T*-1 to keep growth above 1 %] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Personal spending grew 0.2 % in September to a $ 3.526 trillion *U* annual rate] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Commerce Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 personal income rose 0.3 % in September to a $ 4.469 trillion *U* rate but would have climbed 0.6 % had it not been for the storm] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the consumer has pretty well played himself out] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Littman , senior economist at Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CRA Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to sell a 40 % stake in its Howick coal mine in the state of New South Wales to Mitsubishi Development Pty. of Japan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CRA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> then] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it was looking for a partner for the mine , which *T*-1 produces more than three million metric tons of coal a year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Perlman , who *T*-1 is also acting chief financial officer and the odds-on favorite 0 *T*-2 to become the next chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is achieving `` modest positive cash flow from operations , and we expect that to continue into 1990] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company has no intention of * tapping its short-term bank lines `` for a good part of 1990] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sometime next year , Control Data will `` develop a new bank relationship] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Perlman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While a few assets *ICH*-1 are still being shopped *-2 -- including the sports and entertainment ticketing portion of the company 's Ticketron unit --] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Price] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 future restructuring would be a question of strategy] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ticketron 's automated wagering business , which *T*-1 operates lotteries in a half dozen states , is not for sale] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Rather] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Perlman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , Control Data intends *-1 to bid for the coming Minnesota lottery contract and is seeking new applications for the technology overseas , where `` there is great interest in games of skill *T*-2 . ''
• Control Data 's semiconductor business , VTC Inc. , continues *-1 to lose money , the executives acknowledged 0 *T*-2 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they consider some of the technology vital to national defense and so are reluctant *-3 to dispose of it] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not saying 0 everything is hunky-dory , but we have completed the transition] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert M. Price , chairman and chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Partly , costs will be held *-1 down through strategic technology alliances] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> management] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] 'm [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 everything is hunky-dory] , but we have completed the transition , '' Robert M. Price , chairman and chief executive , said *T*-1 in an interview .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James E. Ousley , computer products group president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 such arrangements could help *-1 slash Control Data 's computer research and development costs in half by the end of 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At the same time four of six design projects were spiked *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 Asked *-3 how the company hopes *-1 to expand its computer hardware business *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ousley] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sees good opportunities in systems integration] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 we 're getting only 10 % of the integration dollars 0 our customers are spending *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Absolutely] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while its stock is selling at about half Control Data 's estimated breakup value] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> neither Messrs. Perlman nor Price] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he spends much time *-1 considering the possibility of a hostile takeover] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've been listed *-2 as a candidate for so long 0 it 's not worth 0 * worrying about *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Price] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 'd like *-2 to continue *-3 to reduce debt] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Lawrence Perlman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Noting that the company is offering *-2 to buy back $ 154.2 million *U* in senior notes paying 12 3\/4 %] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the response will help *-3 determine future debt-reduction efforts] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wright] [<sub>rel</sub> said] all his life [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the greatest lessons 0 he learned *T*-2 were derived *-1 from the study of nature] .
• But it was [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Lloyd Wright] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Is this not Anti-Christ ?]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that lack of airport and air space capacity is the biggest problem facing the airline industry] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The KGB has abolished a unit known * for *-2 persecuting dissidents] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the government newspaper Izvestia] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• The newspaper quoted [<sub>ARG0</sub> KGB chairman Vladimir A. Kryuchkov] as *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the definition of anti-Soviet crimes had narrowed , the laws had changed and people no longer have *-2 to fear a simple slip of the tongue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kryuchkov] was quoted *-1 as *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in place of the infamous 5th Directorate a new unit would work `` *-3 to foil the conspiracies *ICH*-4 of foreign intelligence services * to create and use organized anti-government groups in our country] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Czechoslovakia has restricted consumer-goods exports to neighbor countries because of `` massive buying out of food '' by tourists from Poland , Hungary and the Soviet Union] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Rude Pravo daily] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The paper] gave no details of what the restrictions would entail *T*-1 but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the measures were necessary * to protect the domestic market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> West Germany 's biggest union , IG Metall ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is ready *-1 to back demands for more pay and shorter hours with strikes against the nation 's automotive , steel and engineering industries] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Global warming means higher tides which *T*-1 will lower Venice by another 23 inches in the next 100 years] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Giovanni Cecconi of the the New Venice Consortium] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> West Germany 's Quelle] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will establish a mail-order operation with two local partners in the Soviet Union next year] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Saying 0 this is a first for a Western company] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> West Germany 's largest mail-order group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the newly established Moscow-based Intermoda company is scheduled *-2 to begin operations in February 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> *-1] [<sub>rel</sub> Saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this is a first for a Western company] , West Germany 's largest mail-order group said 0 the newly established Moscow-based Intermoda company is scheduled *-2 to begin operations in February 1990 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> *-1] [<sub>rel</sub> Saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a surge in low-priced imports had damaged EC producers ' profits and led to job losses] , the commission imposed a duty of 10.2 % on TVs made * by Daewoo , a duty of 12.3 % on Goldstar Co. , 13 % on Samsung and 19.6 % on TVs made * by other South Korean producers .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The commission] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that EC television producers lost `` important market shares '' and suffered an `` unsustainable '' pressure on prices because of the Korean companies ' marketing and pricing policies , which it said 0 *T*-1 were `` in clear violation '' of international trade rules] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sri Lanka , where more than 15,000 people have died in six years of ethnic turmoil *T*-1 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will ban sex and violence from state-owned television next year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many programs 0 we have *T*-1 now come from the West and are not suitable to our culture] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a government minister] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• I realize 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] were just looking for [<sub>ARG1</sub> something] snotty 0 * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 about [<sub>ARG3-about</sub> California and its environmental movement] , but * picking Frank Lloyd Wright to say it for you was a bad call .
• I realize 0 you were just looking for something snotty 0 * to say *T*-1 about California and its environmental movement , but * picking [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Lloyd Wright] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> it] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> for you] was a bad call .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Broad Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it doubled its regular quarterly dividend to five cents a share from 2.5 cents on common , and to 4.5 cents a share 2.25 cents on Class B stock , payable Nov. 10 to holders of record Nov. 6] .
• For [<sub>ARG3-For</sub> the 10-month fiscal year ended Sept. 30] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Eli Broad] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expected earnings results to approximate analysts ' estimates , which the company said 0 *T*-1 have been revised *-2 upward to 80 cents a share] .
• Warner denies 0 Mr. Ross ever said any such thing , and , in fact , denies [<sub>ARG1</sub> virtually everything] 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in their affidavits] .
• Warner denies 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> ever] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> any such thing] , and , in fact , denies virtually everything 0 Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters say *T*-1 in their affidavits .
• Tomorrow , Warner will file another batch of documents contending that `` the essence of [<sub>ARG1</sub> everything] 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> these guys] are [<sub>rel</sub> saying] *T*-1 is basically lies , '' says 0 *T*-2 Warner 's chief outside counsel , Stuart Rabinowitz .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Tomorrow , Warner will file another batch of documents contending that `` the essence of everything 0 these guys are saying *T*-1 is basically lies] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner 's chief outside counsel , Stuart Rabinowitz] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that what it really wants *T*-2 is for the producers to fulfill their contractual obligations] , but the bitterness of this battle and the accusations flying on both sides make it *EXP*-3 unlikely that the decade-long relationship between Warner and its two most prolific producers can ever be repaired *-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner , which *T*-1 is in the process of * merging with Time Warner Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is willing *-2 to settle the matter out of court] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in their affidavits] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Warner already is taking steps *-1 to freeze them out of their projects at Warner , notably the Sylvester Stallone film `` Tango and Cash] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Peters] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his affidavit] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the movie 's staff was told *-1 last week that Warner was `` taking over '' the picture , and 0 another producer would be giving all of the orders] .
• Mr. de la Bouillaire says 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner Brothers production president Mark Canton] called him Oct. 19 and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Peters is `` off the picture] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. de la Bouillaire] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Warner Brothers production president Mark Canton called him Oct. 19 and said 0 Mr. Peters is `` off the picture] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The editor] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new producer on the film , Bruce Baird , told editors *-1 to screen the picture without *-2 telling stars Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell or Mr. Peters] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If someone asks , * just lie and tell them 0 it will be done *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. de la Bouillaire] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 Mr. Baird told them *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner 's Mr. Rabinowitz] , is `` a total 100 % lie . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The movie] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , is in its post-production stages of `` * cleaning up the film . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Peters and Mr. Guber , as the contractual producers with consultation rights , have been invited *-1 to screenings and *-2 to give their input on the film] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Dozens of Guber-Peters staffers are still working on the Warner lot and consulting on various projects on a `` daily basis] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the attorney] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his affidavit] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when he advised Warner President Terry Semel of the Sony offer at lunch on Sept. 25 *T*-3 , Mr. Semel `` hugged and congratulated me , and expressed joy that we had finally realized our long-term ambition of * running *RNR*-1 and having an equity position in *RNR*-1 a major entertainment company] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he brought to lunch a release document 0 Warner had agreed to *T*-1 in 1988 , when he and Mr. Peters made an aborted bid * to buy part of MGM\/UA Entertainment Co. *-2 to run the MGM studio *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had crossed out `` MGM '' with a red pen and written in `` Columbia , '' *-1 giving the document to Mr. Semel] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Semel said absolutely nothing 0 *T*-2 to indicate 0 Warner would have any objection to our assuming management positions at Columbia] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Semel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> absolutely nothing 0 *T*-2 to indicate 0 Warner would have any objection to our assuming management positions at Columbia] , '' Mr. Guber says *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he told Mr. Guber 0 he could n't sign any documents and that `` the deal , although *-1 apparently a good one for him and Mr. Peters , would have a very negative impact on Warner] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would contact Mr. Ross and Warner Brothers Chairman Robert Daly and that , in a conference call , the three agreed 0 they could n't let the producers out of their contract] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his own affidavit] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he and Mr. Daly instructed Mr. Semel *-1 to tell the producers 0 Warner would n't terminate their agreement] .
• Mr. Guber says that Mr. Semel did convey that information and that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Semel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Ross was `` crazy because of the Time deal] , '' [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 meaning , Mr. Guber says *T*-2 , that Mr. Ross `` did not want *-1 to communicate to his new merger partner , Time Inc. , that Warner 's agreements provided for our departure under these circumstances] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Semel did convey that information and that Mr. Semel said 0 Mr. Ross was `` crazy because of the Time deal , '' *-3 meaning , Mr. Guber says *T*-2 , that Mr. Ross `` did not want *-1 to communicate to his new merger partner , Time Inc. , that Warner 's agreements provided for our departure under these circumstances] . ''
• Mr. Guber says that Mr. Semel did convey that information and that [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Semel] said 0 Mr. Ross was `` crazy because of the Time deal , '' *-3 meaning , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , that Mr. Ross `` did not want *-1 to communicate to his new merger partner , Time Inc. , that Warner 's agreements provided for our departure under these circumstances . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his affidavit] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Daly `` told us that even if Sony did not want us , Warner 's relationship with us already was irreparably damaged *-1 , that there was no way ` 0 * to put the egg together *T*-2 , ' and that it would sue Sony for tons of money] . ''
• [_ARG0 The Guber-Peters side] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Warner is particularly concerned about the prospect of a huge Japanese company controlling important segments of the U.S. entertainment business] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Rabinowitz , the Warner attorney ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the studio still wants the producers to come back and fulfill their contract] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They are like a mini-studio ; they have 50 projects *ICH*-1 in development for Warner] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For example] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that since 1985 , he and Mr. Peters have developed over 85 movie projects , and Warner has `` passed *RNR*-1 '' or chosen * not to produce *RNR*-1 at least 76] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In the affidavits] , [_ARG0 Mr. Peters] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he was `` shocked '' when Mr. Ross refused a meeting and made it *EXP*-2 clear 0 he would stop them *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> In response] , Mr. Peters says 0 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross] referred to his colleagues at Warner with an `` obscenity '' and [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Tell them that they do n't have a job] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> E.W. Scripps Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has acquired a Georgia cable television company and a Massachusetts publishing firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The media company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it purchased Cable USA Inc. , a privately held cable television system in Carroll County , Ga. , a suburb of Atlanta] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Meeting with reporters] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Darman] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> again] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would rather live with across-the-board spending cuts than accept a deficit-reduction bill like the one passed * by the House , which *T*-1 would increase spending in future years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In all , federal outlays amounted to $ 1.143 trillion *U* in 1989 , up 7.5 % from the previous year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a surge in tax receipts noted * earlier in the year did n't turn out *-1 to be quite as strong as it first appeared *?*] .
• `` [_ARG1 I suppose 0 you could say 0 the good news is that the deficits are not heading up] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 , `` but you ca n't be satisfied *-1 with deficits at this level and we 're not *?* . ''
• `` I suppose 0 [_ARG0 you] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the good news is that the deficits are not heading up] , '' he said *T*-2 , `` but you ca n't be satisfied *-1 with deficits at this level and we 're not *?* . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CMS Energy Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would begin *-1 paying a 10-cent-a-share quarterly dividend , the company 's first since 1984] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CMS management] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Thursday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they planned *-1 to recommend *-3 paying a modest dividend when the board of directors met Friday *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Humana Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to receive about $ 27 million *U* in federal income-tax refunds and interest from a court ruling on a tax dispute] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The health-care company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects the refund to be included *-1 in the first quarter ending Nov. 30] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our company has not been able *-1 to cope very effectively with '' changes in the marketplace] , [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ryosuke Ito , Sansui 's president] .
• [_ARG0 Yoshihisa Murasawa , a management consultant for Booz-Allen & Hamilton -LRB- Japan -RRB- Inc. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his firm will likely be recommending acquisitions of Japanese companies more often to foreign clients in the future] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Attitudes -LCB- toward * being acquired *-1 -RCB- are still negative , but they 're becoming more positive] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Murasawa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sansui] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , is a perfect fit for Polly Peck 's electronics operations , which *T*-1 make televisions , videocassette recorders , microwaves and other products on an `` original equipment maker '' basis for sale under other companies ' brand names .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Polly Peck will greatly expand Sansui 's product line , *-2 using Sansui 's engineers *-1 to design the new products , and will move Sansui 's production of most products other than sophisticated audio gear offshore into Polly Peck 's own factories] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Whatever capital it -LRB- Sansui -RRB- needs *T*-2 so it can compete and become a totally global entity capable of * competing with the best in the world , that capital will be injected *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nadir] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 The myths that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has , I think 0 *T*-1 , been demolished at a stroke] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Nadir] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• But [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Sansui is a special case] .
• [_ARG1 If you find sound , healthy companies in Japan , they are not for sale] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 George Watanabe , a management-consultant at Tokyo-based Asia Advisory Services Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expect McCaw to escalate the bidding again] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This game is n't over yet] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel D. Gross , a vice president at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> We did n't expect BellSouth to be so responsive] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frederick A. Moran , president of Moran Asset Management Inc. , which *T*-1 holds 500,000 LIN shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William O. McCoy , president of the company 's BellSouth Enterprises Inc. unit ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the revised agreement with LIN would dilute BellSouth earnings by about 9 % in both 1990 and 1991 and by significantly less thereafter] .
• `` [_ARG1 We were n't as concerned until they became sell programs] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. DaPuzzo , who *T*-1 now thinks 0 it adds unnecessary volatility] .
• [_ARG0 Shearson , Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they do so only for customers] , [_ARGM-DIS however] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 makes no sense for us to put money at risk when you know 0 you 're going *-4 to lose *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Antolini , of Donaldson Lufkin] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] this skittishness , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Antolini] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , is creating liquidity problems in certain OTC stocks .
• `` [_ARG1 Sometimes -LCB- traders -RCB- lose sight of that] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• When [_ARG0 the computers] [_rel say] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * sell] *T*-2 , '' the composite *ICH*-1 tumbles as well as the Dow Jones Industrial Average .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The problem] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> market makers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , is that while the industrial average and the S&P 500 usually recover as buy programs kick in , the Nasdaq Composite frequently is left *-1 behind .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Such investors tend *-1 to be more cautious than institutional investors are *?* about * re-entering the market after massive selloffs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> market makers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The semiconductor concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the interruption in shipment of its 80486 computer chip will be brief and have little impact on the company 's earnings] .
• Weisfield 's rocketed 9 1\/2 to 39 after [<sub>ARG0</sub> the jewelry store operator] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is in preliminary discussions , with a party 0 it would n't identify *T*-1 , regarding the possible acquisition of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter earnings will probably be lower than the 16 cents a share 0 it reported *T*-1 last year , despite a rise in the company 's revenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the multinational oil company was pressured *-1 by recent brokerage recommendations urging investors *-2 to switch into Shell Trading & Transport] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An official at Wako Securities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 brokerages ' excessive expectations about recent advances in Tokyu Group shares and real estate issues were dashed *-1 Friday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But they failed *-3 to sell these stocks to client investors , who *T*-1 were cautious about the sharp gains 0 these issues made *T*-2 this week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Wako official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fund managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Friday 's profittaking was a natural result of the week 's `` abnormal fever '' in * buying real estate , shipbuilding , steel and construction shares] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the continued turbulence in other markets , coupled * with the drop in London following the Lawson resignation , were responsible] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that selling pressure was n't enormous and that the DAX dropped Friday more on a lack of any substantial buying interest] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 contributing to the downward drift was *T*-1 the fact that many professional traders had chosen *-2 to square positions ahead of the weekend] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's the whole uncertainty about what *T*-2 's happening around us] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Valentin Von Korff , a trader at Credit Suisse First Boston in Frankfurt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market remains extremely nervous because of the wild swings seen * on the New York Stock Exchange last week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's leaving small investors with cold feet , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and prompting institutions to take a reserved stance on the sidelines as well , at least until the market in New York settles down somewhat .]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the turnover , largely confined * to the 100-share index stocks , partly reflected the flurry of activity typical at the close of a two-week trading account and the start of a new account] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Friday 's focus on the top-tier stocks telegraphed active overseas selling and showed the broad-based fears over the status of the U.K. economy and Britain 's currency in the wake of the upheaval in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's cabinet] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Spain 's Socialist Party] claimed victory in nationwide elections , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had retained its parliamentary majority by one seat] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> With all the votes counted *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a government spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Prime Minister Gonzalez 's party won 176 seats in the 350-seat Cortes , or lower house of parliament] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dissidents in Czechoslovakia] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the nation 's pro-democracy movement was growing despite the government 's move * to crush a protest *ICH*-1 Saturday in Prague 's Wenceslas Square] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Authorities in Hawaii] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the wreckage of a missing commuter plane with 20 people aboard was spotted *-1 in a remote valley on the island of Molokai] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While lawmakers have n't raised the possibility of * renewing military aid to the Contras following Ortega 's weekend threat * to end a truce] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Majority Leader Mitchell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> on NBC-TV] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Ortega had made `` a very unwise move] .
• [_ARG1 The West German machinery and plant equipment industry 's orders rose an inflation-adjusted 1 % in September from a year earlier despite a sharp drop in foreign orders] , [_ARG0 the German Association of Machinery Makers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Just because upscale cosmetics look like packaged goods and smell like packaged goods , it does n't mean 0 they are packaged goods] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leonard Lauder , chief executive of Estee Lauder] .
• `` [_ARG1 I see 0 we have about half the audience working for us] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-MNR tongue in cheek] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Oil of Olay brought with it the baggage of * being used *-1 basically by older women who *T*-2 had already aged] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Williams , a consultant with New England Consulting Group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales have soared] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Next year , Noxell plans *-1 to roll out a perfume called * Navy] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George L. Bunting Jr. , chairman of Noxell] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Packaged-goods companies `` will make it *EXP*-2 tougher for smaller people to remain competitive] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Bunting] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• Estee Lauder , for example , spends only an estimated 5 % of sales on advertising in the U.S. , and [_ARG0 Mr. Lauder] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has no plans * to change his strategy] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There will be more emphasis on quality] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Guy Peyrelongue , chief executive of Cosmair Inc. , the U.S. licensee of L'Oreal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Industry consultants] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 only Schering-Plough , which *T*-1 makes the mass-market Maybelline , has maintained a meaningful business] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've finally been able *-2 to convince them that Casey and -LCB- Oliver -RCB- North do n't work here anymore] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one administration official] .
• [_ARG0 Sen. Cohen] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the relationship has reverted to its pre-Reagan character] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Wohlstetter] , [_ARGM-DIS for example] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he wrote to Big Board Chairman John J. Phelan Jr. about program trading after the 190-point Dow plunge , and as in previous queries , `` what I get *T*-1 back is gobbledygook] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's upset that Mr. Phelan , *-1 trying *-2 to calm investors after the plunge , said that investors would simply have *-3 to get used to the market 's big price swings] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Claiming 0 program trading has turned the Big Board into a `` gambling casino] , '' [_ARG0 Contel Chairman Charles Wohlstetter] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that he and at least 20 other corporate executives are forming an unprecedented alliance] .
• He said 0 he 's upset that [_ARG0 Mr. Phelan] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 trying *-2 to calm investors after the plunge] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 that investors would simply have *-3 to get used to the market 's big price swings] .
• [_ARG1 The Big Board `` is partly *-2 to blame *-3 -LCB- for the price swings -RCB- , because they 're cowards] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wohlstetter] .
• Index arbitragers argue that their trading is healthy because it links markets , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> critics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 such trading accelerates market movements and increases the chance for a crash] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Grasso , Big Board president ,] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> only] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the exchange is concerned *-1 about all its constituents] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now the assault is on] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one top trader] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The group] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wohlstetter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] , wants *-3 to end the market 's wild price swings that critics blame *T*-1 on computer-aided program-trading strategies .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Contel 's Mr. Wohlstetter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the group of Big Board companies is n't ready *-1 to go public yet with its effort , and that he does n't plan *-2 to be the leader once it is public] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he planned *-1 to spend the weekend *-2 making calls *-2 to gather additional support] .
• Among [<sub>ARG1</sub> those] 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wohlstetter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 he has been talking to *T*-2 are *T*-3 Sanford Weill of Primerica Corp. , which *T*-1 is the parent of Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. ; GTE Corp. 's James Johnson , and ITT Corp. 's Rand Araskog .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The group will complain to Washington , to the heads of program-trading firms and to the heads of the Big Board itself] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kemper Corp. 's Kemper Financial Services unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it cut off Bear Stearns , Morgan Stanley , Oppenheimer and General Electric Co. 's Kidder , Peabody & Co. unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chief Executive Officer Michael Carpenter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that despite the outcry even by some of Kidder 's own brokers , he believes 0 index arbitrage does n't have a `` negative impact on the market as a whole] .
• Pressure *ICH*-2 has been building on the Big Board in the past two weeks * to do something about market volatility , which [_ARG0 many investors] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 *-3 is caused *-1 by program trading] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's a rising fear that perhaps Mrs. Thatcher 's style of management has become a political liability] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Martin , senior economist at London brokers UBS-Phillips & Drew] .
• Economists have been anticipating a slump for months , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will be deeper and longer than they had thought *?*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Britain 's economy `` is developing rapidly toward no-growth] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 J. Paul Horne , international economist with Smith Barney , Harris Upham Co. in Paris] .
• [_ARG1 A mild slowdown] probably would have run its course by early 1991 , [_ARG0 economists] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , while the grueling downturn now expected * could stretch into 1992 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the economy shows no sign of * turning around in about year 's time , she will be very vulnerable] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Barnes , a lecturer at the London School of Economics] .
• At a June EC summit , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Thatcher] appeared *-1 to ease her opposition to full EMS membership , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Britain would join once its inflation rate fell and the EC liberalized capital movements] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mrs. Thatcher `` does n't like *-2 taking orders from foreigners] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Tim Congdon , economist with Gerrard & National Holding PLC] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We wo n't have any more of this wayward behavior] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sir Peter Hordern , a backbench Tory member of Parliament] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Over the weekend] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she did n't intend *-1 to change her style] and denied 0 she is authoritarian .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1] is clear , '' [_ARG0 Ms. Waite] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 , `` that most of the effect of increasing education has been *-4 to shift who *T*-2 is helping the wife\/mother .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> chief investigator Tom Smith] , this `` does not translate into support for conservatism in general or into conservative positions on feminist and civil rights issues . ''
• [_ARG1 Graduate students are taking longer than ever *-1 to get their doctor of philosophy degrees] , [_ARG0 the National Research Council] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I] told my driver , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , `` that he was taking my butt to the Central Committee so they can *?* ... '' whack , whack , whack his hand made vigorous spanking gestures on his left palm . ``
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Bank of New York spokesman in Manhattan , Owen Brady ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 That 's the maximum , outside figure] .
• [_ARG0 A `` senior Fed official ''] spoke on Saturday after the market swoon to both the Washington Post and the New York Times , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Fed was prepared *-2 to provide as much credit as the markets needed *?*] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've gotten through two stock market crashes , and we 've gone through an election without any major problems] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 David Hale , an economist of Kemper Financial Services] .
• [_ARG0 Dr. Lourie] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the Justice Department interviewed him last July] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do not feel that seats are reserved *-1 -LRB- for patent lawyers -RRB-] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Justice spokesman David Runkel , who *T*-3 declines *-5 to say how soon a candidate will be named *-2 *T*-6] .
• `` We do not feel that seats are reserved *-1 -LRB- for patent lawyers -RRB- , '' says *T*-4 [_ARG0 Justice spokesman David Runkel] , who *T*-3 declines *-5 to [_rel say] [_ARG1 how soon a candidate will be named *-2 *T*-6] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I] believe that any good lawyer should be able *-4 to figure out *RNR*-5 and understand *RNR*-5 patent law , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Mayer] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-6 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding that `` it *EXP*-3 's the responsibility of highly paid lawyers -LRB- who *T*-1 argue before the court -RRB- * to make us understand -LRB- complex patent litigation -RRB-] . ''
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 Ms. Raines] , `` -LRB- The judgment -RRB- confirms our concern that the absence of patent lawyers on the court could prove troublesome .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary S. Goldstein , president of the Whitney Group , an executive search firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 I 'd like *-1 to see -LRB- Kidder -RRB- succeed] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Carpenter , a former consulting-firm executive who *T*-1 has a love for `` task forces , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has done a `` complete rethink '' of Kidder in recent months] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Carpenter] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that when he assumes full control *T*-1 , Kidder will finally tap the resources of GE] .
• [_ARG1 Yet] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Carpenter] , `` We 've really started *-1 to exploit the synergy between GE Capital and Kidder Peabody . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The units] have worked on 37 investment banking deals this year , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , though not all of them have panned out .
• `` We 've had a good relationship with GE , which *T*-1 is [_ARGM-TMP the first time] 0 [_ARG0 you] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that] *T*-2 -- uh , * let me withdraw that .
• [_ARG1 It 's been a steadily improving relationship] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Carpenter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are working significantly longer and harder than *?* has been the case in the past] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scott C. Newquist , Kidder 's head of investment banking since June] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A new in-house magazine] , Kidder World -- which *T*-1 will focus on the firm 's synergy strategy , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carpenter] -- confides that on weekends Mr. Newquist `` often gets value-added ideas while *-3 flying his single-engine Cessna Centurion on the way to Nantucket . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Kidder name is one of only six or seven that every CEO recognizes *T*-2 as a viable alternative '' when *-4 considering a merger deal *T*-3] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the firm] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's at a turning point] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They will get `` new and improved tools 0 * to sell *T*-2 , particularly to the affluent investor] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 brokerage chief Charles V. Sheehan] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 competitors] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that Kidder 's hiring binge involving executive-level staffers , some with multiple-year contract guarantees , could backfire unless there are results] .
• [_ARG0 The departing Mr. Cathcart] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has no worries about Kidder 's future] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Cathcart] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has had `` a lot of fun '' at Kidder] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding 0 the crack about his being a `` tool-and-die man '' never bothered him] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was an absolutely marvelous line and one 0 I used *T*-1 many times] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Smiling broadly when he talks about Mr. Carpenter *T*-3] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cathcart] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new Kidder chief is `` going *-4 to be recognized *-1 shortly as one of the real leaders in the investment-banking business] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've done what I came *-2 to do *T*-1 '' at Kidder] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carpenter] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will return Kidder to prominence as a great investment bank] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a news conference] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Thursday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Aquino] backed the project and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her government was attempting *-1 to soothe the feelings of residents at the original site , adjacent to the government 's major petroleum refinery in Bataan province] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lee] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that USI Far East is confident 0 other investors will take up the slack] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 USI Far East has applied to both the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank 's International Finance Corp. for financing that *T*-1 could include equity stakes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lee , president of Luzon Petrochemical Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the contract was signed *-1 Wednesday in Tokyo with USI Far East officials] .
• `` [_ARG1 The ramifications are enormous] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Rep. Don Edwards , a California Democrat who *T*-1 is a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee] .
• [_ARG1 Not so fast] , [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Rep. Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma , a fellow Republican] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a major issue , and they would n't want *-2 to leave it at a lower level] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Glazier , a New York attorney whose writings *T*-1 have been instrumental in * pushing the idea that a president already has a line-item veto] .
• `` [_ARG1 I consider it one of the stupidest ideas of the 20th century] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 If a president had a line-item veto and wanted *-1 to force him to support a controversial foreign-policy initiative] , [_ARG0 Rep. Edwards] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , the president could call and declare that he would single-handedly kill the BART funds unless the congressman `` shapes up '' on the foreign-policy issue .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lawmakers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , would avoid *-3 putting many spending projects into legislation in the first place for fear of the embarrassment of * having them singled *-2 out for a line-item veto later .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Whatever the outcome of a test case *T*-4 , President Bush would have *-2 to move cautiously becase the very attempt would `` antagonize not just Democrats but Republicans] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Louis Fisher , a scholar at the Congressional Research Service who *T*-1 specializes in executive-legislative relations] .
• [_ARG0 White House spokesmen] [_ARGM-TMP last week] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Bush is considering *-2 simply declaring that the Constitution gives him the power , exercising a line-item veto and inviting a court challenge 0 * to decide whether he has the right *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 much of Kellogg 's erosion has been in such core brands as Corn Flakes , Rice Krispies and Frosted Flakes , which *T*-1 represent nearly one-third of its sales volume] .
• [_ARG1 Kellogg is so anxious *-1 to turn around Corn Flakes sales that it soon will begin *-3 selling boxes for as little as 99 cents] , [_ARG0 trade sources] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios have eaten away sales normally going to Kellogg 's corn-based lines simply because they are made *-1 of oats] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill Lynch food analyst William Maguire] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't think 0 Kellogg can get back to 40 % this year] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Maxwell] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would n't be surprised if , over the next two years or so , General Mills ' share increased to 30 % or more] .
• [_ARGM-ADV In *-1 announcing the plant delay] , [_ARG0 Kellogg Chairman William E. LaMothe] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Cereal volume growth in the U.S. has not met our expectations for 1989] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 construction would n't resume until market conditions warrant it] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Kellogg officer , who *T*-2 asked not *-3 to be named *-1 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Memphis project was `` pulled *-4 in for a reconsideration of costs , '' an indication that the ambitious plans might be scaled *-5 back in any future construction] .
• [_ARG0 A company spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it *EXP*-2 was `` possible , but highly unlikely , '' that the plant might never be built *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 As we regain our leadership level where we have been *T*-3 , and as we continue *-1 to put new products into the marketplace and need additional capacity , we will look at *-4 resuming our involvement with our plan] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Subcontractors] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were told *-1 that equipment orders would be delayed *-2] .
• [_ARG1 Fluor Daniel already has reassigned most of its work crew] , [_ARG0 the sources] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was delaying construction because of current market conditions] .
• [_ARG0 PARKER HANNIFIN Corp. , which *T*-1 is selling three automotive replacement parts divisions ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will retain its Automotive Connectors and Cliff Impact divisions] .
• [_ARG1 The delisting of Malaysian-based companies from the Singapore exchange may not be a smooth process] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Italy 's trade deficit narrowed to 2.007 trillion lire -LRB- $ 1.49 billion *U* -RRB- in September from 2.616 trillion lire a year earlier] , [_ARG0 the state statistical office Istat] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Istat] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the statistics are provisional and are n't seasonally adjusted *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I want this to be a model of the way 0 a public-owned company should be run *-1 *T*-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Luzon] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• Under the direction of its new chairman , Francisco Luzon , Spain 's seventh largest bank is undergoing [<sub>ARG1</sub> a tough restructuring] that [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 may be the first step toward the bank 's privatization .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The bank was hamstrung *-1 in its efforts * to face the challenges of a changing market by its links to the government] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 'll trim another 1,200 jobs over the next three to four years] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Though Spain has an excess of banks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the country still has one of the most profitable markets in Europe , which *T*-1 will aid Banco Exterior with the tough tasks 0 it faces *T*-2 ahead] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's interested in *-1 purchasing banks in Morocco , Portugal and Puerto Rico] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 'll use its international network *-1 to channel investment from London , Frankfurt , Zurich and Paris into the Spanish stock exchanges] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If that proves true] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Banco Exterior could be a prime partner -- or even a takeover target -- for either a Spanish or foreign bank seeking * to increase its market share after 1992 , when the European Community plans *-3 to dismantle financial barriers *T*-4] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Luzon and his team] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are n't interested in a merger] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pearce] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> law firms with the best chance of * retaining or winning business with GM will be those providing the highest-quality service at the best cost] -- [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 echoing similar directives from GM 's auto operations to suppliers] .
• This does n't necessarily mean 0 larger firms have an advantage ; [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pearce] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 GM works with a number of smaller firms 0 it regards *T*-1 highly] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harry J. Pearce , named * general counsel in May 1987 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the reduction is a cost-cutting measure and an effort * to let the No. 1 auto maker 's 134-lawyer in-house legal department take on matters 0 it is better equipped and trained *-2 to handle *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Burnham , one of the authors ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fewer trials probably means a growing number of plea bargains] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our felony caseloads have been consistent for 20 years , '' with about 15 % of all prosecutions going to trial] , [_ARG0 a department spokeswoman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• The discrepancy is somewhat perplexing in that [_ARG0 the Syracuse researchers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they based their conclusions on government statistics] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One possible explanation for this decline '' in * taking cases to trial] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Burnham] , `` is that the number of defendants being charged * with crimes by all U.S. attorneys has substantially increased . ''
• [_ARG1 GM trimmed about 40 firms from its approved local counsel list] , [_ARG0 Mr. Pearce] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 IMELDA MARCOS] asks for dismissal , [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 she was kidnapped *-1] .
• [_ARG0 The U.S. attorney 's office] , [_ARGM-LOC in documents 0 it filed *T*-2 in response] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mrs. Marcos was making the `` fanciful -- and factually unsupported -- claim that she was kidnapped *-1 into this country '' in order *-3 to obtain classified material in the case] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The office] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mrs. Marcos and her husband were n't brought *-2 to the U.S. against their will after Mr. Marcos was ousted *-1 as president] .
• The prosecutor quoted statements from the Marcoses in which [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were in this country at the invitation of President Reagan and that they were enjoying the hospitality of the U.S.] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawyers for Mrs. Marcos] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that because she was taken *-1 to the U.S. against her wishes , the federal court lacks jurisdiction in the case] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The appeals court] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the judge did n't adequately consider whether the delay would actually hurt the chances of a fair trial] .
• `` [_ARG1 We believe 0 our suggested plan is more likely *-2 to improve the availability of quality legal service to the poor than is the proposed mandatory pro bono plan *?* and will achieve that objective without the divisiveness , distraction , administrative burdens and possible failure that we fear 0 *T*-3 would accompany an attempt * to impose a mandatory plan] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Justin L. Vigdor of Rochester , who *T*-1 headed the bar 's pro bono study committee] .
• DALLAS AND HOUSTON law firms merge : [_ARG0 Jackson & Walker , a 130-lawyer firm in Dallas and Datson & Scofield , a 70-lawyer firm in Houston] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have agreed in principle *-1 to merge] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It is a cheap-shot suit -- procedurally defective and thoroughly fallacious -- which *T*-1 was hurriedly filed *-3 by a contingency-fee lawyer as a result of newspaper reports] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a GE spokeswoman] .
• The head of the nation 's largest car-dealers group is telling [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] *-1 to `` [_ARGM-ADV just] [_rel say] [_ARG1 no] '' [_ARGM-TMP when auto makers pressure them to stockpile cars on their lots *T*-2] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In an open letter that *T*-1 will run today in the trade journal Automotive News] , [_ARG0 Ron Tonkin , president of the National Car Dealers Association ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 dealers should cut their inventories to no more than half the level traditionally considered * desirable] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Tonkin , who *T*-1 has been feuding with the Big Three since he took office earlier this year ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that with half of the nation 's dealers losing money or breaking even , it was time for `` emergency action] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Tonkin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 dealers should slash stocks to between 15 and 30 days *-1 to reduce the costs of *-2 financing inventory] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Even before Mr. Tonkin 's broadside] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some large dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were cutting inventories] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It `` is going *-1 to sound neat to the dealer *NOT* except when his 15-day car supply does n't include the bright red one that the lady wants *-3 to buy *T*-2 *T*-4 and she goes up the street *-5 to buy one *T*-4] , '' [_ARG0 a Chrysler spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-6 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have no further developments 0 * to report *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While Southern Co. has been reluctant *-2 to discuss the grand jury investigations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edward L. Addison , chief executive officer ,] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is prepared *-3 to defend its tax and acccounting practices if any charges are brought *-1 against it] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Morever] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Addison] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Southern Co. and its units do n't condone illegal political contributions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Witnesses] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the grand jury has asked numerous questions about Jacob F. `` Jake '' Horton , the senior vice president of Gulf Power who *T*-1 died in the plane crash in April] .
• [_ARG0 Gulf Power] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP in May] [_ARG1 that an internal audit had disclosed that at least one vendor had used false invoices *-1 to fund political causes] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the political contributions had been made *-1 more than five years ago] .
• [_ARG0 The individuals] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Gulf Power and federal prosecutors are considering a settlement under which the company would plead guilty to two felony charges and pay fines totaling between $ 500,000 and $ 1.5 million *U* *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 The guilty pleas would be made *-1 solely by Gulf Power] , [_ARG0 the individuals] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for Southern Co.] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel say] [_ARGM-ADV only] [_ARG1 that discussions *ICH*-1 are continuing between Gulf Power and federal prosecutors] .
• [_ARG0 Exxon Corp.] is resigning from the National Wildlife Federation 's corporate advisory panel , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 the conservation group has been unfairly critical of the Exxon Valdez oil spill along the Alaskan coast] .
• [_ARG0 The federation] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP Friday] [_ARG1 that it regrets the resignation] , but issued a stinging response that *T*-1 called Exxon a `` corporate pariah '' that *T*-2 should keep an open dialogue with environmentalists .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a letter to the federation] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond Campion , Exxon 's environmental coordinator ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 Recent public actions by you regarding the Valdez oil spill have failed *-1 to demonstrate any sense of objectivity or fairness] . ''
• [_ARG0 First Tennessee National Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would take a $ 4 million *U* charge in the fourth quarter , as a result of plans * to expand its systems operation] .
• [_ARG0 The banking company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it reached an agreement in principle with International Business Machines Corp. on a systems operations contract calling for IBM to operate First Tennessee 's computer and telecommunications functions] .
• [_ARG0 First Tennessee] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 assisted *-2 by IBM] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will attempt *-3 to place the employees within the company , IBM or other companies in Memphis] .
• [_ARG1 The process will take as many as six months * to complete] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Treasury Department] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the U.S. trade deficit may worsen next year , after two years of significant improvement] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In its report to Congress on international economic policies] , [_ARG0 the Treasury] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that any improvement in the broadest measure of trade , known * as the current account , `` is likely at best *-1 to be very modest , '' and `` the possibility of deterioration in the current account next year can not be excluded *-2] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe that there have continued *-3 to be indications of exchange-rate ` manipulation ' '' during the past six months] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 citing the lack of market forces in South Korea 's exchange-rate system and the use *ICH*-4 of capital and interest-rate controls * to manipulate exchange rates] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Taiwan has liberalized its exchange rate system in the past year] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a remark 0 someone should remember *T*-1 this time next year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senator Sasser] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 I think 0 we 've seen the peak of military construction spending for many years 0 *T*-2 to come] . ''
• [_ARG0 Treasury officials] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the Costa Rican agreement demonstrates that the Brady debt plan can benefit small debtor countries as well as big debtors , such as Mexico] .
• [_ARG0 The Treasury] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-1 to sell $ 2 billion *U* of 51-day cash-management bills today , *-2 raising all new cash] .
• [_ARG0 The Treasury] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 noncompetitive tenders will be considered *-1 timely if *-1 postmarked *-2 no later than Sunday , Oct. 29 , and received no later than tomorrow] .
• [_ARG0 The Treasury] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it wo n't be able *-1 to honor reinvestment requests from holders of bills maturing Nov. 2 held * in the Treasury 's book-entry system] .
• [_ARG0 American Pioneer Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed in principle *-1 to sell its American Pioneer Life Insurance Co. subsidiary to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. 's HBJ Insurance Cos. for $ 27 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 American Pioneer , parent of American Pioneer Savings Bank ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sale will add capital and reduce the level of investments in subsidiaries for the thrift holding company] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the move was necessary *-1 to meet capital requirements] .
• [_ARG1 The transaction is subject to execution of a definitive purchase agreement and approval by various regulatory agencies , including the insurance departments of the states of Florida and Indiana] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Samuel D. Kahan , chief financial economist at Kleinwort Benson Government Securities Inc. , Chicago ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the purchasers ' report is valuable because it often presents the first inkling of economic data for the month] .
• [_ARG0 David Wyss , chief financial economist at Data Resources Inc. , Boston ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the purchasers ' index `` does miss occasionally] , '' [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding : `` When it misses one month *T*-2 it tends *-3 to miss the next month , too] . ''
• [_ARG0 Economists] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 greatly increased consumer optimism , a larger money supply and higher stock prices helped *-1 lift the index] .
• [_ARG1 Usually , October `` is n't a very interesting month -LCB- for retail figures -RCB- because school clothes have been bought *-1 and people are waiting for December *-3 to buy Christmas presents] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wyss] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will watch the numbers *-1 to get an inkling of whether consumers ' general buying habits may slack off as much as their auto-buying apparently has *?*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the actual head count of non-farm employment payroll jobs is likely *-3 to be muddied *-1 by the impact of Hurricane Hugo , strikes , and less-than-perfect seasonal adjustments] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> economists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 The employment report is going *-2 to be difficult 0 * to interpret *T*-3] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Englund , economist with MMS International , a unit of McGraw-Hill Inc. , New York] .
• [_ARG1 Factory owners are buying new machinery at a good rate this fall] , [_ARG0 machine tool makers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , but sluggish sales of new cars and trucks raise questions about fourth-quarter demand from the important automotive industry .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> September was one of the biggest order months in our history] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James R. Roberts , vice president , world-wide sales and marketing , for Giddings & Lewis Inc. , Fond du Lac , Wis] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At a recent meeting of manufacturing executives , `` everybody 0 I talked with *T*-1 was very positive] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Most] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they plan *-1 to spend more *ICH*-2 on factory equipment in 1990 than in 1989] .
• [_ARG1 Auto makers , who *T*-1 began *-2 deferring some equipment purchases last spring , can be expected *-3 to remain cautious about spending if their sales do n't pick up] , [_ARG0 machine tool builders] [_rel say] 0 *T*-4 .
• `` The Commerce Department says * go , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Defense Department] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * stop] , '' complains *T*-1 one machine tool producer .
• `` [_ARG0 The Commerce Department] [_rel says] [_ARG1 * go] , and the Defense Department says * stop , '' complains *T*-1 one machine tool producer .
• [_ARG1 If that controversy continues] , [_ARG0 U.S. machine tool makers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , West German and other foreign producers are likely *-1 to grab most of the sales in Eastern Europe .
• [_ARG1 September orders for machining centers , lathes , milling machines , grinders , boring mills and other machines that *T*-1 shape metal by cutting totaled $ 192.9 million *U* , down 28 % from $ 266.5 million *U* a year earlier , but a 23 % increase from August 's $ 156.3 million *U*] , [_ARG0 NMTBA] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Domestic machine tool plants received $ 303 million *U* of orders last month , up 33 % from August 's $ 227.1 million *U* , but still below the $ 328.2 million *U* of September 1988] , [_ARG0 NMTBA] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Overall demand still is very respectable] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christopher C. Cole , group vice president at Cincinnati Milacron Inc. , the nation 's largest machine tool producer] .
• `` [_ARG1 Aerospace orders are very good] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Cole] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The rate of failures will be much more than the rate of successes in the mega-projects] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> G.S. Patel , a former chairman of the giant , government-run mutual fund , the Unit Trust of India] .
• `` [_ARG1 When they talk mega-issues *T*-1 , they 're truly talking mega] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 S.A. Dave , chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 industry should build plants on the same scale as those outside India and benefit from economies of scale] .
• [_ARG1 If the output was too great for the domestic market] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , companies should export .
• [_ARG0 The buoyant Bombay rumor mill] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that some of the money raised * in the current spate of issues will be used *-1 as campaign donations before the elections] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I] do n't think 0 it will lead to any chaos in the secondary market , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Patel] , `` only a sagging tendency . ''
• [_rel Says] 0 [_ARG1 *T*-2] [_ARG0 M.J. Pherwani , chairman of the Unit Trust of India] : The `` markets are headed *-1 for growth unheard of and unseen before . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Mega or non-mega , we feel 0 the prospectus standards *T*-4 need *-3 to be considerably improved *-2] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the big questions -- `` Do you really need this much money *-2 to put up these investments ? Have you told investors what *T*-1 is happening in your sector ? What about your track record ? -- `` are n't asked *-3 of companies coming to market] .
• [_ARG1 Instead] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , most investors have *-1 to rely on the rumor-happy Indian press .
• [_ARG0 Larsen & Toubro] , [_ARGM-DIS for example] , [_rel says] [_ARG1 it 's raising $ 570 million *U* 0 * to use *T*-1 as supplier credit on large engineering jobs] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Someone must monitor where the funds are deployed *-1 *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dave] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that despite loose regulation of the market itself , its longstanding regulation of industry will prevent such crashes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lion Nathan Ltd. , a New Zealand brewing and retail concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Bond Corp . Holdings Ltd. is `` committed '' *-1 to a transaction whereby Lion Nathan would acquire 50 % of Bond 's Australian brewing assets *T*-2] .
• Lion Nathan issued [_ARG0 a statement] [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 it is applying to Australia 's National Companies & Securities Commission , the nation 's corporate watchdog agency , for a modification to takeover regulations `` similar to that obtained * by '' S.A. Brewing Holdings Ltd] .
• `` [_ARG1 Lion Nathan has a concluded contract with Bond and Bell Resources] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Douglas Myers , chief executive of Lion Nathan] .
• [_ARG0 Finnair and SAS] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they plan *-1 to swap stakes in each other] .
• [_ARG1 Finnair would receive SAS shares valued * at the same amount] , [_ARG0 officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Ford] , [_ARGM-DIS on the other hand] , has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it 's willing *-1 to bid for all of Jaguar , despite the objections of Jaguar chairman Sir John Egan] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 a Ford spokeswoman in Dearborn] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP Friday] [_ARG1 0 the company has n't requested such a meeting yet] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's either a minority -LCB- stake -RCB- package capable of * getting Jaguar shareholder approval or there is n't *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one knowledgeable individual] . ``
• [_ARG0 One auto-industry union leader] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If they try *-1 to build it somewhere else -LCB- in Europe -RCB- besides the U.K. , they are going *-2 to be in big trouble '' with unionists over any Jaguar deal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for GM , the No. 1 auto maker ,] declined *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how many Jaguar shares that company owns *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ms. Chung 's] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , is [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to be the only network news program in history 0 *T*-2 to employ casting directors .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald Stone , the executive producer of `` A Current Affair , ''] [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have opened eyes to * being a little less conservative and more imaginative in how * to present the news *T*-1] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 There was a roll of laughter through the stands] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Joe Sukle , the editor of the weekly Press and Journal in Middletown] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Sukle] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he would n't dream of *-1 participating himself] :
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 she] : `` Once you add dramatizations , it 's no longer news , it 's drama , and that has no place on a network news broadcast ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Both women] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they also find it *EXP*-1 distasteful that CBS News is apparently concentrating on Mr. Hoffman 's problems as a manic-depressive] .
• `` [_ARG1 This is dangerous and misrepresents Abbie 's life] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ms. Lawrenson , who *T*-1 has had an advance look at the 36-page script] .
• [_ARG0 Mrs. Hoffman] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that dramatization `` makes the truth flexible] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Silvers] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [_ARG1 I wanted *-2 to be interviewed *-1 *-2 to get Abbie 's story out , and maybe * talking about the illness will do some good] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't talk about my work] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One person close to the process] says 0 it *EXP*-1 would not be in the best interest of CBS News * to comment on a `` work in progress , '' such as the Hoffman re-creation , but [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 CBS News is `` aware '' of the concerns of Ms. Lawrenson and Mr. Hoffman 's former wife] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One person close to the process] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 would not be in the best interest of CBS News * to comment on a `` work in progress , '' such as the Hoffman re-creation] , but says 0 CBS News is `` aware '' of the concerns of Ms. Lawrenson and Mr. Hoffman 's former wife .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lieber , the actor who *T*-2 plays Mr. Hoffman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was concerned *ICH*-4 at first that the script would `` misrepresent an astute political mind , one that I admired *T*-3 , '' but that his concerns were allayed *-1] .
• [_ARG1 The producers] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 , did a good job of * depicting someone `` who *T*-1 had done so much , but who *T*-2 was also a manic-depressive .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For example] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Dentsu has been approached *-1 by banks and securities companies a number of times *-2 to invest in the troubled British marketing group Saatchi & Saatchi PLC] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Dentsu has n't looked seriously at Saatchi] .
• Though [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dentsu] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has no concrete acquisition plans or deadlines] , it is laying the groundwork for international growth .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japanese agencies do business with rival clients in the same industry , a practice `` that *T*-1 would be unacceptable by traditional Western conflict rules] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Roy Warman , the London chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi 's communications division] .
• [_ARG1 Although * acquiring a foreign company would expand Japanese advertising agencies ' business to foreign clients , many clients would also be Japanese companies expanding overseas] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 the Dentsu spokesman] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If we do n't do something ... we wo n't be able *-2 to catch up with demand] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Dentsu spokesman] .
• `` [_ARG0 Our president] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 acquisition is an effective method] . ''
• [_ARG0 Ciba-Geigy AG , the big Swiss chemicals company ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it agreed in a letter of intent with Corning Inc. *-1 to acquire Corning 's 50 % share of Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp. , based * in Medfield , Mass] .
• [_ARG1 Ciba Corning , which *T*-51 had been a 50-50 venture between Basel-based Ciba-Geigy and Corning , has annual sales of about $ 300 million *U*] , [_ARG0 the announcement] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The announcement] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the acquisition should be completed *-1 by December after a definitive agreement is completed *-2 and regulatory approval is received *-3] .
• [_ARG0 John Labatt Ltd.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans a private placement of 150 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 127.5 million *U* -RRB- in preferred shares , 0 *T*-2 to be completed *-1 around Nov. 1] .
• [_ARG1 Proceeds will be used *-1 *-2 to reduce short-term debt at the beer and food concern] , [_rel said] [_ARG0 Robert Vaux , vice president , finance] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Vaux] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that if no agreement is reached *-1 , other buyers will be sought *-2 by bid or auction] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Vaux] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the share issue is part of a strategy 0 * to strengthen Labatt 's balance sheet in anticipation of acquisitions 0 *T*-3 to be made *-1 during the next 12 to 18 months *T*-2] .
• [_ARG1 Labatt 's has no takeover bids outstanding currently] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it applied to Taiwanese securities officials for permission * to open brokerage offices in Taipei] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for Shearson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the brokerage service will be directed *-1 at individual investors who *T*-2 want *-3 to buy foreign and domestic stocks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The big mo is as much of a factor in retailing as in politics] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a new report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the International Council of Shopping Centers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales of general merchandise in the West for the first seven months of 1989 rose 6.6 % above year-earlier levels] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lagnado] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> strength in employment appears *-1 to have the biggest impact on sales growth] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lagnado] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although retailers probably wo n't ever recover sales lost * because of the California quake and Hurricane Hugo , they could see some benefits later on] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stores such as Sears that *T*-1 sell big-ticket durable goods might actually get a boost as consumers rush *-3 to replace items lost * in the disasters] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But sales in the oil-patch state of Texas surged 12.9 % and sales in South Carolina jumped 10.6 % in the period] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New York trade group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The numbers show that `` we do n't have a monolithic economy] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Isaac Lagnado , council research director] .
• [_ARG1 Sales nationally rose 3.9 % through July , the latest month for which the figures are available *T*-2] , [_ARG0 the council] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Kerr-McGee Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will spend $ 42 million *U* *-1 to purchase land and relocate its ammonium perchlorate storage facility to Clark County , Nev. , from Henderson , Nev] .
• [_ARG1 The Henderson plant will continue its other chemical operations] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will move the storage and cross-blending operations to a site 23 miles northeast of Las Vegas *-1 to distance the operations from residential areas] .
• [_ARG1 When the plant was destroyed *-1 *T*-2 , `` I think everyone got concerned that the same thing would happen at our plant] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a KerrMcGee spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kerr-McGee] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has purchased 3,350 acres from the federal government in Clark County and plans *-1 to begin construction early next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> This maker of electronic devices] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it replaced all five incumbent directors at a special meeting called * by Milton B. Hollander , whose High Technology Holding Co. of Stamford , Conn. *T*-1 acquired most of its 49.4 % stake in Newport in August] .
• Newport officials did n't respond Friday to requests * to discuss the changes at the company but [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Weekes] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Hollander wanted *-1 to have his own team on the board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shiseido Co. , Japan 's leading cosmetics producer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had net income of 5.64 billion yen -LRB- $ 39.7 million *U* -RRB- in its first half , which *T*-1 ended Sept. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects net to rise to 11 billion yen from 8.22 billion yen] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Merger and acquisition activity in the third quarter exceeded the year-earlier pace] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill Lynch & Co. 's W.T. Grimm & Co. unit in Schaumburg , Ill] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A total of 672 transactions were announced *-1 during the latest quarter , up 13 % from the year-earlier period 's 597] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grimm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Citing current stock market conditions and the trend away from highly leveraged transactions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grimm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was n't certain that the total value of transactions for the year will exceed the record $ 247 billion *U* in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The franchiser of pharmacies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the added shares will be distributed *-1 Dec. 4 to stock of record Nov. 13] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NBI Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it can not pay the Oct. 31 dividend on its Series A convertible preferred stock , * allowing the stock 's holder to convert the shares into as much as 27.7 % of NBI 's shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NBI] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it has the funds 0 * to pay the dividend *T*-1 , but that it does n't have the surplus or profit required * under Delaware law for payment of the dividend] .
• Under terms of the stock , the Yukon ESOP can demand that the stock be redeemed *-1 for $ 4,090,000 *U* on Nov. 30 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> NBI] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is legally prohibited *-2 from *-3 making the redemption] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NBI , a maker of word-processing systems ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it ca n't predict if any of the preferred stock will be converted *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NBI] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has hired Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. as its financial adviser and investment banker *-1 to help it restructure financially and improve its balance sheet] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Snedeker , senior vice president of Gill & Roeser Inc. , a New York-based reinsurance broker ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 insurers who *T*-1 took big losses this fall and had purchased little reinsurance in recent years will be asked *-2 *-3 to pay some pretty hefty rates if they want *-4 to buy reinsurance for 1990] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's a seller 's market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Snedeker] of [_ARG3-of the reinsurance market right now] .
• [_ARG1 Since few insurers have announced what amount of losses *ICH*-5 they expect *-1 to see *T*-3 from the earthquake , it *EXP*-2 's impossible * to get a clear picture of the quake 's impact on fourth-quarter earnings] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Herbert Goodfriend at Prudential-Bache Securities Corp] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 insurance brokers and executives] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that the combination of the Bay area earthquake , Hugo and last week 's explosion at the Phillips Petroleum Co. 's refinery in Pasadena , Texas , will cause property insurance and reinsurance rates to jump] .
• [_ARG1 Other insurance rates such as casualty insurance , which *T*-1 would cover liability claims , are n't likely *-2 to firm right away] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Alice Cornish , an industry analyst with Northington Research in Avon , Conn] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The reinsurance market has been bloodied *-2 by disasters '' in the U.S. as well as in Great Britain and Europe] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Rosencrants , director of research at Interstate\/Johnson Lane Inc. in Atlanta] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sharp Corp. , Tokyo ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income in its first half rose 59 % to 18.32 billion yen -LRB- $ 128.9 million *U* -RRB- from 11.53 billion yen a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The consumer electronics , home appliances and information-processing concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revenue in the six months ended Sept. 30 rose 8.9 % to 517.85 billion yen from 475.6 billion yen] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects net to rise 45 % to 380 billion yen] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the debentures are being issued *-1 at an issue price of $ 849 *U* for each $ 1,000 *U* principal amount and are convertible at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price of $ 25 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wilfred American Educational Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a federal grand jury in Boston indicted the operator of cosmetology and business schools for mail fraud] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The charges in the 12-count indictment , which *T*-1 stem from events that *T*-2 allegedly occurred in late 1984 and early 1985 , involve enrollment procedures of six students and the preparation of certain reports] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wilfred] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wilfred American] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will `` vigorously defend '' itself against the charges] and added that the charges relate to procedures that it has since changed *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Rally 's Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it filed suit in U.S. District Court in Delaware against a group led * by Burt Sugarman , *-1 seeking *-2 to block the investors from *-3 buying more shares] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In the Securities and Exchange Commission filings] , [_ARG0 the group] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it may seek control of Rally 's] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Sugarman] called the lawsuit `` not nice '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his group will continue *-1 to push for control of the company and the removal of certain directors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rally 's] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it formed a committee of three directors , who *T*-1 are n't associated with either the Patterson or Sugarman groups , 0 *T*-2 to analyze the situation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leaseway Transportation Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will restructure $ 192.5 million *U* of certain subordinated debentures *-1 to reduce its debt obligations and interest expense] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leaseway] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has begun discussions with certain institutional debt holders 0 * to review the proposed private placement transaction , which *T*-1 would exchange the debt for new subordinated debt instruments and equity securities *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Specific terms are subject to review and a final agreement with debt holders] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Leaseway fulfilled payment requirements of its debt obligations since the leveraged buy-out , but 0 `` our performance since the -LCB- buy-out -RCB- makes it *EXP*-2 imperative * to implement actions that *T*-1 will further improve our cash flow] .
• Lawmakers have n't publicly raised the possibility of * renewing military aid to the Contras , and [_ARG0 President Bush] parried the question at a news conference here Saturday , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARGM-ADV only] [_ARG1 that `` if there 's an all-out military offensive , that 's going *-2 to change the equation 180 degrees] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole -LRB- R. , Kan . -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> on `` * Meet the Press ''] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I would hope 0 after his -LCB- Mr. Ortega 's -RCB- act yesterday or the day before , we 'd have unanimous support for quick action on remaining humanitarian aid] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Dole] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hoped for unanimous support for a resolution 0 he plans *-1 to offer *T*-2 tomorrow denouncing the Nicaraguan leader] .
• `` [_ARG1 The administration should now state that if the -LCB- February -RCB- election is voided *-1 by the Sandinistas ... they should call for military aid] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 former Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrams] .
• [_ARG0 Sen. Mitchell] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that congressional Democrats intend *-1 to honor the March agreement * to give non-lethal support to the Contras through the February elections] , [_ARGM-ADV although he added that the agreement requires that the Contras not initiate any military action] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Abrams] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Mr. Ortega is seeking *-1 to demobilize the Contras prior to the elections *-2 to remove any pressure * to hold fair elections] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My sense is 0 what they have *T*-2 in mind is an excuse for * clamping down on campaigning '' by *-3 creating an atmosphere of a military emergency] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> on NBC-TV 's `` * Meet the Press ''] [_ARG1 that Mr. Ortega 's threat *ICH*-3 was `` a very unwise move , particularly the timing of it] . ''
• Saturday , he amended [<sub>ARG0</sub> his remarks] *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he would continue *-2 to abide by the cease-fire if the U.S. ends its financial support for the Contras] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Milton Petrie , chairman of Petrie Stores Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has agreed *-1 to sell his 15.2 % stake in Deb Shops Corp. to Petrie Stores] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Petrie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that on Oct. 26 Petrie Stores agreed *-1 to purchase Mr. Petrie 's 2,331,100 Deb Shops shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The filing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Petrie Stores of Secaucus , N.J. , is purchasing Mr. Petrie 's Deb Shops stake as an investment] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although Petrie Stores has considered * seeking *-1 to acquire the remaining equity of Deb Stores , it has no current intention * to pursue such a possibility] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the filing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philadelphia-based Deb Shops] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it saw little significance in Mr. Petrie selling his stock to Petrie Stores] .
• `` [_ARG1 We did n't look at it and say , ` Oh my God , something is going *-1 to happen] , ' '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stanley Uhr , vice president and corporate counsel] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> We] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] look at it and [<sub>rel</sub> say] , ` [_ARG1 Oh my God , something is going *-1 to happen] , ' '' said 0 *T*-2 Stanley Uhr , vice president and corporate counsel .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Uhr] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Mr. Petrie or his company have been accumulating Deb Shops stock for several years , *-1 each time issuing a similar regulatory statement] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 no discussions currently are taking place between the two companies] .
• [_ARG0 Nikon Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 unconsolidated pretax profit increased 70 % to 12.12 billion yen -LRB- $ 85.3 million *U* -RRB- in the first half ended * Sept. 30 , from 7.12 billion yen a year ago] .
• [_ARG0 The Tokyo camera maker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income more than doubled to 5.85 billion yen , or 16.08 a share , from 2.63 billion yen , or 7.24 yen a share] .
• [_ARG0 Nikon] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 sales rose despite the adverse effect of Japan 's unpopular consumption tax , introduced * in April] .
• [_ARG1 Increasing personal spending and capital investment are fueling growth] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Presidio Oil Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a definitive agreement * to acquire Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. 's U.S. unit for $ 163 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Presidio , a Denver oil and gas concern ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will acquire the properties and operations of Home Petroleum Corp. , which *T*-1 includes two regional gas-gathering systems and proved reserves of about nine million barrels of oil and 72 billion cubic feet of natural gas] .
• [_ARG0 Presidio] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the properties are generally situated *-1 in Wyoming , North Dakota , Texas , Oklahoma and Louisiana] .
• [_ARG0 Gulf Canada , Calgary ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the transaction is part of its plan * to sell non-strategic assets and focus operations on Canada , Indonesia and other international areas] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for Gulf Canada , which *T*-2 is controlled *-1 by Toronto 's Reichmann family ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the properties account for about 6 % of the company 's assets and produce about 5,000 barrels of oil and 35 million cubic feet of gas a day] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Gulf Canada will likely report an extraordinary gain from the sale in the fourth quarter] , but he would n't offer a specific estimate .
• [_ARG0 NEC Corp. , a Tokyo-based computer and electronics concern ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income rose 18 % to 29.66 billion yen -LRB- $ 208.7 million *U* -RRB- in the fiscal first half , ended Sept. 30 , from 25.12 billion yen a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 NEC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 first-half computer sales totaled 555.5 billion yen , up 11 % from 500.26 billion yen a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 sales of home electronic products advanced 3.7 % to 44.92 billion yen from 43.34 billion yen] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income will rise 25 % to 69 billion yen] .
• [_ARG0 The companies] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the accord was unanimously approved *-1 by a special committee of Erbamont directors unaffiliated with Montedison] .
• [_ARG0 The companies] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the transaction is being structured *-1 this way because the laws of the Netherlands Antilles , under which Erbamont is organized *-2 *T*-3 , do n't provide for merger transactions] .
• [_ARG0 A unit of DPC Acquisition Partners] launched a $ 10-a-share *U* tender offer for the shares outstanding of Dataproducts Corp. , and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would seek *-1 to liquidate the computer-printer maker `` as soon as possible , '' even if a merger is n't consummated *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DPC Acquisition] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had received the reasonable assurance of Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. that the financing can be obtained *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> DPC Acquisition] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects 0 it will need about $ 215 million *U* *-1 to buy the shares and pay related fees and expenses] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DPC Acquisition] added that it has not begun discussions with financing sources , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expected *-1 to repay the amounts borrowed * through proceeds of the liquidation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dataproducts officials] declined *-2 to comment , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had not yet seen a suit filed * in federal court by DPC Acquisition that *T*-1 seeks *-3 to nullify a standstill agreement between DPC Acquisition and Dataproducts] .
• Earlier this year , DPC Acquisition made a $ 15-a-share *U* offer for Dataproducts , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Dataproducts board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it rejected *T*-1 because the $ 283.7 million *U* offer was not fully financed *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dataproducts] has since started a restructuring , and has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is not for sale] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> David L. Koffman , president and chief executive officer of Jayark , holds about 40 % of Kofcoh] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jayark] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The transaction is subject to approval by a panel of disinterested directors] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding that shareholder approval is n't needed *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ajinomoto Co. , a Tokyo-based food-processing concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income in its first half rose 8.9 % to 8.2 billion yen -LRB- $ 57.7 million *U* -RRB- from 7.54 billion yen a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects full-year net of 16 billion yen , compared with 15 billion yen in the latest year] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our members are eager *-1 to begin *-2 trading this contract , so we expect no difficulty in * attracting locals to the natural gas pit] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a recent interview] , [_ARG0 Mr. Thompson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the biggest problem facing all commodity exchanges was one of image] .
• [_ARG1 If the exchange falters in these moves] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , it might once again fall behind its chief New York competitor , the Commodity Exchange .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We had a management breakdown in 1987 in terms of compliance] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Thompson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that even if the natural gas contract boosts volume at the exchange strongly , the 1990 business plan calls for * having adequate compliance people 0 *T*-2 to ensure that exchange rules are being followed *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 The cost of competition has become extremely high] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 It] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it would start *-1 trading the contract as soon as the CFTC approved it] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-TMP in May] , [_ARG0 the Chicago Merc] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was looking into *-1 creating a common system with the Chicago Board of Trade] , and it suspended negotiations with the New York Merc .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Thompson] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his exchange is n't waiting for the results of the Chicago exchanges ' cooperation] .
• [_ARG0 Michael Frawley , metals trader for PaineWebber Inc. in New York ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there is good technical support between $ 1.10 and $ 1.12 *U* a pound for December copper , which *T*-1 ended Friday at $ 1.1580 *U* a pound , up 1.6 cents] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the market could pop up to the $ 1.22 to $ 1.25 *U* level without too much difficulty] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't climb further] and he expects it to remain in a trading range between $ 1.10 and $ 1.25 *U* .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William O'Neill , research director for Elders Futures Inc. in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 for a rally to occur , there must be demand from the Far East] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are two reports *ICH*-2 *ICH*-3 this week that *T*-1 might affect prices : the purchasing managers report on Wednesday and the unemployment report on Friday] .
• `` [_ARG1 Most traders will be looking *-1 to buy -LCB- on -RCB- pullbacks] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-ADV According to Mr. Frawley] , [_ARG0 floor traders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 there is good support for December gold in the $ 374 to $ 375 *U* per ounce area , around $ 5.20 *U* an ounce for December silver and in the $ 485 to $ 490 *U* an ounce range for January platinum] .
• [_ARG0 William O'Neill , research director for Elders Futures Inc. in New York ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 the price action for all of last week is the best 0 he has seen *T*-1 on a weekly basis in more than a year] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 last week 's activity in gold could portend a move to $ 390 *U* an ounce for the December contract] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 traders should keep an eye on the stock market , because `` if the stock market rallies , that could spell trouble for the precious metals] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 traders should be on the lookout for how metals producers react to this rally *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lorne Slotnick , vice chairman of the Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild , the union representing the workers ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Thomson made significant concessions in the final round of talks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In addition to wage increases , the union negotiated improved vacation plans , benefit packages and pension plans] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Slotnick] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 more than 70 % of the bargaining unit voted in favor of the agreement] .
• `` [_ARG1 It wo n't be an earthshaking drop] , '' [_ARG0 a Weyerhaeuser spokesman] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Great Northern Nekoosa] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The odds of the dire predictions about us being right are small] . ''
• A Boise-Cascade spokesman referred to [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> a speech] by Chairman John Fery , in which [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that markets generally are stable , although some risk of further price deterioration exists] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stone Container Chairman Roger Stone] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , unlike for some other paper products , demand for Stone 's principal commodity , unbleached containerboard , remains strong] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gaylord Container] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 analysts are skeptical of it because it 's carrying a lot of debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Champion International] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 We 've gotten our costs down and we 're better positioned for any cyclical downturn than we 've ever been *?*] . ''
• [_ARG0 Louisiana Pacific and Georgia Pacific] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a number of other analysts are recommending them because of their strong wood-products business] .
• [_ARG0 Federal Paper Board] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're not as exposed as the popular perception of us] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> Because the stock prices of some paper companies already reflect an expected profit slump] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> PaineWebber 's Mr. Ross] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thinks that next year the share prices of some companies may fall at most only 5 % to 10 % *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A company such as Federal Paper Board] may be overly discounted *-2 and looks `` tempting '' to him , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , though he is n't yet recommending the shares .
• [_ARG0 A Temple-Inland spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company expects record earnings in 1989 , and `` we 're still pretty bullish '' on 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their gloomy forecasts have a flip side] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Scott] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * assuming 0 the price of pulp continues *-1 to soften , `` We should do well] .
• [_ARG0 Shoney 's Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will report a write-off of $ 2.5 million *U* , or seven cents a share , for its fourth quarter ended yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 Shoney 's] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the latest restructuring affected bank indebtedness that *T*-1 was incurred *-3 * to finance $ 585 million *U* of the company 's $ 728 million *U* recapitalization that *T*-2 took place in]
• [_ARG0 ABB Asea Brown Boveri B.V.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a contract for the largest-ever power plant order in the Netherlands] .
• [_ARG0 ABB] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the contract , signed * with the Dutch utility N.V . Energieproduktiebedrijf UNA , is valued *-1 in excess of $ 200 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 ABB] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a significant portion of the order will be placed *-1 with Dutch subcontractors] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 adding that a group has been set up *-3 for this purpose] .
• [_ARG1 Nissan Motor Co. expects net income to reach 120 billion yen -LRB- U.S. $ 857 million *U* -RRB- in its current fiscal year , up from 114.6 billion yen in the previous year] , [_ARG0 Yutaka Kume , president ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The executive] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the anticipated earnings increase is fairly modest because Nissan is spending heavily *-1 to bolster its dealership network in Japan and because of currency-exchange fluctuations] .
• [_ARG1 Last year] , [_ARG0 Mr. Kume] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , Nissan exported slightly over one million vehicles , and produced 570,000 cars and trucks at its factories in North America , Europe and Australia .
• [_ARG0 National Intergroup Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to report a charge of $ 5.3 million *U* related * to the sale of its aluminum unit 's extrusion division for the third quarter] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has agreed *-1 to sell the extrusion division for $ 15 million *U* to R.D. Werner Co. , a closely held firm based * in Greenville , Pa] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it continues *-1 to explore all options concerning the possible sale of National Aluminum 's 54.5 % stake in an aluminum smelter in Hawesville , Ky] .
• But while [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that municipal bonds still offer good value] , you would n't know it by the way 0 institutional investors are rushing *-1 to dump their holdings *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Bond market analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the institutional selling was triggered *-1 by several factors] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't need the shelter of tax-free bonds] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman at Chemical] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Last week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , there were three institutional sellers for every buyer .
• `` [_ARG1 There is just so much *ICH*-4 going on that it *EXP*-2 's difficult * to pick just one factor that *T*-1 's driving the market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Ronald Ian Heller , vice president at First Chicago Capital Markets Inc. , a subsidiary of First Chicago Corp] .
• [_ARG1 Mutual funds] , [_ARGM-DIS for example] , are [_rel said] *-1 to be selling existing municipal bonds *-2 to raise cash 0 * to buy new issues *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Such bonds] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , are those that *T*-1 are nearing their call date .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Every day we 're getting new bid lists '' from would-be sellers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market 's tone could pick up this week if New York City 's $ 787 million *U* bond offering goes well] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 'd like *-1 to see some other names in their portfolios] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael S. Appelbaum , first vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Overall] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , municipal prices are `` very cheap '' and represent an `` excellent buying opportunity . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Late Thursday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it needed *-1 to raise $ 17 billion *U* quickly and would do so by *-1 issuing new securities this week] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] announced 0 it would sell $ 2 billion *U* of 51-day cash management bills today and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the weekly sale of $ 15.6 billion *U* of three-month and six-month bills will take place today , as usual] , but the sale will settle tomorrow instead of Thursday .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] announced 0 it would sell $ 2 billion *U* of 51-day cash management bills today and [<sub>rel</sub> said] that the weekly sale of $ 15.6 billion *U* of three-month and six-month bills will take place today , as usual , but [<sub>ARG1</sub> the sale will settle tomorrow instead of Thursday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One dealer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the talk was that the firm sold about $ 500 million *U* of bellwether 30-year bonds] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm apparently has wanted *-4 to publicize its recent buying and subsequent selling of 30-year bonds by *-2 using Cantor Fitzgerald Securities Corp. as a broker] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> As a result of its large-scale buying] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that liquidity , or the ability * to easily buy and sell , has been constrained *-1 in the benchmark Treasury bond issue] .
• `` [_ARG1 It shows that there are buyers of high-quality assets at high prices in today 's market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-7 [_ARG0 Robert Long , managing director and head of the high-yield research department at First Boston Corp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is incredible negative psychology building in the market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donna Avedisian , a vice president at Merrill Lynch & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some defensive investors were buyers of mortgages , as were *?* dealers seeking collateral for REMICs priced * earlier last week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The premium 0 the elderly pay *T*-1 for coverage of doctor 's bills under Part B of the Medicare health insurance plan will rise to $ 29 *U* a month in 1990 from $ 27.90 *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Department of Health and Human Services] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lockheed Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will trim its Aeronautical Systems work force in California and Georgia by several hundred workers , * reflecting the defense industry 's decline] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The reductions should be complete by the end of the year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 adding that the exact number 0 *T*-5 to be cut *-2 has n't been determined *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Noting that other defense contractors are complaining of losses on such contracts] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 taxpayers have been getting illusionary bargains on weapons systems in recent years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Defense contractors `` can not continue *-1 to get contracts on that basis] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Howard Rubel , an analyst with C.J. Lawrence , Morgan Grenfell Inc. in New York] .
• [_ARG0 Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. , one of a group of closely held companies owned * by entrepreneur James Pattison ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it `` intends *-1 to seek control '' of 30%-owned Innopac Inc. , a Toronto packaging concern] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it currently holds about 4.2 million of Innopac 's 13.8 million common shares outstanding , which *T*-1 have an aggregate market value of about 137.8 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 117.3 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Martin Fabi , Innopac 's president and chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Innopac viewed Mr. Pattison 's decision * to seek control as a `` very positive '' move] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm happy that he feels positively about our company] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fabi] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> directly] [<sub>ARG1</sub> whether Mr. Pattison has disclosed potential terms for his planned bid for control] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the accord does n't suggest 0 Japan is opening up to more foreign takeovers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Factory owners are buying new machinery at a healthy rate this fall] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> machine-tool makers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Whittle Communications L.P. , which for months *T*-1 has fought a public relations battle with education leaders ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has signed 500 schools in 24 states to subscribe to the controversial Channel One news program and its sister programs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Whittle] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that so far , three of the six schools that *T*-1 carried the program in a five-week test last spring have subscribed to the program] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Bruner , associate director of communications for Cincinnati Public Schools ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Channel One was rejected *-1 because students watching the program did n't fare particularly better *ICH*-3 on a 28-question current events quiz than a control school without the program and school absences were almost unchanged during the period when the program was being aired *-2 *T*-4] .
• `` [_ARG1 The number of correct responses was 45 % on the test and school absences did n't change much] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Bruner] .
• [_ARG0 Whittle] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its field staff signed up the 500 schools in 238 school districts after only eight weeks] and company executives now expect *-1 to reach their start-up goal of 1,000 schools before the end of this year .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Whittle] [_ARGM-TMP Friday] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 several more advertisers have been added *-1] .
• [_ARG1 Installation of satellite dishes , TVs and videocassette equipment will cost the company about $ 20,000 *U* per school] , [_ARG0 Mr. Whittle] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Christopher Whittle , chairman of the Knoxville , Tenn. , media company that *T*-1 is 50 % owned by Time Warner Inc. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that by December 1990 he expects *-3 to have Channel One installed *-4 in about 8,000 schools with a potential audience of six million] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What we 've done *T*-2 in eight weeks shows 0 we wo n't have enormous difficulties * getting to the place 0 we want *-4 to be *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Whittle] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his sales force is signing up schools at the rate of 25 a day] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Whittle] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 private and parochial schools in both states will be canvassed *-1 * to see if they are interested in *-2 getting the programs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hewlett-Packard Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it raised its stake in Octel Communications Corp. to 8.5 % of the common shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hewlett-Packard] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it now holds 1,384,119 Octel common shares , including 100,000 shares bought * from Aug. 26 to Oct. 20 for $ 23.31 to $ 24.25 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hewlett-Packard , a Palo Alto , Calif. , computer company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired the stock `` *-1 to develop and maintain a strategic partnership in which each company remains independent while *-2 working together *-3 to market and sell their products *T*-4] . ''
• [_ARG0 Octel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the purchase was expected *-1] .
• [_ARG1 The reaction to the UAL debacle `` is mindless] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Connolly , chief market strategist at Dean Witter] .
• `` [_ARG1 Those stocks are up because their earnings are up and their dividends are up] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Who *ICH*-1 can *T*-2 make the better decision , the guy who *T*-3 has 10 seconds 0 * to decide what * to do *T*-4 *T*-5 or the guy with all the time in the world ?] '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-6 .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've run into a market that *T*-1 was beginning *-2 to run out of steam and get frothy] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 The pop sobered up investors who *T*-1 had been getting a little too ebullient] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Jarrett] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Just because we 've got some realism back in the market does n't mean 0 it 's going lower from here] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At current levels of economic activity and earnings , stocks are fairly valued *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 Stocks are n't cheap anymore , there have been some judicial and legislative changes in the merger area and all of this changes the arithmetic of deals] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] 'm [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 've stopped altogether] , but future deals are going *-2 to be structured *-1 differently and bids probably wo n't be as high . ''
• `` [_ARG1 M&A is getting all the headlines right now , but these other things have been building up more gradually] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are a lot more downward than upward revisions and it looks like people are questioning corporate profits as a means of support for stock prices] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The question is unanswerable at this point] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• USX gained 1\/2 to 33 3\/8 on a report *ICH*-2 in Business Week magazine that [_ARG1 investor Carl Icahn] is [_rel said] [_ARG2 *-1 to have raised his stake in the oil and steel company to just about 15 %] .
• [_ARG0 Mobil] , which *T*-1 [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-2 to cut its exploration and production work force by about 8 % in a restructuring] , dropped 5\/8 to 56 1\/8 .
• [_ARG0 Crane] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it holds an 8.9 % stake in the company and may seek control] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If this had happened a few months ago when the atmosphere was still very positive *T*-3 it would n't have been greeted *-1 with anything like the impact 0 it has had *T*-2 over the past two weeks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dennis Jarrett , a market strategist at Kidder Peabody] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Such tests make the FAA confident that a Sioux City-type accident `` wo n't happen again] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Broderick] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for GE] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the company has been working with the FAA all along on this issue and `` will comply fully with the required inspections] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The CF6-6 series engines are n't being manufactured *-11 any more ; they are only being used *-12 in the DC-10 Series 10 planes currently in service] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anthony Broderick , the FAA 's acting executive director for regulatory standards and compliance ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that recent tests of the failed engine disk indicate that a flaw -- known * as `` hard alpha '' -- occurred in the titanium during its production almost 20 years ago] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there was n't any way 0 * to detect the flaw at that time *T*-1 , and that the process has since been changed *-2 * to decrease the chance that such flaws would occur] .
• [_ARG0 Skeptics] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that if that 's the case , temperatures should have risen fairly uniformly over the past century , * reflecting the increase in carbon dioxide] .
• [_ARG0 Researchers at Ohio State University and Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology in China] have analyzed samples of glacial ice in Tibet and [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 temperatures there have been significantly higher *ICH*-1 on average over the past half-century than in any similar period in the past 10,000 years] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Climate varies drastically due to natural causes] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Thompson] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 ice samples from Peru , Greenland and Antarctica all show substantial signs of warming] .
• `` [_ARG1 If you can use data *-4 to reconstruct what *T*-2 happened in the past , you have much more confidence in predictions for the future] , '' [_rel said] *T*-5 [_ARG0 Lonnie Thompson , a research scientist at Ohio State who *T*-3 dug for *RNR*-1 and analyzed *RNR*-1 the ice samples] .
• [_ARG1 These measurements] can indicate temperature changes , [_ARG0 researchers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , because the rates of evaporation of these oxygen atoms differ as temperatures change .
• [_ARG1 Analysis of ice from the Dunde ice cap , a glacial plateau in Tibet 17,000 feet above sea level , show that average temperatures were higher *ICH*-1 in 1937-87 than in any other 50-year period since before the last Ice Age] , [_ARG0 Mr. Thompson] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Telxon Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its vice president for manufacturing resigned and its Houston work force has been trimmed *-1 by 40 people , or about 15 %] .
• [_ARG0 The maker of hand-held computers and computer systems] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the personnel changes were needed *-1 * to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing operation] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has n't named a successor to Ronald Bufton , the vice president who *T*-1 resigned] .
• [_ARG0 CNW Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the final step in the acquisition of the company has been completed *-1 with the merger of CNW with a subsidiary of Chicago & North Western Holdings Corp] .
• [_ARGM-TMP The next time] 0 expansion plans are mentioned *-1 at the old company *T*-2 and [_ARG0 somebody] [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Aw heck , guys , nobody can do it like Japan or South Korea] *T*-2 , '' I wish 0 you would butt in and say , `` * Hold it , fellas , why do n't we compare prices and use our own little Third World country *T*-3 .
• The next time 0 expansion plans are mentioned *-1 at the old company *T*-2 and somebody says , `` Aw heck , guys , nobody can do it like Japan or South Korea *T*-2 , '' I wish 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] butt in and [<sub>rel</sub> say] , `` [_ARG1 * Hold it , fellas , why do n't we compare prices and use our own little Third World country *T*-3] .
• [_ARG1 For greater efficiency , employees at those locations will be reorganized *-1 into teams responsible for * managing the properties under their jurisdiction] , [_ARG0 Mobil] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The main feature of the new organization is that each local manager will have both the authority and accountability for profitable and technically sound operations] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles E. Spruell , president of the Mobil unit] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The reorganization will `` focus on the value and potential of assets] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Spruell] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The exploration side of the unit has recently undergone a similar overhaul , during which it also lost as many as 400 employees *T*-1] , [_ARG0 a company spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARGM-ADV in response to questions] .
• [_ARG0 Mobil officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it is unlikely 0 any additional charges related * to this move will be taken *-1 in future quarters] .
• [_ARG0 Mobil officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have been studying ways of * streamlining these operations since early this year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People should remember 0 their money is n't all or nothing -- they do n't need *-1 to be shopping for the one interest-rate-type investment and putting all their money in it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bethesda , Md. , adviser Karen Schaeffer] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's a no-brainer : You do n't have *-2 to worry about diversification ; you do n't have *-3 to worry about quality] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Steven J. Hueglin , executive vice president of the New York bond firm of Gabriele , Hueglin & Cashman Inc] .
• * Consider a `` laddered '' bond portfolio , with issues maturing in , [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 1992 , 1993 and 1994] , advises 0 *T*-1 Malcolm A. Makin , a Westerly , R.I. , financial planner .
• `` [_ARG1 You get equity-like returns '' from bonds if you guess right on rates] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 James E. Wilson , a Columbia , S.C. , planner] .
• [_ARG1 But at age 55 , `` they may be a great deal] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wilson , the Columbia , S.C. , planner] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still , today 's highest-yielding money funds may beat CDs over the next year even if rates fall] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Guy Witman , an editor of the Bond Market Advisor newsletter in Atlanta] .
• `` [_ARG1 If you 're looking for a significantly higher yield with the same level of risk as a CD , you 're not going *-2 to find it] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Washington financial planner Dennis M. Gurtz] .
• [_ARG1 There are , however , some alternatives that income-oriented investors should consider *T*-1] , [_ARG0 investment advisers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Federal drug regulators , concerned over British reports that diabetics have died after *-1 shifting from animal to human-based insulin ,] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they are considering a study 0 *T*-2 to see if similar deaths have occurred here] .
• [_ARGM-LOC At the U.S. National Institutes of Health] , [_ARG0 Dr. Robert E. Silverman , chief of the diabetes program branch ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 no evidence of unexpected deaths from hypoglycemia had shown up in a study of 1,500 diabetics that *T*-1 has been under way at NIH for five years] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 officials conducting the study had n't been looking for signs of problems related to hypoglycemia unawareness] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are now monitoring for it much more closely] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We do know 0 there are slight differences in the way 0 human and animal insulins drive down blood sugar *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 Dr. Sobel] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The human-based drug starts the blood sugar dropping sooner and drives it down faster] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But we do n't believe 0 there is enough of a difference * to be clinically significant] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Sobel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 A loss of the warning symptoms of hypoglycemia is a complex problem that *T*-1 is very unlikely *-3 to be due simply to the type of insulin used *] , '' [_ARG0 the American association] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In its latest annual report] , [_ARG0 Lilly] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Humulin sales have shown `` excellent growth] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lilly officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had seen reports of hypoglycemic unawareness among some patients making the shift from animal to human insulin] , but did n't know if the problem had caused any deaths .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Leigh Thompson , a Lilly group vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's clinical trials of both its animal and human-based insulins indicated no difference in the level of hypoglycemia between users of either product] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Toseland] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 most of the British diabetics who *T*-1 died had been taking a human-based insulin made * by Novo\/Nordisk , a Danish manufacturer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a telephone interview] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Toseland] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the number of sudden , unexplained deaths of diabetics 0 he had seen *T*-1 this year was 17 compared with just two in 1985] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At least six of the deaths occurred among relatively young diabetics who *T*-1 had switched from animal to human insulin within the past year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Solomon Sobel , director of metabolism and endrocrine drug products for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 FDA officials have discussed Dr. Toseland 's findings `` fairly intensively] . ''
• [_ARGM-ADV While there have been no reports of similar sudden unexplained deaths among diabetics in the U.S.] , [_ARG0 Dr. Sobel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the FDA plans *-1 to examine Dr. Toseland 's evidence and is considering its own study here] .
• [_ARG0 Dr. Toseland , a toxicologist ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was preparing an article for a British forensic medical journal *-2 raising the possibility that the deaths may have occurred after human insulin blunted critical warning signs indicating hypoglycemia , or low blood sugar , which *T*-1 can kill diabetics] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The anecdotal data certainly shows that some of the people were not aware of the rapid onset of hypoglycemia] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Toseland] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SharesBase Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will reduce its 221-person work force by about 25 % , effective tomorrow , in an effort * to stem continuing losses] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-1 makes data base systems and software ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-2 to report a loss for the third quarter ended Sept. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] To [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Pentagon should act irresponsibly because * acting responsibly will provoke Congress into *-1 acting irresponsibly] leads to the conclusion that the Pentagon should deliberately exaggerate its needs in the national interest ; in other words , that it is justified in *-2 committing a crime -- *-2 lying to Congress -- because it is morally superior .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although bullish dollar sentiment has fizzled] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> many currency analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a massive sell-off probably wo n't occur in the near future] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> With the stock market wobbly and dollar buyers discouraged *-2 by signs of U.S. economic weakness and the recent decline in U.S. interest rates that *T*-1 has diminished the attractiveness of dollar-denominated investments] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the dollar is still in a precarious position] .
• `` [_ARG1 They 'll be looking at levels 0 * to sell the dollar *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 James Scalfaro , a foreign-exchange marketing representative at Bank of Montreal] .
• While [_ARG0 some analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the dollar eventually could test support at 1.75 marks and 135 yen] , Mr. Scalfaro and others do n't see the currency decisively sliding under support at 1.80 marks and 140 yen soon .
• [_ARG1 With the pound and the yen lagging behind other major currencies , `` you do n't have a confirmation '' that a sharp dollar downturn is in the works] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mike Malpede , senior currency analyst at Refco Inc. in Chicago] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As far as the pound goes *?*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a slide toward support at $ 1.5500 *U* may be a favorable development for the dollar this week] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While the pound has attempted *-1 to stabilize] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> currency analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is in critical condition] .
• He was succeeded *-1 by John Major , who *T*-2 Friday expressed a desire for a firm pound and supported the relatively high British interest rates that [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [_ARG1 *T*-3 are working exactly as intended '' in *-4 reducing inflation] .
• [_ARG1 `` By default , '' the dollar probably will be able *-1 to hold up pretty well in coming days] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Francoise Soares-Kemp , a foreign-exchange adviser at Credit Suisse] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 's fair * to say 0 there are more risks for the pound *ICH*-4 under Major than there were *?* under Lawson] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Malcolm Roberts , a director of international bond market research at Salomon Brothers in London] .
• `` It *EXP*-1 's fair [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are more risks for the pound *ICH*-4 under Major than there were *?* under Lawson] , '' says *T*-3 Malcolm Roberts , a director of international bond market research at Salomon Brothers in London .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's very little upside to sterling] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Roberts] [_rel says] *T*-2 , but he adds that near-term losses may be small because the selling wave that *T*-1 followed Mr. Major 's appointment apparently has run its course .
• [_ARG1 The pound likely will fall in coming days and may trade as low as 2.60 marks within the next year] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Nigel Rendell , an international economist at James Capel & Co. in London] .
• [_ARG1 If the pound falls closer to 2.80 marks , the Bank of England may raise Britain 's base lending rate by one percentage point to 16 %] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Rendell] .
• [_ARG1 But] such an increase , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , could be viewed *-1 by the market as `` too little too late . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Bank of England indicated its desire * to leave its monetary policy unchanged Friday by *-4 declining *-3 to raise the official 15 % discount-borrowing rate that it charges discount houses *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Pound concerns aside , the lack of strong buying interest in the yen is another boon for the dollar] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> many traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The dollar has a `` natural base of support '' around 140 yen because the Japanese currency has n't been purchased *-1 heavily in recent weeks] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ms. Soares-Kemp of Credit Suisse] .
• [_ARG1 The yen 's softness] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , apparently stems from Japanese investors ' interest in * buying dollars against the yen *-2 to purchase U.S. bond issues and persistent worries about this year 's upheaval in the Japanese government .
• [_ARG1 But] once the pound steadied with help from purchases by the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , the dollar was dragged down , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , by the stock-market slump that *T*-1 left the Dow Jones Industrial Average with a loss of 17.01 points .
• [_ARG0 A group of investors led * by Giant Group Ltd. and its chairman , Burt Sugarman ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it filed with federal antitrust regulators for clearance * to buy more than 50 % of the stock of Rally 's Inc. , a fast-food company based * in Louisville , Ky] .
• [_ARG0 Lawyers representing DPC] declined *-1 to elaborate , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 they did n't have a final copy of the filing] .
• [_ARG0 Jack Davis , Dataproducts ' chairman ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he had n't yet seen the filing and could n't comment] .
• Dataproducts had sought a buyer for several months , but it is now in the midst of a restructuring plan and [_ARG0 management] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the company is no longer for sale] .
• [_ARG0 Appalachian Power Co. , a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will redeem on Dec. 1 the entire $ 44.2 million *U* of its 12 7\/8 % first mortgage bonds due 2013] .
• [_ARG1 The month-to-month rise in the index was the largest since April] , [_ARG0 Eurostat] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 local banks] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the new contract is important in * helping them offset their Hong Kong-dollar exposure] .
• [_ARG1 `` The contract is definitely important to the exchange , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Gilmore , executive director of the Securities and Futures Commission] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` There was no problem at all , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Douglas Ford , chief executive officer of the futures exchange] .
• [_ARG1 `` If those two banks are there , then the balance of the banking institutions will be there , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gilmore , the Securities and Futures Commission official] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Hibor contract `` solves quite a bit of the problem of interest-rate risk in the interbank market , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Eric Cheng , a director of James Capel -LRB- Far East -RRB- Ltd. , the Hong Kong arm of the British brokerage firm] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the contract will be considered *-1 a success if it starts *-2 trading 500 to 1,000 lots a day] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Cheng] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the low margin required * for trading futures attracted a lot of small investors *ICH*-1 before the 1987 crash who *T*-2 did n't realize that their risk was virtually unlimited] .
• [_ARG1 `` You 're not going *-1 to get your taxi drivers and amahs and all that , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rory Nicholas , a director for securities company Elders Bullion & Futures Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That should help *-2 to inspire confidence] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gilmore] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> regulators] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> this week] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 futures-exchange officials still have a way 0 * to go *T*-1 before they answer all the remaining detailed questions about the contract] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> securities regulators] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> privately] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it is n't likely *-1 to start until the first quarter of next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jujo Paper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pretax profit rose 0.3 % to 13.05 billion yen from 13.02 billion yen] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Oji Paper , the nation 's largest in terms of sales ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pretax profit rose 1.5 % to 23.11 billion yen -LRB- US$ 163.3 million *U* -RRB- from 22.76 billion yen] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Veslefrikk field 's gross reserves were estimated *-1 in 1987 at 229 million barrels] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Unocal has had `` considerable interest '' from prospective buyers] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Nowak] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he attaches particular importance to the proposed sale because it suggests that the company is willing *-2 to sell oil and gas assets that *T*-1 are n't part of its major strategic strengths] .
• [_ARG0 Unocal] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to complete the sale of its Unocal Norge A\/S unit by next March or April] .
• [_ARG1 France 's unemployment rate was steady at a seasonally adjusted 9.5 % in September] , [_ARG0 the Social Affairs Ministry] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Bausch & Lomb Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-2 to introduce next year a new line of sunglasses containing melanin , the pigment that *T*-1 protects against damage from ultraviolet rays] .
• [_ARG0 Security] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a letter of intent * to purchase La Jolla Bancorp , * agreeing *-1 to pay $ 15 *U* of its own stock for each share of La Jolla] .
• [_ARG1 As of Sept. 30 , the bank had assets of $ 511 million *U* and deposits of $ 469 million *U*] , [_ARG0 Security Pacific] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 South Africa 's current account surplus swelled to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of between five billion and six billion rand -LRB- $ 1.9 billion and $ 2.28 billion *U* -RRB- in the third quarter] , [_ARG0 Reserve Bank Governor Chris Stals] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 this improvement means 0 it is still possible * to reach the targeted current account surplus of four billion rand for 1989] .
• [_ARG0 Moscom Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board approved the repurchase of as many as 300,000 common shares when market conditions are suitable *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Service Corp. International] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to report net income of 15 cents a share for the third quarter] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to release third-quarter results in mid-November] .
• [_ARG0 The state-controlled French metals group Pechiney S.A.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has signed a preliminary accord * to sell its Paris headquarters to Groupement Foncier Francais and Nouveaux Constructeurs for 2.76 billion francs -LRB- $ 443 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [_ARG1 Hong Kong 's main measure of consumer prices rose 10 % in September from a year earlier] , [_ARG0 the government] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 West German and French authorities have cleared Dresdner Bank AG 's takeover of a majority stake in Banque Internationale de Placement -LRB- BIP -RRB-] , [_ARG0 Dresdner Bank] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Dresdner Bank] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will also buy all shares tendered * by shareholders on the Paris Stock Exchange at the same price from today through Nov. 17] .
• [_ARG0 Furukawa Electric Co. , one of Japan 's leading electric wire and cable manufacturers ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 unconsolidated pretax profit in the fiscal first half ended * Sept. 30 fell 5.3 % to 6.11 billion yen -LRB- $ 43.1 million *U* -RRB- from 6.45 billion yen a year earlier] .
• [_ARG1 The growing sales sustained * by domestic demand failed *-2 to counter rising material metal costs and declining profitability in overseas construction] , [_ARG0 Furukawa] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 West Germany 's cost-of-living index rose a preliminary 0.3 % in October from September and was up 3.3 % from a year earlier] , [_ARG0 the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 A ministry official] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the growth leads to the conclusion 0 the adverse effects of a consumption tax introduced * in April have diminished] .
• [_ARG0 Shell Canada Ltd.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-1 to build a lubricants blending and packaging plant at Brockville , Ontario , with start-up scheduled *-2 for 1992] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plant , which *T*-1 will replace older lubricant and grease manufacturing plants in Montreal and Toronto , will cost about 50 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 42.5 million *U* -RRB- * to build *?*] .
• [_ARG0 Some dealers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 other traders were n't picking up their phones] .
• [_ARG1 In France , more than half the top 25 blue-chip stocks -- including such giants as BSN and Elf Aquitaine -- did n't open until Wall Street rallied late in the European trading day] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the recent market volatility has underscored the shortcomings of the way 0 many European exchanges trade stocks *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 It was a nightmare] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Susan Noble , an investment manager at Robert Fleming Holdings Ltd. 's International Investment Management unit in London] .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 senior officials of two U.S. securities houses] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they switched trades in European stocks to the London market last week when they could n't unwind positions on the Continent *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 `` I would be much happier if this volume -LCB- in German stocks -RCB- were in Frankfurt rather than London , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dieter Bauernfeind , head of international equity sales at Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Frankfurt exchange official] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 acknowledging the brokers ' anxieties] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market still feels 0 it `` functioned OK during this crash] . ''
• [_ARG1 `` I 'm not saying 0 London covered itself in glory , but the events of the past week have certainly exposed Europe 's weaknesses , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stewart Gilchrist , a director of Scottish Amicable Investment Managers in Glasgow , Scotland , which *T*-1 manages about # 6 billion *U* -LRB- $ 9.63 billion *U* -RRB- in institutional money] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Dutch , who *T*-2 had some trading problems because of insufficient computer capacity ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 new equipment 0 *T*-4 to solve the problems ought *-1 to be installed *-3 within a month] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman for the Brussels Bourse] : `` Nobody around here will tell you 0 they are happy 0 the system did n't work .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] 'm [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 London covered itself in glory] , but the events of the past week have certainly exposed Europe 's weaknesses , '' says *T*-2 Stewart Gilchrist , a director of Scottish Amicable Investment Managers in Glasgow , Scotland , which *T*-1 manages about # 6 billion *U* -LRB- $ 9.63 billion *U* -RRB- in institutional money .
• `` [_ARG0 They all] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they invested huge amounts of money] .
• [_ARG1 But they either did n't buy the right machines or they wasted it , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Fleming 's Ms. Noble] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the problems on European exchanges included market-system breakdowns , delayed execution of buy and sell orders and trading suspensions] .
• [_ARG1 `` The events strengthen London 's hand in * becoming the center for * trading European stocks , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gilchrist] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canadian steel production totaled 290,541 metric tons *ICH*-1 in the week ended * Oct. 21 , a 5.1 % increase from 276,334 tons the previous week but a 7.2 % decline from 313,125 tons a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Statistics Canada] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The federal agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in the year through Oct. 21 production totaled 12,573,758 tons , up 7.1 % from 11,742,368 tons] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trinova Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will resume *-1 buying back as many as three million of its common shares under a program announced * two years ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is n't *-1 making a commitment *-2 to purchase a specific number of shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Calgene Inc. and Gustafson Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they plan a joint project 0 *T*-1 to develop biological products 0 *T*-2 to control such plant diseases as aflatoxin , a potent cancer-causing agent] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Calgene , an agricultural biotechnology concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 initial work will concentrate on a proprietary strain of Bacillus subtilis which *T*-1 has shown promise for * controlling aflatoxin] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We do n't want Brussels deciding conditions for workers unless they are necessary and useful , ''] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz , secretary general of the employers ' confederation Unice] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the Unice official] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that * producing a charter acceptable to both Britain and European industry is n't an unattainable goal] .
• [_ARG1 One possible political solution] , [_ARG0 an EC official] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , would be for the commission to present the action program in late November , before the adoption of the charter at a summit of EC governments on Dec. 8 and 9 .
• [_ARG1 Workers and management] , [_ARG0 Mr. Tyszkiewicz] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , would lose the `` flexibility and diversity '' that *T*-1 has so far allowed them to adapt to local conditions and traditions .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> France will propose a slightly watered-down version of the charter 0 *T*-2 to be discussed *-1 by EC social-affairs ministers on Monday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 We] still have serious differences with the text , '' [_ARG0 a British official] [_rel said] *T*-1 , because it provides for a `` regulation of the labor market . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Tyszkiewicz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the charter would put poorer EC countries such as Spain , Greece and Portugal at a disadvantage] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` First year 0 I came back *T*-2 there was n't any work , ''] [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 After 11:30 a.m. or so `` we have them standing and waiting , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> as she whips out orders for hamburgers and the daily special -LRB- grilled roast beef , cheese and jalapeno pepper sandwich on whole wheat , potato salad , baked beans and pudding , plus coffee or iced tea] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I want *-1 to add one more truck , ''] [_ARG0 Mr. Huber] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 `` The fundamentals of supply and demand once again are setting oil prices , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Victor Burk , an Arthur Andersen & Co. oil expert] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That in itself has got *-1 to cause people to feel a little more optimistic , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Glenn Cox , the president of Phillips Petroleum Co] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The resulting firm prices and stability `` will allow both producers and consumers to plan confidently , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Hisham Nazer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We] 've been putting in long hours , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ramirez] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 -- six-day weeks and 13-hour days for the last two months .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` This is an opportune time 0 *T*-1 to find mutual ways 0 -LCB- *T*-2 to prevent -RCB- price shocks from * happening again , ''] [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Patrick J . Early , president of Amoco Corp. 's oil-production unit ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that despite recent stability , he plans continued tightening of costs and exploration spending] .
• [_ARG1 `` Talk is that everybody is going *-1 to drill more wells , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> foreman Tommy Folsom] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We went to six companies over two days *-1 pitching the prospect , ''] [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Tim Parker , a Santa Fe exploration manager] .
• [_ARG1 `` A kind of no-mistakes mentality '' had been stifling activity ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Don Covey , Mitchell 's oil exploration chief] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` At this price , $ 18 *U* plus or minus , and with costs being significantly less than they were *?* several years ago , the economics are pretty good , ''] *T*-2 [_rel says] [_ARG0 George Kadane , head of the company] .
• [_ARG1 At the bottom of the slump , Schlumberger Inc. was discounting 75 % on an electronic evaluation of a well ; now it discounts about 50 %] , [_ARG0 drillers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 40 % of those surveyed * report that 1989 exploration spending will exceed 1988 's] .
• [_ARG1 Texaco , thinking in terms of $ 18-to-$19 *U* oil for 1990 , may raise spending , especially for low-risk prospects] , [_ARG0 an official] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Although `` it *EXP*-1 's still difficult * to raise money for a pure wildcat program , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Thomas , a Texas Commerce Bank official in Houston] , `` institutions are starting *-3 to see 0 there are cycles to these things , and this one is beginning *-4 to turn . ''
• [_ARG1 They 're so busy , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one Santa Fe drilling foreman here] .
• [_ARG1 Last year , `` I was off a straight month , then one time for two to three weeks and another two to three weeks] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter S. Fisher , executive vice president and general auditor of the bank 's parent , Security Pacific Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 no bank funds were at risk during the investigation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Australia 's National Companies and Securities Commission] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will allow S.A. Brewing to acquire an option on as much as 20 % of Bell Resources Ltd. , a unit of Bond Corp. that *T*-1 is in the process of * acquiring Bond Corp. 's brewing businesses for 2.5 billion Australian dollars -LRB- US$ 1.93 billion *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> S.A. Brewing , which *T*-1 is 20%-owned by Elders IXL Ltd. , Australia 's largest brewer , will make a takeover offer for all of Bell Resources if it exercises the option] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the corporate regulators] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] then , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , they put two loaded pistols to his temple and demanded 0 he open the safe .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When he initially refused *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , they stabbed him in the back and made off with $ 2,000 *U* and 280 blank tickets .
• `` [_ARG1 They said 0 they wanted *-1 to show me how serious they were *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they wanted *-1 to show me how serious they were *T*-2] , '' he says *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 's hard * to deal with clients this way in a service business] , '' [_rel says] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Ralph `` Bud '' Conner , owner of the agency , which *T*-3 was robbed *-2 of 180 blank tickets and $ 850 *U* last month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Agents] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 airlines , which *T*-1 track ticket numbers of all stolen tickets , should be doing more *-2 to catch the thieves by * confiscating the tickets when they 're used *-3 *T*-4] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` They have the most sophisticated computers in the world , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. LLerena] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 airlines] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 it would be too expensive and cause too many delays if they started *-1 using computerized scanners *-2 to check tickets at the gate] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Specifically] , [_ARG0 the law] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the rates must closely reflect what the company 's actual expenses have been *T*-1 * to replace damaged cars] .
• [_ARG1 `` If they 're telling the truth now , then they 've been charging 300 % more than what *T*-1 is reasonable , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steve Gardner , an assistant state attorney general in Texas] .
• `` [_ARG1 As far as the FAA is concerned *-1] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Matt Finucane , air safety director at the Association of Flight Attendants] , `` flight attendants can work an unlimited number of hours . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 such long hours for attendants pose a safety risk] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` At the end of their day , they are zombies , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Galipault , president of the Aviation Safety Institute , a public-interest group in Worthington , Ohio] .
• [_ARGM-ADV In response to the study] , [_ARG0 the FAA] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is considering *-1 changing its policy -- or lack of it -- on flight attendants] .
• [_ARG0 Los Angeles police] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the thieves seem *-2 to be part of a crime network that *T*-1 knows how *-3 to convert blank tickets into real ones *T*-4] .
• [_ARG0 Police] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the robberies are usually pulled *-2 off by two to five men , who *T*-1 walk into the agencies near closing or lunch time , when few employees are there *T*-3] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They looked like ordinary vacationers at first] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Willy LLerena , owner of Travel Air Service in Monte Bello , Calif.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> * describing five men who *T*-1 entered his agency last June] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> W.R. Grace & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it formed a new horticultural-products company by * combining its soil-nutrients and fertilizers business with Sierra Chemical Co. , Milpitas , Calif] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grace , a maker of specialty chemicals that *T*-1 already owned about 30 % of closely held Sierra ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it owns a 49 % stake in the new company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grace] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it did n't invest any additional capital in the venture , which *T*-2 will be known *-1 as Grace-Sierra Horticultural Products Co] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The business is expected *-1 to have sales of about $ 100 million *U* in 1990] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grace] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Financial Accounting Standards Board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will soon issue a rule requiring disclosure about the financial risk of certain financial instruments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scott Miller , an FASB project manager ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a final rule will be issued *-1 before year end] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Poughkeepsie Savings Bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a plan * to sell its South Carolina branch offices to First Citizens Bank , of Columbia , S.C. , fell through] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Among other reasons , high fees 0 regulators imposed *T*-1 on certain transfers of thrift deposits to commercial banks `` substantially altered the economics of the transaction for both parties , ''] [_ARG0 Poughkeepsie] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Poughkeepsie] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is continuing *-1 to try *-2 to sell itself , under a June agreement with a dissident-shareholder group] .
• [_ARG0 The bank] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its effort would continue past the Nov. 1 deadline set * in that agreement and that the litigation between the two sides might resume as a result] .
• [_ARG0 The researchers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they did this] , but the toxin did n't induce immunity to whooping cough .
• [_ARG0 The Italian-led scientific team] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had succeeded in * getting bacteria to produce a non-toxic version of the pertussis toxin , which *T*-2 could be used *-1 as a safe vaccine] .
• [_ARG1 `` For a member of the Rothschild family , the return to Frankfurt is a very meaningful event , although it might not mean as much to German banking as it means to us , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Baron David de Rothschild , Elie 's younger cousin and a partner in Rothschild & Cie . Banque in Paris] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the market really is n't going *-2 to be stood *-1 on its head , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a banker at one of Frankfurt 's Big Three banks] .
• He left his job as general manager of Shearson Lehman Hutton Holdings Inc. 's Frankfurt office because , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-1] , `` When the Rothschilds called *T*-2 , I could n't resist . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] we do make exceptions , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a smiling Baron Elie de Rothschild] , `` especially if they are very young and have very rich parents .
• [_ARG1 Yet] the chief reason for the closure , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 , was rooted in a family tradition that *T*-2 would n't allow a bank to bear the Rothschild name without a Rothschild in its management .
• [_ARGM-ADV As program trading comes under renewed attack for * causing stock market gyrations] , [_ARG0 a few people on Wall Street] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 it is time 0 * to consider extreme measures *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 One group] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the futures contribute to stock market volatility] ; the other contends that futures are a sideshow of speculation that *T*-1 detracts from the stock market 's basic function of * raising capital .
• [_ARG1 The real answer to * curbing wild swings in stock prices] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , might be * to curb *RNR*-1 or even abolish *RNR*-1 stock-index futures .
• [_ARG1 `` The fundamentals do n't change in an hour , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although index arbitrage is said *-1 to add liquidity to markets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Bachmann , managing partner of Edward D. Jones ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 too much liquidity is n't a good thing]
• Although [<sub>ARG1</sub> index arbitrage] is [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to add liquidity to markets , John Bachmann , managing partner of Edward D. Jones , says 0 too much liquidity is n't a good thing
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's too disruptive , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Defenders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 futures make markets more efficient and provide ways 0 for investors to reduce risks *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> defenders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , few people complain about futures when stock prices are rising *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Louis Margolis , managing director in charge of equity options and futures at Salomon Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * trading baskets of stocks began in the 1970s , a decade before the advent of futures] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Futures] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , merely cut down on trading costs .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` * blaming futures is like * blaming the messenger] . ''
• [_ARG1 Since stock-index arbitrage merely narrows the gap between prices in the futures and stock markets , it ca n't add to volatility] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Futures `` do n't need defending , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Andrew Yemma , a spokesman for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange , which *T*-1 trades the S&P 500 , by far the largest stock-index futures contract] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that futures have become an accepted part of the financial landscape] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` All life is about change -- either you adapt or *-1 die , ''] [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 one Chicago futures trader] .
• [_ARG0 Many investment managers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 futures are useful as a way 0 * to hedge portfolios *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Many investment managers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 futures are useful as a way 0 * to hedge portfolios *T*-1] .
• One reason 0 [_ARG1 futures] are [_rel said] *-1 to add volatility *T*-2 is that -- unlike in stocks -- people can speculate in futures with little money down .
• [_ARG0 Some critics] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 futures encourage people to think of stocks as a single commodity , rather than as investments in individual businesses] .
• [_ARG1 Thus] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , futures inhibit the basic purpose of the stock market : * to accurately price securities so that capital and investment flows where it 's needed most *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 The S&P 500 index futures `` transferred the identity of 500 stocks into one unit - *-1 making them a simple commodity 0 * to trade *T*-2 , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Kegler , senior vice president at A. Webster Dougherty in Philadelphia] .
• `` [_ARG1 It took away the need * to know the bad third-quarter report of IBM , for example] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Kegler] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 `` There is a class of investor that *T*-2 wants *-3 to be exposed *-1 '' to the whole market ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sandip Bhagat , assistant vice president at Travelers Investment Management Co] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The S&P futures are merely a `` cheaper and quicker '' way 0 * to get access to all 500 stocks *T*-1] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 `` You do n't own anything , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Boesel , a money manager for T. Rowe Price in Baltimore] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mario Gabelli , another star in the investing world ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` My gut says 0 the negatives of futures and synthetics far outweigh the benefits] . ''
• And Mario Gabelli , another star in the investing world , says , `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> My gut] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the negatives of futures and synthetics far outweigh the benefits] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Like others] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gabelli] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if futures cause investors to lose confidence in stocks , they will move away from stocks -- as many have already done] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] those who *T*-1 remain , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 `` will demand a higher return and over time raise the cost of capital to companies . ''
• [_ARG0 An EC spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the two companies will be notified *-1 so they can begin negotiations with Brussels on how * to modify the pact *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 An Air France spokeswoman] [_rel said] , [_ARG1 `` we 're absolutely ready *-1 to study all solutions] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An Air Inter spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Because they -LCB- the EC -RCB- have doubts , we will work again on the text and the contents of the accord] .
• [_ARG0 The charges] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that one worker suffered permanent brain damage from mercury exposure] .
• [_ARG0 Elizabeth Holtzman , district attorney for Brooklyn , N.Y. ,] [_rel said] , [_ARG1 `` The appellate division has agreed with our view that despite federal worker-safety laws , state prosecutors have the power * to protect working people] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I really do n't see the government doing something that Jaguar does n't want *T*-1 over the next 14 months , ''] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Kenneth Warren , a Conservative member of Parliament and chairman of the Select Committee on Trade and Industry in Britain 's House of Commons] .
• [_ARG1 The No. 1 U.S. auto maker then wrote Jaguar that it intends `` *-1 to go to that 15 % '' level once it wins the U.S. clearance * to go beyond $ 15 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Jaguar spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 yesterday .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Jaguar `` should n't be smothered *-1 by anyone else , ''] recalled 0 *T*-2 one participant .
• [_ARG1 `` We will not go over a certain level , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 *ICH*-2 *ICH*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David N. McCammon , Ford 's vice president for finance ,] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> at a news conference yesterday] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Dearborn , Mich] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Swedish rolling-steel and ball-bearing group AB SKF] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pretax profit rose 78 % to 1.78 billion kronor -LRB- $ 278 million *U* -RRB- in the first nine months from one billion kronor -LRB- $ 156 million *U* -RRB- in the corresponding period a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SKF] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales increased 17 % to 18.46 billion kronor from 15.72 billion] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SKF] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 demand for the group 's main product , rolling bearings , remained favorable in Europe , which *T*-1 accounts for slightly more than two-thirds of group sales] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Latin American markets continued their recovery after a weak start to the year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> SKF] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the situation in the U.S. is still uncertain as reduced production in the country 's automotive industry has resulted in weakened demand for rolling bearings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 SKF 's results for the first nine months lived up to market expectations as brokerage firms had predicted a pretax profit of 1.74 billion to 1.86 billion kronor] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We are crossing the river and we need a little more help *-1 to get to the other side , ''] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Rodrigo Sotela , an economic affairs specialist at the Costa Rican Embassy in Washington] .
• [_ARG1 `` I think 0 Bush 's going there is a helpful sign , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Terry Sanford -LRB- D. , N.C . -RRB- a member of the Foreign Relations Committee who *T*-1 pushed * to provide Costa Rica about the same amount of aid as it received * last year] .
• `` * Let [_ARG0 me] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 there is a symbolic component to this trip] , '' Secretary of State James Baker told reporters *T*-1 Wednesday .
• [_ARG0 Some conservatives] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Bush should n't make the trip , during which he will participate in Costa Rica 's celebration of 100 years of democracy *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 `` I believe 0 it will do more damage than good because it will legitimize people like Daniel Ortega , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Curtin Windsor , who *T*-1 served as U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica during the Reagan administration] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 improvements in Costa Rica 's economic condition warrant the cut in aid , which the country uses *T*-1 mainly *-2 to make payments on its $ 4.5 billion *U* foreign debt] .
• Almost half -LRB- 49.8 % -RRB- reported *-1 suffering `` mental abuse '' from coaches , and [_ARG0 almost one-quarter -LRB- 24.8 % -RRB-] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had been pressured *-2 to ignore injuries] .
• Here are a few of their answers : -- `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that I am a student-athlete] , but really I 'm an athlete-student .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> always] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 * to get a degree first] , but they do n't allow us time or * to skip practice *-1 to study for a test .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> So] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kahn] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 high priority is being given *-1 to * creating a computerized matchmaking service `` where instead of * being matched *-2 for eye color , you could be matched *-3 for similar intellectual interests] . ''
• `` We could have called ourselves the Academic Intellectual Society , but [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> then] [<sub>ARG0</sub> everyone] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> ` Oh , you mean the nerd-and-geek club , '] '' Leonid Fridman , SONG 's graduate-student adviser , told 19 attendees at the club 's inaugural meeting *T*-1 earlier this month .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Dime Savings Bank of New York was cleared *-1 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. *-1 to acquire Starpointe Savings Bank of Somerset , N.J. ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the banks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The split was aimed *-1 at * boosting the stock 's liquidity] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brendan Barba , chairman of the Moonachie , N.J. , maker of plastic film products] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> ENI needs *-2 to know what *T*-1 's coming as it prepares *-3 to spend some $ 1.3 billion *U* on * upgrading its refineries] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Oil companies world-wide will have `` *-3 to spend a lot of money for the cleaner fuels that *T*-2 will be required *-1 , ''] [_rel says] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 John H. Lichtblau , the president of the Petroleum Industry Research Foundation] .
• [_ARG1 `` We could have sat on it longer , but the impetus is * to get the gas to the marketplace , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Poole , senior scout for Santa Fe International] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although it was published *-1 *-1 unsigned in the latest edition of the weekly Ekonomicheskaya Gazeta] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Soviet sources] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the article was written *-2 by Leonid Abalkin and a small group of colleagues] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It 's clearly a manifesto for the next stage of perestroika , ''] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one analyst] .
• I 'll admit 0 there 's nothing wrong That I ever do find *T*-1 , But it *EXP*-3 's nice when [_ARG0 people] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 I appear mechanically inclined] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The rest] , as [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] , is history .
• [_ARG1 `` Giants fans went into euphoria , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Engelken] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> He] often groans , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 , at the `` clutter '' of sports stories about drugs , alcohol , gambling and some player 's lament `` about the miserly millions 0 he is offered *-1 *T*-2 *-1 to play the game . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Bertie] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] *T*-1 , `` Happy 50th Birthday .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I thought 0 it was in the upper deck , ''] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bobby Thomson , now 66 years old] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Engelken] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 his wife] , `` was overwhelmed *-2 by the whole thing .
• The two men spent an hour at Exit 10 , *-1 rehashing the event , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` *-1 fulfilling the lifelong dream of a young boy now turned * 50 , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Engelken] [_rel says] *T*-2] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In an interview] , [_ARG0 Mr. Thomson , who *T*-1 is married *-2 and has three grown children ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has few ties to baseball *ICH*-3 these days , other than * playing old-timers games now and again] .
• But when [_ARG0 Betsy Engelken] wrote him , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 she could stop near his New Jersey home] *T*-2 , it seemed different .
• `` What a good feeling it *EXP*-3 would be *T*-2 for me to do that , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thought *T*-4] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Southam Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its unprofitable weekly newspaper , The Financial Times of Canada , is up for sale] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Ondaatje] sold his stake in Pagurian Corp. to Hees earlier this year and is [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to be seeking a media acquisition .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the announcement , the latest in a series of divestitures and restructuring moves , is aimed *-1 at * improving Southam 's earnings before the expiration *ICH*-2 in June of a standstill pact with Torstar Corp] .
• Mr. Ondaatje could n't be reached *-1 for comment , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roy Mac-Laren , chairman of CB Media , a closely held concern that *T*-2 publishes two business magazines ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his company would take a close look at the newspaper] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cole] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale of the 77-year Financial Times , which Southam has owned *T*-1 since 1961 , is consistent with Southam 's strategy of * cutting costs *-2 to obtain maximum profits from its operations while *-3 disposing of `` chronically under-performing '' assets] .
• [_ARG1 The newspaper could fetch between 15 million and 20 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 12.8 million to $ 17.1 million *U* -RRB-] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 one analyst , who *T*-1 asked not *-3 to be identified *-4] .
• [_ARG1 `` *-1 To be profitable , the paper requires more circulation and building circulation is an expensive undertaking , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Macfarlane , the paper 's publisher] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Southam] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the level of future investment required * by the paper would have restricted its options in other areas] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The acquisition of the Financial Times of Canada is `` well within reach for any number of media companies , both public and private , ''] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 James Cole , an analyst with Toronto-based BBN James Capel Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Norton Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income for the third quarter fell 6 % to $ 20.6 million *U* , or 98 cents a share , from $ 22 million *U* , or $ 1.03 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG1 In 1987 , a quarter of the population owned 91 % of the nation 's 71,895 square kilometers of private land] , [_ARG0 the report] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , and 10 % of the population owned 65 % of the land devoted * to housing .
• [_ARG0 Former National Assemblyman Hong Sa-Duk , now a radio commentator ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the problem is intolerable for many people] .
• [_ARG0 The administration] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the measures would stem rampant property speculation , free more land for the government 's ambitious housing-construction program , designed * to build two million apartments by 1992 -- and , perhaps , boost the popular standing of President Roh] .
• But [_ARG0 opposition legislators and others calling for help for South Korea 's renters] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the proposed changes do n't go far enough *-2 to make it *EXP*-1 possible for ordinary people to buy a home] .
• [_ARG1 `` I am determined *-1 to get an apartment in three years , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> others , large landowners , real-estate developers and business leaders ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the government 's proposals are intolerable] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` There is no violation of the capitalistic principle of private property in what we are doing *T*-2 , ''] [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Lee Kyu Hwang , director of the government 's Land Bureau , which *T*-1 drafted the bills] .
• [_ARG1 The chief culprits] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , are big companies and business groups that *T*-1 buy huge amounts of land `` not for their corporate use , but for resale at huge profit . ''
• The report laid the blame on speculators , who [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 had pushed land prices up ninefold] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move recognizes its strong financial position] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although profits were `` squeezed '' in 1989 , mainly as a result of higher raw-material costs] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is confident about future earnings and cash flow for 1990 and beyond] .
• [_ARG0 The Justice Department] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is seeking *-2 to join a private lawsuit challenging a Pittsburgh suburb 's zoning ordinance that *T*-1 sharply restricts the locations available to group homes for the handicapped] .
• [_ARG0 Greg Smith , Moon Township manager ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the ordinance is intended *-1 to prevent the concentration of group homes for the mentally retarded from * changing `` the character and flavor of the neighborhood] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ordinance also will benefit the mentally retarded] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Our intent is * to spread them out '' *-1 to insure 0 they are well integrated *-2 into the community] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 `` I will sit down and talk some of the problems out , but take on the political system ? Uh-uh , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> with a shake of the head] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The bottom line is that he is a very genuine and decent guy , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Malcolm Hoenlein , a Jewish community leader] .
• [_ARG1 `` A lot of people think 0 I will give away the store , but I can assure you 0 I will not *?* , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> city officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 tax revenues are lagging] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` He is going *-1 to face a mess , ''] [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 City Council President Andrew Stein] .
• [_ARG1 `` The thing about the Dinkins candidacy is that it offers hope to a broad range of people , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Meyer Frucher , a real-estate executive and former aide to Gov. Mario Cuomo] .
• He is [<sub>ARG0</sub> an avuncular figure] who *T*-1 remembers the birthdays of colleagues ' children , opens doors for women , and almost never has a bad word 0 * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG3</sub> *T*-3 about anybody] .
• But even in his front-runner campaign , he has shown signs of the indecisiveness and confusion that [<sub>ARG0</sub> some] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 has plagued his tenure as Manhattan borough president -- and might hinder him as mayor] .
• His campaign was caught *-1 flat-footed amid allegations 0 it paid almost $ 10,000 *U* for what [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 was a `` get-out-the-vote '' effort by black activist Sonny Carson , a convicted kidnapper who later *T*-3 said publicly that he is `` anti-white] . ''
• His campaign was caught *-1 flat-footed amid allegations 0 it paid almost $ 10,000 *U* for what it said 0 *T*-2 was a `` get-out-the-vote '' effort by black activist Sonny Carson , [_ARG0 a convicted kidnapper] who [_ARGM-TMP later] *T*-3 [_rel said] [_ARGM-MNR publicly] [_ARG1 that he is `` anti-white] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Critics] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the payment looked like an attempt *ICH*-3 by the Dinkins camp * to get Mr. Carson to stop *-1 leading confrontational demonstrations protesting the Bensonhurst murder -- protests 0 the campaign may have feared 0 *T*-2 could cause some white voters to turn from a black candidate] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I always thought of this as a thing that *T*-2 could always be done *-1 tomorrow , ''] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARGM-TMP at the time] .
• Mr. Sutton recalls : `` When I left *T*-1 , I sat down with Charlie -LCB- Rangel -RCB- , Basil -LCB- Paterson -RCB- and David , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> David] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Who *T*-2 will run for borough president ?] ' And I said , ` You will *?* . ' ''
• Mr. Sutton recalls : `` When I left *T*-1 , I sat down with Charlie -LCB- Rangel -RCB- , Basil -LCB- Paterson -RCB- and David , and David said , ` Who *T*-2 will run for borough president ? ' And [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [_ARG1 You will *?*] . ' ''
• [_ARG0 David Garth , Mayor Koch 's longtime media adviser ,] [_rel says] of [_ARG3-of Mr. Dinkins] , [_ARG1 `` He really is the personification of the patronage system] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` He taught me how * to drink herbal tea instead of coffee at 3 a.m. *T*-2 , I 'll give him that , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Deputy Mayor Robert Esnard] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 board members] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 he took so long *-1 to decide how * to vote *T*-2 that by the time 0 he decided *T*-3 , it was too late * to try *-4 to draw other members to his position] .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 one city official] : `` Everybody else had brought in the wagons and made their deal .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> One Board member , Bronx Borough President Ferdinand Ferrer ,] was [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to be so impatient with Mr. Dinkins 's behavior at many meetings that he withheld his support for Mr. Dinkins 's mayoral effort until late in the primary campaign .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We did n't rubber-stamp everything that *T*-1 came to us , ''] [_ARG0 Mr. Lynch] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Many economic-development officials] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the Koch administration 's aggressive approach helped save 5,000 Chase Manhattan Bank jobs from * moving across the Hudson] .
• [_ARG0 Steven Spinola , president of the Real Estate Board of New York , an industry organization ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Dinkins 's `` economic development program is shortsighted , but when it comes down to it *T*-1 , he can be reasonable] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as the Dinkins campaign hit tough times this month] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> Andrew Cuomo , the politically seasoned son of the New York governor ,] is [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to have taken a more active role on strategy .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dinkins] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would receive economic advice from a board that *T*-1 would include American Express Co. chairman James D. Robinson III , investment banker Felix Rohatyn , leveraged-buy-out specialist Reginald Lewis and attorney Joseph Flom] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We know 0 there are potholes for the city out there , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Paterson , Mr. Dinkins 's former law partner] .
• [_ARG1 `` That 's my job -- * get -LCB- policyholders -RCB- what they 're entitled to *T*-3 , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Schaeffer , a claims supervisor who *T*-1 flew in from Aetna 's Bridgeport , Conn. , office] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It really brings you down to a human level , ''] [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Adjusters who *T*-1 had been working on the East Coast] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the insurer will still be processing claims from that storm through December] .
• [_ARG1 `` The secret to * being a good adjuster is counting , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerardo Rodriguez , an Aetna adjuster from Santa Ana] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I really do , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The adjuster] had n't completed all the calculations , but [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [_ARG1 We 're talking policy limits] . ''
• [_ARG1 `` We can lose money on this , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` And you did n't want me to buy earthquake insurance , ''] [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mrs. Hammack] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 reaching across the table and gently tapping his hand] .
• [_ARG1 `` I always knew that the ` Big One ' was coming , but not during my lifetime , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she 's thinking of *-1 contacting her own insurance agent] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We worry about her out there , ''] [_ARG0 Cynthia] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Federal Communications Commission] allowed American Telephone & Telegraph Co. to continue *-1 offering discount phone services for large-business customers and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would soon re-examine its regulation of the long-distance market] .
• [_ARG0 The agency] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that because MCI 's offer had expired AT&T could n't continue *-1 to offer its discount plan] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Indeed] , [_ARG0 Joe Nacchio , AT&T 's vice president for business-communications services ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 AT&T offered a similar Tariff 15 discount to Resort Condominium International , of Indianapolis , *-1 to meet another MCI bid] .
• [_ARG1 The FCC `` did n't say 0 I could n't do it again , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The FCC] `` did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 I could n't do it again] , '' he said *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Apart from those two actions] , [_ARG0 Mr. Sikes and the three other commissioners] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expect *-2 to re-examine how AT&T is regulated *-1 *T*-3 *PPA*-4 since competition has increased] .
• [_ARG0 Richard Firestone , chief of the FCC 's common-carrier bureau ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he expected the agency to propose new rules next year] .
• [_ARG1 `` The time *ICH*-4 is long overdue 0 * to take a look at the fierce competition in the long-distance business and the rules governing it *T*-3 , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New York telecommunications firm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> United Telecommunications Inc. 's US Sprint unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was `` obviously disappointed '' with the FCC decision on Tariff 12] .
• [_ARG0 US Sprint] [_rel said] [_ARG1 was 0 it will petition the FCC decision in federal court] .
• [_ARG1 `` We believe that the court will find it unlawful , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a US Sprint spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` MCI has made hawks out of the upper echelon of AT&T , ''] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 PaineWebber 's Mr. Grubman , who *T*-1 said 0 he expected AT&T to become increasingly aggressive in * dealing with its longtime nemesis] .
• `` MCI has made hawks out of the upper echelon of AT&T , '' said *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> PaineWebber 's Mr. Grubman] , who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expected AT&T to become increasingly aggressive in * dealing with its longtime nemesis] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It means that Sikes is serious about the deregulation of long distance , ''] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Jack Grubman , a telecommunications analyst at PaineWebber Inc. , who *T*-1 attended the FCC meeting] .
• [_ARG1 Mutual fund groups have n't lost control of much of the outgoing money] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Louis Harvey , Dalbar 's president] .
• [_ARG0 Mutual fund officials] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that investors have transferred most of it into their money market accounts , and to a lesser extent , government-bond funds] .
• [_ARG1 About 98 % of the outflow] was transferred *-1 to other Fidelity funds , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Neal Litvack , a Fidelity vice president , marketing] , with most going into money market funds .
• [_ARG1 `` You get a news item , it hits , you have strong redemptions that day and for two days following -- then go back to normal , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Litvack] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The fund , with a cash cushion of more than 10 % , has `` met all the redemptions without * having *-1 to sell one thing , ''] [_ARG0 Mr. Litvack] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 In the past two months the nation 's 88 junk funds have lost a total of about $ 6 billion *U* -- more than 15 % of assets -- through sales or transfers of junk-fund shares] , [_ARG0 Dalbar] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Still , two-thirds of the outflow has been steered *-1 into other Vanguard portfolios] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Brian Mattes , a vice president] .
• [_ARG1 `` The last two months have been the whole ball game , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Norwitz , a vice president] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Fidelity 's junk fund has fallen 2.08 % this year through Oct. 19] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lipper] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 ; the Vanguard fund rose 1.84 % ; and the T. Rowe Price fund edged up 0.66 % .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> People who *T*-1 remain in junk funds now could get hit *-3 again] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts and fund specialists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Hirsch , chief investment officer of Republic National Bank and manager of the FundTrust Group in New York] : `` It 's a time bomb just waiting * to go off .
• [_ARG0 Some fund managers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 negative publicity has exacerbated investors ' concern about recent declines in junk-bond prices] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> People] have been seeing headline after headline after headline and [<sub>rel</sub> saying] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> ` I ca n't take it anymore -- I 'm getting out ,] ' '' says *T*-1 Kurt Brouwer of Brouwer & Janachowski , a San Francisco investment adviser .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` People have been seeing headline after headline after headline and saying : ` I ca n't take it anymore -- I 'm getting out , ' ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kurt Brouwer of Brouwer & Janachowski , a San Francisco investment adviser] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Few analysts] had [<sub>ARG1</sub> much good] 0 * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 about [<sub>ARG3-about</sub> the pound 's near-term prospects] , despite the fact that most do n't anticipate a shift in Mrs. Thatcher 's economic policies .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> only hours earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Thatcher] had called Mr. Lawson 's economic policies `` sound '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she has `` always supported '' him] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` There was a general feeling that we 'd seen the worst , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Patrick Foley , deputy chief economic adviser for Lloyds Bank in London] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everyone was extremely long on sterling , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Beale] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Vandenberg and Rayburn are heroes of mine , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Boren] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 referring as well to Sam Rayburn , the Democratic House speaker who *T*-1 cooperated with President Eisenhower] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Maine Republican William Cohen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plan might violate the assassination ban] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` In the aftermath of Vietnam , in the aftermath of Iran-Contra , I can understand 0 some people might think that if they plan a coup , they have *-1 to bring their lawyers , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Writing in the Harvard International Review] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that his committee approves covert operations only when there 's a `` consensus *T*-2] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's quite a veto] , '' Mr. Boren demurs *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I agree , it 's ridiculous , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Boren] , and indeed by now ridiculous may be the only way 0 * to describe how the U.S. decides *-4 to take *RNR*-1 -- or rather , *-4 not to take *RNR*-1 -- covert action *T*-5 *T*-3 .
• He points to [<sub>ARG0</sub> a letter on his desk , his second in a week from President Bush ,] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they `` do n't disagree] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Maybe this will jolt us out of the post-Vietnam syndrome that we never are prepared *-1 to use force , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Moreover , state-owned Finnish companies lacking formal state guarantees could face greater difficulty * raising funds in international financial markets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> bankers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People familiar with Monday 's board meeting] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was the state 's refusal * to explicitly reaffirm the credit guarantees that *T*-1 led Union Bank and Postipankki to halt lending to Waertsilae Marine] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Suominen had grown increasingly worried about the state 's potential financial exposure as Waertsilae Marine 's losses ballooned to more than double the figure estimated * in August] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The talks may drag on for weeks before any concrete result is announced *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with them] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Indeed , the potential losses make any rescue scheme unlikely unless the politicians once again change tack and agree *-1 to pick up the bill] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Miami-based Carnival] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the first of the three ships is scheduled *-2 to be delivered *-1 next month , just in time for the winter tourist season in the Caribbean] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the first ship probably will be delivered *-1 close to schedule , but that Carnival may have *-2 to pay up to 25 % more *-3 to get the second and third ships] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the first ship probably will be delivered *-1 close to schedule , but that Carnival may have *-2 to pay up to 25 % more *-3 to get the second and third ships] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Turner Broadcasting System Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report an extraordinary loss of about $ 122 million *U* in the fourth quarter due to early retirement of debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The cable programmer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the loss will consist primarily of prepayment penalties , and unamortized issue discount and costs related to its just-completed $ 1.6 billion *U* refinancing of its long-term debt and some preferred stock in one of its subsidiaries] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Turner spokesman] would n't speculate on the extent of the charge 's effect on the quarter 's earnings , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company continues *-1 to expect *-2 to report a net loss for 1989] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the repayment or redemption of the long-term debt , and the outstanding Class A cumulative exchangeable preferred stock of Cable News Network , was made *-1 possible by an offering of about $ 750 million *U* of debentures and notes and $ 900 million *U* in bank borrowings] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> As a result of the refinancing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the interest on the debt will fall to slightly more than 11 % from slightly more than 14 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Motors Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will temporarily idle its Arlington , Texas , assembly plant for one week beginning Monday because of slow sales] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> GM 's Truck & Bus Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 slow sales are forcing it to close its Detroit assembly plant the week beginning Monday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The last thing 0 markets like *T*-2 is uncertainty , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG3</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ian Harwood , chief economist at S.G. Warburg & Co. ,] of the resignations of Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson and chief economic adviser Sir Alan Walters .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We are expecting a recession , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald Franklin , chief economist at Schroders investment bank] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> London-based LIT Holdings , the largest financer of traders in the Chicago options and futures markets ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will incur a second-half loss as a result of the market plunge] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christopher Castleman , LIT chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the loss stemmed from the default of three options traders who *T*-1 had bet on a price rise in UAL Corp. shares before Oct. 13] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` A lot more of our customers are staying until our 10 p.m. closing time , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christopher Brown , managing director of Corney & Barrow Restaurants Ltd. , which *T*-1 runs five tony wine bars in the district] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` People come to us *-1 saying 0 they 'd like *-2 to be back where they were *T*-3 a few years ago , in a more collegial atmosphere , with less tension , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Waterhouse , managing director of Hanover Partners Ltd. , a financial district head-hunting firm] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> People] come to us *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 'd like *-2 to be back where they were *T*-3 a few years ago , in a more collegial atmosphere , with less tension] , '' says *T*-4 Stephen Waterhouse , managing director of Hanover Partners Ltd. , a financial district head-hunting firm .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I can see cuts of at least 20 % more , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the head of the London office of a major U.S. firm] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> investment bankers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that stock market uncertainties in the U.S. may cause many European companies to mark time before *-1 bidding for American companies , in the hope that share prices will come down] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` If prices in the States go down , industrial buyers in Europe have the opportunity of *-1 getting reasonable prices in the U.S. , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Francois von Hurter , chief of Continential M&A at Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allen D. Wheat , head of trading at Bankers Trust Co.] : `` People are just plain scared . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm glad *-1 to be out] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the 32-year-old Mr. Hartley] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> in a phone interview] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move could presage even harsher action by the banks] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Skase] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is `` solvent and with the continued support of its bankers is able *-1 to meet its financial commitments] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Therefore] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , the money can be taken *-1 from the lawyers even after they are paid *-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Newark] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Attorney Samuel A. Alito] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I do n't think 0 there 's any legal reason 0 *T*-1 to limit forfeiture of attorney 's fees to drug cases] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Alito] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his office `` just responded to an attorney 's question about whether we would go after attorney 's fees , and that is different from * actually doing it , although we reserve that right] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr.] Antar , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the SEC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , made more than $ 60 million *U* from the sale of his shares between 1985 and 1987 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The people who *T*-1 suffer in the short run are defendants , but the people who *T*-2 suffer in the long run are all of the people , because there wo n't be a vigorous private bar 0 *T*-4 to defend the Bill of Rights , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald Lefcourt , a criminal defense attorney who *T*-3 says 0 he has turned down a number of cases *-6 to avoid possible fee seizures] .
• `` The people who *T*-1 suffer in the short run are defendants , but the people who *T*-2 suffer in the long run are all of the people , because there wo n't be a vigorous private bar 0 *T*-4 to defend the Bill of Rights , '' says *T*-5 Gerald Lefcourt , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a criminal defense attorney] who *T*-3 [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has turned down a number of cases *-6 to avoid possible fee seizures] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Caution should ... be the rule of the day , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Leigh-Pemberton] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a speech to the Association of Corporate Treasurers ' annual dinner] .
• `` It would be damaging to industry and to the financial sector in general , [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> nothing of banks] , if prudence does not guide the financing of leveraged transactions . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank of England officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the central bank had no comment on Mr. Lawson 's resignation] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> However , in light of the risks involved * in such transactions , banks should satisfy themselves that they have the skills 0 * to participate in this market *T*-1 and clear policy guidelines on acceptable levels of exposure to such transactions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In other comments] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 takeovers may not always be the most efficient way of * securing a change of corporate direction or strategy] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A similar result could sometimes be achieved , *-1 at less cost , by * changing managements] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * To switch to another vendor 's chips , `` would definitely not be an option , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Computer experts familiar with the flaws , found * in Intel 's 80486 chip ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the defects do n't affect the average user and are likely *-2 to be cleared *-1 up before most computers using the chip as their `` brains '' appear on the market sometime next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Intel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had corrected the problems and would start *-1 producing bugless chips next week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We should not be seeing any more , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Rash , Intel 's director for the 486 chip] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> What *T*-1 's more , the bugs only emerge on esoteric applications such as computer-aided design and scientific calculations ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , and then very seldom .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` These errata do not affect business programs , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The bugs will cause problems in `` specific and rare circumstances that *T*-1 will not occur in typical applications '' such as word-processing and spreadsheets ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Slater , editor of the Microprocessor Report , an industry newsletter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sun , Hewlett-Packard and others] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Intel is n't wholly * to blame *?* for the snafu] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The real culprits] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , are computer makers such as IBM that *T*-1 have jumped the gun *-3 to unveil 486-based products .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The reason 0 this is getting so much visibility *T*-1 is that some started shipping and announced early availability , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hewlett-Packard 's Mr. Archuleta] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Intel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that last week a customer discovered two flaws in its 80486 microprocessor chip 's `` floating-point unit '' , a set of circuits that *T*-1 do certain calculations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An IBM spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company told customers Monday about the bugs and temporarily stopped *-1 shipping the product] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> IBM] has no plans * to recall its add-on cards , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and could probably circumvent the bugs without long product delays .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We do n't look at this as a major problem for us , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Compaq] , which *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it discovered the bugs] , still plans *-2 to announce new 486 products on Nov. 6 .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> Because of the glitch] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't know when its machine will be commercially available *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The problem] is being ballyhooed *-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , because the 486 is Intel 's future flagship .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Although these sorts of bugs are not at all uncommon , the 486 is an extremely high-profile product , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Slater , the newsletter editor] .
• But while [<sub>ARG0</sub> International Business Machines Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bugs will delay products] , most big computer makers said 0 the flaws do n't affect them .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while International Business Machines Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp. say 0 the bugs will delay products] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> most big computer makers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the flaws do n't affect them] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The 486 is going *-1 to have a big impact on the industry , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hewlett-Packard 's Mr. Archuleta] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Bugs like this are just a normal part of product development , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Archuleta , director of Hewlett-Packard Co. 's advanced systems development] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` These bugs do n't affect our schedule at all , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Likewise] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> AST Research Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bugs wo n't delay their development of 486-based machines] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We have n't modified our schedules in any way , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Sun spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bethlehem] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier this year] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it planned *-1 to restructure the BethForge division *-2 to improve its cost structure] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We think 0 it 's a step in the right direction for Bethlehem , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Felix Bello , WEFA Group 's international steel analyst] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move could be the beginning of a broader relationship between the two companies , one that *T*-1 could open up new markets for Bethlehem] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Exxon Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will move its headquarters from Manhattan to Dallas] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` When we were told *-1 0 it was Exxon *T*-2 , it was beyond all expectations ; what a coup , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tom Lewis , senior vice president of Dallas Partnership , the economic development affiliate of the city 's Chamber of Commerce] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Exxon] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will build a new headquarters on a 132-acre tract in the 10-year-old Las Colinas complex in the suburb of Irving] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Exxon officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-2 will cost less *ICH*-3 * to run its headquarters at Las Colinas than in New York] .
• The company wo n't say how much it will save *T*-1 , but [<sub>ARG1</sub> during] at its interim location , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 it will likely pay rent of $ 10 to $ 15 *U* per square foot *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> wo] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how much it will save *T*-1] , but during at its interim location , sources say 0 it will likely pay rent of $ 10 to $ 15 *U* per square foot *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Owners of the building in New York] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will be asking $ 50 *U* per square foot for rent *-2 to fill the space that Exxon is vacating *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In Texas , taxes and development costs are also lower] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Plus] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one Exxon official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , by * eliminating the typically long New York commutes between office and home , management will expect employees to work 40 hours a week in Dallas , rather than a 35-hour work week in New York .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We are dismayed , but there 's nothing 0 we can do *T*-1 about it now , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stanley Grayson , New York City deputy mayor for finance and economic development] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association , an industry group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Canadian mills produced 532,000 metric tons of market pulp in September , compared with 527,000 metric tons a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Congress should grant the Securities and Exchange Commission the power * to close the stock markets in periods of crisis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brady] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects the leveraged buy-out phenomenon to `` end under -LRB- its -RRB- own weight] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brady] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] agreed with senators ' concerns about recent stock-market volatility , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he realizes that the gyrations are scaring investors from *-1 investing in stocks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I do not have a view of whether we should do anything about program trading at this time , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brady] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he asked the Working Group on Financial Markets *-1 to determine whether futures margins are too low] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` This raises questions whether futures and equity margin requirements are consistent at these levels and whether futures margins are adequate , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brady] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 332,000 for the week ended * Oct. 14 from 396,000 the previous week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Labor Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I am the hope and the dream , the redemption of cowards] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in one of many interior monologues] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> One man] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 you act as a stimulant , '' a prostitute tells him *T*-1 , `` a diversion * to relieve people 's boredom] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Art] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the playwright] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in `` Wedding Song , ''] is `` the surrogate for the action that an idealist like me is unable *-3 to take *T*-2 . ''
• `` Wedding Song '' gives glimpses of a Cairo that *T*-1 has become so much harsher since his youth , when , as [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> once] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-2] , `` the poorest person was able *-3 to find his daily bread and without great difficulty *T*-4 . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norwood Partners Limited Partnership of Boston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may make a tender offer for some or all of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 's common shares] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norwood] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's part of a group that *T*-1 holds 525,546 Phoenix Technologies common shares , or a 5.3 % stake] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Norwood has made `` no detailed plans , '' but it has engaged in talks with other shareholders] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the filing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Weirton Steel Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a tentative agreement on a 48-month labor contract with the Independent Steelworkers Union covering production and maintenance employees] .
• When you do that *T*-2 you wipe out the criminal incentives , including , [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> might] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> the incentive *ICH*-3 that the drug pushers have *T*-1 * to go around and get kids addicted , so that they create a market for themselves] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] find it *EXP*-2 very difficult * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> No politician] wants *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what I just said *T*-1] , not for a minute .
• No politician wants *-2 to say [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> just] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , not for a minute .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Much of the moderation came from declining energy prices , which *T*-1 have since turned up a bit] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Consequently] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Darby , undersecretary for economic affairs at the Commerce Department ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 inflation probably will edge up from the third-quarter rate in the final three months of 1989] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes 0 the second quarter 's 5 % rate `` will prove *-1 to have been this year 's peak quarterly inflation rate] . ''
• Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady called the 2.5 % pace `` good , solid growth , '' although [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects the expansion to slow in the fourth quarter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were unprepared for the deterioration in net exports] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daniel Van Dyke , vice president of U.S. forecasting at Bank of America in San Francisco] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That suggests 0 there is a little more inventory overhang than some people expected *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edward Boss , senior financial economist at Continental Bank in Chicago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Devastation from Hurricane Hugo , which *T*-1 slammed into the Southeast coast in late September , diminished personal income by about $ 4 billion *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , but it called the effect on the roughly $ 5 trillion *U* economy `` negligible . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> You ca n't rely now solely on consumer spending *-2 to sustain the economy on a solid growth path] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norman Robertson , chief economist at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Motors Corp. 's Chevrolet division] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is offering $ 750 *U* cash incentives on all 1990 models of its full-size Blazer and Suburban truck lines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary Lukassen , chief financial officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 redemption of the preferred shares , originally issued * at C$ 25 *U* each , will eliminate dividend payments of C$ 17.9 million *U* annually] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Proceeds of the offering will be used *-1 *-2 to redeem C$ 264 million *U* of preferred shares and *-2 to reduce short-term debt] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Canada 's largest department store operator] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the rights offering will entitle holders of its ordinary shares , except residents in the U.S. and Britain , to subscribe for two additional shares for every five shares held * at a price of C$ 31.25 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hudson 's Bay] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Woodbridge Co. , which *T*-2 currently holds about 77 % of the ordinary shares , will subscribe for all the shares to which it is entitled *-1 *T*-4 and for any shares that *T*-3 are n't otherwise taken up *-5] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hudson 's Bay] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will redeem 9.5 million Series H preferred shares on Oct. 31 at a price of C$ 27.75 *U* each] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While the SDI anti-missile program recently awarded W.J. Schafer two contracts totaling $ 13.4 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> ERC 's chairman and founder , Jack Aalseth ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he bought the company `` more for its technology than its customer] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald Iverson , chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes 0 the company can eventually get up to half of its revenue from commercial markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Iverson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are 5,000 potential customers for the software in the Washington , D.C. , area alone] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're trying *-1 to take the imagination and talent of our engineers and come up with new processes for industry] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vincent Salvatori , QuesTech 's chief executive] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was our first acquisition] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` and it was a mistake . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Telos responded by *-1 combining three of its five divisions *-2 to reduce expenses and `` bring more focus to potentially fewer bidding opportunities] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lin Conger , Telos chairman and controlling shareholder] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's evident 0 we 're entering a more competitive era] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our ordnance business has been hurt *-1 very badly by the slowdown] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arch Scurlock , TransTechnology 's chairman] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 we 're out of the business] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the interest rates 0 they charge *T*-1 are often near Japan 's 54.75 % legal limit] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenji Utsunomiya , a lawyer specializing in loan troubles] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Aichi] is a machikin , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Utsunomiya] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , and `` one of the nasty ones . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In *-2 describing that business in general] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when the client ca n't repay the loan *T*-1 , some machikin `` clutch on like hyenas '' and even take over the client 's company] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're an investor] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Morishita] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 sitting back in his purple gallery filled * with some 20 Monets and Renoirs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he spent $ 300 million *U* on his art business this year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He makes snap judgments] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kiyotaka Kori , the art gallery 's manager and Mr. Morishita 's secretary for more than seven years] .
• The Tokyo Regional Taxation Office declines *-1 to comment , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kori , the tycoon 's secretary ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the problem simply resulted from a difference of opinion over what *T*-2 was considered *-3 income] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has never even dined with gangsters] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> He] spends most weekends *-1 flying his helicopter to one of his nine courses , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-4 , two of which *T*-2 were designed *-3 by Jack Nicklaus .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was n't keen on *-2 going] , last year he attended a New York gala where his daughter made her debut *T*-1 .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Morishita] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> little about his business] , he offers one rule to success : * Never gamble too far .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I quit after one try , whether I win or lose] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Morishita] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he intends *-1 to expand his business to many other areas at home and abroad] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Who *T*-1 knows] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` if he heard that soybeans make money today , he might be flying out to Chicago tomorrow .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christies] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has had no contact with Mr. Morishita since the stock purchase , but that it 's happy *-1 to deal with him] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christies] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has had no contact with Mr. Morishita since the stock purchase , but that it 's happy *-1 to deal with him] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We like *-1 to make our own judgments '' about Mr. Morishita] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christopher Davidge , Christies ' group managing director] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In yesterday 's report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Interstate] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its bank in Texas also reported a loss of $ 23.5 million *U* for the quarter] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its consumer banks in Oregon , California , Nevada and Washington performed well during the quarter and that nonperforming assets at these banks declined by 14 % over the year-ago period] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its consumer banks in Oregon , California , Nevada and Washington performed well during the quarter and that nonperforming assets at these banks declined by 14 % over the year-ago period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Labor Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 wage increases in manufacturing industries continue *-1 to be smaller than those in other industries] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Labor Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 wage settlements in the third quarter called for average annual wage increases of 3.6 % in the first year and 3.0 % over the life of the contracts] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If this pattern continues] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Labor Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , 1989 will be the first year that the measure has shown an increase *T*-1 since 1981 when the department started *-2 comparing expiring contracts with those that *T*-5 replaced them *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Settlements reached * in the first nine months of 1989 called for wage increases averaging 3.7 % in the first contract year and 3.1 % annually over the life of the contracts] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But while better-off Filipinos are quick *-1 to cite the logic in * using a language as widespread as English , they are often slow *-2 to reveal that they are prejudiced against Filipino] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> advocates of the native language] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For the middle and upper-middle class -LCB- Filipino -RCB- is declasse] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bien Lumbera , a Philippine-studies professor at Quezon City 's University of the Philippines] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's not as if we 're teaching language per se] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` We 're just using it . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It impresses on ordinary , young Filipinos that there 's nothing 0 * to feel inferior about *T*-1 in * using their own language] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Randy David , a sociologist and host of a popular television talk show] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When we started the program six years ago *T*-1 , the use of Filipino was deemed *-2 unwise by the predominantly middle class] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lydia Brown , the program 's creator] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` it 's no longer an issue . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CMS ENERGY Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 management would recommend to its board today that its common stock dividend be reinstated *-1 at a `` modest level '' later this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> HEALTHDYNE Inc. , Atlanta ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its subsidiary , Home Nutritional Services Inc. , registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission an initial public offering of four million shares of common] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The in-home health care services provider] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell 1.8 million of the new shares , while Home Nutritional Services will sell the remaining 2.2 million] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to use the proceeds *-2 to repay certain bank debt and for general corporate purposes , including * establishing new operating centers and possible acquisitions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Black & Decker Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to sell its Bostik chemical adhesives unit to Orkem S.A. , a French chemical company , for $ 345 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Black & Decker] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would sell two other undisclosed Emhart operations if it received the right price] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our divestiture program is on schedule , and we remain confident that we will achieve our stated goal of over $ 1 billion *U* in net proceeds] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nolan D. Archibald , Black & Decker 's president and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Black & Decker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to put other Emhart units on the block in the future , with the goal of * raising $ 1 billion *U* in net proceeds] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they plan *-1 to reduce that ratio to less than 50 % over the next 2 1\/2 years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Grobstein 's appointment formalizes a role 0 he has been performing *T*-1 since the merger] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cie. de Navigation Mixte Chairman Marc Fournier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his board unanimously rejected as too low the $ 1.77 billion *U* bid *ICH*-1 by Cie. Financiere de Paribas * to bring its stake in Navigation Mixte to 66.7 %] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Without some unexpected `` coup de theatre '' , I do n't see what *T*-1 will block the Paribas bid] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philippe de Cholet , analyst at the brokerage Cholet-Dupont & Cie] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. de Cholet] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Fournier 's biggest hope was * to somehow persuade regulatory authorities *-2 to block the bid] .
• Paribas still needs the go-ahead from the Commission des Operations de Bourse , a government regulatory agency , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that is considered *-1 likely] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fournier] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] noted that Navigation Mixte joined Paribas 's core of shareholders when Paribas was denationalized *-1 in 1987 *T*-2 , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it now holds just under 5 % of Paribas 's shares] .
• Mr. Fournier said 0 the large institutions that *T*-1 hold nearly 50 % of Navigation Mixte 's capital all strongly support him , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are n't so sure] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fournier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the large institutions that *T*-1 hold nearly 50 % of Navigation Mixte 's capital all strongly support him] , but some analysts said 0 they are n't so sure .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allianz] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> for example] , has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in official comments] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> so far] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it will remain neutral] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The chairman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his board members , including representatives of West German insurance giant Allianz AG and French banks Credit Lyonnais and Societe Generale , hold nearly 50 % of Navigation Mixte 's capital] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paribas] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Monday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it intends *-1 to bid *-2 to boost its stake in Navigation Mixte to 66.7 % , from the 18.7 % 0 it already owns *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paribas] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will offer 1,850 francs -LRB- $ 296.95 *U* -RRB- each for Navigation Mixte shares that *T*-1 enjoy full dividend rights , and 1,800 francs each for a block of shares issued * July 1 , which *T*-4 will receive only partial dividends this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fournier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as Navigation Mixte chairman , he is prohibited *-1 by takeover regulations from *-2 organizing his own defense or doing anything besides * managing current company business] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will be urging his allies *-1 to boost their stakes in Navigation Mixte , which *T*-2 is being traded *-3 in London and is *-3 to resume *-4 trading in Paris Tuesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fournier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Navigation Mixte 's 1989 unconsolidated , or parent-company , profit is likely *-1 to be 4.7 billion francs -LRB- $ 754.4 million *U* -RRB- , up from 633.8 million francs last year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fournier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the exceptional gain would mean nearly twice as high a dividend *ICH*-1 this year as last] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT CORP.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it raised $ 92 million *U* from an offering of liquid yield option notes] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The gross proceeds from the sale of the notes , which *T*-1 will be due on Nov. 1 , 2004 , will be used *-2 * to reduce existing debt and for general corporate purposes] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still , Kroger Co. , Pinnacle West Capital Corp. , CSX Corp. , Illinois Power Co. , Media General Inc. , Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. and Gulf States Utilities Co. , did n't pay any federal income tax last year although they garnered a total of $ 1.2 billion *U* in profits] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But even though companies are paying more taxes , many are still paying less than the statutory rate] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the report] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> While the overall picture is very encouraging , significant corporate tax avoidance continues] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the study] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Tax reform is working] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the study] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Every department store in Japan is taking a look] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mike Allen , a retail analyst at Barclay 's de Zoete Wedd Securities -LRB- Japan -RRB- Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tokyu] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 no agreement had been reached *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Seven Japanese department-store groups were approached *-1 by investment bankers representing Bloomingdale 's chairman , Marvin Traub , and more than half are seeking additional information on the group] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> bankers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> What Mr. Traub is hoping *-1 to put *T*-2 together] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investment bankers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-4 , is a management-led group 0 *T*-3 to buy the New York department-store group that he heads *T*-5 from Campeau 's Federated Department Stores subsidiary .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ideally] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investment bankers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 , he wants *-1 to get backing from a Japanese department store and a European department store 0 * to forge a global retailing network *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When you look at the economics *T*-1 , Traub needs a Japanese *RNR*-2 and a European *RNR*-2 partner *-3 to make it work] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one investment banker who *T*-4 follows the retail industry] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Persuading tradition-bound Japanese retailers *-2 to get involved in the turmoils of the U.S. retailing industry is n't likely *-1 to be so easy] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But * operating a U.S. department-store chain would be very difficult] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Motoyuki Homma , managing director of the international division at Mitsukoshi Ltd. , one of Japan 's leading department stores] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some industry observers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mitsukoshi 's classy image makes it a possible match for Saks Fifth Avenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are studying various proposals] but wo n't discuss details .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 'd like *-1 to do business in America] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japanese retail executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the main reason 0 they are reluctant *-1 to jump into the fray in the U.S. *T*-2 is that -- unlike manufacturing -- retailing is extremely sensitive to local cultures and life styles] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the regular 1988 deficit amounted to $ 43.5 million *U* , based on revenue of $ 74.4 million *U* and expenses of $ 117.9 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 extraordinary expenditures for its radio station and restoration of buildings increased the deficit to $ 57.2 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A statement from the council of cardinals] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Catholics had responded generously to an appeal *ICH*-1 last year * to give more money after 1987 's record $ 63 million *U* deficit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The statement] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> a 5 % jump in the `` Peter 's Pence '' collection -- the annual offering from Catholics to the pope -- helped *-1 cover the deficit] .
• Council member Cardinal Gerald Carter of Toronto told Vatican Radio : `` Now that [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 we covered our deficit this year] , people are going *-1 to relax and say 0 well that 's fine , the Holy See is out of the hole .
• Council member Cardinal Gerald Carter of Toronto told Vatican Radio : `` [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now that we say 0 we covered our deficit this year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people] are going *-1 to relax and [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 well that 's fine , the Holy See is out of the hole] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nixon 's office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the former president `` expects *-1 to have one-on-one discussions with the major Chinese leaders '' and will give his assessment of those leaders to President Bush upon his return] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The poll , conducted * for the Dutch daily De Telegraaf by Gallup International] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 81 % of Dutch people supported NATO] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It should be considered *-1 against the law] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Danny Leish , a spokesman for the association] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British postal authorities] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have uncovered a large-scale scheme where unscrupulous stamp dealers chemically removed stamp cancellations , regummed the stamps and sold them to U.S. collectors or , in large lots , to British businesses *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company 's U.S. subsidiary , Matsushita Electric Corp. of America , had donated over $ 35,000 *U* worth of Matsushita-made flashlights and batteries to residents shortly after the disaster] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After Sony Corp. 's recent headline-grabbing acquisition of Columbia Pictures] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> many] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 makes good political sense * to lie low] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> What *T*-3 's more] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Hong Kong textile trader] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-4 , some Chinese exporters from state-run enterprises are protesting the crackdown by *-1 dragging their feet on *-2 soliciting new business .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They are angry about the government ... so they hold back the goods] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fair officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that 21,000 guests visited during the first five days , a 10 % drop from the spring exhibition] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British customs officers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 'd arrested eight men sneaking 111 rare snakes into Britain -- including one man who *T*-1 strapped a pair of boa constrictors under his armpits] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A customs official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the arrests followed a `` Snake Day '' at Utrecht University in the Netherlands , an event used * by some collectors as an opportunity * to obtain rare snakes] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a question of timing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mayumi Takayama , managing director of international operations at Isetan Co. , a Tokyo department store] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Di Giorgio Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> it 's continuing talks with potential buyers of certain units , but has reached no agreement on any deals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Mellor , Di Giorgio 's executive vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company stands *-1 to reap more money *ICH*-2 through the sale of individual units to others than by * accepting DIG 's offer] .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> the government] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the economy grew an estimated 2.5 % in the third quarter] , in line with expectations , analysts are increasingly predicting much more sluggish growth -- and therefore more corporate earnings disappointments -- for the fourth quarter .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are a lot more downward revisions of earnings forecasts than upward revisions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Abby Joseph Cohen , a market strategist at Drexel Burnham Lambert] .
• `` The only way 0 * to reduce the costs *T*-2 is [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The only way 0 * to reduce the costs *T*-2 is * to say 0 we do n't want *-1 to pay the bill] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> 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] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Read my lips] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] .
• The strongest sign of the Big Three 's woes came from [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford Motor Co.] , which *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had a loss in its U.S. automotive business for the first time since 1982] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> GM probably had the `` heaviest incentives] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert S. Miller , Chrysler 's chief financial officer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. McCammon] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Ford expects the U.S. economy to weaken through the end of 1990 , * causing weaker sales and production] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As a result , fourth-quarter profit will come in below 1988 results , although the drop wo n't be as sharp as the 44 % third-quarter decline] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Miller] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 costs of incentives caused a `` moderate '' loss in the Highland Park , Mich. , company 's North American car and truck business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the loss was n't `` that much different '' from Ford 's $ 37 million *U* loss on U.S. automotive operations] , but he declined *-1 to be specific .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Miller] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Chrysler spent an average of $ 1,000 *U* a vehicle on its incentive programs in the third quarter , compared with about $ 450 *U* a vehicle a year earlier -- a `` high-water mark '' at the time] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Chrysler `` is no longer sure '' of its forecast for industry car and truck sales of 14.2 million in the 1990 model year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Consumers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , are balking at higher prices on 1990 cars , especially after *-2 seeing the incentive-reduced prices on 1989 models .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> An 8.5 % drop in North American factory sales of cars and trucks cut into revenue , and rebates to dealers and customers more than offset gains from price increases on 1990 model vehicles delivered * during the period] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a GM spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> GM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 overseas auto operations are on track 0 * to exceed last year 's record full-year net of $ 2.7 billion *U* *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he intends *-1 to use Senate procedures *-2 to force advocates of the tax cut to come up with at least 60 votes before they can address the issue] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is serious business ; we 're serious about a capital-gains reduction] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kansas Sen. Robert Dole , the Senate 's Republican leader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A White House spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 President Bush is `` generally supportive '' of the Packwood plan] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The 60-vote requirement will be there and they do n't have the 60 votes] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Mitchell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not sure what *T*-1 's going *-2 to happen] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Previously] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would be able *-1 to find the requisite 60 votes eventually] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Marsh & McLennan Cos.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to acquire the rest of Gradmann & Holler , a leading West German insurance brokerage firm in which it has held a 15 % stake *T*-2 for 15 years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The three managing general partners would receive a `` significant '' number of Marsh & McLennan shares] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walther L. Kiep , a partner who *T*-1 would also join Marsh & McLennan 's board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kiep] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he sought the combination because `` all our large clients in Germany are becoming European companies or multinational companies and they expect an insurance broker '' to serve them as well *ICH*-1 in Paris as in Germany] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's why `` we have been working hard *-3 to develop a single , more unified presence in Europe *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> A.J.C. Smith , Marsh & McLennan 's president ,] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a London news conference] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is paying a big price * to maintain their virility as the world 's leading insurance broker] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philip Olsen , an analyst at Kitcat & Aitken , a U.K. brokerage firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Furukawa Electric Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to increase production of computer memory devices on a large scale in the U.S. and Japan] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Together with two existing plants in the U.S.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Furukawa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will expand its current local monthly production of memory disks to 1.4 million sheets from 800,000] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Japan] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Furukawa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will raise production at a plant outside Tokyo to 300,000 sheets monthly from 100,000] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Furukawa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. market is strengthening as related computer technology gains in sophistication and quality] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Compaq Computer Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its net income rose 51 % in the third quarter , *-1 bolstered * by unusual gains from its investment in a disk-drive maker and * reflecting continued growth in its European operations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Swavely] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new space will allow Compaq to increase the manufacturing capacity of its plant in Erskine , Scotland] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The computer maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net jumped to $ 87 million *U* , or $ 2.02 *U* a share , from $ 58 million *U* , or $ 1.40 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Over the next couple of years we would not be surprised *-1 to see Europe and international -LCB- sales -RCB- represent 50 % of the company 's revenues] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Diversified Investment Group Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-2 to be acquired *-1 by Star States Corp. for stock valued * at $ 13.75 *U* a share , or about $ 24.4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Diversified , the holding company for Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agreement also gives Star States the option * to acquire 588,300 of Diversified 's 1,774,326 shares outstanding `` under certain circumstances] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chandler Insurance Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report 0 third-quarter net income jumped 97 % to $ 2.8 million *U* , or 51 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> W. Brent LeGere , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects revenue in the latest quarter to total about $ 28 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Calgon Carbon Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will build a $ 40 million *U* plant for * producing granular activated carbon] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of water-treatment chemicals and equipment] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will select the plant site early next year] , and production is expected *-1 to begin in 1991 .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bauman] : `` If things get really tough , I can always auction it off at Sotheby 's .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> These people bounce back more resiliently than regular people] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Washington writer Suzanne Garment , who *T*-1 is working on a history of post-Watergate scandal] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I feel better than I ever have *?* in my life] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` When [<sub>ARG0</sub> someone] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , ` [_ARG1 I 've turned to God] *T*-1 , ' everybody lays off , '' observes *T*-2 Frank Mankiewicz , an old Washington hand and former aide to Robert Kennedy .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This whole experience has been an opportunity for internal growth] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I 've surrendered to the circumstances] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Fedders] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The best thing 0 you can do *T*-1 is get off the screen] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Buchwald] .
• `` [_ARG1 I cut my losses and ran] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-LOC from her new home in Colorado , where she is busy *-3 remodeling *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My husband was instantly impoverished *-2 by the very act of * marrying me] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's nothing 0 she could do *T*-1 *-3 to bring herself back to where she was *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-4 [_ARG0 her lawyer , James Bierbower] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> could] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she survived] , but it was n't easy on her . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Let the president demand strict new ethics rules : With four sitting House members accused * of sexual misdeeds , amid the unfolding HUD scandal and after the Wright debacle , `` people are slightly dulled *-2 by scandal] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 political humorist Art Buchwald] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You can be wicked , but not foolish] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mankiewicz] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bauman , a conservative ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was deserted *-1 by the right wing] .
• `` [_ARG1 Conservatives shoot their own] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Still] , [_ARG0 Mr. Mack] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he talks to `` 30 members of Congress a week] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Each time 0 a new scandal hits *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , `` it pulls the scabs off your knees . ''
• [_ARG0 Larry Birns , director of the Washington-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs , a liberal research group ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Latin American countries would be `` profoundly disappointed '' if Canada were *-1 to follow the U.S. lead in the OAS] .
• `` [_ARG1 Latin Americans see Canada as a non-interventionist power that *T*-1 respects their sovereignty] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The fact that we might not side with the Americans may be a reason why Canada 's membership in the OAS has n't been , over the years , an item high on the U.S. agenda *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allan Gotlieb , former Canadian ambassador to the U.S.] .
• `` [_ARG1 Canada has a larger and more beneficial role 0 * to play *T*-1 in the hemisphere] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Mulroney] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARGM-TMP recently] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canada could do plenty of things * to get serious about Latin America without * running the risk of * getting caught *-2 in the cross fire '' between the U.S. and Latin American members of the OAS] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey Simpson , a columnist in Toronto 's Globe & Mail newspaper] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rochester Telephone Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to buy Viroqua Telephone Co. of Viroqua , Wis] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The average unemployment rate in the 15 biggest industrialized democracies was steady in August at the 6.1 % rate of the two previous months] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development -LRB- OECD -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The OECD] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that most of the improvement occurred in the second half of last year] ; since February of this year , unemployment has been steady at around 6.2 % of the labor force .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ALAMCO Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board has approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Clarksburg , W.Va. , producer of gas and oil ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wants shareholders to approve the split because it would `` enhance the marketability '' and trading of the stock] .
• [_ARG0 Duriron Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has agreed *-1 to buy Automax Inc. , a Cincinnati maker of control accessories for industrial valves] .
• Terms were n't disclosed *-2 , but [_ARG0 Duriron] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the deal will be completed *-1 through an exchange of stock] .
• [_ARG0 Duriron , a maker of pumps , valves and other controls ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the acquisition wo n't impact its 1989 profit] .
• [_ARG1 Canadian manufacturers recorded a 0.8 % decline in August in their backlog of unfilled orders] , [_ARG0 Statistics Canada , a federal agency ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Burmah Oil PLC , a British independent oil company ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its West German subsidiary Castrol has a 49 % share in Explonaft G.m.b.H. , a new Polish lubricants company] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for Seagram , the Montreal wine and spirits concern controlled * by the Bronfman family ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company will post additional pretax profit of about $ 33 million *U* a year because of the additional Du Pont dividends] .
• [_ARG0 James Fallon , a New Providence , N.J. , marketing consultant to the chemicals industry ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Du Pont still holds an edge in *-1 making the pigment because the company was `` first in with the technology '' 0 *T*-2 to lower costs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Du Pont holds about 23 % of the world-wide market , the largest single share , at a time when growing uses for the pigment have kept it in tight supply *T*-1 , although others are now adding low-cost production capacity] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 herbicide use in some areas of the U.S. was delayed *-1 earlier in the year by heavy rains , thus * increasing sales in the third quarter] .
• `` [_ARG1 We have n't benefited the shareholder as much as we need *-2 to *?*] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Edgar Woolard Jr. , Du Pont 's chairman and chief executive officer ,] [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] [_ARGM-TMP several months before he entered his current position in April] .
• [_ARG1 The Canadian government plans *-1 to auction on Tuesday 750 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 639.9 million *U* -RRB- of 9.25 % bonds due Dec. 1 , 1999] , [_ARG0 the Finance Department] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Finnish conglomerate Nokia Oy AB] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it reached an agreement * to buy Dutch cable company NKF Kabel B.V. for 420 million Finnish markka -LRB- $ 99.5 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [_ARG0 Nokia] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will gain control over NKF Kabel by *-2 buying 51 % of the shares in NKF Holding N.V. , which *T*-1 owns NKF Kabel] .
• [_ARG1 There] is likely *-1 to be a natural division of labor , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Francois Heisbourg , director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London] , with the U.S. more engaged in strategic issues with the Soviet Union , and Western Europe more involved with specific aid measures for the East .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We need a Western Ostpolitik] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Roper , of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London ,] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to West Germany 's longstanding policy of a diplomatic opening to the East] .
• `` [_ARG1 Most of the West 's leaders have finally concluded that we all want perestroika -LCB- Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev 's policy of economic restructuring -RCB- to succeed] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Hubert Vedrine , security adviser to Mr. Mitterrand] .
• [_ARG0 Thierry de Montbrial , director of the French Institutue for International Relations in Paris ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it *EXP*-2 is n't clear what , exactly , West Germany wants *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 Any push for a Gorbachev vision of a `` common European home , '' implying the eventual dissolution of the EC , a Soviet-German partnership and the withdrawal of U.S. forces , `` would be a very , very serious problem] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There seems *-1 to be a message *ICH*-3 from Moscow 0 there 's a deal on offer] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-2] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a European strategist] : `` The U.S. tends *-1 to look at Eastern Europe -LCB- not including the Soviet Union -RCB- as Europe looks at Latin America : important but far away .
• [_ARG0 Kyle Technology Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a Seattle investor has signed a letter of intent * to buy the company for about $ 3.1 million *U* , or $ 1.20 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG1 The investor , Donald A. Wright , plans *-1 to run the company] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 a spokesman for Kyle] .
• [_ARG0 Computer Sciences Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received a U.S. Postal Service contract that *T*-1 will have a value of at least $ 33 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Computer Sciences] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its work will improve mail-processing efficiency] .
• [_ARG0 Ohbayashi officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the purchase was undertaken *-2 * to participate in ventures in and around New York City] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Howell is particularly successful there because of its membership cooperation with local unions] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have always taken smaller accounts , but now we are looking for smaller accounts that *T*-1 will grow] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schwarz] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 Our bread and butter is still the $ 2 million to $ 20 million *U* account] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The new services allow U.S. Trust to cater to the `` new wealth] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schwarz] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We will have a reasonably flat year this year] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Schwarz] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Schwarz] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 costs associated * with U.S. Trust 's planned move to midtown Manhattan from Wall Street will continue *-1 to be a drag on earnings through 1990] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Schwarz] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the competition `` broadens the base of opportunity for us] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sun Microsystems Inc.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 snapping back to profitability after its first quarterly loss as a public firm] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it earned $ 5.2 million *U* , or seven cents a share , in the fiscal first quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. McNealy] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the issues that *T*-1 hurt Sun 's performance earlier this year are now `` largely '' behind the firm] , and he indicated that Sun 's profitability should increase throughout the fiscal year .
• [_ARGM-TMP Recently] , [_ARG0 analysts] have [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Sun also is vulnerable to competition from International Business Machines Corp. , which *T*-1 plans *-2 to introduce a group of workstations early next year , and Next Inc] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expected *-1 to break even for the quarter on sales of $ 530 million *U*] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a statement] , [_ARG0 Scott McNealy , Sun 's chief executive officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's performance was hampered *-1 by problems tied * to the introduction of a major new family of computers in April] .
• [_ARG1 One of those new computers , called * Sparcstation 1 , accounted for nearly half of the 28,000 systems 0 Sun shipped *T*-1 in the quarter] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a new chief operating officer wo n't be appointed *-1] .
• [_ARG0 Castle Harlan Inc. , a New York merchant bank , and Quantum Fund] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they would acquire the assets for a combination of cash and the assumption of certain of Sharon 's liabilities] .
• [_ARG0 Quantum] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has agreed *-1 to purchase as much as $ 50 million *U* in equity in the new company , if necessary , for the confirmation of the plan] .
• [_ARG0 Castle Harlan and Quantum] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plan is expected *-2 to be filed *-1 within 60 days with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh] .
• [_ARG0 Castle Harlan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that such financing is already being sought *-1 and that a formal proposal would be made *-2 to Sharon 's Chapter 11 trustee and other Sharon creditors over the next few days] .
• Mr. Lee also reported to the president that , [_ARGM-LOC in a separate meeting] , [_ARG0 Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Chinese leadership `` looked kindly on the students who *T*-1 took part in the demonstrations] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 I transmitted my conversations to the White House] , '' [_ARG0 Prof. Lee] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that the Chinese never asked him *-1 to convey their statements to President Bush , but that the White House spontaneously invited him *-2 to do so] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The president does n't want *-2 to have legislative sanctions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a U.S. official] .
• The problem for Congress will be *-3 to weigh [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> China] is [<sub>rel</sub> saying] *T*-1 to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> its people] against the more conciliatory message 0 it is delivering *T*-2 to the Bush administration .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Beijing officials] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will step up the campaign of arrests and intimidation against those who *T*-1 participated in the demonstrations] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A university student] got eight years for * participating in the rallies , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources in Beijing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , while an 18-year-old worker got 10 years .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A man gunned * down by a stray bullet while * cycling to work carries , after his death , the official stigma of `` counterrevolutionary] , '' [_ARG0 his wife] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the U.S. , there are still people who *T*-1 want *-2 to crush China and interfere in our internal affairs] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Zhu Qizhen , China 's new ambassador to the U.S. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as he left for Washington last week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A congressional staffer involved * in * drafting the sanctions] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are likely *-2 to mirror those 0 Mr. Bush enacted *T*-1 shortly after the massacre] .
• `` [_ARG1 If the two sides are n't careful , U.S.-China ties could spin downward , out of control] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a U.S. official in Beijing] .
• [_ARG1 When he met with Mr. Bush on his return *T*-2] , [_ARG0 Mr. Lee] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 , he told the president that the Chinese `` made statements *ICH*-1 to me that I regard *T*-4 as a first step toward reconciliation . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lee] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Deng told him : `` We should not mind those who *T*-1 participated in demonstrations , signed anti-government materials and went on hunger strikes] . ''
• [_ARG1 Mr. Deng] added , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Lee] , that `` we really made mistakes .
• The State Bank 's move is part of a drive * to iron out exchange-rate discrepancies as Moscow moves toward * making the ruble convertible -- a goal that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Soviet bankers and economists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 is still far away] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's much bigger than we expected *?*] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 one German banker , who *T*-1 asked * not to be named *-3] .
• [_ARG0 Tass news agency] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the devaluation also will apply to foreigners ' transactions] .
• [_ARG0 Kodak , based * in Rochester , N.Y. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 IBM also had bid for the business] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that American Telephone & Telegraph , MCI Communications Corp. , Rochester Telephone Corp. and IBM itself would likely be Digital 's subcontractors on the project] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When we decided *-3 to look outside the company for critical data-processing and communications services *T*-2 , we wanted *-4 to get the best vendor for that service] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Allen , the spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brady] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thought 0 government agencies in the latest market drop were better prepared *-2 to coordinate their actions] , but he has left no doubt that he still likes the ideas 0 the commission advanced *T*-1 nearly two years ago .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview with the Washington Post] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in early October] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the secretary] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Fed may be slightly more interested in *-1 curbing inflation than the administration is *?* , while the administration may put slightly more emphasis on * spurring economic growth] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Trying *-1 to manage exchange rates to some desired level] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , `` would mean * diverting monetary and fiscal policies from their customary roles and thereby risking excessive inflation and unemployment and inadequate capital formation . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that when he was on the board *T*-1 he felt that he had a great deal of power and , somehow , he did n't think 0 that was a good thing] .
• As one of his defenders so aptly put it , President Reagan was simply doing what he had always done *T*-1 before his election -LRB- and [_ARG0 some] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel say] [_ARG1 thereafter as well] -RRB- .
• There are [_ARG0 those] who *T*-3 [_rel say] [_ARG1 that this is nothing new , that America has always suffered from a bad case of schizophrenia when it comes to the dichotomy between what *T*-4 is professed *-1 and what *T*-5 is practiced *-2 *T*-6] .
• And if you are caught *-1 or if people complain , * simply argue that `` everyone does it '' or `` [_ARG0 no one] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 I should n't *?*] '' and brazen it out .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You are mad because he 's making so much money] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Reagan 's defenders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cineplex Odeon Corp. directors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's chairman and chief executive , Garth Drabinsky , is considering *-1 bidding 780.6 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 666 million *U* -RRB- *-2 to acquire the company] .
• `` [_ARG1 All 0 this has really established *T*-2 is that MCA and the Bronfmans have agreed on a price at which they can be bought *-1 out *T*-3] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Jeffery Logsdon , an analyst with Crowell , Weedon in Los Angeles] .
• [_ARG0 The board] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Drabinsky and Vice Chairman Myron Gottlieb are negotiating financing before *-1 offering C$ 16.40 *U* a share *-2 to acquire all of Cineplex 's shares outstanding] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Drabinsky , who *T*-2 would have had the right * to vote those shares for two years ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the purchase , subsequently rejected * by regulators , was aimed *-1 at * consolidating his control of the company] .
• [_ARG0 The directors] did n't indicate the source of financing for Mr. Drabinsky 's new proposal , but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 MCA and the Bronfman associates agreed in principle *-2 to buy for $ 57 million *U* *RNR*-1 and then lease back to Cineplex *RNR*-1 its 18-screen theater complex in Universal City , Calif. , if Mr. Drabinsky succeeds in an offer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is being done *-1 at the suggestion of -LCB- Mr. Drabinsky -RCB- and * to accommodate him , * to facilitate his financing arrangements] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Kolber] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the directors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 if a bid by Mr. Drabinsky is successful , Cineplex expects Rank Organisation PLC to acquire the 51 % of Cineplex 's Film House unit 0 it does n't own *T*-1 , and provide Mr. Drabinsky with additional loan financing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Gifford , Rank 's chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the British theater chain 's total involvement `` would n't exceed $ 100 million *U* ''] but declined *-1 to give a breakdown between the loan financing and the proposed Film House purchase .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Panet-Raymond] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he does n't think 0 Messrs. Drabinsky and Gottlieb are `` anywhere close '' to * arranging financing and that investors will need a solid offer before the stock begins *-1 to rise again] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The directors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 if Messrs. Drabinsky and Gottlieb mail an offer to shareholders by Nov. 22 , it will reimburse them a maximum of C$ 8.5 million *U* for expenses related * to a bid] .
• `` [_ARG1 We consider that his bid is an acceptable bid] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Sandra Kolber , spokeswoman for the independent directors ' committee appointed * last May * to solicit and review bids for the company in the wake of a dispute between Mr. Drabinsky and Cineplex 's major shareholder , MCA Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Ms. Kolber] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the committee had received other bids] .
• [_ARG0 She] declined *-1 to identify other bidders but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Drabinsky 's offer `` is all cash , and it 's for all of the company] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hoechst AG 's Chairman Wolfgang Hilger] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company wants *-1 to have a substitute product 0 *T*-2 to completely replace ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons by 1995] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In April] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hoechst , the largest producer of CFCs in West Germany ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wanted *-1 to reduce production of the product by 50 % by 1993] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hilger] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Hoechst will invest 50 million marks -LRB- $ 27.2 million *U* -RRB- in a plant * to make a substitute product 0 it has developed *T*-2 that it says 0 *T*-3 is unchlorinated] .
• Mr. Hilger said 0 Hoechst will invest 50 million marks -LRB- $ 27.2 million *U* -RRB- in a plant * to make a substitute product 0 it has developed *T*-2 that [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-3 is unchlorinated] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> BASF AG , another large chemicals company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it formed a separate division that *T*-1 will study the environmental impact of plastics and will investigate all possibilities of * recycling plastics] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adolph Coors Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Coors Brewing Co. unit will test market a new line of bottled water in the West beginning early next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the water will be called * Coors Rocky Mountain Sparkling Water and will come from the same mountain spring as water used * in Coors beer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell the water *-1 plain and with lemon-lime and cherry flavors and will package it in 28-ounce bottles and 6.5 ounce bottles as part of six-packs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was surprised *-1 by the EC 's reaction] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 calling it `` vehement , even frenetic] . ''
• The U.S. proposal also was criticized *-1 by [_ARG0 food-importing developing countries] , who *T*-2 [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the U.S. made no special allowances for poor nations] .
• [_ARG0 Ambassador Katz] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the U.S. was open to * discussing particular problems of developing countries] .
• [_ARG0 The U.S. administration] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its plan would allow considerable flexibility in * determining how and when the free-trade goals would be achieved *-1 *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 The new U.S. package] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 countries could temporarily raise tariffs on certain products if they experience an unusually heavy volume of imports] .
• [_ARGM-ADV * Seeking *-3 to allay European concerns] , [_ARG0 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in Washington] [_ARG1 that the new U.S. plan would n't `` put farmers out of business '' but would encourage them to `` grow what the markets desire *T*-1 instead of what the government wants *T*-2] . ''
• [_ARG0 U.S. officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plan was flexible , and was intended *-1 as a pragmatic approach for * gradually removing trade-distorting subsidies] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The American proposal is not an adequate basis for negotiation] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the EC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> EC officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are irked *-1 that the U.S. has set a specific timetable and is insisting on the `` elimination '' of export subsides , not just reduction] .
• [_ARG0 EC Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the U.S. plan `` calls into question '' the agreement reached * by world negotiators last April in Geneva seeking `` substantial progressive reductions in agricultural support and protection] . ''
• [_ARG0 Bell Atlantic Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed definitively *-1 to acquire one of Control Data Corp. 's computer-maintenance businesses] .
• [_ARG0 Lawrence Perlman , Control Data 's president and chief operating officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the maintenance business no longer fits into the company 's `` strategy * to be a data solutions company] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Vassiliades , president of Bell Atlantic 's customer services division ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acquisition would give the company 's Sorbus computer-maintenance unit added expertise in `` the increasingly sophisticated workstation and high-end mainframe technologies] .
• [_ARG1 But] the proper remedy , [_ARG0 Judge Leval] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , lay in a suit for damages , not in an injunction .
• [_ARG1 Had the suit been filed *-2 in time] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , `` Bare-Faced Messiah '' would have been suppressed *-3 .
• In his eloquent dissent , Judge Alex Kozinski observed that when a writer uses quotation marks in *-3 reporting [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> someone] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 *T*-2 , the reader assumes that these are the speaker 's precise words or at least his words purged * of `` uh '' and `` you know '' and grammatical error .
• `` [_ARG1 There is one sacred rule of journalism] , '' [_ARG0 John Hersey] has [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• As Judge Kozinski put it : `` * To invoke the right * to deliberately distort [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> someone else] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 is * to assert the right * to lie in print ... .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As for the merits] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Leval] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Miller had written `` a serious book of responsible historical criticism] . ''
• [_ARG0 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it awarded General Dynamics Corp. a $ 64 million *U* contract * to launch the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite in June 1990] .
• [_ARG0 NASA] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 General Dynamics will launch CRRES *-1 using an Atlas 1 rocket] .
• [_ARG0 Corroon] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will announce a successor to Mr. Crane at a later date] .
• [_ARG0 An investment company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it offered *-1 to acquire Arby 's Inc. , the fast-food operator , for $ 205 million *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Arby 's is n't for sale] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Renee Mottram , senior vice president at DWG] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stevric 's principals , Richard and Steven Buckley ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they led the acquisition group that *T*-1 acquired the Nathan 's Famous Inc. restaurant chain and subsequently served as the top officers of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Buckley] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Stevric 's acquisition of Arby 's `` would allow seasoned franchisers and food-service operators , with no conflicts of interest , to stabilize franchisee relations and properly refocus the company 's energies toward growth] .
• [_ARG0 General Motors Corp. 's big defense and automotive electronics unit , GM Hughes Electronics ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income fell 22 % in the third quarter , * reflecting declining military spending and slumping GM vehicle production] .
• [_ARG1 In addition , GM 's North American vehicle production fell 8.4 % from a year ago , which *T*-1 hurt Delco Electronic 's earnings] , [_ARG0 a company spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 GMAC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its automotive financing and leasing business rose 35 % in the U.S. , largely because of dealer and customer incentives used * * to boost sales] .
• [_ARG0 The company] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it wants *-1 to boost non-GM revenue to at least 50 % of its total business by the end of 1990] .
• [_ARG0 Geoffrey Kalmus , counsel to the official creditors committee ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that under the United Illuminating plan , unsecured creditors would be paid *-1 in full credits and interest of about $ 855 million *U* , accrued * before PS of New Hampshire 's Jan. 1988 filing for bankruptcy court protection] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Kalmus] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that by next July they would have accrued unpaid interest equal to $ 350 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 United Illuminating] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the preferred holders total package would equal about 60 % of their claims] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the maximum cost of the plan would be $ 9.7 million *U*] .
• But unlike [_ARG0 Mr. Ruder] , who during the 1987 crash *T*-2 damaged himself by *-4 [_rel saying] [_ARGM-MNR rather offhandedly] [_ARG1 that the markets might be closed *-1] , Mr. Breeden is turning the market drop to his own advantage , *-3 using it *-5 to further his agenda for the SEC .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 this was a real test] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one congressional aide] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was the plunge that *T*-1 did n't happen] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Nissan] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it will introduce its first system next month on the Infiniti Q45 luxury sedan] , and Toyota 's Celica coupe will go on sale with the suspension device next spring .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 Detroit 's Big Three auto makers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 their systems are still under development] .
• [_ARG0 Honda] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the five-cylinder engine provides a compromise between the fuel-economy of a four-cylinder , and the power of a V-6] .
• The soft , wafting aromas will `` improve ride comfort , '' the display attests 0 *T*-1 , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> a proud employee] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mazda hopes *-2 to move the system out of the lab and into its cars in a year or two] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1] 's hard for the Japanese , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 , `` * to get a feeling in a car , to get a passion in a car , to get emotion in a car .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> PWA Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to sell by spring 1992 all 15 passenger planes 0 it acquired *T*-2 earlier this year in its 248 million Canadian dollar -LRB- US$ 211.6 million *U* -RRB- purchase of Wardair Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's focused on * streamlining '' PWA 's fleet in a bid * to cut training and aircraft servicing costs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> PWA , which *T*-1 recently merged Wardair 's operations with those of PWA-owned Canadian Airlines International Ltd. , Canada 's second-biggest airline ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the proposed sale is part of a revised five-year plan aimed * at * streamlining its fleet and shedding debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> PWA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also expects *-1 to announce by Tuesday whether it will take delivery of all 17 Airbus 320-200 aircraft 0 it previously ordered *T*-2] .
• Mr. Ireland said 0 11 DC10-30 aircraft that [<sub>ARG0</sub> PWA] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-2 to sell *T*-1 , * beginning in 1992 ,] have a current half-life value of about $ 34 million *U* each , or a total $ 374 million *U* , * raising aggregate potential proceeds from the aircraft sale to about $ 1.02 billion *U* .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ireland] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 11 DC10-30 aircraft that PWA also said 0 it plans *-2 to sell *T*-1 , * beginning in 1992 , have a current half-life value of about $ 34 million *U* each , or a total $ 374 million *U* , * raising aggregate potential proceeds from the aircraft sale to about $ 1.02 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ireland] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 current demand for used aircraft is strong , partly because surging orders for new aircraft have lengthened waiting lists] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Under its revised fleet plan] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> PWA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will also increase its existing fleet of eight Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to 18 by 1994 , and add four more Boeing 747-400s by 1994 to the two units that it previously planned *-2 to add *T*-1 by next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> PWA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 two of the Boeing 767-300ER aircraft scheduled * for delivery in 1990 would be leased *-1 out for two to five years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Transportation Secretary Sam Skinner , who earlier *T*-1 fueled the anti-takeover fires with his quasi-xenophobic attacks on foreign investment in U.S. carriers ,] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bill would further disturb the jittery capital markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Texas Rep. Steve Bartlett , who *T*-1 has 40,000 American Airlines workers in his district ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bill is `` good politics , but bad law] . ''
• Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress that the Fed can wipe out inflation without *-1 causing a recession , but [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 * doing so will inflict some short-term pain and will require * reducing the federal deficit sharply] .
• But [_ARG0 Mr. Greenspan] , who *T*-2 has [_ARGM-MNR repeatedly] [_rel said] [_ARG1 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 increased output thereafter . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Greenspan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he and other Fed governors endorse a bill by Rep. Stephen Neal -LRB- D. , N.C. -RRB- that *T*-1 would require the Fed to pursue policies aimed * at * eliminating inflation within five years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While each of the Hamilton-Dorgan proposals represents only a small step , together they would erode the Fed 's independence] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Greenspan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Greenspan] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although he favors * cutting capital-gains taxes as sound economic policy , he would oppose such a move if it would undo the political compromise embodied * in the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and result in higher marginal income tax rates] .
• `` [_ARG1 What *T*-2 seem *-3 to be interpreted *-1 as great conflicts are relatively minor issues of tactics] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-4 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Greenspan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the inflation rate , currently about 4 1\/2 % , `` could be brought *-1 down to levels which *T*-2 are close to zero without * putting the economy into a recession , but I do suspect that there might be some modest loss of economic output] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the new show] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-1] , `` we 're going *-2 to spend $ 60,000 *U* *-3 building a start-up house '' for a young couple .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his compensation under the Sears contract is `` a multimillion dollar deal] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm ecstatic about the change] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Vila] , whose new syndicated program *-3 is called *-1 `` Home Again with Bob Vila . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Public TV is in fantasy land] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• The agency has since acted *-1 to remove Alar from the nation 's grocery shelves by May 31 , 1991 , and [_ARG0 the apple industry] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 that growers already have stopped *-2 using the chemical] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a tremendous disappointment] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Janet Hathaway , an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the stock market 's lurching moves have prompted many investors to head for the sidelines until it regains some semblance of stability] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although bond prices were n't as volatile *ICH*-1 on Tuesday trading as stock prices] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> nevertheless] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 action also was much slower yesterday in the Treasury market] .
• `` [_ARG1 You stay out of it] , '' author Whitford quotes [_ARG0 Mr. Clements] as *-2 [_rel saying] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Competition could be maintained *-2 -- and stadiums probably would remain full -- if schedules were reduced *-3 and the games returned *-5 to the students] , [_ARG0 we] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 .
• Discrepancies go unexplained in `` Confidential '' -LRB- one ex-player claims 0 he received $ 4,000 to $ 5,000 *U* for his season football tickets while [<sub>ARG0</sub> others] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 theirs brought only a few hundred dollars] -RRB- , and when Mr. Keteyian ca n't nail down something , like who *T*-2 really owned a car driven * by Husker tailback Doug Dubose *T*-1 , he simply reprints his notes .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dean Steinkuhler , a spectacularly bulked-up former lineman ,] confesses that he used 'em , and [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 other Huskers did *?* too] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But `` the check arrived in the mail] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Stephen Kidder , Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue] .
• [_ARG0 Mercedes-Benz] , which *T*-1 had [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it did n't owe taxes to Massachusetts partly because it sells its cars at a dock in Baltimore and not in Massachusetts] , did n't explain its change of heart .
• [_ARG1 Last month , Mercedes-Benz executives approached state revenue officials *-2 complaining about bad press] , [_ARG0 the commissioner] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 National Convenience Stores Inc.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 trying *-2 to shake the doldrums in the convenience-store business] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will rearrange the merchandise in all of its stores in the next 18 months *-3 to cater better to the neighborhoods around its stores] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Still] , [_ARG0 Southland] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that its franchisees have been targeting their merchandise to their customers for years , and that the company has begun *-1 to follow suit] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Still] , [_ARG0 Southland] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that its franchisees have been targeting their merchandise to their customers for years , and that the company has begun *-1 to follow suit] .
• [_ARG1 Several months ago , it also added black health and beauty aids displays to many stores] , [_ARG0 a spokeswoman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 National Convenience] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has tested its new merchandise mix in 100 stores , with favorable results] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's effort will be helped *-1 by its decision *ICH*-4 last year * to put point-of-sale scanners in 200 stores , * allowing National Convenience to quickly track items that *T*-2 are selling and those that *T*-3 are n't *?*] .
• [_ARGM-PNC *-2 To promote its new strategy] , [_ARG0 National Convenience] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-1 to spend about $ 12 million *U* on advertising for the year ending June 30 , up from about $ 10 million *U* in fiscal 1989] .
• [_ARG0 V.H. Van Horn , National Convenience president and chief executive officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 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 increasing competition from gasoline stations and 24-hour grocery stores] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Convenience store merchandise has not kept pace with current trends in consumer preferences] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a speech at the company 's annual shareholders meeting] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts and competitors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move reflects a growing need *ICH*-2 by the stores * to expand their customer base beyond the traditional blue-collar worker who *T*-1 pops into a convenience store for a sandwich , cigarettes , soda or beer] .
• `` [_ARG1 There are an increasing number of people out there who *T*-1 are time-poor] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Chris Vroom , retail analyst with Alex . Brown & Sons of Baltimore] .
• [_ARG1 Nonetheless , `` Delmed currently expects that 1990 sales ... will be significantly below their 1989 level] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Delmed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Fresenius USA would begin *-1 distributing the product and that the company is investigating other possible distribution channels] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Delmed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Fresenius USA would begin *-1 distributing the product and that the company is investigating other possible distribution channels] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the plan now is being `` reformulated *-3] , '' [_ARG0 Delmed] [_rel said] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV *-4 declining *-2 to provide most of the new terms of the combination] .
• [_rel Said] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 the spokeswoman] : `` The whole structure has changed .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That disclosure] came , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Delmed spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , after the American Stock Exchange alerted the company that trading would n't resume in its stock until additional information about developments was provided *-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Delmed] did [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the proposal still would infuse cash into Delmed but less than the $ 10 million *U* originally expected *] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Another option for Delmed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , is that it could sell its plant in Ogden , Utah .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In addition to the forecast] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is examining potential cost cuts and reductions in overhead] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the exchange would resume trading of Delmed stock today] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At the same time] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New Brunswick , N.J. , company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 negotiations about pricing and volumes of product *ICH*-1 had collapsed between it and its exclusive distributor in the U.S. , National Medical Care Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales of Delmed products through the exclusive arrangement with National Medical accounted for 87 % of Delmed 's 1988 sales of $ 21.1 million *U*] .
• The current distribution arrangement ends in March 1990 , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> Delmed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will continue *-1 to provide some supplies of the peritoneal dialysis products to National Medical] , the spokeswoman said 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The current distribution arrangement ends in March 1990 , although Delmed said 0 it will continue *-1 to provide some supplies of the peritoneal dialysis products to National Medical] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Mint official] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agency offered *-1 to clean the coins for its `` bare-bones '' cost of $ 17,000 *U* plus certain other expenses] .
• [_ARG1 Not only] did his company find $ 20,000 *U* worth of work , but when the approach was suggested *-1 *T*-3 , [_ARG0 Mr. String] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , Brooks officials `` did n't laugh at me or anything .
• `` [_ARG1 We kind of got caught between bureaucracies] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 President William F. Brooks Jr] .
• [_ARG1 The U.S. Mint would n't take the coin because it was n't mutilated , and the Federal Reserve Bank accepts only clean coins] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Philadelphia Fed] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is merely an `` agent '' for coins , responsible only for storage and distribution] .
• `` [_ARG1 We issue paper money ; we destroy paper money] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jane Hinkle , a Philadelphia Fed spokeswoman] .
• [_ARG0 John C. Marous , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company expects sales from continuing businesses to rise 8.5 % annually through the next three years] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Lego] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company foresees the need for a major boost in new-generation capability throughout the 1990s] .
• [_ARG1 The company 's ability * to respond to energy needs world-wide will be enhanced *-1 through a recently announced venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries] , [_ARG0 Mr. Lego] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the independent power segment could grow *-1 to provide as much as 50 % of near-term generation capacity] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 adding : `` We expect *-3 to supply a significant share of this market] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Marous] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Westinghouse would own 70 % of the facility] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that any gain from the sale of Westinghouse 's 55 % stake in its transmission and distribution venture with the Swiss firm of Asea Brown Boveri will be offset *-1 by a restructuring charge in the fourth quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Capital expenditure] in 1990 will rise slightly , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Marous] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , from an estimated $ 470 million *U* this year .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even if the gross national product is either flat or in the growth range of 2 % to 2.5 % *U* , `` we can handle that] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Marous] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Marous] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the business will achieve higher sales *ICH*-1 this year than the company 's target goal of 8.5 %] .
• [_ARG1 A proposed conflict-of-interest policy for federally funded biomedical researchers may thwart many high-technology new ventures] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 financiers , researchers and university administrators] .
• [_ARG1 But because the University of California , like many other universities , shares its royalties with researchers , it may disqualify itself from federal funds under the proposed guidelines ,] [_ARG0 Mr. Daly] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 While universities develop the basic research , `` venture capitalists are the ones best positioned * to finance its commercialization] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gloria W. Doubleday of Commonwealth] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And if that happens , the entire process of * transferring technology to the marketplace could be harmed *-1 ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In many of these deals , `` venture capitalists had the inside track] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Lawrence Bock of Avalon Ventures , La Jolla , Calif] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Without the exclusivity , most venture capitalists wo n't have the incentive * to invest in such deals] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bock] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Among other concerns] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the agency] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 researchers with business ties are more likely *-1 to falsify findings in order *-2 to tout new drugs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But before Athena was able *-1 to get an exclusive license to the technology , the Federal Register published most of the details , `` * giving all of the company 's potential competitors a chance * to exploit it] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Bock] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• But , [_rel says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 Mr. Bock] , `` It was a close call . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The proposed guidelines could also delay commercialization -- and force small companies to waste scarce capital] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> entrepreneurs] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If start-ups ca n't have early access to research being conducted * at institutions , `` we have *-2 to replicate it ourselves or do without the research] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ruth Emyanitoff , manager of business development at Applied bioTechnology Inc. , a Cambridge , Mass. , concern] .
• [_ARG1 * Duplicating research is both costly and time-consuming for a start-up] , [_ARG0 Ms. Emyanitoff] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Universities such as Harvard and MIT should be able *-2 to develop a way 0 * to act as brokers for the individual scientists *T*-3] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Katherine Bick , who *T*-1 oversees the huge NIH grants program as its deputy director for extramural research] .
• [_ARG1 But the guidelines could `` make it *EXP*-2 impossible * to commercialize research] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth Smith , associate provost and vice president for research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Bick , the NIH administrator ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the business and scientific community is overreacting to what the agency merely meant *T*-1 to be `` ideas for discussion] . ''
• [_ARG1 The predictions of doom are `` premature] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But when agencies like the NIH circulate guidelines *T*-1 , they 've often already formulated policy] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> veteran scientists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Daly , the venture capitalist] : `` It *EXP*-2 does n't matter whether they call it guidelines or policy .
• [_ARG1 The guidelines could foil future arrangements similar to the deal behind Lithox Inc. , a Salem , Mass. , start-up] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Robert Daly , a managing partner of TA Associates , a venture-capital firm] .
• [_ARG0 One executive] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 an accord signed * by the unsecured creditors of L.J. Hooker Corp. had frozen in place all of L.J. Hooker 's assets] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> By *-3 filing for Chapter 11 , the Merksamer chain will only need approval from a bankruptcy judge for the sale , not the hundreds of unsecured creditors] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> this executive] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Merksamer] described the filing as a `` legal technicality , '' but [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that `` our inability * to obtain trade credit , *-1 combined *-2 with a need * to ensure that our stores were properly stocked for the Christmas season , necessitated our filing Chapter 11] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 With the decline in stock prices and continued low or stable interest rates , stocks are representing a better value all the time] , '' [_ARG0 Renaissance President Frank W. Terrizzi] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Terrizzi] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARGM-MNR specifically] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 explaining that if there was such a move , it would take about three days * to complete the loose ends of the transaction] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our -LCB- computer -RCB- model has a certain trigger point] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> When] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the computer] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * switch] *T*-1 , Renaissance switches .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> As a result] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> competitors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Renaissance has been looking for any opportunity * to return to the stock market , rather than risk *-2 losing business by *-3 continuing *-1 to remain fully invested in Treasury bills] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wall Street executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they believed that Renaissance 's $ 900 million *U* buy program was carried *-1 out by PaineWebber Inc] .
• As * reported , PaineWebber bought shares Tuesday as part of a customer strategy shift , although [<sub>ARG1</sub> the broker 's client] was [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> then] *-1 to have been Japanese .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> David Evans , who last week *T*-1 resigned as president and chief executive of Qintex Entertainment Inc. `` for personal reasons '' just as the company filed for bankruptcy-law protection , has been temporarily reappointed to both positions] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Qintex Entertainment] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Jonathan Lloyd , 37 years old , would join the nine-member board] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Last Monday] , [_ARG0 Qintex Australia] announced a restructuring plan and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would sell off assets] .
• [_ARG0 Qintex Australia] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it had n't seen the suit and could n't comment] .
• He succeeds [_ARG0 Roger Kimmel] , who *T*-1 resigned last week *-2 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 his participation in * evaluating the company 's role in * buying MGM\/UA Communications Co. was no longer necessary] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Evans will stay until a successor is found *-1 , but not later than the end of the year] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• But [_ARGM-TMP early] [_ARGM-TMP on Oct. 19 , the second of two hectic days of board meetings ,] [_ARG0 Mr. Evans] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he believed 0 Qintex Australia would n't be forthcoming] .
• [_ARG1 The facility will be marketed *-1 toward families , and room rates will be between $ 35 and $ 55 *U* a night] , [_ARG0 MGM Grand] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it estimates 0 the Desert Inn remodeling will cost about $ 32 million *U* , and 0 the refurbishment of the three DC-8-62 aircraft , made * by McDonnell Douglas Corp. , will cost around $ 24.5 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 MGM Grand] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the latest stock offering wo n't cover the $ 600 million or more *U* cost of * building the proposed resort and theme park] , and added 0 it will need *-1 to seek additional financing , either through bank borrowings or debt and equity offerings , at a later date .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 're anticipating further declines in rates and they 're going *-2 to get them , slowly] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter Frank , chief economist for the Donoghue Organization , publisher of Money Fund Report] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Assets of the 400 taxable funds tracked * by IBC\/Donoghue 's Money Fund Report jumped to $ 351.2 billion *U* in the week ended Tuesday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Holliston , Mass.-based newsletter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Lower yields are just reflecting lower short-term interest rates] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Brenda Malizia Negus , editor of Money Fund Report] .
• [_ARG1 Leveraged funds in particular `` are still extremely vulnerable , because we 're still at the beginning of problems in the junk market , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Foot , a managing partner at Newgate Management Associates in Northampton , Mass] .
• `` [_ARG1 If someone actually sat down and thought about what they were being sold *-1 *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Gerald Perritt , editor of the Mutual Fund Letter in Chicago ,] they might shy away .
• [_ARG0 Carl Ericson , who *T*-1 runs the Colonial Intermediate High Income Fund ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the fund 's 25 % leverage has jacked up its interest income] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Ericson] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he tries *-1 to offset the leverage by *-2 diversifying the fund 's portfolio] .
• [_ARG0 New America High Income Fund] [_ARGM-TMP recently] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it plans *-1 to reduce its leverage position by *-2 buying back $ 5 million *U* in preferred stock and notes from investors] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are trying *-2 to increase our flexibility] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ellen E. Terry , a vice president at Ostrander Capital Management , the fund 's investment adviser] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Terry] did [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fund 's recent performance `` illustrates what *T*-1 happens in a leveraged product '' when the market does n't cooperate *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the market turns around *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , `` it will give a nice picture '' of how leverage can help performance *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Several leveraged funds do n't want *-3 to cut the amount 0 they borrow *T*-1 because it would slash the income 0 they pay shareholders *T*-2] , [_ARG0 fund officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [_ARG1 Prospect Street High Income Portfolio , for instance , now holds about 15 % in cash and equivalents , nearly quintuple the amount 0 it held *T*-1 earlier this year ,] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 John Frabotta , portfolio co-manager] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the fund , which *T*-1 is 40 % leveraged , has maintained a `` substantial cushion '' between its borrowing costs and the yields of the portfolio 's bonds] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't want *-1 to be in a position 0 * to have * to sell *T*-3] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Frabotta] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's a problem because cash is n't earning us very much money] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bianchi] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're looking at the leverage factor every day] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Robert Moore , president of Bernstein-Macaulay Inc. , a Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. unit and the fund 's adviser] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's really where the leverage hurt *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Herzfeld , a Miami-based investment manager who *T*-1 specializes in closed-end funds] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Share prices performed even worse than the funds ' asset values because fear has taken hold '' in the junk market] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• *-3 Undeterred , the BPCA hired Ms. Bartlett and another confessed garden ignoramus , [_ARG0 the architect Alexander Cooper] , who *T*-1 claimed 0 he had never visited *RNR*-2 , much less built *RNR*-2 , a garden , and [_rel said] of [_ARG3-of the project] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't view this as a landscape] .
• -LRB- [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Quennell] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-1 to go with the grid , regardless] . -RRB-
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Breeden] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his first testimony to Congress since * taking the SEC post] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agency is studying the Friday the 13th market plunge , including how current circuit breakers affected the market that day and the following Monday *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> After the SEC study of the drop is completed *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , `` I 'm perfectly happy *-3 to work with this committee ... in * identifying whether we need other devices , '' such as a program-trading curb .
• [_ARGM-ADV Though direct mail to businesses is n't broken out *-1 separately] , [_ARG0 the association] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it 's growing even faster] .
• [_ARG1 The practice of businesses throwing out junk mail `` is a commonly known problem , and it 's increasing as companies attempt *-2 to put through budget cuts across the board , '' right down to the mail-room level] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Belth , a list consultant and chairman of the Direct Marketing Association 's business-to-business council] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 businesses seem especially inclined *-1 to dump mailers sent * to titles rather than to individual names] .
• `` If they get 50 packets of something , they open one , see [_ARG1 what] [_ARG0 it] [_rel says] *T*-1 , throw 48 away and send two to people or departments 0 they think *T*-2 are appropriate , '' a spokesman says *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If they get 50 packets of something , they open one , see what it says *T*-1 , throw 48 away and send two to people or departments 0 they think *T*-2 are appropriate] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 Why anyone would want *-2 to close themselves off -LCB- from direct mail -RCB- *T*-1 , a priori , does n't make any sense] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Michael Bronner of Bronner Slosberg Associates , a Boston directmail firm] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We just do n't have the staff 0 *T*-3 to -LCB- deliver -RCB- it , nor do we have the space or the time] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for the Schaumburg , Ill. , electronics company , which *T*-1 has 5,000 employees in the Austin area] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Ellis , a U.S. postal inspector in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Postal Service 's only job is * to deliver the mail to the mail room] ; once it gets there , a company can do with it what it wishes *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> So far] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , it has n't had any noticeable effect on response rates .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're going *-1 to have *-2 to mail a lot less and a lot smarter] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Jack Miller , president of Quill Corp. , a Lincolnshire , Ill. , business-to-business mail-order company] .
• One spot shows a Sonata next to a rival midsized car , and [_ARG0 an announcer] [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Listen to what they 're saying *T*-1 about the Hyundai Sonata] . ''
• One spot shows a Sonata next to a rival midsized car , and an announcer says , `` * Listen to [_ARG1 what] [_ARG0 they] 're [_rel saying] *T*-1 about [_ARG3-about the Hyundai Sonata] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No wonder 0 the competition 's green with envy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the announcer] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> EWDB , formed * by the merger of Eurocom and Della Femina McNamee WCRS ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to buy Vizeversa , an agency in Barcelona] .
• Businesses across the country are getting fed up with junk mail , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> some] are [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they just are n't going *-1 to take it anymore -- literally] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While no one has tracked how many company mail rooms *T*-1 throw out junk mail] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> direct-mail advertising firms] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the number is growing] .
• General Motors earlier this year said 0 it would n't deliver bulk mail or free magazines in its Flint , Mich. , office , while [<sub>ARG0</sub> Air Products & Chemicals , Allentown , Pa. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it screens junk mail and often throws out most of a given mass mailing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Motors] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier this year] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would n't deliver bulk mail or free magazines in its Flint , Mich. , office] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while Air Products & Chemicals , Allentown , Pa. , says 0 it screens junk mail and often throws out most of a given mass mailing] .
• `` [_ARG1 A number of us are not going *-2 to touch capital gains , IRAs or anything else unless it contributes to deficit-reduction] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Sen. Charles Robb -LRB- D. , Va. -RRB- , who *T*-1 is one of the 10 to 20 Democrats who the Bush administration believes 0 *T*-4 might favor *-5 giving preferential treatment to capital gains] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is a one-out-of-three shot of * getting it this year] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. David Boren of Oklahoma , a leading Democratic proponent of * cutting the capital-gains tax] .
• `` [_ARG1 There will be no capital-gains bill this year] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Sen. Dale Bumpers -LRB- D. , Ark . -RRB-] .
• [_ARGM-CAU As a result] , [_ARG0 the officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they are open to * making a variety of deals with Senate Democrats * to win their support for a capital-gains tax cut] .
• [_ARG1 Democrats asked in * this week for discussions with President Bush have suggested ways of * `` tinkering '' with the Packwood-Roth proposal , *-3 suggesting an interest in * looking for a modified version 0 they can back *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japanese immigration authorities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they found 658 more Chinese among Vietnamese boat people , * bringing the number of Chinese trying * to enter Japan by *-1 posing as Vietnamese refugees this year to 1,642] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan plans *-1 to send the Chinese back home and is negotiating with the Chinese government] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Justice Ministry official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Chinese were among 3,372 boat people supposedly from Vietnam who *T*-1 arrived in Japan this year , compared with 219 for all of 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The 658 Chinese , who *T*-2 have been in a refugee-assistance center , were sent *-1 to immigration facilities yesterday pending deportation to China] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tony Lambert , Mrs. Verne 's successor ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the mint 's losses from the theft run into the hundreds of thousands of francs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> El Salvador is destroying more than 1.6 million pounds of food that *T*-1 had rotted in government warehouses] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> government officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The state Supply Regulator Institute is *-3 to burn rice , corn and beans that *T*-1 spoiled because of neglect and corruption in the previous Christian Democrat government] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a statement from the information service SISAL] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> During the past administration the foodstuffs were first bought *-2 by the institute , then sold *-2 at low prices to `` unscrupulous businessmen '' who *T*-1 resold them to the institute at inflated prices] , [_ARG0 the statement] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• Another 250 Libyans were already in Italy *-2 to stage a day of mourning for victims of Italy 's colonial rule between 1911 and 1943 , when [_ARG0 Tripoli] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Rome kidnapped 5,000 Libyans and deported them as forced labor *T*-1] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 officials in Rome] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the issue was legally resolved *-1 by a settlement between Italy and King Idris , deposed * by Col. Muammar Gadhafi in 1969] .
• [_ARG1 Canadian Indians are taking five countries to court in a bid * to stop low military flights over their homes] , [_ARG0 the Dutch Defense Ministry] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Representatives of the Inuit and Cree peoples living in Quebec and Labrador in northeastern Canada told the ministry of the planned action at a meeting] , [_ARG0 a ministry spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 They also wanted *-1 to prevent a NATO training base being built * in the region] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The action , in the Canadian Federal Court , will be against Canada , the Netherlands , West Germany , Britain and the U.S.] , [_ARG0 the ministry spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Japan suspended imports of French mushrooms after *-2 finding some contaminated by radiation] , [_ARG0 an official of the Ministry of Health and Welfare] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Japan has been testing imported food from Europe since the April 1986 Chernobyl accident in the Soviet Union] , [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• The Venice city council is battling plans * to tap huge gas fields off the coast that [_ARG0 it] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 will speed up the city 's slow sinking into its lagoon] .
• [_ARG0 Alarmed councilors] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the project could jeopardize costly efforts * to stop *RNR*-2 , or slow down *RNR*-2 , the subsidence that *T*-1 makes Venice subject to regular and destructive flooding] .
• Their tone was good-natured , with Mr. Packwood saying 0 he intended *-1 to offer the proposal again and again on future legislation and [_ARG0 Sen. Mitchell] [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 he intended *-2 to use procedural means *-3 to block it again and again] .
• [_ARG0 AGIP] refused *-1 to reconsider and [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 drilling is due *-2 to start early next year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's unlikely 0 * extracting the gas will cause subsidence] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Thieves stole a 12th century fresco from an abandoned church in Camerino , Italy , by *-3 removing the entire wall on which the work had been painted *-1 *T*-4] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> police] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 ... .
• Their tone was good-natured , with [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Packwood] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he intended *-1 to offer the proposal again and again on future legislation] and Sen. Mitchell saying 0 he intended *-2 to use procedural means *-3 to block it again and again .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> Democrats , who *T*-1 are under increasing pressure *ICH*-2 from their leaders * to reject the gains-tax cut ,] are finding reasons * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> no] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> at least for now] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Total Assets Protection Inc. , *-1 rebounding from its earlier loss , expects *-1 to report earnings from operations of about $ 200,000 *U* for the third quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> J.C. Matlock , chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 They contend 0 it is based *-1 on an assumption that *T*-3 has not yet been proven *-2 in valid tests] , '' [_ARG0 the Tribune] [_rel said] *T*-4 .
• [_ARG0 Parker Hannifin Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to sell its three automotive parts divisions to a management-led investor group for $ 80 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Parker officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company is selling the units *-1 to focus on its other businesses] .
• [_ARG0 Stephen A. Wynn , who *T*-1 owns 29.4 % of Golden Nugget 's shares ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the Mirage and other projects will help Las Vegas attract a whole new generation of visitors] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you create a wonderment , if you create something so exciting that the public dreams of *-2 being part of it , then they 'll come] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Traffic is certainly a concern , as is pollution , water and an adequate labor market *?*] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Frank Sain , executive director of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you build a better mousetrap , it will catch more mice] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fred Benninger , chairman of MGM Grand] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'd love it if my daughter had something else 0 * to do *T*-2 here] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ms. Cokely] , [_ARGM-ADV watching seven-year-old Kristin on the water slide at the Strip 's Wet 'n' Wild water park] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Two generations ago , Dad came to Las Vegas by himself for a little diversion] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Van Heffner , executive vice president of the Nevada Hotel and Motel Association] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's probably going *-3 to be some pressure on occupancy and room rates over the next year , but after that you should see the market return to 80%-plus occupancy and regular rates] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Paul Rubeli , casino executive at Ramada Inc. , which *T*-1 runs the Tropicana] .
• [_ARG0 Competitors and analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that among large existing properties Bally Manufacturing Corp. 's Bally Grand hotel-casino probably will be hardest hit *-1 among major properties] .
• [_ARG1 It has a `` great location , but they 're going *-1 to have some real problems when everyone around them opens *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daniel Lee , a Drexel analyst] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Any hotel-casino without a strong identity will get whacked *-2 by the new competition] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Glenn Schaeffer , senior vice president of Circus Circus] .
• `` [_ARG1 If you do n't know what you are *T*-1 , bigger wo n't make you better] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Its castle] , [_ARG0 Mr. Schaeffer] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , will be `` the most compelling piece of folk architecture ever built * . ''
• `` [_ARG1 More rooms are n't the answer for us] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Caesars World chairman Henry Gluck] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's still room for boutique properties] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Barrett , president of MarCor Resorts Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 The days when when the thrust of casinos was all high rollers , with no windows and clocks and lots of red and black decor , *T*-2 are gone] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Sain of the visitors ' bureau] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The Floral Park , N.Y. , thrift has a strong capital-to-assets ratio] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Vice President Michael D.N. Confer] .
• [_ARG0 Article I , Section 7 , Clause 3] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that whether it 's called *-1 an `` order , resolution or vote '' or anything else , Presidents must have the chance * to veto] .
• * Finding a test case should n't be hard , but there is [<sub>ARG0</sub> something] 0 *T*-2 to be [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> for * picking the best one possible] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Commenting on the budget mess this week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 The perception out there is that it 's the fault of Congress] .
• [_ARG0 Vice President Quayle and Budget Director Darman] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP recently] [_ARG1 0 they 've joined the search] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Yet] [_ARGM-ADV * to pay that interest bill] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 SCI TV will only produce about $ 80 million to $ 90 million *U* of cash flow a year *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_ARGM-TMP immediately] termed the proposal inadequate and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the restructuring would not solve the company 's problems] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the current plan is sufficiently flawed in a sufficient number of bondholders ' eyes that substantial revisions will be required *-1 * to get it done] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> analyst Craig Davis of R.D. Smith & Co. here] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for KKR] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that with only a 15 % equity stake , it *EXP*-1 would n't be appropriate for KKR to keep board representation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Real estate analyst Lloyd Lynford] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Northeast 's distress is masked *-1 by relatively low vacancy rates] .
• `` [_ARG1 We were disappointed 0 we could n't use wood] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 architect Walter J. Richardson] , `` but the Japanese only want stronger materials . ''
• `` [_ARG1 One of the difficulties 0 people in real estate have *T*-1 is that each product is like * starting a new company , or starting a new line in the fashion business] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 L. Robert Lieb president of Mountain Development Corp. in West Paterson , N.J] .
• [_ARG0 Developer Steve Caspi] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the same brand name indicates consistent quality , `` regardless of location , design or amenities] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 there 's a disease called * buyer 's regret , and I 'm sure 0 it 's running *-2 rampant at this moment , but it gets cured *-3 in a short period of time] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Kenneth Leventhal , co-managing partner of Kenneth Leventhal & Co. , a Los Angeles accounting firm specializing in real estate] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The message is 0 we build 'em right] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Bedford , a California developer and officer at Urban Land Institute] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many troubled properties have n't been foreclosed on *-2 and are hard 0 * to identify *T*-4] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Albert I. Berger , who *T*-1 heads the Secaucus , N.J. , office of Helmsley-Spear Inc. , a real estate brokerage] .
• `` [_ARG1 The -LCB- stones -RCB- that *T*-2 were irradiated *-1 in the U.S. are safe] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 John Hickey , chief of the NRC operations branch , Washington] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's a misconception that physical fitness is something for the young and middle-aged] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Pacholik , sales manager of the LA Fitness club , Diamond Bar , Calif] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Family-owned firms that *T*-1 need cash * to grow are attractive] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Turner of Matuschka Gruppe , Munich] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> About 10 % to 15 % *U* of members at Atlanta 's Holiday Espre Center are elderly] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald Williams , fitness consultant] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Modern Healthcare magazine article] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 40 % of surveyed executives admitted *-1 falling *-2 asleep during formal presentations] ... .
• `` [_ARG1 Clubs need *-1 to be run *-4 like restaurants where every square foot makes a dollar *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Kemper officials] declined *-2 to identify the firms but acknowledged a long-simmering dispute with four securities firms and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the list of brokers 0 it wo n't do business with *T*-3 may be lengthened *-1 in the months ahead] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've been opposed to '' index arbitrage `` for a long time] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Stephen B. Timbers , chief investment officer at Kemper , which *T*-1 manages $ 56 billion *U* , including $ 8 billion *U* of stocks] .
• [_ARGM-ADV While Mr. Timbers explained 0 he 's `` not totally convinced 0 index arbitrage changes the overall level of the stock market] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that `` on an intraday basis , it has major effects] .
• They said , ` Too bad , ' so [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> finally] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 we 're not going *-1 to do business with them] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [_ARG1 Too bad] , ' so we finally said 0 we 're not going *-1 to do business with them . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The New York Stock Exchange has vested interests '' in its big member securities firms `` that *T*-1 cloud its objectivity] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Timbers] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Small investors perceive that `` big operators '' dominate the market] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas O'Hara , chairman of the National Association of Investors and head of the exchange 's Individual Investors Advisory Committee set up after the 1987 crash] .
• `` [_ARG1 The impression 0 I 've got *T*-1 is 0 they 'd love *-2 to do away with it -LCB- program trading -RCB- , but they -LCB- the exchange -RCB- ca n't do it] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Big Board Chairman John J. Phelan] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a recent interview] [_ARG1 that he has no inclination * to eliminate program trading] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market 's volatility disturbs him , but that all 0 the exchange can do *T*-1 is `` slow down the process '' by *-2 using its circuit breakers and shock absorbers] .
• `` [_ARG1 We continue *-2 to believe 0 the position 0 we 've taken *T*-1 is reasonable] , '' [_ARG0 a Morgan Stanley official] [_rel said] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We would stop index arbitrage when the market is under stress *T*-1 , and we have *?* recently] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 citing Oct. 13 and earlier this week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Carpenter , president and chief executive officer at Kidder Peabody ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a recent interview] , `` [_ARG1 We do n't think that index arbitrage has a negative impact on the market as a whole] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's all 0 anybody wants *-3 to talk about *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Posner , executive vice president for Credit Exchange Inc. , a leading credit service] .
• `` [_ARG1 The dress business has always been a gamble , but it 's never been like this] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Levy , president of St. Gillian Group Ltd. , which *T*-1 has become a hot name thanks to a campaign of sexy TV commercials] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The few million dollars 0 I could lose *T*-3 today is nothing against what I could lose *T*-2 on the spring line] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Levy , who *T*-1 estimates that Campeau stores will sell $ 25 million *U* worth of his clothes this year] .
• `` [_ARG1 This is especially true for spring merchandise] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jim Rindos , credit manager at Bernard Sands] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Payments are good right now , but we are n't recommending any long-term lines of credit] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Hastings , a retail credit analyst ,] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 referring to credit lines which *T*-1 make inventory purchases automatic] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> Because of those concerns] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some manufacturers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will ask for letters of credit before *-1 shipping spring merchandise] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're being paid *-1 today , but we 're worried about tomorrow and will want '' letters of credit] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 the sales director at one major dress maker who *T*-3 asked *-5 not to be identified *-2] .
• [_ARG0 Howard Bloom , president of the dress firm Chetta B Inc. ,] [_rel says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's big time chaos today] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carol Sanger , vice president , corporate communications at Campeau ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that all of the Federated and Allied chains are paying their bills in a timely manner] .
• `` [_ARG1 They continue *-1 to pay their bills and will do so] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ms. Sanger] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everybody is worried about the possibility of cancellations] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kurt Barnard , publisher of Barnard 's Retail Marketing Report] .
• `` [_ARG1 Right now , Federated owes us a considerable amount of money] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Morris Marmalstein , president of David Warren Enterprises , a major dress manufacturer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's become a day-by-day business] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bud Konheim , president of Nicole Miller Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his company is now shipping only to the flagship stores of the Federated and Allied chains] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This limits his financial exposure] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The branches are just warmed over , empty halls] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Konheim] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many of the branches are very lucrative] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> As for Mr. Levy at St. Gillian] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will maintain his credit lines with the various Campeau stores unless they miss a payment] .
• `` [_ARG1 If they slip for 10 cents for 10 minutes , I 'll stop] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 However , in spite of the difficult industrywide environment of high cost and low volume , Bethlehem `` had pretty good earnings numbers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michelle Galanter Applebaum , an analyst with Salomon Brothers Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Applebaum] had estimated third-quarter earnings of 55 cents a share , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the losses for the unusual items were larger than *?* expected] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its shipments declined as a result of a reduction in inventories by service centers , a lackluster automotive market and increasing competitive pressures in the construction market] .
• `` [_ARG1 We anticipate that steel market conditions will exhibit a further moderate decline in the fourth quarter as the automotive sector remains weak and customers continue *-1 to adjust inventories] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Bethlehem Chairman Walter F. Williams] .
• [_ARG0 Armco , hampered * by lower volume in its specialty steel business ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter net income dropped 8 % to $ 33 million *U* , or 35 cents a share , from $ 36 million *U* , or 39 cents a share in the year-ago quarter] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Along with reduced volume] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the nation 's fifth largest steelmaker was hurt *-1 by *-1 holding higher-cost inventory when raw material costs of such key products as nickel dropped *T*-2] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 higher sales and shipments to service centers from its Armco Steel Co. joint venture failed *-1 to offset weakness in the automotive market , higher production costs and a poorer product mix] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It does n't bode well for coming quarters] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Jacobson , who *T*-1 follows the steel industry for AUS Consultants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> International Business Machines Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to let Motorola Inc. participate in a semiconductor research project as part of its effort * to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects the costs to continue *-1 climbing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM , which *T*-2 made the announcement at the dedication of a research center here ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it invited many other companies *ICH*-3 *-1 to participate as well , including some from Europe] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] , which *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Motorola is paying just a nominal fee * to cover the 21-month agreement] , acknowledged 0 some companies had turned down its invitation * to join in .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that was mainly because the project may not bear fruit until the mid-1990s] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it thought 0 more companies would become interested as the project progresses] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Kuehler , IBM 's president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 IBM is also considering *-1 letting other companies participate in additional semiconductor work] but declined *-2 to be more specific .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] , which *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> a year ago] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was inviting companies *-3 to participate in some semiconductor work] , has become far more open about its technology as it has tried *-4 to rally U.S. industry *-5 to head off the Japanese , who *T*-2 now dominate the market for dynamic random access memory chips .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-2 to benefit from the expertise that Motorola and other companies can bring *T*-1 * to bear on the difficult problems involved * in semiconductor manufacturing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects industrywide efforts to become prevalent because semiconductor manufacturing has become so expensive] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The airborne system operates *-1 independent of ground-based radar systems , *-1 informing pilots of nearby aircraft] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allied-Signal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In a stunning shift in direction] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Provigo Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell all its non-food operations *-1 to concentrate solely on its retail and wholesale grocery business] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 it 's a pretty positive development] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ross Cowan , a financial analyst with Levesque Beaubien Geoffrion Inc.] , of [_ARG3-of the decision * to concentrate on groceries] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The non-food operations were largely Mr. Lortie 's creation -LCB- and -RCB- his strategy did n't work] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Holt , a financial analyst with Midland Doherty Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nadeau] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he could n't yet say if the sale prices would match book values] .
• Mr. Nadeau said 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> could] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> yet] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> if the sale prices would match book values] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 all three non-food operations are profitable] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nadeau] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 discussions *ICH*-1 are under way with potential purchasers of each of the units] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nadeau] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he intends *-3 to remain Provigo 's chief executive only until the non-food businesses are sold *-1 , after a which a new chief executive will be named *-2 *T*-4] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bertin Nadeau , newly appointed chairman and interim chief executive of Provigo ,] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> if Mr. Lortie was asked *-1 to leave] .
• `` [_ARG1 Mr. Lortie] felt less pertinent , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Nadeau] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , given the decision * to dump Provigo 's non-food operations .
• [_ARGM-LOC At a news conference] , [_ARG0 Mr. Nadeau] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sale of the three non-food businesses , which *T*-2 account for nearly half the company 's C$ 900 million *U* in assets , should be completed *-1 in a `` matter of months] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 The ` r ' word is looming again] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one dealer] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to persistent concern among some market analysts that the U.S. economy is heading toward a major slowdown if not a recession] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Greenspan , whose statements *T*-1 are ordinarily cautious , was especially careful *-2 to avoid any jarring proclamations , with fears about equities still unnerving financial markets] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Testifying before a panel of the House Banking Committee] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Greenspan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the short-term value of the dollar on foreign-exchange markets is n't the primary policy focus of the central bank] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our essential focus is on domestic policy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Greenspan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 referring to the goals of price stability and a stable economy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawrence Insurance Group Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired United Republic Reinsurance Co. , a Houston property and casualty reinsurance company , from United Savings Association of Texas for $ 28 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lawrence Insurance underwrites mostly primary insurance] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Levi Strauss Associates Inc. , the closely held owner of Levi Strauss & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its fiscal third-quarter earnings jumped to $ 128.6 million *U* from $ 31.3 million *U* a year earlier , *-1 aided *-2 by a $ 69.8 million *U* gain from the sale of stock in a Japanese subsidiary] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its quarterly results are now being publicly filed *-1 as the result of the formation earlier this year of employee stock investment plans] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's less likelihood of * creating and completing a transaction without the unions ' cooperation and wage concessions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Nye , of Baker , Nye Investments , a New York takeover stock-trader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The pilots ' Mr. Dubinsky] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his union would like majority ownership for employees] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> On the other hand] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the machinists] have always opposed majority ownership in principle , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't think 0 employees should be owners] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We may be able *-1 to reach a tradeoff where we can accommodate -LCB- the pilot union 's -RCB- concerns and ours *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brian M. Freeman , the machinists ' financial adviser] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Freeman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 machinists ' union advisers plan *-2 to meet this week *-3 to try *-4 to draw up a blueprint for some form of recapitalization that *T*-1 could include a special dividend for shareholders , an employee stake and , perhaps , an equity investment by a friendly investor] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Browning] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she believes 0 a recapitalization involving employee ownership would succeed only if the pilots relent on their demand for control] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the dynamics of this situation are that something 's got *-2 to happen] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one official familiar with the situation] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The board and UAL 's management] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` ca n't go back '' to business as usual .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> United pilots have shown on a number of occasions 0 they are willing and able *-1 to strike] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an executive at Fuji Bank , one of UAL 's large lenders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> America West] would n't identify the entity , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the payment was for the foreign company 's use of certain tax benefits in connection with America West plane purchases] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The key to Delta 's record earnings continued *-1 to be excellent passenger revenue growth] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Roeck , chief financial officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thrift officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the $ 300 million *U* reserve will be adjusted *-1 quarterly and will reflect the rate of dispositions and market conditions] .
• [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> For its future strategy] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Columbia officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the thrift may branch out into commercial lending or * managing outside investments , as well as * beefing up more traditional thrift activities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Spiegel , Columbia 's chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the thrift was `` disappointed '' by the effects of the accounting changes] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Columbia remains `` one of the most strongly capitalized thrifts in the industry , '' based on the economic value of its assets and tangible capital] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Columbia officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't know how quickly they will dispose of the thrift 's junk bonds *T*-3 , because federal regulations , such as those that *T*-2 would allow thrifts to continue *-4 holding the bonds in separately capitalized subsidiaries , have n't yet been completed *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Columbia officials] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the thrift should n't face problems *-2 meeting regulatory capital requirements , despite the large reserves and write-downs and stiffer regulatory requirements that *T*-1 should be in place by year 's end] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although many of the transactions related to those securities have n't been completed *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Columbia] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ultimate gain on the sale of those assets will range from $ 200 million *U* to $ 300 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anheuser-Busch Cos.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to aggressively discount its major beer brands] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 setting the stage for a potentially bruising price war as the maturing industry 's growth continues *-3 to slow] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We can not permit a further slowing in our volume trend] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anheuser] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding 0 it will take `` appropriate competitive pricing actions *-3 to support our long-term market share growth strategy '' for the premium brands] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anheuser] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it continues *-1 to hold to its earlier-announced goal of a 50 % U.S. market share by the mid-1990s] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Anheuser is the biggest guy in the bar , and he just decided *-1 to join in the barroom brawl] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joseph J. Doyle , an analyst with Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jerry Steinman , publisher of Beer Marketers Insights , a trade newsletter ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Anheuser 's announcement means 0 `` everybody else in the industry is going *-1 to have a difficult time *-2 reaching their profit objectives] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While the third-quarter earnings were a `` moderate disappointment] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , `` the real bad news is the intensity of price competition '' in the premium-beer sector .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The St. Louis company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> major rivals , Philip Morris Co. 's Miller Brewing unit and Adolph Coors Co. `` have been following a policy of continuous and deep discounting *ICH*-1 for at least the past 18 months '' on their premium brands , *-2 pricing their product as much as 25 cents a 12-pack below Anheuser 's Budweiser label in many markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anheuser] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's discounting policy basically would involve * matching such moves by rivals on a market-by-market basis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anheuser] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its new strategy -- *-2 started *-3 in some markets last month and expected *-3 to be applied *-1 soon in selected markets nationwide -- will mean lower-than-anticipated earnings for the last half of 1989 and for 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A trader at Yamaichi Securities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market 's mood was undercut *-1 by the continuing fall of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone shares , which *T*-2 declined to their lowest level since the begining of this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they also took profits *-1 to reduce holdings in their own account at the end of the October transaction period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market gained some late steam on a flurry of buying by market-makers looking at blue-chip issues and stocks viewed * as oversold during the market 's recent downtrend] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Outside what *T*-1 essentially amounted to a bookkeeping exercise] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 London dealings were largely dulled *-2 by the absence of active interest beyond the market-makers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the shares were hit *-1 by fears of a slowdown in the U.S. economy] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was dead , listless , depressing and negative] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader at a U.S. bank in Frankfurt] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Equities tumbled at the opening as Tuesday 's gyrations on Wall Street , where the Dow Jones Industrial Average recovered most of an 80-point loss *T*-1 , fueled fears of another stock market crash] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Tough talk from trade union officials at the conference of the powerful IG Metall metals worker union in West Berlin raised the specter of nationwide strikes next spring] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All the positive figures on the economy are out already , and people are focusing more on the dangers for next year , mostly the wage talks and the -LCB- parliamentary -RCB- elections] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the U.S. trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market also shrugged off positive factors , such as higher bond prices and a slowdown in monetary growth in September] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect the bearish mood to persist a while longer , as trading volume is falling toward the end of the year and the market is becoming more volatile] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Continental gave up some of its recent gains , *-1 dropping 8 to 338 , as rumors of an impending takeover attempt for the tiremaker faded] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] that [<sub>ARG1</sub> the more an issue gained *?* recently , the sharper the loss sustained * Wednesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> French chemicals group , Orkem S.A. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Wednesday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has made a bid for control of Coates Brothers PLC , a British manufacturer of inks and polyester resins] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The remainder is held *-1 by the public and by family interests] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman for the French group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Orkem] declined *-2 to give details of its offer , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> only] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the bid will be submitted *-1 for approval by the board of the British company] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is n't a political issue , this is a moral issue] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Henry Hyde -LRB- R. , Ill. -RRB- , the most eloquent spokesman for the anti-abortion movement] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This may not make George Bush a one-term president] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Oregon liberal] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 addressing the Republican side of the House] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unless he changes , they lose] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Democratic leadership aide] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Rupert Murdoch acquired a 25 % stake in Grupo Zeta S.A.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the leading Spanish magazine and newspaper publisher] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The cash injection boosted Zeta 's capital more than four-fold , to 8.47 billion pesetas from 1.82 billion pesetas , * greatly enhancing the group 's ability * to make investments] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Zeta officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The 400-member Alliance of Floor Brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new product , with the $ 5 million *U* minimum , will benefit only big institutional investors and could lead to `` wild spasms of volatility] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stockbrokers who *T*-1 cater to individual investors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Big Board 's new product confirms 0 the exchange does n't want *-2 to curtail program trading , which *T*-3 last month accounted for a record 13.8 % of the exchange 's average daily volume] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The New York Stock Exchange is losing its cool here] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Andrews , head of institutional trading at Janney Montgomery Scott Inc. in Philadelphia] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 major securities firms are reluctant *-1 to become market makers because they fear 0 the baskets may attract only limited trading] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Big Board officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 only 25 contracts a day *ICH*-1 may trade at first , equivalent to a day 's action at a small , regional exchange] .
• Even though [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Big Board] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its product represents a post-crash `` reform] , '' some traders suggest that if the new basket had been trading during this month 's Friday the 13th market plunge , the Dow Jones Industrial Average might have dropped more than the 190 points 0 it did *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> With the futures locked * into a trading halt Oct. 13 and trading in some individual stock difficult , program traders would have undoubtedly fled to the basket system] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If we had the baskets , we would be leaving in caskets] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The SEC 's Mr. Breeden] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the after-hours trading on the Midwest exchange would *-3 help the U.S. win back business that *T*-1 has moved overseas *-2 to conduct after-hours trades] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The basket products are `` an evolutionary step '' in * solving problems in * trading big blocks of stock that *T*-1 came to light in the 1987 market crash] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> SEC Commissioner Joseph Grundfest] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> New SEC Chairman Richard Breeden] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 overseeing his first public meeting] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 *-3 increasing volatility] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Ketchum , the SEC 's market regulation chief ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he did n't believe 0 `` this will spawn dramatic new program-trading strategies that *T*-1 will be destabilizing] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comprehensive Care Corp. , which *T*-2 has agreed *-3 to be acquired *-1 by closely held First Hospital Corp. ,] reported a $ 4.7 million *U* loss for its Aug. 31 first quarter and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is negotiating an extension of senior bank debt past its Oct. 18 due date] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Failure * to win such a determination , however , would lead Comprehensive Care directors to `` consider various alternatives] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comprehensive Care] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> without *-2 elaborating] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> that net income for the two-month period ended * Aug. 31 plunged to $ 150,000 *U* from $ 851,000 *U* in the prior year on a 33 % rise in revenue to $ 21.4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Revenue in the latest quarter] fell 17 % to $ 44 million *U* from $ 53.2 million *U* , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , * reflecting poor utilization of the company 's facilities and its behavioral medicine contracts .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comprehensive Care] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 First Hospital had advised it that both bank debt and senior notes would be repaid *-1 after the acquisition] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although it is n't assured 0 the acquisition will be completed *-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If it is n't completed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comprehensive Care] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would be `` required *-1 to promptly restructure its debt] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As * reported *-1 last month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kass] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was interested in * making an offer * to buy H.H. Robertson for $ 13 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the SEC filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Kass-Pedone group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it intends *-1 to acquire additional H.H. Robertson shares `` with a view towards a possible change in control of the company] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The group also is engaged *-1 in talks with third parties regarding * obtaining financing 0 * to buy more shares *T*-3 , but no agreements have yet been reached *-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the filing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> After *-3 coming close to a partial settlement a year ago , shareholders who *T*-1 filed civil suits against Ivan F. Boesky and the partnerships 0 he once controlled *T*-2 again are approaching an accord] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with the case] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Individuals familiar with the negotiations] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the partial settlement being negotiated * would remove the Boesky partnership , the British fund and Mr. Boesky as defendants , while Drexel and other defendants would remain] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Davidow , of the Washington , D.C.-based law firm Wilmer , Cutler & Pickering , which *T*-1 represents Mr. Boesky in this matter ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> only] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that `` discussions are under way] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Meanwhile , within the next few weeks , the limited partners in Ivan F. Boesky & Co . L.P. are expected *-1 to reach a partial settlement with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. regarding the distribution of the $ 330 million *U* in partnership assets] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one of the individuals] .
• This is because [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Delaware court] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier this year] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Drexel is entitled *-2 to get its money back before *RNR*-1 or at the same time as *RNR*-1 the limited partners] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Under the terms of the settlement , the limited partners would drop their civil suits against Drexel , now pending in federal court in New York] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> another individual] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An individual familiar with the negotiations] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that whatever investments the limited partners do not recoup *T*-1 from the $ 330 million *U* in partnership assets , they will receive *T*-2 from the $ 350 million *U* restitution fund available as a result of Drexel 's settlement with the government in December 1988] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The FBI] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would not be able *-1 to begin *-2 processing the request until June]
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in federal court in Manhattan] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Patterson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the FBI records could show that Mr. Ferguson 's arrest was the result of questionable legal practices] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if the FBI 's proposed schedule was followed *-1 in * releasing the documents , `` a delay of over one year will have occurred and plaintiff will have served approximately two-thirds of his 3 1\/2-year minimum sentence by the time 0 he receives the files *T*-2] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gabriel W. Gorenstein , the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case for the FBI ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 no decision *ICH*-1 has been made *-2 about * appealing the judge 's ruling] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Attorneys involved * in the talks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the parties were closer to accord than they were *?* a year ago , when reports of an imminent agreement circulated *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The study] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 each federal court should set strict time limits for the pretrial exchange of documents and evidence , ranging from as much as 100 days for cases in the fast track to as much as 18 months for complex disputes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One individual] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the shareholders ' accord was `` well worked out *-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the study] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 federal courts should set firm trial dates early in the process] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 To take advantage of local expertise and custom] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the study] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , Congress should require each of the 94 federal district courts to adopt its own plan * to speed the handling of civil suits and to reduce the high costs in civil cases .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Businessland Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it purchased a major regional computer retailer , Data Systems Computer Centre Inc. , Springfield , New Jersey] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Fitzsimmons , chief executive officer of Data Systems ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company was profitable and expected sales of nearly $ 100 million *U* this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Businessland , which *T*-1 operates stores in 50 U.S. metropolitan areas , planned *-2 to absorb his firm 's operations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eastman Kodak Co. of Rochester , N.Y. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Lehn & Fink Products subsidiary was restructured *-1 * to form two operating groups , one for household products such as cleaners and disinfectants and the other for do-it-yourself products such as wood finishes and stains] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Montvale , N.J. , unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new operating structure `` creates a more focused and responsive organization geared * to * effectively managing the size and scope of the unit 's current business] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sotheby 's Holdings Inc. , the parent of the auction house Sotheby 's ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its net loss for the seasonally slow third quarter narrowed from a year earlier on a leap in operating revenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 80 % of its auction business is usually conducted *-1 in the second and fourth quarters , with the current quarter having begun `` extremely well] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That level of production is n't of much concern as long as demand continues strong] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are n't seeing any cold weather here] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bolling] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> from New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As for corn and soybean futures , `` a lot of commission house buying this morning and computer-driven buying '' supported prices in early trading] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Freed , a futures analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. in Chicago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Russian ships are arriving in the gulf and there is n't enough grain in the pipeline] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Katharina Zimmer , a futures analyst with Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Soviet Union has purchased roughly eight million tons of grain this month , and is expected *-1 to take delivery by year end] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• And now that the price has fallen below $ 19.65 *U* , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> many] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 showed considerable resistance] , some traders and analysts figure 0 there 's little 0 *T*-2 to stop the price from *-3 going lower on technical decisions .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Several cotton analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the move appeared *-1 to be mostly technical] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Floor traders] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the market could have been helped *-2 by rumors , which *T*-1 have been circulating for the past two days , about China purchasing cotton] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One floor trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if there were Chinese purchases , they should have had a bigger effect on the market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Another] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if China was a buyer , it would be the earliest 0 that country had made purchases *T*-1 since the 1979-80 crop year , and thus would be a bullish sign] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> This trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he thought 0 the market would turn aggressively bullish from a technical standpoint if the December contract was able *-1 to exceed 75.75 cents] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> With no petroleum-related news or changes in the fundamentals 0 *T*-1 to dictate price moves , `` technicians are wanting *-2 to sell this stuff] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eric Bolling of Edge Trading Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harry Schwartz , a soft commodity specialist for Cargill Investors Services in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the only report 0 Ghana has issued *T*-1 about the arrival of cocoa from the interior was for 7,839 metric tons as of Oct. 12] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if little cocoa actually has arrived at the ports , shipping delays could result] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is the worry that *T*-1 probably brought steadiness to the market earlier in the week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Joseph W. Robertson , 61 , was dismissed *-1 from those posts] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Medical International Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has n't received any other offers * to acquire the owner and operator of hospitals] , and took another step toward completion of its $ 3 billion *U* acquisition by IMA Holdings Corp .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The downgrade anticipates completion of the IMA Holdings acquisition today] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The ratings concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 the losses to be reduced *-1 through productivity gains and above average growth of the company 's hospitals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ratings anticipate a successful debt-reduction program and modest improvement in discretionary cash flow because of planned asset sales] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An American Medical spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Moody 's downgrading was expected *-1 because of the nature of the takeover] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Medical] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had been approached *-1 again by two other possible suitors , whom it would n't identify *T*-3 but who *T*-2 had previously submitted bids for the company] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Medical] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the two other parties told the company that they do n't have any current intention of *-1 making a takeover bid] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Medical] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its directors have approved what *T*-1 is , in effect , a draft of a solvency opinion on the acquisition , submitted * by the Los Angeles-based investment banking and evaluation consulting firm of Houlian Lokey Howard & Zukin Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bay Financial Corp. , Boston , which *T*-2 has been reporting big losses and warning of a possible bankruptcy-law filing ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was sued *-1 by a holder] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The real estate investment trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the `` purported class action suit , '' seeks `` damages and other remedies under federal securities law and state law] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald E. Wilson , corporate secretary and legal counsel ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company would n't disclose further details] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it might seek bankruptcy-court protection from creditor lawsuits if it ca n't renegotiate its borrowings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Torchmark] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Samuel E. Upchurch Jr. , 37 , vice president and general counsel , was selected *-2 to serve the remainder of the term vacated * by John S.P. Samford , who *T*-1 resigned as director] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The giant foods , tobacco and brewing company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will issue common-share purchase rights to shareholders of record Nov. 8] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The board is n't aware of any attempts * to take over Philip Morris] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Beghin-Say S.A.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it plans *-1 to sell its remaining paper operations by the end of January as part of a drive * to refocus on the food sector and lower its debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Beghin-Say] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale will be done *-1 in two parts and will raise a total of 2.025 billion francs -LRB- $ 325 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it can provide no assurance 0 a transaction will occur] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Industry officials and congressional aides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the main points of a compromise defense authorization bill , hammered * out during a flurry of private meetings over the past few days , provide a face-saving compromise for both the White House and House Democrats] .
• The final B-2 agreement is certain *-1 to require detailed testing and verification of the bomber 's capabilities , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> congressional aides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the accord wo n't include a House-passed provision that *T*-3 would have withheld production funds until Congress approves a cheaper , scaled-down version of the $ 70 billion *U* fleet of 132 B-2s envisioned * by the Pentagon] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Menlo Park , Calif. , company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net was $ 7.4 million *U* , or 22 cents a share , down from $ 32.3 million *U* , or 86 cents a share , a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Profit also suffered because of `` intense '' discounting in its long-haul trucking business] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They have *-1 to continue *-2 to tighten their belts] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Craig Kloner , an analyst at Goldman , Sachs & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 program activity was n't in evidence through most of the session , however , and [<sub>ARG1</sub> Big Board volume dropped to 155,650,000 shares from about 238 million Tuesday as concerns about the potential for additional sharp swings in the market kept other trading in check] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 program activity was n't in evidence through most of the session , however] , and Big Board volume dropped to 155,650,000 shares from about 238 million Tuesday as concerns about the potential for additional sharp swings in the market kept other trading in check .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our phones are quiet around here] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Don R. Hays , director of investment strategy at Wheat First Butcher & Singer Inc. , Richmond , Va] .
• Its third-quarter earnings were lower than analysts had forecast *?* , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had lowered its projections for earnings growth through the end of 1990 because of planned price cuts] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] reported a third-quarter loss and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is holding talks with its bank lenders for an extension on some overdue debt payments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coniston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would pursue `` various financing alternatives] . ''
• Di Giorgio gained 1 to 30 3\/4 after [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is starting negotiations with unidentified parties interested in * acquiring its units] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The partnership , which *T*-1 had solicited takeover offers ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it failed *-2 to receive any adequate bids for all of its operations but is reviewing offers for individual properties] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's an explosive cocktail '' thrown * at the world] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth Courtis , senior economist at the Tokyo unit of Deutsche Bank Group] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The investment boom] is mainly sparked *-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , by strong domestic demand and is n't likely *-1 to increase exports sharply .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The manufacturers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 14.2 % of their spending is designed *-1 to improve products or add new ones , 17.5 % is * to cut costs , 12.5 % is for research and development , and the rest is for maintenance and other purposes] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If there 's a further drive * to export] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nobuyuki Arai , an economist at the Japan Development Bank] , `` that 'll be a problem . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The boom] 's so huge , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mitsuru Saito , an economist at Sanwa Research Institute] , `` 0 it makes you think of the Golden '60s , '' when Japan developed rapidly *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One dealer told me that if he had more cars , he 'd sell them right away] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Takuro Endo , Nissan executive vice president] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Besides , Daikin 's major competitors , Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. , `` are all adding production lines] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Daikin spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's important * to gain leadership] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Toshiba spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The new chip plants `` wo n't be excessive investment] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hajime Sasaki , an NEC vice president] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If excess capacity develops] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , not everyone will suffer .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Benjamin Franklin Federal Savings & Loan Association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to restructure in the wake of a third-quarter loss of $ 7.7 million *U* , or $ 1.01 *U* a share , reflecting an $ 11 million *U* addition to loan-loss reserves] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Portland , Ore. , thrift] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the restructuring should help it meet new capital standards from the Financial Institution Reform , Recovery and Enforcement Act] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the restructuring 's initial phase will feature a gradual reduction in assets and staff positions] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Initially] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will close its commercial real-estate lending division , and stop *-2 originating new leases at its commercial lease subsidiary *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Details of the restructuring wo n't be made *-1 final until regulators approve the regulations mandated * by the new federal act] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay Stevens , an analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 increased competition from International Business Machines Corp. , Amdahl 's principal competitor for mainframe sales .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> 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 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm 's weaker profit was partly the result of increased competition from International Business Machines Corp. , Amdahl 's principal competitor for mainframe sales] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The cash dividend paid * on the common stock also will apply to the new shares] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The move rewards shareholders and should improve the stock 's liquidity] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Oneida] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It should have happened sooner] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Elizabeth Glaser , a Los Angeles mother and activist who *T*-1 contracted the AIDS virus through a blood transfusion , and transmitted it to two of her children] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I could get AZT] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Glaser , who *T*-1 bears her infection without any symptoms] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> While I 'm pleased 0 the FDA is finally releasing AZT for children , it *EXP*-1 's taken much too long * to get to this point] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Ted Weiss] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's no finger 0 *T*-2 to be pointed *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3 's impossible * to overstate how much this means *T*-4 to the families of these patients] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Samuel Broder , director of the National Cancer Institute and a main developer of AZT] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AVON RENT-A-CAR & TRUCK Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it declared a dividend of one warrant for each three shares of common stock] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> About 1.1 million Class C warrants were issued *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Avon] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will issue an additional 243,677 of the Class C warrants to holders of its Class A , Class B and unclassified warrants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fed Chairman Greenspan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the central bank can wipe out inflation without *-1 causing a recession , but * doing so will inflict short-term pain] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GM 's Hughes Electronics unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit slid 22 % in the third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The finance unit , GMAC ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net fell 3.1 % , but EDS 's profit rose 16 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SEC Chairman Breeden] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would consider *-1 imposing `` circuit breakers '' *-2 to halt program trading during sharp swings in the market] .
• Kemper Financial Services has stopped *-1 executing its stock trades through four big securities firms because of their involvement in program trading , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kemper and others] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 is ruining the market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GORBACHEV] [<sub>rel</sub> SAID] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Moscow wo n't intervene in East bloc moves to democracy] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The changes , which *T*-2 could be announced *-1 as early as today , would apply to pesticides and other substances found * on fresh and processed foods] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> East German leader Krenz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was willing *-1 to hold talks with opposition groups pressing for internal changes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Communist Party chief , facing what *T*-2 is viewed *-1 as the nation 's worst unrest in nearly 40 years ,] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would allow East Germans to travel abroad more freely] , but made clear that the Berlin Wall would remain .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NATO defense ministers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 16-nation alliance continues *-1 to need a strong nuclear strategy despite political changes in Eastern Europe] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A department spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ruling `` raised a serious question '' about the office of the president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Washington would continue a trade embargo against Nicaragua] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 declaring that the Central American country poses `` an unusual and extraordinary threat '' to the security of the U.S.] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Secretary of State Baker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. protested to Moscow over shipments of East bloc arms to Salvadoran rebels from Managua] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Czechoslovakia 's premier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he supports broad political and economic restructuring] , but ruled out any dialogue between Prague 's Communist government and independent human-rights or dissident groups .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adolph Coors Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 William K. Coors , chairman , assumed the additional responsibilities of president , *-1 succeeding Jeffrey H. Coors] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the brewer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Jeffrey Coors voluntarily gave up the position *-2 to focus more of his energy on Coors Technology Co. , a small unit of Coors 0 he has run *T*-1 for several years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Coors spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company does n't believe 0 the move will further increase 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] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It certainly was n't intended *-1 to be a demotion] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dun & Bradstreet Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 business failures fell 17.8 % to 11,586 in the third quarter from 14,099 in the year-earlier period] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The troubled savings-and-loan industry and subsequent stress in real-estate businesses fueled bankruptcies in this sector] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> D&B] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The current decline in failures continues a trend begun * in late 1987] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> D&B] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The drop accelerated in this year 's third quarter , * underscoring an overall lack of stress in the U.S. economy] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 detailed financial figures have n't been passed *-1 yet to any prospective buyers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nobody is going *-1 to make a real bid before the middle of November] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one investment banker familiar with the discussions in Japan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One executive familiar with the Bloomingdale 's situation] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No book has been issued *-1 * regarding Bloomingdale 's , there are no projections , so I doubt very much whether any bid has been made *-2] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Toronto-based Campeau has received `` expressions of interest '' in Bloomingdale 's] , but she declined *-2 to comment on whether any actual bids had been made *-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The suit] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company failed *-1 to disclose material adverse information about its financial condition] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Campeau has n't seen the suit] and declined *-1 to comment .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is the first of many rumors 0 we expect *-3 to hear *T*-1 during the sale 's process] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Bloomingdale 's spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Campeau 's chairman , Robert Campeau ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at its annual meeting] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in July] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he valued Bloomingdale 's at $ 2 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. must extend its offer for LIN Broadcasting Corp. because it has `` not yet announced committed financing sufficient * to complete '' the bid] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> LIN] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> According to Securities and Exchange Commission rules , McCaw is required *-1 to keep its offer for the cellular-phone and broadcasting concern open for at least five business days after the announcement of the financing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> LIN] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it obtained `` firm '' financing commitments *ICH*-1 from three major banks in regard to its bid * to control LIN Broadcasting] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The banks jointly committed $ 1.2 billion *U* of financing , subject to certain conditions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for McCaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company was `` moving forward with our financing] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> StatesWest Airlines , Phoenix , Ariz. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sent a more detailed merger proposal to much-larger Mesa Airlines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Farmington , N.M.-based Mesa] has consistently rejected StatesWest 's offers , and [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> early this week] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board would n't give the proposal further consideration] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 calling it `` vague and ill-defined '' because it did n't describe the source of funds or the specific terms of StatesWest securities which *T*-1 were part of the offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The new letter] purports *-2 to do this , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in addition to $ 7 *U* a share in cash , StatesWest would offer one share of new 6 % convertible preferred stock of StatesWest 0 it values *T*-1 at $ 3 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the cash portion of the transaction would be financed *-1 with StatesWest 's own cash and short-term investments , plus debt and other financing arranged * through Hibbard Brown & Co. , the company 's investment banker] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mesa President Larry Risley] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his board had received Stateswest 's most recent offer and was reviewing it] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Spiegel Inc.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 citing continuing improvement in the apparel market] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income jumped 65 % from the soft year-earlier period , on an 11 % increase in revenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Spiegel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 margins improved because its inventory position *PPA*-1 this year did n't need the costly markdowns required * * to trim last year 's swollen levels] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the apparel market troughed in the first half of 1988 , then began *-1 showing improvement in the second half of last year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've seen continued improvement in 1989] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 ongoing cost-cutting efforts contributed to the latest period 's earnings upturn] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But people do n't buy anything on expectation anymore] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Utter , who *T*-1 manages the high-yield fund of IDS Financial Services] .
• The good news -- to fans of stable credit , at least -- is [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the rejection] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 about [<sub>ARG3-about</sub> the state of mind of junk buyers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is nothing wrong with the company] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coniston principal Paul Tierney] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The rub] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , is that `` the junk market is n't as deep '' as before .
• A DLJ banker , putting a best possible face on it , asserts that `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> very few people] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they did n't like the credit quality] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they did n't think 0 a billion-dollar deal would trade] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the DLJ banker] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , in the reborn capital structure cash coverage of interest `` will meaningfully improve . ''
• Apparently [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] are learning *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> no] to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> excess risk] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The TW prospectus] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if the acquisition had been completed *-1 earlier , pretax earnings `` would have been insufficient * to cover its fixed charges , including interest on debt securities , '' by approximately $ 62.7 million *U* in the first six months of 1989] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were concerned that they were n't going *-1 to generate enough cash for capital spending and also 0 * to pay down debt *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a big investor in high-yield debt] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canada 's Brian Mulroney and Australia 's Bob Hawke] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the paper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , were `` enraged . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The London Times] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she had `` contravened protocol] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As usual] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> her sin] was [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what she thought *T*-1] .
• The guest paid his bill at the resort hotel , and as he departed he noticed [<sub>ARG0</sub> a sign] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Have You Left Anything ?] ''
• The man went back and spoke to the desk clerk : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That sign is wrong] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lance Zipper , head of over-the-counter trading at Kidder Peabody ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 is difficult * to make predictions based on yesterday 's trading volume] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The advance felt more like a technical bounce] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's a lot of uncertainty out there , and it will cause a lot of swings] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford Motor] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it raised its stake in the British car maker to 12.45 % of the ordinary shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it holds 22.8 million ordinary shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is prepared *-2 to make a bid for all of the shares outstanding of Jaguar if British government restrictions to such a transaction are removed *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was a mixed bag] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Bruno , who *T*-1 heads over-the-counter trading at PaineWebber] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Informix] , which *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> recently] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income rose to 16 cents a share from a penny a share a year ago] , gained 1 5\/8 to 13 5\/8 on 810,700 shares .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's too early * to tell '' what *T*-1 happens *T*-1 after that] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> ad executives who *T*-1 negotiated the deal] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that works out to only $ 275,000 *U* for a 30-second ad in the World Series through 1993 -- 17 % less than what ABC is charging *T*-2 for the Series this month] .
• Moreover , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> there 's no question 0 ad rates will come down considerably '' from the GM-Toyota price] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arnold Chase of Bozell Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Other admen] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 rates could rise later if ad spending surges] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barry Frank , the agent who *T*-1 took Mr. Pilson to lunch last March ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that even if CBS loses , say , $ 10 million *U* , it matters little] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ten million ai n't jack , man , when you got $ 3 billion *U* sitting in the bank *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Frank , senior vice president at International Management Group] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 citing CBS 's enormous cash reserves from * selling off various businesses] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Moreover , sports has `` claimed its place '' as a guaranteed ratings-getter] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David J. Stern , the commissioner of the National Basketball Association] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That] 's easy 0 for [<sub>ARG0</sub> him] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-2 : CBS 's four-year NBA pact , now at $ 176 million *U* for four years , could double in price by the time 0 his talks with Mr. Pilson are completed *-1 *T*-3 later this month .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> media-stock analyst Richard J. MacDonald of MacDonald Grippo Riely] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Wall Street wo n't take kindly to that] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> On a stand-alone basis , the network ought *-1 to make money] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• When Mr. Pilson is asked *-1 directly *T*-2 -- can you make money on all this ? -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] does [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> exactly] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> yes] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What you 're really asking *T*-1 is , Are the profit and loss margins anticipated * on the events acceptable to management ?] '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The CBS official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that price sounded fine] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> As we 've seen in the '80s] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roger Werner , the president of the ESPN sports channel] , `` those deals can turn sour if the numbers do n't work .
• Now , Mr. Pilson -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> a former college basketball player] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a good negotiator needs `` a level of focus and intellectual attention '' similar to a good athlete-s] is facing the consequences of his own aggressiveness .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What *T*-1 happens to those two basketball contracts will shape the next five years of network sports] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Lund , a former CBS Sports president now at Multimedia Inc] .
• J. William Grimes , former president of ESPN , says 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> NBC] may `` come in with a huge bid for college basketball *-1 to take it away from CBS and [<sub>rel</sub> say] , ` [_ARG1 We can overbid , too] . '
• [_ARG0 J. William Grimes , former president of ESPN ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 NBC may `` come in with a huge bid for college basketball *-1 to take it away from CBS and say , ` We can overbid , too] . '
• `` [_ARG1 I love Pilson , but he was the guy who *T*-1 complained most bitterly and loudly] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Robert Wussler , a former CBS Sports president] .
• Mr. Pilson says that when he spoke out a few years ago *T*-1 , `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> forever] , and I did n't say every property . ''
• Mr. Pilson says that when he spoke out a few years ago *T*-1 , `` I did n't say forever , and [_ARG0 I] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 every property] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Pilson] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that when he spoke out a few years ago *T*-1 , `` I did n't say forever , and I did n't say every property] . ''
• `` [_ARG0 Our competitors] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 we overbid them] .
• [_ARG1 Maybe we recognize values 0 the other guys do n't *?* *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Pilson] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The `` Major Events '' strategy , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pilson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , is designed *-2 to notch a place for CBS on the crowded TV dial of the 1990s .]
• `` [_ARG1 I 've been struggling against that for years] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Jonathan Rodgers , who *T*-1 runs WBBM-TV , the CBS-owned station in Chicago] .
• [_ARG1 Even if baseball triggers losses at CBS -- and he does n't think 0 it will *?* -- `` I 'd rather *ICH*-1 see the games on our air than on NBC and ABC] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• Regular TV series ratings have slumped in the past five years , and [<sub>ARG1</sub> * premiering new shows is `` a crap shoot] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Pilson] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Pilson] [_rel says] [_ARG1 baseball and the Olympics may help CBS move up to No. 2 in the household ratings race , *-1 putting pizazz back into the network 's image] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's made me more committed to CBS] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philip A. Jones , the president of Meredith Corp. 's broadcast group , which *T*-1 has two CBS affiliates] .
• `` [_ARG1 In this market of 40 channels , sophisticated viewers and the remote control , trial is n't a guarantee of anything] , '' [_ARG0 ESPN 's Mr. Werner] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The World Series , seven nights , was n't enough of an incentive] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arnold Klinsky of WHEC-TV in Rochester , which *T*-1 dropped CBS for NBC six weeks ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Communications Workers of America , which *T*-1 opposes such monitoring ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 supervisors listen in on an estimated 400 million calls each year] .
• Among [<sub>ARG0</sub> companies] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they monitor employees] are *T*-1 United Airlines , American Airlines , United Parcel Service , Nynex Corp. , Spiegel Inc. , and the circulation department of this newspaper .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dictaphone Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there 's a big business demand for its voice-activated taping systems , whether the sophisticated Veritrac 9000 system , which *T*-1 costs from $ 10,000 to $ 120,000 *U* and can record 240 conversations simultaneously , or simple handheld units selling for $ 395 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Businesses `` want *-1 to verify information and ensure accuracy] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 John Hiltunen , Dictaphone 's manager of media relations] .
• [_ARG1 The state of Alaska] recently bought the Veritrac system , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 , `` *-1 to monitor the Exxon cleanup effort . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill Lynch & Co. and Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they use voice-activated systems *-1 to record and verify orders between salesmen and traders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shearson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has taped some of its institutional trading desks , such as commodities and futures , for about four years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kidder Peabody & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it monitors bond-trading conversations between brokers and customers *-1 to safeguard order accuracy] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The most common use of spying devices is in divorce cases] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> private investigators] .
• While tape recordings 0 *T*-1 to uncover , [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> infidelity] are n't admissible in court , they can mean leverage in a settlement .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm sympathetic with workers who *T*-1 feel under the gun] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Richard Barton of the Direct Marketing Association of America , which *T*-2 is lobbying strenuously against the Edwards beeper bill] .
• [_ARG0 Spiegel] also opposes the beeper bill , *-2 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 the noise 0 it requires *T*-1 would interfere with customer orders , * causing irritation and even errors] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We like *-2 to follow up and make sure 0 operators are achieving our standards of company service] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Dale , who *T*-1 supervises 350 operators] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Bonomo , a Nynex spokesman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the telephone company needs *-1 to monitor operators *-1 to evaluate performance during the first six months on the job] .
• `` [_ARG1 Sometimes] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 , `` we 'll pull someone off the phones for more training . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> opponents] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 led * by the CWA] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 new laws are needed *-1 because monitoring is heavily concentrated in service industries and 81 % of monitored workers are n't represented *-3 by unions] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> supporters of the Dellums two-party consent bill] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is needed *-1 because of a giant loophole in the one-party consent law] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Radio Shack] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has a policy against * selling products if a salesperson suspects 0 they will be used *-1 illegally] .
• `` [_ARG1 Everything sold at Radio Shack has a legal purpose] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bernard Appel , president of the Tandy Corp. subsidiary] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has n't yet studied the Dellums bill , but that * requiring a beeping tone on recorders `` would be ludicrous] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has n't yet studied the Dellums bill , but that * requiring a beeping tone on recorders `` would be ludicrous] . ''
• [_ARG1 With its ability * to pick up rustlings and flapping wings , `` it was meant *-1 to be a toy for children for bird watching] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Appel] .
• `` [_ARG1 New technologies are changing the way 0 we deal with each other *T*-1 and the way 0 we work *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Janlori Goldman , a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union] .
• [_ARG0 Jay Stevens of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he may cut his earnings estimate for the current fiscal year because he had expected at least some mainframe profit this year] .
• [_ARG0 Large Digital buyers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the new VAX will let them stay with Digital when they need the power of a mainframe *T*-1 , instead of * turning to IBM] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm convinced 0 there 's a huge market for this machine] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Smith of PaineWebber Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 Demand for these systems has been very , very strong] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bill Grabe , a senior IBM marketing executive] .
• [_ARG0 IBM , Armonk , N.Y. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it wanted *-1 to bring out the mainframes as soon as it could *?* *-2 to spark as many sales as possible by the end of the year] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Still] , [_ARG0 Steve Cohen , an analyst at SoundView Financial Group Inc. ,] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't see that this will be sufficient *-1 to give IBM a significant kick in the fourth quarter] . ''
• In addition to the new mainframe hardware and software , IBM announced [<sub>ARG1</sub> a magnetic-tape system] for data storage that [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 occupies half as much floor space as older systems but can store five times as much data on a single cartridge .
• `` [_ARG1 This is not your father 's mainframe] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Allan McGuire , a Digital spokesman] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a whole new generation] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 16 new J and JH models will generally be available immediately , though three wo n't ship until the third quarter of next year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The president] was [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to have been noncommittal .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now that Congress has missed the legal deadline for * meeting the Gramm-Rudman targets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has returned to its original view that a capital-gains cut should be part of the deficit-reduction bill , on which Congress continues *-2 to work *T*-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 If that does n't happen , then we press forward on another vehicle and a separate vote] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 press secretary Marlin Fitzwater] .
• [_ARG0 Texas Rep. William Archer , the ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't see how we have the votes '' * to place a capital-gains tax cut there *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-1 to hold a series of private White House meetings , mostly with Senate Democrats , *-2 to try *-3 to persuade lawmakers *-4 to fall in line behind the tax cut] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Toshiba Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its new French marketing concern has started *-2 operating under the aegis of the company 's West German subsidiary , which *T*-1 formerly handled all sales of Toshiba electronic products in France] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-2 to beat to the marketplace two rivals , Northern Telecom Ltd. of Canada and France 's Alcatel N.V. , which *T*-1 also have announced Sonet-based products] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Two products in what the telecommunications giant called *T*-2 a new generation of such equipment are available now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , and three others will be introduced *-1 in 1990 and 1991 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The products are aimed *-1 at a market expected * to total more than $ 1 billion *U* a year in sales by 1995] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Morgan Buchner Jr. , vice president of transmission systems for AT&T] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This cuts down greatly on labor] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Buchner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the products , unlike previous generations , will meet so-called Sonet compatability standards , which AT&T expects *T*-1 to be broadly adopted *-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 These products are the heart of our transmission-product line] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Buchner] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] declined *-2 to disclose specific prices , but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 each product costs in the tens of thousands *RNR*-1 , or even hundreds of thousands *RNR*-1 , of dollars] .
• [_ARG0 Some lawyers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the slump , while *-2 more obvious in recent weeks , began earlier this year] .
• [_ARG0 Dennis Block , a partner at the New York firm of Weil , Gotshal & Manges ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that in the first eight months of this year , 89 hostile offers were launched *-1 , compared with 157 for the first eight months of]
• [_ARG1 What *T*-1 's more] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , `` transactions are taking a much longer time * to conclude *?* and many fall apart for lack of financing '' and more stringent scrutiny by state courts .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawyers] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 an erratic stock market and uncertain financing conditions have sharply reduced the number of lucrative big deals likely * to be proposed *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some lawyers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the mergers slowdown has n't affected foreign buyers as much as domestic ones] .
• `` [_ARG1 We just took another floor for our London offices] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Joseph Flom of the New York firm of Skadden , Arps , Slate , Meagher & Flom] .
• [_ARG0 Davis Polk & Wardwell] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its international clients are keeping mergers and acquisitions partners busy] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> European companies are looking *-1 to buy American ones] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Henry King , the managing partner at that firm] .
• The conversation was taped *-1 by federal investigators in what [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lang] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-2 was an effort * to get Mr. Lorin to implicate Mr. Laff] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While it is still too early * to tell whether the dearth of takeover activity is only temporary] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> many lawyers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their firms are bracing for lower revenue from merger work , which *T*-1 has been so lucrative in the past] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> According to the transcript] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lorin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Laff should be killed *-1] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after Mr. Aslanian told him that information given * to Mr. Laff by another conspirator could jeopardize the stock scheme] .
• Mr. Lorin then repeated the threat , and Mr. Aslanian urged [<sub>ARG0</sub> him] *-1 [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> not] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> such things] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> When *-1 asked *-3 for a copy of the transcript *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lang] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Judge Thomas P. Griesa had instructed him *-4 not to release it or the memorandum] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> When Mr. Lang asked Mr. Lorin whether he had taken steps 0 * to have Mr. Laff killed *T*-2 *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the witness] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> again] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> no] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a letter Monday to Mr. Saltzburg] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would `` reluctantly '' accept the resignation] .
• [_ARG1 If deals take longer * to complete *?* and there are fewer of them 0 * to do *T*-1 , `` you ca n't bill the same kind of premium as when deals took a few weeks from start to finish *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one lawyer at a large New York firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> THE PHILADELPHIA law firm of Ballard , Spahr , Andrews & Ingersoll] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 three partners have joined its business and finance department] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're planning on a rip-roaring year in 1989 , but next year we 'll be another story] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Robert Freedman , a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett] .
• [_ARG0 Lawyers at such firms as Sullivan & Cromwell ; Willkie Farr & Gallagher ; Wachtell , Lipton , Rosen & Katz ; and Fried , Frank , Harris , Shriver & Jacobson] all [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they , too , have experienced a significant slowdown , particularly during the past few weeks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everyone is waiting *-2 to see if deals can be done *-1 at sensible prices and if money is available] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Nusbaum , co-chairman of Willkie Farr] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Delmed , which *T*-2 makes and sells a dialysis solution used * in * treating kidney diseases ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 negotiations about pricing *ICH*-1 had collapsed between it and a major distributor , National Medical Care Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Delmed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it `` continues *-1 to explore the possibility of a combination with Fresenius USA] . ''
• [_ARG1 While the discussions between Delmed and National Medical Care have been discontinued *-1 , Delmed will continue *-2 to supply dialysis products through National Medical after their exclusive agreement ends in March 1990] , [_ARG0 Delmed] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 In addition , Delmed is exploring distribution arrangements with Fresenius USA] , [_ARG0 Delmed] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Delmed] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Robert S. Ehrlich resigned as chairman , president and chief executive] .
• [_ARG1 Leslie I. Shapiro , chief operating officer and chief financial officer , also resigned] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Kennametal Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it intends *-1 to acquire J&L America Inc. for $ 44 million *U* plus a consideration of as much as an additional $ 12 million *U* , payable over five years] .
• [_ARG0 Genentech Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter profit more than doubled to $ 11.4 million *U* , or 13 cents a share , from a depressed 1988 third-quarter performance of $ 5.3 million *U* , or six cents a share] .
• [_ARG1 But I still think 0 the fundamentals are poor] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Denise Gilbert , an analyst with Montgomery Securities in San Francisco] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company 's stock is trading at 40 times next year 's numbers , and that 's too much] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> On the plus side , Genentech is benefiting from a lower tax rate due to its research outlays , giving a boost to earnings] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We continue *-1 to be on target for ... * increasing TPA sales 20 % to 25 % this year] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 founder and Chief Executive Officer Robert Swanson] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the fourth quarter will be `` challenging] , '' and maintained his conservative forecast that 1990 `` wo n't be a barn burner . ''
• [_ARG0 Many analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were n't surprised that problems in many of Ryder 's lines of business continued *-1 to plague the company] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It pretty much confirms what we had been expecting *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Anthony Hatch , an analyst at PaineWebber Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> M. Anthony Burns , Ryder 's chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 We 're constantly trying *-1 to find ways 0 * to regain the earnings momentum *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 Advanced Medical Technologies Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it purchased 93 % of a unit of Henley Group Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Maxicare] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plan stipulates that enrollees in the company 's health plans will have valid claims covered in full] .
• [_ARG0 The spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Maxicare hopes *-1 to complete the reorganization by early 1990] .
• [_ARG0 The health-maintenance concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it reached the agreement with its court-appointed creditors ' committees Sept. 28 , and intends *-1 to submit the plan to the bankruptcy court in November] .
• [_ARG1 The company has promptly paid all its expenses and obligations since March 16] , [_ARG0 a Maxicare spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Birmingham Steel Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that its Emeryville , Calif. , minimill sustained only minor damage from last week 's earthquake] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 Citicorp] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the average rate fell to 7.962 % at its $ 50 million *U* auction of 182-day commercial paper from 7.986 % at last week 's sale] .
• [_ARG0 Hughes Aircraft Co. , a General Motors Corp. unit ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Intelsat VI commercial communications satellite is set *-2 to be launched *-1 Friday] .
• [_ARG0 Italian car manufacturer Fiat] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is n't interested in partnership *RNR*-1 or industrial cooperation *RNR*-1 with Swedish auto and aerospace group Saab-Scania AB , which *T*-2 faces heavy losses in its car division] .
• [_ARG0 Fiat] [_rel said] [_ARG1 it 's only interested in technical cooperation with Saab] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We know that Saab is looking for a partner for industrial and financial cooperation] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fiat] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> News reports] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Saab is trying *-1 to start negotiations with French automakers Peugeot and Renault] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ITT] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its consumer finance unit agreed in September *-1 to settle a civil suit *ICH*-2 with the California attorney general over alleged improper lending and sales practices] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An ITT spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the charge was n't publicly reported *-1 at the time] .
• `` [_ARG1 The company 's product businesses , with the exception of electronic components , had higher operating earnings for the first nine months of 1989] , '' [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Elaborating on the exception] , [_ARG0 it] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 volume and margins were lower in semiconductor and power systems operations] .
• Except for insurance , [_ARGM-DIS however] , [_ARG0 ITT] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects improved operating earnings `` in all of our businesses for the full year] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Hurricane Hugo losses and the continuing industrywide downturn in the property and casualty insurance business were the major factors affecting quarterly comparisons] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Rand V. Araskog , chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [_ARG1 ITT 's Hartford Insurance Group had a $ 53 million *U* quarterly pretax loss from Hurricane Hugo] , [_ARG0 ITT] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Amoco Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-2 to install two platforms and drill as many as 22 wells *-3 to develop oil reserves 0 it discovered *T*-1 in the Atlantic Ocean about 25 miles off the coast of Congo] .
• [_ARG0 Bob Evans Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board authorized the purchase of as many as 500,000 shares of its common] .
• [_ARG0 Coda Energy Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it completed the sale of Phenix-Transmission Co. to Bishop Pipeline Co. , for $ 17 million *U* in cash and notes] .
• [_ARG0 Coda , an oil and gas concern ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it and its partners received $ 7 million *U* in cash and $ 10 million *U* in five-year notes for the Kansas intrastate pipeline] .
• [_ARG0 International Technology Corp. and Davy McKee Corp. , a unit of London 's Davy Corp. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were awarded *-1 a $ 55 million *U* contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the closure of the Helen Kramer Landfill Superfund site in Mantua Township , N.J] .
• [_ARG0 International Technology , an environmental management concern ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the contract includes construction of slurry walls , gas collection systems , a multilayer cap and water treatment plant] .
• [_ARG0 U.S. Memories Inc. , the venture that *T*-1 seeks *-2 to crack Japan 's domination of the memory-chip market ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has chosen four potential sites for its operations after a fierce bidding war by 15 states] .
• [_ARG0 U.S. Memories] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will begin visits during the next several weeks to sites in Austin , Texas ; Colorado Springs , Colo. ; Middletown , N.Y. ; and Phoenix , Ariz] .
• [_ARG0 Sanford Kane , president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the finalists were chosen *-1 from among 57 locations based on financial , business , and quality of life considerations] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Kane] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he expects several other companies to join some time after the venture completes a business plan , probably later this week] .
• [_ARG0 Sun Microsystems Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Prime Computer Inc. has agreed *-1 to resell as much as $ 200 million *U* worth of Sun 's machines over the next two years] .
• [_ARG1 The computers use the company 's own microprocessor called * Sparc] , [_ARG0 Sun] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Quickview Systems Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it filed a lawsuit against Apple Computer Inc.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 claiming patent infringement in an element of Apple 's popular HyperCard software program] .
• It 's one of the most popular computer programs of all time , but [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Quickview suit does n't appear *-1 to bode major difficulties for Apple] .
• [_ARG1 The technology at issue `` is not an underlying technology of HyperCard to my knowledge] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Danny Goodman , a San Francisco-area HyperCard program developer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Cupertino , Calif.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Apple] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it believes 0 the case has no merit , and that HyperCard does not infringe `` any valid claims '' of the Quickview patents] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it filed an action of its own in federal court in San Jose , Calif. , *-1 seeking a declaration that Quickview 's claims are invalid] .
• [_ARG0 Cie . Generale des Eaux] reported that net profit climbed 30 % in the first half of 1989 and [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it expects a gain of about 25 % for the full year] .
• [_ARG0 The French water treatment group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 consolidated net profit after payments to minority interests rose to 749 million francs -LRB- US$ 119.2 million *U* -RRB- from 575 million francs in the first half of 1988] .
• [_ARG0 Generale des Eaux] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the earnings gain was led *-1 by its water , energy and building activities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In all honesty if you ask me , ` Is this man a true believer ? ' I do n't know] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Fowler , head of the Washington-based Ad Hoc Committee in Defense of Life Inc] .
• But ever since the Supreme Court 's Webster vs. Reproductive Health Services decision this year changed the political landscape of the abortion issue , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the president] seemingly has tried just as hard *-1 to avoid [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> anything more] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> unless *-2 pressed to the wall] .
• `` [_ARG1 I happen *-2 to think 0 it was right] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Bush] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-MNR flatly] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you have a position , you 're better off * to stick with it than * to move around very much] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Republican strategist John Sears] .
• By his moderate Republican heritage as well as the warnings of [<sub>ARG0</sub> political advisers] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the issue is vital to younger voters] , the president might seem *-2 to have at least some sympathy with abortion-rights arguments .
• `` [_ARG1 It was one of the quickest changes in public attitudes 0 I 've ever seen *T*-1] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 former Reagan pollster Richard Wirthlin] .
• [_ARGM-ADV In addition to *-1 supporting the landmark Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion] , [_ARG0 Mr. Bush] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he opposed the constitutional ban on abortion that Mr. Reagan was promising *-2 to promote *T*-3] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Then] , [_ARGM-TMP two weeks ago] -- [_ARGM-ADV *-1 declaring that `` I 'm not looking for any conflict over this ''] -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> the president] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would consider a compromise * to fund abortions for poor women in cases of rape and incest] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford Motor Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is consolidating control of its Asian operations under a new organization here that *T*-2 will be headed *-1 by W. Wayne Booker] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McDonald 's Mr. Millis] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Goodyear appeared *-1 to have held or gained some market share in the U.S. for the first time since the second quarter of 1988] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Goodyear] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 total U.S. tire unit sales were off about 2 %] .
• Total tire segment sales were up only about 1 % to $ 2.2 billion *U* , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reduced manufacturing levels at some of its U.S. tire plants because of inventory adjustments and slackened production by auto makers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald DeScenza , an independent analyst in New Canaan , Conn. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was `` impressed with the company 's performance] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 results were better than he 'd expected *?* and indicate that Goodyear is in the midst of a turnaround from a string of lackluster quarters that *T*-1 have plagued the company for a year] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 Harry Millis , an analyst at McDonald & Co. , Cleveland ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Goodyear 's results `` fell at the bottom '' of his range of estimates] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Excluding an increase in the tax rate and the effects of foreign currency translations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Millis] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's results `` were still a little disappointing *T*-1] . ''
• [_ARG0 The Akron , Ohio-based company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 pretax operating income in its tire segment jumped about 31 % to $ 196.2 million *U* from $ 150.2 million *U* a year earlier , * reflecting improvements in raw material costs , sales of replacement tires and pricing] .
• [_ARG0 Environmental Control Group Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to report `` minimal '' earnings or a loss for the third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The environmental services company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the discontinuation of unsuccessful product lines and an increase in baddebt reserves probably will result in charges of $ 2.5 million to $ 4 million *U* , most of which *T*-2 will be taken *-1 against third-quarter results] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's a baptism of fire for Corry] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one USX executive] .
• [_ARG1 He] was shocked , [_ARG0 associates] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , *-1 to learn of Mr. Icahn 's new takeover threat .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He 's in a vulnerable position because he has n't established much credibility on his own] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bryan Jacoboski , a securities analyst at PaineWebber Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 I was never a rebel] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in an earlier interview] .
• `` I do n't think 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> most of the people that *T*-1 have been around me] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> ever] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 've seen me pound the table or get angry] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One former executive] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [_ARG1 Nobody *ICH*-1 *ICH*-2 wanted that deal inside USX except Dave Roderick , '' who *T*-3 was a hunting and fishing buddy of William L. Hutchison , chairman of Texas Oil & Gas] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Icahn has long believed , [_ARG0 associates] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , that the company , whose 1988 sales *T*-1 totaled $ 16.88 billion *U* , is worth $ 70 *U* a share if *-3 broken up .]
• [_ARG1 Unlike his predecessor , who *T*-1 saw steel as America 's backbone , Mr. Corry tends *-2 to view it as a capital-draining and labor-intensive business with limited potential] , [_ARG0 associates] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` Dave thought 0 the country needed a strong U.S. Steel and , while Chuck agreed , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] was more apt *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Not at any cost to shareholders] , ' '' a former executive says *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 Dave thought 0 the country needed a strong U.S. Steel and , while Chuck agreed , he was more apt *-1 to say , ` Not at any cost to shareholders , '] '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a former executive] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• As [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Roderick] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> once] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're a two-product company and , boy , if you ca n't figure out the value of those two parts , you are so damn dumb that you do n't belong on Wall Street] . ''
• A battle with Mr. Icahn would rattle [<sub>ARG0</sub> even the most seasoned chief executive] , * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> nothing of one who *T*-1 took the helm less than five months ago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 he has a clear sense of where he wants the company to go *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> one] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> then] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> he] wo n't panic , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> J. Bruce Johnston , a former USX executive and now a labor and benefit consultant with Adler Cohen & Grigsby in Pittsburgh] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> He wanted your own unbiased , virgin opinion] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Johnson , now managing director at Georgeson & Co. , a proxy-solicitation and investor-relations firm] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Ever the pragmatist] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Corry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in August] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he realized that USX is on `` acquisition screens all over the country] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-5 's part of the capitalistic market system that equity can be bought *-6 and equity is bought *-7] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Westinghouse Electric Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will buy Shaw-Walker Co] .
• Separately , the New York Times reported that the Israeli government had provided its correspondent in Jerusalem with different documents that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Israel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 prove 0 the PLO has been conducting terrorism from the occupied Arab territories] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The State Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has n't yet seen copies of those papers] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jerusalem] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is backing up its contention with detailed accounts of alleged terrorist acts and plans linked * to Mr. Arafat] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. officials] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are n't buying the Israeli argument] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The State Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had received a new letter on the subject *ICH*-1 from Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Arens , restating Israel 's previous objection to * negotiating with any Palestinian tied * to the PLO] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are n't satisfied 0 these incidents constitute terrorism because they may be offshoots of the intifadah , the Palestinian rebellion in the occupied territories , which the U.S. does n't classify *T*-1 as terrorism] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Israel has n't presented convincing evidence 0 these acts were ordered *-1 by Fatah or by any group 0 Mr. Arafat controls *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. terrorism experts] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are highly uncertain about the veracity of the separate documents leaked * to the New York Times] .
• The papers , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> Israel] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-3 were discovered *-1 in Israeli-occupied Gaza] , refer to terrorist acts 0 *T*-4 to be carried *-2 out in the name of a group called * `` the Revolutionary Eagles . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A U.S. counterterrorism official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 experts are studying the Israeli list] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have no independent evidence linking Fatah to any acts of terrorism since Dec. 15 , 1988] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to the specific PLO group that Mr. Arafat heads *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carmon] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he also presented the list last week to William Brown , U.S. Ambassador to Israel] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The question *ICH*-1 remains : how much can the West German market absorb *T*-2 ?] '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one senior dealer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita 's reassurance that Japanese monetary policy wo n't be changed *-1 for the time being has given investors an added excuse 0 * to push the yen down even further against the mark *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite the yen 's weakness with respect to the mark] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tokyo traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't expect the Bank of Japan to take any action * to support the Japanese currency on that front] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the market 's strong reaction to Wall Street reflects a general uneasiness about the dollar] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As some securities mature and the proceeds are reinvested *-1 , the problems ought *-2 to ease] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kriz of Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the problems in the securities portfolio stem largely from positions taken * last year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company 's current management found itself `` locked *-1 into this] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with Boston Co. 's performance] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the unit had profit of around $ 17 million *U* for the third quarter , after *-1 barely breaking even for the first six months] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Kriz , a Moody 's vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Boston Safe Deposit 's performance has been hurt *-1 this year by a mismatch in the maturities of its assets and liabilities] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The mismatch exposed the company to a high degree of interest-rate risk , and when rates moved unfavorably *T*-1 -- * beginning late last year and continuing into this year -- `` it cost them] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kriz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mexico exported an average of 1,296,800 barrels of crude oil a day at an average of $ 15.31 *U* a barrel during 1989 's first eight months for a total of $ 4.82 billion *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Petroleos Mexicanos S.A.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The state petroleum monopoly] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales in the period gained 15 % , and $ 262.4 million *U* more than 0 *T*-1 originally projected *-2 at an average of $ 10 *U* a barrel on an export platform of 1,250,000 barrels a day] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Sears faces an especially daunting challenge on the eve of the Christmas shopping season] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I believe 0 everyday pricing in the current environment does n't work] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter Loeb of Morgan Stanley & Co.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 pointing to soft durable-goods sales] .
• The number of [<sub>ARG0</sub> people] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were more likely *-2 to shop at Sears] fell in September to 37 % from 66 % in March , when Sears blanketed the airwaves with ads about its new pricing strategy *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The power of price as an appeal , which *T*-1 was very considerable in * driving traffic in March and April , has diminished] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Rosenbaum , president of Shapiro & Associates] .
• [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> For the third quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sears] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its total revenue rose 4.8 % to $ 13.18 billion *U* from $ 12.57 billion *U* a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sears] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 claims from the storm , as * expected *-1 , reduced its third-quarter net by $ 80 million *U* , or 23 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the quake wo n't have as big a financial impact on Allstate as Hurricane Hugo did *?*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sears] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its U.S. stores had a loss of $ 6.9 million *U* , their first deficit for the period in more than five years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would resort far less often to *-2 slashing prices *-1 to woo shoppers] .
• The Federal Housing Administration , Veterans Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development further aggravate the problem of affordable housing stock by `` *-3 buying in '' to their foreclosed properties -LRB- of which there are , alas , many *T*-1 -RRB- at an inflated `` balance due '' -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> $ 80,000 *U* on a house worth $ 55,000 *U*] -- instead of allowing a free market to price the house for what it 's really worth *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Istat] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a national survey during the first week of July showed 0 the number of job seekers was 2,888,000 up from 2,822,000 in April , and from 2,853,000 a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Istat] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 369,000 more people *ICH*-2 were employed *-1 in July than in April] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sales growth and profit in business products and systems -- Xerox 's main business -- were `` disappointing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> B. Alex Henderson , who *T*-1 follows the company for Prudential-Bache Securities Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sales of Xerox copiers and other office products grew 1.6 % ; `` we expected growth of 6 % to 7 % *U*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Henderson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still , with competitors such as Eastman Kodak Co. faltering in copier sales , Xerox 's sales increases `` were encouraging] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eugene Glazer of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They are holding their own in a weak market , and the restructuring is working] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While all the numbers in the durable goods report were adjusted *-1 for seasonal fluctuations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Commerce Department analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the adjustment probably did n't factor out all of the wide-ranging surge in defense orders] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Orders for military equipment , household appliances , machinery and other goods expected * to last at least three years dipped 0.1 % last month , to $ 126.68 billion *U* , after *-1 leaping 3.9 % in August] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That is a little disturbing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Kleinman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Commerce Department analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in both months orders would have risen had it not been for a drop in civilian aircraft bookings , a category that *T*-1 is showing declines only after a huge surge earlier this year] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Milton Hudson , senior economic adviser at Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you look back a half-year or so the evidence *ICH*-2 was pretty good of affirmative strength in the capital-goods sector] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That `` suggests 0 the manufacturing sector is not falling apart] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sally Kleinman , an economist at Manufacturers Hanover Securities Corp. in New York] .
• Orders for capital defense goods skyrocketed 56 % , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> a government analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 nearly all areas *ICH*-2 saw increases , including airplanes , missiles , ships , tanks and communications equipment] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Orders for military goods] usually catapult in September , [<sub>ARG0</sub> government officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , as the Pentagon scrambles *-2 to spend its money before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Longer term , however , the buy-back is expected *-1 to increase earnings , especially after 1990] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Lidgerwood] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Moreover , the extensive program in effect establishes a floor for the stock price] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Price , analyst for Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The buy-back `` is really a comfort *ICH*-2 to those who *T*-1 want *-4 to buy the stock that there is a -LCB- price -RCB- floor] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company will finance the buy-back with cash on hand , borrowing and `` cash 0 Norfolk expects *-2 to generate *T*-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expected the action] , and investors applauded the move .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The impact wo n't be that great] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Graeme Lidgerwood of First Boston Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That is in part because of the effect of * having *-2 to average the number of shares outstanding] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Falcon Holding Group Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to acquire about 54,000 subscribers from First Carolina Cable TV Limited Partnership for about $ 100 million *U* , or roughly $ 2,000 *U* a subscriber] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Completion of the sale is expected *-1 early next year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Falcon] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> USX Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it delayed the proposed initial public offering of common stock of RMI Titanium Co. because of market conditions] .
• Your Oct. 2 editorial `` Reding , Wrighting & Erithmatic '' on the recent `` education summit '' was like most pieces on the subject of education : [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] had [<sub>ARG1</sub> little] 0 * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the Manager 's Journal] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Atsushi Kageyama] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> in *-3 commenting on many differences between American and Japanese culture] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japanese children are raised *-1 in a way 0 many Americans would find *T*-2 severe] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nothing is too good for our golf course] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tony George , a mining engineer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If there 's diamonds out there , we 'll get to them] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Les Johns , De Beers 's engineering manager] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> JUST FIVE ACRES MORE are all 0 we need *T*-1 *-2 to feel really at home] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Thus] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the IRS] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , the Blandings ' $ 200,000 *U* loan is home-acquisition debt , and interest on it is fully deductible .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The rule goes back at least as far as a 1930 Supreme Court decision] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Willens of Shearson Lehman Hutton] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the governor believes 0 he can avoid increases by *-1 relying on federal aid and shifting funds in state programs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ben earns any fees sent * directly to charity and is taxable on them] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the IRS] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 ; of course , he also may take a charitable deduction for them .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for North Carolina Gov. Martin] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Hugo has n't prompted proposals for state or local increases] .
• Legislators are talking about temporary rises in sales or gasoline taxes , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gov. Deukmejian] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they should be a last resort] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leonard Lauder , president and chief executive officer of Estee Lauder ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 consumer magazines are suffering from what he called *T*-3 `` niche-itis , '' the increasing number of magazines that *T*-1 target the idosyncratic interests of readers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Niche-itis fragments our advertising dollars] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lauder] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Readers do n't want *-2 to face all those ad pages at the front of a magazine] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We spend a fortune on research information] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steve Burzon , publisher of Meredith Corp. 's Metropolitan Home] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tina Brown , editor of Conde Nast Publications Inc. 's Vanity Fair ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 advertisers are frequently asked *-1 *-2 to take advertising positions in the back of her magazine * to relieve ad clutter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But advertisers would n't think of it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Magazines are not providing us in-depth information on circulation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edgar Bronfman Jr. , president and chief operating officer of Seagram ,] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a panel discussion] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reuben Mark , chief executive of Colgate-Palmolive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 advertisers lack detailed demographic and geographic breakdowns of magazines ' audiences] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors remain skittish toward Salomon because of its volatile earnings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Salomon] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income soared to $ 177 million *U* , or $ 1.28 *U* a share , from $ 65 million *U* , or 38 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Salomon spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its stock , bond and foreign exchange trading , as well as its investment banking operations , were mostly responsible for the earnings jump] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The earnings were fine and above expectations] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael W. Blumstein , an analyst at First Boston Corp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I suspect 0 October was n't as good as the third quarter , and they 'll have difficulty *-2 matching the third quarter in the fourth quarter] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Blumstein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Salomon has turned the corner] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I upgraded the firm to my buy list because I certainly see signs of improvement] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawrence Eckenfelder , an analyst at Prudential-Bache Securities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are n't as many economically viable alternatives for real estate developers in this country as 10 years ago] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Shaw , a Chicago-based real estate developer] . ``
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> So] [<sub>ARG0</sub> developers] are [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will look into distressed properties] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Developers are teaming up with institutions *-1 often acting as project managers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Smedes York , ULI president and president of York Properties Inc. , of Raleigh , N.C] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Why should you beat your brains out *-1 fighting the environmentalists , the neighborhood groups , dealing with traffic mitigation , sewers and fighting city hall *T*-2 , then try *-1 to convince a lender to lend you money in an overbuilt market when you can get pension fund money , buy a portfolio , sell off pieces off it and play your own game ?] '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Rodman , managing partner of the Los Angeles office of Kenneth Leventhal Inc. a national accounting firm] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when it comes to distressed properties *T*-1 , * finding diamonds in the rough is n't easy] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The level of interest in the RTC 's properties has been greater than * expected *-1 , and has come from larger companies than * initially anticipated *-2] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stan Ross , Leventhal 's co-managing partner] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] *-1 to succeed in the turnaround business , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , developers may have *-1 to put in a lot of money and time .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sheraton and Pan Am] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are assured *-1 under the Soviet joint-venture law that they can repatriate profits from their hotel venture] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Plaskett , Pan Am 's chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. airline 's participation is a natural outgrowth of its current arrangements *ICH*-1 with Aeroflot * to jointly operate nonstop New York-Moscow flights] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the rising volume of passenger traffic on this route justifies a major investment in new high-standard Moscow hotels] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is an outstanding example of how the East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubinin , who *T*-1 hosted a signing ceremony for the venture 's partners at the Soviet embassy here] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It has more sugar `` than any apple 0 we 've ever tested *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Duane Greene , a University of Massachusetts pomologist , or apple scholar] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It has a long shelf life and `` does n't fool the public] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grady Auvil , an Orondo , Wash. , grower who *T*-1 is planting Fujis and spreading the good word about them] .
• He is known *-1 as the father of the U.S.-grown Granny Smith , a radically different apple that [<sub>ARG0</sub> the conventional wisdom] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> once] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 would never catch on] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Fuji is going *-2 to be No. 1 0 *T*-3 to replace the Red Delicious] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Red Delicious has been overplanted *-1 , and its prices have dropped below the cost of production] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Washington State 's Mr. Norton] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of growers] wo n't be around in a few years , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Norton] , although they have stopped *-1 using Alar .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is beautiful stuff] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 looking ruefully at big boxes of just-picked Red Delicious next to his barn] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even if a grower beats them back , his $ 2,000 *U* rented bees might buzz off to the neighbors ' orchards instead of pollinating his] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Broderick] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've ripped out a lot of Delicious '' and grafted the trees with many different shoots] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steve Wood , a West Lebanon , N.H. , grower] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 tramping through his 100-acre Poverty Lane Orchard on a crisp autumn day recently] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Rather than *-1 sell 39-cents-a-pound Delicious , maybe we can sell 79-cents-a-pound Fujis] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chuck Tryon , perishables director for Super Valu Inc. , a Minneapolis supermarket chain and food distributor] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Japanese apple market is very keyed to high quality] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Lane] , a scientist at a Canadian horticulture research center in Summerland , British Columbia , and so apples are more of a delicacy *ICH*-2 there than a big food commodity .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] in California , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Craig Ito , a Fuji-apple grower] , `` There 's a Fuji apple cult .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some fruit visionaries] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Fuji could someday tumble the Red Delicious from the top of America 's apple heap] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Auvil , the Washington grower ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he could sell Fujis to Taiwan buyers at $ 40 *U* a box if he had them] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Broderick , the Massachusetts grower ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the `` big boss '' at a supermarket chain even rejected his Red Delicious recently because they were n't waxed and brushed *-1 for extra shine] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Taste has finally come to the fore] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brush Wellman Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board increased the number of shares of common stock 0 *T*-2 to be purchased *-1 under a previously authorized program to 3.9 million from 2.9 million] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The firms] have [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> all] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that West Virginia 's suit is without merit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 confirming comments made * this week by Vice President Dan Quayle] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Bush is `` interested '' in * finding a suitable test case] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * exercising a test line-item veto is n't a `` top initiative '' on the president 's agenda because he faces more-pressing budget issues at the moment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Bush administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is submitting a `` comprehensive '' proposal for * overhauling agricultural trade that *T*-1 could help break an impasse in the current round of multilateral trade negotiations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 countries could temporarily raise tariffs on certain products if they experience an unusually heavy volume of imports] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trade Representative Carla Hills , who along with Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter *T*-1 unveiled the proposal ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she is confident 0 it will gain considerable support from the U.S. 's trading partners] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Yeutter] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 seeking *-5 to allay European objections to an earlier U.S. plan that *T*-1 called for * eliminating all farm-trade barriers by the year 2000] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new U.S. proposal would n't `` put farmers out of business '' but would only encourage them to `` grow what the markets desire *T*-2 instead of what the government wants *T*-3] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Last year 's drought in the Midwest prompted retailers to stock up on oils ahead of anticipated price increases , * boosting sales for Crisco and Puritan oils] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But I 'm recognizing 0 there 's a good chance 0 they 'll do a bit better than that] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If he does to the domestic operations what he did *T*-1 internationally] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Zurkuhlen] , `` this company will earn $ 6 or $ 7 *U* a share in a few years .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> One factor helping sales and earnings was a 3 % price rise for most P&G products , except coffee] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay Freedman , analyst with Kidder , Peabody & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 P&G 's Always sanitary napkin , sold under the Whisper name in Japan , has firmly established itself as a leading brand] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the past , people who *T*-1 had *-2 to run for office had *-3 to moderate their views because they could n't afford *-4 to offend blacks or whites] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-5 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A small farmer and a seaport merchant could not be represented *-1 by the same spokesman] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Large , heterogeneous election districts] would encourage good government , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Madison] , because a representative would be compelled *-2 to serve the interests of all his constituents and be servile to none .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Racial gerrymandering -- * creating separate black and white districts --] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that we have discarded that belief in our ability * to live together and govern ourselves as one people] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People are waiting for -LCB- new -RCB- factory giveaways] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ben Kaye , sales manager of Bob Brest Auto World in Lynn , Mass. , whose sales *T*-1 are slow] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sales are being dragged *-1 down by a glut of 1989 vehicles] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Pitcoff , a Ford analyst] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The earlier use of incentives depleted the market of `` scavengers '' for bargain-basement 1989 cars] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Yet] Israel will neither share power with all these Arabs nor , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> its present prime minister] , redraw its borders closer to its pre-1967 Jewish heartland .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market started with several strikes against it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter DaPuzzo , head of retail equity trading at Shearson Lehman Hutton] , [<sub>ARG3-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to news that the labor-management buy-out of UAL Corp. continued *-3 to unravel , and reports that the junk-bond market is disintegrating] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the computer-guided selling in response to those developments dealt a serious blow to the over-the-counter market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. DaPuzzo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even though the over-the-counter market usually does n't fall by as much as listed stocks during program-selling blitzes] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , `` when the market does recover *T*-3 , the damage is done *-1 and it leaves Nasdaq down more than the Big Board . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The market makers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are n't comfortable *-1 carrying big positions in stocks because they realize 0 prices can tumble quickly] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when sell programs kick in *T*-1 , many traders believe that `` there 's no sense in * sticking your nose out because you 're an instant loser] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lodestar Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will make a $ 6-a-share *U* offer for the remaining Kinder-Care Learning Center common stock if it acquires a majority of the company 's shares in a pending rights offering by Kinder-Care Learning Center 's parent , Kinder-Care Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 losses from the Oct. 17 earthquake in California have n't yet been determined *-1 , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] that it provides earthquake coverage to about 1,400 properties in the stricken area] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 losses from the Oct. 17 earthquake in California have n't yet been determined *-1 , but that it provides earthquake coverage to about 1,400 properties in the stricken area] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Any quake-related losses will be reported *-1 in the fourth quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the latest quarter included about $ 3.4 million *U* in special legal and financial advisory costs related * to McCaw Cellular Communications ' bid for the company and LIN 's merger pact with BellSouth] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net rose to 38 cents a share in its fiscal-first quarter ended Sept. 30 , from 35 cents a shares a year ago] .
• -- `` Arms Control Reality , '' Nov. 20 , 1984 , the first of [<sub>ARG0</sub> some 20 Journal editorials] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Krasnoyarsk violated the ABM treaty] .
• -- `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Whether the installation is for early warning or space track , it clearly is not deployed *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the lawmakers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• -- The construction of this station equal in size to the Egyptian pyramids constituted , [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> it 0 *T*-1] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> directly] , a clear violation of ABM .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Manville Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it offered *-1 to buy $ 500 million *U* of its convertible preferred stock from the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust in a move that *T*-2 would improve the trust 's liquidity and reduce the potential number of Manville shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Manville] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it made the offer within the past several weeks as part of an effort * to improve shareholder value] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are `` to a large degree , housekeeping , '' although some may generate some disagreement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Manville] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the shares issued * to the trust were intended *-2 to be sold *-1 , as * needed *-3 , and that Manville has the right of first refusal * to buy those shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would purchase the stock at market price] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Manville and a spokeswoman for the trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the two are discussing the proposal but a decision has n't been made *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are considering that offer along with all other alternatives] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the trust spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wilbur Ross , financial adviser to the equity holders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Given the state 's strong bargaining position ... we believe 0 the NU plan provides the best recovery available '' to PS of New Hampshire 's equity holders] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm on my own land] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pyszkiewicz] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sometimes] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> his wife] , `` we 're happy about that . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I pay a lot to the farmer and five times the state salary to my employees] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Siemienas is making a fortune -- $ 10,000 *U* a month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We know how * to get from capitalism to socialism *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sergiusz Niciporuk] is [<sub>rel</sub> saying] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> one afternoon] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many people in Poland hope 0 this government will break down] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Niciporuk , who *T*-1 belongs to the local council and to Rural Solidarity] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Solidarity does n't care for the good of this region] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after a few pleasantries] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I care very much for this post] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Of course it *EXP*-1 's better * to sell private] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as the butcher trundles away] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's no feed] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Country people breed pigs] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Chojnowski] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 leaning against the back of his truck] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are dealing with real entrepreneurs] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Antoni Leopold , an economist who *T*-1 advises Rural Solidarity , the union 's countryside offshoot] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's bad soil] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We wanted them to build a road here] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The farmer] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the same] for [<sub>ARG3-for</sub> coal , cement , saw blades] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've heard from friends that state farms are subsidized *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pyszkiewicz] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as his wife , Wieslawa , sets some chairs out in the sun] .
• The underlying bill approved * yesterday is required *-2 * to keep the government operating past midnight tonight , and this urgency has contributed to the speed -- and , [<sub>ARG0</sub> critics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *?*] , mistakes -- that *T*-1 have accompanied the package of disaster assistance .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do not come to this House *-1 asking for any handout] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the California Democrat] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mobil Corp. is preparing *-1 to slash the size of its work force in the U.S. , possibly as soon as next month] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> individuals familiar with the company 's strategy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Individuals familiar with Mobil 's strategy] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mobil is reducing its U.S. work force because of declining U.S. output] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mobil] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 domestic exploration and production operations had a $ 16 million *U* loss in the third quarter , while comparable foreign operations earned $ 234 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One Mobil executive] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the $ 40 million *U* charge related * to the action indicates 0 `` a substantial '' number of people will be involved *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that meetings * to discuss the staff reductions have been scheduled *-1 for Friday at Mobil offices in New Orleans and Denver] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The report] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that `` the restructuring will take place over a two-year period and will principally involve the transfer and termination of employees in our U.S. operations] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company spokesman , reached * at his home last night ,] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> only] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that there will be a public announcement of the reduction program by the end of the week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *] Needless [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *-1 , he was talking about RICO .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 ours is supposed *-1 to be `` a government of laws not of men , '' and yet RICO defenders `` tell us that we should rely on prosecutorial discretion *-2 to protect against overbreadth of RICO] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CBS executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the program is also slated *-1 to undergo some plot changes] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Creator Hugh Wilson , for example , included the lead character 's Greek family in the cast , `` but that is not the right focus anymore] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one CBS executive] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're making adjustments *ICH*-2 on the show , yes , but nothing radical] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Craig Nelson , the story consultant on `` Teddy Z] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The opening credits] are being redone *-2 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nelson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , `` * to make Teddy 's situation clear to viewers who *T*-1 have not been with us since the beginning .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is strong indication that ` Teddy Z ' is not compatible with the shows 0 it is surrounding *T*-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 John Sisk , senior vice president at J. Walter Thompson Co. , a unit of WPP Group PLC] .
• Although [_ARG0 dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 investors are becoming more bearish toward the dollar in the wake of the stock market 's recent troubles and as the U.S. economy weakens] , the dollar ended down only modestly .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the combination of a second consecutive decline in monthly durable-goods orders and lackluster mid-October auto sales helped *-1 prop up the Treasury market] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Bakker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was guilty of sin but not fraud] .
• [_ARG0 Boeing Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Trans European Airways ordered a dozen 737 jetliners valued * at a total of about $ 450 million *U*] .
• Of heart-pounding moments there were nearly none , and [_ARG1 whether this has *-2 to do with Mr. Kleiber or the wooden cast] is hard 0 [_ARG0 *] to [_rel say] *T*-1 .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-2] [_ARG0 director George Miller -LRB- `` Mad Max '' -RRB-] : `` I think 0 the Tokyo festival may become known *-1 as a major attraction for young directors because of the money as well as the recognition . ''
• [_ARG0 Vincent Tolentino , a correspondent for the French magazine Telerama ,] [_rel says] of [_ARG3-of the recently ended Tokyo festival] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No one makes deals ... and most of the films have been seen *-1 before at other festivals] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan is considering *-1 giving aid to Hungary and Poland *-2 to support their recent political reforms] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 This is the first time , if we decide *-2 to do so , for Japan to extend aid of this kind to Eastern European countries] , '' [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu also is studying the possibility of a visit to the two Eastern bloc nations and to Western Europe next January] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I demand the utmost severity in the fight against drug traffickers] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> President Mitterrand] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after the meeting in Valladolid , Spain] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That conference , which *T*-1 began yesterday , was expected *-2 to cover such matters as police training and extradition agreements] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Spanish officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Toto spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the toilet not only tests blood pressure , pulse and urine , it also stores the data for up to 130 days] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hector Castaneda Jimenez , chief prosecutor at the Attorney General 's Office ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that an estimated $ 82.8 million *U* in government property and unpaid taxes have been recovered *-1 in the campaign * to root out official corruption] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those employees are suspected *-1 of * illegally gaining an estimated $ 376.8 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the prosecutor] was quoted as *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] 0 *T*-3 by the Excelsior news service .
• `` [_ARG1 The rest will probably not be recoverable either because the statute of limitations expired or because many prefer *-2 to spend additional time in jail rather than return the money] , '' [_ARG0 the prosecutor] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The decision * to distribute machetes *ICH*-1 at this time , which *T*-3 could be used *-2 as weapons , is under review] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a U.N. spokesman] ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sources close to the family of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she is expecting a second child , probably early next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cray] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its order backlog at Sept. 30 was $ 315 million *U* , down $ 25 million *U* from June 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Marcello Gumucio , president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company `` did well in the quarter as far as revenues and earnings are concerned *-1 , and not quite as well in terms of signing orders] . ''
• [_ARGM-LOC In what *T*-1 has become a series of bad-news announcements] , [_ARG0 the world 's largest maker of supercomputers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that after *-2 reviewing its order prospects , `` we have concluded 0 it *EXP*-3 is prudent * to plan for next year on the assumption 0 that revenue again will be flat] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 1989 's net income could be 11 % to 13 % *U* of revenue , which , * assuming current expectations , *T*-1 would be 40 % to 45 % *U* below 1988 's level] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Next year `` looks dismal] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 analyst Paul Luber of Robert Baird & Co. , Milwaukee] .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Noting that Cray does n't have a low-end supercomputer 0 *T*-2 to compete with the likes of Convex Computer Corp. and International Business Machines Corp.] , [_ARG0 Mr. Luber] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 such a machine would be necessary `` * to get things back on line here] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cray] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it earned $ 30.6 million *U* , or $ 1.04 *U* a share , up 35 % from $ 22.6 million *U* , or 73 cents a share , a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Overseas sales were stronger , principally because of a rebound in Brazil , where economic turmoil had hurt year-earlier results *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Johnson & Johnson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lothson of PaineWebber] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's sales pace has been picking up largely because the effect of unfavorable exchange rates has been easing -- a pattern continuing this quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> For last year 's fourth quarter , the company 's tax rate was less than 20 %] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While the third period contained no major surprises] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lothson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , the results show how sensitive the multinationals can be *T*-1 to developments in a single country such as Brazil .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ralph S. Larsen , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company was pleased with its third-quarter sales performance , `` especially in light of the extremely competitive environment in domestic consumer markets and the negative impact of unfavorable exchange rates this quarter] . ''
• [_ARG0 David J. Lothson , an industry analyst for PaineWebber Group Inc. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Johnson & Johnson 's results slightly exceeded his expectations for the third quarter] .
• [_ARG1 Eprex , used * by dialysis patients who *T*-1 are anemic , and Prepulsid , a gastro-intestinal drug , did well overseas] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Despite health-care cost controls and programs 0 *T*-2 to hold down inventory , the professional division , which *T*-1 makes products including sutures and surgical stapling equipment , `` achieved solid growth] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Johnson & Johnson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But previous sales have often been sales of shares purchased * through the exercise of stock options and sold six months later , as soon as * allowed *-2] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Gabele , president of Invest\/Net] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The most recent sales do n't appear *-1 to be option-related] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Mr. Miles] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he bought the shares because he felt 0 they were `` a good investment] . ''
• [_ARG0 Gary Straub , corporate counsel for the company ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the directors sold for `` personal financial reasons] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Pegasus Gold `` has been on a lot of recommended lists as a junior growth company stepping into the big leagues] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Marty McNeill , metals analyst at Dominick & Dominick , a New York investment firm] .
• [_ARG0 A company spokesman] declined *-1 to comment and [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the officials who *T*-4 sold shares would n't comment] .
• [_ARG0 The received Darwinian wisdom of the day] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that animals living so long ago must be simple in design , limited in scope and ancestral to contemporary species] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The impact , if there is any , will be impossible 0 * to judge *T*-2 ahead of time because the decision whether * to use -LCB- racketeering charges -RCB- is made *-1 in individual cases '' by Justice Department officials in Washington] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a memorandum describing the guidelines] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Assistant Attorney General Edward Dennis Jr.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that government efforts * to freeze defendants ' assets pending racketeering prosecutions `` have been the subject of considerable criticism in the press] . ''
• But [_ARG0 Mr. Runkel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the government is n't `` backing off on these kinds of matters at all] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Runkel , chief Justice Department spokesman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the guidelines `` are a codification and a clarification far more than a new direction] . ''
• [_ARGM-LOC In the new guidelines] , [_ARG0 the Justice Department] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that in * attempting *-1 to freeze disputed assets before trial , `` the government will not seek *-2 to disrupt the normal , legitimate business activities of the defendant '' and `` will not seek ... *-2 to take from third parties assets legitimately transferred * to them] . ''
• [_ARG1 Mr. Brown , meanwhile , believes 0 `` only one tax will be feasible , and it will be a one-penny sales tax increase] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chuck Dalldorf , an aide] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The fund has about $ 1 billion *U* and is set *-2 up *-3 to handle `` precisely the kind of emergency '' 0 the state faces *T*-1] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Tom Beermann , the Governor 's deputy press secretary] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [_ARG0 an aide to Mr. Brown] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Gov. Deukmejian `` has expressed a desire * not to spend all the reserve on this] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And then it will be required *-1 to lower taxes by a corresponding amount during a three-year period after the temporary tax increase ends] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cindy Katz , assistant director of the state department of finance] .
• `` [_ARG1 If there 's an emergency and there are n't sufficient funds from elsewhere , I think 0 the attitude will be supportive] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Kirk West , president of the California Chamber of Commerce] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's possible , though not probable , '' that the state could get by with its existing resources and federal help] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Quentin Kopp , chairman of the state senate 's transportation committee] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Board of Control spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the board had not seen the claim] and declined *-1 to comment .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Willie Brown , speaker of California 's Assembly ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Gov. George Deukmejian has agreed *-1 to schedule a special session of the legislature within two weeks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The issue is expected *-1 to receive a double-A rating from Moody 's] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the underwriter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some entrepreneurs] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the red tape 0 they most love *-2 to hate *T*-1 is red tape 0 they would also hate *-3 to lose *T*-4] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Rules that *T*-1 set standards for products or govern business behavior , generally the best regarded form of red tape , `` create a level playing field and keep unscrupulous competitors away] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Sidney West , president of TechDesign International Inc. , a Springfield , Va. , business that *T*-2 designs telecommunication and other products] .
• [_ARG1 * Determining when handicapped access is required *-1 *T*-3 can be a nightmare for architects] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mark Dooling , president of Dooling & Co. , a Newton , Mass. , architectural firm] .
• [_ARG1 There is such a maze *ICH*-2 of federal , state and local codes that `` building inspectors are backing away from *-3 interpreting them] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dooling] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's very costly and time-consuming] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Phil Rosen , a partner in Fleet & Leasing Management Inc. , a Boston car-leasing company] .
• [_ARG1 One senior executive at his firm spends nearly 20 % of his time on insurance] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The most onerous] , [_ARG0 many entrepreneurs] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , is the record-keeping and filing required * by tax authorities .
• [_ARG0 Peter Gebhard , the company 's owner ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 spending on regulatory paper work and the people 0 *T*-1 to do it -- mostly 0 * to comply with federal , state and local environmental laws *T*-2 -- will rise almost 30 % this year to $ 100,000 *U*] .
• [_ARG1 Eastern Reproduction Corp. , a Waltham , Mass. , maker of thin metal precision parts , must report to five federal and state agencies as well as to local fire , police , hospital and plumbing authorities] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Robert Maguire , president] .
• [_ARG1 One state environmental regulator returned a report because `` it was n't heavy enough , it could n't have been correct] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Maguire] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's especially nettlesome `` if you 're on the road and you 're the one responsible] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Eddie Brown , president of Brown Capital Management Inc. , a Baltimore money-management firm] .
• [_ARG1 An employer leaves itself open to a great deal of liability if its employee manuals do n't reflect the most recent laws] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Alice Fixx , who *T*-1 runs her own public-relations concern in New York ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 she has had *-2 to overhaul her pension and profit-sharing plans three times in the past three years] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It does n't increase benefits , but it 's costly and time-consuming] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Fixx] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Compliance added 15 % to 20 % *U* to her accounting bill last year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 You need one person 0 *T*-2 to just take care of sales tax] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jennie Tong , executive vice president of Lee Liu & Tong Advertising Inc. , New York] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A great many federal regulations are meant *-1 for larger entities and do n't really apply to small businesses] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Marian Jacob , a legislative aide to Sen. Wallop] .
• `` [_ARG1 Talk hurts from where it spurts *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 one of them] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-MNR Like Brecht , and indeed Ezra Pound ,] [_ARG0 Ms. Bogart] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 that her intent in such manipulative staging of the classics is simply an attempt * to `` make it new] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ESB] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was given *-1 only a three-hour advance warning on a `` * take it or leave it '' basis from Inco , as the Toronto company is called *-2 *?*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> ESB is aware that a hostile tender offer is being made *-1 by a foreign company for all of ESB 's shares] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> F.J. Port , ESB 's president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joseph Flom , of Skadden , Arps , Slote , Meagher & Flom , which *T*-1 became a leading legal firm in merger cases ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the case `` made takeovers respectable] . ''
• [_ARG0 HomeFed Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter net income slid 14 % to $ 23.9 million *U* , or $ 1.10 *U* per fully diluted share , from $ 27.9 million *U* , or $ 1.21 *U* a fully diluted share , because of increased bad assets and unexpected trouble in * unloading foreclosed property] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 sales of such properties were slower than * anticipated *-1 in the third quarter , but it expects sales to pick up in the rest of the year] .
• [_ARG0 HomeFed] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the slide in loan originations was more a matter of design than a sign of cooling in the California market] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 HomeFed] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it purposely curbed loan originations in the quarter because of uncertainty over the new capital requirements and regulations that *T*-1 will emerge from negotiations over * implementing the government 's massive thrift bailout bill] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its real-estate operations earned a record $ 21.7 million *U* , more than double year-earlier real estate profit of $ 9 million *U*] .
• And [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they see no signs of an imminent swoon in California real estate , even with last week 's earthquake] .
• [_ARG0 The thrift] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 earnings also were nicked *-1 in the quarter by a $ 4 million *U* provision for losses associated * with its previously reported plan * to liquidate a real-estate franchise network] .
• [_ARG0 HomeFed] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 most of the troubled assets are apartment complexes , shopping malls and other commercial real estate] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 about half are in California , with the rest scattered * across the country] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The -LRB- CD -RRB- market is unsettled right now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Banxquote 's Mr. Mehl] .
• `` [_ARG1 Because of shrinkage in the economy , rates can be expected *-1 to decline over a one-year horizon] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Norberto Mehl , chairman of Banxquote] .
• [_ARG1 Lion Nathan Ltd. agreed *-1 to buy the franchise * to bottle , distribute and market Pepsi-Cola soft-drink products in Australia] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Lion Nathan and PepsiCola Australia , a unit of PepsiCo Inc. of the U.S. ,] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 why Cadbury Schweppes will no longer hold the franchise] .
• [_ARG1 Wang Laboratories Inc. has sold $ 25 million *U* of assets and reached agreements *ICH*-1 in principle * to sell an additional $ 187 million *U* shortly] , [_ARG0 Richard Miller , president ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARGM-LOC at the annual meeting] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Wang had reached an agreement *ICH*-1 with a `` major financial firm '' * to sell for $ 150 million *U* its domestic equipment lease portfolio and that of its Wang Credit Corp. subsidiary] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also agreed *-1 to sell a portion of its European real estate unit for $ 37 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Miller] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Wang has already sold some $ 12 million *U* of miscellaneous assets] and disclosed that it had received $ 13 million *U* from Compaq Computer Corp. , Houston , in the previously announced sale of its Stirling , Scotland , plant .
• [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> In response to questions after the annual meeting] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Miller] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is no longer looking for an equity investor] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> During the summer] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wang executives] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they might seek outside investment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Murata Mfg. Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is establishing a subsidiary *ICH*-2 in Britain 0 *T*-1 to produce electric parts , including ceramic condensers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Tokyo maker of ceramic capacitors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it purchased a plant in Plymouth] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Murata] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will invest about 1.4 billion yen -LRB- $ 9.9 million *U* -RRB- in the new company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-1 has a European foothold , Murata Europe Management G.m.b . H. in Germany ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the latest venture is designed *-2 to meet demand for electric parts in European Community countries ahead of the creation of the unified market by the end of 1992] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Safeway Stores Inc.] reported a 69 % decline in profit for the fiscal third quarter , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 operating improvements were masked *-1 by unusual gains in the year-earlier period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Oakland grocery retailer , closely held * since a $ 4.2 billion *U* leveraged buy-out in 1986 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit for the three months ended Sept. 9 was $ 7.1 million *U* , compared with $ 23 million *U* a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the year-earlier results included gains of $ 23.5 million *U* from divestitures] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For the nine months] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit fell 49 % to $ 23.5 million *U* from $ 46 million *U* in the year-earlier quarter , which *T*-1 included divestiture-related gains of $ 50.6 million *U*] .
• `` [_ARG1 Options traders , arbitrage traders -- everyone] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Bates] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 cooling down with a carton of apple juice after the close yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 Big Board traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a 200,000-share buy order at $ 150 *U* a share entered * by Bear , Stearns & Co. , which *T*-1 was active in UAL stock all day , is what *T*-2 set off the UAL crowd in the late afternoon] .
• [_ARG1 There was `` selling pressure from everyone] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Bear Stearns order that *T*-1 marked the late-day turnaround caused a `` massive buying effort '' as UAL jumped $ 20 *U* a share to $ 170 *U* in the last half hour] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Bates] .
• [_rel Said] 0 [_ARG1 *T*-2] [_ARG0 Earl Ellis , a Jacobson partner who *T*-1 got involved *-3 in the UAL action] , `` It all starts all over again '' today .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But we like *-1 to call it ` controlled chaos] , ' '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> 47-year-old Robert J. Jacobson Jr. , grandson of the firm 's founder] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 Fending off attacks on his economic policies in a House of Commons debate yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lawson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 inflation `` remains the greatest threat to our economic well-being ''] and promised *-3 to take `` whatever steps *T*-2 are needed *-1 '' * to choke it off .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The latest government figures] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 retail prices in September were up 7.6 % from a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the downturn probably wo n't become a `` major contraction '' similar to those of 1974 and 1982] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The outlook has deteriorated since the summer , with orders and employment falling and output at a standstill] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Wigglesworth , chairman of the industry group 's economic committee] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Increasingly] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> economists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the big deficit reflects the slipping competitive position of British industry] .
• `` [_ARG1 When the country gets wealthier *T*-1 , we tend *-3 to buy high-quality imports] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Owen] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 investment by businesses is falling off] .
• [_ARG0 Vickers PLC , a British aerospace , defense and automotive conglomerate ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it reached an agreed cash bid of # 108.2 million *U* -LRB- $ 173.3 million *U* -RRB- for Ross Catherall Group PLC , a maker of specialty alloy and ceramics] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to receive acceptances for its offer of 253 pence -LRB- $ 4.05 *U* -RRB- per share representing at least 67 % of Ross Catherall 's issued share capital , or 12.7 million ordinary shares] .
• [_ARG0 Vickers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its offer also includes an option * to receive a redeemable loan note in lieu of cash] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its acquisition of Ross Catherall will be covered *-1 largely by cash raised * in its July disposal of Howson-Algraphy for # 241.7 million *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's just a matter of * marketing and promoting ourselves] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Headley Bell , a fifth-generation horse breeder from Lexington] .
• `` [_ARG1 The industry is based *-1 on individual honesty] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Cap Hershey , a Lexington horse farmer and one of the investors who *T*-2 bought Spendthrift] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People in this business have been insulated *-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Josh Pons , a horse breeder from Bel Air , Md] .
• `` [_ARG1 * Just imagine how exciting that would be *T*-2 if that 's your horse] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Buell] [_ARGM-TMP recently] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would incur an aftertax charge of about $ 3.6 million *U* in its fourth quarter ending Tuesday , in connection with the sale and discontinuance of several lines at a plant] .
• [_ARG0 Dunkin ' Donuts Inc. , battling a takeover proposal by Canada 's DD Acquisition Corp. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that its directors will evaluate takeover offers submitted * by Nov. 10] .
• [_ARG0 Dunkin ' Donuts , based * in Randolph , Mass. ,] [_ARGM-TMP previously] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would explore `` alternatives , '' including a leveraged buy-out of the company , but had n't set a date for submission of proposals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dunkin ' Donuts Chairman and Chief Executive Robert M. Rosenberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` a sale is one alternative being considered *] , '' but he added 0 the board has n't decided whether * to sell the doughnut franchiser .
• [_ARG0 Combustion Engineering Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 third-quarter net income of $ 22.8 million *U*] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 reversing a $ 91.7 million *U* year-earlier loss] .
• [_ARG0 The Stamford , Conn. , power-generation products and services company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 per-share earnings were 56 cents compared with the year-ago loss of $ 2.39 *U*] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Denlea would be a member of the top management team of the Axa-Midi group of companies , and would `` help *-1 define policies and strategies of the group] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those credits result because of taxes that Farmers , as the management company , has paid *T*-2 , and have `` proved *-1 to be very important for the exchanges] , '' [_ARG0 a Farmers spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Honeywell Inc. , Minneapolis ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it completed its previously announced sale of 16 % of the shares outstanding in its Japanese joint venture , Yamatake-Honeywell , for $ 280 million *U*] .
• [_ARG1 The stake was acquired *-1 by a group of 10 Japanese financial institutions and industrial corporations , primarily insurance companies] , [_ARG0 Honeywell] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Honeywell] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a second sale of Yamatake-Honeywell is still being negotiated *-1] .
• [_ARG0 A company spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the gain on the sale could n't be estimated *-1 until the `` tax treatment has been determined *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank of Montreal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it added 850 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 725.8 million *U* -RRB- to its reserves against losses on Third World loans , *-2 bringing the total 0 it has set *T*-1 aside this year to C$ 1 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] said 0 the C$ 1 billion *U* in reserves will result in a charge of C$ 595 million *U* against earnings but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it still expects *-1 to report a profit for the year ending Tuesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the C$ 1 billion *U* in reserves will result in a charge of C$ 595 million *U* against earnings] but said 0 it still expects *-1 to report a profit for the year ending Tuesday .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the increase in loan-loss provisions wo n't affect the payment of dividends] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 reserves now amount to 61 % of its total less-developed-country exposure] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Knight-Ridder Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter earnings jumped 18 % , partly because of the sale of two of its media properties] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The media concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income rose to $ 37.8 million *U* , or 72 cents a share , from $ 32 million *U* , or 57 cents a share , in the year-earlier period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert F. Singleton , Knight-Ridder 's chief financial officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company was `` pleased '' with its overall performance , despite only single-digit growth in newspaper revenue] .
• [_ARG0 ALBERTA ENERGY Co. , Calgary ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it filed a preliminary prospectus for an offering of common shares] .
• [_ARG0 The natural resources development concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 proceeds will be used *-2 * to repay long-term debt , which *T*-1 stood at 598 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 510.6 million *U* -RRB- at the end of 1988] .
• [_ARG1 The shares will be priced *-1 in early November] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The company] attacked the government 's allegations as `` reckless and baseless mudslinging , '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its management `` promptly and accurately reported '' to the Pentagon all relevant information about billing practices] .
• [_ARG0 Applied Solar Energy Corp. of City of Industry , Calif. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it and its majority shareholder , American Cyanamid Co. , signed a non-binding letter of intent for the acquisition of Applied Solar by McDonnell Douglas Corp. for about $ 38 million *U*] .
• [_ARG1 Details of the escrow agreement have n't been completed *-1] , [_ARG0 the companies] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 An Applied Solar spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 completion is expected *-1 at the end of the year or early next year] .
• [_ARG0 A spokeswoman for the St. Louis aerospace and defense concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it wanted the acquistion because Applied Solar is involved *-1 in solar cells and solid-state laser components , and this fits with McDonnell 's business of laser applications for military space] .
• [_ARG1 Trading in Cineplex Odeon Corp. shares was halted *-1 on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges late yesterday afternoon at the company 's request] , [_ARG0 Toronto Stock Exchange officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Brian Hemming , a spokesman for the company 's committee of independent directors , established in May * to solicit and evaluate offers for the company ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was expected *-1 to make an announcement early this morning] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Mr. Hemming] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was n't aware of the nature of the talks under way between committee members and their advisers] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market did n't react substantially to Ford Motor Co. 's disclosure *ICH*-2 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it will seek 100 % of Jaguar 's shares outstanding when U.K. government share regulations are lifted *-1 at the end of next year *T*-3] .
• [_ARG0 Observers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market again failed *-1 to find a trading focus , * discouraging much participation by investors] .
• [_ARG1 The market , however , is expected *-1 to remain stable and expectations for future gains are high] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The expected amount] is [_rel said] *-1 to be 700 billion yen -LRB- $ 4.93 billion *U* -RRB- to 1.05 trillion yen -- the second largest amount this year in a given period , following the record high set * at the end of July , according to market observers .
• [_ARG0 Toshiyuki Nishimura , an analyst at Yamaichi Securities ,] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market sentiment is bullish , simply because there are few bad factors] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> On the other hand , high-priced shares such as Pioneer Electronic and Sony failed *-2 to spark investor interest because these issues are unlikely *-3 to be bought *-1 by investment trust funds] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> observers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market was exceptionally thin , as small investors remain on the sidelines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Market participants] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors are not only licking their wounds following the turbulence last week , but they have also been made *-1 nervous by two events in West Germany] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors are worried that the CDU wo n't be able *-1 to hold office in federal elections at the end of 1990] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG1</sub> statements by the chairman of the IG Metall labor union , Franz Steinkuehler , also cast a cloud over trading] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the initial pressure came from mildly disappointing U.K. trade figures for September and a worrisome report *ICH*-1 by the Confederation of British Industry that a decline in orders for manufactured goods is depressing both business optimism and investment plans for the coming year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Steinkuehler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a convention in West Berlin] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the union has *-1 to prepare for `` a big fight '' * to achieve its main goal of a 35-hour workweek , down from current 37-hour workweek] .
• [_ARG1 The trade and CBI reports refocused attention on high interest rates and corporate profitability and helped rekindle underlying concerns over prospects for a recession in the U.K.] , [_ARG0 dealers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The banks] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 an application for a concession * to merge into one entity 0 *T*-3 to be called *-2 Den Norske Bank AS was sent *-1 Monday to the Finance Ministry] .
• [_ARG0 The two boards] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a joint statement] [_ARG1 that the proposed merger agreement was considered *-1 in separate board meetings in Oslo Monday] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the agreement will be submitted *-1 to their respective supervisory boards next Wednesday] .
• [_ARG1 Savings and loans reject blacks for mortgage loans twice as often as they reject whites] , [_ARG0 the Office of Thrift Supervision] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Federal Reserve] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its studies in recent years , which *T*-1 adjust for income differences and other variables , showed that blacks received fewer home mortgages *ICH*-2 from banks and thrifts than whites] .
• [_ARG1 But that does n't necessarily mean 0 thrifts are discriminating against blacks] , [_ARG0 the agency] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Several lawmakers were angered that [_ARG0 the bank and thrift regulators] [_ARGM-ADV generally] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have been too busy *ICH*-2 *-1 handling the record number of bank and thrift failures in the past few years *-1 to put much energy into * investigating possible discrimination] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We would be the first 0 *T*-2 to admit that we have not devoted the necessary amount of emphasis over the past several years '' to * developing examinations for discrimination] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jonathan Fiechter , a top official of the Office of Thrift Supervision] .
• `` [_ARG1 If we 've got folks out there who *T*-1 are being turned *-4 away in the mortgage market improperly and unfairly] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Sen. Donald Riegle -LRB- D. , Mich. -RRB- , chairman of the banking committee] , `` then that is a matter that *T*-2 needs remedy now , not six months from now , or six years from now , or 26 years from now . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have punished only a few banks for violations of anti-discrimination laws] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The FDIC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has issued five citations to banks over the past three years for discriminatory practices] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The comptroller 's office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it found no indications of illegal discrimination in 3,437 examinations of banks since April 1987] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The comptroller 's office] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that of 37,000 complaints 0 it received *T*-1 since January 1987 , only 16 *T*-2 alleged racial discrimination in real estate lending] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fiechter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that among the possibilities being considered * by regulators *-3 to fight discrimination is *T*-2 the use of `` testers '' -- government investigators who *T*-1 would pose as home buyers] .
• * Using testers could be controversial with financial institutions , but [_ARG0 Mr. Grohl] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the U.S. League of Savings Institutions had n't yet taken any position on the matter] .
• [_ARG0 The office , an arm of the Treasury ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it does n't have data on the financial position of applicants and thus * ca n't determine why blacks are rejected *-1 more often *T*-2] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Nevertheless] , [_ARGM-LOC on Capitol Hill , where the information was released *-1 yesterday at a Senate banking subcommittee hearing *T*-2 ,] [_ARG0 lawmakers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they are worried that financial institutions are routinely discriminating against minorities] .
• [_ARG0 Sen. Alan Dixon -LRB- D , Ill. -RRB- , chairman of the subcommittee on consumer and regulatory affairs ,] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not a statistician] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Grohl , a spokesman for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 The data is a red flag , but *-1 lacking the financial data you ca n't make a case that discrimination is widespread] . ''
• [_ARG0 The executives] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Time may seek *-3 to break up the transaction after it is consummated *-1 , or may seek constraints that *T*-2 would prevent Tele-Communications from *-4 dropping HBO in any of its cable systems in favor of Showtime] .
• [_ARG0 Jerome Kern , Tele-Communications ' chief outside counsel ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was n't aware of Time 's legal plans] .
• [_ARG1 Time is also fighting the transaction on other fronts , by *-1 attempting *-2 to discourage other cable operators from *-3 joining Tele-Communications as investors in Showtime] , [_ARG0 cable-TV industry executives] [_rel say] 0 *T*-4 .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that any effort *ICH*-1 by Time * to characterize the Tele-Communications investment in Showtime as anti-competitive would be `` the pot calling the kettle black] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-3 's hard * to see how an investment by the largest -LCB- cable operator -RCB- in the weaker of the two networks is anti-competitive *T*-4 , when the stronger of the two networks is owned *-1 by the second largest '' cable operator *T*-5] , [_ARG0 Mr. Kern] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In its suit against Time] , [_ARG0 Viacom] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the ownership of both cable systems and cable-programming networks gives the company too much market power] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Meanwhile] , [_ARG0 some legal observers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the Tele-Communications investment and other developments are weakening Viacom 's antitrust suit against Time] .
• [_ARG0 Tele-Communications , the U.S. 's largest cable company ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it may seek other cable partners 0 *T*-1 to join in its investment] .
• [_ARG1 Earlier this year , Time even discussed *-2 bringing Tele-Communications in as an investor in HBO] , [_ARG0 executives at both companies] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The purchase of the Showtime stake is `` a direct slap in our face] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one senior Time executive] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Executives involved * in * plotting Time 's defense] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is now preparing a countersuit naming both Viacom and Tele-Communications as defendants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Federal Trade Commission] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it authorized its staff to seek a preliminary injunction barring Imo Industries Inc. from *-1 acquiring the shares outstanding of the U.S. unit of the British company , United Scientific Holdings PLC , for $ 69 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The FTC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it `` had reason * to believe that the proposed acquisition could substantially reduce 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] .
• [_ARG0 The FTC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would seek *-1 to enjoin the proposed acquisition in a federal trial court] , but declined *-2 to specify which one .
• The industry 's slowdown became apparent this month when [_ARG0 AMR Corp. , parent of American Airlines ,] reported an 8.8 % drop in third-quarter net income and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its fourth quarter would be `` disappointing] *T*-1 . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Shortly before that] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> USAir] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter results would be `` significantly lower '' than a year earlier] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nobody was expecting this size of a loss] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Karos , an analyst with First Boston Corp] .
• It said 0 the industry 's domestic traffic was flat in the third quarter ; [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this was because hefty fare increases earlier in the year scared off many leisure travelers this summer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the industry 's domestic traffic was flat in the third quarter] ; analysts say 0 this was because hefty fare increases earlier in the year scared off many leisure travelers this summer .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Airlines] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their frequent-flier programs are squeezing profits because awards are being redeemed *-1 at a heavier-than-normal rate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One airline official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 about three times as many free-travel coupons *ICH*-1 are being turned in as in previous years -- not surprisingly , as the airlines last year allowed many travelers to build up mileage at triple the normal rate] .
• `` [_ARG1 We can not quantify the total adverse effects of Hugo] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Edwin Colodny , chairman and president of USAir Group] .
• And [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the outlook for 1990 is nearly as bad] .
• [_ARG1 Airlines in 1989 `` came in like a bang and are going out like a whimper] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kevin Murphy , an airline analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 There are too many people participating] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Al Ries , of Trout & Ries , a Greenwich , Conn. , marketing consulting firm] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 United Media] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it 's very scrupulous with the contracts 0 it hands *T*-1 out] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're not interested in *-3 promoting every single product that *T*-1 comes along] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shore] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shore] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that company 's exclusive advertising rights extend only to the insurance and financial services category] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> just a day after Mr. Roman announced 0 he would leave *-1 to take a top post at American Express] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> WPP] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Berry would return *-2 to take an international role at the parent company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Berry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman 's departure] .
• New York-based RJR Nabisco would n't say what it spends *T*-1 annually , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will spend more than $ 140 million *U* *ICH*-2 this year , down from about $ 200 million *U* last year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> New York-based RJR Nabisco] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what it spends *T*-1 annually] , but industry executives say 0 it will spend more than $ 140 million *U* *ICH*-2 this year , down from about $ 200 million *U* last year .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Interpublic Group of Cos.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net rose 15 % to $ 6.9 million *U* , or 21 cents a share , from $ 6 million *U* , or 18 cents a share , in the year-earlier period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pepsi] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will spend $ 10 million *U* *-1 advertising the promotion] .
• `` [_ARG1 Peanuts has become a major part of American culture] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Peter Shore , United Media 's vice president of marketing and licensing] .
• [_ARG1 The investment will be made *-1 through IBM Australia Ltd. , a unit of IBM] , [_ARG0 the two companies] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 Paxus] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] [_ARG1 0 it has several `` well developed product and services relationships '' with the U.S. computer company , and plans *-1 to expand these links] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Among these are *T*-1 the company 's Australian brewing assets , in the books at A$ 950 million *U* but actually worth A$ 2.5 billion *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> An investment in Chile 's telephone company is carried *-2 at US$ 300 million *U* but really worth US$ 500 million *U* , and the company 's property portfolio is undervalued *-1 by at least A$ 250 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bond] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The debt load would have been higher but for a reduction of A$ 5 billion *U* over the past year from asset sales] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bond] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a business gathering] .
• `` [_ARG1 In order *-2 to restore confidence and ensure the support of our principal lenders] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Bond] [_rel said] *T*-1 , `` we embarked on fundamantal changes in the structure and direction of the group . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mercedes officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect flat sales next year even though they see the U.S. luxury-car market expanding slightly] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most of the growth] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , will come in the $ 35,000-to-$50,000 *U* price range , where Mercedes has a 35 % U.S. market share *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Krampe] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mercedes plans *-1 to bring out new models every year through the mid-1990s and it will shorten its product development cycle to eight years from 10 or 12 years *-2 to compete more effectively with Toyota Motor Corp. 's Lexus , Nissan Motor Co. 's Infiniti and Honda Motor Co. 's Acura luxury-car divisions] .
• `` [_ARG1 A significant increase in gold sales to 248,279 ounces for the quarter from 188,726 in the third quarter of 1988 was more than offset *-1 by the continued decline in average gold price realization to $ 367 *U* *RNR*-3 from $ 429 *U* *RNR*-3 per ounce] , '' [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The Treasury] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will alter the auctions unless it has assurance of enactment of legislation 0 * to raise the statutory debt limit before the scheduled auctions Monday *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Apogee Enterprises Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 profit for the third quarter ending Dec. 2 will fall below the year-earlier results because of an after-tax charge of $ 1.9 million *U* related * to a project that *T*-2 was guaranteed *-1 by the company] .
• [_ARG0 Apogee] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the charge stems from a building supply contract in which the company guaranteed a contractor 's performance *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Apogee] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a subcontractor had severe cost overruns and was unable *-1 to fulfill the contract terms on its own , * making it *EXP*-4 necessary for Apogee to advance cash *-3 to ensure completion of the project] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its core businesses have performed well and it expects them to continue *-1 to do so in the remainder of the fiscal year] .
• [_ARG1 Japan 's production of cars , trucks and buses in September fell 4.1 % from a year ago to 1,120,317 units because of a slip in exports] , [_ARG0 the Japan Automobile Manufacturers ' Association] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The association spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 bus production has declined since January] , but could n't offer an explanation for the fall .
• [_ARG1 Auto production for the first half of the fiscal year , which *T*-1 began in August , totaled 6,379,884 units] , [_ARG0 the association] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The association] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 domestic demand grew 8.8 % in September] .
• [_ARG1 Demand has been growing consistently under the encouragement of pro-consumption government policies] , [_ARG0 an association spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the introduction of a 3 % consumption tax in April has helped sales] .
• [_ARG1 Japanese domestic motor-vehicle sales rose 12 % in September] , [_ARG0 the Japan Automobile Dealers ' Association] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP earlier this month] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 one person familiar with UAL] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the signs pointed to Coniston because Mr. Trump has n't asked for permission * to buy more than $ 15 million *U* of stock under federal antitrust rules] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 partner Richard Nye] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is the most extraordinary failed transaction 0 I 've seen *T*-1 in 25 years in this business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One person familiar with UAL] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the unsettled labor situation and the uncertain world-wide financial markets contributed to the board 's decision * to avoid `` *-1 rushing around selling the company at a bargain price , '' particularly since it accepted a $ 300-a-share *U* offer just last month] .
• [_ARG0 Even some takeover-stock traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they could n't quarrel with the board 's logic] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We had a lot of people who *T*-1 threw in the towel today] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Earl Ellis , a partner in Benjamin Jacobson & Sons , a specialist in * trading UAL stock on the Big Board] .
• `` [_ARG1 This deal is like a Roach Motel] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 A machinist official] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that would depend on how much in concessions machinists would have *-1 to give *T*-2 in return for the majority stake] .
• [_ARG0 Some investors whose names *T*-2 were bandied *-1 about by traders as potential UAL stock buyers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were n't buying] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not interested] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dallas investor Harold Simmons] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A source close to Carl Icahn , a corporate raider who *T*-1 owns Trans World Airlines Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has n't owned any UAL stock and is n't buying] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One person familiar with Texas billionaire Robert Bass] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is n't likely *-1 to make any hostile moves] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Times Mirror Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income fell 13 % to $ 70.1 million *U* , or 54 cents a share , compared with net income of $ 81 million *U* , or 62 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Los Angeles media concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the year-ago period included a $ 26.5 million *U* gain from the sale of assets , primarily timberlands] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stronger results from the company 's broadcast and cable television units and professional and textbook publishing divisions , plus increased advertising at the company 's largest newspaper , the Los Angeles Times , offset advertising declines in the company 's newspapers in the Eastern U.S.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 * Looking ahead to the fourth quarter , the outlook for the newspaper group remains guarded , with no improvement yet seen * in operating trends in our Eastern markets] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Robert F. Erburu , Times Mirror 's chairman and chief executive] .
• [_ARG0 She] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market hit the $ 1.18 *U* level *ICH*-1 at around 10 a.m. EDT where it encountered a large number of stop-loss orders *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 Ms. Raptopoulos] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the settling of strikes in Canada and Mexico will have little effect on supplies of copper until early next year] .
• [_ARG1 Yesterday , for example , `` the durable goods numbers came out for September and the number was down only 0.1 % , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 copper traders will also be looking toward the release of the index of leading economic indicators next Tuesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Threlkeld] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the copper market seems *-1 to be anticipating a recession in three months , with declining use being the result] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the normal ratio is five to six weeks] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 takes three months * to turn copper concentrate into cathodes] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 William Kaiser , president of the Kaiser Financial Group in Chicago ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the decline was almost certainly influenced *-2 by the early sell-off in the stock market , which *T*-1 partly reflected a weakening economy] .
• [_ARG1 If there is n't a recession] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , `` we will be out of copper by the end of March .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Several analysts and brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the petroleum market was ready *-1 to rally after two days of price declines from profit-taking] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Most market participants] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were looking to this week 's inventory statistics from the American Petroleum Institute *-1 to give the market some direction] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the recent decline in copper stocks was misleading in the face of a slowdown in manufacturing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kaiser] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there were no fundamental factors moving these markets] .
• `` [_ARG1 Gold still acts as a haven when uncertainty prevails in the financial markets as it did *?* '' yesterday *T*-1] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• `` The high ratio reflects the fact that silver is still regarded as about a half-industrial metal and [<sub>ARG0</sub> its price lagging relative to gold] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that traders are expecting a weakening economy] , '' he said *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The high ratio reflects the fact that silver is still regarded as about a half-industrial metal and its price lagging relative to gold says that traders are expecting a weakening economy] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Kaiser] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 traders could have picked up signals of an imminent price decline had they been watching the scrap metal markets , which *T*-1 became noticeably weaker two to three weeks ago] .
• [_ARG1 The sale to the Chinese government of 330,000 metric tons of wheat under the government 's export enhancement program was announced *-1 after the close of trading Monday , but the sale was expected *RNR*-3 and failed *RNR*-3 *-2 to buoy prices yesterday ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Dale Gustafson , a futures analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. in Chicago] .
• [_ARG1 As for other export customers , the Soviet Union is n't expected *-1 to be back buying U.S. corn in significant amounts until early next year] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Robert Hafer , senior commodities analyst at Kaiser Financial Group ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Monday 's rally continued yesterday for only about 20 minutes after the opening] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 even though there was arbitrage buying in New York because of the weak dollar , cocoa fell to relentless pressure from bearish traders] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-ADV though a weakening economy implies reduced demand] , [_ARG0 Mr. Kaiser] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Third World copper-producing countries have n't any choice but * to sell copper] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-ADV while further modest declines might be ahead] , [_ARG0 Mr. Hafer] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it *EXP*-2 would be difficult * to get through resistance levels just above yesterday 's high] .
• [_ARG1 They] might even step up sales in a falling market , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , in an effort * to maintain the flow of foreign exchange into their treasuries .
• [_ARG0 Citizens First Bancorp . Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to buy Lakeland First Financial Group Inc. , a Succasunna , N.J. , bank holding company , for about $ 50.6 million *U* in cash and stock] .
• [_ARG0 Color Systems Technology Inc. , Los Angeles ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its major creditor , General Electric Pension Trust , agreed *-1 to convert $ 11.8 million *U* of debt owed * into 25 % of Color System 's fully diluted common stock] .
• [_ARG0 Buddy Young , president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company expects *-1 to conclude negotiations with other creditors within 60 days] .
• [_ARGM-ADV With the TV business falling on hard times in recent years] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that if SCI TV had * to be liquidated *-1 today , it might fetch 30 % less than in the 1987 buy-out , * wiping out most of the company 's junk-holders and its stockholders] .
• Negotiations `` have started con - structively , but that 's not [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 we like this particular offer] , '' says *T*-1 Wilbur Ross of Rothschild Inc. , adviser to SCI TV junk-holders .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Negotiations `` have started con - structively , but that 's not * to say 0 we like this particular offer] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Wilbur Ross of Rothschild Inc. , adviser to SCI TV junk-holders] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Gillett] is [_rel said] *-1 to be proud of his operating record ; he has lifted some stations ' ratings and turned around a Detroit station .
• [_ARG0 People who *T*-1 have seen SCI TV 's restructuring plan] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 it offers concessions by KKR and Gillett Corp] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 some militant SCI TV junk-holders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 that 's not enough] .
• [_ARG1 Kemper , the biggest holder of senior SCI TV bonds ,] has refused *-1 to join the bond-holders committee and is [_rel said] *-1 to be reviewing its legal options .
• [_ARG0 One investment banker who *T*-1 is n't involved in the deal] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 SCI TV needs at least $ 50 million *U* of new equity *-2 to survive] .
• [_ARG0 Junk-holders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they have a stick 0 * to beat KKR with *T*-1] : `` The threat of bankruptcy is a legitimate tool '' 0 * to extract money from KKR *T*-2 , says 0 *T*-3 one big SCI TV holder .
• Junk-holders say 0 they have a stick 0 * to beat KKR with *T*-1 : `` [_ARG1 The threat of bankruptcy is a legitimate tool '' 0 * to extract money from KKR *T*-2] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 one big SCI TV holder] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 others] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 junk-holders have nothing 0 * to gain *T*-1 by * putting SCI TV into bankruptcy-law proceedings] .
• [_ARG0 Bankruptcy specialists] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Kravis set a precedent for * putting new money in sour LBOs recently when KKR restructured foundering Seaman Furniture , *-1 doubling KKR 's equity stake] .
• [_ARG1 But with Seaman , KKR was only trying *-1 to salvage its original investment ,] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 bankruptcy investor James Rubin of Sass Lamle Rubin in New York] .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 people who *T*-1 know Mr. Kravis] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 he is n't in a hurry * to pour more money into SCI TV] .
• [_ARG1 Some junk-holders] are [_rel said] *-1 to be considering legal action against KKR or moves * to force SCI TV into bankruptcy court .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG1 KKR 's majority partner in SCI TV 's buy-out , Nashville , Tenn. , entrepreneur George Gillett ,] [_ARGM-DIS also] is [_rel said] *-1 to be very unhappy .
• [_ARG0 The maker of household products] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the new dividend is payable Dec. 1 to shares of record Nov. 10] .
• [_ARG0 Rubbermaid officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they are n't aware of any effort * to take over the company , but believed 0 the shareholder plan needed *-2 to be strengthened *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The board has stated repeatedly that Rubbermaid should be independent] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter W. Williams , Rubbermaid president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Williams] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the exercise price is $ 125 *U*] , *-1 meaning 0 holders would have the right * to buy $ 250 *U* of Rubbermaid stock for half price , * diluting the investor 's 25 % stake .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 is very clear that those buy orders came from people who *T*-2 wanted their franchise protected *-3] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 one Chicago-based futures trader] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Goldman Sachs , Shearson Lehman Hutton and Salomon Brothers were the main force behind the futures buying at the pivotal moment] .
• [_ARG0 Floor traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there was a huge crowd around the Big Board specialist 's post where UAL trades *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There was a seething mass of people] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one floor trader] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was whooosh] ! '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one futures trader] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the futures buying was finely calculated *-1 by program traders] .
• [_ARG0 She] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 she used the market 's wild swings *-1 to buy shares cheaply on the sell-off] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This market is eating away my youth] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chung Lew , head equity trader at Kleinwort Benson North America Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a big Japanese buy order was behind the rise] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Dow Jones spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there were no corporate developments that *T*-1 would account for the activity] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Other issues] [<sub>rel</sub> said] * to be included *-1 in the buy program were Procter & Gamble , which *T*-2 rose 2 7\/8 to 133 1\/2 ; Atlantic Richfield , which *T*-3 gained 2 to 103 3\/4 , and Rockwell International , which *T*-4 jumped 2 3\/4 to 27 1\/8 .
• `` [_ARG1 October 13th left us with a cut and exposed nerve] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jack Solomon , technical analyst for Bear Stearns] .
• Georgia Gulf , another producer of commodity chemicals , advanced 2 to 49 1\/2 ; [_ARG0 Dallas investor Harold Simmons , who *T*-1 holds about 10 % of its shares ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he has n't raised his stake] .
• [_ARG0 Fireman 's Fund Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 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 increased reserves for legal expenses] .
• [_ARG1 Net premiums written * through Sept. 30 fell 5 % to $ 2.1 billion *U* from $ 2.2 billion *U* a year ago , because of the writing of fewer policies at flat prices] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Fireman 's Fund] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has applied for an exemption from these rate rollbacks , and plans *-1 to defend its filing in hearings before the department] .
• [_ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [_ARG0 the insurance company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net fell 46 % to $ 88.8 million *U* , or $ 1.54 *U* a share , from $ 164 million *U* , or $ 3.16 *U* a share , the previous year] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there was an additional increase in loss and loss-expense reserves of $ 71 million *U* reflecting `` higher than expected '' development in claims legal expenses from to prior periods] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CONTROL DATA Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is offering *-3 to purchase the $ 154.2 million *U* amount of its 12 3\/4 % senior notes due June 15 , 1991 *ICH*-2 , at par , plus accrued *ICH*-1 interest to the Dec. 8 purchase date] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Minneapolis computer systems and services concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the offer is required *-1 under the senior note indenture as a result of Control Data 's recent sale of its disk drive subsidiary , Imprimis , to Seagate Technology Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While they do n't expect the Fed to move right away] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the case for lower rates is building] .
• `` [_ARG1 While the stock market was falling , most -LCB- junk bond holders -RCB- were just watching it *-2 not knowing what *-3 to do *T*-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Paul Suckow , director of fixed-income securities at Oppenheimer Management Corp] .
• Credit analysts said 0 investors are nervous about the issue because [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the company 's ability * to meet debt payments is dependent on too many variables , including the sale of assets and the need * to mortgage property *-1 to retire some existing debt] .
• [_ARG0 Credit analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 investors are nervous about the issue because they say 0 the company 's ability * to meet debt payments is dependent on too many variables , including the sale of assets and the need * to mortgage property *-1 to retire some existing debt] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's not too surprising that the auction was sloppy , * given the volatility in the bond market because of stocks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert T. McGee , a senior vice president at Tokai Bank Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Early in the day] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> bond dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 trading volume was heavy as large institutional investors scrambled *-1 to buy long-term Treasury bonds on speculation that the stock market 's volatility would lead to a `` flight-to-quality '' rally] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 players shied away from the note sale because they were concerned that prices at the time of the auction might erode if the stock market staged a recovery , which , in fact , *T*-1 did happen] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Interest by Japanese investors was limited] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Moran , chief economist at Daiwa Securities America Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 Possibly , they 're waiting *-2 to buy at the -LRB- quarterly -RRB- refunding '' of government debt 0 *T*-3 to be held *-1 next month by the Treasury] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some retail accounts , such as commercial banks and pension funds , wanted *-1 to get on the bandwagon before it was too late] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sung Won Sohn , chief economist at Norwest Corp. , Minneapolis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 municipals were underpinned *-1 by influences including the climb in Treasury issue prices] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mainly , though , it was a favorable outlook for yesterday 's new supply that *T*-1 propped up municipals] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Massachusetts deal had an unsold balance of $ 84.3 million *U* in late trading] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the underwriter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Economists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bond market 's strength also is a sign that investors expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid growing evidence that the economy is slowing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BSB BANCORP Inc. , Binghamton , N.Y. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it increased its regular quarterly dividend 50 % , to 15 cents a share from 10 cents] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The move was made *-1 because of the bank-holding company 's increased profitability] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Staar Surgical Co. 's board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it has removed Thomas R. Waggoner as president and chief executive officer and that John R. Wolf , formerly executive vice president , sales and marketing , has been named *-1 president and chief executive officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Staar Surgical Co. 's board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it has removed Thomas R. Waggoner as president and chief executive officer and that John R. Wolf , formerly executive vice president , sales and marketing , has been named *-1 president and chief executive officer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Later] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they fired him , and two directors attempted *-1 to place the company under bankruptcy-law protection] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company 's latest announcement] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Waggoner will remain a director of Staar , a maker of products for small-incision surgery] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Staar board] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that John R. Ford resigned as a director , and that Mr. Wolf was named *-1 a member of the board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Staar board] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that John R. Ford resigned as a director , and that Mr. Wolf was named *-1 a member of the board] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After the legislature confirmed him as the Communist Party leader] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Krenz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 demonstrations * to demand democratic freedoms could cause a `` worsening of the situation , or confrontation] . ''
• Israel provided the State Department with a list of recent alleged terrorist incidents attributed * to forces controlled * by Arafat , but [_ARG0 the U.S.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was n't satisfied that the incidents constituted terrorism] .
• [_ARG0 The Treasury Department] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 S&Ls reject blacks for mortgage loans twice as often as they reject whites] .
• [_ARG0 The department 's Office of Thrift Supervision] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that does n't necessarily mean 0 thrifts are biased *-1] , but conceded that it does n't have data about applicants 0 *T*-3 to determine why blacks are rejected *-2 more often *T*-4 .
• [_ARG0 Company officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 22 workers were missing and presumed *-1 dead] .
• [_ARG0 San Francisco Bay area officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 nine people remain missing in the aftermath of last week 's earthquake] .
• [_ARG0 Texaco] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 profit rose 11 % in the quarter , partly due to a massive restructuring] .
• [_ARG1 Mobil is preparing *-1 to slash its work force in the U.S. , possibly as soon as next month ,] [_ARG0 sources] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The Justice Department] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it filed a lawsuit seeking more than $ 7.7 million *U* from a Meredith Corp. unit on charges that the company defrauded the government on a contract * to provide relocation services for federal employees] .
• [_ARG0 The department] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it seeks `` three times the government 's damages , which *T*-1 are presently undetermined , plus penalties] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lloyd 's of London] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to clamp down on the ability *ICH*-2 of underwriting syndicates * to leave their annual accounts open beyond the customary three years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lloyd 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are currently 115 open account years involving 68 of the market 's roughly 360 syndicates] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The open-year accounting practice `` is widely recognized *-1 within Lloyd 's as of serious concern '' to the 31,329 member investors , who *T*-2 underwrite insurance at Lloyd 's in return for premium and investment income] , [_ARG0 Lloyd 's] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 The procedure causes `` great uncertainty '' because an investor ca n't be sure of his or her individual liability] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lloyd 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lloyd 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to enact new rules mandating the changes by year end] .
• `` [_ARG1 We do n't want *-2 to be known *-1 as ambulance chasers] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 William Garrison , Lake View 's president] .
• [_ARG1 The oil magnate , who *T*-1 spent his later years *-3 passing out dimes *-4 to counter his penny-pinching image , `` is n't terribly amusing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barry Olson , creative director at Innis-Maggiore-Olson , Canton , Ohio , which *T*-2 is producing the ads] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of big European banks , mostly French , and Swiss arb accounts have been buying the stock just *-1 to flip it '' for a quick profit] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` The issue was very well-received -- [_ARG1 Disney] is such a well-known , [_ARG0 you] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_rel say] world-wide *?* , name , '' said *T*-2 Vernon Dempsey , head trader of European equities at Kleinwort Benson Ltd. , which *T*-1 is making a market in the issue .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The issue was very well-received -- Disney is such a well-known , you can say world-wide *?* , name] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vernon Dempsey , head trader of European equities at Kleinwort Benson Ltd. , which *T*-1 is making a market in the issue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford Motor Co.] intensified its battle with General Motors Corp. over Jaguar PLC by *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is prepared *-3 to make a bid for all of the British auto maker when restrictions on its shareholding are lifted *-1 *T*-4] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Jaguar seems *-2 to be losing interest in * giving GM a minority stake] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one individual close to the talks] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 adding , `` It would n't surprise me if -LCB- Jaguar executives -RCB- want *-5 to wait and see what the color of that -LCB- Ford bid -RCB- is *T*-1 '' first] .
• [_ARG1 As for GM , its `` fallback position has *-1 to be a full bid itself] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Reitman , European auto-industry analyst at London brokers UBS-Phillips & Drew] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how much it might offer *T*-1 for Jaguar , or when] .
• `` [_ARG1 We have not made that decision '' * to seek a Jaguar special shareholders ' meeting] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Martyn Watkins , a Ford spokesman in London] .
• [_ARG0 He] emphasized that the car maker only would bid for all of Jaguar under the right circumstances , and [_rel said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> those circumstances are n't right or possible at the moment] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Since then] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jaguar officials] have confirmed that they are discussing an alliance with GM and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they hoped *-1 to reach an agreement within a month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sun] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some of the growth reflects higher earnings in the oil sands operation of Suncor , a majority-owned Canadian subsidiary] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Robert McClements Jr.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the synthetic crude oil production from the facility rose even as the price for that oil increased] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chevron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 higher crude oil prices boosted profits from production operations , but margins in refining and marketing declined] .
• `` [_ARG1 The company has been completely revamped *-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Frank Knuettel , analyst for Prudential-Bache Securities Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Asarco Inc.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 continuing its effort * to refocus its business] , ended its involvement in asbestos mining [_ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would stop *-2 mining and selling coal by year end] .
• [_ARG0 The mining , metal and specialty-chemical concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 combined revenue for asbestos and coal was about $ 40 million *U* of the company 's total revenue in 1988 of $ 1.98 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Richard de J. Osborne , chairman , president and chief executive officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's `` decisions * to get out of asbestos and high-sulfur coal continue the process of * simplifying and focusing the company in areas with a better future] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Asarco] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the gain reflected continued strength in prices for refined copper , lead and zinc , and higher equity earnings in Mexico Desarrollo Industrial Minero S.A. , a Mexican mining company in which Asarco has a 34 % stake *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Asarco] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-2 to shut down *RNR*-1 or sell *RNR*-1 its Rapatee coal mine and will end its involvement in southern Illinois strip mining] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it is discussing a management-employee buy-out of the facility , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] that it would stop *-1 mining and selling coal at year end when existing sales contracts expire , regardless of the outcome of those talks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it is discussing a management-employee buy-out of the facility , but that it would stop *-1 mining and selling coal at year end when existing sales contracts expire , regardless of the outcome of those talks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay Marcus , president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move `` reflects the confidence of our board and management in Halsey 's long-term prospects and our desire * to provide our shareholders with an attractive return on their investment] . ''
• Yesterday , [_ARG0 Mr. Blum , 41 ,] said 0 he was n't aware of plans *ICH*-1 at Ladenburg * to name a co-chairman 0 *T*-2 to succeed Mr. Koenig and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the board would need *-3 to approve any appointments or title changes] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Yesterday] , [_ARG0 Mr. Blum , 41 ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was n't aware of plans *ICH*-1 at Ladenburg * to name a co-chairman 0 *T*-2 to succeed Mr. Koenig] and said 0 the board would need *-3 to approve any appointments or title changes .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Koenig] [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I just got a tremendous offer from Gruntal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCI Communications Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received a $ 12 million *U* contract * to provide virtual network services to Woolworth Corp. 's 5,600 corporate and retail sites in the]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Woolworth] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to expand usage of the MCI services as it adds about 6,000 business locations over the next few years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Imports continued *-1 to outpace Philippine exports , despite gains in shipments abroad ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the government National Statistics Office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Birtcher Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed a definitive agreement with C.R. Bard Inc. , a Murray Hill , N.J. , maker of health-care products , for the purchase of the company 's Bard\/EMS Electrosurgery division for about $ 11 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Birtcher , a maker of electronic medical equipment ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the transaction is expected *-1 to close on or before Nov. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Bard\/EMS had 1988 sales of about $ 14 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Birtcher] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Wachovia Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 John F. McNair III will retire as president and chief executive officer of this regional banking company 's Wachovia Corp. and Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. subsidiaries on Dec. 31] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canadian retail sales rose 0.2 % in August from July] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Statistics Canada , a federal agency ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> During the past four months , retail sales have remained generally weak , *-1 advancing an average 0.2 % a month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Raw-steel production by the nation 's mills decreased 0.7 % last week to 1,816,000 tons from 1,828,000 tons the previous week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the American Iron and Steel Institute] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> With reduced 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] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Customs Administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 South Korea 's trade surplus with the U.S. for the first nine months of the year totaled $ 3.49 billion *U* , down 43 % from the same period last year on a customs-clearance basis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 South Korean exports to Europe dropped 5.3 % to $ 3.02 billion *U*] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while imports from there went up 17 % to $ 2.61 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bausch & Lomb Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pharmaceuticals subsidiary agreed *-1 to supply collagen corneal shields for animal eye surgery to a unit of International Minerals & Chemical Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The state agency , which *T*-2 usually publishes the data on monthly basis , but traditionally combines the index for the two summer-holiday months ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the advance was led *-1 by output of consumer goods , which *T*-3 rose 3.5 % from June and was up 7.2 % from a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> International Minerals & Chemical Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed definitively *-1 to sell its international fragrance business to Bayer AG of West Germany] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of animal health and nutrition products] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the business , Creations Aromatiques of Port Valais , Switzerland , and Woodside , N.Y. , is a division of its Mallinckrodt Inc. subsidiary and had sales of about $ 30 million *U* for its most recent year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> International Minerals] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale will allow Mallinckrodt to focus its resources on its core businesses of medical products , specialty chemicals and flavors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Two Japanese scientists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they discovered an antibody that , in laboratory test-tube experiments , *T*-1 kills AIDS-infected cells while *-2 preserving healthy cells] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The two] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they must still do more laboratory tests , then experiment on animals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they hoped *-1 to conduct tests on human patients in the U.S. by late next year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan does n't have enough AIDS patients *-1 to do significant experimentation in that country] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Takashi Kitamura , director of the biology department at Japan 's National Institute of Health and secretary of the government 's AIDS-research center ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 I 'm not so optimistic of its future use in therapeutic methods] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 some infected cells may not have the relevant antigen and so would n't be killed *-1 even after exposure to the antibody] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The results seem *-1 to be very premature] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mitsuru Miyata , editor of Nikkei Biotechnology , a leading Japanese industry newsletter] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he and Dr. Yonehara] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there were still several uncertainties , particularly regarding possible side effects] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our antibody specifically killed infected cells at a very low dose , but it can also kill other cells] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Dr. Yonehara] .
• [_ARG0 Dr. Kitamura] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 about 35 projects are currently under way in Japan , and that Japanese researchers in the past year have made available *ICH*-1 *ICH*-2 three possible cures to American researchers for clinical tests] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that when scientists from the two countries meet again in January in New Orleans *T*-1 , the Japanese will present at least three more drugs for human testing] .
• But [_ARG0 Andrew Porter , a drug-industry analyst at Nikko Securities Co. in London ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 if the product were *-2 to be successfully developed *-1 it would represent `` a potential threat to the long-term viability of Retrovir] .
• And the researchers themselves acknowledged 0 they still must do much more work before [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> whether the treatment would actually cure humans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shin Yonehara , a research scientist at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the antibody 0 he discovered *T*-2 works by * recognizing an antigen called * a Fas-antigen , which *T*-1 is characteristic of an infected cell] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Yonehara and his partner , Nobuyuki Kobayashi of Yamaguchi University ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their experiments showed that the antibody wiped out an average of 60 % of AIDS-infected cells within three days] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In some of the experiments , it killed almost all the infected cells] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the researchers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 From a cash flow point of view , British Airways is better off *-1 not being in United Airlines in the short term] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Andy Chambers , an analyst at Nomura Research Institute in London] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The stories are rubbish] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a British Air spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British Airways] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its shareholders accepted only 6.3 % of the convertible capital bonds , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] that the rest of the issue will be taken *-1 up by underwriters] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British Airways] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its shareholders accepted only 6.3 % of the convertible capital bonds , but that the rest of the issue will be taken *-1 up by underwriters] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that 6.3 % level marked the poorest showing for any major British rights issue since the 1987 global stock market crash] .
• `` [_ARG1 It is close to *-1 being a record undersubscription] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Bob Bucknell , an analyst with London broker Smith New Court Securities] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a statement] , [_ARG0 British Air Chairman Lord King] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company was `` obviously disappointed that the issue was not taken *-2 up , but it *EXP*-1 would have been unreasonable * to expect a better result given the volatility of the stock market since the launch of the issue] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] some of the activity , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , may reflect a rush 0 *T*-2 to get `` numbers in order '' for end-of-year reports .
• Six months ago , as some personnel specialists saw it , a perception that President Bush really cared about fair employment -- after what [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 was eight years of Reagan-era neglect] -- was prodding top management to raise hiring goals for females , blacks and other minorities .
• [_ARG1 Managers have `` some very broad discretion] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official at Walt Disney Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 You ca n't hire competent Americans and say , ` * Let them run only their own show] , ' '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vladimir Pucik , who *T*-1 headed the study run * with Egon Zehnder International , a search firm] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> ca] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] hire competent Americans and [<sub>rel</sub> say] , ` [_ARG1 * Let them run only their own show] , ' '' says *T*-2 Vladimir Pucik , who *T*-1 headed the study run * with Egon Zehnder International , a search firm .
• [_ARG0 The researchers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 many Japanese companies err in the U.S. by *-1 adopting the American practice of * hiring managers on the `` open market] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The perception lingers] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official at a major industrial company] .
• `` [_ARG1 Some Japanese executives are not yet ... comfortable about *-1 sharing strategic information with their American colleagues] , '' [_ARG0 the researchers] [_rel say] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 More than half the people surveyed * for the Employee Benefit Research Institute] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they would be willing and able *-1 to pick up most of the cost of the coverage] .
• [_ARG1 FRINGE-BENEFIT spending by small and medium-sized employers has dropped to 25 % of payroll from 29 % three years ago] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 the National Institute of Business Management , an advisory service] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've been recruiting every single day since it *ICH*-2 's been identified *-1 that many AIDS patients come from the inner city] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has n't had any problem *-1 recruiting , even after a nurse contracted the virus while *-2 injecting an AIDS patient] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> No one panicked] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Yale-New Haven Hospital sees no problem] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Fenn , the chief of staff] .
• `` [_ARG1 There are enough enlightened and spirited individuals who *T*-1 know their responsibilities] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The Association of Outplacement Consulting Firms] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the industry 's volume has soared tenfold since 1980 , to $ 350 million *U* a year] ... .
• [_ARG0 Triad Solutions] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 software producers had each invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in programs that now *T*-1 have no use] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 the Bush administration has done anything] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a sign of easing tension between Beijing and Hong Kong] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> China] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will again take back illegal immigrants caught * *-1 crossing into the British colony] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Italy 's Foreign Ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is investigating exports to the Soviet Union by an Ing . C. Olivetti & Co. subsidiary called * OCN-PPL that *T*-1 makes numerically controlled machine tools] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Olivetti spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 OCN-PPL , of which Olivetti sold the majority interest *T*-2 last year , `` does n't make equipment that *T*-1 has the type of precision necessary for sophisticated productions] . ''
• [_ARG0 Conservationists] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that drift-net fishing threatens *-1 to wipe out much of the world 's tuna stocks in a few years] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 is really unfortunate for human beings to be swayed *-1 by emotional discussions] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Earlier this year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would cut the number of its drift-net vessels in the South Pacific by two-thirds , or down to 20] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Workers at Peugeot S.A. 's car plant at Sochaux , in eastern France , voted *-2 to end a six-week-old strike that *T*-1 has cost the Peugeot group production of 60,000 automobiles] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the vote at Sochaux is expected *-3 to be followed *-1 by a similar move at the company 's assembly plant at Mulhouse , where the number of strikers has been whittled *-2 down to 80 *T*-4] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A De Beers spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] yesterday [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company had offered *-1 to increase the minimum wage by 18 % , while the union was demanding 26.6 %] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Since the first fraud was discovered *-1 in July 1986 at an office of the People 's Bank of China in Shenzhen , 15 major cases have been found *-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the paper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 ; the biggest was the theft of $ 235,000 *U* from a bank in Chengdu in March 1988 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But security systems , effective management controls and regulations * to govern their use have not kept pace] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the People 's Daily] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Besides money , criminals have also used computers *-2 to steal secrets and intelligence] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the newspaper] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , but it gave no more details .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japanese tourists will be told *-1 to take care when *-2 photographing earthquake damage in San Francisco *T*-4] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Japan Association of Travel Agents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tass] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Lenin 's tomb in Red Square will be closed *-1 from Nov. 10 to Jan. 15 for essential maintenance] .
• `` [_ARG1 If we 're not careful we could become known as a haven for war criminals] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jeff Rooker , a member of Parliament and one of several British politicians attending a London conference with government investigators from the U.S. , Canada and Australia] .
• [_ARG1 Fatalities on rural interstates rose 33 % between 1986 and last year] , [_ARG0 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in a report on the impact of the 65 miles-per-hour speed limit on those roads] .
• [_ARG0 The report to Congress] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that fatalities rose 18 % in 1987 and 13 % in 1988 on rural interstates] .
• -LRB- `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Food manufacturer] changes spelling of ` catsup ' to ` ketchup , ' *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that 's the spelling 0 people now prefer *T*-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The government] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would streamline its enormous and often-criticized food marketing and distribution network , Compania Nacional de Subsistencias Populares , or Conasupo] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Conasupo Director Ignacio Ovalle Fernandez] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agency will sell 589 midsized supermarkets and several food-production plants and warehouses * beginning early next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ovalle] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Conasupo will cut back subsidies to producers of nonessential farm products and close retail outlets in wealthy neighborhoods] .
• `` [_ARG1 The agency has concluded that contamination may be widespread throughout the mushroom-processing industry in China] , '' [_ARG0 an FDA spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy] [_ARGM-LOC here] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the Beijing government has taken `` many effective measures '' * to stop the mushroom contamination and is further investigating the underlying causes] .
• `` [_ARG1 They 'll go from *-1 being one of the most leveraged *RNR*-2 to one of the least leveraged *RNR*-2 casino companies] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Daniel Lee , an analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• [_ARG1 Overall] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , the trend in stock prices will be down as the economy weakens .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 we 're on target in * looking for renewed economic deterioration] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• Hugh Johnson , chief investment officer at First Albany Corp. , agreed that a deteriorating economy is worrisome , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the real concern among stock investors is that some new problem will crop up in the junk bond market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders and analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the divergence between the stock and bond markets is a sign of growing unease about the economic outlook] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they think 0 durable goods orders fell about 1 % , compared with a 3.9 % gain in August , and that growth in the third quarter slowed to about 2.3 % from the second quarter 's 2.5 %] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> A.C. Moore , director of research at Argus Research ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 last week 's rally was a reflex reaction to the Oct. 13 stock market rout] .
• You quote [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Crandall , chairman of American 's parent , AMR Corp. ,] as *-1 having [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that discount deals for big customers would be `` dumb '' because `` you will go to Detroit because you have *-2 to go to Detroit whether the fare is $ 175 *U* , $ 275 *U* or $ 375 *U*] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul DuCharme , director of media services at Grey Advertising ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Meredith is the leader in * providing multimedia packages] .
• `` [_ARG1 They may get passed up later when other publishers get their acts together *T*-1 , but for now they are the quickest offering the most extensive plan] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Murphy of Meredith] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 one advertiser , which he would n't identify *T*-3 , wants Meredith to provide ad pages in seven Meredith magazines , publish an interior-decorating book that *T*-2 will be distributed *-1 at point of purchase , give away a videotape on installation pointers , and possibly use Meredith 's Better Homes and Gardens ' residential real-estate agents * to distribute discount-coupon books to new homeowners] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Five years ago , magazine publishers would simply bid on an advertiser 's big ad schedule for their magazine] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Murphy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Des Moines-based publisher] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it created a new Custom Marketing Group that *T*-1 will offer advertisers special rates for combination packages in its magazines , such as Ladies Home Journal and Better Homes and Gardens] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Advertisers] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> say] ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Help us improve our image and extend our selling season] . '
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Murphy , director of the new marketing unit ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Meredith is negotiating other large-scale packages with leading companies in several product categories] , but he would n't disclose their names .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sources close to the company and ad agencies that *T*-1 work with Meredith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 leading advertisers in consumer electronics , packaged goods and automotive products were among those negotiating ad packages with the Meredith group] .
• Their `` secret '' is that they gather a small group of advisers around them , listen to [_ARG1 what] [_ARG0 they] have *-1 to [_rel say] *T*-2 , prepare a business plan and they are on their way .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I guess 0 I was naive] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reebok] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. LaBonte will resume the presidency of Vantage Group Inc. , a California-based venture capital firm that he founded *T*-1 in 1983] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that neither Mr. Fireman nor Mr. LaBonte would be available for comment] .
• `` [_ARG1 We will not be commenting beyond the news release] , '' [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The departures] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Alice Ruth , an analyst at Montgomery Securities in San Francisco] , should enable the company * to focus on business issues instead of management differences .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Lipstein] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a telephone interview from New York] [_ARG1 that the sale was proceeding as * planned *-1] .
• [_ARG1 It 's simply the right time 0 * to do what we are doing *T*-1 *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Lipstein] [_rel said] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Magazines can no longer be considered *-1 institutions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Autry , president of Meredith Corp. 's magazine group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ritterman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in the next six months he will take $ 50 million *U* from the Soap Opera Digest sale *-1 to acquire new magazines] .
• `` [_ARG1 The magazines 0 I am looking for *T*-1 are underdeveloped] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Ritterman] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is an impressive show of faith in the future of the magazine industry] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kummerfeld] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCA Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its toy-making unit agreed *-1 to buy Buddy L Corp. , producer of a line of toy vehicles and preschool products] .
• The price was n't disclosed *-1 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> an executive of LJN Toys Ltd. , the MCA unit ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the closely held Buddy L had annual sales in excess of $ 20 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The 40-year-old Buddy L concern , based * in New York , designs and develops toys under the names `` Buddy L '' and `` My First Buddy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects the proposed transaction to be completed *-2 `` no later than Nov. 10] .
• [_ARG0 Arthur Burns , Federal Reserve Board chairman ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the government 's `` luck '' in * keeping the bank open -- despite * being the then-biggest U.S. bank failure -- prevented `` shock waves around the country and around the world] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The essence of * being a trial lawyer is * understanding how people of diverse backgrounds react to you and your presentation *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barry Ostrager of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett , who *T*-1 recently won a huge case on behalf of insurers against Shell Oil Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he used consultants in the case but `` found them to be virtually useless] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's no reason 0 * to believe that juries rule inappropriately *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Furthermore] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , psychologists should not be allowed *-2 to analyze jurors ' personalities .
• `` [_ARG1 The more extensive the voir dire , the easier you make it *EXP*-2 *?* for that kind of research to be effective , and I do n't think 0 courts should lend themselves to that] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Boies] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's gotten to the point where if the case is large enough , it *EXP*-2 's almost malpractice * not to use them *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 The affluent people and the corporations can buy it , the poor radicals -LCB- in political cases -RCB- get it free , and everybody in between is at a disadvantage , and that 's not the kind of system 0 we want *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Amitai Etzioni , a prominent sociologist who *T*-1 teaches at George Washington University] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The hardest thing in any complex case is * to retain objectivity and , in some sense , your ignorance] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Boies of Cravath , Swaine & Moore] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's just like weather forecasting] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Energy Transportation trial attorney Harry Reasoner of Vinson & Elkins] .
• [_ARG1 Instead] , [_ARG0 Mr. Vinson] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , interviews with thousands of jurors reveal that they start with firmly entrenched attitudes and try *-2 to shoe-horn the facts of the case 0 *T*-3 to fit their views .
• [_ARG1 Studies] show , [_ARG0 the consultants] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , that people absorb information better and remember it longer if they receive it visually .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They may not have been able *-1 to articulate it all , but they did it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Gillers , a legal ethics expert at New York University law school] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Silicon Graphics Inc. , a fast-growing maker of computer workstations ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it landed two federal government contracts worth more than $ 100 million *U* over the next five years] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 's pretty safe * to assume 0 we can bring the cost *ICH*-2 down of these systems by 30 % to 40 % a year] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Edward McCracken , the company 's chief executive officer] .
• [_ARG1 The awards are evidence that Silicon Graphics ' approach to computer graphics is catching on with users of powerful desktop computers] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company 's on a roll] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Herwick , an analyst at Hambrecht & Quist] .
• But [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> even though by some estimates it might cost the world as much as $ 100 billion *U* between now and the year 2000 *-1 to convert to other coolants , foaming agents and solvents and to redesign equipment for these less efficient substitutes] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Montreal Protocol 's legions of supporters] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is worth it] .
• `` [_ARG1 I would be the first 0 *T*-1 to admit that there is not a complete consensus in the scientific community on either one of these problems] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Teagan] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those kinds of issues always keep *-2 coming back] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Beckwith , who *T*-1 manages the Illinois Chamber of Commerce 's small-business office] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's just a matter of time before the tide turns] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one Midwestern lobbyist] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 'll be playing a lot of defense , especially in the Midwest and Northeast] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jim Buente of the NFIB] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> With some new rules] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> state officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they made it easier -- and faster -- * to sell new franchises whose terms *T*-1 stray from those in state-registered contracts] .
• He argues 0 California regulators historically have misinterpreted their law -- and [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 negotiated sales that *T*-1 are n't pre-registered have been legal all along] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Only 4 % of Missouri small businesses surveyed *] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 've tested an employee or applicant for drug or alcohol use] ... .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's worse than I thought *?*] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's one of the smoothest commutes 0 I 've ever had *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Catania , an insurance broker on the bus from Mill Valley in Marin County] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman for BankAmerica Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 yesterday 's absenteeism at the bank holding company was no greater than on an average day] .
• `` [_ARG1 Everybody pretty much pitched in and cooperated] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Stan Perez , a sergeant with the California Highway Patrol] .
• [_ARG0 Bechtel Group Inc. , the giant closely held engineering concern ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it has instituted a 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. flextime arrangement , whereby employees may select any eight-hour period during those hours 0 * to go to work *T*-1 *T*-2] .
• [_ARG1 The flextime may cut by almost a third the number of PG&E employees working conventional 9-5 hours] , [_ARG0 a spokesman] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 At Pacific Telesis Group , flextime is left *-1 up to individual working groups , because some of the telephone company 's employees must be on-site during normal business hours] , [_ARG0 a spokeswoman] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 One senior vice president at Bechtel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he got up at 3 a.m. *-1 to drive into San Francisco from the East Bay] .
• Although [_ARG0 one transportation official] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 drivers who *T*-1 did n't use car pools were committing `` an anti-social act] , '' about two-thirds of the motorists crossing the Golden Gate were alone , compared with the normal 70 % rate .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The computer 's mind is too straight , too primitive , '' *-1 lacking the intuition and creativity needed * * to reach the top] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Only two classes of minds *ICH*-2 would think of this -- very weak human players , and computers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edmar Mednis , the expert commentator for the match , which *T*-4 was attended *-3 by hundreds of chess fans] .
• `` [_ARG1 In a new position just after the opening , a computer will have serious problems] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Kasparov] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP later] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In both games I got exactly what I wanted *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> His strategy against D.T.] was based *-2 on a thorough study of dozens of its games , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , including its notorious whippings of the grandmasters Bent Larsen of Denmark and Robert Byrne of the U.S. .
• `` [_ARG1 This is one thing 0 I was never aware of *T*-1] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Yield greed often gets in the way of * understanding things] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Markese , research director of the American Association of Individual Investors , a Chicago-based educational group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he knew 0 he was getting a zero-coupon CD and that he had previously invested in TIGRs -LRB- Treasury Income Growth Receipts -RRB- , a type of zero-coupon Treasury security sold * by Merrill Lynch] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he did n't understand 0 he was buying the CD on the secondary market] , and he contends 0 his broker never fully explained the risks .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Those officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was full disclosure of the risks in a `` fact sheet '' sent * to all CD investors with their confirmation of sale] .
• [_ARG0 The fact sheet , dated * April 1986 ,] [_rel says] [_ARGM-LOC on page three] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the price paid * for a CD purchased * in the secondary market ... is higher than the accreted value in the case of zero-coupon CDs , the difference ... is not insured *-1] ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Blumenfeld] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he does n't remember the paragraph about premiums in the fact sheet 0 he received *T*-2 and did n't realize 0 part of what he paid *T*-1 was a premium] .
• `` [_ARG1 I assumed 0 I was buying a CD as a CD] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's not a blanket commitment , it 's a case-by-case situation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Albert Disposti , a managing director of Merrill Lynch Money Markets Inc] .
• Merrill Lynch says 0 it *EXP*-1 's impossible * to estimate how many investors *T*-2 are in Dr. Blumenfeld 's situation , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm has received only one other complaint about premiums on the secondary market in three years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Merrill Lynch] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 's impossible * to estimate how many investors *T*-2 are in Dr. Blumenfeld 's situation] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although it says 0 the firm has received only one other complaint about premiums on the secondary market in three years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Blumenfeld] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's satisfied that his problem has been resolved *-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's learned a lesson : `` You always have *-1 to watch out for yourself] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-TMP nearly 3 1\/2 years later] , [_ARG0 Merrill] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the investment is worth about $ 43,000 *U* -- an amount that *T*-1 represents an annual return of just over 2 % on Dr. Blumenfeld 's $ 40,000 *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We imagine with bourbon the Wild West , Western motion pictures and gunmen appearing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenji Kishimoto , vice president of Suntory International Corp. , a division of Suntory Ltd. , Japan 's largest liquor company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will increase its international advertising 35 % in 1990 , with bourbon representing most of that amount] .
• `` [_ARG1 Spirits companies now view themselves as global marketers] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Bellas , president of Beverage Marketing Corp. , a research and consulting firm] .
• [_ARG0 Weyerhaeuser Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it sold its wall-paneling business to an affiliate of one of Indonesia 's largest wood-products firms] .
• [_ARG0 Weyerhaeuser] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its paneling business employs about 300 workers at two facilities in Chesapeake , Va. , and Hancock , Vt] .
• [_ARG0 Manville Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will build a $ 24 million *U* power plant 0 *T*-1 to provide electricity to its Igaras pulp and paper mill in Brazil] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plant will ensure that it has adequate energy for the mill and will reduce the mill 's energy costs] .
• [_ARG0 Manville] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects the plant to begin *-1 operating at the end of 1991] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I am convinced that a monetary policy for this country that *T*-2 would return interest rates to the historical level of 4 % or 5 % would have not only an immediate impact on housing starts , the housing stock , our industry in America , the refurbishing of our industrial system , it would help the Third World economies considerably and it would particularly have a favorable impact upon our budget deficit] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kemp] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bush administration officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 inflation is under control] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> With economic growth slowing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they believe 0 the Fed should ease credit even further] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McDonald 's Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter earnings rose 14 % on a hefty sales gain , but domestic franchisees apparently did n't partake of the improvement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Prudential-Bache Securities analyst Leslie Steppel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 reduced labor costs helped *-1 boost margins , although she doubted `` 0 that kind of performance is sustainable] . ''
• [_ARG0 The world 's largest fast-food chain] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income rose to $ 217.9 million *U* , or 59 cents a share , from $ 191.3 million *U* , or 51 cents a share , a year ago] .
• [_ARG0 McDonald 's] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that systemwide sales would have been $ 115 million *U* greater had 1988 exchange rates remained in effect] .
• [_ARG0 She] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company could pay as much as 25 % more for the ships] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 those estimates -- which *T*-2 range from about $ 1.80 *U* a share to $ 1.95 *U* a share -- are based *-1 on Fantasy being in operation in 1990] .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 this may give it the right 0 * to seize the ship if the situation warrants it *T*-1] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Early yesterday] , [_ARG0 Carnival] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a company statement] [_ARG1 that it had been `` notified *-1 unofficially '' that Waertsilae Marine Industries , the Finnish shipyard that *T*-2 is building its three new cruise ships , planned *-3 to file for bankruptcy] .
• `` [_ARG1 There is just a tremendous amount of uncertainty about what the effect , if any , of all this is *T*-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 John P. Uphoff , an analyst at Raymond James Associates Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Carnival] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the `` Fantasy , '' the first of the three $ 200 million *U* ships that Carnival has *T*-2 on order , is scheduled *-3 to be delivered *-1 next month , just in time for the winter tourist season in the Caribbean] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's a 99 % chance that the Fantasy will be delivered *-1 close to schedule] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Caroline Levy , an analyst at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Designer Sandra Garratt] filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Code protection , *-2 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 that her cash flow had been cut *-1 off] .
• [_ARG0 The designer 's attorney , Molly Bartholow ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Ms. Garratt was forced *-1 to start bankruptcy-law proceedings because Jerell began *-2 withholding her royalty payments last month] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Hardis] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 truck-fleet operators appear *-1 to be cautious about *-2 buying new trucks until they see how the economy behaves *T*-3] .
• [_ARG1 Sales of medium and heavy-duty trucks continue *-1 to lag previous-year rates , * leading Eaton to expect fourth-quarter net income to fall below year-earlier levels] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Stephen R. Hardis , vice chairman and chief financial and administrative officer] .
• [_ARG1 The truck sales slowdown reflects the general slowing in sales of consumer goods] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , and the latest reports show a slight improvement rather than any indication of a downward spiral .
• [_ARG1 The quarter net was below analyst expectations mainly because truck-parts sales did n't rebound in September from the summer doldrums as they usually do *?*] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Patrick E. Sheridan , analyst with McDonald & Co] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Sheridan , who *T*-1 had been expecting quarter profit of about $ 1.25 *U* a share ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he is reducing his estimate for the year to the area of $ 5.70 *U* a share , from his previous estimate of $ 6.10 *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Eli Lustgarten of PaineWebber Inc. , who a couple of weeks ago *T*-1 reduced his 1989 estimate to $ 5.70 *U* a share because of the weakening truck market ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he will make another cut to about $ 5.50 *U* a share in light of the third-quarter report] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Eaton 's quarter profit margin on controls was lower than he anticipated] .
• [_ARG0 Eaton] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 sales of truck axles , transmissions and other parts fell 7.2 % to $ 295 million *U*] .
• [_ARG1 Some of it was due to lower-than-expected earnings from leading companies] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income was 17 cents a share in the third quarter , compared with 16 cents a share a year earlier] .
• [_ARG1 Microsoft , which last week *T*-1 rose to a record ,] fell victim to profit-taking , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] , as it declined 2 1\/8 to 83 1\/8 .
• Among takeover stocks , Jefferson Smurfit jumped 1 1\/4 to 42 1\/2 after [_ARG0 SIBV-MS Holdings] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the price 0 *T*-3 to be paid *-2 to Jefferson Smurfit 's minority holders has been raised *-1 to $ 43 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 investors will begin *-1 paying more attention to earnings , partly in response to the latest round of disappointments] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 investors will favor companies that *T*-1 historically have posted annual earnings growth of 15 % to 20 %] .
• [_ARG1 That] would be good news for the OTC market , [_ARG0 some analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , because many small growth stocks are traded *-1 there .
• [_ARG0 Michael R. Weisberg , partner in charge of research at Robertson Stephens & Co. in San Francisco ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 some investors have already made the switch] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's been a spectacular year for the emerging growth stock investor] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Weisberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sell-off of technology stocks on low volume reflected a lack of conviction by investors] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charlie Howley , vice president in charge of OTC trading at SoundView Financial in Stamford , Conn. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the selling was orderly] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's a quiet retreat] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Howley] .
• [_ARG0 No one] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_rel say] [_ARG1 *?*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We may not have every manufacturing problem , but we have most] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Conrades , IBM 's top marketing official] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Consultants] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it *EXP*-1 will take a while for all the pieces of the IBM strategy to fall into place , even though the specific products 0 IBM unveiled *T*-2 will generally be available by the end of the first quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sam Albert , a consultant in Scarsdale , N.Y. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in the past IBM has developed broad software strategies only for problems that *T*-1 crossed industry lines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes 0 IBM 's decision * to invest this sort of effort into a single industry showed that it was getting serious about * understanding customers ' problems and was n't just selling technology] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects IBM to unveil similar strategies for other industries in coming months] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Yamaichi] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pretax profit increased 8.9 % to 117.94 billion yen from 108.28 billion yen] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nomura] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pretax profits inched up 0.9 % to 248.91 billion yen -LRB- US$ 1.75 billion *U* -RRB- from 246.60 billion yen in the six months ended March 31] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daiwa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pretax profits surged 9.6 % to 171.04 billion yen from 156.12 billion yen in the preceding six-month term] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harken Energy Corp. of Dallas] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will drop its $ 11.75-a-share , or $ 190 million *U* , offer for Tesoro Petroleum Corp. if the two companies do n't have an agreement * to merge by Dec. 15] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harken , which *T*-1 made its offer in August ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it still is awaiting a response to its offer from Tesoro 's board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harken] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its financing from Bankers Trust Co. has been extended *-1 until Dec. 15 * to give Tesoro 's board time 0 * to consider the offer at a Tesoro board meeting scheduled * for mid-November *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harken , which *T*-1 owns about 800 retail gas stations ,] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is particularly interested in Tesoro 's refinery because it would fill a gap in its business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> National Environmental] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will move its headquarters from Hingham to Folcroft , Pa. , the site of its sludge dewatering facility] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eagle Clothes Inc. , which *T*-1 is operating under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached an agreement with its creditors] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In its bankruptcy-law petition , filed * in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eagle] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its problems began in 1987 and early 1988 when its then-senior lender , Bankers Trust Co. , reduced its credit line] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eagle] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the financing was insufficient and sales during the past fiscal year sagged] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eagle] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received a commitment for as much as $ 8 million *U* in financing from Norfolk Capital Group Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A committee representing the unsecured creditors agreed *-1 to accept 24 cents on the dollar] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eagle] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Standard & Poor 's Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would add John H. Harland Co. , an Atlanta check printer , to its 500-stock index , effective at the close of trading on Wednesday] .
• `` [_ARG1 August is a month when people are paying school tuition *T*-1] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 we are going *-1 to see deposit shrinkage continue , unless we see big changes in rates] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ely] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was the third consecutive month in which thrifts shed assets *-1 to increase the size of their capital in relation to their assets *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Office of Thrift Supervision] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 The downsizing of the thrift industry is well under way] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bert Ely , an industry consultant in Alexandria , Va] .
• [_ARG0 Union Carbide Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter net income plunged 35 % from a year earlier on weakness in the company 's mainstay chemicals and plastics business] .
• [_ARG0 A Carbide spokesman] [_rel said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the conditions are right for the increase to hold] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 It certainly was n't a disaster , but it does show weakness '' in some of the company 's chief markets] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 George Krug , a chemicals-industry analyst at Oppenheimer & Co] .
• [_ARG1 Ohio , the District of Columbia , Tennessee and Illinois have been less resistant to Drexel than the other six states , but nonetheless have refused *-1 to settle so far] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 those familiar with the discussions] .
• [_ARG0 Drexel] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it does n't expect 0 any of its state brokerage licenses will be revoked *-1] , and even if some are *?* , its securities business would n't be directly hurt *-2 .
• [_ARG1 The reluctance of some states 0 * to let Drexel off the hook could hamper the firm 's attempts * to polish its image after its guilty plea to six felonies last month] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 several people familiar with the discussions] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There was a lot of internal debate about that specific issue , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Susan Bryant , Oklahoma 's chief securities regulator and president of the North American Securities Administrators Association , which *T*-3 drafted a voluntary settlement plan for the states with Drexel] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The question] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , is whether Drexel should be allowed *-3 to pay and move on , or `` whether you should -LRB- simply -RRB- revoke the license when someone is convicted *-1 of a felony *T*-4 . ''
• [_ARGM-ADV While Ms. Bryant 's state went ahead and accepted Drexel 's settlement offer of $ 25,000 *U*] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't have any argument with those who *T*-1 came to different conclusions] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Similarly] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alfred Rubega , New Hampshire 's director of securities regulation ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his state had n't received any complaints about Drexel , so it really could n't press the issue] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still , `` I understand the reasons '' that other states are holding out *T*-1] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• Mr. Cohen , the Drexel general counsel , said , `` I do n't think , as [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in investment banking] , that ` by the end of the day ' we 'll be losing any licenses . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cohen , the Drexel general counsel ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 I do n't think , as we say in investment banking , that ` by the end of the day ' we 'll be losing any licenses] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-5 Asked *-4 about states that *T*-1 are taking a hard line] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are states that *T*-2 have asked for additional information , which we are providing *T*-3 to them] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cohen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 more than $ 2.8 million *U* has been paid *-1 to 26 states and that Drexel still expects *-2 to pay out a total of $ 11.5 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cohen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 more than $ 2.8 million *U* has been paid *-1 to 26 states and that Drexel still expects *-2 to pay out a total of $ 11.5 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> By the end of this week , Drexel should have another three to four settlements] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cohen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The rate 0 we 're going *T*-1 , I think that by the end of the month , we 're looking *-2 to have a total of 30 to 35] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• State officials wo n't describe their position in detail , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> James McLelland Smith , state securities chief ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We really are still looking at it and have informed -LRB- Drexel -RRB- that the proposal is really not sufficient for settlement] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This particular issue goes to the very integrity of the capital-formation market] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> state Banking Commissioner Howard Brown] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Bryant , the head of the state securities group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Drexel has done a better job of * settling with the states than E.F. Hutton did *?* after its guilty plea to a massive check-kiting scheme several years ago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , Drexel 's trouble with some states is n't a bad thing .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This process should point out that it *EXP*-2 's not going *-1 to be easy for a firm that *T*-5 's convicted of a felony to immediately jump back into the retail business] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Bryant] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> individuals familiar with the generally successful Drexel talks] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm is meeting resistance from some big states , including New Jersey , New York , California , Pennsylvania , Connecticut and Missouri] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials in some of these states] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't want *-1 to simply accept the settlements offered * by Drexel] .
• Warner also contributed record results from its music business , where [<sub>ARG1</sub> unit sales of compact discs] rose more than 50 % from a year ago , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , *-2 helped *-3 by Prince 's `` Batman '' soundtrack *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Time Warner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its cable division turned in a 77 % increase in operating cash flow , to $ 166 million *U* from $ 94 million *U* , * reflecting higher per-subscriber revenue] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> On the other hand] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Time Warner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its operating cash flow *ICH*-1 declined in the quarter for its magazine division , its books division and the Home Box Office programming division] .
• `` What *T*-1 really matters is the operating income of the divisions : I look at these numbers and [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> these businesses are doing well] , '' said *T*-2 Mark Manson , a vice president of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What *T*-1 really matters is the operating income of the divisions : I look at these numbers and I say , these businesses are doing well] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Manson , a vice president of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William S. Leavitt , chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Penn , 58 years old , would continue as a consultant and would work with the board in * selecting a successor] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would have no further comment] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe that there are numerous other candidates more qualified for this important position and we encourage you to give them your thorough consideration before * making this key RTC appointment] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the letter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Democratic appointee has n't been determined *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• Mr. Simmons declined *-1 to comment , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> the White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the congressmen 's letter is under review] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered the debt ratings of certain long-term debt held * by this company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it raised its rating on the Deposit Insurance Bridge Bank , now known * as Bank One , Texas N.A. , * reflecting the support of other banking affiliates and substantial assistance for the FDIC] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lawrence] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the exchange is updating some procedures *-1 to make speedier payments on claims] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I have wished 0 I could die and be out of it -- that 's how bad it is *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Betty Atkins , a secretary from suburban London ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If Lloyd 's wants # 70,000 *U* out of me they will have *-3 to take everything 0 I 've got *T*-2 -- and even then I do n't know if it will be enough] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I ca n't think of any reason 0 * to join Lloyd 's now *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Keith Whitten , a British businessman and a Lloyd 's member since 1979] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If profits do n't improve] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Whitten] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he may quit the exchange *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Bigger rivals , such as Aetna and Allianz , *-1 backed * by armies of statisticians using computers in hundreds of branches , operate more efficiently and often can offer lower rates] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ronald Kirk , president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Lloyd 's has suffered because its structure does n't allow underwriters to deal directly with clients ; brokers are required intermediaries] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lloyd 's has lost control of the situation] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a watershed time , and we are trying *-1 to plot our way ahead] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lloyd 's] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , is cut off from `` the vast body of premium down at the bottom end which *T*-1 acts as a steadying influence '' against catastrophic losses .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The exchange] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , must find new products and new markets .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Lloyd 's market actively underwrites insurance just 4 1\/2 hours a day] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The system] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nicholas Samengo-Turner , a Lloyd 's broker who *T*-1 left the exchange in 1985] , `` is so ludicrously unprofessional 0 it drives you mad . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Wetherell , a Lloyd 's underwriter ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he and his fellow underwriters underestimated by as much as 50 % the premiums 0 they should have charged *T*-1 for property risks from 1980 to 1985] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> How unprofessional we must have appeared *T*-1 to the outside world -- how incompetent at risk assessment and evaluation] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lloyd 's is on the ropes] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Nutting , a Lloyd 's investor for 17 years who *T*-1 now leads a dissident group threatening * to sue exchange underwriters for alleged mismanagement and negligence] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lawrence] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 reported profit will be down in 1987 , 1988 and 1989] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> though he declines *-1 to specify how steep the decline will be *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Insurance analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the exchange 's downturn in profitability is likely *-2 to be aggravated *-1 by more than $ 600 million *U* in aviation losses -LRB- including the 1988 Pan Am airline disaster over Lockerbie , Scotland -RRB- and a still-uncalculated chunk of claims from September 's Hurricane Hugo] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lloyd 's] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the departures of names is n't likely *-1 to hurt its underwriting capacity , currently about # 11 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lawrence] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the drain of funds has been offset *-1 by an increase in investments by the remaining names] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He made desperate efforts , *-2 using the yellow pages from beginning to end] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Koji Yoneyama , president of Daiwa 's U.S. unit] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Maybe it 's crazy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Upon *-1 returning to New York] , `` *-1 Exhausted , I got into a taxicab , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> the woman driver] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : ` [_ARG1 Americans make better fishermen] , ' '' he recalled 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Undaunted] , [_ARG0 Mr. Dozen] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Daiwa 's goal is * to build `` a high-technology oriented international organization with maybe some Japanese flavor to it] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he was particularly interested in his firm gaining expertise in futures , options , mortgaged-backed securities , computerized trading and investment systems as well as mergers and acquisitions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dozen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Daiwa 's strengths were its large capital base , its influential position in the Tokyo market and its links to Japanese corporations and institutional investors] .
• `` [_ARG1 He was constantly picking up new things 0 *T*-1 to fill out his experience ; he is very well-balanced] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Takuro Isoda , chairman of Daiwa 's U.S. unit in New York] .
• [_ARG1 And anybody who *T*-1 lacked the backing of the retail sales force `` would be fragile] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Daiwa executive] .
• `` [_ARG1 He digs in the sand instead of *-1 hitting the ball , like a farmer] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Yoneyama] .
• [_ARG0 Inco] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the drop in earnings resulted mainly from lower nickel prices for the period and a temporary cut in nickel output at the company 's Manitoba operations due to high levels of arsenic in the ore] .
• [_ARG0 Inco] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-1 to buy back as many as five million common shares over the next 12 months if nickel market conditions are favorable] .
• [_ARG0 The nickel producer] [_ARGM-DIS also] raised its quarterly dividend to 25 cents a share from 20 cents and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it may buy back as much as 4.8 % of its common outstanding] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 some investors were disappointed that the cash-rich company had failed *-1 to announce a special dividend] .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Inco , which *T*-1 had cash reserves of $ 272 million *U* as of Sept. 30 , could still announce a special dividend in the next few months , though it would be smaller than the $ 10-a-share special dividend 0 it paid *T*-2 last year] .
• [_ARG0 UAL Corp. 's board] quashed any prospects for an immediate revival of a labor-management buy-out , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 United Airlines ' parent should remain independent for now] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the board] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was n't interested for now] .
• [_ARG0 The directors] signaled , however , that they would be willing *-1 to consider future offers or take some other action *-2 to maximize shareholder value , *-3 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 they would continue *-4 to explore `` all strategic and financial alternatives] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it concluded that `` the welfare of the company , its shareholders , its employees and the broader public ... can best be enhanced *-1 by continued development of UAL as a strong , viable , independent company . '']
• [_ARG0 The union] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP late last night] [_ARG1 that it is still committed to majority employee ownership and that the labor disputes that *T*-2 faced the company prior to the buy-out effort `` still need *-3 to be addressed *-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arbitragers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were disappointed 0 the company did n't announce some recapitalization or other plan * to maximize value] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis , whose $ 240-a-share offer for UAL in August *T*-1 triggered a bidding war ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he remains interested in the airline] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tandy Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't join U.S. Memories , the group that *T*-1 seeks *-2 to battle the Japanese in the market for computer memory chips] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kane] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects two or three major corporations to announce their participation in U.S. Memories soon after the group finishes a business plan , probably late this week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> U.S. Memories] needs a catalyst , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , 0 *T*-1 to inspire others to join .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sun Microsystems Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> it 's still actively evaluating U.S. Memories and plans *-1 to meet with U.S. Memories representatives later this week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Telephone & Telegraph Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was waiting *-1 to see U.S. Memories ' business plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Personal-computer maker AST Research Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is still studying the situation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Compaq Computer Corp. spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the company has n't made a decision yet , although `` it is n't under active consideration] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Last month] , [_ARG0 Apple Computer Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it would n't invest in the group] .
• [_ARG0 Apple] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that its money would be better spent *-1 in areas such as research and development] .
• [_ARG0 Tandy] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its experience during the shortage did n't merit the $ 5 million to $ 50 million *U* investment 0 U.S. Memories is seeking *T*-1 from each investor] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> At this time , we elected *-1 not to get involved because we have been able *-2 to satisfy our need -LCB- for DRAMs -RCB- from the market as a rule] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ed Juge , Tandy 's director of market planning] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sanford Kane , U.S. Memories president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the decision was `` disappointing , '' but does n't presage U.S. Memories ' failure] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I would like *-2 to have had them] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The interpretation '' of the executive order] , [_ARG0 Mr. Stoltz] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , `` and the way in which the various committees have over time interpreted it *T*-1 , has led in my view to a proper caution on the part of operators , including me . ''
• There are of course good reasons 0 the U.S. should n't get into the assassination business *T*-1 , but * rescinding the executive order is not the same thing as [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. should start *-2 passing out exploding cigars] .
• There were no immediate reports of deaths , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a number of workers were still unaccounted for last night] .
• Nearby Pasadena , Texas , police reported that 104 people had been taken *-1 to area hospitals , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that toll could rise] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The injured , including three in critical condition , were treated *-1 for burns , breathing problems and cuts from flying glass] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> hospital officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Bartlesville , Okla. , oil company] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> late yesterday] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> still] had [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> officially] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what *T*-1 caused the explosions and fires , which *T*-2 sent columns of heavy black smoke billowing high into the air] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One local Phillips manager] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a seal *PPA*-1 blew in one of the plant 's reactors] .
• Broken water lines and gas leaks hindered firefighters ' efforts , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> by late yesterday] [<sub>ARG0</sub> authorities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had the fire under control] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Manhattan U.S. Attorney Otto Obermaier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was the first time ever that the government had obtained any disgorgement from an organized crime figure indicted * under the civil racketeering law *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Exxon Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter earnings slipped 9 % as profits from two of its three major businesses sagged] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> All cleanup costs from last spring 's Alaskan oil spill were reflected *-1 in earlier results] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although crude oil prices were significantly higher this year , they were n't strong enough * to offset the declining profits in those business sectors at most oil companies] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Randol , oil analyst for First Boston Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Shrinking profit margins in chemical and refining and marketing sectors accounted for most of the decline] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman C.J. Silas] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Occidental] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 oil and gas earnings fell to $ 17 million *U* from $ 20 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Offsetting the lower stake in Lyondell were *T*-1 higher crude oil prices , increased natural gas volumes and higher coke prices] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An Exxon official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that at this time the oil company does n't anticipate any additional charges to future earnings relating to the cleanup of oil spilled * when one of its tankers rammed into an underwater reef *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that impact ca n't be reasonably assessed *-1 yet] .
• `` [_ARG1 Ninety percent of Mort 's old show fits into our style] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Eskridge] .
• Mr. Downey said 0 he is not going *-1 to change his style , which [_ARG0 some critics] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 *T*-2 was flamboyant] and others deemed *T*-2 offensive .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Downey] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he is not going *-1 to change his style , which some critics said 0 *T*-2 was flamboyant and others deemed *T*-2 offensive] .
• [_ARG0 Michael Eskridge , president of CNBC ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that although there will be a studio audience , viewers will no longer have *-1 to endure the shouting of `` Mort ! Mort ! Mort ! '']
• `` [_ARG1 The junk bond market is being taken apart '' because of recession fears] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 J. David Mills , senior vice president at Boston Company Advisers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're saying 0 companies have *-2 to pay increasing attention to balance sheets] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kerschner] .
• `` [_ARG0 We] 're [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 companies have *-2 to pay increasing attention to balance sheets] , '' said *T*-1 Mr. Kerschner .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that all of these companies will be able *-1 to compete fiercely in an economic downturn] .
• McDonald 's has long-term debt equaling 91 % of shareholder equity currently , [_ARGM-DIS but] [_ARG0 Mr. Kerschner] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company is carrying real estate assets at about $ 2.6 billion *U* below their real value] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stocks that *T*-1 have a high default risk have started *-4 to underperform those stocks that *T*-2 have a lower default risk] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eric Sorenson , director of quantitative analysis at Salomon Brothers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the selling of cyclical stocks yesterday will be followed *-1 by a sell-off in shares of companies with big debt loads on their balance sheets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had been notified *-1 unofficially that Waertsilae Marine Industries , a Finnish shipyard building three cruise ships for the company , is having financial trouble and may already have filed for bankruptcy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Elena Scambio , the woman assigned * to run the Jersey City school system that *T*-1 was taken over *-2 by the state ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her top priority will be * to `` cut through the dead hand of bureaucracy] . ''
• [_ARG0 Investment bankers familiar with the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Goodson is seeking a new bank credit line of $ 190 million *U* and may have *-1 to sell additional newspapers] .
• [_ARG0 David N. Hurwitz , president and chief operating officer of Goodson ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a telephone interview] [_ARG1 that the company does n't currently have any plans * to sell additional newspapers] .
• [_ARG0 Goodson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 David Carr , former president of Ingersoll Publications , and Ray Cockburn , former senior vice president , would head the new in-house management team at Goodson , which *T*-1 had revenue of $ 225 million *U* in 1988] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its revenue will exceed $ 750 million *U* this year] .
• [_ARG0 Ingersoll President Robert M. Jelenic] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] [_ARG1 that the company is `` delighted by the conclusion of the Goodson relationship '' and will be able *-1 to `` concentrate all our energies '' on Ingersoll 's own papers] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Goodson] , in his own statement , was less upbeat , *-2 [_rel saying] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> unfortunately over the past few years , it *EXP*-3 has become increasingly clear that Ralph and I have different agendas , '' and that he feels `` more comfortable with a management team whose sole interest and responsibility *T*-1 is in the Goodson papers] .
• [_ARG0 Industry analysts] have [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the purchase price for the paper was too high , * causing a strain on Goodson 's finances] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Just five months after Ogilvy Group was swallowed up in an unsolicited takeover] , [_ARG0 Kenneth Roman , Ogilvy 's chairman and chief executive officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he is leaving *-1 to take a top post at American Express Co] .
• He will succeed [_ARG0 Harry L. Freeman] , 57 , who *T*-1 has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he will retire in December] .
• But [_ARG0 Mr. Roman] flatly denied the speculation , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Sorrell had tried several times *-2 to persuade him *-3 to stay , *-2 offering various incentives and in one instance sending a note with a case of wine -LRB- The wine , naturally , was Seagram 's brand , an Ogilvy client -RRB-] .
• [_ARG1 The implication that I was pushed *-1 aside would n't be accurate] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Roman] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Roman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 American Express 's Mr. Robinson first approached him about the job in late September] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Freeman] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP in August] [_ARG1 that he would retire by the end of this year *-1 to take `` executive responsibility '' for an embarrassing effort * to discredit banker Edmond Safra] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although the two executives used *-1 to clash more frequently , the WPP takeover brought them closer together] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] labeled reports of friction `` ridiculous , '' and [_rel said] [_ARG1 that he spent part of the weekend on Mr. Phillips 's boat in Connecticut] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I consider this a second career] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Express , Kraft General Foods , and Mattel executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move wo n't affect their relationships with the ad agency] .
• `` [_ARG1 General Foods 's relationships with its agencies are based *-1 on the agencies ' work , and will continue *-1 to be *?*] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 David Hurwitt , a vice president of Kraft General Foods] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ken was my key contact] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> J. Nicholas Hahn , president and chief executive officer of Cotton Inc. , which *T*-1 represents cotton producers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 they need creative leadership , and I do n't think 0 they have it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Emma Hill , an analyst with Wertheim & Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 Norm Berry was a creative inspiration at the company , and nobody has filled that void] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ms. Hill] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 other analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that * having Mr. Phillips succeed Mr. Roman would make for a smooth transition] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Graham Phillips has been there a long time , knows the culture well , is aggressive , and apparently gets along well with '' Mr. Sorrell] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Andrew Wallach , an analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Computer Sciences Corp. , El Segundo , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is close to * making final an agreement * to buy Cleveland Consulting Associates from Saatchi & Saatchi]
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Lord , managing editor of Consultants News , an industry publication based * in Fitzwilliam , N.H. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 an industry standard would suggest a purchase price of between one and two times Cleveland Consulting 's approximately $ 15 million *U* annual revenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coca-Cola Co.] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 singer Elton John signed *-1 to appear in an ad for Diet Coke] .
• And [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although Mr. Roman and WPP 's chief executive , Martin Sorrell , have gone out of their way *-1 to be publicly supportive of each other] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people close to Mr. Roman] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was unhappy *-2 giving up control of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Turner Broadcasting System Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it formed a unit 0 *T*-1 to make and distribute movies to theaters overseas and , eventually , to U.S. theaters , too] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The operator of cable-television networks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new Turner Pictures unit will produce movies that *T*-1 will premiere on Turner Broadcasting 's Turner Network Television channel , or TNT , and then will be released *-2 internationally in movie theaters] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hogan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the subsidiary 's primary mission will be * to make movies for TNT and to distribute them internationally] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Turner Broadcasting already has found some ideas that *T*-1 might work well as films for theatrical release in the U.S.] .
• `` [_ARG1 When that occurs *T*-1 , and when the time is right *T*-2 , we 'll release the films in the U.S.] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-3 , [_ARGM-ADV *-4 adding that Turner Pictures may develop such movies next year for domestic release in 1991] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Hogan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 `` The Secret Life of Ian Fleming '' and `` Treasure Island '' cost more than $ 6 million *U* each *ICH*-1 * to make *?* , which *T*-3 is only about one-third the cost of most movies made * for theatrical release] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a sign 0 the stock slump has n't quieted Europe 's takeover fever] , [_ARG0 Cie . Financiere de Paribas] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it intends *-1 to bid for one of France 's other large financial and industrial holding companies , Cie. de Navigation Mixte] .
• Paribas is Allianz 's main French bank , and [_ARG0 the Munich-based group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it intends *-1 to stay neutral] .
• [_ARG0 Navigation Mixte] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would n't have any comment until its board meets Wednesday] .
• [_ARG0 Paribas] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that once it receives the go-ahead from French stock market authorities , it will offer *-1 to boost its Navigation Mixte stake to 66.7 % from the current 18.7 %] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The defensive options are limited] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philippe Braye , a partner in portfolio management concern France Finance Quatre] .
• Although Paribas denies it , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new bid in part simply reflects the continuing rivalry between France 's two largest investment banking groups] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paribas] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will bid 1,850 francs a share for Navigation Mixte shares that *T*-1 qualify for a full yearly dividend , and 1,800 francs for those created * July 1 , which *T*-2 are eligible for partial dividends] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Alternatively] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would offer three Paribas shares , themselves eligible for dividends as of next Jan. 1 , for one Navigation Mixte share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paribas] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would publish details of its bid once authorities clear it] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some financial sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> privately] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Paribas blundered in * failing *-1 to move sooner for the insurance and industrial group , * bidding only after speculation had pushed up the price] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When notoriously independent-minded Navigation Mixte Chairman Marc Fournier rejected Paribas 's offer and began *-2 buying Paribas shares in retaliation *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Francois-Poncet] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , he felt obliged *-4 to bid for control .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't think 0 it is contemplating a takeover] , however , and its officials could n't be reached *-1 .
• Crude oil futures prices fell further as [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts and traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 OPEC oil producers are n't putting the brakes on output ahead of the traditionally weak first quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the explosions began when a seal blew out *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Dozens of workers were injured *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> authorities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some petroleum futures traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 technical considerations now will help *-1 to put downward pressure on futures prices] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For instance] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that prices inevitably will go lower now that they 've fallen below $ 20 *U* a barrel] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our technician is a little bearish now that we 've taken out $ 20 *U*] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sell-off would probably have been worse if the dollar had been strong] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the traders are demanding a higher level of proof before they will buy palladium again] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] with no reports of either country actually entering the market , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , futures prices became vulnerable .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] because first-quarter demand is normally the weakest of the year , [<sub>ARG0</sub> several market participants] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , OPEC production will have *-2 to decline * to keep prices from *-3 eroding further .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Developing countries such as India] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , seem *-2 to have made it *EXP*-3 a point * to stay away whenever sugar reached the top of its trading range , around 14.75 cents , *T*-4 and wait for prices to return to the bottom of the range , around 13.50 cents .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Erik Dunlaevy , a sugar analyst with Balfour Maclaine International Ltd. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the explanation for the latest drop in sugar prices is much simpler] : Speculators , he said 0 *T*-1 , `` got too long too soon and ran into resistance around the old contract highs . ''
• But Erik Dunlaevy , a sugar analyst with Balfour Maclaine International Ltd. , said 0 the explanation for the latest drop in sugar prices is much simpler : [_ARG1 Speculators] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , `` got too long too soon and ran into resistance around the old contract highs . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A PaineWebber analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in light of a new estimate of a production increase of four million metric tons and only a modest increase in consumption , sugar is n't likely *-1 to rise above the top of its trading range without a crop problem in a major producing country] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sandra Kaul , research analyst at Shearson Lehman Hutton ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market pushed higher mainly in anticipation of a late harvest in the Ivory Coast , a major cocoa producer] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even though such facilities use a relatively small amount of crude] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , now the facility wo n't need any , at a time of already high availability .
• `` [_ARG1 On the negative side , the market will be affected *-1 by constant supply in all sectors of the market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 William M. Brachfeld , economist at Daiwa Securities America Inc] .
• [_ARG1 We will go back and forth with a tilt toward slightly lower yields] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• While [_ARG0 some] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the auction should proceed smoothly] , others contend that yesterday 's sale of $ 2.58 billion *U* of asset-backed securities by Ford Motor Credit Corp. may have siphoned some potential institutional buyers from the government 's note sale .
• [_ARG0 Peter Karches , managing director at underwriter Morgan Stanley & Co. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the issue was oversubscribed] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a segmented market , and if you have a good , strong credit , people have an appetite for it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 thrifts have stepped up their mortgage securities sales as the bond market has risen in the past two weeks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An official with lead underwriter First Boston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 orders for the San Antonio bonds were `` on the slow side] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Bond investors have been watching stocks closely] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Marver , chief fixed-income analyst at Technical Data Global Markets Group] .
• `` [_ARG1 When you get a big sell-off in equities *T*-3 , money starts *-4 to shift into bonds , '' which *T*-2 are considered *-1 safer] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-5 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Pickin ' one or two] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the guide] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 chuckling] .
• `` [_ARGM-LOC Here in south Texas] [_ARG0 we] [_rel say] [_ARG1 Tie-vole-ee] , '' my host gently corrects *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 AEG AG and Siemens AG] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they will launch their previously announced joint venture for power semiconductors in January] .
• [_ARG0 The two West German electronics concerns] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have set up European Power Semiconductor Co. *-1 to merge their activities in the field] .
• [_ARG0 Dana Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its third-quarter net income fell 27 % to $ 29.6 million *U* , or 72 cents a share , from $ 40.7 million *U* , or $ 1 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 The company , which *T*-1 supplies transmissions and other drive-train parts to auto makers ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 about half the earnings drop came from the `` virtual collapse '' of the Venezuelan auto industry] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dana] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was hurt *-1 by slumping U.S. truck sales and by a strike at a parts supplier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , based * in Toledo , Ohio ,] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expected reduced third-quarter profit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary Anne Sudol , an analyst at Fitch Investors in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 automotive suppliers were reporting lower profit almost `` across the board] . ''
• [_ARG0 Southwood J. Morcott , Dana 's president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's decision * to approve its normal fourth-quarter dividend indicated its underlying strength] .
• [_ARG0 Norimasa Furuta , president of Japan 's Mazda Motor Corp. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Japanese car maker is planning joint production with Ford Motor Co. in Europe ahead of the European Community 's 1992 integration] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Furuta] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] disclose further details of the arrangement [_ARGM-LOC at a news conference] , but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the project would be undertaken *-1 with Ford 's European subsidiary] .
• [_ARG0 Bricktop , another American black woman who *T*-1 found a measure of fame in Paris ,] [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 I 've ever known anyone with a less complicated view of life , or whose life *T*-2 was more complicated than Josephine 's] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 At some point , we 're going *-2 to need an infusion of funds] , '' [_ARG0 a person close to the trust] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Obviously , a diversified portfolio would have less risk] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the person close to the trust] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Though the ink *ICH*-2 is barely dry on its new , post-bankruptcy law structure] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Bullock , Manville 's head of investor relations ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is continually pondering `` whether there is a better way 0 * to be structured *-1 *T*-3] .
• [_ARG1 We understand that the trust is ultimately going *-1 to need *-2 to sell some of our shares] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Thus] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , the trust is unlikely *-3 to do anything that *T*-1 would hurt Manville 's other shareholders .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a rare case of a company with a big majority holder which *T*-1 will probably act in the interests of the minority holders] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> one investor] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bullock] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 45 % of revenues are tied *-1 to construction] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's one of the best in the business] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Salomon Brothers analyst Stephen Dobi] .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Manville has the financial flexibility 0 * to buy other companies at the best possible moment when other construction-related firms are hurting and selling cheap *T*-2 *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Paul Kleinaitis , an analyst at Duff & Phelps ,] [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even though they have borrowing power , they have been disciplined *-1 about acquisitions] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kleinaitis] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that with 80 % of its stock in friendly hands , Manville is the rare publicly traded company that *T*-1 can ignore short-term stock fluctuations and plan for the long haul] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some investors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is a good chance that the trust will , instead , seek *-2 to convert the company 's shares to cash , in some sort of friendly restructuring that *T*-1 would n't involve * just dumping stock on the market] .
• `` [_ARG1 Their principal asset is Manville common stock] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Jeffrey Halis , who *T*-1 runs Sabre Associates , an investment fund that *T*-2 owns Manville shares] .
• [_ARG0 Emerson Electric Co. and Robert Bosch G.m.b.H.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information *ICH*-1 from the two companies about their announced intention * to acquire Vermont American Corp. for $ 40 *U* a share , or about $ 440 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Spokesmen for Emerson and Vermont American , which *T*-2 has agreed *-3 to be acquired *-1 ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they do n't anticipate `` any problems '' with the completion of the transaction] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An FTC spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the matter is `` in a non-public posture at this time ''] and declined *-1 to comment further .
• [_ARG1 The offer , set * to expire Nov. 1 , may be extended *-1 pending the timing and resolution of the FTC request] , [_ARG0 the companies] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 fund officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Santa Fe Pacific Realty investment provides an opportunity * to buy a stake in a large real estate portfolio heavily weighted * with California properties] .
• [_ARG1 It also marks a `` major commitment to -LCB- real estate -RCB- development , which we have n't been involved *-1 with *T*-3 before] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dale Hanson , the fund 's executive director] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The purpose of the note is * to provide added capital for the spun-off company in a form that *T*-1 will save it *-3 spending cash on immediate interest payments] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Roulac] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The spun-off concern `` clearly will be one of the dominant real estate development companies with a prime portfolio] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Real estate operating income for the first nine months fell to $ 71.9 million *U* from $ 143 million *U* a year earlier] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a statement] [_ARGM-TMP late yesterday] , [_ARG0 Santa Fe Pacific 's chairman , Robert D. Krebs ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Santa Fe Pacific Realty would repay more than $ 500 million *U* in debt owed * to the parent before the planned spinoff] .
• It *EXP*-2 was n't clear where Santa Fe Pacific expected *-3 to obtain the payment of more than $ 500 million *U* , which *T*-1 would be well above [_ARG1 the $ 400 million *U*] that [_ARG0 California pension fund officials] [_rel say] 0 they plan *-6 to provide *T*-5 *T*-4 .
• [_ARG0 The Santa Fe Pacific spokesman] declined *-1 to comment on that aspect , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 the deal was still under negotiation] .
• [_ARG1 JMB officials] are expected *-1 to be hired *-2 to represent the pension fund on the Santa Fe Pacific Realty board , [_ARG0 Mr. Roulac] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , * to insulate the fund from potential liability problems .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the properties survived without significant damage in last week 's Northern California earthquake] .
• [_ARG1 Also] holding two seats each on the board , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , would be *T*-1 Olympia & York Developments Ltd. , controlled * by the Reichmann family of Canada , and Itel Corp. , controlled * by Chicago businessman Sam Zell .
• [_ARG0 Individuals familiar with the case] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that throughout September , defense attorneys were talking with the government in an effort * to prevent a trial , but by the end of the month the talks had ended] .
• [_ARG0 Max Gitter , another GAF defense attorney ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> As we go in for the third time , Yogi Berra 's famous line *ICH*-1 is apt : ` It 's deja vu all over again] . ' ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The latter provision is `` legally unprecedented] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Alan B. Morrison , a public interest lawyer in Washington , D.C. , who *T*-1 is challenging the plan on behalf of 900 claimants] .
• [_ARG0 Environmental lawyers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 virtually all of the Superfund cases to date have involved civil penalties designed * to insure cleanup of past polluting activities] .
• [_ARG1 Once -LCB- asbestos -RCB- is released *-1 into the environment , it can lodge anywhere] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Richard A. Dennis , the assistant U.S. attorney who *T*-2 prosecuted the case] .
• [_ARG0 P.J. Mode , Wilmer Cutler 's managing partner ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the trial team that *T*-3 represented Mr. Bundy was asked *-1 by the firm 's pro bono committee whether the new case posed a conflict and that no objections were raised *-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We give them a lot of credit for *-2 taking this case] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> WLF 's Alan Slobodin] .
• The posters were sold *-1 for $ 1,300 to $ 6,000 *U* , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> the government] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had a value of only $ 53 to $ 200 *U* apiece] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Henry Pitman , the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 about 1,000 customers were defrauded *-1 and that Barclay 's total proceeds from the sales were $ 3.4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Attorneys for Messrs. Burke and Evans and Ms. Clarke] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although their clients admitted to *-3 making some misrepresentations in the sales , they had believed that the works were authorized *-1 by Mr. Dali , who *T*-2 died in January] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The posters were printed *-1 on paper pre-signed * by Mr. Dali] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the attorneys] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After 93 hours of deliberation] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the jurors in the second trial] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were hopelessly deadlocked] , and another mistrial was declared *-1 on March 22 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Westamerica Bancorp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Richard W. Decker resigned as president and chief executive officer after only a year on the job because of `` differences '' with the board] .
• [_ARG0 It] did n't specify the nature of the differences , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARGM-ADV only] [_ARG1 that they related to `` management style '' and `` strategic objectives] . ''
• [_ARG0 Westamerica] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Decker 's posts were assumed *-1 by David Payne , Westamerica 's chairman , who *T*-2 at 34 years of age becomes one of the youngest chief executives of a sizable bank in the country] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a last-ditch effort * to keep its sales force and customer base] , [_ARG0 Integrated Resources Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed in principle *-1 to transfer ownership of its broker-dealer subsidiary to two of its top executives] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 it was something that we and they thought 0 *T*-2 was constructive] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen D. Weinroth , chairman and co-chief executive officer of Integrated] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will exercise that right only if it sells substantially all of its other core businesses] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Krat] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that based on criteria 0 *T*-2 yet to be determined *-3 , he expects *-4 to distribute 49 % of Royal Alliance to the representatives , who *T*-1 sell Integrated 's insurance and mutual-fund products] .
• `` [_ARG1 Everyone is waiting for GNP] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Walter Simon , an assistant treasurer with Bank Julius Baer & Co] .
• [_ARG1 A 190-point plunge in U.S. stock shares compounded the view] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everyone is extremely convinced 0 the economy is slowing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one senior New York dealer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that after a week of * nervously tracking every development on Wall Street , the foreign-exchange market has settled back *-1 to catch its breath ahead of new U.S. economic data] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Liz Claiborne Inc. , New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter net income jumped 62 %] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 citing continued strength in apparel sales and the start of shipments of its new product lines : a men 's fragrance , large-size women 's apparel and casual knitwear] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The big apparel maker and retailer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its net income in the latest quarter increased to $ 51.1 million *U* , or 58 cents a share , from $ 31.7 million *U* , or 36 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Relatively stable foreign currency dealings Monday were viewed *-1 favorably by market players] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But institutional investors may wait a little longer *-1 to appraise the direction of the U.S. monetary policy and the dollar] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hiroyuki Wada , general manager of the stock department at Okasan Securities ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Monday 's trading was `` unfocused] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 investors were picking individual stocks based on specific incentives and the likelihood of a wider price increase over the short term] .
• [_ARG1 The selective approach blurred themes such as domestic-demand issues , large-capitalization issues or high-technology shares , which *T*-1 had been providing at least some trading direction over the past few weeks] , [_ARG0 Mr. Wada] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Kikkoman was up 30 to 1,600 , *-1 receiving investor interest for its land property holdings near Tokyo] , [_ARG0 a trader] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a case of the market being too high 0 *T*-2 to buy and too afraid 0 *T*-3 to sell] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a senior dealer with Kleinwort Benson Securities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 forecasts are broadly divergent with estimates ranging between # 1 billion *U* and # 2 billion *U*] .
• `` [_ARG1 The range of expectations] is so broad , '' [_ARG0 a dealer at another major U.K. brokerage firm] [_rel said] *T*-1 , `` 0 the deficit may have *-2 to be nearer or above # 2 billion *U* for it to have any impact on the market . ''
• Lucas Industries , a British automotive and aerospace concern , rose 13 pence to 614 pence after [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its pretax profit for the year rose 28 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the declines early in the day were partly caused *-1 by losses of the ruling Christian-Democratic Union in communal elections in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The start of a weeklong conference by the IG Metall metal worker union in Berlin is drawing attention to the impending wage negotiations , which *T*-1 could boost companies ' personnel costs next year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the thin trading volume points to continued uncertainty by most investors following last Monday 's record 13 % loss] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norbert Braeuer , chief trader at Hessische Landesbank Girozentrale -LRB- Helaba -RRB- ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects share prices to move upward in the coming weeks] .
• But overall buying interest remained strong through Monday , with [<sub>ARG0</sub> many observers] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect the Nikkei to continue with moderate gains this week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enviropact Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it entered into an agreement *ICH*-1 in principle * to sell its pump and tank division and drilling division to GSX Chemical Services for $ 4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Miami-based environmental engineering concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 GSX Chemical also will assume about $ 1.6 million *U* in debt related * to those divisions] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Further , GSX will buy $ 1 million *U* of Enviropact common stock , at $ 2.625 *U* a share , plus an option * to acquire an additional $ 1.5 million *U* of common at the same price] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enviropact] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the two divisions account for about $ 8 million *U* of the company 's $ 20 million *U* in annual revenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enviropact] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the proceeds will be used *-1 as working capital for expansion and * to pay its existing tax liability of about $ 1.5 million *U* that *T*-2 was due Sept. 15] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Excluding the increase in loan-loss reserves] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bankers Trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 third-quarter net income would have increased 11 % to $ 180 million *U* .
• Mr. Brooks declined *-1 to give his age , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his leaving is a normal retirement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Telephone & Telegraph Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will spend $ 20 million *U* *-1 to build a factory in Guadalajara , Mexico , 0 *T*-2 to make telephone answering machines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An AT&T representative] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Guadalajara factory will make a full line of answering machines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 shipments of truck engines , which *T*-1 provide a higher margin than most of the company 's other products , declined 16 % from a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The state 's opposition to the use of dispersants] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Exxon] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , caused the Coast Guard `` to delay *-2 granting permission . ''
• [_ARG0 Alaskan and Coast Guard] officials [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Exxon 's charges are n't relevant because tests conducted * during the first two days following the spill showed that the dispersant was n't working anyway] .
• [_ARG1 Use of dispersants was approved *-1 when a test on the third day showed some positive results *T*-2] , [_ARG0 officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Legal strategists] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that damage claims against the oil giant and others could well exceed $ 1 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Exxon] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in its suit] [_ARG1 that it will seek reimbursement from the state for that part of the cleanup costs and damage claims 0 it says 0 *T*-1 resulted from the state 's conduct] .
• Exxon said in its suit that it will seek reimbursement from the state for that part of the cleanup costs and damage claims 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 resulted from the state 's conduct] .
• [_ARG0 Craig Tillery , an Alaska assistant attorney general ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] [_ARGM-TMP last night] [_ARG1 that Exxon 's accusations `` are not new] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Meson Investment Ltd. , a Vancouver , B.C.-based investment firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it raised its stake in Verit Industries to 8.9 % of the common shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Meson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it holds 67,400 Verit common shares , including net purchases of 8,100 shares bought * from Oct. 10 , 1988 , to Oct. 11 , 1989 , for $ 3.875 to $ 7 *U* each] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the transaction was made *-1 for investment purposes] .
• `` [_ARG1 Everybody appreciates that it is a national disaster and that we 've got *-2 to address it] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mr. Darman , who *T*-1 came to the Capitol *-4 to meet with Mr. Whitten and California lawmakers before the committee session] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I have no regrets about * going forward] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Vic Fazio -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , who *T*-1 sought later *-3 to play down the sometimes hostile tone of the long evening meeting] .
• `` [_ARG1 We are the Golden State] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Fazio] [_rel said] *T*-1 , `` and there is a certain amount of jealousy . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kurzweil Music Systems Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it retained Kidder , Peabody & Co. 0 *T*-1 to study financial alternatives , including the possible sale of the financially struggling company] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond C. Kurzweil , chairman and chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [_ARG1 The company continues *-1 to require additional funding *-2 to realize the potential of its technology] . ''
• [_ARG0 Amtech Systems Inc. , Tempe , Ariz. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its preliminary year-end results of operations indicate `` substantial improvement '' over the previous fiscal year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amtech , which *T*-1 makes an automated process system that *T*-2 improves the yields of semiconductor manufacturers ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit for the year ended * Sept. 30 rose to more than $ 800,000 *U* from $ 446,000 *U* last year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amtech , which *T*-1 also provides technical temporary employment services to aerospace , defense , computer and high-tech companies in the Southwest and Baltimore-Washington areas ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its final audited results are due in late November] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> LDI Corp. , Cleveland ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will offer $ 50 million *U* in commercial paper backed * by lease-rental receivables] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a foreign-policy address before the Soviet legislature] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the foreign minister] conceded that the radar station in Krasnoyarsk breached the superpower Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would be dismantled *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In an East Berlin suburb , meanwhile , employees at an electronics plant formed an independent trade union called * Reform] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a worker spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Bush is conferring with leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee *-1 to ease differences over guidelines for CIA agents] .
• The statement came after [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Bush complained at a private meeting last week that a strict interpretation of a policy requires the U.S. to notify foreign dictators of certain coup plots] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shevardnadze] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it took Gorbachev 's government four years * to determine that the station 's location in Siberia violated the accord , as Western arms-control officials have long contended] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Iran 's President Rafsanjani] offered *-1 to help *-2 gain freedom for Western hostages in Lebanon , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the assistance was contingent on U.S. aid in * resolving the cases of three Iranians kidnapped * in Lebanon in 1982 or the release of frozen Iranian assets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Washington] rejected the bid , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the hostages were n't linked to other issues] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> PLO leader Arafat asked Egypt *-2 to seek clarifications *ICH*-1 from the U.S. on Secretary of State Baker 's plan for Mideast peace talks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an aide to Egyptian President Mubarak] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] also denounced Moscow 's nine-year involvement in the war in Afghanistan , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it involved `` gross violations of ... civil norms and ethics] . ''
• [_ARG1 As the death toll from last week 's temblor climbed to 61 , the condition of freeway survivor Buck Helm , who *T*-1 spent four days *-2 trapped under rubble , improved] , [_ARG0 hospital officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 CMS Enhancements Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it estimates that sales and earnings for the fiscal first quarter ended * Sept. 30 fell somewhat from the year-earlier period] .
• [_ARG0 Jim Farooquee , chief executive officer of the Tustin , Calif. , computer accessories supplier ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was `` comfortable '' with analysts ' expectations that CMS would earn between six cents and eight cents a share on revenue of about $ 42 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Property Capital Trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it dropped its plan * to liquidate because it was n't able *-2 to realize the value 0 it had expected *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will buy back two million shares , or 18.4 % , of the total outstanding , and continue operations *-1 buying and managing real estate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it did n't receive an offer 0 it wanted *-2 to accept *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As a result of * dropping the liquidation plan , shareholders will have *-1 to treat dividends received * this year as ordinary income or capital gains rather than as tax free returns of capital] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A.H. Belo Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its net income was $ 3.1 million *U* , or 15 cents a share , in the third quarter , more than four times its profit of $ 663,000 *U* , or three cents a share , last year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Belo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it increased its effective tax rate to 52 % from 47 % *-1 to account for potential liabilities related * to an Internal Revenue Service investigation of its tax returns for the years 1984 through 1988] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The newspaper and television owner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects the tax adjustment to reduce its net income for the full year by 14 cents , or approximately $ 2.8 million *U* based on its 20.2 million shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For the third quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Belo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its revenue increased 11 % , to $ 101.5 million *U* from $ 91.2 million *U* last year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Edward L. Hennessy Jr.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a drop in sales of auto and truck parts contributed to lower earnings in the automotive unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will start *-2 enforcing stiffer regulations *ICH*-1 Jan. 31 for so-called gray-market imports of vehicles] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Legent Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report net income between $ 6.4 million *U* and $ 6.9 million *U* , or between 32 cents and 34 cents a share , for its fourth quarter ended * Sept. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vienna , Va.-based Legent] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to post revenue for the quarter of more than $ 31 million *U* , compared with pro forma revenue of $ 25.2 million *U* in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For the fiscal year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it anticipates *-2 reporting earnings of $ 23 million *U* , or about $ 1.15 *U* a share , including a charge of about $ 5.9 million *U* , or 22 cents a share , related * to the merger that *T*-1 created Legent out of Duquesne Systems Inc. and Morino Inc. in March 1989] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Archive Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report net income for its fiscal year ended * Sept. 29 of a record $ 15 million *U* , or $ 1.15 *U* a share , up 43 % from $ 10.5 million *U* , or 80 cents a share , for the prior year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Detrex Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a reserve 0 it is establishing *T*-1 *-2 to cover expected pollution cleanup costs at an Ohio plant reduced its third-quarter net income by $ 1.9 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Detrex , which *T*-1 has annual sales of about $ 100 million *U* ,] declined *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> if it would post a loss in the third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Detrex] is setting aside $ 3.1 million *U* for the cleanup , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the reserve reduced its quarterly income by only $ 1.9 million *U* because of tax considerations] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the manufacturer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed a consent decree with Ohio 0 * to build a $ 1.4 million *U* pollution-control facility at the Ashtabula chemical manufacturing plant by Aug. 1 , 1990 *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Detrex] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is one of at least 17 companies notified * by the Environmental Protection Agency that they may be potentially responsible for * cleaning up the Fields Brook watershed near Detrex 's Ashtabula plant at a total cost 0 the EPA estimates *T*-1 at $ 48 million *U* -- a figure 0 Detrex said 0 the companies dispute *T*-2] .
• Detrex said 0 it is one of at least 17 companies notified * by the Environmental Protection Agency that they may be potentially responsible for * cleaning up the Fields Brook watershed near Detrex 's Ashtabula plant at a total cost 0 the EPA estimates *T*-1 at $ 48 million *U* -- a figure 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Detrex] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the companies dispute *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Executive Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 about 96 % of the rights * to purchase its depositary shares and warrants have been exercised *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Of the 17.6 million rights units issued * , just under 17 million *T*-2 were exercised *-1 before the Oct. 10 expiration of the offering] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the insurance holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Executive] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the offering will raise about $ 299 million *U* -- minus underwriting fees and other expenses -- that the company plans *-2 to use *T*-1 *-3 to write new life insurance and annuity business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> UNITED AIR 'S PARENT] quashed any prospects for an immediate revival of the labor-management buy-out , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 UAL should remain independent for now] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The turmoil in junk bonds may last for years] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investors and traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In general , the thrust of the department 's directive is * to encourage prosecutors to limit pretrial asset seizures if there are less intrusive means of * protecting assets 0 the government may subsequently be able *-3 to seize *T*-2 after a conviction] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Runkel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The most significant changes in department policy are new requirements that federal prosecutors avoid *-1 disrupting `` the normal business functions '' of companies charged * under the racketeering law] , [_ARG0 a senior department official] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Another important revision of department policy is a new guideline warning prosecutors `` not to take steps that *T*-1 would harm innocent third parties '' in a case brought * under the racketeering law] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the official , David Runkel ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The department distributed the revisions and clarifications to U.S. attorneys around the country this summer as part of a routine process of * updating prosecutorial guidelines] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Runkel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The department 's most significant clarification of existing RICO policy is a directive *ICH*-1 to prosecutors that they should seek *-2 to seize assets from defendants `` in proportion '' to the nature of the alleged offense] , [_ARG0 Mr. Runkel] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When you reach a point where a policy-making body is trying *-4 to shape administrative decisions *T*-3 *T*-2 , then that 's a no-no in my book] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Texas lawmaker] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 he is trying *-2 to improperly influence a witness , and by God I 'm not going *-3 to tolerate it] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm certain that in the course of the hearings the names -LCB- of the senators -RCB- will be brought out] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gonzalez] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 When I first got a glimpse at the witness list *T*-2 , I could n't believe that they were going *-3 to go ahead and do this] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Waldman , director of Congress Watch , a consumer group] .
• [_ARG0 All the senators] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they merely were trying *-1 to ensure fairness for a constituent] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He 's wise , he 's good and I know 0 he 's an honest man] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Texan] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At the time] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gonzalez] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 several senators told him that they `` could get some roadblocks out of the way if there could be some understanding on Garn 's insistence on Wall] . ''
• [_ARG0 Rep. Jim Leach -LRB- R. , Iowa -RRB-] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the Lincoln S&L affair is `` the biggest bank heist in history] , '' and adds : `` The great question that *T*-2 remains *-3 to be resolved *-1 is whether we have a congressional Watergate in the making . ''
• [_ARG0 A witness set * to testify on Thursday] was quoted *-1 in a news report over the weekend as *-3 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 Lincoln `` laundered '' campaign contributions illegally] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> the witness , William Crawford , California 's chief state thrift regulator ,] denies *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't know whether it was done *-1 properly or not , because I 'm not a lawyer] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARGM-LOC in a telephone interview] yesterday .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he is prepared *-1 to testify that executives of Lincoln and its parent corporation got unusually high salaries and frequent calls directing them *-2 to make specific contributions] .
• [_ARGM-TMP At the first day of the House Banking Committee 's hearings] [_ARGM-TMP last week] , [_ARG0 William Seidman , chairman of the Resolution Trust Corp. , the federal agency created * * to sell sick thrifts ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the agency is investigating whether Lincoln made illegal political contributions] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Unlike many lawmakers] , [_ARG0 Chairman Gonzalez] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he considers * intervening with regulators to be improper] .
• [_ARGM-MNR With obvious satisfaction] , [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 she told him : `` No darling , I just give it a Chanel look] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 No , darling] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP recently] [_ARGM-MNR in her fluent , slightly affected English] , [_ARGM-TMP during a trip East 0 * to promote Movieline 's national expansion *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You people here think 0 this is Russian music] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> with disdain] , and called over to the waitress : `` Could you turn it off ? ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Parties are rather a state of mind] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 pausing only *-4 to taste *RNR*-1 and pass judgment on *RNR*-1 the Georgian shashlik -LRB- `` a little well done , but very good '' -RRB-] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's very revealing and soul baring] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Volokh] .
• `` [_ARG1 Anne does n't believe in blandness] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ms. Smith] .
• [_ARGM-ADV ``] [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't trust people who *T*-1 do n't eat] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Volokh] , though she herself stopped *-3 eating lunch a few years ago *-3 to drop 25 pounds .
• `` [_ARG1 I emigrated *-1 to wear better hats , do better parties] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARGM-MNR with a giggle] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's always looking back] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Things work out unexpectedly in life] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ms. Volokh] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You have *-2 to go out to all your constituents] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James H. Giffen , who *T*-1 is spearheading the most ambitious attempt *ICH*-4 by U.S. firms * to break into the Soviet market , involving investment of more than $ 5 billion *U* in some two dozen joint ventures] .
• [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> As part of that attempt , by the American Trade Consortium ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Giffen] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he spends a lot of time *-1 lobbying] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's an extremely complex market , and you have *-2 to be prepared *-3 to make a big commitment] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Forrester] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• The plans have come under fire from Soviet environmentalists , and [_ARG0 officials] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 many are likely *-1 to be scaled back *-2 or dropped *-2] .
• [_ARG0 The American Trade Consortium] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is planning *-1 to ship some $ 500 million *U* of consumer goods , financed * by bank credits , in the first few months of next year] .
• [_ARG0 Shelley M. Zeiger , an entrepreneur from New Jersey who *T*-1 buys Soviet porcelain and `` matryoshka '' nesting dolls for export to the U.S. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 West German companies already have snapped up much of the production of these items] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-2 's hard * to invest capital here on the same basis as * investing in other countries] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Dennis A. Sokol , president of Medical Service Partners Inc. , who *T*-1 is putting the medical consortium together] .
• [_ARG0 Executives] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Gorbachev 's moves * to break up the government 's foreign trade monopoly have created uncertainties as well as opportunities] .
• [_ARG0 Cray Research Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it sold one of its newest and largest computer systems , the Cray Y-MP\/832 , to the United Kingdom Meteorological Office] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The shareholders felt 0 we needed a foreign presence more than we needed links with an insurance company] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Ambrosiano spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gemina] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that `` it reserves the right * to take any action *-1 to protect its rights as a member of the syndicate] . ''
• [_ARG0 A company spokeswoman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company had n't decided what measures * to take *T*-1 , but did n't rule out legal action] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Qintex Entertainment owes Qintex Australia US$ 38.1 million *U* in loans not secured * by specific assets] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Skase , a 41-year-old former newspaper reporter who *T*-1 chairs the company ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] [_ARG1 that Qintex will sell its 51 % stake in its upscale Mirage resorts in Australia and Hawaii as well as three Australian television stations] .
• [_ARG0 Qintex Australia] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has an investment of A$ 83.3 million *U* in Qintex Entertainment shares] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In the statement] , [_ARG0 Mr. Skase] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that on the basis of current interest rates in Australia , the company 's asset sales would reduce interest expense by about A$ 120 million *U* a year in addition to *-1 eliminating certain liabilities] .
• [_ARG0 Yesterday 's statement] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 whether the Japanese companies will acquire Qintex 's remaining stake in the resorts] .
• Mr. Skase 's statement cited four recent problems [_ARG1 that] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 had cut group cash flow by more than A$ 200 million *U* .
• [_ARG1 The sales are expected *-1 to raise more than 600 million Australian dollars -LRB- US$ 462.2 million *U* -RRB-] , [_ARG0 Mr. Skase] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In his statement] , [_ARG0 Mr. Skase] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 preliminary accounts showed that group profit before interest , tax and depreciation `` will exceed A$ 170 million *U*] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Shareholders ' funds] as of July 31 were estimated *-1 at more than A$ 1 billion *U* , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Skase] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , compared with A$ 725 million *U* a year earlier .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company will make `` adequate provisions '' * to cover costs of the dispute with MGM\/UA and any loss from the investment in Qintex Entertainment] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Skase] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 most of the money went to other parties for expenses such as rent and travel , but a smaller portion is owed *-1 to senior executives and others for management services] .
• [_ARG1 Two of the directors resigned] , [_ARG0 Mr. Skase] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , so the payments have n't yet been approved *-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Skase] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the restructuring plan calls for the merger of Qintex Australia with Qintex Ltd. , which *T*-1 owns 55 % of Qintex Australia] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the move will `` significantly reduce administrative and operating costs] , '' but he did n't provide details of the merger .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> over the weekend] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Qintex Australia 's bank creditors have become concerned about a barrage of bad news at the company , including a failed US$ 1.5 billion *U* plan * to buy MGM\/UA Communications Co. , a Beverly Hills , Calif. , movie and television production concern] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Military buyers have shown interest , [<sub>ARG0</sub> National] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , because ferroelectric chips resist atomic radiation .]
• The moves illustrate the more aggressive attitude toward patent protection that [<sub>ARG0</sub> patent experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Japan is starting *-2 to take *T*-1] .
• Translation : [<sub>ARG1</sub> Motorola] appears *-3 to have taken a Hitachi technology that *T*-2 is patented *-1 in the U.S. , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hitachi] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-4 , and `` tried *-5 to make it look like a new technology . ''
• [_ARG0 Sharp] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the set of chips could improve fax machines , graphics computers or identification systems that *T*-1 recognize facial features] ... .
• [_ARG0 National] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to acquire Krysalis 's assets and will start *-1 shipping commercial quantities of its first chips , including a 4-kilobit memory , next year] .
• [_ARG0 Tandy Corp.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 citing sluggish sales of consumer-electronics goods] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income dropped 3.3 % for the first quarter ended * Sept. 30] .
• [_ARG1 Sales at Radio Shack stores open more than a year grew only 2 % in the quarter from a year earlier] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Barry Bryant , an analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Tandy also has suffered from lethargic sales of its computers aimed * at the home and small-office market , which *T*-1 are less-advanced and cheaper than computers aimed * at the corporate market] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 've been promising 13 % to 15 % *U* growth based * on the strategic moves 0 they 've made *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earnings would have increased if it had n't been actively repurchasing its shares , thus increasing its interest expense and reducing its interest income] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tandy] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 consumer electronics sales at its Radio Shack stores have been slow , partly because of a lack of hot , new products] .
• `` [_ARG1 Radio Shack continues *-2 to be lackluster] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Dennis Telzrow , analyst with Eppler , Guerin & Turner in Dallas] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Tandy `` has done a decent job '' *-2 increasing sales 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] . ''
• [_ARGM-LOC In an interview] , [_ARG0 Mr. Joseph] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his dinner discussion with the Prudential executives acknowledged problems for junk] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What I thought 0 I was saying *T*-2 is that the market is troubled but still viable and , appropriately enough , quite quality-conscious , which *T*-1 is not at all bad] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 What] I thought 0 [_ARG0 I] was [_rel saying] *T*-2 is that the market is troubled but still viable and , appropriately enough , quite quality-conscious , which *T*-1 is not at all bad , '' he says *T*-3 .
• [_ARGM-LOC At closely held Deltec Securities Corp.] , [_ARG0 junk bond money managers Amy K. Minella and Hannah H. Strasser] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the problems of the junk market go deeper than a temporary malaise] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Drexel -- the leading underwriter of high-risk junk bonds -- could no longer afford *-1 to sell any junk offerings if they might later become troubled because Drexel risked *-2 losing its highly lucrative junk franchise] .
• [_ARG1 Wall Street securities firms , `` the primary source of liquidity for the high yield market , '' have been net sellers of junk bonds because of trading losses] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Deltec] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a recent , grim report to customers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mutual funds have also been net sellers of junk bonds as junk 's relatively poor performance and negative press coverage have produced `` above-normal '' redemptions by shareholders] , [_ARG0 Deltec] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 And] , [_ARG0 Deltec] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , buying has been severely reduced *-1 because savings and loans have been restricted *-2 in their junk purchases by recently passed congressional legislation .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In fact , savings and loans were sellers of high yield holdings throughout the quarter] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Deltec] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Minella and Ms. Strasser] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are managing their junk portfolios defensively , *-1 building cash and selectively upgrading the overall quality] .
• `` [_ARG1 We certainly do have a lack of liquidity here , and it 's something 0 * to be concerned about *T*-3] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 James A. Gregoire , a managing director] .
• [_ARG1 The junk market 's `` yield hogs are learning a real painful lesson , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although the majority of junk bonds outstanding show no signs of default , the market has downgraded many junk issues as if they were in trouble] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stuart Reese , manager of Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 's $ 17 billion *U* investment-grade public bond portfolio] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And the risks are n't appropriate for us] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The string of big junk bond defaults , which *T*-1 have been a major cause of the market 's problems this year , probably will persist] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 If anything , we 're going *-1 to see defaults increase because credit ratings have declined] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Paul Asquith , associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's Sloan School of Management] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Asquith , whose study on junk bond defaults *T*-2 caused a furor on Wall Street when it was disclosed *-1 last April *T*-3 ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 this year 's junk bond defaults already show a high correlation with his own findings] .
• [_ARG1 One indication of a growing number of junk defaults] , [_ARG0 Mr. Asquith] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 , is that about half of the $ 3 billion *U* of corporate bonds outstanding that *T*-2 have been lowered *-1 to a default rating by S&P this year are junk bonds sold * during the market 's big issue years of 1984 through 1986 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Obviously , we got a lot more smoke than fire from the people who *T*-1 told us 0 the market was n't so risky] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bradford Cornell , professor of finance at University of California 's Anderson Graduate School of Management in Los Angeles] .
• Mr. Cornell says : `` The junk market is no bonanza as Drexel claimed 0 *?* , but it also is n't a disaster as [_ARG0 the doomsayers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 *?*] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Cornell] [_rel says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The junk market is no bonanza as Drexel claimed 0 *?* , but it also is n't a disaster as the doomsayers say 0 *?*] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> investors and traders alike] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the current turmoil could take years *-1 to resolve] .
• `` [_ARG1 Quality junk bonds will continue *-1 to trade well] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Michael Holland , chairman of Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is the worst shakeout ever in the junk market , and it could take years before it 's over] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Bachmann , a senior vice president at Standard & Poor 's Corp. , a credit rating company] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> So] [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Hello] . '
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Hello] . '
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Liza] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> hello] to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> me] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 They ca n't help *-3 talking about the big important people 0 they know *T*-1 , even if they do n't really know them] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Dr. Freudenberger] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do it innately and pathologically , and while it may occasionally get me into trouble , it 's also gotten me access to parties and society] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I guess 0 I might have asked Beauregard *-1 to leave , but he drops so many good names , 0 we decided *-2 to let him stay] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Steven Greenberg , publisher of Fame] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Houston-Montgomery] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that at the party he waved to Malcolm Forbes , publisher of Forbes magazine -LRB- `` We've been in the columns together '' -RRB- , Mary Boone , a New York art dealer -LRB- `` I think 0 she knows me , but I 'm not sure '' -RRB- and Bridget Fonda , the actress -LRB- `` She knows me , but we 're not really the best of friends '' -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Revson , the gossip columnist ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are people who *T*-1 actually plan whose names they are going *-3 to drop *T*-2 before *-4 attending a party] .
• `` [_ARG1 They even drop semi-obscure names like Wolfgang Flottl , whom everybody these days apparently has heard of *T*-2 but no one really knows *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Revson] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 helps * to point out how many important people *T*-1 came through Cleveland on their way to the top] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Miller , executive director of the New Cleveland Campaign , a nonprofit organization devoted to * citing the city 's strengths] .
• `` [_ARG1 Power names like that do n't hurt the city 's reputation] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Miller] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Helen Boehm has a way with names] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Revson , a gossip columnist for Newsday -LRB- and son of Joseph Revson , a founder of Revlon -RRB-] .
• `` [_ARG1 Why we even just sold a three-bedroom house in Van Nuys and were able *-1 to keep the price firm in a weak real-estate market by *-2 noting that the original Lone Ranger lived there] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 David Rambo , a sales associate with Jon Douglas Co. , a Los Angeles real-estate agency] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Rambo] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that a 3.2-acre property overlooking the San Fernando Valley is priced *-1 at $ 4 million *U* because the late actor Erroll Flynn once lived there] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If Flynn had n't lived there , the property might have been priced *-2 $ 1 million *U* lower] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rambo] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 noting that Flynn 's house has been bulldozed *-1 , and only the swimming pool remains] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when Dan Dorfman , a financial columnist with USA Today , has n't returned his phone calls *T*-1 , he leaves messages *ICH*-2 with Mr. Dorfman 's office saying that he has an important story on Donald Trump , Meshulam Riklis or Marvin Davis] .
• He says that when Dan Dorfman , a financial columnist with USA Today , has n't returned his phone calls *T*-1 , he leaves [<sub>ARG0</sub> messages *ICH*-2] with Mr. Dorfman 's office [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he has an important story on Donald Trump , Meshulam Riklis or Marvin Davis] .
• `` [_ARG1 But it does get him to return my calls , and it makes me feel better for the times 0 he 's given me the brushoff *T*-1] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Kessler] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Get caught and you 're dead in the water] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Thal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Thal] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Elizabeth Taylor , a client , `` hates *-2 being called *-1 ` Liz] . ' ...
• If [<sub>ARG0</sub> directors or producers] phone me and [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they know ` Liz] , ' I know 0 they 've never met her .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But * call her ` Patty , ' and it 's a sure giveaway 0 you 're not in her circle , because she does n't use that name] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joan Kron , editor-in-chief of Avenue magazine , a monthly publication sent * to all the right names] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's because they only drop `` mere names] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Churchill] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Name-dropping is pervasive and getting more so as society becomes more complex and alienating] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Herbert Freudenberger , a New York psychoanalyst , with a high-powered clientele] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the number of automobile choices is causing stress among consumers today , and that people will simply ignore new models that *T*-1 lack a well-defined image] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 's important for a new make to be as distinctive as possible while *-2 still retaining links to the parent company 's quality image] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's more noise out there , and the consumer may have *-2 to work harder *-3 to cut through it] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Vincent P. Barabba , executive director of market research and planning at General Motors Corp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That seems *-2 to be what all my friends are using *T*-1 *-3 to take the grandkids to the lake] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 .
• `` [_ARG1 For many baby boomers , * buying a domestic car is a totally foreign experience] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Christopher Cedergren , auto-market analyst with J.D. Power & Co. of Agoura Hills , Calif] .
• [_ARGM-DIS On the other hand] , [_ARG0 only 42 %] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 foreign cars are less comfortable than U.S. models] , down from 55 % in 1987 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The competition is so intense that an owner 's loyalty to a dealership or a car is virtually nonexistent] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Negas , vice president of Ed Voyles Oldsmobile , one of the first dealerships 0 *T*-2 to locate on the strip] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some 60 % of the survey respondents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would buy anti-lock brakes even if they carry a medium or high price tag] .
• `` [_ARG1 Even if it 's only 1 %] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 GM 's Mr. Barabba] , `` would you throw away sales the size of Polaroid ? ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Telephone & Telegraph Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will lay off 75 to 85 technicians here , * effective Nov. 1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Thieves are going *-3 to find `` anybody who *T*-2 has enough bucks 0 * to plant these things in their front yard *T*-4] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-5 [_ARG0 William Morrissey , an investigator with the police department in Garden Grove , Calif. , where five such thefts have been reported *-1 in the past several weeks *T*-6] .
• [_ARG1 After three Sagos were stolen *-1 from his home in Garden Grove , `` I put a big iron stake in the ground and tied the tree to the stake with a chain] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> proudly] .
• `` [_ARG1 The second time] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 , `` they left the shovel . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Evidently , somebody has realized 0 it *EXP*-2 's easy money * to steal these things] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Loran Whitelock , a research associate specializing in cycads at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's hard * to think 0 someone is raping your garden] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Big Board] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 program trading describes a variety of strategies involving the purchase or sale of a basket of 15 or more stocks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Imperial] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had n't been served *-1 with this suit either] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Imperial] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects other complaints to be filed *-3 in the wake of the original suit and a recent article in Barron 's magazine that *T*-2 focused on the company 's problems] .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Imperial spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company had n't yet been served *-1 with the derivative suit] , he reiterated the company 's statement that it would vigorously defend itself against the class-action suit .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Spokesmen at Drexel and First Executive] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the companies had n't yet been served *-1 with the suit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rhone-Poulenc S.A. , Paris ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the purchase of the specialty chemicals operation of RTZ Corp. , a British mining and industrial group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rhone-Poulenc , a chemical and pharmaceutical company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 RTZ Chemicals has annual sales of about $ 900 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold 455,410 Southmark common shares from Sept. 5 to Oct. 5 for 18.75 cents to 25 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The filing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the group continues *-1 to hold 3,481,887 remaining shares] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It would be like `` * watching a black and white movie on a color TV set] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Malcolm G. Saull , chairman of the film and video department at the Rochester Institute of Technology] .
• [_ARG1 The new converters are `` a critical link between film and the television domain] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joerg D. Agin , vice president and general manager of Kodak 's Motion Picture and Audiovisual Products division] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And the potential market is tremendous] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The converter is head and shoulders above anything else 0 I 've seen *T*-1] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Richard J. Stumpf , vice president - engineering and development at MCA Inc. 's Universal City Studios] .
• [_ARG0 Some critics] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they wo n't be quickly embraced *-1 by consumers because of the high price] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Kodak understands 0 HDTV is where everybody is going *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> RIT 's Mr. Spaull] .
• `` [_ARG1 The industry has been waiting with bated breath for the machines to come along] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 David Niles , president of Eleven Twenty Five Productions Inc. , a New York pioneer in high-definition programming] .
• [_ARG0 Kodak] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 its new CCD HDTV converter will help *-1 alleviate the problem by *-2 allowing programmers and broadcasters to convert movies and television programs shot * in 35mm motion-picture film into high-definition video] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 it s possible 0 some of their members may be donating privately] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The opposition can be the most hurt *-1 because everyone already figures 0 the LDP is that kind of beast] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shigezo Hayasaka , former aide to LDP kingmaker Kakuei Tanaka and now an independent analyst] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 I had *-2 to prove myself to her] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. McDuffie] .
• [_ARGM-ADV As the violinist tells it] , [_ARG0 his grandmotherly looking teacher] `` put her hands on her hips , stomped her foot and [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You 've just got *-1 to get the -LCB- expletive deleted *-2 -RCB- out of there] . ' ''
• `` We listened to the Chausson ` Poeme , ' '' he recalls *T*-1 , `` and [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [_ARG1 You hear the first note , that B-flat] ?
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That] 's the most important experience 0 I 've had *T*-1 with any teacher , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` because she taught me how * to listen *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I threw such a fit] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. McDuffie , who *T*-1 had begun violin studies at the age of six] .
• `` He did n't say much , but [_ARG1 what] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 was important because it 's not in the score .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> much] , but what he said *T*-1 was important because it 's not in the score .
• There 's a beautiful , Coplandesque motif -- he 'd kill me if he heard [<sub>ARG0</sub> me] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that] -- throughout the first movement ...
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] , `` more importantly , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 , `` the debt burden measured * other ways is not really in uncharted waters . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Moreover , the burden of consumer credit payments relative to disposable income may be `` lower in this cycle than earlier] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Durkin] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 And] if you `` consider the changing distribution of credit , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Durkin] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` much of the increase in debt in recent years is due to increasing credit use by higher-income families , '' that is , `` those probably best able * to handle it . ''
• `` [_ARG1 The most frequent use is home improvement , which *T*-1 presumably improves the value of the property] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Durkin] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Consumers appear unwilling *-1 to add to their leverage *-2 to support their spending] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bruce Steinberg , a Merrill Lynch economist ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 * Capitalizing on the brand is key] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Brawer , whose immediate plans *T*-1 include further international expansion and * getting better control of distribution outside the U.S.] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The intimate apparel industry is perceived *-3 to be a growth industry and clearly -LCB- Maidenform -RCB- is a force 0 * to be reckoned *-1 with *T*-4] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David S. Leibowitz , a special situations analyst at American Securities Corp. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although working women are `` forced *-1 to wear the uniform of the day , *-2 to retain their femininity they are buying better quality , more upscale intimate apparel] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-3 .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Maidenform officials] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that after *-1 spending 24 years at Maidenform , Mr. Lesk , 48 , made it *EXP*-2 clear 0 he wanted the top job] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you want the presidency of the company , this is n't the firm 0 * to work for *T*-4] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Mogan , 45 , who *T*-2 was named *-1 senior vice president of sales , *-1 assuming some of the responsibilities of Mr. Lesk] .
• `` [_ARG1 There are very few companies that *T*-1 can boast of such a close-knit group] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Robert A. Brawer , 52 years old , recently named * president , * succeeding Beatrice Coleman , his mother-in-law , who *T*-2 remains chairman] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My style is less informal] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brawer] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-2 is fun * competing as a private company] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Brawer] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 When he gets calls *T*-1 , `` I do n't even have *-2 to consult '' with Mrs. Coleman] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Masket] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 Over the past three and a half years , apparel companies , many of whom *T*-3 have strong brand names , have been bought *-1 at about 60 % of sales] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Deborah Bronston , Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. apparel analyst] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are all very amiable] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brawer] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mrs. Coleman is very involved in the day-to-day operations , especially product development] .
• Her father , William Rosenthal , designed the then-dress making company 's first bra *ICH*-1 in the 1920s , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 gave women a `` maiden form '' compared * with the `` boyish form '' 0 they got *T*-3 from the `` flat bandages '' used * for support at the time] .
• [_ARG0 Maidenform] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is very profitable] but declines *-1 to provide specifics .
• [_ARG1 The Maidenform name `` is part of American pop culture] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joan Sinopoli , account supervisor of the campaign by Levine , Huntley , Schmidt & Beaver , a New York ad firm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> China] could exhaust its foreign-exchange reserves as early as next year , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Western government report] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , unless imports are cut *-1 drastically * to help narrow the balance-of-payments deficit .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] in either case , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the report] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , China 's balance of payments would rapidly dry up foreign reserves , which *T*-1 are used *-3 * to finance the imbalance .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roche Holding AG , parent of the Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its group sales rose 22 % in the first nine months of the year to 7.32 billion francs -LRB- $ 4.51 billion *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roche] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects a `` considerable rise '' in 1989 group profit from the 641.5 million-franc -LRB- $ 396 million *U* -RRB- net in 1988] .
• [_ARG0 New Canaan Investments Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it closed the acquisition of Carr-Lowrey Glass Co. from Newell Co. , a Freeport , Ill. , maker of do-it-yourself home products] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A union , sooner or later , has *-1 to have an adversary , and it has *-2 to have a victory] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frederick W. Smith , Federal 's chairman and chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> with disdain] .
• `` [_ARG1 Unions would have a profound effect on the whole culture of the company] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bernard La Londe , a professor at Ohio State University at Columbus and a Federal consultant] .
• [_ARG1 That 's just the beginning] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is America] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Had he been a little less gung-ho , `` I 'd have gotten the thing on the ground and headed for the nearest bar] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Brown] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Because UPS drivers are n't permitted *-1 to load their own vehicles at the depot] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 these couriers] , packages often get buried *-3 in the load and are delivered *-3 late .
• [_ARG1 In the fiscal first period ended Aug. 31 , profit fell 54 % to $ 30.4 million *U* , or 58 cents a share , mostly because of the Tiger merger] , [_ARG0 Federal] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Federal 's stock price , however , has held up well , *-1 driven *-2 in part by the general run-up of airline stocks] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Federal Express officials] acknowledge mistakes in their drive overseas but [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 it will pay off eventually] .
• [_ARG1 He then made most of the changes] , [_ARG0 pilots] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 even some pro-union pilots] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 his charisma and popularity among the many former military fliers could be tough 0 * to beat *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of people are identifying a vote for representation as a vote against Fred Smith] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> J.X. Gollich , a Tiger-turned-Federal pilot and union activist] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Steinberg had insisted that the merger talks move quickly] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Regulators , as well , might have quashed the deal if Tiger 's pilots had n't been protected *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• Furthermore , Mr. Smith added 0 *T*-1 , `` [_ARG0 our contract with our pilots] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that we will manage our fleet operations with their advice] .
• [_ARG1 Meanwhile , the company is operating with two separate pilot groups and seniority lists , and that is costing Federal `` a big number] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Barksdale , executive vice president and chief operating officer] .
• `` [_ARG1 They were willing *-1 to mistreat us because we had n't shown any moxie , any resistance] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 William Queenan , a DC-10 pilot and 14-year Federal veteran] .
• [_ARG0 Some younger pilots] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they have had *-1 to endure anti-union harangues by senior pilots while *-2 flying across the country] .
• [_ARG0 Barney Barnhardt , a 727 captain and leader of the pro-union forces ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he has received two anonymous death threats and been challenged *-1 to a fight with tire irons by a colleague] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The pilots are either for us or extremely against us] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> with a sigh] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harsco Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it obtained a $ 33.1 million *U* export order for armored recovery vehicles and related support equipment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harsco] declined *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what country *T*-1 placed the order] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received an order for 23 of the vehicles , which *T*-1 retrieve tanks and other heavy-tracked vehicles when they break down or are damaged *-2 *T*-3 , and an option for 16 more] .
• `` [_ARG1 Their opinion is devoid of the wisdom of the forefathers ' teaching regarding impeachment] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Hastings] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV For the future] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would run for governor of Florida] .
• This is not the `` Mississippi Burning '' scenario that *T*-1 thrills his young colleagues : `` [_ARG1 Kid , you 've been reading Classic Comics too long] , '' [_ARG0 Mancuso] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 *-1] Asked *-2 *-3 to [_rel say] [_ARG1 a few words] , he pulls out his crumpled piece of paper and tries *-1 to talk , but he 's too choked up 0 *T*-4 to get the words out .
• [_ARG0 The White Plains , N.Y. , oil company] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP Friday] [_ARG1 that it had acquired Tana Production Corp. , a subsidiary of TRT Energy Holdings Inc. , for $ 95.1 million *U* in cash , with the rest 0 *T*-2 to be paid *-1 in shares of a new , non-voting issue of preferred stock] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This acquisition is another indication of Texaco 's commitment * to increase the company 's reserve base] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chief Executive Officer James W. Kinnear] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They were either too small or uneconomic 0 * to maintain *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Texaco acquired Tana before it completed those sales because Tana 's properties are high quality and near other fields 0 Texaco already owns *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CRI Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reduced the estimated cash distribution for its Capital Housing and Mortgage Partners Inc. trust to between 71 cents and 74 cents a share , from between 75 cents and 80 cents , for the year ending June 9 , 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The change in expected cash distributions from the Champs real estate investment trust stems from a revised estimate of administrative costs] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay R. Cohen , Champs executive vice president] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan had an unadjusted trade surplus of $ 1.82 billion *U* for the first 10 days of October , down from $ 3.16 billion *U* a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Finance Ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Groupe AG 's chairman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Belgian insurer is prepared *-1 to give up some of its independence to a white knight if * necessary * to repel a raider] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lippens] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the volume of shares changing hands has grown significantly since mid-September] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They have all `` very clearly stated that they have not acquired *RNR*-1 and are not acquiring *RNR*-1 shares of AG] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 A `` syndicate '' of shareholders holds just under 50 % of AG] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lippens] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and members have agreed *-2 to give one another the right of first refusal should they sell any AG shares .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 those holdings constitute the third-biggest real-estate portfolio in Belgium] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lippens] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a rescue also could involve Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. , which *T*-1 owns 5 % of AG] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The NSC staff `` does n't have the horsepower that I believe 0 *T*-2 is required *-4 * to have an effective interagency process , ''] [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Frank Gaffney , a former Pentagon aide who now *T*-1 runs the Center for Security Policy , a conservative Washington think-tank] .
• [_ARG1 In the Bush White House , the size of the NSC 's staff of professional officers is down to about 50 from about 70 in 1987] , [_ARG0 administration officials] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Tower Commission] [_ARGM-MNR specifically] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the NSC staff should be `` small ''] and warned against * letting `` energetic self-starters '' like Lt. Col. Oliver North strike out on their own rather than leaving the day-to-day execution of policies to the State Department , Pentagon or Central Intelligence Agency .
• [_ARG1 During the coup attempt and its aftermath , NSC staffers were `` stretched *-1 very thin] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one senior administration official] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan 's wholesale prices in the first 10 days of October fell 0.3 % from the previous 10 days but rose 3.3 % from a year ago] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Bank of Japan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Unisys] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that all of the company officials who *T*-1 participated in improper activities have left the company] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Tomlin , among other things , illegally provided Mr. Lavelle with inside information and documents intended * to give Sperry an unfair advantage in the competition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the documents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The New York Stock Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a seat was sold *-1 for $ 500,000 *U* , *-1 unchanged from the sale Thursday] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would prefer *-1 to get nominations from rank-and-file folks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` People hate *-1 to write , ''] [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Industry analysts in Europe] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the most likely suitor for Saab now is Fiat] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Last month] , [_ARG0 Saab-Scania Chief Executive Georg Karnsund] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his company has had talks with Fiat about a broader alliance] .
• [_ARG1 But the talks yielded `` nothing so advanced that we needed *-1 to make a public announcement about it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The failure of the Saab talks `` makes it *EXP*-2 even more crucial for -LCB- Ford -RCB- to be victorious '' in the Jaguar contest] , [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Stephen Reitman , European auto industry analyst at UBS-Phillips & Drew in London] .
• [_ARG0 Jaguar executives] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP last week] [_ARG1 0 they expect *-1 to have a friendly alliance with GM wrapped up by the end of the month] .
• [_ARG0 A GM spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the visit is n't connected to the Jaguar situation] .
• [_ARGM-DIS So] [_ARGM-ADV despite the GM-Jaguar romance] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Ford by last Friday had boosted its Jaguar holding to about 11 % of the luxury auto maker 's shares outstanding from 10.4 % early last week] .
• [_ARG0 Saab] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP last week] [_ARG1 0 it `` has had *RNR*-1 and will continue *-2 to have *RNR*-1 contacts with other manufacturers] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Among the possible suitors is *T*-1 Italy 's Fiat S.p . A] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Individuals close to the Ford side of the negotiations] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> late last week] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the No. 2 U.S. auto maker lost interest as it became clear that the Swedish auto maker 's automotive operations had little to offer in the way of image or technology] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` You 're in the catbird seat every day in this job , ''] [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 `` It 's a vicious circle , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Art Modell , owner of the Cleveland Browns] .
• Anti-Jones sentiment flooded the local press : [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` A crude obnoxious hick , ''] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one writer] ; `` a real oink , '' said *T*-2 another ; `` Who in the hell does he think 0 he is *T*-3 ? '' wrote *T*-4 a third .
• Anti-Jones sentiment flooded the local press : `` A crude obnoxious hick , '' said *T*-1 one writer ; [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` a real oink , ''] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 another] ; `` Who in the hell does he think 0 he is *T*-3 ? '' wrote *T*-4 a third .
• `` [_ARG0 I] [_rel said] , [_ARG1 ` Somebody come get me] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It 's just not cost efficient , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When he sells it *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , the Cowboys will move to a more practical -- * read affordable -- grass practice field near Texas Stadium .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> After * posting losing seasons in each of the last three years , the Cowboys needed a change] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's simple ,] '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lamar Hunt , who *T*-1 owns the Kansas City Chiefs and last year raised ticket prices by $ 2.40 *U* to an average $ 17 *U*] .
• Most of the owners must pay up to 10 % of gross ticket sales for [<sub>ARG1</sub> leases] on stadiums 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 are either too small or too old .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the lease expires in 1999 *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 , `` It 's got *-3 to be changed *-1 . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Owners] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect the league to demand a 50 % increase , despite the fact that televised football games have had lackluster ratings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An NFL spokesman] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the league will probably expand its offerings to cable TV companies like ESPN] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> For his part] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jerry Jones] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's in the business for the long haul] , and his work style seems *-1 to support that .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's simply a way of * making the cuts less onerous for defense than they are for domestic programs] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman James Sasser -LRB- D. , Tenn . -RRB- of the Senate Budget Committee , who *T*-1 said 0 he would oppose the request] .
• `` It 's simply a way of * making the cuts less onerous for defense than they are for domestic programs , '' said *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman James Sasser] -LRB- D. , Tenn . -RRB- of the Senate Budget Committee , who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would oppose the request] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That is n't consistent with the kind of discipline that Gramm-Rudman is supposed *-2 to impose *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Pentagon official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the request was made *-1 * to give the department `` maximum flexibility '' 0 *T*-2 to deal with the cuts] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rochester Telephone Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed its purchase of Urban Telephone Corp. , of Clintonville , Wis. , the second-largest unaffiliated independent telephone company in that state] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rochester Telephone] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acquisition was made *-1 in an exchange of its common shares for all the shares of Urban Telephone] , but a price was n't disclosed .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The bill would `` divert scarce resources of the commission away from broker-dealers into areas which *T*-1 simply have no way of * affecting broker-dealers] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Raoul-Duval] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sources in the industry and on Capitol Hill] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a compromise that *T*-1 would placate the industry while *-2 addressing the SEC 's concerns may be possible] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An aide to the Senate Securities Subcommittee] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some legislators support the concept of risk disclosure] , but adds : `` nobody is wedded *-1 to the language in the bill . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edward O'Brien , president of the Securities Industry Association ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the securities-industry trade group opposes the bill as it is written *-1 but that it is `` hopeful 0 a compromise can be reached *-2 * to achieve the SEC 's goals] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. O'Brien will elaborate on the SIA 's position in testimony before the House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee this week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Boston , whose holding company , CS First Boston Group , *T*-1 is one of the larger issuers of bridge loans on Wall Street ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is also concerned that once the SEC has the power *-2 to monitor holding companies , it will try *-3 to regulate their activities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The proposal , while well-intended , I think 0 *T*-4 can be dangerously misleading because the likely consequence would be *-3 to weaken *RNR*-1 , rather than strengthen *RNR*-1 the control 0 the SEC has exercised *T*-2 for 50 years over the financial adequacy and viability of broker-dealers] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Raoul-Duval , managing director of First Boston ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a study] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the comptroller] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The city 's glory days are over] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Page , New York 's deputy director of finance ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that investors ' concerns about the city 's financial health are `` unwarranted given our proven ability * to manage ourselves] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market can adjust to good news or bad news , but uncertainty drives people wild] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bernard B. Beal , chief executive of M.R. Beal & Co. , a securities firm that *T*-1 specializes in the municipal market] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've never seen so many -LCB- New York City -RCB- G.O. 's up for sale] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> another trader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Municipal bond analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sell-off was triggered *-1 by concerns about the city 's financial health , rumors of a $ 900 million *U* bond offering coming soon , and political uncertainty] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the city] would n't confirm the size of the bond issue , but did [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a general obligation offering is in the works and should be priced sometime in the next two weeks , before the November mayoral election] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lloyd] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> if Qintex had defaulted it could have been required *-1 to repay $ 92 million *U* in debt under its loan agreements] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCA] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> on Friday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as a result of Qintex 's failure * to make the required payment it was terminating the distribution agreement on `` The New * Leave It to Beaver '' as well as other MCA properties] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Qintex Australia] was `` [<sub>rel</sub> saying] as recently as last weekend [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they would take care of the situation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Qintex Entertainment] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 David Evans , its president and chief executive , and Roger Kimmel , a director , both resigned] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They continued *-1 to represent that to the board , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lloyd] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lloyd] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 both Qintex Entertainment and Qintex Australia had attempted *-3 to secure a loan that *T*-2 would allow the company to make the $ 5.9 million *U* payment but the request was turned *-1 down by an unidentified lender on Oct. 14] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At that point , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , Qintex Australia stated 0 it would `` endeavor *-2 to arrange '' the financing .]
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Qintex Australia spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his firm had never `` promised or guaranteed '' *-1 to make the payment] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a prepared statement from Australia] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , following the breakdown of the MGM talks , it `` had been re-evaluating its position as a significant shareholder and a substantial creditor of Qintex Entertainment '' and had `` resolved *-1 to minimize the degree of further loans to Qintex Entertainment in excess of that previously made] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company believed 0 Qintex Entertainment 's financial problems could have been resolved *-1 by other means] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a shocker] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joseph Di Lillo , chairman of Drake Capital Securities , a brokerage firm that *T*-1 has an investment in Qintex Entertainment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Qintex] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Evans , the former president , resigned for `` personal reasons '' and that Mr. Kimmel , an attorney , resigned because his participation in * evaluating the company 's role in * buying MGM\/UA was no longer necessary] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It is n't a current topic of conversation at the company , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barry Diller , chairman and chief executive officer of the Fox Inc. unit of News Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Qintex Entertainment , a producer and distributor of television programs most noted * for its co-production of the hit miniseries `` Lonesome Dove , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed for Chapter 11 protection after Qintex Australia failed *-1 to provide it with $ 5.9 million *U* owed * to MCA Inc. in connection with the distribution of `` The New * Leave It to Beaver Show] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Qintex Entertainment] is 43 % owned by Qintex Australia and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it relies on the Australian company for * funding its working capital requirements] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jonathan Lloyd , executive vice president and chief financial officer of Qintex Entertainment ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Qintex Entertainment was forced *-1 to file for protection * to avoid *-2 going into default under its agreement with MCA] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Financial printer Bowne & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it formed a business translation service , which *T*-1 will provide legal , financial and other services in most major languages , including Japanese , Chinese and Russian] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Each Japanese bank has its own judgment on the profits and risks in that -LCB- UAL -RCB- deal] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We made our own decision] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 ministry officials have been growing increasingly concerned *ICH*-1 during the past few months about Japanese banks getting in over their heads] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Makoto Utsumi , vice minister for international affairs ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ministry did n't in any way suggest to Japanese banks that they stay out of the UAL Corp. leveraged buy-out] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The -LCB- ministry -RCB- thinks 0 the banks do n't know what they are doing *T*-2 , that they have very little idea how * to cope with risk *T*-3 , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one foreign bank analyst who *T*-1 asked *-5 not to be identified *-6] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The ministry has never even suggested that Japanese banks be cautious about leveraged buy-outs in general] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Utsumi] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although some of the Japanese banks involved in the first proposed bid for UAL bowed out because they found the terms unattractive] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> observers] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> here] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have a hard time *-1 believing that commercial considerations were the only reason] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japanese banks are under `` political pressure '' as well] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Despite the risks , the deals can be an attractive way for Japanese banks to increase their presence in the U.S. market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> bank analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Utsumi] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the most 0 the ministry had ever done *T*-1 was * ask Japanese banks about `` the status of their participation '' in one previous U.S. leveraged buy-out] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the inquiry was n't made in a way that the banks could have interpreted *T*-2 as *-1 either encouraging or discouraging participation] , and he added that none of the Japanese banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Utsumi] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some Japanese banks were willing *-2 to participate in the UAL financing up to the very end , which *T*-1 would suggest at the very least that they were n't under orders * to back out] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The aim] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. de Galle] , is * to win market share from imported cigarettes , and * to persuade smokers who *T*-1 are switching to blonde cigarettes *-4 to keep *-3 buying French .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are n't Philip Morris Cos.] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bertrand de Galle , chairman of government-owned Societe Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs & Allumettes S.A. , * known * as Seita] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that because Seita 's profits are limited *-1 by government-controlled cigarette prices , he does n't have the cash 0 * to diversify as heavily *ICH*-2 into food and drink as the U.S. concern has done *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is looking for ways 0 * to exploit France 's network of 39,000 tobacco agents , most of them cafes *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The effect of the Supreme Court Webster opinion is that it left room 0 for grass to grow in the cracks of Roe vs. Wade *T*-3 , and I think 0 this is one of the cracks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Belz , a St. Louis lawyer who *T*-1 represented Ms. O'Brien and the other St. Louis protesters] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mario Mandina , president of Kansas City Lawyers for Life ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that 0 if abortion foes succeed in *-1 using the preamble *-2 to escape prosecution for trespass , `` This will shut down abortion in Missouri] .
• A Boone County judge rejected the motion , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daniel Dodson , a Jefferson City lawyer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has appealed] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The preamble] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that human life begins at conception and that unborn children have rights protected * by the Constitution] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a federal appeals court in St. Louis] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the preamble was unconstitutional] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 citing an earlier Supreme Court ruling that states ca n't justify stricter abortion curbs by * changing the definition of when life begins *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The high court majority] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 was up to the state courts for now * to decide whether the definition has any bearing on other state laws] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The protesters] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their actions were justified by the desire * to save the lives of unborn children] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCormick Capital Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the final proration factor was 0.628394 on its oversubscribed , $ 3-a-share *U* tender offer * to buy back as many as 1.1 million of its common shares] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Payment will begin `` as soon as Oct. 25 , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Through a separate agreement between Peter Dauchy , president , and a group of selling shareholders , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , Mr. Dauchy will on Oct. 30 buy 231,405 shares from the group , * boosting his stake to about 717,000 shares , or 50.7 % of the total after the buy-back .]
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canada 's consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2 % in September from August] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Statistics Canada , a federal agency ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Saudi Arabia , OPEC 's kingpin , also has surfaced as a possible obstacle] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some OPEC sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Under any circumstances , Saudi Arabia should get more '' rather than less] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nazer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> At that rate , a majority of OPEC 's 13 members have reached their output limits] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adm. Goupil , a former Crusader squadron leader ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the last other country 0 *T*-1 to use Crusaders , the Philippines , retired its last ones two years ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adm. Goupil] rejected Dassault 's proposal * to renovate the Crusaders , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the cost was impossible 0 * to estimate *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-2 Even modernized] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 , the Crusaders represent an obsolete and dangerous protection for the aircraft carriers 0 France has sent *T*-1 to meet such crises as the wars in Lebanon and the Persian Gulf .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview in the navy 's official weekly magazine Cols Bleus] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the navy 's second-in-command , Adm. Yves Goupil ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the navy still intends *-1 to buy 86 Rafales as * scheduled in the late 1990s and early 21st century] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adm. Goupil] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the navy ca n't wait until 1998 , when the naval Rafale becomes available *T*-1 , *-2 to replace its obsolete fleet of American-made Crusaders , used since the 1950s * to protect carriers from attack] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Rather than *-4 renovate the Crusaders , which Dassault is proposing *-2 to do *T*-1 for around 1.8 billion French francs -LRB- $ 286.6 million *U* -RRB-] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adm. Goupil] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the navy wants *-3 to buy used F-18s from the U.S. Navy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adm. Goupil] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when the F-18s wear out *T*-1 , the navy is prepared *-2 to take Rafales * to replace them] .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> never] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> so] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> publicly] , they have made no secret of their preference for the F-18 on operational grounds .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Spending by average Japanese households in August fell an adjusted 1.9 % from a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Statistics Bureau of the Prime Minister 's Office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Bell , a spokesman for the airline ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the move is partly aimed *-1 at * retaining existing staff who *T*-2 are leaving *-3 to secure foreign passports ahead of 1997] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 alliances are very important] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Eddington] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 'll never have a big operation in the U.S. , and they 'll never have one as big as us in the Pacific] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Eddington] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Further expansion into southern Europe is also possible] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bell , the spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the airline is putting its faith in the Sino-British agreement on Hong Kong 's return to China] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My feeling is 0 -LCB- Cathay does n't -RCB- have a hope in the long run] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an analyst , who *T*-2 declines * to be identified *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We] 're confident that it protects our route structure , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` and our ability * to grow and prosper .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sense is 0 we would never be in a position *ICH*-1 again where everything works for us the way 0 it did *T*-3 before *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rod Eddington , Cathay 's commercial director] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sarah Hall , an analyst at James Capel -LRB- Far East -RRB- Ltd. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is n't much 0 Cathay can do *T*-3 about rising costs for jet fuel , Hong Kong 's tight labor market , or the strengthening of the local currency , which *T*-2 is pegged *-1 to the U.S. dollar] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> These factors are further complicated *-1 by the airline 's push * to transform itself from a regional carrier to an international one] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Hall] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Falcon Cable Systems Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it proposed an amendment that *T*-1 would allow it to increase its debt cap to 65 % of the company 's fair market value from the 40 % currently allowed] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Falcon , a limited partnership ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wanted the increase in order *-1 to continue its $ 2.15-per-unit *U* annual payment , and for expansion and acquisitions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a meeting would be held *-1 for shareholders to vote on the amendment before year 's end] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This has been a 15-pound earthquake for me] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> resident Joan O'Shea , who *T*-1 works in an acupuncturist 's office] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It *EXP*-3 's so weird * to have * to decide what *T*-1 's really important to you , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barbara May] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The guys are going for their skis , their stereos , their personal computers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Fitzgerald , who *T*-1 helped others empty their apartments] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Enforcement of restricted-entry rules was sporadic] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> residents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The SPCA] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has received more than 100 requests for foster homes on behalf of dogs and cats , though some people have sought temporary homes for birds and fish] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> She can stay there with no heat , but for a parakeet , that can be deadly] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daralee Konowitch , animalcare services manager for the SPCA] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bradford Crowe , director of the mayor 's City Economic Development Office ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is no question that Vermont-Slauson had a halo effect on the surrounding neighborhood] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ATHLONE INDUSTRIES Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that on Dec. 21 it will redeem $ 10 million *U* face amount of its $ 59.3 million *U* of 15.625 % subordinated notes outstanding , due June 1 , 1991] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Chemical Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Destec Energy Inc. unit has agreed *-1 to buy PSE Inc. , a Houston energy company , in a deal valued * at about $ 115 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow , of Midland , Mich. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its unit will begin by Thursday a tender offer of $ 12.25 *U* a share for all PSE common shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Among other conditions , the offer depends on the Dow unit acquiring at least 66 2\/3 % of the PSE shares outstanding] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a joint statement] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the approximately $ 115 million *U* acquisition price includes its total $ 33 million *U* of long-term debt outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it already has agreements with Albert J. Smith Jr. , chairman and chief executive officer of PSE , and certain other officers of the company under which Dow may buy about 40 % of the PSE common shares outstanding *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> recently] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects 0 third-quarter earnings will be in range from $ 1.3 million to $ 1.7 million *U* , or 14 cents to 18 cents a share , compared * with $ 326,000 *U* , or four cents a share , a year ago] .
• Some stock pickers already are targeting the OTC market , [<sub>ARG1</sub> where] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , await *T*-1 plenty of small - and medium-sized growth stocks .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` You can find some good , quality companies over the counter , '' but investors should be selective ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Palicka , chief portfolio manager at Midco Investors , a Newark , N.J. , money management company with about $ 900 million *U* invested * in growth stocks of varying sizes] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the market refocuses on earnings , we should get better valuations of growth stocks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> L. Keith Mullins , a growth-stock analyst at Morgan Stanley] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The average issue on Standard & Poor 's 500-stock Index gained 35 % last year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Farrell of PaineWebber] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People are naturally suspicious of them] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mullins of Morgan Stanley] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Schoeppner , portfolio manager at Pittsburgh-based Quaker Capital Management ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in reaction to nervousness about debt-laden buy-out transactions , analysts and investors now appear *-2 to be `` valuing stock based on future earnings as * opposed to the amount of debt 0 the company can support *T*-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The opinion is largely based on the company 's earnings momentum] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hallingby] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 results for its second quarter ended * Oct. 28 could drop as much as 20 % below the 30 cents a share reported * in the year-earlier quarter] .
• Raymond Corp. lost 1 to 10 after [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> late Thursday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it will take a $ 4.4 million *U* charge in its third quarter for reserves 0 *T*-1 to cover potential charges in connection with the closing and sale of a manufacturing plant] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has secured commitments *ICH*-1 from three banks * to help *-2 finance its $ 125-a-share *U* bid for 22 million of Lin 's shares] .
• The equity kicker is not attached to the offering , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> underwriters] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will be offered *-1 after a filing for 68,548 common shares of CNW Holdings is declared * effective by the Securities & Exchange Commission] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> At that point , -LCB- First Interstate -RCB- decided 0 it *ICH*-2 was the better part of valor not * to negotiate further] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one industry official close to the talks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the provision `` was n't forced upon us , but the regulators made it *EXP*-1 very clear what they thought 0 *T*-2 was an appropriate number] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> On Friday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Los Angeles-based First Interstate Bancorp] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects a net loss of $ 16 million *U* for the third quarter of 1989 because of hemorrhaging at its First Interstate Bank of Arizona unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Interstate] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the unit , bludgeoned * by Arizona 's worsening real-estate woes , will have a $ 174 million *U* loss for the quarter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's horrible * to say , but it 's unfortunate 0 that earthquake was n't in Phoenix -- it might have knocked out some of our empty buildings] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> C.W. Jackson , a prominent Arizona businessman with interests in real estate , banking and many other businesses] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's horrible * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] , but it 's unfortunate 0 that earthquake was n't in Phoenix -- it might have knocked out some of our empty buildings] , '' said *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> C.W. Jackson , a prominent Arizona businessman with interests in real estate , banking and many other businesses] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ralph Shattuck , publisher of Foreclosure Update newsletter ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 foreclosures have climbed to about 1,482 a month just in Maricopa County , where Phoenix is located *-1 *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's frightening] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shattuck] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Moreover] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shattuck and others] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 residential real estate , which *T*-1 had remained fairly strong through most of the downturn , is beginning *-2 to comprise more and more of the foreclosures] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's reasonable * to say 0 there is not a solvent S&L in the state and the amount of viable bank capital is very low] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jackson] .
• `` It 's reasonable [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is not a solvent S&L in the state and the amount of viable bank capital is very low] , '' said *T*-1 Mr. Jackson .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Marrie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bank expects Arizona real-estate prices , which *T*-1 plummeted 40 % over the last year , to fall another 20 % before * stabilizing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Interstate] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its operations outside of Arizona `` achieved results as * expected for the quarter] , '' but did n't specify the results .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Marrie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the problems in Arizona have only `` increased our resolve * to continue *-1 to make our restructuring even more effective] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The ratings service] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the downgrades reflect the continued slide in the company 's financial condition] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Phoenix , Ariz.-based Valley National ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the concern will be able *-1 to withstand the current downturn in Arizona real estate] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Commercial paper holders have reinvested their funds] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and consumer deposits have been up in the last few days .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Security Pacific Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter credit losses surged a third to $ 109 million *U* , mainly because of sour Arizona real-estate loans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Immunex Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its scientists isolated a molecule which *T*-1 may hold potential as a treatment for disruptions of the immune-system , ranging from organ-transplant rejection , to allergies and asthma] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A soluble form of the receptor might turn off a specific part of the immune response without general immune suppression] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 've had this field to themselves for over a year now , and they 've been greatly rewarded *-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bob Katsive , an analyst at Disk\/Trend Inc. , a market researcher in Los Altos , Calif] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They are going *-2 to catch up] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Claridge , an analyst with Hambrecht & Quist] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Both Toshiba and NEC already produce hard-disk drives , and Sony also is studying the field] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Claridge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that net income for its third quarter soared 72 % to $ 11.8 million *U* , or 28 cents a share , from $ 6.8 million *U* , or 19 cents a share , in the year-ago period] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most of our competitors are announcing products based * on our -LRB- older -RRB- products] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Finis Conner , chief executive officer and founder of the firm that *T*-1 bears his name] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're not afraid of * obsoleting some of our old stuff *-2 to stay ahead of the competition] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For the nine months] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the San Jose , Calif.-based company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income jumped 84 % to $ 26.9 million *U* , or 69 cents a share , from $ 14.6 million *U* , or 43 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the matter requires further legal work or litigation] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cane] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , his lawyers may refer the client to a law firm .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Cane & Associates does n't receive referral fees] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> So far] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cane] , most calls have involved landlord-tenant problems , tax problems , divorce , and probate questions .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edward J.M. Little , one of the assistant U.S. attorneys who *T*-1 prosecuted the case ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Garcia trial `` is the last of the Wedtech prosecutions] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Little] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 more than 20 people have been convicted in the Wedtech cases , including former U.S. Rep. Mario Biaggi -LRB- D. , N.Y . -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawyers for the Garcias] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they plan *-1 to appeal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Garcia , who *T*-1 represents New York 's 18th congressional district , which *T*-2 includes the Bronx ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has n't decided whether he will resign] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the next few weeks , I will be consulting with my political advisers and with the Democratic leaders about the best way of * preserving the interests of my constituents] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Garcia , 56 years old] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Though the service is available only in California] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Telelawyer founder Michael Cane] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-1 to franchise it in other states] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Howard Rubenstein , a New York publicist who *T*-1 represents Shea & Gould ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Shea & Gould understands 0 they 're leaving because they wanted a different environment -- a smaller firm 0 they would be principals of *T*-2] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rubenstein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the five , who *T*-1 were n't on Shea & Gould 's management committee , `` are leaving on good terms] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Shea & Gould held a number of discussions with the five partners during the past few weeks * to get them to stay but that the five were firmly committed to *-1 running their own firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his aim is * to reach people who *T*-1 are bedridden , have no access to transportation , ca n't find a lawyer 0 *T*-2 to take their case or simply ca n't afford lawyers ' consultation fees] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One vocal critic of the changes , Chicago lawyer Warren Lupel ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 non-lawyers should n't be on the inquiry panels because they are unlikely *-1 to appreciate the nuances of attorney-client relationships] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's no constitutional right involved * in the rule change] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The firm] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to pay $ 11.5 million *U* overall * to settle with states] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We will only deal with clients on the phone] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Philip Morris had asked the other agencies * to create campaigns in a bid * to stop the brand 's slipping market share] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The brand is No. 7 overall in the cigarette business] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Maxwell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Executives close to Philip Morris] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the tobacco and food giant has asked Backer Spielvogel Bates Worldwide Inc. , a unit of Saatchi & Saatchi Co. , and possibly others *-1 to work on creative ideas for the account] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Several executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 another potential contender is WPP Group 's Ogilvy & Mather agency , which *T*-1 works on some other Philip Morris products] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman for Ogilvy & Mather] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agency does n't comment on `` idle speculation] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But Philip Morris has scaled back ad spending on the brand over the past year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and it now bills about $ 30 million to $ 40 million *U* .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'll stay with BART] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one secretary] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 swallowing her fears about * using the transbay tube] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're anticipating quite a traffic crunch] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one official] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Other cities are calling -LCB- groups booked here for tours and conferences -RCB- and -- not * to be crass -- stealing our booking list] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scott Shafer , a spokesman for Mayor Art Agnos] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Engineers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will take at least eight months * to repair the Embarcadero structure] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The preliminary conclusion from a survey of 200 downtown high-rises is that `` we were incredibly lucky] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawrence Kornfield , San Francisco 's chief building inspector] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In England] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Martin Leach , a spokesman for Lloyd 's of London] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the insurance market has n't yet been able *-1 to estimate the total potential claims from the disaster] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The extent of the claims wo n't be known for some time] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Leach] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the general financial performance of its U.S. brewing operations , G. Heileman Brewing Co. , was `` disappointing , and this has been reflected *-1 in the results] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a TV interview] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Sunday] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bond] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've taken a big loss] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will look at opportunities in brewing , property and energy resources to the extent consistent with the dominant objective of manageable debt-to-assets ratios] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The result `` will ultimately be a very different group in size and structure] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bond Corp. directors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bond Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acknowledged losses mean 0 net asset backing is in the red to the tune of 53 Australian cents a share , vs. positive asset backing of A$ 1.92 *U* a share a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the directors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , `` *-2 Having fully considered all aspects of the company 's state of affairs and future cash flows , the directors confirm absolutely that the company is solvent . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a note to the results] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> directors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 if the `` true worth '' of some of the group 's assets were taken *-1 into account instead of * using book values , the negative net asset backing a share would turn into `` a substantial positive '' one] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bond Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the tax benefits remain available and might be used *-1 later] .
• The survey found that [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> over a three-year period] [<sub>ARG0</sub> 22 % of the firms] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 employees or owners had been robbed *-1 on their way to or from work or while on the job] .
• Crime was the reason that 26 % reported difficulty * recruiting personnel and that [<sub>ARG0</sub> 19 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were considering moving] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> More than one-third of the responding businesses] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they suffer from drug dealing and loitering near their premises] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ENFIELD Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Toronto] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it hopes *-1 to raise 56 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 47.7 million *U* -RRB- through a rights offering to shareholders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the rights offering should reduce its C$ 171 million *U* debt to `` more manageable levels '' before Dec. 31 and allow it to finance future investments with equity capital] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You want *-1 to know how a fund did when the market got hammered *T*-3 *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kurt Brouwer , an investment adviser with Brouwer & Janachowski in San Francisco] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's the problem with * trying *-1 to hedge too much] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brouwer] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> By the time 0 the market plummeted 10 days ago *T*-1 , Monetta was 55 % in cash ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Bacarella , president and portfolio manager] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Howard Stein , chairman of Dreyfus Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fund was about half invested in government bonds on Oct. 13 , and about 10 % in cash] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In a downward market , bonds act better] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The small drop in equity funds in general in the latest week may not necessarily be a good sign] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> A. Michael Lipper , president of Lipper Analytical] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Noting that equity funds are up nearly 60 % from their post-crash low on Dec. 3 , 1987] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that what *T*-1 happened last week `` may not be enough of an adjustment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Several big mutual fund groups] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that cash flows into stock funds were heavier than usual after heavy outflows on the 13th] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vanguard Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had a more than $ 50 million *U* net inflow into its stock funds last week] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There certainly has n't been a panic reaction] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Norwitz , a vice president at T. Rowe Price Associates] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> More than ever , people should realize 0 they should have a diversified portfolio] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeremy Duffield , a senior vice president of Vanguard Group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance PLC , a major British composite insurer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is taking a stake in Nationwide Anglia Building Society 's estate agency business as part of a plan * to create a range of commercial linkages in the U.K. and Europe] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Nationwide Anglia Estate Agents will market GRE life insurance , pension and investment products through its more than 1,000 retail outlets in the U.K] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Besides the marketing agreement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> GRE] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Nationwide Anglia has agreed *-1 to develop life insurance products with the composite insurer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Look how much air *T*-1 is moving around] ! '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> All architects want *-2 to be aware of the ecological consequences of their work] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Burgee , whose New York firm *T*-1 is designing the redevelopment of Times Square] , `` but we ca n't all carry it to that extreme . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Karen Nichols , senior associate at Michael Graves 's architecture firm in Princeton , N.J. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're really at the mercy of what the construction industry can and will do *T*-1 readily] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Living in Hong Kong] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , made him sensitive to the limits on food , power and water supplies .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Athens with Spartan means] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. McDonough] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We proved 0 a healthy office does n't cost more] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frederic Krupp , executive director of the fund] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It `` really looks beautiful and is very light , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ann Hornaday , a free-lance writer who *T*-1 has visited the office for lunch meetings] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` I guess 0 I did n't really notice the trees .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jessica Mathews , vice president of World Resources Institute in Washington , D.C. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that perhaps a quarter of Poland 's soil is too contaminated *-1 for safe farming because of air pollution] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In addition to expected losses tied * to the labor strike , the coal group has spent almost $ 20 million *U* since the strike began for security] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Pittston continues *-1 to hire replacement workers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Burlington 's operating profit grew to $ 9.2 million *U* from $ 3.8 million *U* a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pittston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While `` the tone '' of domestic and international air-freight markets remains sound , seasonal factors are likely *-2 to hinder Burlington Air from *-3 matching third-quarter results in the fourth quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pittston] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Dinkins is a decent but sloppy guy] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Garth , veteran campaign consultant here who *T*-1 has always worked for Mayor Edward Koch , defeated * by Mr. Dinkins in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I guess 0 we 'll reluctantly go ahead and do it , vote for Dinkins] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Wade , a politically active professor who *T*-1 supported Richard Ravitch , an also-ran in the Democratic primary] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People were n't so happy in the 1930s] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Lessner , another local professor and the biographer of the legendary Fiorello LaGuardia , the city 's fusion mayor who *T*-1 built a coalition 0 Mr. Giuliani hopes *-4 to emulate *T*-3] .
• -LRB- `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of David Dinkins] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Giuliani] . -RRB-
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He 's got *-1 to get Dinkins 's negatives up] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lee Miringoff , director of the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's assault-weapons politics] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Siegal , Mr. Dinkins 's issues director] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 insisting 0 there is a strong racist undertone to the Giuliani effort] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he sold the stock *-1 to avoid conflict-of-interest problems in his role as a voting member of the city 's Board of Estimate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his son has n't paid for the shares] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It looks like serious tax evasion] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ailes , the Giuliani media consultant] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He simply has n't explained why something worth a million dollars ended up worth $ 58,000 *U* two years later *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Powers , the Giuliani campaign manager] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The crime goes to character] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ron Maiorana , a consultant to the Giuliani campaign] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It makes people think , maybe this guy is n't so squeaky clean after all] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Garth , Mayor Koch 's media consultant] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Italian news reports] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Carboni and a colleague obtained 1.2 billion lire in checks from a Vatican official , Pavel Hnilica] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> This business trust company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board elected Kieran E. Burke , a consultant to Drexel Burnham Lambert Group Inc. , as chief executive officer , a new post , and as president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Britain 's Serious Fraud Office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will investigate the circumstances surrounding alleged phantom contracts at Ferranti International Signal PLC 's International Signal & Control unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ferranti] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it would be forced *-1 to write off # 185 million *U* against the phantom contracts , * reducing its net asset value by more than half] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Serious Fraud Office , a division of London 's Metropolitan Police responsible for * investigating financial crimes ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its work would take in `` allegations of fraud prior to *RNR*-1 , surrounding *RNR*-1 and subsequent to *RNR*-1 the merger] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ferranti] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it welcomes the investigation and that it will `` cooperate fully] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Derek Alun-Jones , Ferranti 's chairman ,] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hoped *-1 to pursue legal action against those responsible] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The British defense electronics group] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell # 100 million *U* in assets and may seek a merger *-1 to strengthen itself in the wake of its troubles] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> On Saturday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the partners] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the team would be purchased *-1 for $ 54 million *U* by a new group including Comsat Video Enterprises Inc. , a unit of Communications Satellite Corp. based * here] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Royal Business Group Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed suit in federal court here *-1 charging Realist Inc. and its directors with *-2 violating federal securities laws `` by *-3 engaging in a scheme * to prevent '' Royal from *-4 acquiring Realist] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Realist official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company had n't yet received the full complaint and would n't have a response until it had an opportunity * to review it] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a large-ticket discretionary purchase] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Curran , who *T*-1 follows the industry for Merrill Lynch & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Forest City , Iowa , maker of motor homes] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had a loss of $ 11.3 million *U* , or 46 cents a share , in the quarter ended * Aug. 26] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the weakness could continue in the first half of next year] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the industry has `` a good decade ahead , '' particularly if aging baby boomers fulfill the industry 's dreams by *-1 buying RVs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also suffered in the quarter from incentive programs , losses from * discontinuing a motor home line and costs of * developing a new commercial vehicle , among other things] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The cut in the dividend to 10 cents a share semiannually , from 20 cents , `` would indicate to me 0 they do n't see the problems being *-2 fixed real quick , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Rolfes , an analyst at Dain Bosworth Inc. in Minneapolis] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Winnebago] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it started `` several promotional programs '' *-1 to spur retail sales in the fall and winter] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Add it all up and it means `` that the Fed has a little leeway 0 * to ease its credit policy stance without the risk of * rekindling inflation *T*-1 , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norman Robertson , chief economist at Mellon Bank Corp. , Pittsburgh] .
• James Kochan , chief fixed-income strategist at Merrill Lynch , is touting shorter-term securities , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 should benefit more quickly than longer-term bonds as interest rates fall] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Given our forecast for lower rates , purchases made * now should prove quite rewarding before year end] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 these bonds should appreciate in value as some investors , reacting to the recent turmoil in the stock and high-yield junk bond markets , seek safer securities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the -LCB- Tennessee Valley Authority -RCB- sale is any guide , there appears *-1 to be good demand for top-quality , long-term paper from both domestic and overseas accounts] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And] that , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 , will be good for bonds .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Recent data have indicated somewhat weaker economic activity] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Elliott Platt , director of economic research at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roger Early , a portfolio manager at Federated Investors Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that yields on the so-called bailout bonds are n't high enough * to attract his attention] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Why should I bother with something that *T*-1 's an unknown for a very small pickup in yield] ? '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The supply is not a constraint to the market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Samuel Kahan , chief financial economist at Kleinwort Benson Government Securities Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the corporate bond market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new-issue market for junk bonds is likely *-1 to pick up following Chicago & North Western Acquisition Corp. 's $ 475 million *U* junk bond offering Friday] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Today] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> for example] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> underwriters at Morgan Stanley & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect *-1 to price a $ 150 million *U* , 12-year senior subordinated debenture offering by Imo Industries Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that a $ 150 million *U* senior subordinated discount debenture issue by R.P. Scherer Drugs is expected *-1 by the end of the month] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are about a dozen more deals coming] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael McNamara , director of fixed-income research at Kemper Financial Services Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The coupon was raised *-2 *-3 to induce some of the big players on the fence to come in] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for Donaldson] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the issue was sold out and met with strong interest abroad , particularly from Japanese investors] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sotheby 's] provided the Dorrance family a guarantee of at least $ 100 million *U* , and as much as $ 120 million *U* , *-4 to obtain the collection , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with the transaction] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , thus * taking a greater than usual financial interest in the property 0 *T*-2 to be sold *-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw Cellular Communications Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it obtained `` firm '' financing commitments from three major banks in regard to its offer for 50.3 % of LIN Broadcasting Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan agreed *-1 to enforce a decision *ICH*-2 by an international wildlife conference * to ban all trade in ivory] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for the Ministry of International Trade and Industry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Morgan Guaranty Trust , Toronto-Dominion Bank and Provident National Bank , an affiliate of PNC Financial Corp. , jointly committed $ 1.2 billion *U* of financing , subject to certain conditions ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japan] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it might file a reservation against the ivory ban decided * by ballot at the 103-nation United Nations Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species in Switzerland last week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Italy should close the Leaning Tower of Pisa because it 's a danger to tourists] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> government-appointed experts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In some places the stonework is so damaged 0 it shows signs of *-2 breaking off] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> scientists and technicians] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a report to Public Works Minister Giovanni Prandini] .
• 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 ; [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * to reduce it further] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 , production and supply of other beverages , including fruit juices , should be stepped *-2 up .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trade and Supply Minister Gerhard Briksa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a letter published * in the youth daily Junge Welt] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the rise in alcohol consumption in East Germany had been halted *-1] ; but * to reduce it further , he said *T*-3 , production and supply of other beverages , including fruit juices , should be stepped *-2 up .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The center , close to Hong Kong 's border with China , will be ready today and will be able *-1 to house 1,000 inmates] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Police Deputy Director Peter Wong] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Further] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the banks expressed confidence that the balance of the $ 4.5 billion *U* bank facility will be committed *-1 within the next several weeks by a syndicate of foreign and domestic banks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One Conservative MP , David Wilshire ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I should have a wonderful suntan by Christmas] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A majority of Japanese banks] are [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 [<sub>ARG2</sub> to be wary of * making new loans to Mexico under the Brady plan because they 're uncertain 0 the Mexican economy will remain stable] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Instead , many small and medium-sized banks , and some larger ones , are likely *-1 to take one of the other two options open to them under the plan] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japanese banking officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that most Japanese banks prefer the losses 0 they 'd suffer *T*-1 in either of the latter options to the risk of new lending] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They ca n't take the hit '' to their earnings] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The official Xinhua News Agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the municipal government was discussing a draft bill 0 *T*-1 to give the capital its first anti-prostitution statutes] .
• It quoted [<sub>ARG0</sub> Liu Changyi , deputy director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau ,] as *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that there were many more people involved * in prostitution now than in 1985 , when there were about 100 cases *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Woodstream is `` marginally profitable '' but has n't performed as well as * expected] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Woodstream 's Victor-brand mousetraps and other pest-control products are `` doing very well , '' and its plastic storage-case products `` are poised *-1 for growth , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the unit 's third segment , wildlife traps , is suffering from a `` depressed market , '' and Ekco is seeking *-1 to sell that segment] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects profit to be higher in 1990 than in 1989 , * reflecting a number of measures taken * since the acquisition of Ekco Housewares in late 1987] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 tighter operating controls have enabled Ekco to reduce inventory levels 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] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> By *-4 moving the design of new products in-house -- instead of * contracting out the work -- the company also has been able *-4 to come up with designs that *T*-2 can be manufactured *-1 more efficiently] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• In addition to those measures , the company spent heavily earlier this year *-2 to install displays at its customers ' retail outlets -- [<sub>ARG1</sub> a strategy] that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 has helped *-3 bolster awareness of the company 's brands .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The main issue in the strike at the Ohio facility was health-care benefits] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ekco continues *-1 to seek further acquisitions in the consumer-products industry] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Softer-than-expected orders in early September also played a role] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is `` reasonably confident '' that earnings for the full year will exceed the $ 3.1 million *U* , or 17 cents a share , in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some retailers -- perhaps anxious about * minimizing inventories -- appear *-1 to have held back on orders in September but have been ordering more heavily in October] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Things have grown worse since June 4] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lai] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The import pie will shrink] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Kamm , first vice president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and a China trade specialist] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The freeze on new lending is dealing the single biggest blow to trading] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond Wong , China manager for Mannesmann AG , a West German machinery-trading company] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Both sectors of imports and exports look just as bad] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Masahiko Kitamura , general manager of Nissho Iwai 's Canton office] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Business is n't any better on the provincial or municipal level] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> foreign traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Foreign traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is strapped for cash] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It has difficulties *-3 paying its foreign debts] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Hong Kong executive who *T*-1 is familiar with Sitco 's business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Foreign traders] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 many of China 's big infrastructural projects have been canceled or postponed because of the squeeze on domestic and foreign credit] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are virtually no new projects , and that means no new business for us] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Oil Pollution Act , scheduled * to come up for a vote in Congress this fall , would provide that if claimants are n't paid within 90 days of a spill , the liability fund would compensate them and seek reimbursement from the owner or operator of the vessel] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for Rep. George Miller -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , a sponsor of the bill] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the `` glitch '' in the statute is `` the worst kind of Catch-22] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Law school teaches wonderful theory , but it does n't teach the nuts and bolts of practical lawyering] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Aaron Weitz , head of a New York County Lawyers ' Association committee that *T*-1 sponsors such a course] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But these days , large firms hire as many as 30 new associates a year , and it *EXP*-2 's impossible * to personally train everyone] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Henning of Hildebrandt Inc. , a consulting firm that *T*-1 runs training classes] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now , clients know that new associates have had some practical training before *-2 working on their cases] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James J. Hanks , a partner at the firm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The building , which *T*-1 will handle child abuse , custody and foster care cases , will be `` less formal , less threatening and just basically less grim than most courthouses , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edmund Edelman , chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The building 's 25 courtrooms will be smaller] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charlene Saunders , a court administrator] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We need *-1 to get the kids away from the criminals into a less traumatic environment , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Edelman] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> About 45,000 children in Los Angeles County are under court supervision] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Edelman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , and an average of 1,500 new children are added *-1 each month .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We will support it , we will thank him , and we will augment it where appropriate] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Vic Fazio -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB-] .
• Moody 's Investors Service Inc. said 0 it lowered the ratings of some $ 145 million *U* of Pinnacle debt because of `` accelerating deficiency in liquidity , '' which [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 was evidenced *-1 by Pinnacle 's elimination of dividend payments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered the ratings of some $ 145 million *U* of Pinnacle debt because of `` accelerating deficiency in liquidity , '' which it said 0 *T*-2 was evidenced *-1 by Pinnacle 's elimination of dividend payments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Henry Sargent Jr. , Pinnacle executive vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the action `` wo n't really have any effect on us] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The rating agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered the ratings on $ 75 million *U* of the holding company 's convertible subordinated Eurodebentures to B-3 from B-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also lowered the ratings of $ 70 million *U* of Pinnacle 's MeraBank thrift unit long-term deposits to B-3 from B-2 , and on its subordinated debt to Ca from Caa] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Securities of MeraBank were placed under review last May , and will remain under review for downgrade] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• While she is wondering whether * to live it up , and do something even more dramatic , [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * get married] , her life is further complicated by the reappearance of an old flame , David , a film critic and actor who always *T*-1 seems *-2 to be just on the brink of stardom .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We found the market not developing as we thought 0 it would *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a GE spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No one yet has shown the ability * to manufacture these panels '' at commercial costs] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Zvi Yaniv , the president of Ovonic Imaging] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thinks 0 his company is just a few years from *-1 doing that] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unless it gets more help , the U.S. industry wo n't have a chance] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Friedman , Photonics 's executive vice president] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Brody , Magnascreen 's president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Japanese companies are poised *-1 to snatch the technology and put it to commercial use , just as they did with earlier U.S. innovations in color television and video recording] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most American investors have just given up] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Brody] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't see a domestic source for some of our -LCB- HDTV -RCB- requirements , and that 's a source of concern] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Kelly , director of DARPA 's defense manufacturing office] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Planar President James Hurd] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has *-1 to pay tariffs as high as 15 % *-1 to sell his display panels in Japan and South Korea , while panels from those countries enter the U.S. duty-free] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is n't a technology issue , but an attitude issue] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Burmah Oil PLC , a British independent oil and specialty-chemicals marketing concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 SHV Holdings N.V. has built up a 7.5 % stake in the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Burmah] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had n't held any discussions with SHV and that `` no deal of any nature is in contemplation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The top state environmental official in Massachusetts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Clean Harbors Inc. 's environmental-impact statement for a proposed incinerator in Braintree was inadequate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Critics of the plan , including the town of Braintree ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the incinerator is a health hazard] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Clean Harbors , based * in Quincy ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it `` will proceed expeditiously '' * to submit the data requested *] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alan McKim , chief executive officer of Clean Harbors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was `` very much encouraged '' by the official 's praise of Clean Harbors for the quality of some of the data in the report] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Citizens & Southern Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed a definitive agreement * to acquire Security Pacific Corp. 's New York-based factoring unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Citizens , based * in Atlanta ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has about $ 4.6 billion *U* in factored sales annually] ; the Security Pacific unit has about $ 1.8 billion *U* annually .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The office , a Treasury Department unit that *T*-2 is the successor to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this was the first announcement of an enforcement action since this year 's thrift-bailout legislation ordered that all such actions by federal banking regulators be made *-1 public] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the OTS] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that before the law took effect Aug. 9 , it banned another `` key Vision Banc insider '' from insured financial institutions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The OTS] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> specifically] [<sub>ARG1</sub> why the action was taken *-1 against Ms. Garman *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 examiners found a variety of insider dealings at the thrift , including `` extraordinary loan commissions '' paid * to a firm associated * with Vision Banc officials , and loans diverted * through borrowers back to the thrift officials] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arizona Instrument Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to post a third-quarter net loss of about $ 600,000 *U* , or 25 cents to 27 cents a share , compared with net income of $ 214,000 *U* , or 10 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Tempe , Ariz. , maker of underground fuel-storage systems] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the most recent period was affected *-1 by customers ' problems * complying with recent Environmental Protection Agency regulations] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 it is a good theme for what *T*-1 looks * to be an uncertain market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Einhorn , partner at Goldman Sachs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 * increasing profits on the order of at least 15 % to 20 % *U* a year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> money managers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The period when growth stocks should be performing well *T*-1 is when their earnings are growing at a superior rate to the general level of corporate profits *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Boesel , president of T. Rowe Price 's Growth and Income Fund] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And they will again] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> money-manager proponents of the growth-stock theme] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're just seeing the beginning of a shift] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• Carmine Grigoli , [<sub>ARG0</sub> chief market strategist for First Boston] , who [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> still] *T*-1991 [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We expect the Dow average -LCB- to be at -RCB- 3000 by mid-1990 , ''] nonetheless foresees a sluggish economy in the meantime .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One of the stories of the fourth quarter is that we will get an unusual number of earnings disappointments from companies sensitive to the economy] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Boesel of T. Rowe Price] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Wright , chief investment officer for Banc One Asset Management ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've been selling a disproportionate share of cyclical companies and buying a disproportionate share of high earnings stocks] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Big cyclical companies are using `` all the tricks 0 they can *T*-1 *-3 to stabilize earnings , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sloan] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What they are telling you *T*-1 is that they do n't have the ability * to generate higher returns internally] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sloan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it considers its shares a good investment] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But block trading desks and money managers made a concerted effort * to meet the imbalances with stock 0 * to sell *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stoneridge Resources Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will begin an offering of rights equivalent to 2.6 million common shares and valued at $ 22,750,000 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Bloomfield Hills , Mich.-based real-estate holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will offer the rights at $ 8.75 *U* a share to shareholders of record on Oct. 26] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will use the proceeds of the offering for debt reduction and general corporate purposes , including acquisitions] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stockholders who *T*-1 exercise all their rights may buy additional shares] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has an option * to increase the offering by up to 350,000 shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCI COMMUNICATIONS Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed a shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission for issuance of as much as $ 750 million *U* of debt securities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> 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 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reduced its stake in Anacomp Inc. to 3.6 % of the common shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold 1,325,900 Anacomp common shares from Aug. 31 to last Wednesday for $ 4.48 *U* to $ 5.84 *U* a share , * resulting in a drop in its holdings to 1,351,662 shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An Anacomp official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Indianapolis computer-services concern had no comment on the group 's share sales] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> then] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had had *RNR*-1 and would continue *-3 to have *RNR*-1 discussions with Anacomp 's management concerning its investment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Home Beneficial Corp. , Richmond , Va. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it contracted *-2 to sell its 50 % interest in a Richmond-area shopping mall to a buyer that *T*-1 was n't identified *-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The life-insurance holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale would result in an after-tax gain of about $ 32 million *U* , or $ 3.09 *U* a share , in the first quarter of]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will adopt new accounting standards in the first quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the reduced dividend reflects the low price for precious metals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Greg Davies , Central Fund 's vice president , finance ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 losses for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31 could be as high as one million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 852,000 *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comair Holdings Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Cincinnati] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it bought Airline Aviation Academy , a pilot training school based * at Sanford Regional Airport near Orlando , Fla] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comair] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it paid cash] but declined *-1 to disclose the price .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Airline Aviation , which *T*-1 has annual revenue of $ 5 million to $ 6 million *U* , has great growth potential because of the large number of U.S. pilots nearing retirement age] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comair] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The unit will be renamed *-2 Comair Aviation Academy and will continue *-2 to be headed *-1 by Scott Williams , a son of its founder] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Comair] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One analyst , who *T*-1 asked not *-2 to be identified *-3 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes that the UAL pilots and management can put together a bid `` in the $ 225 *U* area , '' but that it could take three to four months * to close] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investment bankers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that banks are n't likely *-2 to lend the almost $ 5 billion *U* that *T*-1 would be necessary for a takeover even at a lower price without someone putting up a hefty wad of cash -- probably even greater than the 17 % in cash put up * by investors in the leveraged takeover of Northwest Airlines parent NWA Corp. in July] .
• The short answer , on a fundamental basis , is that [<sub>ARG0</sub> airline analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the stock is worth somewhere between $ 135 and $ 150 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Weston , Mass. , utilities and marine-transport concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 results for the third quarter , usually a money-losing one because of the seasonality of the gas business , were also aided by higher gas sales and the May 1989 acquisition of Water Products Company] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most other supercomputer manufacturers have yet *-2 to adopt the Posix standard] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paluck] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-5 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 adding that they prefer *-4 to maintain proprietary systems that *T*-1 lock in customers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They want a lobster trap -- once you get in , you ca n't get out] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> During the third quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it won several significant contracts , including a five-year contract with the National Institutes of Health valued * at an estimated $ 8 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The new products allow customers to add Convex machines to established systems made * by other manufacturers , which `` *T*-1 opens up a phenomenal market for us] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert J. Paluck , Convex 's chairman , president and chief executive] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Troubled Saatchi & Saatchi Co. has attracted offers for some of its advertising units , with potential suitors including Interpublic Group , but has rejected them] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Interpublic approached Saatchi in August about * buying its Campbell-Mithun-Esty unit , but was turned down *-1 by Chairman Maurice Saatchi] .
• And [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people close to Saatchi] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Maurice Saatchi and his brother , Charles , would lead a buy-out if a hostile bid emerged] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> More recently , Interpublic inquired about one of Saatchi 's smaller communications companies -- identified * as the Rowland public relations firm by several industry executives -- but again was rebuffed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Louis-Dreyfus] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a recent interview] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he might sell `` a marginal agency or office] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Prudential Insurance Co. of America] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it selected four agencies to pitch its $ 60 million to $ 70 million *U* account] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the insurance and financial services firm , based * in Newark , N.J. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it hopes *-1 to make a decision within three to four months] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Interpublic 's chairman and chief executive officer , Philip Geier Jr. , made the pitches in visits to Mr. Saatchi in London] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The agency] declined comment , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will continue work until a new agency is chosen *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> N W Ayer 's president and chief executive officer , Jerry J. Siano ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agency is holding `` conversations '' about * acquiring Zwiren Collins Karo & Trusk , a midsized Chicago agency , but a deal is n't yet close to *-2 being completed *-1] .
• Takeover speculation has been rife , its consulting business is on the block , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> its largest shareholder , Southeastern Asset Management ,] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's been approached *-1 by third parties regarding a possible restructuring] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grand Met] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its recent `` growth and wider geographic spread '' made it necessary * to create the new position] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wisconsin Toy Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it definitively agreed *-1 to acquire closely held Everything 's a Dollar Inc. of Virginia Beach , Va. , for stock currently valued at about $ 4.7 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Milwaukee toy retailer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agreement calls for Everything 's a Dollar holders to receive for their holdings a total of 354,600 newly issued Wisconsin Toy shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Arthur Borie , until January chief operating officer of Pic 'N Save Inc. , will buy a 20 % stake in the new Wisconsin Toy subsidiary , and will act as head of Everything 's a Dollar] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The initial costs] are [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to be in the $ 2 billion *U* a year range , but that 's only the beginning .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Proponents of the nationwide standards] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the cost for car buyers would be about $ 500 *U* per car] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Other analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that estimate is low] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dillow] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes that a reduction in raw material stockbuilding by industry could lead to a sharp drop in imports] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Foreign exchange dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the currency market has begun *-2 to distance itself from the volatile stock exchange , which *T*-1 has preoccupied the market since Oct. 13 , when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 190 points *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This has increased the risk of the government being forced *-1 to increase base rates to 16 % from their current 15 % level *-2 to defend the pound] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> economists and foreign exchange market analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The risks for sterling of a bad trade figure are very heavily on the down side] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chris Dillow , senior U.K. economist at Nomura Research Institute] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sanjay Joshi , European economist at Baring Brothers & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is no sign that Britain 's manufacturing industry is transforming itself *-1 to boost exports] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> East Rock Partners Limited Partnership] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it proposed *-1 to acquire A.P. Green Industries Inc. for $ 40 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an Oct. 19 letter to A.P. Green 's board] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> East Rock] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the offer is subject to the signing of a merger agreement by no later than Oct. 31] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The letter] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 attached *-2 to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the approval is also contingent upon * obtaining satisfactory financing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> East Rock] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in the filing] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it boosted its stake in A.P. Green to 8.7 %] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Shippers are saying ` the party 's over] , ' '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. LaLonde] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shippers] are [<sub>rel</sub> saying] ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> the party 's over] , ' '' said *T*-1 Mr. LaLonde .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Delaney , a consultant at Arthur D. Little Inc. , Cambridge , Mass. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [_ARG1 We 've gotten all the benefits of deregulation in freight-cost reductions] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's still a lot of pressure on rates in both rail and truck] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerard McCullough , lecturer in transportation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Major shippers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect freight rates to rise at least as fast as inflation and maybe faster in the next few years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An official at Consolidated Freightways Inc. , a Menlo Park , Calif. , less-than-truckload carrier ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 rate discounting in that industry has begun *-1 to `` stabilize] . ''
• [_ARG1 Truckers are `` trying *-1 to send signals that they need *-2 to stop the bloodletting , forget about market share and go for higher rates] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Lloyd , an analyst at Salomon Bros] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And `` shippers are getting the feeling that they have played one trucker off against another as much as they can *?*] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 Japan Air Lines] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-1 to boost its rates a further 25 % over the next two years] .
• [_ARG1 Such rate increases `` will increase the total cost of U.S. products and slow down the rate of increase of U.S. exports] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> 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] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some bulk shipping rates have increased `` 3 % to 4 % *U* in the past few months] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Salomon 's Mr. Lloyd] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Demand has caught up with the supply of certain types of freight transportation , and rates are starting *-2 to move up '' at a rate `` close to *RNR*-5 or slightly more than *RNR*-5 the inflation rate] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Clifford Sayre , director of logistics at Du Pont Co] .
• [_ARG0 Shippers surveyed * recently by Ohio State University] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expect their freight-transport , storage and distribution costs to rise about 4 % this year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is the first year since transportation deregulation in 1980 that we have had such a dramatic and broad-based upturn in perceived transportation rates *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bernard LaLonde , a transportation logistics professor at Ohio State in Columbus] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MGM Grand Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed a registration statement *ICH*-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering of six million common shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Beverly Hills , Calif.-based company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would have 26.9 million common shares outstanding after the offering] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The hotel and Gaming company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Merrill Lynch Capital Markets will lead the underwriters] .
• When he was through *T*-1 , the court members asked many questions , then [<sub>ARG0</sub> the chairman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would like *-2 to hear his manager 's side and talk to witnesses] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After the three members of the court introduced themselves ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the chairman of the panel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 * Go ahead and tell us what *T*-1 happened] .
• [_ARG1 Breweries attracted investors because of their land property holdings that *T*-1 could figure in development or other plans] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the day 's action was featureless outside some response to sterling 's early weakness against the mark , and fears that Wall Street might open lower after its strong leap forward Thursday] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they viewed the initial # 390-million *U* -LRB- $ 622 million *U* -RRB- outlay for a 15 % stake in the airline as a bit much] .
• [_ARG0 Sir James] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP Thursday night] [_ARG1 that his plans for the takeover had n't changed] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was hit *-1 by some profit-taking after gains since mid-week] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors , especially dealers , do n't want *-1 to hold a position over the weekend] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a trader at Dai-ichi Securities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding , though , that the trading mood remained positive through the afternoon session] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The U.S. is required *-1 to notify foreign dictators if it knows of coup plans likely * to endanger their lives] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> government officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Boren] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 It 's time 0 * to stop bickering and work together *-1 to develop a clear and appropriate policy 0 * to help the country in the future *T*-3 *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 Republican Sen. William Cohen of Maine , the panel 's vice chairman ,] [_rel said] of [_ARG3-of the disclosure] [_ARG1 that `` a text torn * out of context is a pretext , and it *EXP*-2 is unfair for those in the White House who *T*-1 are leaking to present the evidence in a selective fashion] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Boren] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the committee could n't defend itself by *-1 making the documents public because that would violate classification rules] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One administration official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 notification was required *-1 even if the U.S. `` gets wind '' of somebody else 's coup plans that *T*-2 seem likely *-3 to endanger a dictator 's life] .
• But [_ARG0 a congressional source close to the panel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the rule only covered coup plans directly involving the U.S.] .
• [_ARG0 One senior administration official] called the guideline `` outrageous '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it could make U.S. operatives reluctant *-1 to even listen to coup plans for fear 0 they may get into legal trouble] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> both administration and congressional officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the need for guidelines on coups and assassinations was partly spurred *-1 by a White House desire * to avoid nasty overseas surprises during the election campaign] .
• The administration has reacted to criticism that it mishandled the latest coup attempt by *-1 seeking *-2 to blame Congress for restrictions 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-3 have hampered its freedom of action] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Webster 's two top CIA deputies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 congressional curbs had n't hampered the spy agency 's role in the coup attempt in Panama] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials familiar with the meeting] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Bush cited the policy as an example of] the sort of congressional requirements 0 the administration contends 0 *T*-1 contribute to the failure of such covert actions as this month 's futile effort * to oust Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the president conceded 0 the notification requirement did n't affect his decision * to lend only minor support to this month 's Panama coup effort] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> No notification] was ever considered *-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , apparently because the U.S. did n't think 0 the coup plotters intended *-3 to kill Mr. Noriega , but merely sought *-3 to imprison him .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Procter & Gamble Co. and Noxell Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they received early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act regarding the proposed $ 1.4 billion *U* merger of Noxell into P&G] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Shareholders of Noxell , of Hunt Valley , Md. , will vote on the merger at a special meeting on Nov. 30] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SIERRA TUCSON Cos.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed its initial public offering of 2.5 million common shares , which *T*-1 raised $ 30 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Tucson , Ariz. , operator of addiction-treatment centers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 proceeds will be used *-1 for expansion , * to pay debt and for general corporate purposes] .
• `` [_ARG1 The stock market is sick because profits are crumbling] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael K. Evans , president of Evans Economics Inc. , Washington] .
• [_ARG0 Charles Lieberman , managing director of financial markets reasearch at Manufacturers Hanover Securities Corp. , New York ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Hurrican Hugo shaved 0.1 % to 0.2 % *U* from personal-income growth , because of greatly diminished rental income from tourism] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Inflation could be a real surprise] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Samuel D. Kahan , chief financial economist at Kleinwort Benson Government Securities Inc. , in Chicago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vickers PLC , a United Kingdom defense and engineering company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 an investment unit controlled * by New Zealand financier Ron Brierley raised its stake in the company Friday to 15.02 % from about 14.6 % Thursday and from 13.7 % the previous week] .
• `` [_ARG1 Ron Brierley clearly views our company as a good investment] , '' [_ARG0 a Vickers spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 At current market prices , the twin public offerings 0 *T*-2 to be completed *-1 next year would add an estimated 2.5 billion Swedish kronor -LRB- $ 386 million *U* -RRB- to Trelleborg 's coffers] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• But [_ARG1 that share issue -- intended * to make Trelleborg better known among international investors -- was postponed *-1 until market conditions stabilize] , [_ARG0 people familiar with the situation] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Andersson] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he is confident that * taking parts of the company public will help * erase the `` conglomerate stigma '' that *T*-1 has held down Trelleborg 's share price] .
• `` [_ARG1 Trelleborg is n't in the same league *ICH*-2 yet as mining giants such as RTZ Corp. or Anglo-American Corp.] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mike Kurtanjek , a mining analyst at James Capel & Co. , London] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 its chances of success will likely hinge on how well Trelleborg manages *-2 to cooperate with Noranda in the Falconbridge venture *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Noranda would prefer *-1 to break up Falconbridge , and that the Swedes -- relatively inexperienced in international mining operations -- could have problems *-2 holding their own with a much bigger partner like Noranda operating on its home turf] .
• [_ARG1 Falconbridge] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , will continue *-2 operating in its current form .
• [_ARG1 But such partnerships are common in mining , where there are n't problems or conflict of interest or risk of cheating by a partner *T*-1] , '' [_ARG0 Trelleborg 's president] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the 1980s were a decade of consumption , the '90s will be the investment decade] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Andersson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The whole of Europe and the industrialized world is suffering from a breakdown in infrastructure investment] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Adverse pressure on gross margins ... has subsided] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sculley] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lower component costs -- especially for DRAMs , or dynamic random access memory chips -- were cited *-1 for the easing of margin pressure on the company] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it privately placed stock and warrants in exchange for $ 750,000 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> He remains an executive vice president] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and his new position reflects `` the growing importance of the world automotive market as a market for A. Schulman 's high performance plastic materials . ''
• [_ARG1 Gordon Trimmer will succeed Mr. Haines as manager of Canadian operations , and Mr. Kushkin 's former position is n't being filled *-1 at this time] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 General Electric Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a contract *ICH*-3 with the developers of the Ocean State Power project for the second phase of an independent $ 400 million *U* power plant , which *T*-2 is being built *-1 in Burrillville , R.I] .
• [_ARG0 Chambers Development Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its Security Bureau Inc. unit purchased two security concerns in Florida that *T*-1 will add $ 2.1 million *U* of annual revenue] .
• [_ARG0 Basf AG] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it moved its headquarters for Latin America to Mexico and the headquarters for the Asia\/Australia regional division to Singapore , * effective Oct] .
• [_ARG1 Both regions are the fastest-growing areas for Basf] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Lotus Development Corp. is in talks *-1 to sell its Signal stock-quote service to Infotechnology Inc. , the New York parent of Financial News Network] , [_ARG0 people familiar with the negotiations] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the price would be around $ 10 million *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Please * submit your offers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Felipe Bince Jr] .
• `` [_ARG1 You just do n't see a whole lot happening] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 an international economist] .
• [_ARG0 Bankers] [_rel say] , [_ARGM-DIS however] , [_ARG1 that the government may have difficulty *-1 selling the institution even without a floor price] .
• [_ARG1 The bank has a negative net worth] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The prospect of * buying into a cash-hungry company without *-1 getting management control persuaded at least three foreign buyers , including a member of the Elders group of Australia , *-2 to pull out of the bidding] , [_ARG0 the bankers and analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Garcia] acknowledges the problem and [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the Asset Trust will study why the bidding failed *T*-1 and what changes the agency may be able *-2 to offer *T*-3] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Garcia] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has been notified *-1 of congressional hearings on the Picop bidding and possible legislation covering the paper mill 's sale , both prompted * by the criticism of the agency] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In an interview] , [_ARG0 James Smith] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the banks ' `` markets are contiguous and their business philosophies are similar and conservative] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nonperforming loans will make up only about 0.5 % of the combined banks ' total loans outstanding] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Yet clearly , modernization must embrace its key industries before [<sub>ARG1</sub> it] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] be [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 to have caught the `` privatization bug . ''
• [_ARG0 *-1] Having [_rel said] [_ARG1 that] , we must caution against an apparent tendency * to overstate the case .
• [_ARG0 The third-largest thrift institution in Puerto Rico] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects a return to profitability in the third quarter when it reports operating results *T*-1 this week] .
• [_ARG0 Ponce Federal] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the dividend was suspended *-1 in anticipation of more stringent capital requirements under the Financial Institutions Reform , Recovery , and Enforcement Act of 1989] .
• [_ARGM-TMP On Friday] , [_ARG0 British Air] issued a statement [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 it `` does not intend *-1 to participate in any new deal for the acquisition of UAL in the foreseeable future] . ''
• However , [<sub>ARG0</sub> several people] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that British Air might yet rejoin the bidding group and that the carrier made the statement *-1 to answer questions from British regulators about how it plans *-2 to use proceeds of a securities offering previously earmarked * for the UAL buy-out *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with the buy-out group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Pope 's departure would weaken the airline 's management at a critical time] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People familiar with the company] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the board is n't likely *-2 to give quick approval to any offer substantially below the $ 300-a-share *U* , $ 6.79 billion *U* buy-out bid] that *T*-1 collapsed last week after banks would n't raise needed loans and after a key partner , British Airways PLC , dropped out .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> WEIRTON STEEL Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed a $ 300 million *U* sale of 10-year notes , the final step in the 1984 buy-out of the company from National Steel Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The 10 7\/8 % notes were priced *-1 at 99.5 % *-2 to yield 10.958 % in an offering managed * by Bear , Stearns & Co. , Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. and Lazard Freres & Co.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Weirton , of Weirton , W. Va. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 $ 60.3 million *U* of the proceeds were used *-1 *-2 to prepay the remaining amounts on the note outstanding to National Intergroup Inc. , the parent of National Steel] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lep Group PLC of Britain , which *T*-1 holds a 62.42 % stake in Profit Systems Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is considering courses of action that *T*-2 could result in its having `` active control '' of the company] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [_ARG0 Lep Group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a possible course of action may include * acquiring some or all of the Profit Systems shares 0 it does n't already own *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 Lep Group and affiliates currently control 3,513,072 Profit Systems common shares , or 62.42 % ,] [_ARG0 the filing] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 U.S. official reserve assets rose $ 6.05 billion *U* in September , to $ 68.42 billion *U*] , [_ARG0 the Treasury Department] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The gain compared with a $ 1.10 billion *U* decline in reserve assets in August to $ 62.36 billion *U*] , [_ARG0 the department] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Alusuisse , of New York ,] declined *-1 to [_rel say] [_ARG1 how much it expects *-2 to get *T*-3 for the unit] ; the company has hired First Boston Corp. to help identify bidders .
• [_ARG0 Manhattan National Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Michael A. Conway , president and chief executive officer , was elected *-1 chief executive of the holding company 's two principal insurance subsidiaries] .
• [_ARG1 He succeeds Paul P. Aniskovich Jr. , who *T*-1 resigned *-2 to pursue other business interests] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Daniel J. Terra , a director of First Illinois Corp. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that in August he reduced his stake in First Illinois to 26.48 % of the common shares outstanding] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [_ARG0 Mr. Terra] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he sold 263,684 First Illinois common shares from Aug. 9 to Aug. 28 for $ 9.9375 to $ 10.5625 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Terra] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in the filing] [_ARG1 that he sold the stock *-1 to decrease his position in the Evanston , Ill. , banking concern] .
• [_ARG1 He may sell more shares in the open market or in private transactions , but would n't rule out *-2 changing his intentions and buying shares] , [_ARG0 the filing] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 SciMed Life Systems Inc. , Minneapolis ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a federal appeals court vacated an earlier summary judgment in its favor] .
• [_ARG0 SciMed] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the appeals court remanded the case back to the district court for further proceedings] .
• [_ARG0 SciMed] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it `` remains committed '' both to the `` vigorous defense '' of its position that the catheter does n't infringe the Lilly unit 's patent , and to the pursuit of its own counterclaims , which *T*-1 allege 0 Lilly engaged in antitrust violations and other wrongful acts] .
• [_ARG1 A REVISED BID FOR UAL is being prepared *-1 by a labor-management group] , [_ARG0 sources] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 First Interstate Bancorp of Los Angeles] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP Friday] [_ARG1 0 it expects a $ 16 million *U* quarterly loss] , [_ARGM-ADV * citing property-loan losses at its Arizona unit] .
• [_ARG1 Saatchi & Saatchi has attracted offers for some of its advertising units but has rejected them] , [_ARG0 sources] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Inmac Corp. , a money-losing direct marketer of computer supplies and accessories ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 directors suspended payment of its semiannual dividend as too great a drain on funds] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The board felt that the continued payment of our semiannual dividend was inconsistent with recent operating results] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth A. Eldred , president and chief executive officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Food and Drug Administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 American Home Products Corp. agreed *-3 to recall certain generic drugs that *T*-2 were produced *-1 by its Quantum Pharmics unit in Amityville , N.Y] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The FDA] requested the recall of Quantum 's mioxidil tablets , chlorazepate dipotassium tablets and meclofenamate sodium capsules because , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , the size of the production runs submitted * for testing * to gain FDA approval was in each case misrepresented *-1 as much larger than it actually was *?* .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> No safety problems with the products are known *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the FDA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An FDA spokesperson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the drugs are still available under other brand names] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Home Products] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was suspending production and distribution of all 21 of Quantum 's generic drug products pending the completion of an exhaustive internal audit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lyondell Petrochemical Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income fell 54 % , to $ 73 million *U* , or 91 cents a share , from $ 160 million *U* a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The petrochemical maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the biggest reason 0 earnings declined *T*-1 was a loss of production time and the increased costs associated * with a temporary maintenance closing and expansion of an olefins plant] .
• While [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 chemical margins continued *-1 to worsen this quarter] , costs will be lower because the maintenance and expansions are complete .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amgen Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its second-quarter earnings increased more than tenfold to $ 3.9 million *U* , or 22 cents a share , due to increased sales of the company 's new antianemia drug for kidney patients] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The existence of the policy became known *-1 after Bush disclosed it to seven GOP senators last week , *-3 citing the plan as an example of congressional requirements 0 the administration contends 0 *T*-4 contribute to the failure of covert actions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Bush conceded that the requirement did n't affect a decision * to lend only minor support to this month 's failed effort * to oust Panama 's Noriega] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> aides] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The five astronauts , who *T*-1 stowed gear and tested the spacecraft 's steering ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were unconcerned about the touchy weather expected * in the Mojave Desert] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nicaragua 's Defense Ministry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a group of Contra rebels ambushed two trucks carrying troops in northern Nicaragua , *-1 killing 18 of the soldiers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Scientists have isolated a molecule that *T*-1 may hold potential as a treatment for disruptions of the immune system , ranging from organ-transplant rejection , to allergies and asthma] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Immunex Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Oakland] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 57-year-old longshoreman who *T*-1 spent four days *-2 entombed *-3 in rubble was in critical condition with slight improvement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Contel Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income increased 16 % to $ 72 million *U* , or 45 cents a share , from $ 62 million *U* , or 39 cents a share , as a result of strong growth in telephone-access lines and long-distance minutes of use] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was quite a shock] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a 43-year-old East German shopkeeper] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I hope 0 he grows with the job] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rainer Eppelmann , a Protestant pastor in East Berlin] .
• `` [_ARG1 You have *-2 to have clear feelings about someone before you can make jokes] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 an East German mother of two who *T*-1 loves swapping political barbs with her friends] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Ronnie Flippo -LRB- D. , Ala. -RRB- , one of the members of the delegation ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he was particularly impressed *-1 by Mr. Krenz 's ready admission that East Germany needed *-2 to change] .
• [_ARG0 Barbara Donovan , an expert on East Germany at Radio Free Europe in Munich ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Krenz may project a smooth image , but she doubts 0 he 's a true reformer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He does n't have any honeymoon period] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Western diplomat based * in East Berlin] .
• `` [_ARG1 Either he was n't being real in the past , or he is n't being real right now] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 a 30-year-old East German doctor] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Messrs. Fleischmann and Pons] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 their experiments also produced large amounts of heat] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Oriani] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his skepticism of the Utah claims was initially confirmed when his first experiments last spring failed *-2 to produce results *T*-1] .
• But he then borrowed a palladium rod from [_ARG0 chemists] at Texas A&M who *T*-1 [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were getting excess heat] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The results were fascinating] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When it was restarted *-1 *T*-2 , heat output `` really took off '' and produced excess heat for several hours before *-3 dying down] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [_ARGM-ADV * Typical of other experiments] , [_ARG0 Mr. Oriani] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his experiment was `` very erratic] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Oriani] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the heat bursts were too large and too long 0 *-3 to be explained *-1 by the sudden release of energy that *T*-2 might have slowly accumulated during the experiments ' quiescent times , as some scientists have suggested] .
• `` [_ARG1 There is a reality to the excess energy] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Other scientists] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they also were getting sporadic bursts of excess heat lasting several hours at a time] .
• [_ARG1 The bursts] often occur , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , after they `` perturbed '' the experiments by *-2 raising or lowering the amount of electric current being applied * , or switching the current off and on .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that within the past few days , he 's gotten evidence that there is a `` weak correlation '' between the time 0 the heat bursts occur *T*-1 and the production of tritium] .
• [_ARG0 Shimson Gottesfeld of Los Alamos National Laboratory] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 researchers there detected a burst of neutrons from an early cold fusion experiment last April but decided *-1 not to announce it until they could confirm it] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Newsprint and postage prices this year have not gone up] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter R. Kann , president of Dow Jones] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> * Reflecting the impact of lower semiconductor prices and cuts in defense spending] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Texas Instruments Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income fell 31 % and sales dropped slightly from a year earlier] .
• `` [_ARG1 We expect near-term sluggishness in the electronics market] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-3 , `` and we will take ongoing cost-reduction actions as necessary *-1 to keep operations aligned *-2 with demand . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Further] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARG1</sub> an internal reorganization 0 *T*-2 to combine several divisions into the Information Technology Group] is expected *-3 to affect fourth-quarter results by an undisclosed amount .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jerry Junkins , chairman , president and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sluggish consumer-electronics sales reduced demand for semiconductors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lynch Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Lynch Telephone Corp. subsidiary completed the acquisition of Western New Mexico Telephone Co. for $ 20 million *U* plus assumption of $ 24 million *U* of debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-1 has interests in television , trucking services , and glass-making and food-processing equipment ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-2 to make other acquisitions in the telephone industry] .
• `` [_ARG1 Bargain hunters believe that silver offers the best value amongst precious metals] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Frederick R. Demler , analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• [_ARG1 A further decline in prices will lead to mine production cuts in the U.S.] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Silver prices could also be boosted *-1 by strikes in leading producing nations Peru and Mexico] , [_ARG0 Mr. Demler] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Meanwhile , total fabrication demand for silver has risen six years in a row] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Compared with huge annual surpluses of more than 100 million ounces in the first half of the 1980s , world silver supplies and consumption are now nearly in balance] , [_ARG0 Mr. Demler] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's just too much silver around] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tom Butler , an analyst at Samuel Montagu & Co. , a London bullion house] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A huge silver stockpile at exchanges , refiners , consuming industries and government warehouses of at least 617 million ounces is the market depressant] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a report] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This year alone , inventories at the Commodity Exchange of New York jumped `` by a staggering 46 million to 221 million ounces '' because of producer deliveries , de-stocking by fabricators and sales by disenchanted investors] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Rhona O'Connell , London-based precious metals analyst at Shearson Lehman Hutton] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Hunt 's attempt * to squeeze the silver market 10 years ago is still indirectly *-2 to blame *-3 for today 's market depression] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lesley Edgar , managing director of Sharps Pixley Ltd. , London bullion brokers] .
• `` [_ARG1 Silver production is also in an inexorable upward trend] , '' [_ARG0 Ms. O'Connell] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Moreover , while Asian and Middle Eastern investors hoard gold and help *-2 underpin its price , silver does n't have the same mystique] , [_ARG0 dealers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Investors have gotten burned *-2 on silver so often that they are far more partial to gold] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Urs Seiler , senior vice president at Union Bank of Switzerland] .
• [_ARG1 Yet if gold prices improve , silver prices could rally sharply] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 While some 100 million ounces of silver once held * by Mr. Hunt and Middle Eastern associates are n't hanging over the market anymore , the price surge of 1979-80 precipitated an expansion of mine production and scrap recovery and encouraged silver consumers to economize on silver use] , [_ARG0 Mr. Edgar] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The Agriculture Department] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the number of fattened cattle slaughtered * in the quarter dropped by 5 % from the 1988 quarter , which *T*-1 was in line with projections by analysts] .
• [_ARG0 Others] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the drop continued the downward correction that *T*-1 's been due in the petroleum pits and that such a trend could well continue in the next several trading sessions] .
• [_ARG0 A technical analyst] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there were a number of stop-loss orders under that level that *T*-1 were touched *-2 off when the contract 's price fell below it *T*-3] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In general , it was a bearish close] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ben Hanauer , a copper trader at Rudolph Wolff & Co. , a major commodities trading and brokerage firm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] whether this price break has implications for this week , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , `` we will know more when the London Metal Exchange copper stock levels are released *-1 Monday morning *T*-3 . ''
• [_ARG0 Another analyst] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he expected LME inventories to be down by about 15,000 tons when the weekly report is issued *-1 *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 Bernard Savaiko , senior commodities analyst at PaineWebber Inc. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that when traders saw 0 the market was n't reacting positively to the forecasts of lower LME stocks *T*-1 , they perceived a bearish sign] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Savaiko] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he sees a possibility of the December contract dropping to $ 1.05 *U* a pound] .
• [_ARG1 Japanese and U.S. photographic firms are beginning *-2 to produce electronic cameras and X-rays that *T*-1 do n't require silver] , [_ARG0 dealers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Silver 's history of volatility is also discouraging investors] , [_ARG0 dealers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Even in the present uncertain investment climate , investors are preferring `` quality assets '' such as Treasury bills and bonds to gold , silver and platinum] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although prices rallied briefly following the tumble on world stock markets earlier this month and the related decline of the dollar , precious metals are out of favor for the moment because of high interest rates and a determination *ICH*-1 by industrial nations * to curb inflation] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hewlett-Packard] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will sell versions *ICH*-2 later next year that *T*-1 run on Sun Microsystems Inc. and Digital Equipment Corp. machines] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Applications wo n't have *-1 to be rewritten *-3 *-3 to work with Task Broker] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hewlett-Packard] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , and the user of a computer wo n't be able *-4 to tell that another machine is doing the work .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Task Broker `` turns that network into -- as far as the user is concerned *-1 -- one giant computer] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Bill Kay , general manager of Hewlett-Packard 's workstation group] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When elephants start *-1 fighting *T*-2 , ants get killed *-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Murray Riese , co-owner of National Restaurants , a New York franchisee for Pizza Hut , Roy Rogers and other chains] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joe Mack , a district manager for Cormack Enterprises Inc. , a Burger King operator in Omaha , Neb. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 discounting is so prevalent that `` we have *-1 to serve 15 % to 20 % *U* more customers '' * to keep sales level] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's almost as if you 're doing extra work *-1 to give away the food] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alan D'Agosto , president of Panda 's Inc. , an operator of Arby 's restaurants in Omaha ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [_ARG1 All 0 we 're doing *T*-1 is * keeping the customers coming , but we are n't increasing sales] . ''
• With fast-food outlets on every corner , he , like many , does n't think 0 he has a choice in the price war : `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Our customers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they wo n't go into a fast-food store unless they get a coupon] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 The industry is overbuilt] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The National Restaurant Association] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 quick-service restaurant units in the U.S. rose 14 % to 131,146 between 1983 and 1987 , the last year for which figures are available *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> McDonald 's has also been running *-2 negative all year] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Greenberg , executive vice president and chief financial officer of McDonald 's ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company does n't compute , much less disclose , inflation-adjusted , same-store sales] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Profit margins at company-owned McDonald 's outlets in the U.S. `` are holding up quite nicely] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Greenberg] .
• [_ARG1 Big franchise groups `` can ride out the storm a lot longer] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Harty , the Burger King operator in New York] .
• But [<sub>ARG1</sub> once a franchisee agrees to a promotional program , the franchiser can demand full participation to the very end] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lew Rudnick , a principal of Rudnick & Wolfe , a Chicago law firm with franchise industry clients] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 courts have held that antitrust considerations are outweighed *-1 in such cases by the need * to protect consumers from deceptive marketing] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Riese of National Restaurants] : `` If you resisted on prices , maybe you would never get that telephone call about a new franchise .
• [_ARG1 The chains `` used *-1 to offer discounts during winter when business was slow *T*-2 , but in the last year or so , discounting has become a 12-month thing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald Harty , president of Charisma Group Inc. , a New York franchisee of Grand Metropolitan PLC 's Burger King chain] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Though Charisma 's sales are up slightly this year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Harty] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profits will be flat or lower] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Konopnicki , a Safford , Ariz. , licensee of McDonald 's Corp. who *T*-1 is chairman of the company 's National Operators Advisory Board] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some fast-food outlets `` could be in serious trouble , based on the amount of discounting that *T*-2 seems *-3 to be going on] . ''
• [_ARG1 But early this year , PepsiCo Inc. 's Taco Bell unit and Wendy 's International Inc. slashed prices and stepped up promotions] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Rohs , an analyst for Wertheim Schroder & Co] .
• [_ARG0 CalMat Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it completed a $ 32.8 million *U* sale of assets from its Los Angeles area real estate portfolio for net income of $ 12 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 CalMat] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sale is part of its previously announced plan * to sell much of its real estate holdings *-1 to focus on its core business of * mining and producing asphalt , concrete , rock and sand] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Maybe three years ago , there were a lot of -LCB- Ty -RCB- Cobbs in the hobby , and awhile back there were Babe Ruth checks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smalling] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't think 0 the checks are worth $ 15 *U* apiece] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I would say 0 he 's definitely not in need of money] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Matt Merola , an agent of Mr. Jackson 's based * in New York] .
• `` [_ARG0 I] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 he 's definitely not in need of money] , '' says *T*-1 Matt Merola , an agent of Mr. Jackson 's based * in New York .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I assume 0 those accounts are closed] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smalling] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 referring to the accounts of the canceled checks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the budding trade in Mr. Jackson 's canceled checks is unusual] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't know of any living ballplayer that *T*-1 's ever done it] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Jack Smalling , a dealer in Ames , Iowa , and a recognized expert in the field of baseball autographs] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For someone who *T*-1 has everything else -- Reggie 's jersey , cap and cards -- his checks might be a nice addition] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Vizas , owner of Bill 's Sports Collectibles in Denver , who *T*-2 examined the checks at the San Francisco card show] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> USX] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects the market for coated sheet steel to reach 12 million tons annually by 1992 , compared with 10.2 million tons shipped * in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For the first eight months of 1989] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 shipments of hot-dipped galvanized steel increased about 8 % from a year earlier , while overall steel shipments were up only 2.4 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't expect the new line 's capacity to adversely affect the company 's existing hot-dipped galvanizing lines] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The surge in production] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , raises questions about capacity outpacing demand .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> just] call your broker and [<sub>rel</sub> say] `` [_ARG1 * buy '' or `` sell] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gregory Bessemer , who *T*-1 came in second in the stock division of the recently completed U.S. Trading Championship ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he uses fill-or-kill orders almost exclusively when * trading options *T*-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 I like *-2 to use them *-3 to feel out the market] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 It] 's like * [_rel saying] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * get me in now '' or `` get me out now] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Beta is only part of the risk in a stock] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William F. Sharpe , the Stanford University emeritus professor who *T*-1 developed the measure] .
• `` Our fear was 0 [_ARG0 people] [_ARGM-MOD would] look just at the beta -LCB- of a gold fund -RCB- and [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 here is *T*-1 an investment with very low risk] , '' says John Markese , director of research for the Chicago-based group .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our fear was 0 people would look just at the beta -LCB- of a gold fund -RCB- and say 0 here is *T*-1 an investment with very low risk] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Markese , director of research for the Chicago-based group] .
• By *-1 retreating to the apparent security of , [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> money-market funds] , investors may not be earning enough investment return * to pay for a comfortable retirement .
• `` [_ARG1 That 's the biggest risk of all -- the risk of * not meeting your objectives] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Steven B. Enright , a New York financial planner with Seidman Financial Services] .
• [_ARGM-DIS As a result] , [_ARG0 financial advisers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they take several steps when * evaluating the riskiness of clients ' portfolios *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They may feel emotionally secure now because they are not heavily in the stock market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John H. Cammack , a financial planner with Alexandra Armstrong Advisors Inc. in Washington] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If you 're like most people] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's a holding that *T*-2 goes completely sour -- maybe a bond that *T*-3 defaults or a stock whose value *T*-1 disappears in a bankruptcy proceeding] .
• `` [_ARG1 People tend *-1 to see risk primarily on that one dimension] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 Timothy Kochis , national director of personal financial planning for accountants Deloitte , Haskins & Sells] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-MNR correctly] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has been down on Noriega for some time , hence his criticism of administration mishandling of the attempted coup] .
• Personal space -LRB- Figure 3 -RRB- has grown 35 % annually over the course of the decade , a performance that *T*-1 would compare positively with an investment in , [_rel say] , [_ARG1 synthetic-leather products for the interiors of cold-weather vehicles , which my cousin got into *T*-2 and sort of regrets *T*-2 to this day] .
• 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 increased handsomely in total asset value far beyond any personal investment except , perhaps , for my record collection , whose worth , I think 0 [_ARG0 it *EXP*-3] 's safe * to [_rel say] [_ARG1 *?*] , *T*-1 is incalculable .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The industry is still pretty much in its Wild West days] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scott Stapf , director of investor education for the North American Securities Administrators Association] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> What *T*-1 's more , the losses 0 they and the others caused *T*-3 `` are just what we are stumbling over *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-5 [_ARG0 Mr. Stapf] , [_ARGM-ADV *-4 adding that the majority of misdeeds probably go *-6 undetected] .
• [_ARG1 For most investors `` the benefits just are n't worth the risks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barbara Roper , who *T*-1 follows financial-planning issues for the Consumer Federation of America , a consumer-advocacy organization based * in Washington] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her group used *-2 to give tips on * selecting planners -- * check educational and experience credentials , consult regulators and Better Business Bureaus -- but found that even some people who *T*-1 took these steps `` were still getting ripped *-3 off] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It does n't take a rocket scientist *-2 to figure out our problem] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kathryn McGrath , director of the SEC 's division of investment management] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schwartz , the puckish planner from Englewood , Colo. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * allowing the business to police itself would be `` like * putting Dracula in charge of the blood bank] . ''
• [_ARGM-LOC In its notice of action] , [_ARG0 the attorney general] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company had promised *-1 to put clients into `` balanced '' investment portfolios] ; instead , the attorney general alleged 0 *T*-2 , the company consistently shoved unwary customers into high-risk investments in paintings , coins and Florida condos .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harry Manion , Mr. Sala 's attorney ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his client denies any wrongdoing] and adds that the attorney general 's contentions about First Meridian 's business practices are incorrect .
• The other suit was filed *-3 by two men in a dispute over $ 100,000 *U* investments 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> each] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he made *T*-1 with Mr. Peterson as part of an effort * to purchase the Bank of Scottsdale in Scottsdale , Ariz] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-1 Wearing a business suit and western-style hat and boots , he opened up his briefcase and dumped $ 1 million *U* in cash on a table in front of the directors] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Myron Diebel , the bank 's president] .
• `` [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he wanted * to show the color of his money] , '' recalls *T*-1 Mr. Diebel .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Peterson] declines *-1 to comment on specific allegations in the two suits , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 he prefers *-2 to save such responses for court] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 he] does [_rel say] [_ARG1 that all of his activities have been `` entirely proper] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> On the suit by the limited partners] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is considering a defamation suit against the plaintiffs] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Rearding the suit over the bank bid] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Peterson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is filled *-1 with `` inflammatory language and half truths] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Peterson] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the suits against him are less a measure of his work than they are a `` sign of the times '' in which people generally are more prone * to sue *T*-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't know anybody in the industry who *T*-1 has n't experienced litigation] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Peterson] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he does n't consider himself a financial planner anymore] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One reason 0 they use Newport Beach *T*-1 is that it sounds swankier than most addresses] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Katz , a U.S. attorney who , until recently , *T*-3 headed a multi-agency Southern California fraud task force] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 've heard that there is $ 40 billion *U* taken * in nationwide by boiler rooms every year] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. McClelland] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Douglas Jones , an attorney representing Richard O. Kelly Sr. , the chairman and president of Capital Trust ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his client denies that there was any attempt * to defraud investors] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There] were some business deals that *T*-1 went bad , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jones] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` but no intent * to defraud . ''
• [_ARG1 But] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Katz , the U.S. attorney] , `` the interesting thing about Newport Beach operations is that they give themselves the indulgence of beautiful offices , with plush furnishings .
• `` [_ARG1 It *ICH*-3 's amazing the amount of money that *T*-1 goes up their nose , out to the dog track or to the tables in Las Vegas] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Katz] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Law-enforcement authorities] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that at any given time , a host of fraudulent telemarketing operations mingle with the many legitimate businesses here] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They seem *-3 to like these industrial parks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kacy McClelland , a postal inspector who *T*-1 specializes in mail fraud] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Still others] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> Why * not take a chance on a high-octane growth fund *T*-1 ?]
• `` [_ARG1 You 're not going *-2 to make it in a 5 % bank account] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 James Riepe , director of mutual funds at T. Rowe Price] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People are basically peddling a lot of fear] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arthur Hauptman , a consultant to the American Council on Education in Washington] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investment salesmen] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's time 0 * to take some risks *T*-2 if you want the kind of returns that *T*-1 will buy your toddler a ticket to Prestige U. in 18 years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` it 's no bad thing '' if all the marketing prods people into *-2 putting aside a little more .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The situation 0 you want *-1 to avoid *T*-2 is * having somebody not save anything and hope 0 they 'll be able *-4 to do it out of current income] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Parents] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , should aim at whatever regular investment sum they can afford *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Anderson , head of the Forum for College Financing Alternatives , at Columbia University , a research group partly financed * by the federal government ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 zeros are particularly ill-suited] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm not sure 0 they 're going *-2 to make it work] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Anderson] .
• [_ARG0 The state] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 there 's no worry -- investment returns , combined * with fees and the gains from unused plans , will provide all the cash 0 it needs *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 Small businesses in general account for almost 40 % of unreported personal income] , [_ARG0 the IRS] has [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• In most cases , the IRS says 0 *T*-1 , these projects are local or regional , rather than national , and arise because auditors in an area detect some pattern of abuse among , [_rel say] , [_ARG1 factory workers claiming that * having a multitude of dependents frees them from tax withholding or yacht owners deducting losses from sideline charter businesses] .
• [_ARG1 It prompted an IRS study that *T*-1 found 0 many sellers were concealing income and treating large amounts of nondeductible travel and other personal expenses as business costs] , [_ARG0 Mr. Washburn] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 But many others , who *T*-1 want *-3 to qualify for employee benefits and unemployment compensation , become tipsters for the IRS] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Jerry Lackey , who *T*-2 manages the IRS project 's force of nine agents in north and central Florida from Orlando] .
• [_ARG1 Firms that *T*-1 are paying employment taxes also provide leads to competitors that *T*-2 are n't *?*] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Soon *-3 to feel the glare of attention are *T*-2 lawyers elsewhere in the state , doctors , dentists , and accountants] , [_rel says] [_ARG0 Frederick G. Hicks , director of the tax-department division that *T*-1 develops the computer-matching programs] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> These people are very skilled at * finding out what *T*-1 makes a person tick] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kent Neal , chief of the economic-crime unit of the Broward County State Attorney 's Office in Fort Lauderdale , Fla. , a major haven for boiler rooms] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's a definite psychology of the sale and different personalities 0 you pitch *T*-1 different ways] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Everyone is vulnerable] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Charles Harper , associate regional administrator for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Miami] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The overnight success story is part of our culture , and our society puts an emphasis on it with lotteries and Ed McMahon making millionaires out of people] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Cunningham , an associate professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky in Louisville] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The owner of the company , Stephen Smith , who *T*-1 has since pleaded guilty to state and federal fraud charges] , confided to investors that he had a secret agreement with Amoco Oil Co. and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the location of his wells was confidential] , according to a civil suit filed * in a Florida state court by the Florida comptroller 's office .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Such schemes] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tony Adamski , chief of the financial-crimes unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington , D.C.] , appeal to investors ' `` desire * to believe 0 this is really true and that they are part of a chosen group being given * this opportunity . ''
• [_ARG1 At times , salesmen may embellish the inside information with `` the notion that this is some slightly shady , slightly illegal investment 0 the person is being included *-1 in *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cunningham] .
• `` [_ARG1 Once people got into it , I was allowing them to live a dream] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 He phoned them with updates on the investment , such as `` funny things that *T*-1 happened at the well that week] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has quit the business and is back in school , *-1 majoring in psychology with aspirations * to go into industrial psychology] . -RRB-
• `` [_ARG1 The trappings of success *ICH*-1 go a long way -- * wearing the right clothes , doing the right things] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Paul Andreassen , an associate professor of psychology at Harvard] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People honestly lose money on risky investments that they did n't realize 0 *T*-2 were a crapshoot] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Wenz , a Phoenix , Ariz. , attorney ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a promise of unrealistic returns would have made him leery] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wenz , who *T*-1 says 0 he lost $ 43,000 *U* in one precious-metals deal and $ 39,000 *U* in another ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a salesman `` used a business-venture approach '' with him , *-4 sending investment literature , a contract limiting the firm 's liability , and an insurance policy] .
• But [_ARG0 Mr. Wenz] , who *T*-1 [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he lost $ 43,000 *U* in one precious-metals deal and $ 39,000 *U* in another] , says 0 a salesman `` used a business-venture approach '' with him , *-4 sending investment literature , a contract limiting the firm 's liability , and an insurance policy .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When he visited the company 's office *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , it had `` all the trappings of legitimacy . ''
• [_ARG1 Still others are stung *-1 by a desire * to do both well and good] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Douglas Watson , commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department 's bunko-forgery division] .
• [_ARG0 Psychologists] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 isolated people who *T*-1 do n't discuss their investments with others are particularly at risk for fraud] .
• [_ARG0 William Lynes , a retired engineer from Lockheed Corp. ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he and his wife , Lily , warmed to the investment pitches of a penny-stock peddler from Stuart-James Co. in Atlanta after the broker told them 0 he , too , had once worked with Lockheed] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the broker took them out for lunch frequently] .
• -LRB- [_ARG0 Donald Trinen , an attorney for the penny-brokerage firm ,] denies the fraud allegations and [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the Lyneses were fully apprised *-1 that they were pursuing a high-risk investment] . -RRB-
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's not uncommon for these guys to send pictures of themselves or their families *-3 to ingratiate themselves to their clients] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Terree Bowers , chief of the major-frauds section of the U.S. attorney 's office in Los Angeles] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that whatever a person 's particular weak point , timing is crucial] .
• `` [_ARG1 Sometimes when people are making big changes , retiring from their jobs , moving to a new area *T*-2 , they lose their bearings] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Maury Elvekrog , a licensed psychologist who *T*-1 is now an investment adviser and principal in Seger-Elvekrog Inc. , a Birmingham , Mich. , investment-counseling firm] .
• [_ARG1 Almost all of us in comparable circumstances might be victimized *-1 in some way] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Jerald Jellison , a psychology professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were saving up *-1 to buy a house , and my wife was pregnant] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cortese] .
• `` [_ARG1 Maybe it was just a vulnerable time] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Cortese] .
• [_ARG0 Amex] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would charge me $ 576 *U* a year for $ 100,000 *U* of coverage -- and would pay me back all the premiums 0 I put *T*-1 in if I canceled the policy after 10 years] .
• However , Monarch Capital Corp. of Springfield , Mass. , has developed a `` combination plan '' of annuity and insurance coverage that [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 does not violate the new regulations and that *T*-1 allows policy loans without tax consequences] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Companies `` are n't comfortable *-1 playing these games , but they realize 0 they 're under pressure * to make their policies look good] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Timothy Pfiefer , an actuarial consultant at Tillinghast , a unit of Towers Perrin Co. , the big New York consulting firm] .
• [_ARG1 Yes] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-4 , premiums on such variable-rate coverage can be structured *-2 *-3 to `` vanish '' after a certain period -- but usually only if interest rates stay high enough * to generate sufficient cash 0 *T*-1 to cover the annual cost of insurance protection .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> financial planners advising on insurance] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that to their knowledge there has not yet been a tax ruling exempting these advance payments from taxes] .
• And considering the extra cost of such provisions , some figure that people interested in , [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> * paying for extended nursing-home care] would be better off *-2 just buying a separate policy that *T*-1 provides it .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Rorer Group Inc. will report that third-quarter profit rose more than 15 % from a year earlier , though the gain is wholly due to asset sales] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Cawthorn , chairman , president and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company is still looking for `` a strong fourth quarter in all areas -- sales , operating income and net income] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Rorer opted *-1 to sell Asilone and Thrombinar *-2 to raise revenue that *T*-3 would `` kick start '' its increased marketing efforts behind Maalox , still its top-selling product with about $ 215 million *U* in world-wide sales in 1988] .
• `` [_ARG1 We] had underfunded Maalox for a year , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , because the company was concentrating on research and development and * promoting other drugs .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Rorer will spend $ 15 million to $ 20 million *U* more *ICH*-1 on Maalox advertising and promotion in the second half of 1989 than in the year-earlier period] .
• [_ARG1 A `` big chunk '' of that additional spending came in the third quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cawthorn] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that sales will show an increase from a year ago of `` somewhat less than 10 %] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Cawthorn] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the profit growth in the latest quarter was due to the sale of two Rorer drugs] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Rorer sold the drugs for `` nice prices '' and will record a combined , pretax gain on the sales of $ 20 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As the gain from the sales indicates , operating profit was `` significantly '' below the year-earlier level] , [_ARG0 Mr. Cawthorn] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Hoechst AG] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will stop *-1 producing fertilizer in 1990 because of continued losses and a bleak outlook] .
• [_ARG0 The West German chemical concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will close the last remaining fertilizer plant in Oberhausen in the fall of next year] .
• [_ARG0 Hoechst] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the fertilizer market faces overcapacity in Western Europe , rising imports from East bloc countries and overseas , and declining demand] .
• [_ARG0 HomeFed Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its main subsidiary , Home Federal Savings & Loan , converted from a federal savings and loan to a federal savings bank and changed its name to HomeFed Bank] .
• [_ARG1 The federal Office of Thrift Supervision approved the conversion last Friday] , [_ARG0 HomeFed] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The change in charter does n't alter the federal insurance of deposits , federal regulatory powers or company operations] , [_ARG0 a spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The euphoria was such that investors responded to good earnings reports of companies such as American Express , while *-1 ignoring the disappointing profits of companies such as Caterpillar] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Stock-index arbitrage trading was a minor influence in yesterday 's rally] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's put some oomph back into this market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter VandenBerg , a vice president of equity trading at Shearson Lehman Hutton] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> many traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that uncertainty about today 's monthly expiration of stocks-index futures and options , and options on individual stocks , prompted a lot of buying by speculative traders who *T*-1 were unwinding positions that *T*-2 were bets on declining stock prices] .
• `` [_ARG1 There has been a tremendous increase '' in MMI positions] , [_ARG0 Mr. Selkin] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 IMA Acquisition , an investor group that *T*-1 includes First Boston and the Pritzker family of Chicago ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Chemical Bank had made arrangements for 23 other banks to provide $ 509 million *U* in bank financing for the buy-out offer] .
• [_ARG0 Investor Robert M. Gintel , who *T*-1 owns a 4.7 % stake in the company ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he plans a proxy fight for control of its board] .
• On the other hand , Symbol Technologies dropped 1 1\/4 to 18 1\/2 after Shearson Lehman Hutton lowered its short-term investment rating on the stock and its 1989 earnings estimate , and Commodore International fell 7\/8 to 8 after [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to post a loss for the September quarter] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 six officers are buying a total of $ 1.5 million *U* of its stock] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a variety of factors triggered the rally] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We can support the American flag without *-2 changing the American Constitution] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine] .
• Mr. Bush said 0 he would allow the bill to become law without his signature , because [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 only a constitutional amendment can protect the flag adequately] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would allow the bill to become law without his signature , because he said 0 only a constitutional amendment can protect the flag adequately] .
• In June , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Supreme Court] threw out the conviction of a Texas man who *T*-2 set a flag afire during a 1984 demonstration , *-4 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was `` engaging in political expression '' that *T*-3 is protected *-1 by the First Amendment] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We hope *-1 to sensitize employers '' to recognize the problems so they can do something about them] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Warshaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The disorders , which 20 years ago *T*-2 struck middle-age and older people , `` now strike people at the height of productivity] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Robert M.A. Hirschfeld , of the National Institute of Mental Health , who *T*-1 spoke at the presentation of the study 's findings] .
• The poll showed that company size had a bearing on a manager 's view of the problem , with [_ARG0 65 % of those in companies of more than 15,000 employees] [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 stress-related problems were `` fairly pervasive ''] and 55 % of those in companies with fewer than 4,000 employees agreeing .
• The study , which *T*-1 received funding from Upjohn Co. , which *T*-2 makes several drugs 0 *T*-3 to treat stress-related illnesses , also found 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> 47 % of the managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 stress , anxiety and depression contribute to decreased production] .
• `` [_ARG1 We all like stress , but there 's a limit] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Paul D'Arcy , of Rohrer , Hibler & Replogle , a corporate psychology and management consulting firm] .
• [_ARG1 The problem] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. D'Arcy , a psychologist ,] is that `` it *EXP*-2 's very hard * to get any hard measures on how stress affects job performance *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The stress study was undertaken *-1 because problems related to stress `` are much more prevalent than they seem *?*] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Leon J. Warshaw , executive director of the business group] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 're trying *-1 to keep planes flying on days 0 they 'd normally park them *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roger Bard , president of Mr. Mitchell Travel Service in Burnsville , N.C] .
• `` [_ARG1 What a bunch of nonsense] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jessica Crosby , president of the New York chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We accommodate their choice of names by *-1 allowing them to demonstrate '' family affiliation with legal documents] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jim O'Donnell , a senior vice president] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's certainly discrimination] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 attorney Evan Wolfson , whose group *T*-1 forced Trans World Airlines this year *ICH*-3 to change a rule that *T*-2 allowed travelers to transfer frequent flier awards only to family members] .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 Michele Hoffman , a clerk in the resort 's front office] : `` We do n't have the outdoor pool , the pool table , ping pong table , snack bar or VCR , but we still have the indoor pool and Jacuzzi . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Next month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Northwest Airlines] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , a 108-year-old Lansing , Mich. , woman is taking it up on the offer *-1 to fly with her 72-year-old son to Tampa , Fla .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The British Petroleum Co. PLC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its BP Exploration unit has produced the first oil from its Don oilfield in the North Sea] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an official release] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> BP] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 initial production from the field was 11,000 barrels a day , and that it expects peak output from the field of 15,000 barrels a day to be reached *-2 in 1990] .
• `` [_ARG1 You 've got some minds here that *T*-1 wo n't think progressively] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• Now his half-dozen employees work in an eighth-floor shop that [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 is smaller than his old storage room] .
• [_ARG0 Jindo Furs , a large South Korean maker ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it operates 35 retail outlets in the U.S. and plans *-1 to open 15 more by the end of next year] .
• [_ARG0 High-end U.S. furriers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 these imports have n't squeezed them] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 low-priced and middle-priced furriers like Mr. Purnick , who *T*-1 once saturated the five-block Seventh Avenue fur district ,] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 imports have cut their sales] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he is losing money now] .
• [_ARG1 * To maintain control over production and avoid overdependence on foreign sources] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 he still makes most of his furs in the U.S. .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it accounts for 25 % of total sales] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In other moves] , [_ARG0 Mr. Rosen] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he bought a truck three years ago *-1 to reach more retailers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The intensive labor needed * * to manufacture furs -LCB- in the U.S. . -RCB- is not as available as it was *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schreibman , who *T*-1 is starting overseas production] .
• `` [_ARG1 People are promoting furs in various ways and taking the glamour out of the fur business] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 Stephen Sanders , divisional merchandise manager for Marshall Field 's department store in Chicago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The small , good fur salon is not what it used *-2 to be *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Purnick , 75 years old] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Four workers at GTE Corp. 's headquarters have been diagnosed *-1 as *-2 having hepatitis , and city health officials are investigating whether a cafeteria worker may have exposed hundreds of other GTE employees to the viral infection] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> company and city officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> GTE officials began *-1 posting warning notices about the potential threat to exposure *ICH*-2 Wednesday morning at various places at the company] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> GTE spokesman Thomas Mattausch] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company has begun *-3 offering shots of gamma globulin , which *T*-1 will diminish the flu-like symptoms of hepatitis A , in anyone who *T*-2 has contracted the disease] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mattausch] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> GTE shut down its cafeteria Tuesday afternoon after testing determined that at least one cafeteria worker employed * by GTE 's private food vending contractor , ARA Services Inc. , was suffering from a strain of the virus] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Andrew McBride , city health director ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his staff suspects 0 the hepatitis , which *T*-2 can be highly contagious , was spread *-1 by the cafeteria worker with the virus] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The exact strain of hepatitis that the cafeteria worker contracted *T*-1 has n't been determined *-3 but should be known *-3 by the end of the week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. McBride] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Hepatitis A , considered * the least dangerous strain of the virus , has been confirmed *-1 in at least one GTE employee] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> company and city officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 From a public health point of view we 're relieved because hepatitis A is rarely life-threatening] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Dr. Frank Provato , GTE 's medical director] .
• [_ARG0 He] added that `` there 's no quick-fix solution '' to the economic woes , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` tight monetary policy is the right approach] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he monitors the money-supply figures , but does n't give them paramount importance , as some private and government economists have suggested 0 *?*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 the worst is over '' in the European information-technology market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's the missing link '' in Olivetti 's product line between small personal computers and higher-priced minicomputers] , [_ARG0 the Olivetti spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 An Olivetti spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's factories are already beginning *-1 to produce the machine , and that it should be available in Europe by December] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What this means *T*-1 is that Europeans will have these machines in their offices before Americans do *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The new chip `` is a very big step in computing , and it *EXP*-1 is important that Olivetti be one of the first out on the market with this product] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Patricia Meagher Davis , an analyst at James Capel & Co. in London] .
• [_ARG0 Ms. Davis] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the new machines could steal some sales away from Olivetti 's own minicomputers , but would bring new sales among professionals such as engineers , stockbrokers and medical doctors] .
• [_ARG0 Viatech Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received approval *ICH*-1 from the French government for its proposed $ 44.7 million *U* acquisition of Ferembal S.A] .
• [_ARG1 Medical-supply houses are expected *-1 to report earnings increases of about 15 % on average for the third quarter , despite sales increases of less than 10 %] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 C.R. Bard Inc.] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter net plunged 51 % to $ 9.9 million *U* , or 18 cents a share , from $ 20 million *U* , or 35 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 The Murray Hill , N.J. , company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 full-year earnings may be off 33 cents a share because the company removed a catheter from the market] .
• [_ARG1 Takeover speculation , which *T*-1 has been buoying stocks of supply houses , may also ease] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Peter Sidoti , an analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> As that wanes , you 're going *-1 to see the stocks probably wane as well] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the handful of hospital companies that *T*-1 are still publicly traded *-2 are benefiting from several trends] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Todd Richter , an analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds] : `` The shakeout in the publicly traded companies is over .
• [_ARG1 The Franklin Lakes , N.J. , company is expected *-1 to report sales growth of only 5 % to 6 % *U* , but should still maintain earnings growth of 10 %] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Jerry E. Fuller , an analyst with Duff & Phelps Inc] .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-2 Among the first of the group 0 *T*-1 to post results] , [_ARG0 Abbott Laboratories] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter net income jumped 14 % to $ 196 million *U* , or 88 cents a share , from $ 172 million *U* , or 76 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [_ARG1 Initial claims for regular state unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 396,000 during the week ended Oct. 7 from 334,000 the previous week] , [_ARG0 the Labor Department] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 A Labor Department spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the unusually high number of initial claims for state unemployment benefits reflects the impact of Hurricane Hugo on southern states , particularly North Carolina and South Carolina] .
• [_ARG1 The figure also may reflect initial claims filed * by striking Nynex Corp. workers who *T*-1 have become eligible for unemployment benefits] , [_ARG0 the official] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Until the new mainframe products kick in , there wo n't be a lot of revenue contribution at the high end , and that 's hurt us] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Steinkrauss , Digital 's director of investor relations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 unfavorable currency translations were also a factor in the quarter] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although the second-largest computer maker had prepared Wall Street for a poor quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were troubled *-1 by signs of flat U.S. orders and a slowdown in the rate of gain in foreign orders] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that against the backdrop of a nearly 40-point rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average , that should n't necessarily be taken *-1 as a sign of great strength] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 the next few quarters will be difficult] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Steven Milunovich of First Boston] .
• '' [_ARG0 Mr. Milunovich] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was revising his estimate for DEC 's current year from $ 8.20 *U* a share to `` well below $ 8 *U* , '' although he has n't settled on a final number] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> One troubling aspect of DEC 's results] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , was its performance in Europe .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DEC] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its overseas business , which *T*-1 now accounts for more than half of sales , improved in the quarter] .
• `` [_ARG1 That was a disappointment '' and a sign of overall computer-market softness in Europe] , [_ARG0 Mr. Stevens] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Although overall revenues were stronger] , [_ARG0 Mr. Schulman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , DEC `` drew down its European backlog '' and had flat world-wide orders overall .
• `` [_ARG1 The bottom line is that it 's more hand to mouth than it has been *?* before] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Schulman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he believes that the roll-out of DEC 's new mainframe will `` occur somewhat more leisurely '' than many of his investment colleagues expect 0 *?*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 current expectations are for an entry level machine to be shipped *-2 in December , with all of the more sophisticated versions out by June] .
• [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> For reasons 0 he would n't elaborate on *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's sure 0 that schedule wo n't be met *-1 , * meaning less profit impact from the product for DEC in the next few quarters] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Digital] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a shift in its product mix toward low-end products and strong growth in workstation sales yielded lower gross margins] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 margins for the company 's service business narrowed somewhat because of heavy investments made * in that sector] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Colgate] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income for the quarter rose to $ 76.7 million *U* , or $ 1.06 *U* a share , on sales that *T*-1 increased 6 % to $ 1.3 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the earnings improvement came from * cutting costs rather than increasing sales] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The move is part of a drive 0 *T*-1 to increase Colgate 's business with dentists] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reuben Mark , chairman and chief executive officer of Colgate ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earnings growth was fueled *-1 by strong sales in Latin America , the Far East and Europe] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Results were also bolstered *-1 by `` a very meaningful increase in operating profit at Colgate 's U.S. business] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Operating profit at Colgate 's U.S. household products and personal care businesses , which *T*-1 include such well-known brands as Colgate toothpaste and Fab laundry detergent , jumped more than 40 %] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've done a lot *-2 to improve -LRB- U.S. . -RRB- results and a lot more will be done *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mark] [<sub>rel</sub> said] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> USACafes Limited Partnership] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the sale of its Bonanza restaurant franchise system to a subsidiary of Metromedia Co. for $ 71 million *U* in cash] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> USACafes , which *T*-1 is nearly half-owned by Sam and Charles Wyly of Dallas ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will distribute proceeds from the sale to unit holders as a liquidating dividend as soon as possible] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sale of the system has been challenged *-1 in a class-action suit on behalf of unit holders filed * last week in a Delaware court] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> USACafes] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it believes 0 the suit is without merit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income rose 19 % in the third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An AT&T spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company would likely replace about one-third of its managers who *T*-1 choose *-2 to retire with new employees] .
• Analysts hailed the sweetened pension package , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 had been the subject of rumors for several months] .
• `` [_ARG1 This tells you 0 AT&T is serious about *-2 continuing *-3 to manage their cost structure and is committed *-2 to 20%-a-year earnings growth] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jack Grubman , an analyst with PaineWebber Inc .]
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a good move , but it only gets you to where people 's expectations already are *T*-1 , '' in terms of earnings growth] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel D. Gross , an analyst with Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gross] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had hoped that a cost savings of $ 450 million *U* would result in even greater growth than the 20 % annual earnings increase 0 AT&T has told analysts 0 it expects *T*-1 in the future] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the special retirement option will increase fourth-quarter expenses] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the amount ca n't be determined *-1 until it knows how many managers *T*-2 opt *-3 to retire] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the expense increase will be largely offset *-1 by a gain from its previously announced plan * to swap its holdings in Ing . C. Olivetti & Co. for shares in Cie . Industriali Riunite , an Italian holding company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its amended pension program will nearly double to 34,000 the number of managers eligible * to retire with immediate pension payments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that based on studies of other companies that *T*-1 have offered retirement plans , it expects about one-third of its eligible managers to retire under the new program] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> AT&T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income grew , despite stiff competition in all of the company 's markets] .
• `` [_ARG1 Indexing has been the most single successful investment concept in the last decade , but the index money has been just sort of sitting there] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Seth M. Lynn , president of Axe Core Investors Inc. , an indexer based * in Tarrytown , N.Y] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is n't a boatload -LCB- of big investors -RCB- out there *-1 still waiting *-4 to get into indexing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> P. James Kartalia , vice president of ANB Investment Management Co. , Chicago , which *T*-2 offers both indexing and active management services] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's like * getting a free toaster when you open an account *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Axe Core 's Mr. Lynn] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You 're buying the S&P , and you always want *-2 to hold the cheapest form of it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> some indexers] make little or no use of futures , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that these instruments present added risks for investors] .
• `` [_ARG1 If the futures markets have a problem , then those products could have a problem] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Zumbrunn , managing director of Prudential Insurance Co. of America 's Investment Index Technologies Inc. unit] .
• Here a fund may promise *-1 to pay back , [_rel say] , [_ARG1 $ 95 *U* of every $ 100 *U* invested * for a year] , even if the market goes much lower .
• [_ARG0 *] [_rel Say] [_ARG1 0 a big investor is interested in growth stocks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We see a lot of interest in those kind of things] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Salerno , a vice president of Bankers Trust] .
• `` [_ARG1 That was the first time 0 they lost and I won *T*-1] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-2] [_ARG0 Mr. Chan] : `` When I showed 0 it was from my own brain *T*-1 , they lost for the second time . ''
• `` [_ARG1 I want my dignity back] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those who *T*-1 manage ideology and a large number of writers reacted badly '' to the restyled paper] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lai Nguyen An , a literary critic] .
• `` [_ARG1 Under Mr. Ngoc , Van Nghe protected the people instead of the government] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Nguyen Duy , a poet who *T*-1 is the paper 's bureau chief for southern Vietnam] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Last year] , [_ARG0 Hochiminh City Food] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it bought two million metric tons of unhusked rice , more than 10 % of the country 's output] .
• [_ARG0 Mrs. Thi] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Hochiminh City Food last year increased pretax profit 60 % to the equivalent of about $ 2.7 million *U* on sales of $ 150 million *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't mind the competition inside the country] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The earthquake that *T*-1 hit the San Francisco Bay area is n't likely *-2 to result in wholesale downgrading of bond ratings] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials at the two major rating agencies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Standard & Poor 's Corp. is reviewing debt issued * by 12 California counties , and `` there are potential isolated problems] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Hyman Grossman , a managing director] .
• [_ARG0 Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is reviewing , with an eye toward a possible downgrade , the ratings on Bay View Federal bonds , long-term deposits and the preferred-stock rating of its parent company , Bay View Capital Corp] .
• [_ARGM-ADV As for property and casualty insurers] , [_ARG0 Moody 's] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 `` preliminary estimates suggest that losses should not have a significant impact on most insurers ' financial condition , '' but it `` raises concerns about potentially substantial risks '' longer-term] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the first-quarter loss also heavily reflected a rapid change in graphics technology that *T*-1 left reseller channels with too many of the old computer graphics boards and too few new monitors compatible with the new graphics boards] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The other areas of the business -- storage and microcomputers -- were very good] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Johnson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Western Digital has reacted swiftly to the movement to video graphics array , VGA , graphics technology from the old enhanced graphics adapter , EGA , which *T*-1 has a lower resolution standard , technology and now is one of the leading producers of these newer units] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Other makers of video controller equipment also were caught *-1 in the EGA-VGA shift] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , `` but we were able *-3 to respond much more quickly . ''
• [_ARG1 Still] , [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , `` our stock is grossly undervalued . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company has cut operating expenses by about 10 % over the last few quarters , while *-1 maintaining research and development at about 8 % to 9 % *U* of sales] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sales for the just-ended period fell to about $ 225 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the maker of computer parts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Computer parts] are getting ever smaller , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Johnson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , a shrinking that *T*-1 has propelled laptops into position as the fastest-growing segment of the computer business .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As smaller and more powerful computers continue *-1 to be the focus of the industry] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , Western Digital is strengthening development of laptop parts .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Plans * to dissolve many of the trade barriers within Europe in 1992] creates significant opportunities for the company , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , particularly since Western Digital already manufactures there .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Nonetheless] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Roger W. Johnson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects the company to be profitable in the current quarter] .
• `` [_ARG1 We are positioned *-3 to come through] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 noting that the company 's backlog was up from the previous quarter] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Western Digital 's plant in Puerto Rico was affected *-1 by Hurricane Hugo] , losing three days ' production because of the storm , which *T*-2 wrecked much of the Caribbean island 's infrastructure .
• [_ARGM-ADV Although the plant itself was n't damaged *-2] , [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 millions of dollars in first-quarter revenue were lost *-1] .
• [_ARG1 There are no plans * to initiate a common stock dividend] , [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 explaining that the board continues *-4 to believe 0 shareholders are best served *-1 by * reinvesting excess cash] .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Aided by a sharp gain in its travel business] , [_ARG0 American Express] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net rose to $ 331.8 million *U* , or 77 cents a share , from $ 273.9 million *U* , or 64 cents a share] .
• [_ARG0 Textron] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that nine-months ' results do n't include earnings of Avdel PLC , a British maker of industrial fasteners , but do include interest costs of $ 16.4 million *U* on borrowings related * to the proposed purchase of Avdel] .
• [_ARG0 The aerospace and financial services concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income fell 5 % to $ 59.5 million *U* from $ 62.8 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that improved results in its financial-services sector were negated *-1 by increased costs in its government contract business , lower operating earnings in its commercial-products sector and soft automotive markets] .
• [_ARG0 Minpeco] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would n't pursue such litigation if its settlement plan in the W. Herbert Hunt case is approved *-1 by Judge Abramson , who *T*-2 will consider the proposal at a hearing next week] .
• Minpeco attorney Thomas Gorman decribed the plan as one step toward an overall settlement of the W. Herbert Hunt case but [_ARG0 Hugh Ray , attorney for Manufacturers Hanover ,] called it `` silly '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would fight it in court] .
• `` The thing is so fluid *ICH*-3 right now that there 's [_ARGM-MNR really no way] 0 [_ARG0 *] to [_rel say] [_ARG1 what *T*-1 will happen] *T*-4 , '' says *T*-5 Justice Department attorney Grover Hartt III , who *T*-2 represents the IRS in the case .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The thing is so fluid *ICH*-3 right now that there 's really no way 0 * to say what *T*-1 will happen *T*-4] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Justice Department attorney Grover Hartt III , who *T*-2 represents the IRS in the case] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Minpeco] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is willing *-1 to settle for up to $ 65.7 million *U* from each brother] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although the actual amount would probably be much less] .
• Nelson Bunker Hunt is considering it , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> his attorney] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he wo n't do it if the proposal jeopardizes a tentative settlement 0 he has reached *T*-2 with the Internal Revenue Service , which *T*-1 claims 0 the brothers owe $ 1 billion *U* in back taxes and is by far the biggest creditor in both cases] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Banc One Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed in principle *-1 to buy five branch offices from Trustcorp Inc. , Toledo , Ohio , following the planned merger of Trustcorp into Society Corp. , Cleveland] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The five offices in Erie and Ottawa counties in northern Ohio have total assets of about $ 88 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Banc One] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The purchase price will be established *-1 after Banc One has an opportunity * to study the quality of the assets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Banc One] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Individual investors , represented * in the general-purpose and broker-dealer fund categories , pulled money from the stock market after its big drop last Friday and put the money into funds] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jacob Dreyer , vice president and chief economist of the Institute] .
• `` [_ARG1 Insitutional investors , on the other hand , reacted to the steep decline in yields on direct money-market instruments following the stock-market decline last Friday] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Dreyer] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The average seven-day compounded yield fell to 8.55 % from 8.60 % the week earlier] , [_ARG0 Donoghue 's] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Domestic lending for real estate and property development was the source of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd. 's most recent spate of financial troubles] , [_ARG0 the institution 's executive chairman , Mohamed Basir Ismail ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Once the plan is approved *-1] , [_ARG0 Tan Sri Basir] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , most of Bank Bumiputra 's nonperforming loans will have been fully provided for *-2 and the bank will be on track 0 * to report a pretax profit of between M$ 160 million and M$ 170 million *U* for the fiscal year ending March 31 *T*-4 .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Speaking to reporters this week after Bank Bumiputra 's shareholders approved a rescue plan] , [_ARG0 Tan Sri Basir] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 heavy lending to the property sector rocked the bank when property prices in Malaysia plummeted in 1984-85 *T*-2] .
• [_ARG1 For the previous financial year , the bank would have reported a pretax profit of M$ 168 million *U* if it had n't made provisions for the nonperforming loans] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Malaysia 's Banking Secrecy Act prohibited the bank from *-1 identifying delinquent borrowers] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Tan Sri Basir] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We lent a lot of money all over the place] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tan Sri Basir , who *T*-1 refused *-3 to discuss the bank 's outstanding loans to]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bank could n't wait any longer for prices to recover and for borrowers to service their loans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tan Sri Basir] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the capital restructuring plan has been approved *-1 by Malaysia 's Capital Issues Committee and central bank] .
• The league organizers seem more a fit with a convention next door of young aerobics instructors in leotards than the beefy union leaders ; `` [_ARG1 I wish 0 I could go *-2 work out] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a slim activist] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I felt kind of safe] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The times are my times] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Florio] .
• `` If [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] 're going *-3 to be consistent and [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is a constitutionally protected right] , '' he asks *T*-6 , `` how are you going *-5 to say 0 an upscale woman who *T*-1 can drive to the hospital or clinic in a nice car has a constitutional right and someone who *T*-2 is not in great shape financially does not *?* *T*-4 ? ''
• `` If you 're going *-3 to be consistent and say 0 it is a constitutionally protected right , '' he asks *T*-6 , `` how are [_ARG0 you] going *-5 to [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 an upscale woman who *T*-1 can drive to the hospital or clinic in a nice car has a constitutional right and someone who *T*-2 is not in great shape financially does not *?*] *T*-4 ? ''
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Looking back] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he erred by *-2 stating his `` personal '' opposition to abortion instead of assuring voters that he would n't impose his views on `` policy '' as governor] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He does n't know himself] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kathy Stanwick of the Abortion Rights League] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 of [<sub>ARG3-of</sub> Mr. Courter 's position] .
• `` [_ARG1 He does n't want *-2 to lead the people] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Richard Traynor , president of New Jersey Right to Life] .
• Yet minutes after *-1 promising *-2 to appoint Hispanics to high posts in state government , [_ARG0 he] is unable *-1 to [_rel say] [_ARG1 whether he has ever employed any in his congressional office] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 we do now] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 This is one where I cross party lines *T*-3] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 rejecting the anti-abortion stance of Rep. Florio 's opponent , Reagan-Republican Rep. James Courter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I am a devout Catholic] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pignatelli , a 40-year-old health officer] .
• `` [_ARG1 I still think 0 the woman has the right * to do with her body as she pleases] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've had whopping declines in consumer energy prices in each of the past three months , and at the wholesale level those are fully behind us now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay Woodworth , chief domestic economist at Bankers Trust Co. in New York] .
• Though [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 competition will probably hold down increases in retail energy prices] , many expect some of the wholesale rise to be passed *-1 along to the consumer before the end of the year .
• `` [_ARG1 The bottom line is , 0 it seems to me that the economic environment has become very , very competitve for a lot of businesses] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Now] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , a slowdown in economic activity has slackened demand .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Fed policy makers have been wary of *-1 relaxing credit too much because they were still uncertain about the level of inflation in the economy] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the dollar is leveling off after a rise this summer that *T*-1 helped *-2 to reduce the prices of imported goods] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 inflation is going *-2 to pick up through the fall] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Popkin , a specialist on inflation who *T*-1 runs an economic consulting firm here] .
• `` [_ARG1 You 'll never know 'til you try] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a black skier] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We used *-2 to show some hot-dog skier in his twenties or thirties going over the edge of a cliff] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kathe Dillmann , a spokeswoman for the United Ski Industries Association , the trade group sponsoring the campaign] .
• `` [_ARG1 We wanted *-2 to show 0 it 's okay if you fall] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ms. Dillmann] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most parents who *T*-1 had *-3 to go through that never came back] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Shannon , president of Vail Associates Inc. , which *T*-2 owns and operates the Vail and nearby Beaver Creek resorts] .
• `` [_ARG1 People these days want something else 0 * to do *T*-1 besides ski and sit in the bar] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Don Borgeson , executive director of Angel Fire , N.M. 's Chamber of Commerce] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even if they could bring in that many new skiers , I do n't know if -LCB- the industry -RCB- could handle that kind of an increase] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> I. William Berry , editor and publisher of the Ski Industry Letter in Katonah , N.Y] .
• `` [_ARG1 It felt like I was on a station platform and a train went by] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one man] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 describing my own reaction] .
• [_ARG0 A women] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 she saw the park 's light standards sway] .
• [_ARG0 A man] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he saw the upper rim undulate] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Pieces of Candlestick] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• I expected [<sub>ARG0</sub> him] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] , `` [_ARG1 I told you so] , '' but he already was snoring .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Batchelder] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that in the past , banks would normally have loaned 65 % of a total buy-out price , with the loans secured *-1 by the target company 's assets] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Mr. Batchelder] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that Citicorp 's `` failure * to deliver '' on its promise * to raise the UAL bank debt for a labor-management buy-out group `` is very distressing to potential users of a ` highly-confident ' letter from commercial banks] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark Solow , senior managing director at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the falloff in junk bonds may yet open new business opportunities *ICH*-1 to banks in * structuring takeovers] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In fact] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Manufacturers Hanover] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in its third-quarter earnings report] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that fees from * syndicating loans to other banks dropped 48 % , to $ 21 million *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We did n't take part in a lot of deals because their credit quality was poor] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a bank spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James B. Lee , head of syndications and private placements at Chemical Banking Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes 0 banks can still make a credible offer of one-stop shopping for takeover finance] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Paramount spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that decision was based *-1 on the financial , not political , drawbacks of junk bonds] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some Monday-morning quarterbacks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the initial lower bid , without junk bonds , was a factor in his losing the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Takanori Mizuno , chief economist of the Institute for Financial Affairs Inc. , a Tokyo research center on finance and economics ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The junk bond market became very jittery , and there 's a fear of a coming recession and the possible bankruptcy of LBO companies] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Nathan , co-head of mergers and acquisitions at Salomon Brothers Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 is natural for banks to try *-2 to expand beyond their bread-and-butter business of * providing senior debt for buy-outs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] the UAL collapse , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` may tell you 0 it 's not going *-2 to work that easily . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Batchelder , a mergers adviser in La Jolla , Calif. , who *T*-1 aided Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis on the bids which *T*-2 put both UAL and NWA in play as takeover candidates this year ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that banks have been `` preparing *-3 to play a larger and larger role in acquisition financing] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> when Harley last week publicly questioned the legality of the group 's filing procedures *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Rochester , N.Y. , investor] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> we complied with every law] , '' and he denied any wrongdoing .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Glazer group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in early October] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it may seek a controlling interest in Harley-Davidson , or seek representation on the company 's board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harley] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't intend *-2 to be acquired *-1 by the Glazer group or any other party] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Bradford , an analyst with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 higher prices for galvanized and cold-rolled products offset lower prices for bar , hot-rolled and structural steel] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Structural steel , which *T*-2 primarily serves the construction market , was especially hurt *-1 by a 15 % price drop] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bradford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its integrated steel sector was also hurt *-1 by higher raw material , repair and maintenance , and labor costs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Inland Chairman Frank W. Luerssen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's short-term outlook is `` clouded *-1 by uncertainties in the economy and financial markets] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When they do hit *T*-1 , they hit fast] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David A. Wyss , chief financial economist at the Data Resources division of McGraw-Hill Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The reason is simple] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wyss] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 : `` Interest rates almost always decline during recession . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Corporate bonds `` are usually not a good bet in a recession] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wyss] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's an `` absolute necessity '' * to get out of junk bonds when a recession is in the offing *T*-3] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Avner Arbel , professor of finance at Cornell University] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Beach] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , investors `` probably should be carrying a very high level of cash , '' by which he means such so-called cash equivalents as money-market funds and Treasury bills *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] is n't sure 0 a recession is coming , but [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the other likely alternative -- reignited inflation -- is just as bad] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` This late in an expansion , '' the economy tends *-1 to veer off either into damaging inflation or into a recession] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Confair] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Federal Reserve Board 's plan for a `` soft landing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , requires the Fed to navigate `` an ever-narrowing corridor . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Trying *-1 to time the economy is a mistake] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Katz , chief investment officer of Value Matrix Management Inc. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors who *T*-1 listened , and lightened up on stocks , `` have just hurt themselves] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Low P-E '' stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , vastly outperform others `` during a recession or bear market . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Small-company shares typically fall more than big-company stocks in a recession] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That ratio is dangerously close to the ratio of 19.7 that *T*-1 prevailed before the 1987 stock-market crash] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Arbel] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Keep some money available for opportunities] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Prudential-Bache] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the York issue was delayed *-1 because of market conditions] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everything is going through firehoops right now , and -LCB- Chicago & North Western -RCB- is no exception] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mariel Clemensen , vice president , high-yield research , at Citicorp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Portfolio managers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sweeteners like equity kickers and stricter protective covenants may increasingly be required *-1 * to sell junk-bond deals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dan Baldwin , managing director of high-yield investments at Chancellor Capital Management ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the Chicago & North Western offering was restructured *-1 in part because `` several large insurance buyers right now are demanding equity as part of the package] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> several mutual-fund managers] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 nervous about the deteriorating quality of their junk-bond portfolios and shy about * buying new issues] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 're staying away from any junk security that *T*-2 is n't considered *-1 first rate for its class] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-2 To lure buyers to the Chicago & North Western bonds] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> portfolio managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 Donaldson Lufkin sweetened the transaction by *-2 offering the bonds with a resettable interest rate and a 10 % equity kicker *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it postponed a $ 220 million *U* senior subordinated debenture offering by York International Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They are telling us that -LCB- 8 3\/4 % -RCB- is as low as they want *-1 to see the fed funds rate] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Chandross at Lloyds Bank PLC] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 junk bond issues on average were up by 1\/4 to 1\/2 point with so-called quality issues from RJR Capital Holdings Corp. and Petrolane Gas Service Limited Partnership posting one-point gains] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the restructuring of the railroad concern 's issue shows how tough it *EXP*-2 is *T*-1 for underwriters to sell even the junk bonds of a company considered * to be a relatively good credit risk] .
• The debt of some California issuers pulled off lows reached * after Tuesday 's massive earthquake , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 market participants remained cautious] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's also unclear precisely how the state will rebuild its reserve *T*-3] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cindy Katz , assistant director of California 's department of finance] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> although she noted that a bond offering for that purpose is n't anticipated *-1] .
• It *EXP*-2 's impossible [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> exactly] how much of the total charity intake *T*-3 is devoured *-1 by stratospheric fund-raising costs , high-living operators , and downright fraud .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> On this basis , `` there 's no way 0 the average person can know a good charity from a bad one *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Ormstedt , an assistant attorney general in Connecticut] .
• The state has sued these charities in state court , *-3 complaining that much of the money was grossly misspent *-1 ; [<sub>ARG1</sub> 82 %] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ormstedt] , went to fund raisers and most of the rest to the people who *T*-2 ran the charities and to their relatives -- for fur coats , trips to Florida , Lucullan restaurant tabs .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Arthritis Foundation , the American Cancer Society and the United Way of America] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> all] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they spend roughly 90 % of their income on programs , not overhead] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The charity] admits *-1 spending a lot on fund raising , but [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that was necessary * to establish a donor base 0 it can tap *T*-2 at much lower cost in years 0 *T*-3 to come] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Burns , president of Telesystems ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his concern has only benefited from the publicity surrounding the case] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 noting that three other charities have signed on as clients because they were impressed *-1 with the amount 0 he raised *T*-3 for National Children 's] .
• *-1 Figuring that their money would more likely go toward a bottle of Night Train Express , [<sub>ARG0</sub> most people] have little trouble * [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> no] to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> propositions like this] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> There] are so many cunning ploys used * by so many dubious operators , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , that it *EXP*-2 is probably impossible * to stop them all .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> What] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] does [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 is that the entire `` campaign '' may be the fund-raising letter itself .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All too often this will merely be a statement on the solicitation such as , ` * Do n't smoke ! ' or ` * Wear suntan lotion , '] `` [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Webster , attorney general of Missouri] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 some people may believe 0 they 're helping *-1 fund a massive TV and print campaign , but we could n't find that the charity does anything except write these letters] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The established charities] are bothered *-1 by this but [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they can do little about it] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most of them do n't last for long , but in the meantime all 0 we can do *T*-2 is tell people 0 they are n't connected *-1 with us] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association] .
• MADD did n't learn of the fund raising until the couple sent it a check for $ 613 *U* , along with [<sub>ARG0</sub> a letter] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that was the charity 's `` share] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Denise McDonald , a spokeswoman for MADD ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's scary , because anybody could do this] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Specifically] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the British carrier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it currently has no plans * to participate in any new offer for UAL] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The pilot union , the only one 0 *T*-1 to support the buy-out thus far ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the flight attendants ' decision `` enforces our belief that an all-employee owned airline is practical and achievable] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British Air officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the airline 's chairman , Lord King , was concerned about news reports indicating that British Air might be willing *-1 to participate in a bid that *T*-2 included a lower purchase price and better investment terms for the British carrier] .
• The previous reports were based *-1 on remarks by British Air 's chief financial officer , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Derek Stevens] , who *T*-2 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 any revised bid would have *-3 to include a lower purchase price * to reflect the sharp drop in UAL 's stock in the past week] .
• In addition , British Air officially withdrew its support for the previous $ 300-a-share bid in [<sub>ARG0</sub> a terse statement] that *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> the original deal is closed *-2] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview Wednesday with Dow Jones Professional Investor Report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stevens] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're in no way committed to a deal going through at all] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The -LCB- buy-out -RCB- consortium ceased *-1 to exist because our American partners were not capable of * organizing the financing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a British Air spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> later] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that British Airways believes 0 its involvement in the UAL buy-out ended last Friday when the buy-out group , which *T*-1 also includes UAL 's management and pilot union , failed *-3 to obtain financing for the $ 6.79 billion *U* transaction *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The carrier] stopped short of *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would n't at some point reconsider *-2 participating in any new bid for UAL] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they plan *-1 to take `` no initiatives '' * to resurrect the transaction , and `` are n't aware '' of any restructured bid in the making] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pilot union Chairman Frederick C. Dubinsky] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 advisers to UAL management and the union will begin *-1 meeting in New York today and will work through the weekend *-1 to devise a new proposal 0 * to present *T*-2 to UAL 's board `` at the earliest time possible] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Italy 's industrial wholesale sales index rose 13.2 % in June from a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the state statistical institute Istat] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Domestic wholesale sales rose 11.9 % from a year earlier , while foreign sales jumped 17.3 %] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Istat] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a clear majority of senators back the tax reduction and that ultimately there would be enough senators 0 *T*-1 to overcome any procedural hurdle 0 the Democratic leadership might erect *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I may want *-1 to offer additional amendments 0 *T*-2 to improve it when the bill comes to the floor *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. David Boren -LRB- D. , Okla. -RRB- , a leader of those Democrats] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Afterward] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> leaders of the dissident Democrats] relented , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would n't offer their own proposal as they had planned] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The producer and marketer of low-sulfur coal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income for the quarter was $ 5.9 million *U* , or 71 cents a share , on revenue of $ 145.4 million *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I think 0 the ship is now righted *-1 , the bilges are pumped *-2 and we are on course] , '' [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Hutchinson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 of [<sub>ARG3-of</sub> the restructuring program] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> One difference] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , is that the fourth quarter has significantly fewer workdays because of holidays and the hunting season .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't want *-1 to give the impression that everybody can relax now] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Westmoreland is looking at investment stakes in other cogeneration plants east of the Mississippi River] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We see coal 's piece of the action growing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hutchinson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chase Senior Vice President George Scandalios] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bank decided *-1 to exercise its option after bids fell short of expectations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Chase and the Atlas estate were looking *-1 to sell the entire building for $ 400 million to $ 475 million *U* , but did n't get an offer for more than $ 375 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Blue chips] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , `` are now being referred to *-1 as poker chips . ''
• Berkshire Hathaway earlier this year bought $ 600 million *U* of preferred stock in Gillette that *T*-2 is convertible into an 11 % stake , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gillette] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> at the time] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Buffett would be added *-1 to the board] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gillette] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter earnings rose 2 % to $ 65.2 million *U* , or 57 cents a share , from $ 63.9 million *U* , or 57 cents a share , in the year-earlier period] ; per-share earnings remained flat despite an increase in net income in part because the company paid a $ 10.4 million *U* dividend on the new preferred stock in the period .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they got a look at the books and balked at the price] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Daly] in his affidavit acknowledges that Warner agreed *-1 to release the producers last year *-2 to take over MGM but [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that situation was altogether different] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Warner itself was in negotiations with MGM over certain movie and other rights , and it *EXP*-1 was `` in Warner 's interest * to accommodate MGM\/UA , Guber and Peters by * permitting them *-2 to become MGM executives] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Daly] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his affidavit] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for * letting people out of contracts] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 're the best production talent around] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brian De Palma] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> beholden to Guber Peters for * hiring him to direct the Warner movie of Tom Wolfe 's novel `` Bonfire of the Vanities] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his company 's prowess at packaging and marketing `` is why we 'll be good at Columbia *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Peter is a major piece of Hollywood manpower who *T*-1 has really earned his success] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Bookman , an agent at Creative Artists Agency] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But for all their intellectual and stylistic differences , they make the perfect `` good cop , bad cop '' team] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hollywood associates] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Peter is the bright , sympathetic guy when you 're doing a deal *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one agent] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Simpson] : `` The script was unreadable .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Peters] acknowledges that and [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's not unlike the situation 0 he and Mr. Guber are in *T*-1 with Warner] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I was upset with Roger , I fumpered and schmumpered] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Peters] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Birnbaum] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his relationship with Guber Peters was `` one of the most successful 0 I 've had *T*-1 in Hollywood] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jon Peters] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] come *-1 barreling into a room , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's got a great idea] , and be gone .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Within a few weeks , we made deals with the government of Rwanda and everyone who *T*-2 had ever met *RNR*-1 or talked to *RNR*-1 Dian Fossey] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But though `` people in town may ask why Guber needs Peters *T*-2 , it *EXP*-3 's good * to have a partner , and obviously the chemistry works] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Tisch , a producer who *T*-1 once worked for Mr. Guber] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The studio] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it stuck with them `` even in the early years when the creative partnership was not particularly profitable for Warner *T*-1] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> From the beginning , -LCB- they -RCB- knew 0 we had a goal and a dream] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They always listened , but they never acted] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guber] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Skeptics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the slightly higher returns are n't enough * to compensate for the extra risk] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of this stuff really is in untested waters] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Owen Carney , director of the investment securities division of the U.S. comptroller of the currency] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is the heyday of debt] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Grant , editor of Grant 's Interest Rate Observer , a newsletter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We expect additional offerings '' of asset-backed securities targeted * toward individual investors] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bill Addiss , a senior vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enthusiasts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the booming market has opened up a valuable new source of funds to issuers , while *-1 providing a valuable new investment for individuals and institutions] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Asset-backed securities `` are an attractive investment compared to bank certificates of deposit or other corporate bonds] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Craig J. Goldberg , managing director and head of the asset-backed securities group at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you 're in the bond business *-1 playing the relative-performance derby , then even an extra 25 basis points -LRB- 0.25 percentage point -RRB- becomes an important consideration on a career basis] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Grant] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That] 's particularly true , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , for certain of the securities , such as those backed * by time-share loans .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You could see massive gyrations here because it 's such a thinly traded market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jonathan S. Paris , a vice president of European Investors Inc. , a New York investment-management firm] .
• If a bank 's credit rating was lowered *-1 because of , [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> its loans to Third World nations] , that could also affect the ratings , liquidity and prices of the asset-backed issues that the bank supports *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A day of reckoning is coming where we think 0 the market will place a high premium on the highest-quality debt issues *T*-1 , and therefore we think 0 the best debt investment is U.S. government bonds] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Craig Corcoran of Davis\/Zweig Futures Inc. , an investment advisory firm] .
• `` Nope , [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> still] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 to stick with Treasurys] , '' Mr. Corcoran replies *T*-2 .
• Nearly half of the respondents -LRB- 47 % -RRB- said 0 their investment portfolio was worth $ 250,000 *U* or more , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> 17 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was worth $ 1 million *U* or more] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nearly half of the respondents -LRB- 47 % -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their investment portfolio was worth $ 250,000 *U* or more] , and 17 % said 0 it was worth $ 1 million *U* or more .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For example] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> 12 % of this year 's respondents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect a recession within 12 months] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nearly a third] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have made some portfolio changes *-1 to anticipate a possible recession] .
• About 33 % considered another crash `` likely , '' while [<sub>ARG0</sub> about 63 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 one is `` unlikely] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> About 60 % of them] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would `` ordinarily '' have at least 25 % of their money in stocks] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> only 17.5 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had more than half their money in the stock market] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canadian steel ingot production totaled 276,334 metric tons in the week ended Oct. 14 , down 5.3 % from the preceding week 's total of 291,890 tons] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Statistics Canada , a federal agency ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Health Care Property Investors Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired three long-term care facilities and one assisted-living facility in a purchase-and-lease transaction valued * at $ 15 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The real estate investment trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it leased the three Florida facilities to National Health Care Affiliates Inc. of Buffalo , N.Y] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered its rating on about $ 75 million *U* of this Chatsworth , Calif. , concern 's convertible subordinated debentures , due 2012 , to Caa from B2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the reduction reflects impaired business prospects and reduced financial flexibility caused * by continuing losses at the maker of Winchester disk drives] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered its rating on about $ 400 million *U* of this bank holding company 's senior debt to B2 from Ba3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects Valley National , of Phoenix , Ariz. , to make substantial further provisions against its real-estate portfolio , and that it continues *-1 to suffer from the high cost of * carrying nonperforming assets , and from high loan-loss provisions] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even though electronic espionage may cost U.S. firms billions of dollars a year , most are n't yet taking precautions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the experts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> 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 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the expected influx of East European refugees over the next few years will greatly increase the chances of computer-maintenance workers , for example , doubling as foreign spies] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Moreover] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , technology *ICH*-3 now exists for * stealing corporate secrets after they 've been `` erased *-1 '' from a computer 's memory .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Oliver North of Iran-Contra notoriety thought 0 he had erased his computer but that the information was later retrieved *-1 for congressional committees to read] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Hostile and even friendly nations routinely steal information from U.S. companies and share it with their own companies] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Noel D. Matchett , a former staffer at the federal National Security Agency and now president of Information Security Inc. , Silver Spring , Md] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It `` may well be '' that theft of business data is `` as serious a strategic threat to national security '' as it is a threat to the survival of victimized U.S. firms] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michelle Van Cleave , the White House 's assistant director for National Security Affairs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Any secret] can be pirated *-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the experts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , if it is transmitted *-2 over the air .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You can have a dozen competitors stealing your secrets at the same time] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Matchett] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding : `` It 's a pretty good bet 0 they wo n't get caught *-3] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The only way 0 * to catch an electronic thief *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , is * to set him up with erroneous information .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While he did n't comment directly on the pact between Ciba-Geigy and the university] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Merieux can transfer new products and technologies to Connaught more rapidly than other companies `` not currently producing and marketing vaccines -LCB- who -RCB- *T*-2 can only promise this for some ... years in the future] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The University] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the two companies agreed *-1 to spend 25 million Canadian dollars -LRB- $ 21.3 million *U* -RRB- over 10 years on research at Canadian universities if they are successful in *-2 acquiring the vaccine maker] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 $ 10 million *U* would go to the University of Toronto] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new agreement would `` replace '' the old one that *T*-1 forms the basis of its suit against the Merieux takeover] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Notwithstanding foreign ownership of Connaught , this accord would enhance research and development in Canada] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Keffer , the university 's vice president of research] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jacques-Francois Martin , director general of Merieux ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the French company is still determined *-1 to acquire Connaught] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeremiah Mullins , head of OTC trading at Dean Witter Reynolds ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 both institutional and retail investors were buying] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But there was a dearth of sellers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , so buyers had *-2 to bid prices up *-2 to entice them .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's no pressure on OTC stocks at this point] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mullins , who *T*-1 said 0 some buyers are beginning *-3 to shop among smaller OTC issues] .
• `` There 's no pressure on OTC stocks at this point , '' said *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mullins] , who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some buyers are beginning *-3 to shop among smaller OTC issues] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Valley National] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its $ 110 million *U* provision for credit losses and $ 11 million *U* provision for other real estate owned * is related *-1 to weakness in the Arizona real estate market] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Additionally] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it downgraded Valley National 's senior debt and confirmed the company 's commercial paper rating of `` not prime] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earnings for the year ending Jan. 28 , 1990 , are expected *-1 to be 25 to 35 cents a share , compared with a previous estimate of 50 to 60 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> East Rock Partners , which *T*-1 has indicated 0 it might make a bid for the company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 A.P. Green , a refractory products maker , told the partnership 0 it is n't for sale] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> No one around me] was [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> anything] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` they were cautious , and that was n't the message 0 we wanted * to deliver *T*-2 '' on Monday .
• Shearson , a 62%-owned unit of American Express Co. , did n't have enough time 0 * to update its market commentary *T*-1 so , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We decided *-2 to kill our strategy pieces] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Rivkin , the head of Shearson 's research department] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the going gets rough *T*-1 , China penalizes the efficient and rewards the incompetent] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Western economist] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And , because China 's leaders have abandoned plans * to drastically reform the economy , it is likely *-2 to continue] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This will prevent a slide in industrial production , which *T*-1 will otherwise cause new panic buyings] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The economy is crashing hard] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Asian economist in Beijing] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is n't any doubt that the thread of the '86 code has been given *-1 a mighty tug] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Thomas Downey -LRB- D. , N.Y . -RRB-] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's back to tax-give-away time for the select few] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. William Gray of Pennsylvania , the third-ranking Democrat in the House] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The return of pro-investment tax breaks such as those for capital gains and IRAs `` creates more of a mood or a mindset that *T*-1 is helpful for * getting better depreciation -LRB- write-offs -RRB- or investment credits] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Huard , a vice president for the National Association of Manufacturers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If there is going *-2 to be a tax scheme that *T*-1 contemplates lower treatment of capital gains , they certainly want *-3 to be part of it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> real-estate lobbyist Wayne Thevenot of Concord Associates] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They wanted reform and they got a revolution] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> overhaul advocate Rep. Willis Gradison -LRB- R. , Ohio -RRB-] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everything is up for grabs] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Theodore Groom , a lobbyist for mutual life-insurance companies] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lufthansa AG] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 passenger volume climbed 5.2 % for the first nine months of 1989 to 15.3 million passengers from 14.5 million passengers in the year-earlier period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The West German national air carrier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 cargo volume jumped 12 % to 638,000 metric tons from 569,000 tons a year ago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japanese publishers want *-2 to be introduced *-1 to the publishing and information industries] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Veronis , chairman of Veronis Suhler] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan has been a major importer of foreign information and news] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shioya] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Japanese take the long view] . '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Veronis] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It may not be weeks or months , but they are also opportunistic and if they feel comfortable , they will move on a deal] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Susumu Ohara , president of Nihon Keizai Shinbun America Inc. , publisher of the Japan Economic Journal ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he receives telephone calls *ICH*-1 weekly from media bankers on whether his parent company is interested in *-2 buying a U.S. consumer or business magazine] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Japanese are in the early stage right now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Kenney , a onetime media adviser for First Boston Corp. who *T*-2 was recently appointed *-1 president of Reader 's Digest Association 's new Magazine Publishing Group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company expects *-1 to be `` on target '' with analysts ' projections by year end] but conceded that the fourth quarter represents `` a significant challenge . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philadelphia-based Bell Atlantic] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net rose 6.5 % , *-2 aided *-1 by strong growth in the network-services business and an increase in the number of new telephone lines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 per-share earnings were slightly reduced *-1 by the sale of 4.1 million shares of treasury stock to the company 's newly formed Employee Stock Ownership Plans] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nynex] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 expenses rose 4.5 % to $ 2.73 billion *U* from $ 2.61 billion *U* , a $ 119 million *U* increase] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our net income is n't where we would want it to be *T*-1 at this point] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William C. Ferguson , chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Denver-based U S West] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income dropped 8.9 %] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 noting that the year-ago quarter included the sale of a building by its BetaWest Properties unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ferguson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a continued softness in New York City area 's economy and increased competition , particularly in the private-line market , took a heavy toll on earnings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nynex] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 access lines in service at the end of the quarter were off 18,000 from the previous quarter , which *T*-1 reported an increase of 160,000 new access lines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Walter H. Monteith Jr. , SNET chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Innovative marketing of our products and services contributed *-1 to increase revenue] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> San Francisco-based Pacific Telesis] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net declined 12.6 % , primarily because of regulatory action] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a good quarter for us in terms of our business fundamentals] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sam Ginn , chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pacific Telesis] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 minutes of telephone usage increased to 9.9 billion .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> On a truly comparable basis , we 've seen modest earnings growth *ICH*-1 this year from the operations of our company] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack MacAllister , chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amoco Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income plunged 39 % to $ 336 million *U* , or 65 cents a share , as gasoline refining and marketing profits lagged substantially behind last year 's record level] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Gasoline margins may rebound this quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some industry officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , but they believe 0 chemical margins could worsen .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Petrofina Inc. , a Dallas-based integrated oil company ,] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter earnings declined by more than half] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income dropped to $ 15.1 million *U* , or 98 cents a share , from $ 35.2 million *U* , or $ 2.66 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Amoco 's domestic oil and natural gas operations] recorded a profit of $ 104 million *U* in the quarter compared with a loss of $ 5 million *U* , `` primarily on the strength of higher crude oil prices , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Richard M. Morrow] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Amoco completed an environmental analysis last quarter but that no single clean-up project was responsible] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are going *-2 to be very clear winners and very clear losers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cynthia Turk , a Touche Ross & Co. retail consultant] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Steidtmann] : `` I 'm looking for a bi-polar Christmas . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Traditionally , consumers were concerned *-1 about *-1 ordering after the first of December because they did n't believe 0 they would get it by Christmas] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Adam Strum , chairman of the Wine Enthusiast Inc. , which *T*-2 sells wine cellars and accessories through the mail] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Using Federal Express delivery last year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Strum] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` December was our biggest month . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not looking for a runaway Christmas at all] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It is n't a real boom holiday season in our eyes] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Woolworth Corp. Chairman Harold E. Sells] , `` but it is n't going *-2 to be a bust either . ''
• Of the 450 survey respondents , 35 % *T*-1 said 0 they expect *-3 to spend less *ICH*-2 * buying Christmas gifts this year than last year , while [<sub>ARG0</sub> 28 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect *-4 to spend more] and 37 % said 0 their gift budget would stay the same .
• Of the 450 survey respondents , 35 % *T*-1 said 0 they expect *-3 to spend less *ICH*-2 * buying Christmas gifts this year than last year , while 28 % said 0 they expect *-4 to spend more and [<sub>ARG0</sub> 37 %] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their gift budget would stay the same] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For the last two and a half years , retailing has been in a mild recession] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carl Steidtmann , chief economist at the Columbus , Ohio , consulting firm] .
• I 've revised it several times and I think 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> may] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> with pride] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that there is not a single discordant word in the whole text] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ashland Oil Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will take after-tax charges of $ 78 million *U* , or $ 1.40 *U* a share , in its fiscal fourth quarter , ended Sept. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The oil refiner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will report fiscal fourth quarter and 1989 results next week] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The -LCB- influence of the -RCB- U.S. is not being felt *-2 in Central America ; Washington 's decisions do not respond to a policy , and are divorced *-1 from reality] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fernando Volio , a Costa Rican congressman and former foreign minister] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Holiday Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income jumped 89 % , partly on the strength of record operating income in its gaming division] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Holiday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Salomon Brothers Inc. has been retained *-1 to act as the dealer-manager and financial adviser in connection with the offer and solicitation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Holiday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its 15 % notes due 1992 also will be included *-1 in the tender offer and consent solicitation at a price 0 *T*-3 to be determined *-2 by Holiday prior to the commencement of the offer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the hotel and gambling giant] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was proceeding with plans * to make a tender offer and solicit consents with respect to approximately $ 1.4 billion *U* of its publicly traded debt] .
• That debt is part of the $ 2.1 billion *U* of Holiday debt that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bass PLC of Britain] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would retire or assume *T*-1] when it agreed *-2 to buy the Holiday Inn business in August *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Holiday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter earnings rose to $ 39.8 million *U* , or $ 1.53 *U* a share , from $ 21 million *U* , or 84 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Holiday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 operating income related * to gaming increased 4.5 % to a record $ 61.4 million *U* from $ 58.8 million *U* a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The television units of Paramount Communications Inc. and MCA Inc. are exploring the possibility of * offering prime-time programming to independent stations two nights a week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jamie Kellner , president of Fox Broadcasting ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe 0 the partnership of Fox , its affiliates and advertisers is succeeding and will continue *-1 to grow] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Another Fox official , who *T*-3 declined * to be identified *-1 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Fox was n't pleased *-2 by the possible Paramount-MCA venture into prime-time programming] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 To make the venture work , they would need Fox affiliates] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We spent a lot of time and money in *-1 building our group of stations] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 adding that Fox does n't `` appreciate '' another company attempting *-4 to usurp its station lineup] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fox] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to offer its stations movies , theatrical and made-for-TV ventures , probably on Wednesdays , sometime next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The executive] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Paramount and MCA have also held discussions with Chris-Craft Industries ' broadcasting unit , which *T*-1 owns five independent stations in cities such as Los Angeles , San Francisco and Portland , Ore] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Chris-Craft station manager] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there have been no formal talks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 it *EXP*-3 's to Fox 's advantage * to be associated *-1 with the Paramount-MCA venture] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Conway , station manager of WTXF , the TVX station that *T*-2 is a Fox affiliate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Conway] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Fox shows appearing on nights when Paramount-MCA shows would n't be offered *-2 *T*-3 could be promoted *-1 on the programs produced * by Paramount-MCA] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Fisher , general manager of KTXL , a Fox affiliate in Sacramento , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The real question is whether the Paramount-MCA offering is practical] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman for Paramount] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company does n't comment on speculation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One broadcasting executive familiar with the project] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the co-venture would target stations affiliated * with Fox because Fox has the desirable independent stations in most of the key cities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Banco Popular just kept *-1 waiting] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edward Thompson , a vice president and analyst at Thomson BankWatch Inc. in New York] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 're often right across the street from one another] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Thompson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Carrion , who *T*-1 is currently president and chief executive officer of Banco Popular ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the merger will result in a `` larger and stronger locally based bank] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The banks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't expect the merger to face any regulatory hurdles] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carrion] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the merger should be completed *-1 in six to nine months] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> BanPonce] reacted cooly at first , but appeared *-1 to be won over *-2 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , by Banco Popular 's assurances that it wanted only a friendly transaction .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Hit *-2 by higher costs and lower sales] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Caterpillar Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter earnings tumbled 43 % and full-year earnings will trail last year 's results] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The construction equipment maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter profit fell to $ 108 million *U* , or $ 1.07 *U* a share , from $ 190 million *U* , or $ 1.87 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-2 is in a costly modernization program ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earnings were hurt *-1 by higher start-up and new program costs , increased costs of materials , higher wages and an $ 11 million *U* provision for bad debts in Latin America] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In *-1 announcing a 1989 capital spending plan of $ 950 million *U* early this year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Caterpillar] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 full-year earnings would be flat compared with last year 's $ 616 million *U* , or $ 6.07 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this year 's profit will be lower] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> by how much] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Suffering from a downturn in heavy truck production that *T*-1 cut orders for its engines] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Caterpillar] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will indefinitely lay off about 325 workers in the Peoria area and temporarily shut its plant in York , Pa. , for two weeks in both November and December] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Millicom Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is one of two companies 0 *T*-1 to receive a license * to introduce and operate a cellular mobile telephone system in Pakistan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman for Millicom , a telecommunications company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she did n't know the value of the contract] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Millicom] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would build and operate the system in Pakistan with Comvik International AB , part of the Kinnevik group of Sweden , and Arfeen International , Pakistan] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are not in any hurry * to sell '' Saks , Marshall Field or B.A.T 's other U.S. retail properties] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Patrick Sheehy] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> At a shareholders ' meeting in London] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the tobacco , financial-services and retailing giant] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received 99.9 % approval from voting holders for plans * to spin off about $ 6 billion *U* in assets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the flotations of the paper and British retailing businesses are likely only after the disposals of the U.S. retailing assets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired 2.5 million shares for 785 pence -LRB- $ 12.48 *U* -RRB- each , or a total of # 19.6 million *U* -LRB- $ 31.2 million *U* -RRB- , from its broker , Barclays de Zoete Wedd] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> B.A.T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may make more equity purchases until the close of business today , depending on market conditions , but will cease further purchases until Nov. 22 , when it releases third-quarter results *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hasbro] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had net income of $ 31.3 million *U* , or 53 cents a share , up from $ 18.1 million *U* , or 31 cents a share , a year earlier , when it took a pretax charge of $ 10 million *U* after *-2 dropping development of an interactive video entertainment system *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The athletic footwear maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net rose to $ 49.9 million *U* , or 44 cents a share , from $ 37.1 million *U* , or 32 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Fireman , Reebok chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our gains in earnings provide further evidence that the controls 0 we have put *T*-1 in place and our sales mix are continuing *-2 to improve the company 's overall profit performance] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects sales to improve due to a number of new products , including a `` pump '' basketball shoe that *T*-2 can be inflated *-1 *-3 to better fit the foot] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An outside spokesman for CML] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the terms were changed *-1 to a minor extent] but would n't disclose what those changes were *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pitney Bowes] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the decision was based *-1 on a long-term analysis of the compatibility of Wheeler Group 's marketing business with other Pitney Bowes operations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Wheeler Group was profitable] but would n't give figures .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company does n't have a timetable for the sale] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding that the board 's decision just starts the search for a buyer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pitney Bowes] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income gained 15 % to $ 62 million *U* , or 78 cents a share , from $ 54 million *U* , or 68 cents a share , a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the growth was led *-1 by its major operations , particularly mailing , shipping , dictating and facsimile businesses] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Steel jackets of a type that *T*-2 may have prevented collapse of the columns of a 1.5-mile stretch of the Nimitz Freeway had been installed *-1 on at least a small test section of the double-decker highway last year by California 's Department of Transportation] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> employees familiar with the project] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Knowledgeable employees] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the retrofitting , which *T*-2 had n't yet been budgeted *-1 , was part of a planned , three-stage reinforcement of the Cypress structure begun * by the California transportation department several years ago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We had just finished phase two '' of the Cypress project that *T*-1 involved * installing a series of retaining cables designed * 0 *T*-3 to prevent sections of the roadway from *-2 separating as a result of seismic shock] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a state DOT engineer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Knowledgeable employees] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the project had been stymied *-1 somewhat by `` the difficulty of * designing '' the jackets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The employees] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the project may have been snagged *-1 by budgetary concerns] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gov. George Deukmejian] , who *T*-2 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had been assured *-1 by state transportation officials that the structure could withstand an even larger quake] , called for an immediate investigation .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I want *-3 to know who *T*-1 made the decision that it *EXP*-4 was safe for 186,000 people to use every day] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Katz , a state legislator who *T*-2 is chairman of the California Assembly 's transportation committee] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would convene hearings within two weeks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Transportation department officials] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were as surprised as anyone by the Cypress destruction] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 previous earthquakes suggested that multiple-column viaducts would stand up well , although they were working on ways 0 * to bolster them *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unfortunately , there is only one laboratory for * developing techniques 0 * to withstand earthquakes *T*-1 , and that is an earthquake] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Burch Bachtold , San Francisco district director for the transportation department] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We know of no technology that *T*-1 exists anywhere in the world that *T*-2 would allow us to '' reinforce the columns] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Sacramento] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a transportation department spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he could n't immediately confirm or deny existence of the test work] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Financial Corp. of Santa Barbara] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it rescheduled to Nov. 29 a special shareholder meeting 0 * to vote on a $ 75 million *U* stock-for-debt exchange *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> However , that figure could be revised *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Financial Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are prepared *-1 to support those changes] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mosbacher] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The change taking place in the Soviet Union , Poland and Hungary has aroused new hope *ICH*-2 in both German states that reforms will be undertaken *-1 in -LCB- East Germany -RCB- , and that relations between the two German states , too , will get better] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Addressing a conference of the New York-based Institute for East-West Security Studies in Frankfurt yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Genscher] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> History will judge us by whether we have taken the opportunities that *T*-1 emerge from these reforms] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The ultimate aim of Western support for East bloc reforms] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , is * to create `` an equitable and stable peaceful order in Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mattel Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income rose 73 % , to $ 38 million *U* , or 76 cents a share , from $ 21.9 million *U* , or 45 cents a share , a year ago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mattel 's world-wide volume has grown 25 % in a climate of relatively flat industry sales] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John W. Amerman , chairman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the toy company 's `` prospects for a strong fourth quarter '' are also good] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mattel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's sale of rights to land and buildings at its Hawthorne , Calif. , headquarters resulted in a $ 13 million *U* charge to third-quarter operating profit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pro-life advocates] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the White House never wavered over the veto] .
• The White House , *-2 never eager for a fight , was happy *-2 to try , which *T*-1 is why [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Bush] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was looking for `` flexibility ''] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eddie Mahe , a Republican consultant ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the two GOP candidates could have avoided trouble if they had framed the issue first] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Darla St. Martin , of the National Right to Life Committee ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 exit polls from the 1988 election had single-issue , pro-life voters giving Mr. Bush about five more percentage points of support than pro-choice voters gave Michael Dukakis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GOP pollster Neil Newhouse , of the Wirthlin Group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 polls this summer showed that the single-issue voters had about evened out] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Even the president 's doctor , Burton Lee ,] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> on the record] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he 'd love *-1 to be surgeon general but could n't pass the pro-life test] .
• -LRB- [<sub>ARG0</sub> The lobby] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> no] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> again] . -RRB-
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Before good will , Overnite Transportation earnings fell 11 % to $ 15 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Union Pacific] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Union Pacific Railroad had a 3 % profit increase , despite a 14 % rise in fuel costs and a 4 % drop in car loadings] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most of the commodity traffic was off] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Earnings from continuing operations of the Union Pacific Resources unit almost doubled] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• John Christie , a lawyer here for the two Chicago Title & Trust units accused the FTC of *-1 `` second-guessing '' state-level regulations , with which , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-3] , his clients had complied *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A lawyer for Lawyers Title] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , because the named companies no longer use the type of cooperative rating bureaus attacked * by the FTC , the commission 's order wo n't have much practical impact] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MARK RESOURCES INC. , Calgary , Alberta ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to sell 75 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 63.9 million *U* -RRB- of 8 % convertible debentures to a group of securities dealers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mark , an oil and gas concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 15-year debentures are convertible before maturity at C$ 12.50 *U* for each Mark common share , and can be redeemed *-1 at the company 's option , under certain conditions , after Nov. 30 , 1992] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The government will try *-1 to sell all the real estate managed * by the Federal Asset Disposition Association in one fell swoop] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Seidman , chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The properties held * by FADA wo n't be sold *-1 piecemeal] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Seidman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a speech before Southern Methodist University Business School in Dallas] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You need *-1 to buy the entire lot] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Seidman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , `` so * get out your checkbooks .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One early user , David Semmel , a Chicago venture capitalist and investor in Desktop Data ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he uses it *-1 to track takeover developments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he told NewsEdge *-1 to look for stories containing such words as takeover , acquisition , acquire , LBO , tender , merger , junk and halted] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm pretty confident 0 I 'm catching everything] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey Tarter , editor of SoftLetter , a Watertown , Mass. , industry newsletter ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've seen a lot of people fooling around on the fringes of filtering information] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are operating an information refinery that *T*-1 takes a broad stream of raw data and turns it into actionable knowledge] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Yosi Amram , founder and president] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They want the full press releases on printer announcements by their competition] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Amram] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If a customer asks for stories about `` IBM , '' the computer will also supply stories that *T*-1 mention `` I.B.M. , International Business Machines , or Big Blue] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Amram] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Computer picking is n't perfect] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harvey Golomb , president and founder of Pinpoint] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Filtered news is what people want *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Esther Dyson , editor of Release 1.0 , an industry newsletter that *T*-1 spots new developments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Golomb] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 each of his computers can produce and send about 75 unique newsletters a night] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All these interconnected computers make it *EXP*-4 difficult * to sort out what *T*-1 's junk and what *T*-2 's important] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chuck Digate , a former Lotus Development executive who *T*-3 has started a new company 0 *T*-6 to cope with the problem] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Digate] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his firm , Beyond Inc. , has licensed technology known * as Information Lens from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and plans *-1 to develop it for commercial use] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Digate] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Beyond will refine the product `` so the message will be smart enough 0 *T*-1 to know *-2 to come back and bother you again next week] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> With E-mail , you do n't have the visual clues of paper] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Tarter , the editor of SoftLetter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Geoffrey Goodfellow , who *T*-1 dropped out of high school back in the 1970s *-2 to manage a computer network at a California research firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Old network hands have started *-3 to turn off the network because they do n't have time 0 * to wade through the muck *T*-4] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I see it as a sewage treatment plant] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• The sums awarded * to Messrs. Kelly and Newcomb represent bonuses 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the two men] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they deserved *T*-3 from the first half of 1988] , but which *T*-2 were n't paid *-1 because of a dispute over an incentive contract .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey L. Liddle , the two men 's attorney at Liddle , O'Connor , Finkelstein & Robinson ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Kelly began *-1 working at Dean Witter in 1987] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it offered $ 50 million *U* of 9 1\/2 % debentures due 2001 at par] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Little Rock , Ark. , department-store retailer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 proceeds will be used *-1 * to reduce short-term debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Brands Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income rose 13 % , *-1 reflecting strong gains in its tobacco and distilled spirits businesses] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company , which *T*-1 also has businesses in life insurance , office products and hardware , and home-improvement products ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income rose to $ 166.4 million *U* , or $ 1.71 *U* a share , from $ 146.8 million *U* , or $ 1.53 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Democratic counterpart Mitchell] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 asked *-2 *-3 to interpret Darman 's threat * to make permanent the across-the-board Gramm-Rudman cuts that *T*-1 took effect this week] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't even bother *-5 to interpret them] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Before he was confirmed *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sullivan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had `` reservations about any blanket prohibitions on medical research .] ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] now , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 , he is `` surrounded *-1 by right-to-lifers , '' who *T*-2 contend that any breakthroughs in fetal-tissue research could increase the demand for abortions .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Defense experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 joint projects are increasingly squeezed *-1 by budget pressures and the desire * to save domestic jobs] ; some also fear rising protectionism as European unity nears .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you do n't know what the rules of the game are *T*-1 , it *EXP*-2 's hard * to start your fund-raising or design] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dana Smith , an official with Team Dennis Conner] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Conner team wo n't be able *-3 to negotiate with corporate sponsors until the suit is resolved *-1 and the race site is determined *-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 , and the syndicate 's budget could easily reach $ 30 million *U* .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> spokesmen for both Mr. Isler and Mr. Conner] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the formation of the new syndicate has * to do with Mr. Isler 's desire * to skipper his own team and begin *-1 planning now , rather than any falling out between the two sportsmen] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have the structure , people and plan] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Isler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary E. Sommer , corporate counsel for Stamford ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the city has discussed several possible plans for * displaying the mural , which *T*-1 portrays various scenes from the Great Depression] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the mural `` preserves an era in Stamford and in our country when this type of work was being done *-1 *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Balmy temperatures are forecast *-1 for next week] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Lekberg , an analyst at Farmers Grain & Livestock Corp. , Chicago] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> One price-depressing development was the lower-than-expected increase of only 0.2 % in the consumer price index for September] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , economic circumstances are such that both South Africa and the Soviet Union , the principal gold and platinum producers , are being forced *-2 to continue *-3 selling the metals .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Both are in great need of foreign exchange , and South Africa is also under pressure * to meet foreign loan commitments] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Putting it all together , we have a negative scenario that *T*-1 does n't look like it will improve overnight] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In recent days , however , there has been increased purchasing of copper in London] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> So] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , even though the long-term production problems may be easing , there will still be a significant need for copper over the next three months , when inventories will remain relatively low *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My prediction is 0 there will be mass litigation over errors and omissions in engineering and contracting] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stanley Chesley , a well-known Cincinnati plaintiffs lawyer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The flamboyant and publicity-conscious Mr. Belli] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he already has investigators looking into who *T*-2 could be held *-1 liable for the damage on the Bay Bridge and the interstate approaching it] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We wo n't know until the smoke clears -- but yes , we 're looking into it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Belli] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he wants *-1 to know whether state or federal engineers or private companies could have prevented the damage] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Belli , who *T*-1 was at Candlestick Park for the World Series Tuesday night ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has hired civil engineers to check out his own mildly damaged building and to investigate the bridge collapse] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Defense lawyers] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> perhaps understandably] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that plaintiffs ' lawyers taking such an approach will have little success in * pursuing their claims] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> though they add that the facts of each case must be looked at *-1 individually] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of this is going *-1 to be code-related] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ignazio J. Ruvolo , a construction law specialist at Bronson , Bronson & McKinnon , a San Francisco law firm] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Plaintiffs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , will argue that damaged structures were n't built *-1 to proper design standards .
• But [<sub>ARG1</sub> if defendants can prove that they met San Francisco 's stringent building codes , `` that 's probably going *-1 to protect them] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ruvolo] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Under the statute , agencies are provided *-1 `` defenses that *T*-2 normally are n't available in the private sector] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ruvolo] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The state is protected *-1 when plans and designs for public structures were approved *-2 ahead of time *T*-3 or when structures met previously approved standards *T*-4] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Covert] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he set up shop on the sidewalk in front of his town-house office and helped victims apply for federal aid -- free of charge] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would monitor the conduct of lawyers] and warned that solicitation of business is unethical .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Experts on California tort law] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 protections afforded * government agencies in such cases are pretty ironclad] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cook] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that last June , the international executive committes of Deloitte and Touche agreed to a world-wide merger] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The merger is proceeding according to plan , except as to the withdrawal of the Deloitte U.K. firm] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Partners at other accounting firms] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Deloitte firm in the U.K. is filing the suit *-1 to get even with the merged Deloitte-Touche firm for *-2 keeping major auditing work in England] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In New York] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harris Amhowitz , general counsel of Coopers ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Coopers `` was aware of the litigation] , '' but he declined further comment .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Bullock , senior partner of Deloitte in the U.K. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> the decision * to start these proceedings has n't been taken *-1 lightly] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bullock] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the British firm has used the name `` Deloitte '' since 1845] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John C. Burton , an accounting professor at Columbia University 's Graduate School of Business ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> there 's a lot of emotion involved * in the name of an accounting firm with a long history and with roots in England , where accounting predates the U.S. *T*-1] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although accountants are n't noted *-1 as `` *-2 being deeply emotional , they really hold it all in] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Burton , former chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> J. Michael Cook , chairman of Deloitte , Haskins & Sells International ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believes the legal action by the British firm `` to be without merit] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Administration officials] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Washington Mayor Marion Barry has delayed consideration of sites in the city] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Politics has essentially put up a roadblock '' to * finding sites for new federal prisons] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bennett] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a news conference called * * to report on his `` emergency assistance program '' for the capital] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You need *-1 to capitalize on these moments when you have everyone 's attention *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were talking about *-2 scheduling a practice drill for November] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joan Tharp , a spokeswoman] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That means 0 we can accept orders '' and begin *-2 getting back to normal] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Tharp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some people flat out did n't know what * to do *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert G. Lee , vice president for emergency planning and corporate security at Great Western] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Others] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they feel confident that steps 0 they 've already taken *T*-1 would see them through a disaster] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] *ICH*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lee] : `` We need *-3 to educate people that they need *-4 to get to a phone somehow , some way , *-5 to let someone know what their status is *T*-1 . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We feel 0 we are doing everything 0 we can *?* *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Occidental spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Vista Chemical Co. , with three chemical plants in and near Lake Charles , La. , `` prepares for every hurricane that *T*-1 enters the Gulf of Mexico] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Keith L. Fogg , a company safety director] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are just tons of things that *T*-2 have *-4 to be considered *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fogg] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Self-sufficiency has *-2 to be the cornerstone of your plan] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephanie Masaki-Schatz , manager of corporate emergency planning at Atlantic Richfield Co. in Los Angeles] .
• Ms. Levine told her employer that she was pregnant in February ; [<sub>ARG1</sub> a month later] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the suit] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , the restaurant manager told Ms. Levine that she would be demoted *-1 to his assistant because he felt 0 customers would be uncomfortable with a pregnant maitre 'd .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kary Moss , an attorney with the ACLU 's Women 's Rights Project ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They wanted a svelte-looking woman , and a pregnant woman is not svelte] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Moss] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Ms. Levine secretly taped many conversations with her bosses at the Odeon in which they told her 0 she was being fired as maitre 'd because she was pregnant *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Ms. Levine had never been fired *-1 , although she had stopped *-2 working at the restaurant] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Odeon made a written offer *ICH*-1 to Marcia Levine on July 10 * to return to work as the maitre 'd , at the same pay , same hours and with back pay accrued *] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Aloe] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Odeon `` has no policy against * hiring pregnant people] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawyers representing five of the seven defendants in the case] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their clients can no longer afford their services] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The defense lawyers , three of whom *T*-1 are solo practitioners ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they ca n't afford *-2 to put their law practices on hold for another seven-month trial] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some of the lawyers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would continue *-1 to represent their clients if the government pays their tab as court-appointed lawyers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Assistant U.S. Attorney Terry Hart of Dallas] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the government will oppose any efforts * to bring in a new defense team because it would delay a retrial] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Earlier this week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Fifth Circuit appellate panel] upheld Judge Maloney 's dismissal of Mr. Gaubert 's claim as a shareholder but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the judge should reconsider Mr. Gaubert 's claim for the loss of his property] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gaubert 's lawyer , Abbe David Lowell of Washington , D.C. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the impact of the ruling on other cases involving thrift takeovers will depend on the degree of similarity in the facts] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't know if this will affect one institution or a hundred] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lowell] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John S. Reidy , an analyst for Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Times faces the same problem of other publishers : linage is down] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the quarterly report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arthur Ochs Sulzberger , New York Times Co. chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 negative factors affecting third-quarter earnings will continue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sulzberger] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the scheduled opening of a new color-printing plant in Edison , N.J. , in 1990 would involve heavy startup and depreciation costs] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> With the Edison plant coming on line next summer , the Times is facing some tough earnings comparison in the future] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Appert , an analyst with C.J. Lawrence , Morgan Grenfell] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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] ; group operating profit for the quarter increased slightly to $ 34.9 million *U* from $ 34.5 million *U* on flat revenue .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's troubles mirror those of the industry] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We expect next year to be a fairly soft year in newspaper-industry advertising] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Morton , an analyst for Lynch , Jones & Ryan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The government] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 consumer prices rose only 0.2 % last month] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That news , plus recent signs of economic sluggishness , greatly increases pressure *ICH*-1 on the Federal Reserve * to ease credit further , which *T*-2 in turn would be good news for stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investment managers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I see a lot of evidence indicating a slower economy , and that means 0 my interest-rate outlook has a downward tilt] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Garnett L. Keith Jr. , vice chairman of Prudential Insurance Co. of America , one of the nation 's largest institutional investors] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Fed officials probably wo n't drive down rates immediately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Keith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're not out of the woods yet by any means] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George R. Mateyo , president and chief executive of Carnegie Capital Management Co. , Cleveland] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mercury Savings & Loan Association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it retained Merrill Lynch Capital Markets as its lead investment banker 0 *T*-1 to advise it regarding a possible sale or other combination of the Huntington Beach , Calif. , thrift] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mercury , which *T*-2 has assets of more than $ 2 billion *U* and 24 branches in California ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the action * to improve its regulatory capital position is related *-1 directly to new capital requirements mandated * by recently adopted federal legislation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mercury] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it extended its two-year advisory relationship with Montgomery Securities of San Francisco] .
• *-1 Watching Congress sweat and grimace through its annual budget labors , *-2 fighting the urge * to spend more , we 're reminded of those late-night movies in which [<sub>ARG0</sub> the anguished serial killer] turns himself in to police and [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Stop me before I kill again] *T*-3 . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Frankly , as I was walking back *-2 to get in my car , I heard many , many people ... opening champagne bottles and celebrating individual victories that some of us had accomplished *T*-1 in *-3 getting our little deal in the tax bill and winking at this person for *-4 slipping this in] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-5 .
• Banks indicated 0 they were operating at greater than 90 % of their usual capacity , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Nob Hill hotel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 tourists had fled , *-1 leaving the previously full hotel with an 80 % vacancy rate] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That is a minimum figure , and I underscore minimum] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> House Speaker Thomas Foley -LRB- D. , Wash . -RRB-] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after *-2 conferring with California lawmakers] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Among the city 's banks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank of America] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 all but eight of its 850 branches were open] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Securities-trading operations were moved *-1 to Bank of America 's Concord office , and foreign-exchange trading operations were shifted *-2 to Los Angeles] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wells Fargo & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Emergency Operations Committee -- which *T*-1 met all night Tuesday -- moved its global-funds transfer system to El Monte , Calif. , 500 miles to the south] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is enough money on hand 0 *T*-1 to deal with immediate requirements] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We feel 0 we have the money necessary * to handle the immediate , short-term requirements] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fitzwater] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A major chunk of the $ 2 billion *U* is expected *-1 to be eaten up *-2 by overtime for city workers deployed * in the emergency] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for Mr. Agnos] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All of the city 's $ 5.9 million *U* emergency reserve was spent in the first 24 hours '' on overtime salaries] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> At Fireman 's Fund Corp.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 142 claims were received *-1 in the first 24 hours after the quake , and the company is braced *-2 for as many as 5,000 claims from its 35,000 residential *RNR*-3 and 35,000 business *RNR*-3 policyholders in the affected area] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Claims range from a scratched fender -- and there were an awful lot of cars damaged * in this -- to a major processing plant] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 is clear that alternate routes ca n't handle the overflow] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One of the last big employers in the Silicon Valley 0 *T*-1 to report in , Seagate Technology ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-2 to be back at full strength Monday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even so , `` We 're looking for chaos] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Gray , a deputy district director at the California Department of Transportation] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everyone left] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Lang , reservations manager of the Mark Hopkins Hotel] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We still have our die-hard baseball fans] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> One lady from New York] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she 's not going home until the -LCB- World Series -RCB- is over] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Echoing the response of almost all big corporations in the Bay Area] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Don Waite , Seagate 's chief financial officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I would n't expect this to have any significant financial impact] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some of our sources in Thailand] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the notorious old Khmer Rouge leader , Pol Pot , has been holed *-1 up this summer in Khmer Rouge camps near the Thai-Cambodian border] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The State Department] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that any Khmer Rouge participation would have *-1 to be `` minimal] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cipher Data , a San Diego maker of magnetic tape peripherals and optical disc drives ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the loss included reserves of $ 3.8 million *U* related to a corporate restructuring] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The restructuring calls for a 24 % reduction in its work force over the next two months , *-2 affecting about 525 jobs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cipher Data] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cipher Data] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Marinaro consequently has resigned from those posts and from the company 's board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> FileNet Corp. , Costa Mesa , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-2 to report a third-quarter loss of about $ 1.8 million *U* , or 17 cents a share , because of a $ 2.5 million *U* reserve 0 *T*-3 to be taken *-1 against potential losses on a contract with the state of California] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of document image processing equipment] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the state procurement division had declared FileNet in default on its contract with the secretary of state uniform commercial code division] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> FileNet] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't believe 0 the state has a valid basis of default and is reviewing its legal rights under the contract] , but said 0 it ca n't predict the outcome of the dispute .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> FileNet] said 0 it does n't believe 0 the state has a valid basis of default and is reviewing its legal rights under the contract , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it ca n't predict the outcome of the dispute] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Clinton Gas Systems Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received a contract *ICH*-1 from Timken Co. , Canton , Ohio , * to manage the natural gas purchasing , scheduling and transportation activities for Timken 's seven Ohio *ICH*-2 and two Pennsylvania *ICH*-2 plants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Clinton] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Columbus , Ohio ,] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its Clinton Gas Marketing unit wants *-1 to line up a number of such gas management contracts] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Manufacturers frequently do n't have anyone who *T*-1 is a specialist in natural gas] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Clinton] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , and a specialist such as Clinton can save them substantial amounts of money .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Texas has lost its distinctiveness , * leaving Texans with a hunger * to feel proud about themselves] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Klineberg , a sociology professor at Rice University , Houston] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In *-1 developing that theme at Interpublic Group of Cos . ' Lintas : New York unit] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> account supervisor Lisa Buksbaum] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she made a `` couple of phone calls '' to Dallas ad friends and reported her `` findings '' to a team of writers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You know] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` stereotypical stuff like armadillos , cowboys and football . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Obviously , pride sells in Texas] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman for Bozell Inc. , Omaha , Neb. , which *T*-1 represents]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Young & Rubicam] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 fighting charges that it bribed Jamaican officials *-2 to win the Jamaica Tourist Board ad account in 1981] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will no longer create the tourist board 's advertising] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alex Kroll , Young & Rubicam 's chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> under the present circumstances -LCB- we -RCB- have agreed that it *EXP*-1 is prudent * to discontinue that contract] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may pull its clients ' ads from those magazines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coca-Cola Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it produced a new version of its 1971 `` I 'd like *-1 to teach the world *-2 to sing '' commercial] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dell Computer Corp.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> squeezed * by price pressure from its larger competitors and delays in its new product line] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its per-share earnings for fiscal 1990 will be half its previous forecasts] .
• Although [<sub>ARG0</sub> the personal computer maker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects revenue to meet or exceed previous projections of $ 385 million *U* for the year ending Jan. 28 , 1990] , earnings are expected *-1 to be 25 cents to 35 cents a share , down from previous estimates of 50 cents to 60 cents .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dell] said 0 he does n't expect a loss in either the third or fourth quarter , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter earnings could be as low as four cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he does n't expect a loss in either the third or fourth quarter] , but said 0 third-quarter earnings could be as low as four cents a share .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a joint statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the two companies , whose combined holdings *T*-2 equal 52.7 % of Sun Life 's ordinary shares ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their agreement is aimed *-1 at * reducing `` the uncertainty and instability for Sun Life that *T*-3 has resulted from two major shareholders owning '' a controlling interest in the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pride Petroleum Services Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to buy well-servicing assets of two companies and expects *-1 to report higher third-quarter revenue and earnings] .
• [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Houston concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed letters of intent for the cash and stock purchases of a total of 29 well-servicing rigs from two concerns located * in New Mexico and California] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] did n't disclose specifics [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to complete the purchases by Nov. 1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The French building group Dumez S.A.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit jumped 70 % in the first half of 1989 , partly on the strength of nonrecurring gains from a share issue by its Canadian unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dumez] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 group profit after payments to minority interests rose to 252 million francs -LRB- $ 40.1 million *U* -RRB- from 148 million a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> if its year-earlier results were influenced *-1 significantly by nonrecurring elements] .
• The group has n't forecast full-year earnings for 1989 , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its first-half results are n't a good indication because of one-time elements and the seasonal nature of its operations] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Tuesday 's earthquake will depress local real-estate values in the short term and force companies to reconsider *-1 expanding in *RNR*-2 or relocating to *RNR*-2 the Bay Area and California] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> real-estate and relocation specialists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My gut feeling is that the Marina properties will be affected *-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Grace Perkins , senior vice president at Grubb & Ellis Residential Brokerage Inc] .
• Neither she nor other real-estate executives and brokers could project how much less Marina properties might bring *T*-1 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the two-tier price structure would affect prices `` for a while] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Few specialists] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect the quake to have much of an effect on most California property values] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rosen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the quake will revive consumer interest in a little-publicized 1972 state law that *T*-1 requires brokers to disclose to potential buyers how close a property sits to a fault line *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the quake will force some companies to relocate or expand part or all of their operations outside the state] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What you 're going *-1 to get *T*-2 is ` We do n't want *-3 to put all of our eggs in one basket ' theory] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 James H. Renzas , president of Location Management Services Inc. , a Palo Alto , Calif. , relocation concern] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Renzas] , [_ARGM-LOC among others] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the quake will prod companies in certain industries , like semiconductors , computers and aerospace , to consider *-2 moving operations that *T*-1 involve particularly sensitive machinery to locations outside California] .
• [_ARG1 Because of the quake threat , `` some firms have evaluated what the cost *ICH*-3 is *T*-1 * to shore up their buildings and compared it with the cost of * building it elswehere] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Renzas] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , has n't yet determined what * to do *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> real-estate experts and brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the quake undoubtedly will drag down prices in neighborhoods built * on less stable ground , especially in the Bay Area] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is n't going *-1 to help] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth T. Rosen , chairman of the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California at Berkeley] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the city] demolished two dwellings in the district because of severe structural damage and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 as many as 19 of the district 's 350 dwellings might have *-2 to be razed *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES , Pasadena , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would n't pay its fourth-quarter dividend , despite a 44 % increase in third-quarter earnings , to $ 3.5 million *U* , or 42 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Net income included a gain of $ 708,000 *U* on asset sales] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the real estate investment trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nationwide Health] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although it has the cash 0 *T*-1 to cover the 25-cent-a-share dividend , its banks have denied the company 's request * to pay it because the trust has n't met certain terms] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nationwide Health] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has `` numerous financing activities '' under way *-1 to remedy the problem and will make up the dividend payment later if possible] .
• [_ARG0 Aussedat Rey S.A. , a French paper producer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it concluded an agreement with Japan 's Fuji Photo Film Co. that *T*-1 will allow Aussedat Rey to manufacture and sell thermal paper *-2 using Fuji technology] .
• [_ARG0 W.R. Grace & Co. , New York ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its earnings for the third quarter nearly doubled as a result of a $ 114.4 million *U* pre-tax gain from * restructuring its energy operations and other adjustments] .
• [_ARG0 Anglo American Corp. of South Africa Ltd.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the third-quarter combined profit of its six gold mines dropped 8.5 % from the previous quarter] .
• [_ARG0 Doman Industries Ltd.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it increased its stake in Western Forest Products Ltd. to 56 % from 22 % , through a two-step transaction valued * at 137 million Canadian dollars -LRB- $ US116.7 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [_ARG0 The company , founded and controlled * by Harbanse Doman , its chairman and president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the purchase would make it Canada 's 10th largest forest products company] .
• [_ARGM-LOC Under terms of the transaction , which *T*-2 was proposed *-1 in June ,] [_ARG0 Doman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it acquired International Forest Products Ltd. 's 22 % stake in Western Forest , and Western Forest , in a related transaction , bought back a 22 % interest in the company from Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd] .
• [_ARG1 The Fletcher Challenge Canada stake] was then canceled *-2 , [_ARG0 Doman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , * raising Doman 's interest in Western Forest to 56 % .
• [_ARG0 Doman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was also granted *-2 an option * to acquire the remaining 44 % interest in Western Forest , which *T*-1 is currently held *-3 by two Canadian banks] .
• [_ARG1 The legislation would open the way for more telephone services and more competition in the telephone business in the three provinces] , [_ARG0 federal officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Amdura Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its bank group , led * by Chicago-based Continental Bank , agreed *-1 to extend its $ 40 million *U* bridge loan until March 31 , 1990 , and gave it a new $ 30 million *U* credit line] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Under terms of the loan agreement] , [_ARG0 Amdura] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will omit the next quarterly dividends on its Series A , B , C and D preferred shares , which *T*-1 are due Nov. 15] .
• [_ARGM-CAU Since the preferred stock is cumulative] , [_ARG0 Amdura] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will pay all omitted dividends , which *T*-2 range from $ 1.19 to $ 4.88 *U* a share , when debt-reduction requirements have been met *-1 *T*-3] .
• [_ARG0 Amdura , a Denver hardware and automotive distributor ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the new credit agreement will provide the working capital needed * * to meet ongoing requirements] .
• [_ARG0 Cie . Financiere de Paribas] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it intends *-3 to transfer its 30 % shareholding in Societe Commerciale to a new company which *T*-2 will be jointly owned *-1 with Lonrho] .
• [_ARG0 Paribas] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Lonrho will participate in the forthcoming capital boost for Societe Commerciale] .
• [_ARG0 International Business Machines Corp. and MCA Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they agreed *-1 to sell their Discovision Associates joint venture to U.S. units of Pioneer Electronic Corp. for $ 200 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 James N. Fiedler , president of Discovision and a vice president of MCA ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that IBM and MCA had n't planned *-2 to sell the joint venture , which *T*-1 is now profitable , but that Pioneer approached Discovision earlier this year] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it *EXP*-2 is n't certain whether Discovision 's current management will remain when Pioneer buys the company *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Hiroyuki Murai , general manager of the stock trading division at Nikko Securities ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that after *-1 looking at the reasons for Friday 's Wall Street plunge , participants realized that the Tokyo and New York markets have different economic fundamentals] .
• [_ARG1 This conclusion] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , restored the credibility of Tokyo stocks .
• [_ARG0 Yoshiaki Mitsuoka , head of the investment information department at Daiwa Investment Trust & Management ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that if New York stocks just fluctuate in or near their current range , the Tokyo market will remain firm with a moderately upward trend for the rest of the year] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market lacks a base on which * to set long-term buying strategy *T*-1 , as the future direction of U.S. interest rates remains unclear] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investor interest switches back and forth ceaselessly as they are unable *-1 to shift their weight to one side for sure] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mitsuoka of Daiwa Investment Trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many of Wednesday 's winners were losers yesterday as investors quickly took profits and rotated their buying to other issues] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Housing issues were boosted *-1 by a report that Daiwa House expects *-2 to post 43 % higher earnings for its latest fiscal year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Leading construction companies also attracted interest for their strong earnings outlooks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market was underpinned *-1 by a squeeze in FT-SE 100 stocks , particularly among market-makers seeking shares that *T*-3 had been hit *-2 hard in recent weeks , such as retailers and building-related concerns] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But] despite the flurry of interest in those shares , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , the market remains nervous about Wall Street 's volatility and high U.K. interest rates .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> B.A.T] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it purchased 2.5 million shares at 785] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The morning session was dominated *-1 by individuals and dealers , but some institutions participated in the afternoon , *-2 encouraged *-3 by the market 's firmness] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The mayor] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Quayle visit was `` a publicity stunt] . ''
• [_ARG0 The White House] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Quayle 's staff had invited the mayor to two meetings of the vice president and groups of local officials and had offered *-1 to dispatch a helicopter *-2 to pick him up] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Agnos declined the invitations] , [_ARG0 the White House] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We regret very much that the mayor of San Francisco has decided *-1 not to cooperate with us on this matter in * making sure that there is adequate federal support for the disaster in his city] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fitzwater] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Already the firm has paid $ 211,666 *U* of the fine] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the suit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , and it will have *-1 to liquidate additional assets in order *-3 to pay the rest .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Federal National Mortgage Association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 39 lenders across the U.S. have agreed *-1 to offer home loans under Fannie Mae 's pilot program for elderly people] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fannie Mae , a federally chartered and shareholder-owned company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the lenders include Prudential Home Mortgage Co. , a unit of Prudential Insurance Co. of America that *T*-1 operates in every state] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert M. Gintel , senior partner of a Greenwich , Conn. , investment firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-1 to launch a proxy fight against the board of Boston-based Xtra Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gintel , head of Gintel & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-1 to conduct a proxy contest * to elect a majority of Xtra 's board at the next annual stockholders meeting] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Xtra , a transportation leasing company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would have no comment on Mr. Gintel 's plans until `` further information has been disclosed *-1 by him] . ''
• [_ARG0 The company] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its 1990 annual meeting has not been scheduled *-1] .
• [_ARG0 Xtra] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it recently bought back approximately 55,000 of its shares pursuant to its existing authorization * to acquire as many as 650,000 shares] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [_ARG0 Mr. Gintel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Xtra `` has pursued business strategies that *T*-1 are n't in the best interest of stockholders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Computer Sciences Corp. , El Segundo , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will negotiate details of a contract *ICH*-1 valued * at about $ 170 million *U* * to provide software for the Ames Research Center] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Gonzalez , who *T*-1 pledged *-2 to help *-3 monitor voting in Nicaragua ,] was [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-4 to be carrying proposals for free elections in Panama .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> The announcement] , in which [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 hostilities had ceased] *T*-1 , followed a two-day meeting in Madrid .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GOP Sen. Specter of Pennsylvania] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would vote *-1 to acquit federal Judge Alcee Hastings in his impeachment trial on charges of perjury and bribery conspiracy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Specter , the vice chairman of the Senate 's evidence panel ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was `` insufficient evidence 0 * to convict '' the Miami jurist *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 A series of earthquakes struck northern China , *-2 killing at least 29 people , injuring hundreds and razing about 8,000 homes] , [_ARG0 the Xinhua News Agency] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the consumer price index reflects a more significant slowdown in the U.S. economy than * earlier indicated *-1] .
• [_ARG0 Kevin Logan , chief economist with the Swiss Bank Corp. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that both PPI and CPI climbed around 4 1\/2 % year-to-year in September] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Fed wo n't be stampeded *-3 into easing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Logan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-4 predicting that for now , interest rates will stay where they are *T*-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's a bottomless pit of dollar demand '' by Japanese investors] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Graham Beale , managing director of foreign exchange at Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. in New York] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 adding that purely speculative demand would n't hold the dollar at its recent levels against the Japanese currency] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 foreign-exchange dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the dollar staged a quick comeback , *-1 prompted *-2 by a round of short covering and some fresh buying interest later in the trading day] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that a nearly 40-point gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average , fueled * in part by news of a lower-than-expected price index , had little influence on the dollar 's moves] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market is beginning *-1 to disassociate itself from Wall Street] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one New York trader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hotel Investors Trust and its affiliate , Hotel Investors Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the companies plan *-2 to sell all of the hotels 0 the companies own and operate *T*-1 , except for two hotel-casinos in Las Vegas , Nev] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The hotels and management interests will be sold *-1 at an auction] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Rothman , president and chief executive officer of the trust and a director of the corporation] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The companies will retain their current regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents during the sale process] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rothman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> For the nine-month period] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Baxter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net rose 15 % to $ 307 million *U* , or $ 1.02 *U* a share , from $ 267 million *U* , or 89 cents a share , during the year-ago period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A group bidding for American Medical International Inc. , New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it formally received the final financing needed * for a $ 3 billion *U* bid for about 86 % of the hospital operator 's stock] .
• Earlier this month , IMA said 0 it had received about $ 1 billion *U* of senior debt financing from Chemical Bank and six other banks ; [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chemical Bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was `` highly confident '' 0 it could arrange the balance of about $ 509 million *U*] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [_ARG0 IMA] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it had received about $ 1 billion *U* of senior debt financing from Chemical Bank and six other banks] ; Chemical Bank said 0 it was `` highly confident '' 0 it could arrange the balance of about $ 509 million *U* .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Medical] has agreed to the offer , but [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier this month] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had received new `` expressions of interest '' from two previous bidders] .
• [_ARG0 American Medical] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would pursue the inquiries from the companies , but would n't identify them unless they make firm offers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One thing 0 you can bet on *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` is that Congress will do stupid things with the Tax Code . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 're thrashing around for diversification] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 If you invested $ 10,000 *U* in the initial public offering in 1962 , it would be worth well over $ 5 million *U* today] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Fredric E. Russell , a Tulsa , Okla. , money manager] .
• [_ARG0 None] dare *-1 [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 * to sell it] .
• [_ARG0 Eugene Sit , president of Sit Investment Associates in Minneapolis ,] [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When we bought it *T*-2 , we thought 0 the growth rate was going *-3 to accelerate '' because of computerized tax filing and instant refunds -LRB- the customer gets a refund immediately but pays extra to the tax preparer , which *T*-1 waits for Uncle Sam 's check -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But neither of those developments did much 0 *T*-2 to juice up growth] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sit] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's `` not bad] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Sit] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , but it sure does n't justify Block shares being priced *-2 at 15 to 16 times estimated earnings for fiscal 1990 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The stock was going no place and the earnings were so-so] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The CompuServe subsidiary -LRB- which *T*-1 provides information to home-computer users -RRB- is `` where the growth is *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , but its format is `` still too complicated . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Block 's tax-preparation business is mature] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , and some of its diversifications are facing tough competition .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The shortage of nurses is crimping profit at Personnel Pool] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the second money manager] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] concedes 0 H&R Block is `` well-entrenched '' and `` a great company , '' but [<sub>rel</sub> says] `` [_ARG1 it does n't grow fast enough for us] .
• [_ARG0 Thomas M. Bloch , president and chief operating officer ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 `` I would disagree '' that the tax business is mature] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're still interested -LCB- in diversifying -RCB-] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 , `` but we 'd rather be prudent than *-2 make a mistake . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 CompuServe 's earnings continue *-1 to grow `` 20 % to 30 % a year '' in spite of tough competition from giants like Sears and IBM] .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Block 's other businesses are growing , although less consistently] .
• [_ARG1 But the tax-preparation business simply has no more room 0 * to grow *T*-2] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mark Cremonie , director of research for Capital Supervisors Inc. , a Chicago firm that *T*-1 manages $ 6.5 billion *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Philips Industries Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board authorized the redemption Dec. 6 of the company 's $ 1 *U* cumulative convertible special preferred stock at $ 37.50 *U* a share , not including a 25 cent dividend for the current quarter , and the $ 3 *U* cumulative convertible preferred stock at $ 75 *U* , plus a 75 cent dividend for the current quarter] .
• [_ARG0 The Dayton , Ohio , maker of parts for the building and transportation industries] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 holders of the two issues can convert their stock into common shares through the close of business Dec. 1] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board approved a proposed management-led leveraged buy-out at $ 25.50 *U* a share , or $ 750 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Massachusetts Attorney General James Shannon] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 opposing the license] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he will appeal the ruling in federal court] .
• [_ARG0 Seabrook officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plant could receive a full-power license by the end of the year] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In its ruling] , [_ARG0 the NRC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that because Seabrook will be allowed *-1 to charge rates sufficient * to run the plant and make payments on past construction costs , consideration of the owners ' financial condition is pointless] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The commissioners found 0 the circumstances of the case did n't undercut the assurance from government rate setters of available funds adequate for safe operation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a commission spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bristol-Myers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income rose 15 % to $ 266.2 million *U* , or 93 cents a share , from $ 232.3 million *U* , or 81 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Squibb Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net rose 17 % to $ 144.5 million *U* , or $ 1.47 *U* a share , from $ 123 million *U* , or $ 1.25 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> PPG Industries Inc.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 hurt *-1 by softness in the U.S. automotive and construction industries] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income fell 5.5 % to $ 106.7 million *U* , or 97 cents a share , from $ 112.9 million *U* , or $ 1.03 *U* a share , a year ago] .
• The drop in earnings did n't surprise [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Pittsburgh glass , coatings and chemical concern had been predicting a slow quarter because of the sluggish construction industry , a major market for the company 's flat glass] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG1</sub> sale increases were offset *-2 by slumping sales in flat glass and fiberglass reinforcements] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jefferies Group Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income fell 4 % , to $ 2.2 million *U* , or 35 cents a share , from $ 2.3 million *U* , or 31 cents a share on more shares , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jefferies , a Los Angeles holding company primarily engaged * in securities trading ,] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 stock market declines since the quarter ended Sept. 30 created an unrealized pretax loss of about $ 6 million *U* in its risk arbitrage account] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sony Corp. , New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its bids for Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Guber-Peters Entertainment Co. have been cleared *-1 by federal antitrust regulators] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Japanese company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust act for the $ 3.4 billion *U* bid for Columbia and the $ 200 million *U* offer for Guber-Peters expired Monday] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sony] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 two more suits *ICH*-2 have been filed *-1 opposing the company 's agreement * to buy Columbia] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> China] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the question of Taiwan 's membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade should be considered *-1 only after China 's own membership in the 97-nation organization is restored *-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 As one of China 's provinces , Taiwan has no right * to join GATT on its own] , '' [_ARG0 Foreign Ministry spokesman Li Zhaoxing] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The U.S.] has voiced opposition to China 's bid for GATT membership , *-2 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 China has yet *-1 to undertake needed economic reforms] .
• [_ARG0 Japan 's biggest women 's underwear maker , Wacoal Corp. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it developed a sports car that it plans *-2 to market *T*-1 in two years] .
• [_ARG1 The `` Jiotto Caspita '' can run at over 188 miles an hour] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wacoal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it intends *-1 to produce the cars through a car manufacturer] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our image is a company that *T*-1 makes women 's products] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 a Wacoal spokesman] .
• [_ARG0 Senshukai] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the partners plan *-1 to rent to tourists but will also sell to interested parties] .
• [_ARG0 Viktor Sidorenko , vice chairman of the State Committee on Nuclear Safety ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the two reactors were at Kursk and Smolensk] .
• [_ARG0 Japan] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 its economic growth will fall sharply if it cuts back on the use of oil , coal and gas *-1 to cap emissions of carbon dioxide] .
• [_ARG0 A Ministry of International Trade and Industry official] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that a study found that Japan 's annual economic growth rate would eventually be only 0.8 % if carbon-dioxide emissions remained at this year 's level of 300 million tons] .
• [_ARG0 The study] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Japan 's carbon-dioxide emissions would slightly more than double by 2010 unless the nation reduced its dependence on fossil fuels] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that * expanding nuclear-power capability is the quickest way 0 * to lessen that dependence *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 But increased reliance on nuclear power would meet stiff opposition from environmentalists] , [_ARG0 a second ministry official] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Steve Lowe , general manager of Jasper , Ga. , dealership ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 new rebates of $ 500 to $ 1,000 *U* on the models have stimulated sales *NOT* , but not enough * to significantly cut dealer stocks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If people are n't buying , you have *-1 to close plants] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chrysler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will idle for four weeks the St. Louis assembly plant that *T*-1 builds the Chrysler LeBaron and Dodge Daytona models] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> About 5,500 hourly workers will be laid *-3 off for a week beginning Oct. 23 , and overtime has been eliminated *-1 at the plant for the fourth quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Chrysler spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chrysler officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plant is scheduled *-2 to resume production on Nov. 20. , and 3,300 hourly workers will be affected *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Motors Corp.] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> meanwhile] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will idle for yet another week its Linden , N.J. , assembly plant , * bringing to three weeks the total time 0 that plant will be idled *-1 during October *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the assembly plant , which *T*-1 builds the Chevrolet Corsica and Beretta compact cars , originally was scheduled *-2 to reopen Monday but now will not resume production until Oct. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford Motor Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will shut down for one week its Kentucky Truck Plant because of a `` shortage of dealer orders] . ''
• [_ARG1 Even when it *EXP*-2 became clear this spring that demand was n't coming up to expectations *T*-1 , Chrysler officials `` resisted '' *-4 cutting output because Cherokee and Wagoneer are `` very profitable vehicles] , '' [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 First Fidelity] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 non-performing assets increased to $ 482.3 million *U* Sept. 30 from $ 393.1 million *U* June 30] .
• [_ARG1 The rise resulted from the transfer to non-accrual status of $ 96 million *U* `` owed * by two national borrowers and one local commercial real-estate customer] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Fidelity] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't anticipate any loss of principal on two of the loans , comprising $ 85 million *U* of these credits] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Fidelity] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it boosted its loan-loss provision to $ 50.9 million *U* from $ 20.4 million *U* a year ago , primarily because of a weaker real-estate sector in the region] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coastal Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed a definitive agreement *ICH*-1 with Aruba * to restart a 150,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coastal , a Houston oil and gas company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to begin operations in October 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may install additional processing units at the refinery *-1 to produce higher octane gasolines and other products] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was leasing the site of the refinery from Aruba] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Coastal spokesman] said 0 the biggest expense will be * to refurbish the refinery but [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how much that would be *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Coastal spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the biggest expense will be * to refurbish the refinery] but would n't say how much that would be *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The prime minister of Aruba] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it could cost around $ 100 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coastal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the refinery 's expected daily production will include 34,000 barrels of jet fuel , 32,000 barrels of low-sulfur diesel fuel , 30,000 barrels of naphtha , 17,000 barrels of residual fuel oil , 8,000 barrels of asphalt and 25,000 barrels of low-sulfur catalytic cracker feedstock] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Loral Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fiscal second-quarter net income was $ 19.8 million *U* , or 79 cents a share , compared with year-earlier earnings from continuing operations of $ 15.6 million *U* , or 62 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schwartz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the recent increase in orders `` puts us well on the way to our goal of $ 1.6 billion *U* in bookings for the year] . ''
• [_ARG0 Loral] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects sales to accelerate in both the third and fourth quarters of this fiscal year] .
• HealthVest said 0 [_ARG0 two of its lenders] have given it notices of default on bank loans and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they may take actions 0 * to recover their loans *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 HealthVest] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 two of its lenders have given it notices of default on bank loans and said 0 they may take actions 0 * to recover their loans *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 HealthVest , an Austin , Texas , real estate investment trust ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Chemical Bank , the lead bank under its domestic bank agreement , told it that if $ 3.3 million *U* owed * to the bank group is n't paid *-2 by today , the group will call the $ 120 million *U* that HealthVest has *T*-1 outstanding under the credit line] .
• [_ARG0 The bank group] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it wo n't make additional advances under the $ 150 million *U* credit line] .
• In addition , HealthVest said 0 [_ARG0 Bank of Tokyo Trust Co.] [_ARGM-DIS also] has notified it of a default and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it might take action *-1 to cure the default] .
• [_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 HealthVest] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Bank of Tokyo Trust Co. also has notified it of a default and said 0 it might take action *-1 to cure the default] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 HealthVest] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Tokyo bank indicated that it wo n't accelerate HealthVest 's $ 50 million *U* loan] .
• [_ARG0 Storage , Louisville , Colo. , which *T*-1 makes data-storage devices for mainframe computers ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the huge increase in net reflects `` strong sales '' of its tape products , particularly the 4400 Automated Cartridge System , which *T*-2 holds a library of tape cartridges] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it recently sold its 750th cartridge system , which *T*-1 cost $ 400,000 to $ 500,000 *U* each] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 projections of surging U.S. demand for natural gas and price forecasts of C$ 5.25 *U* per thousand cubic feet by 2005 would make the project economically viable] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the export licenses would be issued *-1 on the condition that Canadian interests would also be allowed *-2 to bid for the Mackenzie delta gas on terms similar to those offered * to U.S. customers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Combustion Engineering Inc. , Stamford , Conn. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold *RNR*-2 *RNR*-5 and agreed *-1 to sell *RNR*-2 *RNR*-5 several investments and nonstrategic businesses for about $ 100 million *U* , which *T*-4 will be used *-3 for * reducing debt and general purposes] .
• `` [_ARG1 There is a lot of attention paid * to housing as a form of household wealth] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Edward N. Wolff , professor of economics at New York University] .
• `` To me [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG1</sub> that despite all the views that we spend too much of our wealth on paper assets , we have ways of * holding wealth similar to 100 years ago] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw Cellular Communications Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sent a letter *ICH*-1 to LIN Broadcasting Corp. clarifying its revised tender offer for LIN and asking LIN to conduct `` a fair auction] . ''
• [_ARG0 LIN , which *T*-1 has agreed with BellSouth Corp. *-2 to merge their cellular-telephone businesses ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP then] [_ARG1 that it would n't take a position on McCaw 's revised tender offer] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a statement] , [_ARG0 Craig O. McCaw , chairman and chief executive officer of McCaw ,] [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We trust 0 LIN will take no further actions that *T*-1 favor BellSouth] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McCaw] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the three independent directors provided * for in the offer would be designated *-1 by the current board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCA Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net fell 6.3 % to $ 50.8 million *U* , or 69 cents a share , from $ 54.3 million *U* , or 74 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revenue rose 14 % to $ 918.4 million *U* from $ 806.7 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The entertainment concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the success of several movies released * during the quarter , including `` Parenthood '' and `` Uncle Buck , '' contributed to record revenue for its film unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net also included certain reserves related to the restructuring of its LJN Toys ' international operations] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> These items] were partly offset *-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> MCA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , by an unspecified gain on the sale of its Miller International unit , a maker and distributor of budget-priced audio cassettes .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Helmsley 's insurance division had slightly exceeded that percentage] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-3 , but the division was n't considered *-2 significant enough to the company * to be restructured *-1 , particularly at a difficult time for the firm .
• `` [_ARG1 If we want *-1 to have our own nation , then we must be willing *-2 to do all the work ourselves] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Hendrik Verwoerd Jr. , son of the former prime minister and the leader of the Orange Workers , founded * in 1980] .
• [_ARG1 If whites want *-1 to play there by themselves] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 consulting engineer Willem van Heerden] , whites should also build it by themselves .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If we want *-1 to survive as a people] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` we have *-3 to change our way of life .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If apartheid means 0 you want cheap black labor and all the comforts that *T*-1 go with it , but you also want *-3 to exclude the blacks from social and political integration , then these are two contradictions that *T*-2 ca n't go on forever] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Verwoerd] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But my father meant it to mean real separation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the son] .
• `` [_ARG1 We agree with world opinion that the status quo in South Africa is morally wrong] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Pieter Bruwer , the Orange Workers ' chief scribe and pamphleteer] .
• [_ARG0 A young man called * July -LRB- that 's when he was born *-1 *T*-4 -RRB- , who *T*-2 works at the railroad station just up the street from the Orange Workers office ,] points at the whitewalled building and [_rel says] [_ARGM-MNR matter-of-factly] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're not allowed *-5 in there , that 's all 0 I know *T*-3] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Impossible , impossible] , '' [_rel say] *T*-2 [_ARG0 the Conradies , an elderly couple who *T*-1 have run the general store for decades] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We ca n't do without their help] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Conradie] .
• `` [_ARG1 What they want us to do *T*-1 just is n't practical] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 , [_ARGM-ADV *-3 noting that he employs 16 blacks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We urge our people *-3 not to wait until they have *-1 to fight for their own nation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Verwoerd] .
• `` [_ARG1 The ANC wo n't be stopped *-1 until there is a provision for black aspirations] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Verwoerd] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Look] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` If the rest of South Africa wants *-1 to have an integrated melting pot , that 's their choice .
• And even [_ARG0 those] who *T*-1 [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 some selective selling may be in order] stress that individuals need *-2 to be in the stock market * to achieve their long-term investment objectives and to help *-4 balance their other assets .
• [_ARG1 Any selling] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , should be well thought-out , and executed *-2 gradually , during market rallies .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Sell stocks that *T*-1 are n't doing well now , and that *T*-3 do n't have good earnings prospects] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alfred Goldman , technical analyst at St. Louis-based A.G. Edwards & Sons] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Technology stocks] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Goldman] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A company does n't have *-1 to post a loss *-1 to be a candidate for sale] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles I. Clough Jr. , chief market strategist at Merrill Lynch & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If earnings do n't live up to analysts ' expectations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , that 's enough * to dump the stock .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` * Substituting a rule of thumb for your own judgment '' can be a mistake] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Mr. Clough] [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The risk is that earnings disappointments will continue] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Computer companies ; commodity cyclical stocks , like autos ; and retailing stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The companies apt * to run into earnings problems soonest are the ones with heavy debt loads] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Larry Biehl , partner in the San Mateo , Calif. , money-management firm of Bailard , Biehl & Kaiser] .
• Mr. Canelo of Bear Stearns agrees : `` [_ARG1 If we do have an economic slowdown] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 , `` companies with high debt ratios will be dumped *-2 en masse . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The best course for individual investors is * to sell these stocks now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the two advisers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> UAL Corp. 's difficulty in * obtaining bank financing for its leveraged buy-out and its resulting price plunge is a tip-off to what *T*-1 's going *-2 to happen to `` takeover stocks] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mr. Canelo] .
• [_ARG1 Takeover activity will slow down as more and more banks tighten their lending requirements] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Moreover] , [_ARG0 many financial advisers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 individuals should be in the stock market as long-term investors , not as traders trying * to catch the next hot stock] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Now] , [_ARGM-ADV with a semblance of normalcy returning] , [_ARG0 some advisers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 it 's time for investors to take a hard , cold look at the stocks 0 they own *T*-1 and consider some careful pruning] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you think 0 earnings will grow at 20 % a year , it *EXP*-2 's all right * to pay 20 times earnings] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 If you say * sell anytime 0 a company 's price\/earnings ratio exceeds 15 *T*-1 , that knocks out all your growth stocks] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• `` If [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> * sell] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> anytime 0 a company 's price\/earnings ratio exceeds 15 *T*-1] , that knocks out all your growth stocks , '' he says *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tom Schlesinger , market analyst at A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors should consider selling if there has been a fundamental change in a company since they bought its stock] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] [<sub>rel</sub> Say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 you purchased a stock because of a new product that *T*-1 was in the works] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Time 0 * to sell *T*-1] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schlesinger] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Similarly] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , * suppose 0 you were attracted *-1 to a company because of expectations that sales would hit $ 200 million *U* by 1990 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If things have n't worked out that well , and sales wo n't hit $ 200 million *U* until 1992 , it 's time 0 * to consider selling *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The market is sending nervous signals] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Peter J. Canelo , chief market strategist for Bear , Stearns & Co.] , and it *EXP*-3 's `` unwise '' * to be overcommitted *-1 to stocks .
• `` [_ARG1 We are n't inclined *-1 to prune stock portfolios now] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Steven G. Einhorn , chairman of the investment policy committee of Goldman , Sachs & Co] .
• [_ARG0 A United Steelworkers spokeman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Lynn Williams , the union 's president , was out of town] .
• [_ARG1 The union wo n't respond to the USX statement until Mr. Williams has studied it] , [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 This magazine and book publisher] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 three men were elected *-1 directors , * increasing the board to 10] .
• [_ARGM-DIS As a result] , [_ARG0 BankAmerica] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its reserve against troubled foreign-country loans , once below 25 % , now amounts to 45 % of the $ 6.4 billion *U* of non-trade debt 0 it calculates 0 it is owed *-1 *T*-2 by those nations] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They -LCB- BankAmerica -RCB- continue *-1 to show good performance] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald K. Crowley , an analyst with Keefe , Bruyette & Woods Inc. , San Francisco] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The 4.52 % net interest margin , or the difference between the yield on a bank 's investments and the rate 0 it pays *T*-1 for deposits and other borrowings , was still markedly higher than the 3.91 % ratio a year earlier , and is among the best in the industry] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BankAmerica spokesmen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 preliminary reports indicate 0 the company was n't materially affected *-1 by the Tuesday earthquake] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Automated teller machine operations also were up and operating yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a bank spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> International Business Machines Corp. will announce on Tuesday a slew of software products aimed * at * eliminating some of the major problems involved in * computerizing manufacturing operations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Still , consultants and industry executives said 0 the products could help *-1 make manufacturing operations more efficient , and provide a boost to the computer-integrated-manufacturing market -- a market that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Yankee Group , a research firm ,] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 may double to $ 40 billion *U* by 1993] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> consultants and industry executives] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the products could help *-1 make manufacturing operations more efficient , and provide a boost to the computer-integrated-manufacturing market -- a market that Yankee Group , a research firm , has said 0 *T*-2 may double to $ 40 billion *U* by 1993] .
• `` [_ARG1 This is a step in the right direction] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Martin Piszczalski , a Yankee Group analyst] .
• IBM , which [_ARG0 Gartner Group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 generates 22 % of its revenue in this market] , should be able *-2 to take advantage of its loyal following among buyers of equipment .
• [_ARG0 Erik Keller , a Gartner Group analyst ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 organizational changes may still be required *-1 * to really take advantage of CIM 's capabilities] -- someone on the shop floor may not like *-2 having someone in an office using a personal computer *-3 to look over his shoulder , for instance , and may be able *-2 to prevent that from happening .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a system such as IBM 's should help significantly] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Mr. Keller] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that , if computers can be integrated *-1 into the process , they could alert an operator as soon as the problem occurred] .
• [_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 the executives] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 IBM will be offering programming tools designed * to let anyone working on a factory floor write ad-hoc software , for instance , 0 *T*-2 to do statistical analysis that *T*-1 would pinpoint a problem on a manufacturing line] .
• [_ARG0 The industry executives] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that , as usual with such broad announcements from IBM , this one will be part reality and part strategy] .
• [_ARG0 Ford] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARG1 0 it will halt imports of the Merkur Scorpio , a $ 28,000 *U* luxury sedan built * by Ford of Europe in West Germany] .
• [_ARG0 Ford officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expected 0 the two Merkurs would sell about 15,000 cars a year] , and in 1988 they reached that goal , as sales hit 15,261 cars .
• [_ARG1 The Merkur cars also suffered from spotty quality] , [_ARG0 some dealers] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was like a comedy of errors] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Martin J. `` Hoot '' McInerney , a big dealer whose Star Lincoln-Mercury-Merkur operation in Southfield , Mich. , *T*-1 sold more XR4Ti 's than any other dealership] .
• [_ARG1 But by the third quarter of 1988 , Scorpios had a high satisfaction rating in internal Ford studies] , [_ARG0 a spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Ford] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP then] [_ARG1 0 it would keep the Scorpio] .
• [_ARG0 Canadian Pacific Ltd.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it proposed *-2 acquiring the 44 % of Soo Line Corp. 0 it does n't already own *T*-1 for $ 19.50 *U* a share , or about $ 81.9 million *U* , after *-2 failing *-3 to find a buyer for its majority stake earlier this year] .
• [_ARG0 Soo Line] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board appointed a special committee of independent directors 0 *T*-1 to study the proposal] .
• [_ARG0 The troubled Minneapolis-based railroad concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the committee has the authority * to hire financial and legal advisers 0 *T*-1 to assist it] .
• [_ARG1 The proposed acquisition will be subject to approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission] , [_ARG0 Soo Line] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It turned out 0 we could n't sell it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Canadian Pacific official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding that * acquiring the remainder of Soo Line is now `` the best way 0 * to rationalize operations *T*-3] . ''
• [_ARG0 John Uphoff , an analyst with Raymond James & Associates ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the results were n't surprising] , and attributed the buy-back to management 's confidence in the Mirage 's ability * to generate strong cash flow in 1990 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Separately] , [_ARG0 the casino operator] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board approved a plan * to buy-back as many as three million common shares from time to time , either in the open market or through private transactions] .
• [_ARG0 Capital Holding Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it requested and received the resignation of John A. Franco , its vice chairman , as an officer and a director of the life insurance holding company] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Bailey] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he expects *-1 to name a new group president 0 *T*-2 to head that operation following the Nov. 8 board meeting] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Franco developed a plan * to establish a business that *T*-1 might be competitive with Capital Holding Corp. 's Accumulation and Investment Group , which Mr. Franco headed *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Franco , 47 years old ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a telephone interview] [_ARG1 that he has been considering and discussing a number of possible business ventures , but that `` nothing is at a mature stage] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Franco , 47 years old ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a telephone interview] that he has been considering and discussing a number of possible business ventures , [<sub>ARG1</sub> but] that `` nothing is at a mature stage . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he `` did n't argue with '' the company 's decision * to seek his resignation because *-3 contemplating outside business ventures can distract an executive from *-4 performing his best `` at the job 0 he is paid *-2 to do *T*-1] . ''
• [_ARG1 Martin H. Ruby , a managing director of Capital Holding 's Accumulation and Investment Group , also resigned *-1 to pursue other business interests] , [_ARG0 Capital Holding] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Ruby , 39 ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that he had `` an amicable parting '' with Capital Holding and that he has `` a number of ventures in the financial-services area '' under consideration] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that his resignation was a mutual decision with Capital Holding management , but that he was n't actually asked *-1 *-2 to resign] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> After more than 200 years , something new has happened to pencils] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arthur D. Little] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a 1974 report that *T*-1 publicly described the previously secret item] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But a reduction in one-time gains on the sale of various assets and an increase in the company 's provision for loan losses held down the earnings gain] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most of the earnings decline reflected an increase in the company 's effective tax rate to 44 % from 37 % in the year-ago third quarter when nonrecurring tax credits were recorded *-1 *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the decline was attributable to a 79 % reduction in net gains on loan sales this year] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Third-quarter spreads widened to the highest level in two years as loan portfolio yields rose and money costs declined] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Great Western Financial] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter profit rose slightly to $ 68.4 million *U* , or 52 cents a share , from $ 67.9 million *U* , or 53 cents a share , from a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Great Western] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had a sharp increase in margins in the recent third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Third-quarter sales of U.S. credit services were `` disappointingly below sales '' of a year earlier] , [_ARG0 Dun & Bradstreet] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is n't much question 0 there will continue *-1 to be a ripple effect] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Reidy , an analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the results were as * expected *-1] , but several added that the earnings masked underlying weaknesses in several businesses .
• `` [_ARG1 The quality of earnings was n't as high as I expected *?*] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Eric Philo , an analyst for Goldman , Sachs & Co] .
• [_ARG0 Dun & Bradstreet] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 operating earnings rose 8 % , excluding the sale of Official Airline Guides] .
• [_ARG0 Control Data Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it licensed its airline yield-management software to the International Air Transport Association] .
• [_ARG0 The computer equipment and financial services company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 IATA , a trade group , will sell access to the package to its 180 airline members world-wide] .
• [_ARG1 Control Data will receive revenue linked * to the number of passengers served * by the software] , [_ARG0 IATA] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it decided *-1 to proceed with installation of automatic gauge and shape controls at its 60-inch tandem cold rolling mill in Allenport , Pa] .
• [_ARG1 The new equipment , which *T*-1 will produce steel sheet with more uniform thickness and flatness , is likely *-3 to cost more than $ 20 million *U*] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The time schedule for * installing the equipment also will be developed *-1 by the task force] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• * Needless [_ARG0 *] to [_rel say] , it was an interesting first session !
• [_ARGM-LOC Next to Chez Panisse] [_ARG0 a homeless couple] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 bundled * into a blue sleeping bag] , sat up , [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Good morning] '' and then the woman smiled , said , `` Is n't it *EXP*-2 great * just to be alive ? ''
• Next to Chez Panisse a homeless couple , *-1 bundled * into a blue sleeping bag , sat up , said , `` Good morning '' and then [<sub>ARG0</sub> the woman] smiled , [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 Is n't it *EXP*-2 great * just to be alive ?] ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that one of the computers took a three-foot trip *-1 sliding across the floor] .
• [_ARG0 Georgia-Pacific Corp.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 exceeding some analysts ' expectations] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter earnings rose 56 % to $ 178 million *U* , or $ 2.03 *U* a share , from $ 114 million *U* , or $ 1.19 *U* a share , in the year-earlier period] .
• Another reason : [_ARG1 strikes , both at Georgia-Pacific and other lumber companies also cut supplies and raised prices] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 became apparent in hearings that there ought * to be regulation of leveraged buy-outs of some sort] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. James Oberstar -LRB- D. , Minn. -RRB- , chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> during the panel 's deliberations] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In his letter to Committee Chairman Glenn Anderson -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB-] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the secretary] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the bill `` would be at odds with the administration 's policies welcoming open foreign investment and market allocation of resources] . ''
• [_ARG1 Such authority is more than adequate] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 opponents of the legislation] .
• [_ARGM-TMP On Monday] , [_ARG0 a letter from Mr. Skinner 's deputy , Elaine Chao ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the administration opposed the legislation `` in its present form] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 We backed this bill because we thought 0 it would help Skinner] , '' [_ARG0 one Republican] [_rel said] *T*-2 , `` and now we 're out there *-1 dangling in the wind . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market was nervous ahead of a special B.A.T holders ' meeting today] .
• The recent stock market drop has shaken confidence in the plan , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the shares fell initially on questions about whether Mr. Goldsmith 's highly leveraged bid will come to fruition] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> On Wednesday , shares were pushed *-1 up by index-related buying on the part of investment trusts as well as small orders from individuals and corporations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The uncertainty] was multiplied *-1 by the persistent strength of the dollar , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , and by the U.S. trade deficit , which *T*-2 widened by 31 % in August from the previous month .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders and analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they did n't see any effect on Tokyo stocks from the California earthquake] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The impact on Japanese insurers and property owners with interests in the San Francisco area is still being assessed *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Buying was scattered *-3 across a wide range of issues , * making the session fairly characterless] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> With uncertainty still hanging over interest rates and the dollar , the market failed *-2 to find a focus that *T*-1 might lead to further investor commitments] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the popularity of issues that *T*-1 gained yesterday wo n't last long , as investors will rotate their buying choices over the short term] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 these issues need large-volume buying *-1 to push up their prices , so substantial gains are n't likely unless institutional investors participate] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Its popularity was due to speculation about the strong earnings potential of a new type of plastic wrap for household use] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a trader at County Natwest Securities Japan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some laggard food issues attracted bargain-hunters] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• U.K. composite , or non-life , insurers , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> some equity analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 might be heavily hit *-1 by the earthquake disaster] , helped *-3 support the London market by *-3 showing only narrow losses in early trading .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The insurers ' relative resilience gave the market time 0 * to reappraise the impact of the California disaster on U.K. equities *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market still has n't shaken off its nervousness after its bumpy ride of the past several sessions , caused * by interest-rate increases last week and Wall Street 's 6.9 % plunge Friday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Another reason for the weakness] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , may be that mortgage rates have hit a plateau since they began *-1 edging down after a peak in March .
• `` [_ARG1 Rates have n't really peeled off that much] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Regalia] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Work *ICH*-1 began on homes and apartments at an annual rate of 1,263,000 units last month , down 5.2 % from August] , [_ARG0 the department] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's pretty much weak across the board] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Martin Regalia , chief economist of the National Council of Savings Institutions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Regalia] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the industry may be reluctant *-1 to step up building at the moment for fear 0 the inventories of unsold homes will increase again] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the improved performance from a year ago reflects higher commissions and revenue from marketmaking and trading for its own account] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pfizer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter sales increased 4 % to $ 1.44 billion *U* from $ 1.38 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income was flat because of investment in research and development and costs related to launches of several products] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the dollar 's continued strengthening reduced world-wide sales growth by three percentage points] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Schering-Plough] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales gained 2.7 % to $ 743.7 million *U* from $ 724.4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Home Products] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales and earnings for the third quarter and nine months were at record levels] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Home Products] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income benefited from a `` lower effective tax rate , '' reflecting a reduction of foreign tax rates , and additional operations in Puerto Rico] .
• [_ARG0 Swedish auto and aerospace concern Saab-Scania AB] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received a 250 million krona -LRB- $ 39 million *U* -RRB- order *ICH*-1 from Swiss Crossair , one of Europe 's leading regional air companies , for five Saab 340B turboprop commuter aircraft] .
• [_ARG1 Charleston] is historic and aristocratic , as [_ARG0 your reporter] [_rel said] 0 *?* , but not haughty , as he suggested 0 *?* .
• [_ARG0 Affiliated Bankshares of Colorado Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to sell its 10 % interest in Rocky Mountain Bankcard Systems for $ 18.5 million *U* to Colorado National Bank of Denver and Central Bank of Denver] .
• [_ARG0 Affiliated] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-2 to record a pretax gain of about $ 18.5 million *U* from the sale of the credit-card business , which *T*-1 should more than offset any reduction in the carrying value of real estate and real-estate loans on its books] .
• [_ARG0 Ex-Im Bank officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 this review process currently is under way] .
• [_ARG1 We 're no longer afraid of *-2 associating with private or foreign capital] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Whatever you tried *-3 to change *T*-1 , whether it was * cutting costs or attracting new partners , the big obstacle was the old union leadership] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> oil consultant George Baker] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm the secretary-general , if there is one] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 greeting a visitor to his office] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Though he also long benefited from the system built * by La Quina] , [_ARG0 Mr. Guzman Cabrera] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 union perks had simply gotten out of hand] .
• [_ARG1 They are `` at the base of all of the problems of corruption] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Also , because of its reduced capital budget , Pemex has phased out about 50,000 transitory construction workers , * reducing the work force to about 140,000] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the union leader] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Guzman Cabrera] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the union 's sacrifices will be offset *-1 by a wage and benefit package that *T*-2 amounts to a 22 % increase in compensation] .
• `` [_ARG1 We are retaking the instruments of administration] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Raul Robles , a Pemex subdirector] .
• [_ARG0 Pemex officials] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 how much money the new contract would save the company *T*-1] , but one previous government estimate pegged savings at around $ 500 million *U* a year .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The capriciousness would completely disrupt our operations] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ernesto Vega Velasco , Desc 's finance director] .
• `` [_ARG1 If we do not integrate into this new world of interdependence , sooner or later we 're going *-2 to become victims of our own isolation] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No matter how competent and smart you both are *T*-1 , the relationship almost certainly will erode if you do n't have time 0 * to talk , to have fun and to be sexual *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Shaevitz] .
• `` [_ARG1 * Putting those times on the calendar] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 , `` is as important as * remembering business appointments . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> U.S. companies tend *-2 to favor suggestions `` that *T*-1 go for the home runs] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Gary Floss , vice president of corporate quality at Control Data Corp] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If it causes management to take their eye off the ball , inventory shrinkage is going *-2 to be affected *-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lewis Shealy , vice president for loss prevention at Marshall Field 's , the department store chain] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Pilferage climbed dramatically as many angry employees `` felt abandoned by the former owners] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 the University of Florida sociologist] .
• [_ARG1 Many couples `` are like ships passing in the night , '' a communications gulf that *T*-1 sparks problems on the job and at home] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> psychologist Harry Levinson] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most important] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , is *T*-3 * to show that a company 's ethical tone is set *-1 at the top .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Employers] foot the bill , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , *-3 figuring 0 what *T*-1 's good for the couple is good for the company .
• `` The level of stress for a woman is often so high , 0 it 's [_ARG0 the husband] who *T*-1 [_rel says] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm worried about her] , ' '' says *T*-2 psychologist Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The level of stress for a woman is often so high , 0 it 's the husband who *T*-1 says , ` I 'm worried about her] , ' '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 psychologist Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz] .
• [_ARG0 Bank of New York Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed in principle *-1 to acquire the credit-card business of Houston-based First City Bancorp. of Texas for between $ 130 million and $ 134 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the transaction would bolster after-tax earnings by $ 3.25 *U* a share when * completed *-2 *T*-1 and boost its primary capital ratio to 7 % from 6.63 %] .
• [_ARG0 First City , which *T*-1 recently purchased three small Texas banking concerns ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would use the proceeds *-2 to pursue additional expansion opportunities in the Southwest and elsewhere] .
• [_ARGM-ADV With that possibility in mind] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the transaction was a positive move for First City] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 they 'll be able *-1 to move faster *-3 to make acquisitions in Texas] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brent Erensel , an analyst with Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> First City] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that because of increased competition in the credit-card business , it had decided 0 it either had *-1 to expand its own holdings substantially or sell them] .
• `` [_ARG1 We think 0 there 's a good prospect that competition is going *-1 to get pretty fierce in this market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 James E. Day , a First City vice president] .
• [_ARG0 British Airways PLC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is seeking improved terms and a sharply lower price in any revised bid for United Airlines parent UAL Corp. following the collapse of a $ 6.79 billion *U* , $ 300-a-share *U* buy-out bid] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he believes 0 UAL management was badly advised *-1 on the funding of its original transaction] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Stevens] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 British Air has n't received any new buy-out proposals from the labor-management group , led * by UAL Chairman Stephen Wolf , and has n't received any indication of when one might be forthcoming *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> As far as we 're concerned , we 're waiting for the dust to settle] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although British Air is waiting *-1 to see what the buy-out group comes up with *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stevens] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a revised transaction with less debt leverage is likely *-3 to be more attractive to banks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the original proposal is dead , and all aspects of a revised version are up for change , in light of the changes in UAL 's market price , the amount of debt 0 banks are willing *-2 to fund *T*-1 , and the price 0 British Air would be willing *-4 to pay *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Stevens] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects 0 the new price will be considerably lower] , but declined *-1 to specify a figure .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Asked *-1 whether a $ 230-a-share *U* figure circulating in the market yesterday is too low] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 It 's certainly not too low] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the -LCB- new -RCB- deal had us putting up less money but still having 15 % , that would be a point in our favor] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't want *-1 to be party to a second rejection] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 adding that * coming up with a revised offer could easily take several weeks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The report] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that utilization management should have more of an impact as federal research on the effectiveness of medical treatments helps *-1 lead to medical practice guidelines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Howard Bailit , a panel member and a vice president of Aetna Life & Casualty ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that utilization management will also do a better job of * containing costs as it spreads *-1 to cover medical services delivered * outside of hospitals] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's pretty good evidence that utilization management has reduced inappropriate hospitalization] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's like * squeezing a balloon] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Bailit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Rahill of A. Foster Higgins & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that clients of his consulting firm report that utilization management reduces their hospital care bills 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 .
• `` [_ARG1 You have a whole staff standing *-2 ready '' *-3 to evaluate the appropriateness of recommended treatment] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The unnecessary and inappropriate use of the hospital , and not the actual need for a particular procedure , has been the main focus] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the panel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philippe Gras , a Renault managing director ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new line will cover trucks of between 2.5 tons and 4.2 tons and will be built *-1 at Renault 's Bapilly plant in France and at DAF 's British plant] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gras] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects a definitive agreement between the two companies to be completed *-2 in the next few months] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gras] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the joint venture represents considerable savings for both Renault and DAF , since both companies would in any case have had *-1 to renew their existing ranges of light goods vehicles] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> By *-3 pooling their resources , the two groups have effectively halved the design and development costs that *T*-1 would otherwise have been entailed *-4] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Renault officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the potential European market for light trucks in the 2.5-ton to 4.2-ton range is between 700,000 and 800,000 vehicles annually , and Renault and DAF are aiming for a combined market share of about 11 %] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Critics of the present arrangement] are correct *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it is undemocratic] .
• As [<sub>ARG0</sub> former Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin] used *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> they] would have *-2 to take the punch bowl away just as the party is getting interesting .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> People] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the nation and the government have other objectives , in addition to * stabilizing the price level , which *T*-1 is true] .
• But that is not the same as [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Federal Reserve has other objectives] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The bank 's medium-term and long-term loans to less-developed countries total $ 293 million *U* , of which $ 146 million *U* *T*-1 are n't accruing interest] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pamela Sutherland , executive director of the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she and her allies are `` cautiously optimistic '' 0 they can defeat it if it comes to a floor vote] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The prognosis is only fair] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kathie Roberts , administrative director of the Texas Right to Life Committee] .
• `` [_ARG1 Those who *T*-1 are on the other side can hardly oppose alternative funding if they continue *-2 to insist on *-4 calling themselves ` pro-choice ' rather than ` pro-abortion] , ' '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mary Spaulding , the group 's associate state legislative coordinator] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We now see pro-choice legislators going on the offensive for the first time] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kate Michelman , executive director of the group] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-2 's great * to feel good for once in 15 years] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Harrison Hickman , a consultant to abortion-rights advocates] , [_ARGM-ADV *-3 reflecting the relief of his compatriots after last week 's victories , the first major events since the Supreme Court , in its July 3 Webster decision , permitted the states to enact restrictions on abortions] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The pro-choice movement has shown -- finally -- that it can mobilize] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Glen Halva-Neubauer , a Furman University political scientist who *T*-1 specializes in how state legislators handle the abortion question *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> This maker and marketer of cartridge tape systems] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the sale of 2.85 million shares of common priced * at $ 10 *U* a share in an initial public offering] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it is selling two million shares and that the rest are being sold *-1 by certain stockholders] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> B.A.T Industries PLC may delay aspects of its defensive restructuring plan -- including the sale of its Saks Fifth Avenue and Marshall Field units -- in the wake of the current upheaval in financial markets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> company officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 the restructuring will get the required support] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Pacitti , an analyst at London stockbroker UBS Phillips & Drew] .
• [_ARG0 Company officials , holders and analysts who *T*-1 previously expected the disposals to be substantially complete by the end of next year 's first half] [_ARGM-TMP now] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the market gyrations could delay the actions well into the second half] .
• [_ARG1 We do n't have an absolute deadline and if market conditions are truly awful we might decide 0 it is not the right time , '' 0 * to take particular steps *T*-2] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Prideaux , a B.A.T spokesman] .
• [_ARG1 Even if B.A.T receives approval for the restructuring] , the company will remain in play , [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 shareholders and analysts] , though the situation may unfold over the next 12 months , rather than six .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The last few days will surely slow down the pace of events] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scottish Amicable 's Mr. Gilchrist] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> B.A.T is n't predicting a postponement because the units `` are quality businesses and we are encouraged *-1 by the breadth of inquiries] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Prideaux] .
• [_ARG1 But the delay could happen if B.A.T does n't get adequate bids] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 If anything , the gyrations in world stock markets -- and in B.A.T 's share price -- since last Friday 's sharp Wall Street sell-off have increased the likelihood of shareholder approval for the restructuring] , [_ARG0 analysts and several big institutional holders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 People familiar with B.A.T] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 possible acquirers for the units include managers from both retailing chains , and General Cinema Corp. , which *T*-1 is interested in *-2 bidding for Saks] .
• Though [_ARG0 Sir James] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he intends *-2 to mount a new bid for B.A.T once approval from U.S. insurance regulators is received *-1] , jitters over prospects for junk-bond financing and U.S. leverage buy-outs are making investors more skeptical about Sir James 's prospects .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Thank God 0 we have some deal on the table] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stewart Gilchrist , a director at Scottish Amicable Investment Managers , which *T*-1 intends *-3 to vote its roughly 1 % stake in favor of the restructuring] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> United Parcel Service , Greenwich , Conn. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its operations in the San Francisco area have been reduced *-1 to 40 % of normal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A UPS spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although none of the company 's terminals , trucks or airplanes were damaged *-1 in the quake , road shutdowns and power failures have impeded its pickup and delivery of packages] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But rail , air and ocean-shipping links to the area escaped Tuesday 's earthquake with only minor damage , and many are expected *-1 to be operating normally today] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> government and corporate transport officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Union Pacific Corp. 's rail unit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that except for damage to shipping containers in its Oakland yard , its track , bridges and structures were unharmed] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Southern Pacific Transportation Co. , the hardest hit of the three railroads in the Bay area ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 service on its north-south coastline , which *T*-3 is used *-2 by an Amtrak train between Los Angeles and Seattle , was suspended *-1 temporarily because of kinked rails near the epicenter of the quake] .
• `` [_ARG1 We had no serious damage on the railroad] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a Southern Pacific spokesman] .
• Air traffic at San Francisco International Airport was running about 50 % of normal yesterday afternoon , but [_ARG0 airport officals] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expect a return to full operations by Saturday] .
• [_ARG0 Amtrak] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it suspended train service into its Oakland station , which *T*-1 sustained `` heavy structural damage '' during the quake] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The passenger railroad] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it terminated some runs in Sacramento , *-1 relying on buses *-2 to ferry passengers to the Bay area] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amtrak] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it planned *-1 to resume some train operations to Oakland late yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Bay Area Rapid Transit `` withstood the earthquake perfectly] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Engelken] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 adding that the rail system was running a full fleet of 45 trains during the day *-3 to provide an alternative for highway travelers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The highway system is screwed *-1 up '' by the earthquake] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Engelken] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Runways at San Francisco were n't damaged *-2 , but traffic was being limited *-1 yesterday to 27 arrivals and 27 departures an hour -- down from 33 to 45 an hour normally -- mainly because the noise level in the control tower was overwhelming without the windows] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an FAA spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A United spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 14 of its 21 gates were unusable , mainly because of water damage caused * when a sprinkler system was triggered *-1 by the tremors *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The United spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 none of its people were injured *-1 at the airport] ; in fact , as the airport was being evacuated *-2 Tuesday night , two babies were born *-3 .
• Yesterday , the United ticket counter was active , with people trying *-1 to get flights out , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> the airline] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 demand for seats into the city also was active , with people trying *-2 to get there *-2 to help family and friends] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The airports in San Jose and Oakland were both fully operational by noon yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Federal Aviation Administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 that 's the first nonstop commercial passenger flight from Japan 0 *T*-3 to land here] , '' [_ARG0 an airport spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 A Japan Air Lines spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its flights into *RNR*-2 and out of *RNR*-2 San Francisco were n't affected *-1 , but * getting information about its operations was difficult] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're in the dark] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 People 's ability * to drive throughout the bay area is greatly restricted *-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 a spokesman for the American Automobile Association] .
• [_ARG0 Tom Schumacher , executive vice president and general manager of the California Trucking Association in Sacremento ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his organization urged trucking firms *-3 to halt all deliveries into the Bay area *ICH*-2 yesterday , except for emergency-medical supplies] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some foodstuff shipments will probably resume Thursday] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> This -LCB- Wednesday -RCB- morning the San Mateo bridge was open and now we are informed *-1 that it is closed] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schumacher] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's not very often 0 something like this comes up *T*-2] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ron Littleboy , a liquor company analyst at Nomura Research Institute in London] .
• [_ARG1 Whitbread already has been approached *-1 by `` about half a dozen '' companies interested in * buying all or part of the spirits business] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Whitbread spirits auction `` is an extremely interesting development ... and naturally we 'll be considering it carefully] , '' [_ARG0 a Grand Met spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We will certainly have *-2 to take a look at '' the Whitbread spirits business] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Allied-Lyons spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Such companies `` are increasingly being left *-1 behind '' in the global liquor business] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Nomura 's Mr. Littleboy] .
• [_ARG1 * Focusing on beer , restaurants and hotels means 0 `` we can concentrate our skills and resources more effectively] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Jarvis , Whitbread 's managing director ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Beefeater alone is worth as much as # 300 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The real estate limited partnership] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will pay a special year-end cash distribution of 10 cents a unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mellon Bank Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 directors authorized the buy-back of as many as 250,000 common shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 stock repurchased * will be used *-1 * to meet requirements for the company 's benefit plans] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's going *-2 to be nuclear war] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Thomas Willmott , a consultant with Aberdeen Group Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Robert M. Glorioso , Digital 's vice president for high performance systems ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Digital 's mainframe is designed *-1 not as a central computer around which everything revolves *T*-2 , but as part of a decentralized network weaving together hundreds of workstations , personal computers , printers and other devices] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Digital will target faster-growing market segments such as on-line transaction processing , which *T*-1 includes retail-sales tracking , airline reservations and bank-teller networks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Their attitude is , ` You want *-1 to talk mainframes , we 'll talk mainframes , '] '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one computer industry executive] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stanley Rose , a vice president , technological and strategic planning at Bankers Trust ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that despite Digital 's low prices , `` we are n't about *-1 to unplug our IBM mainframes for a DEC machine] .
• [_ARG1 Bankers Trust uses Digital 's VAX *-2 to run its huge money-transfer and capital markets accounts , *-2 juggling hundreds of billions of dollars each day] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Now they do n't have *-1 to *?*] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Digital can expect this pent-up demand for the new VAX to fuel strong sales next year] .
• [_ARG1 The first model available will be the 210 , which *T*-1 is likely *-2 to appeal to many technical and scientific buyers interested * in the optional super-charger , or vector processor] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Terry Shannon of International Data Corp. , a market research concern] .
• [_ARG1 Digital 's failure * to deliver a true mainframe-class machine before now may have cost the company as much as $ 1 billion *U* in revenue in fiscal 1989] , [_ARG0 Mr. Willman] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 However , many institutional investors are reacting to the stock market 's plunge as `` a great buying opportunity] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles I. Clough , chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Speculation that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in coming weeks helped push the dollar down while *-1 boosting stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm surprised 0 we did n't see more volatility '' in stocks] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Raymond F. DeVoe Jr. , market strategist at Legg Mason Wood Walker] .
• [_ARG0 AMR Corp.] posted an 8.8 % drop in third-quarter net income and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the fourth quarter will be `` disappointing '' as well , primarily because of slimmer profit margins and increased fuel costs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tim Pettee , an analyst with Merrill Lynch & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 The business turned faster than * expected *-1] .
• [_ARG0 AMR 's board] , [_ARGM-LOC in a statement after a regular meeting yesterday] , [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ill-considered and reckless acquisition proposals adversely affect employee , financial and business relationships and are contrary to the best interests of AMR shareholders] ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Crandall] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's current decline in earnings is exactly the kind of situation that an excessively leveraged company laden with debt from a takeover would find *T*-1 difficult 0 * to weather *T*-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 Our very disappointing third-quarter results and the discouraging outlook for the fourth quarter underscore the importance of an adequate capital base] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the latest results only seem pale by comparison with a spectacular second half of 1988] .
• Meanwhile , [_ARG0 the company 's board] , which *T*-1 had [_rel said] [_ARG1 nothing] publicly about investor Donald Trump 's recently withdrawn $ 7.5 billion *U* offer for AMR , issued a statement condemning `` ill-conceived and reckless '' bids and saying 0 it was `` pleased '' that Mr. Trump had backed out .
• Meanwhile , the company 's board , which *T*-1 had said nothing publicly about investor Donald Trump 's recently withdrawn $ 7.5 billion *U* offer for AMR , issued [_ARG0 a statement] condemning `` ill-conceived and reckless '' bids and [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was `` pleased '' that Mr. Trump had backed out] .
• [_ARG0 AMR 's chairman , Robert L. Crandall ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the results were due to an 11 % year-to-year increase in fuel prices and a slight decrease in yield , an industry measure analogous to profit margin on each seat sold *] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 these trends will continue and will produce a very disappointing fourth quarter as well] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> This bill] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> simply] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if you want *-1 to develop property on a barrier island you have *-2 to do so without taxpayer support] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The government] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 13.1 % of Americans , or 31.9 million people , were living in poverty in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While last year 's figure was down from 13.4 % in 1987 and marked the fifth consecutive annual decline in the poverty rate] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Census Bureau] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 1988 drop was n't statistically significant] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> More than half of poor families were headed *-1 by women living without men] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bureau] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If it were n't for Social Security payments , more than three times as many elderly would be below the poverty line] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Butz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Census Bureau] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] :
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Summarizing data derived * from a March 1989 survey of 58,000 households] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Butz , associate director of the Census Bureau ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that `` most groups either stayed the same or improved] . ''
• [_ARGM-ADV *-2 Fueling a controversy that *T*-1 has been simmering for years] , [_ARG0 the Census Bureau] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its figures would look far rosier if it recalculated the poverty threshold *-3 using an improved consumer-price measure adopted * in 1983] .
• [_ARG0 The bureau] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 some 3.5 million fewer people would have fallen below the poverty line in 1988 -- and the poverty rate would have been 10.5 % instead of 13.1 % -- under the alternative calculation] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Butz] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the divergence in the two measures reflects changes in family size and structure , including the rising number of female-headed families and a sharp increase in income reported * by Americans who *T*-1 are n't living in families] .
• [_ARG0 Kansas Power] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Black , 61 , chose early retirement] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Galileo is on its way to another world in the hands of the best flight controllers in this world] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Atlantis Commander Donald Williams] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm happy and sad] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they dropped plans * to infiltrate the Kennedy Space Center after NASA beefed up its security] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> NASA did it right ; that 's the message] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> J.R. Thompson , the agency 's deputy administrator] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Judge Alcee Hastings] faced his jury -- the full U.S. Senate -- and [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 I am not guilty of *-1 having committed any crime] . ''
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Rep. John Bryant -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB- , the lead counsel for the House managers who *T*-1 conducted a lengthy inquiry into Judge Hastings ' activities ,] [_rel said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> a mountain of evidence points to his certain guilt] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judge Hastings] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will continue *-1 to fight and is contemplating an appeal of any impeachment to the U.S. Supreme Court] .
• In a case involving Avondale Industries Inc. and its insurer , Travelers Cos. , the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled in favor of the company on [<sub>ARG1</sub> two issues] that [<sub>ARG0</sub> lawyers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 are central to dozens of pollution cases around the country .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> They also have argued that government proceedings notifying a company of potential responsibility do n't fit the legal definition of a lawsuit ; thus , such governmental proceedings are n't covered *-1 by the policies] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the insurers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The appeals court] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` We think 0 an ordinary businessman reading this policy would have believed himself covered for the demands and potential damage claims '' stemming from any cleanup] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This decision] will have a very considerable impact , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth Abraham , professor of environmental law and insurance law at the University of Virginia] , because many commercial insurance policies are issued *-1 by companies based * in New York .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Greaney , an attorney for the Chemical Manufacturers Association ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that while other appeals courts have ruled differently on whether cleanup costs are damages , the influence of the appeals court in New York `` will make insurers sit up and listen] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the decision was the first in which a federal appeals court has ruled whether administrative government proceedings qualify as litigation *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Barry R. Ostrager , an attorney for Travelers ,] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> there are procedural bases on which this case will be appealed *-1 further *T*-2] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 The report provides detailed documentation of the extent and nature of the problem and indicates how we may want *-2 to shape solutions *T*-3] , '' [_rel said] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Joseph Genova , chairman of the committee that *T*-1 oversaw the survey and a partner at the law firm of Milbank , Tweed , Hadley & McCloy] .
• [_ARGM-TMP During the 15-month survey] , [_ARG0 43 % of all legal-services programs] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that at some period they were unable *-1 to accept new clients unless they had an emergency] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Genova] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the committee may meet *-1 to propose solutions to the problems identified * in the study] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 lawyers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Steinberg probably faced much more potential liability because , when he sued Disney during his takeover battle *T*-1 , he filed on behalf of all shareholders] .
• [_ARG0 Sears] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would put the 110-story tower on the block *ICH*-1] [_ARGM-TMP almost a year ago] [_ARGM-ADV as part of its anti-takeover restructuring] .
• [_ARG0 Real estate industry executives] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Sears ' investment banker , Goldman , Sachs & Co. , sought financing in Japan] .
• [_ARG0 Tandy Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a definitive agreement * to acquire two units of Datatronic AB of Stockholm for cash] .
• [_ARG1 Closing of the transaction is subject to certain conditions and regulatory approvals] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You see these in just about every LBO] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Willens , senior vice president in charge of tax issues at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Several Wall Street officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the proposed legislation already is having an impact] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Moreover] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one investment banker , who *T*-1 requested anonymity ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his firm did n't raise the ante for a target company earlier this month after a stronger bid emerged from a public company that *T*-2 was n't concerned about the financing provision] .
• `` [_ARG1 We would have paid more if we thought 0 that law was n't going *-2 to pass] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The pigs in the trough may have *-1 to give a little bit of the slop back and then the deal can go through] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter C. Canellos , tax partner at Wachtell , Lipton , Rosen & Katz] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Another solution] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a tax lawyer who *T*-1 requested anonymity] , is for firms to use convertible bonds that *T*-2 sell at a discount .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's no question 0 it will make LBOs more expensive] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The firm] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that losers outnumbered gainers by more than three to one among the 122 funds 0 it tracks *T*-1] .
• [_ARGM-TMP For the first nine months of the year] , [_ARG0 Norwood] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the average fund has lost 3.3 %] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Mr. Fitzwater] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There will be , I think quite obviously 0 *T*-1 , a very large amount of money required * from all levels of government] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Clanahan] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 FEMA now possibly may have the heaviest caseload in its history] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's been a bad month money-wise and every other way] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Sally Stewart , a spokeswoman for the Red Cross] .
• [_ARG1 All the precise types of federal aid that *T*-3 will be sent *-2 to California wo n't be determined *-1 until state officials make specific requests to FEMA] , [_ARG0 agency officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [_ARG1 And in the confusion after the earthquake , `` the information flow is a little slow *-2 coming in from the affected area] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carl Suchocki , a FEMA spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> HUD officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will make available as many as 100 Bay area houses that *T*-1 are under HUD loans but now are vacant after the houses have been inspected *-2 * to ensure 0 they are sound] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Additional housing vouchers and certificates will be made *-1 available] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 , and some housing and community-development funds may be shifted *-2 from other programs or made *-2 available for emergency use .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The IRS] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will waive certain tax penalties for earthquake victims unable * to meet return deadlines or make payments because of the quake 's devastation] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 residents of the San Francisco area will be able *-1 to cash in savings bonds even if they have n't held them for the minimum six-month period] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Pentagon] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 dozens of additional crews and transport aircraft were on alert `` *-1 awaiting orders * to move emergency supplies] . ''
• [_ARG1 *-1 To help residents in Northern California rebuild , FEMA intends *-1 to set up 17 disaster assistance offices in the earthquake area in the next several days and to staff them with 400 to 500 workers from various agencies] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Robert Volland , chief of the agency 's individual assistance division] .
• [_ARG0 Keith Mulrooney , special assistant to Federal Highway Administrator Thomas Larson ,] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that after the 1971 San Fernando earthquake in Southern California , the state set tougher standards for bridges , and with federal aid , began a program 0 *T*-1 to retrofit highways and bridges for earthquake hazards] .
• [_ARG1 The two major structures that *T*-881 failed Tuesday night *ICH*-1] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , were both built *-2 well before the 1971 earthquake -- the San Francisco Bay Bridge , completed * in the 1930s , and the section of I-880 , built * in the 1950s .
• In Hugo 's wake , Congress allocated $ 1.1 billion *U* in relief funds , and [_ARG0 White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 $ 273 million *U* of that money remains and could be diverted *-1 for quick expenditures related to the earthquake] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That obviously means that we wo n't have enough for all of the emergencies that *T*-1 are now facing us , and we will have *-2 to consider appropriate requests for follow-on funding] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fitzwater] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 Labor takes the biggest single chunk out of the ` food dollar] , ' '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Pankyo of the Food Institute] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stokely] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 stores revive specials like three cans of peas for 99 cents] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The authors , from Boston 's Beth Israel Hospital ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that 84 % of the 50 births 0 they followed *T*-1 occurred after only two in vitro cycles] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Only three of the 25 corporate pension fund managers attending a Lowry Consulting Group client conference] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they plan *-1 to change the asset allocation mix in their portfolios because of the market drop] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're on a tight budget] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Detroit Edison 's Carol Roskind] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scott E. Thomas] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plans give employees `` a bonus in the form of charitable donations made * from an employer 's treasury '' in exchange for the political donation] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The U.S. government could be , in effect , subsidizing political contributions to corporate PACs] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite federal approval] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Dynamics] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it decided 0 it wo n't go ahead with the matching program] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Spiegel , which *T*-1 also owns Eddie Bauer and Honeybee ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that since 1987 , sales have doubled during the week before Christmas] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Blunt Ellis , a Milwaukee brokerage firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 part of the reason 0 catalog sales grow in popularity *T*-3 is because consumers have more money but less time 0 * to spend it *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> New Product News] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the beverage `` looks like ginger ale , tastes a little like cherries and smells like bubble gum] . '' ...
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People asked , is it really true ?] '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Maury Kelley , vice president , marketing services , for Beecham Products USA , a maker of health and personal-care products that *T*-1 used the ranking in its recruiting brochure] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Savageau] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earthquake or not , San Francisco makes the list] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I hate *-1 to dignify the publication by *-1 commenting on the obscene rating] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mayor Carolyn Robinson] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 adding that cities have no way 0 * to rebut the book *T*-5] .
• *-2 Unamused , residents burned Rand McNally books and wore [<sub>ARG0</sub> T-shirts] that *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Kiss my Atlas] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're encouraging a graceful transition] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary Kay Poppenberg , the organization 's president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Northrop , which since early 1988 *T*-2 has declined *-3 to accept fixed-price contracts for research and development ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earnings were hurt *-1 by excessive costs on a number of such contracts won * years ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 debt remained at the $ 1.22 billion *U* that *T*-1 has prevailed since early 1989 , although that compared with $ 911 million *U* at Sept. 30 , 1988] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> F-16 deliveries also have fallen `` *-3 slightly behind schedule , '' although a return to the previous schedule *ICH*-2 is expected *-17 in 1990] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Northrop] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales fell because of the decline in B-2 development dollars from the government as the plane continues its initial production stage and because fewer F\/A-18 fighter sections are being produced *-19 in its subcontract work with prime contractor McDonnell Douglas Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rick Sherlund , a Goldman Sachs analyst ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Lotus had upgrade revenue of about $ 22 million *U* *ICH*-1 in the quarter , twice what he had expected *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lotus] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net rose to $ 23 million *U* , or 54 cents a share , on sales of $ 153.9 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 results were bolstered *-1 by upgrades to Release 3 by previous customers and improved profit margins , the result of manufacturing-cost controls] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Hewlett-Packard spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , while `` things are a big mess , '' some 18,000 Valley employees have been called *-1 back to work today] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Digital Equipment Corp. , with major facilities in Santa Clara , Cupertino , Palo Alto and Mountain View ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that all of its engineering and manufacturing sites had reported to corporate headquarters in Maynard , Mass. , Tuesday night] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> None sustained `` significant '' damage] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 adding that `` the delicate manufacturing process machines were checked *-2 and were all found *-2 to be operating normally] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For example] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for Advanced Micro Devices] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Sunnyvale chip maker is worried about blackouts] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some microelectronics companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were prepared for tremulous conditions like Tuesday 's] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts and corporate officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expected practically no long-term disruption in shipments from the Valley of either hardware or software goods] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Intel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that over the past decade , it has installed computer sensors and shutoff valves , sensitive to the shake of an earthquake , in the pipes that *T*-1 snake through its plants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Compaq] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it foresees no difficulties in *-1 obtaining parts in the immediate future] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Digital] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has dispatched teams of technicians to California] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> several other major installations around the Valley -- America 's center of high-tech --] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they , too , fared as well as * could be expected *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , where the Energy Department tests *RNR*-2 and conducts research on *RNR*-2 nuclear weapons *T*-1 , had only `` superficial damage] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Several engineering and research offices needed closer scrutiny *-3 to make sure 0 they were n't in danger of crumbling , but `` the bulk of the place is in pretty good shape] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> These systems are more rugged than many people would believe *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas Kurlak , who *T*-1 tracks the computer industry for Merrill Lynch Research] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IBM] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> for instance] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it anticipates *-2 returning to a normal work schedule by the weekend at its San Jose plant , which *T*-1 puts out disk drives for the 3090 family of mainframes] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> dozens of bakers , restaurant chefs and other food preparers who *T*-1 flocked to Mr. Maynard 's defense] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that products ranging from egg bread to eclairs lose some zip when the eggs come in 30-pound cans instead of shells *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Because fresh eggs are less expensive than processed ones , a big egg user can recover the Egg King 's $ 3,390 *U* cost in a few months] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Maynard] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the handful of salmonella cases involving products that *T*-1 may have used eggs broken * by an Egg King stemmed from a failure * to adequately cook the products] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that 's no more a reason for * banning Egg Kings than bad drivers are a reason for * banning cars] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Human nature being what it is *T*-1 , people do n't always follow instructions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Guzewich , chief of food protection for the New York state Health Department] .
• The UEP declines *-2 to comment , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> the group 's attorney , Alfred Frawley ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the group 's actions are motivated *-1 solely by `` health concerns] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the FDA] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a 1985 letter to the United Egg Producers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that there was `` little likelihood '' of a health problem as long as instructions were followed *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Maynard] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ruling pushed his company into bankruptcy court] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Monthly sales of his Egg King machine -- which he now is marketing *T*-1 through a new company -- have sunk to about half a dozen from a peak of 75] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the 46-year-old businessman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Galveston-Houston Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will redeem all 3,950 shares of its privately held 6.5 % convertible Series C preferred stock Nov. 8] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank Building & Equipment Corp.] of America , which *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> previously] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 accounting discrepancies 0 its auditors uncovered *T*-2 would hurt earnings and require restatement of earlier results] , increased its projections of the negative fiscal impact , and said 0 it was exploring the company 's sale .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> 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 ,] increased its projections of the negative fiscal impact , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was exploring the company 's sale] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the negative after-tax effect on earnings for the year will be about $ 3.3 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank Building , which *T*-1 expects *-2 to report a fourth-quarter loss ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it engaged advisers 0 *T*-3 to `` explore financial alternatives for the company including the possible sale of the company or one or more of its units] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bank Building] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the restatement is necessitated *-1 by `` certain errors in * recording receivables and payables '' at its Loughman Cabinet division] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Chicago Mercantile Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it fined Capcom Futures Inc. $ 500,000 *U* and accepted its withdrawal from membership as part of a settlement of disciplinary actions against the firm] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In June] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Chicago Board of Trade] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it suspended Capcom Financial] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Capcom Futures unit withdrew from Board of Trade membership voluntarily in August] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Board of Trade spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Capcom Futures] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while *-2 neither admitting nor denying the Merc charges] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Merc charges were `` technical in nature '' and that `` no customers were hurt *-1 '' as a result of the violations cited * by the Merc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some fund managers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 inflows could increase in coming days as a result of stock selling in the wake of Friday 's 190.58 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you 're selling equities , you do n't start *-3 getting proceeds for five to seven days] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Rachwalski , who *T*-1 manages the Kemper Money Market Fund] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Neal Litvack , marketing vice president for Fidelity Investments ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 inflows Friday into Fidelity 's Spartan and Cash Reserves money-market funds were about twice normal levels , with about half coming from equity and junk-bond funds] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Monday and Tuesday `` were lackluster in comparison] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> People are n't necessarily running *-2 scared] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Litvack] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were expecting it , following the fall of the Dow Friday] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brenda Malizia Negus , editor of Money Fund Report] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Money-fund assets] have been rising at an average rate of $ 1.6 billion *U* a week in recent months , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Negus] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , *-1 reflecting the relatively high yields .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It implies very dramatic growth] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• The new agency group is already in discussions about a possible purchase in Spain , while [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Breene] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also plans *-1 to make acquisitions in Scandinavia , Germany and elsewhere] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> When WCRS created Della Femina McNamee out of the merger of three smaller agency units in 1988 *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it did so in order *-2 to attract larger clients , especially packaged-goods companies] .
• [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> As part of the restructuring] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> WCRS and Eurocom] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will look for ways 0 * to combine their media buying across Europe *T*-1] .
• Carat will receive its WCRS stake as part of payment for the 50 % Carat stake that WCRS is buying *T*-1 , while [<sub>ARG0</sub> Eurocom] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-2 to pay about # 32 million *U* for its WCRS stake] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Della Femina] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-1 to remain heavily involved in the creative product at the world-wide agency , *-2 serving as a sort of `` creative conscience] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> WCRS Group , for its part , will now be able *-2 to follow its longstanding plan of *-3 becoming `` a holding company for a series of media-related businesses] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Scott , the firm 's chief executive] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> WCRS] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its debt will be cut *-1 to # 24 million *U* from # 66 million *U* as a result of the transaction] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 To help *-2 finance the Carat purchase] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> WCRS] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 it plans an issue of Euroconvertible preferred shares once the market settles down .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While no agencies reported injuries to employees , the quake damaged the offices of J. Walter Thompson , Chiat\/Day\/Mojo and DDB Needham , among others] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> spokesmen for those agencies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Plaster fell and windows were broken *-2 at Chiat\/Day\/Mojo] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for that agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Late yesterday afternoon , DDB Needham executives were scrambling *-5 to figure out what * to do *T*-3 about a new business presentation that *T*-2 had been scheduled *-1 for today] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All operations have stopped] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A number of agencies , including Thompson and Foote , Cone & Belding ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some employees who *T*-1 live outside of San Francisco , *-2 fearful that they would n't be able *-3 to get home , spent the night at the agency] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Diamond-Star Motors Corp. , a joint venture of Chrysler Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will begin *-1 shipping Mitsubishi Eclipse cars to Japan next week , *-1 emulating other Japanese auto ventures shipping U.S.-built vehicles back to Japan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Diamond-Star] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will export about 1,500 Eclipse cars to Japan by year 's end] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Many in Washington] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 President Bush will have *-1 to raise taxes *-2 to pay for his war on drugs] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 'd create 600 jobs and bring Cleveland tourist revenue] .
• HUD says 0 the project does n't qualify , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kemp] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that rock 'n' roll musicians and the music industry ought *-1 to put up the money] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> HUD] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the project does n't qualify] , and Mr. Kemp says that rock 'n' roll musicians and the music industry ought *-1 to put up the money .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fukuyama] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 peering through binoculars at the end of history] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his essay] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that `` the class issue has actually been successfully resolved *-1 in the West] ...
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Lufthansa spokeswoman] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Tokyo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the head of Lufthansa 's cargo operations had been in Toyko last week for talks with JAL] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nothing is defined or signed *-1 at this point] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Daly] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 of [<sub>ARG3-of</sub> the talks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Whatever accord the three carriers reach *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , he is skeptical 0 it would create a separate airline .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Other airlines would have access to the system] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and negotiations with partners were already under way .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Several airlines , including Lufthansa , JAL and Cathay Pacific Airways , are working on a so-called global cargo system and are trying *-2 to attract other carriers to join] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Daly] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the carrier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wanted *-1 to lease crews and planes from British Airways so it could funnel its passengers from London to other European destinations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British Airways] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has n't received a proposal from JAL] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> After that , `` it *EXP*-1 would make sense for airlines to talk about *-3 doing things jointly , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cotton Daly , director of cargo services for New York consulting firm Simat , Helliesen & Eichner Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Daly] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 such discussions are motivated *-1 by the competitive threat posed * by Federal Express , United Parcel Service of America Inc. and other fast-growing air-freight companies] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Tokyo] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a JAL spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he could n't confirm or deny the latest Japanese report] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 JAL is talking to Lufthansa and Air France about some sort of cargo venture] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It is just one of a number of strategies 0 JAL has embarked upon *T*-2 *-3 to come to terms with the situation in Europe after 1992 , '' the deadline for * ending trade barriers in the EC] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Federal Paper Board Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed the previously announced purchase of Imperial Cup Corp. , a closely held maker of paper cups based * in Kenton , Ohio] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a move * to prevent any dislocation in the financial markets from the California earthquake] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Securities and Exchange Commission] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it temporarily reassigned options listed * on the Pacific Stock Exchange to the American , New York and Philadelphia stock exchanges and to the Chicago Board Options Exchange] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> professionals] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> throughout the day] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the shutdown would n't be a cause for alarm even if it were *-1 to persist for several days] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've told my staff and clients that they still have the ability * to exercise their options , because they are guaranteed *-1 by the Options Clearing Corp.] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Schwartz , a senior registered options strategist at Oppenheimer & Co] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a very uncertain situation right now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Navin Vyas , administrative assistant of trading floor operations of the exchange , which *T*-1 has daily volume of about 10 million shares] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Because the exchange 's computer was rerouting orders to the exchange 's trading operations in Los Angeles , `` business is as usual ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Vyas] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Daggs , chairman and chief executive officer of Sutro & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 traders came to work at 5 a.m. PDT -- many on foot because of uncertain road and traffic conditions -- but learned that they would have *-2 to await a required inspection by the city in order *-2 to turn the power back on at the company 's two main facilities there] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The SEC] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 faced *-4 with a major squeeze on options positions] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-2 was necessary * to ensure that options listed * on the exchange could be traded *-1 today and tomorrow] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That should happen by today] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> SEC Chairman Richard Breeden] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the cooperation by the exchanges would enable investors to buy and sell options listed * solely on the Pacific exchange , *-1 guaranteeing the liquidity of the market] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dale Irvine , director of the emergency center ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 service was being restored *-1 to outlying San Francisco areas] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The firm also will permit its members and the public `` to exercise their put and call options contracts traded * on the Pacific exchange '' even if the exchange is closed] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wayne Luthringshausen , chairman of Options Clearing] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors and traders in Pacific exchange options `` are protected *-1 to the extent that they can convert their put and call options into the underlying instrument] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Luthringshausen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials at the four exchanges] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 well over 50 traders from the Pacific exchange were taking flights from San Francisco *ICH*-1 late yesterday to the American , New York and Philadelphia exchanges and to the CBOE , where they would continue *-3 making markets in the Pacific-listed options *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Big Board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 carpenters quickly erected a new options floor 0 *T*-1 to accomodate 40 traders from the Pacific exchange] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> International Business Machines Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board approved the purchase of $ 1 billion *U* of its common shares , a move that *T*-1 should help *-2 support its battered stock] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We view it as a good long-term investment] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steve Milunovich , a securities analyst at First Boston ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that while investors were looking for an excuse 0 * to buy IBM shares *T*-1 a year ago , even the big institutional investors are looking for a reason 0 * to avoid the stock *T*-2 these days] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Armonk , N.Y. ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that although IBM did n't view its spending as necessarily a way 0 * to support the stock *T*-1 , it thought 0 the purchases were a good way 0 * to improve such financial measurements as per-share earnings and return on equity *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Property values did n't go up in California yesterday] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one money manager] .
• One of its power generators was damaged *-1 , though [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there wo n't be any financial impact] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Wall Street thinks of everything in terms of money] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tom Gallagher , a senior Oppenheimer & Co. trader] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the brokerage firm Conning & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 insurers will use the earthquake as an excuse 0 * to raise insurance rates *T*-1 , *-2 ending their long price wars] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In fact] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fireman 's Fund Corp. , which *T*-1 ended the day off 50 cents to $ 36.50 *U* ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earthquake damage would slightly hurt fourth-quarter profit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The head of another small options clearing firm , who *T*-2 asked *-5 not to be identified *-1 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the heightened volatility in the financial markets in recent years makes it *EXP*-4 increasingly difficult for any but the largest financial trading firms to shoulder the risk inherent in the highly leveraged options and futures business] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Petco Options , an options trading firm owned * by the family of the deceased former Chicago Board of Trade chairman Ralph Peters , is getting out of the trade clearing *RNR*-3 , or processing and guaranteeing *RNR*-3 , business after *-1 sustaining a multimillion dollar loss Friday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> options industry officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nearly 75 options traders on the Chicago Board Options Exchange who *T*-1 cleared trades through Petco , including a handful of traders who *T*-2 lost between $ 500,000 to $ 1 million *U* themselves as a result of Friday 's debacle , are trying *-3 to transfer their business to other clearing firms] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> CBOE members] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The owners of the company got a look at the potential risks in this business , and after Monday they felt 0 they did n't want *-2 to be exposed *-1 any more] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• -LRB- [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pepperidge Farm] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it ca n't tell exactly how many customers it has lost *T*-1] , but it hopes *-2 to remove the objectionable tropical oil from all its products by year end . -RRB-
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While brand loyalty is far from dead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> marketing experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has eroded during the 1980s] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> More than half the users of 17 of the 25 products included * in the survey] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 're brand switchers] .
• For such products as canned vegetables and athletic shoes , devotion to a single brand was quite low , with [<sub>ARG0</sub> fewer than 30 %] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they usually buy the same brand] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kathie Huff , a respondent in the Journal survey from Spokane , Wash. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her husband is adamant about *-1 eating only Hunt 's ketchup] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> He simply ca n't stomach the taste of Heinz] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• Underwear scored a middling 36 % in brand loyalty , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> consumer researchers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that 's actually quite high for such a mundane product] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the past , you just wore Fruit of the Loom and did n't care] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Kim , U.S. director of consumer behavior research for the J. Walter Thompson ad agency] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Meanwhile , `` the bottom end of the market is becoming less loyal] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Laurel Cutler , vice chairman of the ad agency FCB\/Leber Katz Partners] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Earlier generations were brand loyal across categories] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` but boomers tend *-1 to be brand loyal in categories like running shoes and bottled water , but less so in others like toilet paper and appliances . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When there 's a clutter of brands *T*-5 , consumers simplify the complexity by *-6 telling themselves , ` All brands are the same so what difference does it *EXP*-2 make *T*-1 which I buy *T*-3] , ' '' [_rel says] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Karen Olshan , a senior vice president at BBDO] .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-2] [_ARG0 Clayt Wilhite , president of the D'Arcy Masius ad agency 's U.S. division] , `` Every time 0 24 hours pass without any advertising reinforcement *T*-1 , brand loyalty will diminish ever so slightly -- even for a powerful brand like Budweiser . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Now , Philip Morris -LCB- Kraft General Foods ' parent company -RCB- is committed to the coffee business and to increased advertising for Maxwell House] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Dick Mayer , president of the General Foods USA division] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The probability of * converting a non-user to your brand is about three in 1,000] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tony Adams , the company 's vice president for marketing research] .
• `` [_ARG1 I always thought 0 Pepperidge Farm was tasty and high quality] , '' [_ARG0 Mrs. Lombardi] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 State Farm] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 about 25 % of its policyholders in California have also purchased earthquake insurance] .
• [_ARG0 Allstate Insurance Co. , a unit of Sears , Roebuck & Co. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 about 23 % of its personal property policyholders -- about 28 % in the San Franciso area -- also have earthquake coverage] .
• [_ARG1 The Association of California Insurance Companies estimated 0 damage to residential property could total $ 500 million *U* , but only $ 100 million to $ 150 million *U* is insured *-1] , [_ARG0 it] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Industry officials] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the Bay Bridge -- unlike some bridges -- has no earthquake coverage , either , so the cost of * repairing it probably would have *-2 to be paid *-1 out of state general operating funds] .
• [_ARG1 The earthquake 's toll , including possible deep structural damage , goes far beyond the more easily observed damage from a hurricane] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 George Reider , a vice president in Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Co. 's claims division] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Instead] , [_ARGM-ADV even with the liabilities of two natural disasters in recent weeks] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the total capital of the industry is likely *-1 to be higher *ICH*-2 at year end than it was *?* at midyear] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are saying 0 this is the breaking point , this is the event that *T*-1 will change the psychology of the marketplace] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Yankus , an analyst with Conning & Co. , a Hartford firm that *T*-2 specializes in the insurance industry] .
• `` [_ARG0 We] are [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 this is the breaking point , this is the event that *T*-1 will change the psychology of the marketplace] , '' said *T*-3 William Yankus , an analyst with Conning & Co. , a Hartford firm that *T*-2 specializes in the insurance industry .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 there is a damned good chance 0 someone is going *-1 to hit the skids on this] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Myron Picoult] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Byrne , chairman of Fireman 's Fund ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this disaster will test the catastrophe reinsurance market , *-1 causing these rates to soar] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of computer workstations] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a surge of government orders contributed to the increase] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hunter Environmental Services Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a preliminary accord on the sale of its environmental consulting and services business for about $ 40 million *U* and assumption of related debt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also is making progress in *-1 negotiating the buy-out of its design division by management] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hunter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will use proceeds from a private placement of $ 8 million *U* of preferred shares *-2 to purchase an interest in a start-up company 0 *T*-1 to underwrite environmental impairment insurance] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jaguar PLC 's chairman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes *-2 to reach a friendly pact *ICH*-1 with General Motors Corp. within a month that *T*-3 may involve the British luxury-car maker 's producing a cheaper executive model] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Jaguar started *-1 negotiating with GM and several other car makers over a year ago , but the rest `` dropped by the wayside ever since the share price went above # 4 *U* -LRB- $ 6.30 *U* -RRB- a share] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have designs for such -LCB- executive -RCB- cars , but have never been able *-2 to develop them] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sir John] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the tie-up would mean 0 Jaguar could `` develop cars down range -LCB- in price -RCB- from where we are *T*-1 '' by *-2 offering access to GM 's high-volume parts production] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You are talking about a couple hundred thousand a year] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bob Barber , an auto-industry analyst at U.K. brokerage James Capel & Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 We have *-2 to make it attractive enough that -LCB- holders -RCB- would accept it] , '' [_ARG0 Sir John] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• '' [_ARG1 Ford probably would try *-1 to kill the proposal by *-3 enlisting support from U.S. takeover-stock speculators and holding out the carrot of a larger bid later] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Stephen Reitman , European auto analyst at London brokers UBS Phillips & Drew] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3 would be difficult * to see how a car company can be owned *-4 by a collective] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sir John] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're getting to the point where we are going *-1 to have *-2 to meet '' with him *T*-3] , [_ARG0 one Ford official] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_ARGM-TMP previously] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the recent acquisition of Mobile Communications Corp. of America would dilute 1989 earnings by about 3 %] .
• [_ARG0 BellSouth Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John L. Clendenin] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 three factors accounted for the drop in third-quarter earnings] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 traders on the exchange floor , who *T*-1 can observe the computer-guided trading activity on monitor screens ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 most of the top program-trading firms were active both days] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Besides *-1 reciting the pardon for program trading contained * in the Brady Commission report] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 stock-index arbitrage was actually needed *-2 Monday * to restore the markets ' equilibrium] .
• [_ARG1 Futures trading resumed a half-hour later , but the session ended shortly thereafter , * leaving the stock market set * up for more sell programs] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 One reason] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , was that the official reports on the 1987 crash exonerated program trading as a cause .
• [_ARG0 FREDERICK 'S OF HOLLYWOOD Inc. , Los Angeles ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board voted a 50 % increase in the specialty boutique-store operator 's semiannual dividend , to five cents a common share] .
• [_ARGM-TMP In July] , [_ARG0 Moody 's] downgraded $ 400 million *U* of the company 's debt , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 the bank holding company had n't taken adequate write-offs against potential losses on real estate loans despite its second-quarter write-down] .
• [_ARG0 Richard M. Greenwood , Valley National 's executive vice president ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP then] [_ARG1 that the company believed 0 the write-downs were `` adequate '' and did n't plan *-1 to increase its reserves again] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bruce Hoyt , a banking analyst with Boettcher & Co. , a Denver brokerage firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Valley National `` is n't out of the woods yet] . ''
• [_ARG1 The key will be whether Arizona real estate turns around or at least stabilizes] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 've stepped up to the plate *-2 to take the write-downs , but when markets head down *T*-3 , a company is always exposed *-4 to further negative surprises] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hoyt] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Phoenix-based holding company for Arizona 's largest bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it added $ 121 million *U* to its allowance for losses on loans and for real estate owned *] .
• `` [_ARG1 The Arizona real estate market continues *-2 to be depressed *-1 , and there is still uncertainty as to when values will recover *T*-3] , '' [_ARG0 James P. Simmons , chairman ,] [_rel said] *T*-4 .
• [_ARG1 The decision * to increase the loan-loss reserve and suspend the dividend is `` both prudent and in the best long-term interest of the shareholders] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Valley National] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it made the decision on the basis of an `` overall assessment of the marketplace '' and the condition of its loan portfolio and after *-1 reviewing it with federal regulators] .
• [_ARG0 Brokers around the country] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the reaction from individual investors this week has been almost eerie] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The kinds of questions 0 you had *T*-1 before have resurfaced] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond A. `` Chip '' Mason , chairman of regional brokerage firm Legg Mason Inc. , Baltimore] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Mason] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he 's convinced 0 the public still wants *-2 to invest in common stocks , even though they believe 0 the deck is stacked *-1 against them] .
• [_ARG0 Jeffrey Schaefer , the SIA 's research director ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that all of his group 's retail-volume statistics could be overstated *-1 by as much as five percentage points because corporate buy-backs are sometimes inadvertently included *-2 in Big Board data] .
• [_ARG1 But `` Friday did n't help things] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Schaefer] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors will develop `` thicker skins , '' and their confidence will return] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's more of an important issue * to keep control of those assets , rather than push the investor to move into -LRB- specific -RRB- products such as equities] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Grano] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It could be a long wait] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> some industry observers] .
• `` [_ARG1 Some investors will tiptoe back in] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Richard Ross , a market research director for Elrick & Lavidge in Chicago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some of those folks were coming back] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leslie Quick Jr. , chairman , of discount brokers Quick & Reilly Group Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ross , who *T*-1 has been studying retail investors ' perception of risks in the brokerage industry ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a market plunge like Friday 's `` shatters investors ' confidence in their ability * to make any judgments on the market] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's going *-1 to set things back for a period , because it reinforces the concern of volatility] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey B. Lane , president of Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 Some companies were delinquent in filings and other actions , all of which *T*-1 cost money] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Holmes] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Separately] , [_ARG0 Chairman Dan Rostenkowski -LRB- D. , Ill . -RRB- of the House Ways and Means Committee] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he did n't want the capital-gains tax cut or any other amendments attached * to the pending bill raising the federal borrowing limit] .
• [_ARG0 Sen. Bob Packwood -LRB- R. , Ore. -RRB- , the lead sponsor of the GOP proposal ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he intends *-2 to unveil the plan today and to offer it as an amendment to whatever legislation *T*-1 comes along , particularly this month 's bill 0 *T*-3 to raise the federal borrowing limit] .
• [_ARG0 Michael L. Bandler , vice president for network technology at Pacific Bell Telephone Co. ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 nearly all the network 's computer switches , which *T*-1 move thousands of calls a minute from one location to another , changed to battery power when the city lost power *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 Onlookers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 three persons died when one of the buildings exploded into a fireball shortly after the quake struck *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now , we realize what our mothers must have gone through *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 This has been a major disruption for the Bay area economy] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Pauline Sweezey , the chief economist at the California Department of Finance] .
• [_ARG0 California state transportation officials interviewed * by telephone] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they nevertheless do n't expect serious problems for commerce in *RNR*-1 and out of *RNR*-1 the Bay area] .
• [_ARG1 Other roads were obstructed *-1 by collapsed buildings and damaged water and power lines] , [_ARG0 an emergency relief spokesman] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Metal racks on the plant floor fell over , and water mains ruptured] , [_ARG0 a spokeswoman] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. , based * in Palo Alto ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 one of its buildings sustained severe damage when it was knocked *-1 off its foundation *T*-2] .
• [_ARG1 Other buildings had broken glass , dangling light fixtures and broken pipes] , [_ARG0 a spokesperson] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 estimating the cost of reconstruction `` in the millions] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> At the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vice President Robert Fienberg] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 operations were `` steaming along as usual '' yesterday afternoon] .
• ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the quake hit *T*-2 , we turned on our emergency generator and brought our computers up] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The volume 0 we received *T*-1 from the banks was a lot lower than usual] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William E. Downing , Pacific Bell 's vice president of customer services for the Bay area ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 most long-distance companies were blocking about 50 % of all calls] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pacific Telesis] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Pacific Bell unit also was blocking about 50 % of its calls locally] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It would in the near-term give a boost to the San Francisco economy because there will be an influx of people 0 *T*-1 to help] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Beth Burnham Mace , a regional economist at DRI\/McGraw Hill , a Lexington , Mass. , forecasting firm] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There will be a big influx of federal dollars and gains in state , federal and local employment] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Mace] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Greenwich , Conn. ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lone Star spokesman Michael London] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` Obviously with an earthquake of this size , there are likely *-3 to be construction projects that *T*-1 would n't otherwise have been anticipated *-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's very difficult * to model the long-term impact of this] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Andrew Goldberg , who *T*-2 studies the public-policy and crisis-management aspects of earthquakes at the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington , D.C] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> certainly] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's going *-1 to be extremely severe] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Goldberg] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the cost of the earthquake will definitely top $ 1 billion *U* and could reach $ 4 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The impact on the insurance industry `` will be big and harsh , but less than -LCB- Hurricane -RCB- Hugo] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Byrne , who *T*-1 toured the Bay area by car yesterday afternoon *-3 to get a sense of the company 's exposure to the earthquake] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Byrne] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Fireman 's Fund will probably pay hundreds of millions in primary claims , but , after taxes and use of its reinsurance lines , the company 's fourthquarter charge against earnings should n't top $ 50 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Independent Insurance Agents of America] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fewer than one of every five California homeowners has earthquake insurance] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe that every drug that *T*-1 's marketed *-3 to a consumer should have a consumer label] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Douglas Teich of the Public Citizen Health Research Group , a Ralph Nader affiliate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Teich] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Searle is `` the only company 0 I know *T*-2 that *T*-1 voluntarily '' will make consumer information available] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 it *EXP*-1 's very important * to provide as much information as possible on the drugs 0 consumers take *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Searle Chairman Sheldon Gilgore] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In the latest sign of how difficult it *EXP*-1 is *T*-2 * to place certain junk bonds] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Continental Airlines] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was forced *-3 to scale back the size of its latest offering] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Continental spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the notes may be offered *-1 at a later date] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This was not a do-or-die deal] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're being bombarded *-1 by new Treasury and agency debt offerings] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Sullivan Jr. , director of money-market research at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Resolution Funding Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> late yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it will sell $ 4.5 billion *U* of 30-year bonds Wednesday] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the quake had only a minor impact on the trading of California state and local municipal debt] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are certain bonds 0 traders refer to *T*-1 as ` earthquake ' bonds because the -LRB- issuers -RRB- are on top of the San Andreas fault] , '' [_rel said] [_ARG0 Zane Mann , editor of the California Municipal Bond Advisor , a newsletter for investors] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 some bond market analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that could quickly change if property casualty insurance companies scramble *-1 to sell portions of their municipal portfolios * to raise cash 0 * to pay damage claims *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Insurance companies will foot a substantial amount of the bill * to reconstruct San Francisco] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Lieberman , chief economist at Manufacturers Hanover Securities Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> With stocks not a major focus , `` we 're waiting for the next guiding light] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Brian J. Fabbri , chief economist at Midland Montagu Securities Inc] .
• Meanwhile , some California issues were down a touch more than the broad market , but [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there had n't been much investor selling because of the quake] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a steady stream of bonds was put *-1 up for sale yesterday , * pushing yields for longer maturities up 0.05 percentage point] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 investors were reacting to recent negative news on the city 's finances and are nervous ahead of the Nov. 7 election] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there was some concern that insurance companies might be forced *-1 to sell mortgage securities *-3 to help *-4 pay earthquake-related claims] , but no selling materialized .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 today may be an anxious day for the market] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Although the East German news agency ADN claimed 0 Mr. Honecker had asked *-2 to be relieved *-1 of his duties for `` health reasons] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> West German government sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 26-man Politburo had asked for his resignation at a separate meeting late Tuesday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An official at Nestle Korea , a 50-50 joint venture between Nestle S.A. and the Doosan Group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the new facility will manufacture all types of soluble , roasted and ground coffee , coffee mix and nondairy coffee creamer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki told Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmoud Vaezi of Poland 's willingess * to purchase the gas during Mr. Vaezi 's current visit to Warsaw] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The agency] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] mention possible quantities and did n't [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how the gas would be delivered *-1 *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ke Zaishuo , head of China 's delegation to a Chinese-British Liaison Committee on Hong Kong ,] accused Britain of *-2 trying *-3 to impose a fait accompli and [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 This is something 0 we can not accept *T*-1] . ''
• [_ARG1 The Israeli and Soviet national airlines have reached preliminary agreement for *-2 launching the first direct flights between Tel Aviv and Moscow] , [_ARG0 a spokesman for the Israeli airline , El Al ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 ADN] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Honecker , a hard-line Stalinist who *T*-2 in 1961 supervised the construction of the Berlin Wall , also was relieved *-1 of his title as head of state and his position as chief of the military] .
• [_ARG1 El Al director Rafi Har-Lev and top officials of the Soviet Union 's Aeroflot negotiated a preliminary pact in Moscow this week] , [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The charges are the culmination of weeks of rumors concerning CDL that *T*-1 have depressed the company 's share price *NOT* and to a lesser extent the shares of all companies owned * by CDL 's controlling Quek family] , [_ARG0 brokers in Singapore] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• News of the arrest and charging of the two men helped *-1 to push prices on the Singapore Stock market *-2 sharply lower in early trading yesterday , but [_ARG0 brokers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the market and CDL shares recovered once it *EXP*-4 became apparent 0 the charges were limited *-5 to the two men personally] .
• [_ARG1 Peasants in Inner Mongolia have partly dismantled a 20-mile section of China 's famed Great Wall] , [_ARG0 the official People 's Daily] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The paper] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the bricks were used *-1 * to build homes and furnaces and , as a result , the wall `` is in terrible shape] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Indeed] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Krenz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> on East German television] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last night] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that there will be no sharing of power with pro-democracy groups] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 while dialogue is important , enough forums *ICH*-1 already exist `` in which different interests '' can express themselves *T*-2] .
• [_ARG1 But , with public demonstrations in the country growing in size and intensity , Mr. Honecker and several key allies lost out in this battle] , [_ARG0 officials] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He does n't want *-1 to have the image of the gun man] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fred Oldenburg , an expert at the Bonn-sponsored Institute of East European and International Studies in Cologne] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-2] [<sub>ARG0</sub> one West German official] : `` What *T*-1 's necessary now is the process of democratization .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm sure 0 they 'll formulate a reform that *T*-2 will be a recipe for the GDR 's future as a separately identifiable state] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Simmons , a British journalist whose book on East Germany , entitled * `` The Unloved Country , '' *T*-3 was published *-1 this month] .
• [_ARGM-TMP By summer] , [_ARG0 an independent reform movement] was [_rel saying] [_ARGM-MNR out loud] [_ARG1 what it had only whispered *T*-1 before] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Honecker 's removal `` was bound *-1 to happen] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one aide to Chancellor Kohl] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The stations] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were pleased *-1 with the extended coverage yesterday , including a special five-hour edition of `` Today] . ''
• [_ARG0 Don Browne , director of news at NBC News ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] [_ARG1 that `` we could n't get a signal out of San Francisco] .
• `` [_ARG1 In terms of coverage , it was a disaster equal to the earthquakes] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Eric Premner , president for broadcasting of King Broadcasting Co. , which *T*-1 owns the NBC affiliate in Seattle , Wash] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are no commercials 0 * to make up for *T*-1 since we 're going *-2 to eventually broadcast the World Series] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a network spokesman] .
• `` [_ARG1 I have *-2 to attribute the lackluster performance to a natural disaster] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Premner] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I was not pleased *-2 with the slow start , and neither was NBC News *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Guy Hempel , general manager of NBC affiliate WAVE in Louisville , Ky] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for National Broadcasting Co. , a unit of General Electric Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the network was `` looking into what *T*-1 happened] . ''
• [_ARG0 Pinnacle West Capital Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it suspended indefinitely its common stock dividend and reported a 91 % plunge in third-quarter net income] .
• [_ARGM-TMP As recently as August] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it did n't foresee a need for substantial additions to reserves] .
• [_ARG0 Pinnacle West] slashed its quarterly dividend to 40 cents per share from 70 cents in December , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARGM-TMP at the time] [_ARG1 that it believed 0 the new , lower dividend was `` sustainable] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the decision * to eliminate the dividend resulted from a quarterly appraisal and that circumstances had changed since the December announcement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Equitec Financial Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will ask as many as 100,000 investors in 12 of its public real-estate limited partnerships *-1 to give approval to *-2 rolling them up into a new master limited partnership] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Equitec Chairman Richard L. Saalfeld] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the transfer will benefit both the company and investors in the 12 limited partnerships included * in the proposed rollup] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While he did n't describe the partnerships ' financial condition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their operations `` continue *-1 to drain the resources of Equitec] . ''
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for Hallwood] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the 12 limited partnerships , which *T*-2 were marketed *-1 by brokerage firms and financial planners between 1979 and 1984 , raised several hundred million dollars from investors] .
• [_ARG1 With airline deals in a tailspin , legendary Wall Street trader Michael Steinhardt could have trouble *-2 parachuting out of USAir Group] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• A week ago , USAir stock briefly soared above 52 after a report in USA Today that Mr. Steinhardt might launch a hostile bid for the carrier , though [_ARG0 takeover speculators] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they were skeptical] .
• `` [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> If USAir is worth 80 as a takeover and the stock went to 52] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the market] was [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Steinhardt 's presence was n't worth anything , in terms of * getting a deal done] , '' says *T*-1 a veteran takeover speculator .
• `` [_ARG1 If USAir is worth 80 as a takeover and the stock went to 52 , the market was saying 0 Steinhardt 's presence was n't worth anything , in terms of * getting a deal done] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a veteran takeover speculator] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 this all goes *-1 to show that even the smartest money manager can get *-2 infected *-3 with crowd passions] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 USAir stock might lose four or five points if the Steinhardt stake was dumped *-1 all at once] .
• [_ARGM-TMP In recent days] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 USAir has been buying its own shares , as part of a program * to retire about eight million USAir shares] , [_ARGM-ADV though the carrier wo n't discuss its buy-back program] .
• [_ARG1 If USAir stepped up its share purchases , that might be a way 0 for Mr. Steinhardt to get out *T*-2] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Timothy Pettee , a Merrill Lynch analyst] .
• [_ARG1 However , with airline stocks cratering , he might not get a very good price for his shares] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Especially galling for Mr. Steinhardt] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 people close to him] , is *T*-2 that USAir 's Mr. Colodny wo n't even take his telephone calls .
• [_ARG1 USAir 's deal with Mr. Buffett `` was n't exactly a shining example of shareholder democracy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Steinhardt] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 USAir has great promise] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> By the second half of 1990 , USAir stock could hit 60] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Helane Becker of Shearson Lehman Hutton] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Steinhardt] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 's `` comfortable *-1 holding USAir as an investment] . ''
• [_ARGM-ADV While he has bought and sold some USAir shares in recent days] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that contrary to rumors , he has n't tried *-1 to unload his holding] .
• [_ARGM-TMP In 1989] , [_ARG0 Mr. Steinhardt] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he made money *-1 trading in Texas Air , AMR and UAL] .
• [_ARG0 People close to the investor] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 that was an experiment 0 he is unlikely *-2 to repeat *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 you 'll find 0 I 'm making a radical change in my traditional investment style] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Steinhardt] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 does n't make sense * to parachute out at this price] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Steinhardt] [_rel says] *T*-2 , [_ARGM-ADV though he has stopped his takeover talk and now commends USAir managers ' `` operating skills] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Addington Resources Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it called for redemption on Nov. 21 its $ 25.8 million *U* outstanding of 8 % convertible subordinated debentures due 2013] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The debentures were issued *-1 in the face amount of $ 46 million *U* on July 11 , 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Ashland , Ky. , coal mining , water transportation and construction company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the redemption is permitted *-1 because the price of Addington 's stock has equaled or exceeded $ 19.60 *U* for 20 consecutive trading days , a condition set * in the terms of the debentures] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commodore International Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will report a loss for the first quarter ended Sept. 30 because sales of personal computers for the home market remained weak in some major countries] .
• Commodore has said 0 it expects sales to rebound , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>ARG0</sub> market researchers] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that sales of the low-end products may finally be trailing off] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commodore] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects sales to rebound] , but market researchers have said that sales of the low-end products may finally be trailing off .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commodore , West Chester , Pa. ,] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in August] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it was consolidating manufacturing *-1 to cut costs and expected *-1 to be profitable in the fiscal first quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commodore] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its announcement is based *-1 on preliminary information and that the situation could look different by the time 0 final results are announced *-2 early next month *T*-3] .
• The early move essentially established the day 's trading range , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they saw little of the program activity that *T*-1 has battered the market recently] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I expected *-3 to see more volatility as some of the institutions who *T*-2 were spooked *-1 last Friday did some selling] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond F. DeVoe , a market strategist at Legg Mason Wood Walker , Baltimore] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. DeVoe] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects prices to show some renewed instability over the next few sessions as institutions re-evaluate their stance toward the market in light of its decline] .
• `` [_ARG1 I would suspect that a lot of investment committees are looking into whether -LRB- they -RRB- want *-1 to be in stocks at all] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The company , based * in San Francisco ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it had *-1 to shut down a crude-oil pipeline in the Bay area *-1 to check for leaks] but added that its refinery in nearby Richmond , Calif. , was undamaged .
• [_ARG0 British Airways , a member of the group that *T*-1 had offered $ 300 *U* a share for UAL in a leveraged buy-out ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it had yet *-2 to receive a revised proposal and it was `` in no way committed *-3 '' to the completion of a bid] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Colgate-Palmolive] advanced 1 5\/8 to 63 after *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was comfortable with analysts ' projections that third-quarter net income from continuing operations would be between 95 cents and $ 1.05 *U* a share , up from 69 cents a year ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The New York-based tobacco , food and beer concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revenue increased to $ 11.25 billion *U* from $ 7.74 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Philip Morris] disclosed little detailed information about performance by major business lines except *-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that most , including Philip Morris U.S.A. , Kraft General Foods and Miller Brewing Co. , posted increased revenues] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Granges Inc.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 citing depressed gold prices] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-2 to suspend operations for an indefinite period at its Tartan gold mine in Manitoba] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Granges] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Vancouver , British Columbia ,] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the production halt will be phased *-1 in over a 10-week period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Granges] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also plans *-1 in the third quarter to write down the carrying value of the Tartan mine by 2.5 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 2.12 million *U* -RRB- , and to write off most of the C$ 6.3 million *U* carrying value of its Windflower gold property in British Columbia] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Granges] did [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what impact the moves would have *T*-1 on total gold output or earnings] , and company officials were n't available .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Computer Associates International Inc. , Garden City , N.Y. , and Digital Equipment Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they agreed *-1 to jointly develop software 0 *T*-2 to help *-3 manage Digital 's Vax computers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dayton Hudson Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it accepted for purchase seven million common shares at $ 62.875 *U* each , under the terms of a Dutch auction self-tender offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dayton Hudson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it accepted all odd-lot shares tendered * at or below the final $ 62.875 *U* price] ; the preliminary proration factor for other shares tendered * at or below the final price is 98 % .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Minneapolis-based retailer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to pay for the seven million shares next Thursday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank , which *T*-2 has loss reserves equal to about half its long-term and medium-term loans to less-developed nations ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it does n't think 0 additional reserves are required *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enron Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a subsidiary and two United Kingdom firms are studying the feasibility of * constructing a 1,500 megawatt gas-fired power plant in northern England as an outgrowth of the government 's privatization program] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Surplus power would be sold *-1 on the open market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Also] participating in the study , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , is *T*-2 the National Power division of Britain 's Central Electricity Generating Board .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The communications and entertainment company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revenue rose to $ 345.5 million *U* , from $ 311.6 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Viacom] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also restructured bank debt under a $ 1.5 billion *U* unsecured bank agreement that *T*-1 offers significant interest rate savings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sumner M. Redstone , Viacom 's chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Viacom `` emerged from our leveraged buy-out structure and gained substantial operating and financial flexibility through '' the bank pact] .
• [_ARG0 Trinova Corp. , Maumee , Ohio ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is launching an extensive restructuring of its core business] , and took a charge that *T*-1 resulted in a loss of $ 29.7 million *U* , or 87 cents a share , for the third quarter .
• [_ARG0 Trinova] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will close , move or overhaul 40 of its 170 manufacturing facilities and over the next three years cut 1,500 jobs from its current world-wide payroll of 22,300 employees] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a separate announcement] , [_ARG0 Trinova] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Aeroquip group has agreed *-1 to sell its spring-brake , piston-brake and related businesses to Midland Brake Inc. of Branford , Conn] .
• [_ARG1 *-1 To provide for the restructuring 's costs] , [_ARG0 Trinova] [_rel said] 0 it took an after-tax charge of $ 38.5 million *U* , or $ 1.13 *U* a share , in the third quarter *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Florio Fiorini , managing director of Geneva-based Sasea ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the investors would pay only a symbolic one lira for the station , `` but we have agreed *-2 to raise the capital that *T*-1 will enable the company to continue *-3 operating] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Milan-based Odeon , which *T*-1 draws about 3 % of Italian TV viewers , has debt of 250 billion lire -LRB- $ 181.9 million *U* -RRB-] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fiorini] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 We think that it *EXP*-1 's going *-4 to be far more favorable *ICH*-6 * to own a station before the law is passed *-3 than * to try *-2 to buy one afterward] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Fiorini] [_rel said] *T*-5 .
• [_ARG1 They are telling people what roads *T*-1 are closed and * just keeping the public informed has helped *-2 to keep the panic down] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 James Ball , a station supervisor at Daly City Police Department] .
• [_ARG0 Kim Schwartz , a spokesperson for the American Red Cross in Los Angeles ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 television and radio stations in San Francisco played a `` very positive role '' by *-2 providing the address of 28 shelters of the Red Cross and by *-2 giving out the Red Cross number for contributions 0 *T*-1 to help earthquake victims -LRB- 1-800-453-9000 -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sterling Software Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lost its bid * to supply software services to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field , Calif] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sterling , which *T*-1 estimated the value of the contract at $ 150 million *U* ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 NASA selected another bidder for final negotiations] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sterling] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had requested a briefing by NASA but had not decided whether *-1 to protest the agency 's latest decision] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Georgia Gulf Corp. , hurt * by declining sales and falling chemical prices ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter earnings fell 13 % to $ 46.1 million *U* from $ 53.1 million *U* in the year-earlier period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Atlanta-based chemical manufacturer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 lower prices hurt margins for most products] .
• `` [_ARG1 We did see some relief in raw material costs , but it was n't sufficient *-2 to offset the drop in sales prices] , '' [_ARG0 James R. Kuse , the company 's chairman and chief executive officer] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] .
• [_ARG1 Two Los Angeles radio stations initiated Red Cross donation campaigns , and one Los Angeles bank manager forked over $ 150,000 *U* of his own money for relief purposes] , [_ARG0 the Red Cross] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 A Tucson Electric spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the utility was disappointed by the commission 's decision and `` concerned about the financial integrity of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> South Korean President Roh Tae Woo] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 brushing aside suggestions that the won be revalued *-1 again] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the currency 's current level against the dollar is `` appropriate] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Roh] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 South Korea is taking steps that *T*-1 would free the won *-2 to respond to market forces] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Roh] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a U.S. demand for the removal of South Korean import quotas on beef will be resolved *-1 `` satisfactorily ''] but gave no hint when that will happen *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Speaking to a joint meeting of Congress earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 South Korea ca n't move quickly on such agricultural trade issues `` without *-2 causing political and social trauma] .
• [_ARG0 Great American Bank] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board approved the formation of a holding company enabling the savings bank to pursue nontraditional banking activities under a new federal law] .
• [_ARG1 The proposed holding company 's primary purpose would be *-1 to allow Great American to continue *-2 engaging in real estate development activities] , [_ARG0 it] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 The consolidation is expected *-1 to save $ 1 million *U* a year in administrative costs] , [_ARG0 a Great American spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Lang] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the former Australian owners of Sassy were `` blind-sided *-1 by the Moral Majority] ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Sassy will keep its irreverent tone] , but added , `` We will keep a close watch on the editorial content of the magazine . ''
• [_ARGM-DIS What *T*-1 's more] , [_ARG0 Mr. Lang] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he has what all publishers wish for *T*-2 : a bona fide niche] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Seventeen is written *-2 more for mothers , not their daughters] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lang] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Executives at Time Inc . Magazine Co. , a subsidiary of Time Warner ,] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the joint venture with Mr. Lang was n't a good one] .
• Mr. Lang surprised Time soon after * joining forces when [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would negotiate rates individually with advertisers , a practice common in broadcasting but considered * taboo by magazine publishers] *T*-1 .
• Time executives complained about the shoddy editorial quality , and [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in the end] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one Time executive who *T*-1 asked *-3 not to be identified *-2] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 Frankly , McCall 's and the joint venture were an embarrassment] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We write straight for women on their level] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lang] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is n't scouting new acquisitions , at least for now] .
• `` [_ARG1 We would have *-2 to go outside to banks *-2 to get the money and I am not ready *-3 to do that] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 I want *-2 to publish one that *T*-1 succeeds] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mr. Lang] .
• [_ARGM-ADV As for Sassy , which *T*-1 competes directly with News Corp. 's Seventeen magazine ,] [_ARG0 Mr. Lang] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that in the next two years he will spend $ 6 million *U* *-2 promoting and improving the magazine] .
• [_ARG0 Britain 's Monopolies and Mergers Commission] Wednesday cleared Rhone-Poulenc S.A. 's purchase of a specialty bulk-chemical unit from Monsanto Co. , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 the purchase was unlikely *-2 to have any lasting impact on U.K. industrial consumers] .
• [_ARG0 The commission , which *T*-1 was asked *-3 *-4 to study the deal by the Department of Trade and Industry after its announcement in February ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the diversity of global supply of chemicals used * in * making analgesic drugs was great enough * to offset the dominant U.K. market share 0 Rhone-Poulenc would gain *T*-2 through the acquisition] .
• [_ARG0 Morrison] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the engineering and construction segment performed well , with the mining and MK-Ferguson operations making important contributions] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Bates] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he accepted the finding] , but one of the victims , Dorena Bertussi , denounced the ethics panel 's action as `` absurd . ''
• *-2 Acting more than a year after Ms. Bertussi filed a complaint , the panel issued [<sub>ARG0</sub> a `` letter] of reproval '' [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 Rep. Bates had admitted conduct that *T*-1 violated a House rule forbidding discrimination against employees on account of their sex] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Bates] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would write the letters as * ordered *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I accept the resolution of the matter by the Ethics Committee] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mesa Airlines] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the takeover offer 0 it received *T*-1 earlier this week from StatesWest Airlines is for a combination of cash and securities valued * by StatesWest at $ 10 *U* a Mesa share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Farmington , N.M.-based Mesa] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the offer was for $ 7 *U* in cash and unspecified StatesWest securities valued * at $ 3 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> In response to the specific offer] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary Risley , Mesa vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 management will ask directors *-1 to employ a financial consultant 0 *T*-2 to advise them] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hawker Siddeley] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its core electrical products division enjoyed strong growth , with a 20 % rise in operating profit during the period] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Benj . Franklin Federal Savings & Loan Association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to post a third-quarter net loss of about $ 8 million *U* , or $ 1.04 *U* a share , as a result of *-2 adding $ 11 million *U* in loan-loss reserves] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Franklin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report earnings for the latest quarter next week] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The additional reserves relate to possible write-downs of certain assets held * by Franklin and its subsidiaries and the default of a bond in its investment portfolio] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the thrift] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arkla Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as part of a program 0 *T*-1 to improve profitability it will take a total of $ 189 million *U* in after-tax charges by year end] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Shreveport , La. , natural gas company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the charges , though *-1 partially offset *-2 by a one-time gain from the offering , will result in a full-year after-tax loss] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arkla] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will report $ 179 milllion *U* in one-time charges against continuing operations for the third quarter , * reflecting settlement of certain natural gas contracts] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will take a $ 10 million *U* fourth-quarter charge against discontinued operations , * reflecting certain write-downs and the planned sale of a unit] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arkla] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its initial offering of 18 % of Arkla Exploration Co. is expected *-2 to result in a net gain of about $ 90 million *U* , which *T*-1 will be used *-3 *-4 to pay down Arkla debt] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> South Africa negotiated a new debt agreement *ICH*-1 with its major foreign creditors for about $ 8 billion *U* of its foreign debt outstanding] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chris Stals , governor of the Reserve Bank and the country 's chief debt negotiator] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> New York Times Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income rose in the third quarter because of a one-time gain on the sale of the company 's cable-TV system] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the negative factors are expected *-1 to continue into next year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> TANDEM COMPUTERS INC. , Cupertino , computer maker , annual sales of $ 1.6 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had no significant damage and should be fully operational within a week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> TRANSAMERICA CORP. , San Francisco , financial services and insurance company , annual sales of $ 7.9 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its headquarters , the well-known downtown pyramid-shaped building , was intact but closed yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ANACOMP INC. , Indianapolis , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Xidex Corp. unit , a Sunnyvale maker of computer disks and microfilm with annual sales of $ 637 million *U* , had only minor damage and is fully operational] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC. , Hercules , biological research and clinical-products leader , $ 200 million *U* in annual sales , Amex ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Richmond warehouse north of San Francisco was closed because of debris and fallen shelves] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BUSINESSLAND INC. , San Jose , computer retail company , annual sales of $ 1.1 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 all 16 corporate office and stores in the area were open with the exception of a retail center in San Francisco 's business district] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CARTER HAWLEY HALE STORES Inc. , Los Angeles , retailer , annual sales of $ 2.79 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 nine of its 22 Emporium stores in the area were closed because of water damage , broken windows and fallen displays] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 sales are expected *-3 to be hurt *-1 , but the losses are covered *-2 by insurance] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ADIA SERVICES INC. , Menlo Park , temporary personnel agency , annual sales of $ 504 million *U* , OTC ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 all 30 offices in Bay area were working , but in various states of disarray] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM INC. , Oakland , ice cream maker , annual sales of $ 225 million *U* , OTC ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is delivering ice cream wherever roads are passable *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> EXXON Corp. , New York , oil company , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its refinery northeast of San Francisco was operating at a slightly reduced rate as a precaution in case of aftershocks] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> FORD MOTOR CO. , Dearborn , Mich. , auto maker , annual sales of $ 92.4 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its three Ford Aerospace unit facilities in the Bay area , including a satellite-assembly operation in Palo Alto , had no major damage] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. , Fairfield , Conn. , consumer , industrial products and broadcasting concern , annual sales of $ 50 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its GE Nuclear Energy unit , with 1,600 Bay-area employees , had only minor damage at its San Jose headquarters] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> HEWLETT-PACKARD Co. , Palo Alto , personal computer and electronic equipment maker , annual sales of $ 9.8 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there will be a `` minimal suspension '' of manufacturing for an undefined period] .
• [_ARG1 Damage will be `` easily in the millions] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> HOMESTAKE MINING CO. , San Francisco , gold and general miner , annual sales of $ 432.6 million *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its headquarters was closed yesterday because of power failures and lack of water , but that it may reopen today] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> HOMESTEAD FINANCIAL CORP. , Millbrae , financial services concern , annual revenue of $ 562 million *U* , OTC ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 three of its 17 Bay-area branches were closed yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> INMAC CORP. , Santa Clara , maker of computer accessories , annual sales of $ 250 million *U* , OTC ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 telephones were out at its headquarters but service should be restored *-1 by today] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was doing a brisk business in computer power-surge protectors , cables and uninterruptable power sources] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES Corp , Armonk , N.Y. , maker of business machines , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 flooding caused * by broken water pipes closed its San Jose plant , which *T*-1 makes high-end data-storage devices] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The plant and its 8,500 employees gradually will resume operations over the next several days] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> LOCKHEED CORP. , Calabasas , aerospace and defense concern , annual sales of $ 10.59 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Lockheed Missiles & Space division closed its Santa Cruz test facility because of power outages and landslides] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> R.H. MACY & Co. , New York , retailer , annual sales of $ 7 billion *U* ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was minor damage to its 24 Macy stores and nine I. Magnin stores in the Bay area] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. , Santa Clara , semiconductor maker , annual sales of $ 1.65 billion *U* , NYSE ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had no major structural damage at its 30 Bay-area buildings , but two workers were injured *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've run out of places 0 * to build freeways *T*-1 in L.A. , and the only place 0 * to go *T*-3 is up] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. O'Connell] [_rel said] *T*-2 , [_ARGM-ADV although he acknowledges 0 there are many obstacles , including cost] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-ADV as for safety] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 double-deck freeways built * today with the heavily reinforced concrete and thicker columns required * after the Sylmar quake should withstand a calamitous temblor of 7.5 to 8 on the Richter scale] .
• [_ARG1 While the pillars did have long metal bars running vertically through them for reinforcement , they apparently lacked an adequate number of metal `` ties '' that *T*-1 run horizontally through the column] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leo Parker , a structural engineer in Los Angeles] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Liability in the bridge and road collapses will revolve around whether government took `` reasonable care '' * to build and maintain the structures] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 John Messina , a Tacoma , Wash. , personal-injury attorney who *T*-1 specializes in highway design and maintenance cases] .
• [_ARG1 The results of the quake certainly raise questions about whether reasonable care was taken *-1] , [_ARG0 Mr. Messina] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The work was done properly] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The reason is that the technology is such that we 're not able *-2 to retrofit multi-column structures] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 It *EXP*-3 could easily be two years before the well-traveled artery that *T*-2 helps connect Oakland with San Francisco is reopened *-1 , and the cost * to build a new stretch of highway could soar to more than $ 250 million *U*] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Charles J. O'Connell , deputy district director in Los Angeles of the California Department of Transportation , nicknamed * Caltrans] .
• [_ARG0 Caltrans in Sacramento] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 total damage from the collapsed highway is estimated *-1 at around $ 500 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Lionel] also urged holders of its stock and debt *-1 not to tender their securities , *-2 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 it wants *-3 to remain independent *-4 to pursue its business strategy] .
• [_ARG0 Lionel] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the offer by Robert I. Toussie Limited Partnership is inadequate , and full of conditions that *T*-1 leave it `` subject to substantial uncertainty] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert I. Toussie , general partner of the investment group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Lionel response reflected management 's entrenched position] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 saying 0 officials had failed *-2 to come up with a better alternative to his group 's offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert I. Toussie , general partner of the investment group ,] said 0 the Lionel response reflected management 's entrenched position , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 officials had failed *-2 to come up with a better alternative to his group 's offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Toussie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would respond to Lionel 's suit after his lawyers review it] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement issued * after the meeting] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the aerospace giant] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't increase its offer although adjustments within the proposed pay-and-benefit mix are possible] .
• `` [_ARG1 The company will not budge on anything] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a spokesman for the union] .
• [_ARG0 United Merchants & Manufacturers Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its president , Uzi Ruskin , withdrew his proposal * to acquire control of the New York textile and clothing company] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [_ARG0 Mr. Ruskin] had [_rel said] [_ARG1 that holders of the other 45 % of United Merchants would receive one-half share of a new preferred stock for each of their shares] .
• [_ARG0 A special committee of United Merchants directors] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that in view of uncertainties regarding various legal and financial considerations , it could n't recommend the plan to the full board] .
• [_ARG1 The company is exploring , with a major financial institution , the development of a plan * to boost the value of the company for its holders] , [_ARG0 Mr. Ruskin] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a separate SEC filing] , [_ARG0 Albert Safer , who *T*-1 holds 6.46 % of United Merchants ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he retained investment bank Lazard Freres & Co. for advice as he evaluates the possibility of *-2 making a bid for the textile maker] .
• [_ARGM-TMP On his FEMA visit] , [_ARG0 Mr. Bush] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that he hoped 0 there would be `` less carping '' about the emergency office 's performance this time] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding that the agency `` took a hit '' for its reaction to Hurricane Hugo] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The attention span of the public is short] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The difference of just 1.35 points on the scale , designed * by Charles Richter of CalTech in the 1930s , means 0 the older quake was `` 10 to 20 times stronger] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Lane Johnson , director of the University of California Berkeley Seismographic Station] .
• [_ARG1 * Reinforcing such old building stock] , [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , `` comes down to money .
• `` [_ARG1 Landfill -- loose and unconsolidated earth -- may feel like rock but it behaves like liquid when you shake it *T*-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Douglas Segar , professor of geosciences at San Francisco State University] [_ARGM-LOC in a televised interview] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Johnson , of the Berkeley seismographic station ,] [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Landfill can be done *-2 if it 's properly compacted *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coke] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will test market a caffeine-free version of its flagship brand , Coca-Cola Classic , beginning next week in Charlotte , N.C] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Coke has been studying the possibility of *-1 introducing a caffeine-free Classic for a year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 large increases in sales of other non-caffeine soft drinks make the timing right now] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If all goes well , the product will be rolled *-1 out for national sales sometime next year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Coke spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 The name Classic Coke has tremendous value , and they have n't merchandised that name before] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jesse Meyers , publisher of the trade journal Beverage Digest] .
• [_ARG0 The Coke spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a caffeine-free Classic should help *-1 increase volume of the original brand] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Indeed] , [_ARG0 analysts] have [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the absence of new products , among other factors , has limited sales growth throughout the industry] .
• [_ARG0 South Korea 's President Roh] addressed a joint House-Senate meeting and urged patience over U.S. demands for the opening of Seoul 's markets to more American goods , *-2 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 trade issues would be `` resolved *-1 to mutual satisfaction] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 tragic results could follow any `` hint of weakening '' of the U.S. defense commitment to Seoul] .
• [_ARG0 Shamir] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP Tuesday] [_ARG1 that he was prepared *-2 to risk a policy conflict with the U.S. over an Egyptian plan * to hold direct Israeli-Palestinian talks , which the premier 's Likud bloc opposes *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 Britain 's Prime Minister Thatcher told a Commonwealth summit in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , that sanctions against South Africa were `` utterly irresponsible] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arab officials in Saudi Arabia] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 three-week-old talks by Lebanese lawmakers aimed * at * ending Lebanon 's civil war appeared *-1 about *-2 to collapse] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The baseball commissioner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the third game of the World Series between the Giants and the Athletics would be played *-1 Tuesday in Candlestick Park] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Honecker , who *T*-2 was reported *-1 ill following gall-bladder surgery in August ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was resigning for health reasons] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow Chemical Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income slipped 6.8 % from a record year-ago quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dow] has [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> exactly what impact the Marion acquisition will have *T*-1 on 1989 earnings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Dow is comfortable with Wall Street expectations that full-year earnings will total about $ 14.60 *U* a share , compared with last year 's record net of $ 2.4 billion *U* , or $ 12.76 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That acquisition could further dilute earnings per share this year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• As [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bronner himself] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *?*] , the smell of `` raw meat '' was in the air .
• [_ARG0 Art dealers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that while auction houses occasionally guarantee the seller of a highly desirable work of art a minimum price , a financial commitment of this size is unprecedented] .
• Explains 0 *ICH*-2 a Sotheby 's spokeswoman , the statement `` means exactly [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Financial Services division has guaranteed the Dorrance family that it will receive a minimum of $ 100 million *U* for the collection , regardless of what the bids for the art works total *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people close to the transaction] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When Christie 's officials asked why the firm was n't picked *-3 *-4 to sell the Dorrance collection *T*-5 *T*-2 , representatives of the Dorrance family `` told us 0 it was a question of financial considerations] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Findlay , Christie 's head of impressionist and modern paintings] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-TMP two weeks ago] , [_ARG0 Sotheby 's] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it has the painting under lock and key because the loan had not been fully repaid *-1] .
• [_ARG1 Sotheby 's is offering such deals because it 's an art sellers ' market , at least where the best works are concerned *-1 *T*-3] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ralph Lerner , an attorney and author of the book `` Art Law] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The competition gives the seller the ability * to cut a better deal] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Dorrance family will still receive a substantial portion of the auction proceeds above $ 100 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with the transaction] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The consumer has *-1 to throw out the idea that the auction house is a disinterested middleman] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 New York art dealer David Tunick] .
• [_ARG1 For example , an auction house 's comments on the condition of a work of art that *T*-2 is up for sale should be looked at *-1 with `` very open eyes] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's more and more of this cash-up-front going on at every level] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bruce Miller , president of Art Funding Corp. , an art lender] .
• [_ARG0 A Christie 's spokeswoman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that while the auction house sometimes waives its seller 's commission *-1 to attract art works -- it still gets a commission from the buyer -- Christie 's wo n't offer financial guarantees because `` Christie 's believes 0 its primary role is as an auction house , and therefore as an agent -LCB- for buyer and seller -RCB- , not as a bank] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> people familiar with the transaction] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , the auction house opted *-1 to forgo that percentage in order *-1 to obtain the collection and in exchange for *-1 taking a bigger chunk of proceeds exceeding $ 100 million *U* .
• `` [_ARG1 The main problem] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Reinhold] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in an East German radio interview monitored * by Radio Free Europe in Munich] , stems from the fact that `` the GDR is different '' from other East European states .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British Airways] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is seeking improved terms and a sharply lower price in any revised bid for United Air 's parent] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sears is negotiating *-2 to refinance its Sears Tower for close to $ 850 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Secretary Skinner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would urge Bush *-1 to veto the bill] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're trading with a very wary eye on Wall Street] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Trevor Woodland , chief corporate trader at Harris Trust & Savings Bank in New York] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that the earthquake , by *-1 preventing many banks from *-2 operating at full capacity , has given the Fed an additional reason 0 * to keep liquidity at a high level *T*-3] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the additional liquidity should tend *-1 to reduce the federal funds rate] .
• [_ARGM-TMP For now] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the foreign exchange market is scrutinizing both federal funds and events on Wall Street] .
• News of the major earthquake in California Tuesday triggered a round of dollar sales in early Asian trade , but [_ARG0 most foreign-exchange dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expect the impact of the quake on financial markets to be short-lived] .
• [_ARG1 Gasoline terminals were also largely unhurt] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's hard * to imagine how the markets were speculating *T*-3 , given that nobody could get through to San Francisco] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one amazed oil company executive] .
• `` [_ARG1 The market was basically acting on two contradictory forces] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Nauman Barakat of Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• [_ARG1 But once that factor was eliminated *-1 , traders took profits and focused on crude oil inventories] , [_ARG0 Mr. Barakat] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The problem] is that while on the surface everything is all right , the question is , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Barakat] , `` was there any structural damage to the pipelines or anything else . ''
• [_ARG0 The analyst] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will take about two to three months before the mine begins *-1 to produce copper in significant quantities] .
• [_ARG0 Another analyst] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Cananea return to operation may not be as near as some expect 0 *?*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There are still negotiations taking place on whether there will be a loss of jobs , which *T*-1 has been a critical issue all along] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The first analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Japanese , as well as the Chinese , bought copper earlier in the week in London , but that this purchasing has since slackened as the supply situation , at least over the long term , appears *-1 to have improved] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The first analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Japanese , as well as the Chinese , bought copper earlier in the week in London , but that this purchasing has since slackened as the supply situation , at least over the long term , appears *-1 to have improved] .
• `` [_ARG1 The focus for some time has been on the copper supply , and good demand has been taken *-1 for * granted *-3] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Along with these factors , other economic reports suggest a slowing of the economy , which *T*-1 could mean reduced copper usage] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> According to one dealer] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Japan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has only 40,000 tons of sugar remaining * to be shipped *-1 to it this year by Cuba under current commitments] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The dealer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the quantity mentioned * in the Japanese announcement is so small that it 's meaningless] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thought 0 the market continued *-2 to be supported *-1 to some degree by a delay in the Cuban sugar harvest caused * by adverse weather] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The dealer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 India might be the real factor that *T*-1 is keeping futures prices firm] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 's known *-2 0 they need the sugar , and the expectation that they will come in is apparently giving the market its principal support] , '' [_ARG0 the dealer] [_rel said] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 The Agriculture Department is expected *-1 to announce tomorrow that the number of cattle in the 13 major ranch states slipped 4 % to 8.21 million on Oct. 1 compared with the level a year earlier] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Tom Morgan , president of Sterling Research Corp. , Arlington Heights , Ill] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] , [_ARGM-TMP as the morning wore on] , [_ARG0 some major West Coast refinery operators -- including Chevron Corp. , Exxon Corp. and the Shell Oil Co. unit of Royal Dutch\/Shell Group --] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 their refineries were n't damaged *-1 and were continuing *-1 to operate normally] .
• [_ARG0 Most] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they shut down their petroleum pipeline operations as a precaution but did n't see any immediate damage] .
• [_ARG0 Researchers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they believe 0 FK-506 is 100 times more effective than the traditional anti-rejection drug , cyclosporine , made * by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Sandoz Ltd] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The side effects -LCB- of cyclosporine -RCB- have made the penalty for its success rather high] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Starzl] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Fung] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that FK-506 would not be available in the market for at least a year , and that the FDA approval process usually takes three years to five years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Fung] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that FK-506 would not be available in the market for at least a year , and that the FDA approval process usually takes three years to five years] .
• Researchers could n't estimate the cost of the drug when it reaches the market *T*-1 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 FK-506 will enable patients to cut hospital stays by 50 % and reduce the number of blood tests used * to monitor the dosage of cyclosporine and other drugs among transplant recipients] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Starzl] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the research has been largely financed *-1 by the National Institute of Health and by university funds , and that Fujisawa did n't give the hospital any grants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Starzl] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the research has been largely financed *-1 by the National Institute of Health and by university funds , and that Fujisawa did n't give the hospital any grants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the research team had no financial stake in the drug] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've known for six months the effect of this drug , and our advice to our people has been * not to buy the company 's stock] , '' [_ARG0 Dr. Starzl] [_rel said] *T*-2 , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 adding that * profiting from FK-506 would n't be ethical] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 researchers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the drug , called * FK-506 , could revolutionize the transplantation field by * reducing harmful side effects and by * lowering rejection rates] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're shocked by it , because it 's worked so fast] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Thomas E. Starzl , director of the University of Pittsburgh Transplantation Program ,] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a news conference] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> here] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] .
• `` [_ARG1 We consider it a life-saving drug , like one for AIDS] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Dr. John Fung , an immunologist at the University of Pittsburgh] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If we wanted *-2 to stage ` Death of a Salesman] , ' `` [_ARG0 Mr. Sagan] [_rel says] *T*-3 , `` Willie Loman would have *-1 to live in a ranch house because of the low ceiling . ''
• But Welles 's theater company turned out *-1 to have a brief -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> one] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> might] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> a mercurial] -- existence .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 property-casualty companies with the heaviest exposure in the San Francisco area include the OTC 's Safeco and Ohio Casualty] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Gilmartin , a trader who *T*-1 follows insurance stocks for Fox-Pitt Kelton ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his strategy was *-2 to sell early] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gilmartin] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the hurricane damage was n't extensive enough * to prompt premium boosts] .
• `` [_ARG1 The companies just gave back what they had reserved for *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Richard Bruno , head of OTC trading at PaineWebber ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the OTC market has a habit of *-1 lagging big moves on the New York Stock Exchange] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In New York] , [_ARG0 Roger Killion , a Hambrecht executive vice president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he expects OTC trading at the company to resume this morning , either in New York or in San Francisco] .
• [_ARG1 Analysts in London believe 0 investors , despite their stampede * to dump takeover stocks , should hold on tight to their Jaguar shares] , [_ARG0 this newspaper 's Heard * on the Street column] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 yesterday .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our market got hit a lot harder *ICH*-1 on Monday than the listed market] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bruno] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ciba-Geigy Ltd. and Chiron Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they extended their offer for Connaught BioSciences Inc. , valued * at 866 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 736 million *U* -RRB- to Oct. 27] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The companies] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they did n't want *-1 to raise their offer *-2 to match a rival bid by Institut Merieux S.A. of C$ 37 *U* a share , or C$ 942 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the C$ 30-a-share *U* bid , which *T*-1 was due *-2 to expire Monday , may still be extended or varied *-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Federal prosecutors] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they have obtained a guilty plea from another person in the government 's ongoing probe of illegal payments in the record industry] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In return , Mr. Craig agreed *-1 to cooperate in the government 's continuing payola probe] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney 's office] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The TVA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the refinancing should save $ 75 million *U* a year in interest payments] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The $ 4 billion *U* bond issue also will help the TVA meet its goal of *-1 not raising rates for another year] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William F. Malec , the agency 's chief financial officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Taft , who *T*-1 is also president of Taft Broadcasting Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he bought the shares because he keeps a utility account at the brokerage firm of Salomon Brothers Inc. , which *T*-2 had recommended the stock as a good buy] .
• `` [_ARG1 Cincinnati Gas & Electric is in good shape] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Taft] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , and utilities are `` a good investment because interest rates are going down . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he could n't explain their sudden bullishness] .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't know of any news or anything unusual happening here] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bruce Stoecklin , director of media services] .
• [_ARG1 Because he 's very bullish on the emerging growth stocks that *T*-1 make up the fund 's portfolio] , [_ARG0 Mr. Templeton] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC from his Bahamas hideaway] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Emerging growth stocks have n't been popular in America for years , they 've been neglected *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , and their prices often trail the market as a whole .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 directors recommended 0 stockholders approve a 2-for-1 stock split and an increase in authorized shares to 25 million from 10 million] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Catherine Adams , the Beebes ' lawyer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the verdict would not discourage other plaintiffs from *-1 filing such suits] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Scientists are only beginning *-2 to understand what *T*-1 causes sick-building syndrome and much of that research was unavailable when the Beebes filed the case *T*-3] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the Beebes did n't come to that conclusion until time limits *ICH*-2 had elapsed for * adding the adhesives maker as a defendant in the case] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Adams] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> State officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the court 's ruling clears the way for proceedings 0 *T*-1 to condemn buildings in the area] .
• `` [_ARG1 This project is ready *-2 to move] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 State Urban Development Corp. Chairman Vincent Tese] .
• [_ARGM-ADV As part of the agreement with the state] , [_ARG0 the developers -- a partnership of Park Tower Realty and Prudential Insurance Co. of America --] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they would not proceed with condemnation proceedings while there was `` significant litigation '' pending] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Park Tower General Counsel Matthew Mayer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the development team will have *-1 to review two additional lawsuits before *-2 putting up a $ 155 million *U* letter of credit 0 *T*-3 to cover condemnation costs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Also] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , the partnership is waiting *-3 to see whether the appellate division 's ruling will be appealed *-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 To do so] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , the U.S. courts must review the judicial process in the foreign country independently of the State Department 's assessment .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in this case he concurred with the State Department 's decision that Mr. Ahmad should be extradited *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Ahmad 's lawyer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would appeal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawyers close to the case] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they believed 0 the ruling was unprecedented] .
• `` [_ARG1 Up until now the courts have said 0 it *EXP*-2 is not their role * to supervise the foreign country 's courts] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Jacques Semmelman , the assistant U.S. attorney on the case] .
• `` [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Up until now] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the courts] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-2 is not their role * to supervise the foreign country 's courts] , '' said *T*-1 Jacques Semmelman , the assistant U.S. attorney on the case .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that months of exposure to the chemicals has left them sensitive to a wide range of commonly used substances] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Plaintiffs ' lawyers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that buildings become `` sick '' when inadequate fresh air and poor ventilation systems lead pollutants to build up inside *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Anthony J. Iaciofano , a lawyer for Burlington ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company believes 0 the Beebes ' symptoms were not related to the carpeting] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that ill effects from new carpets manifest themselves immediately but that the Beebes ' symptoms appeared months later] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that ill effects from new carpets manifest themselves immediately but that the Beebes ' symptoms appeared months later] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All of us are on a base salary of $ 200,000 *U* if the firm makes nothing -- and that 's pretty low as far as Wall Street goes *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Montgoris] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Montgoris] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm has a `` straight mathematical formula '' for * determining compensation , based on the firm 's earnings] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Just because a particular element of the firm *ICH*-1 is down , '' such as stockbrokerage , `` does n't mean 0 the executive committee should be paid *-3 less] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• Meanwhile , Bear Stearns 's 650 stock and bond salesmen saw thinner paychecks over the past year , which [_ARG0 the company] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 *T*-1 reflected lower commission revenue caused * by a decline in investor activity in the markets] .
• [_ARG0 Morgan Grenfell Group PLC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 John Craven , group chief executive officer , is taking over the chairmanship of the merchant banking group from Sir Peter Carey , who *T*-1 is retiring] .
• News of Mr. Eward 's retirement comes one day after [_ARG0 Morgan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Christopher Whittington resigned as chairman of Morgan 's banking subsidiary *-1 to join a financial services firm] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Craven] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 both Messrs. Eward and Whittington had planned *-1 to leave the bank earlier , but Mr. Craven had persuaded them *-2 to remain until the bank was in a healthy position] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Craven] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his move to the chairmanship means 0 he will take a less active role in the day-to-day management of the group] , but he added that the merchant bank 's strategic focus remains unchanged .
• [_ARG0 Morgan Grenfell] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Michael Dobson , currently group deputy chief executive , will assume the chief executive position] .
• [_ARG1 The bonds have received a rating of double-A-1 from Moody 's , and a double-A-plus rating is expected *-2 from S&P] , [_ARG0 the underwriter] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Par Pharmaceutical Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it named its interim president and chief executive officer , Kenneth I. Sawyer , to those posts permanently , and elected him to the board] .
• [_ARG0 Par] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was advised *-1 by the U.S. attorney for Maryland that it is one of a number of companies being investigated * by a federal grand jury for alleged violations of the federal Food , Drug and Cosmetic Act] .
• [_ARG0 Par] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it selected him for the posts of president and chief executive on a permanent basis because of his experience in the industry and his performance at Par] .
• [_ARG0 Perry Levine , chairman ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Sawyer had `` taken significant steps '' 0 *T*-1 to restore the company 's credibility and sense of professionalism and integrity] .
• A Par spokesman said 0 he understood 0 the criminal investigation in Maryland relates to matters 0 Par disclosed *T*-1 in July , when [<sub>ARG0</sub> Par] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed false drug information with the FDA] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Par spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he understood 0 the criminal investigation in Maryland relates to matters 0 Par disclosed *T*-1 in July , when Par said 0 it filed false drug information with the FDA *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> At the time] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was recalling one of its drugs and had stopped *-1 selling two others] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he also understood that the inquiry related to the existence of an `` off-the-record '' production book] .
• [_ARG0 Par] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is cooperating in the investigation] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawmakers] have been [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> for weeks] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they plan *-2 to roll back the cuts as soon as they agree to a compromise on a deficit-cutting bill] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> What] do [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] [<sub>rel</sub> say] we all close down the poker game , go home and bank the $ 16 billion *U* ?
• George Bush 's continued support of the tax dam sustains this strategy of * pressuring [<sub>ARG0</sub> Congress] to make choices among competing priorities , rather than *-2 [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> just] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> yes] to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> all the grateful special-interest constituencies that *T*-1 fill the PAC trough] .
• All this stuff still is in the House 's 1,878-page reconciliation bill , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> many Members] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 're reluctant *-1 to pull out cherished bills , * just to see them die] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The New York Stock Exchange] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a seat sold for $ 436,000 *U* , down $ 39,000 *U* from the previous sale Oct. 4] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Northern Trust Corp.] said 0 its board adopted a shareholder rights plan aimed * at * deterring unwanted takeover bids , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's not aware of any plan * to acquire the banking concern] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Northern Trust Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its board adopted a shareholder rights plan aimed * at * deterring unwanted takeover bids] , but said 0 it 's not aware of any plan * to acquire the banking concern .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> National Patent Development Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to purchase as many as 200,000 common shares of its 81%-controlled Interferon Sciences Inc. unit in periodic , open-market purchases] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Noting the recent Food and Drug Administration approval of Interferon 's genital warts treatment] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> National Patent] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it believes 0 Interferon 's stock is undervalued] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're back to square one] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Simon Smithson , an analyst in Japan for Kleinwort Benson International Inc] .
• [_ARG1 Japanese domestic institutions , including trust banks and investment management firms , that *T*-1 had been on the sidelines during Monday 's fall were back in the market] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the rebound did n't remove the cautious mood from the market] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This time we do n't really have *-1 to worry about Tokyo] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official at Daiwa Securities Co] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> even though Tokyo appears unharmed by recent market volatility] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts and traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are still a few concerns on the horizon] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's no huge buying] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Hill , head of equity sales at Jardine Fleming Securities Ltd. in Tokyo] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Yesterday 's buyers favored real estate , construction and other large-capitalization issues , * reflecting the fact that many Tokyo investors now feel safer with domestically oriented stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Hicks , who *T*-1 manages sales and trading for brokerage concern Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 It 's a nervous market] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the current market `` is all about sentiment , and the sentiment in London is 90 % anxiety and worry] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Britain 's economic fundamentals] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , `` do n't look very bright . ''
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 London showed signs of *-1 calming in midafternoon after Wall Street avoided sharp losses despite the trade report , but a wave of futures-related selling later in the session sent buyers back to the sidelines] .
• [_ARG0 Dealers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there was late talk of a Whitbread sale of brewing operations to Scottish & Newcastle] .
• [_ARG0 Zurn Industries Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received approval * to proceed on four separate projects with a total contract value of $ 59 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 AVX Corp. and Unitrode Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they completed the previously reported sale of Unitrode 's San Diego-based Passive Components division to AVX] .
• [_ARG0 Consolidated Papers Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it plans *-1 to spend $ 495 million *U* on new paper-manufacturing equipment and facilities] .
• [_ARG0 The producer of paper used * in magazines and by commercial printers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 spending on the expansion is planned *-1 to begin in the first quarter of 1990] .
• [_ARG1 It 's like `` fire insurance] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harrison Roth , the senior options strategist at Cowen & Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 This is the type of fire insurance 0 you only buy *T*-1 when the nearby woods are on fire *T*-3] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Roth] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many members feel 0 there are important features of the House bill that *T*-2 should be enacted *-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Speaker Thomas Foley -LRB- D. , Wash . -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 You 've got *-2 to give these chairmen the opportunity * to see if they can work things out] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB-] .
• [_ARG0 White House Budget Director Richard Darman] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would continue *-1 to press *-2 to keep the capital-gains provision in the final version of the bill unless the House drops many of its costly provisions] .
• Senate leaders had hoped *-1 to be able *-2 to send a compromise version of the measure to President Bush by the end of the week , but [_ARG0 Speaker Foley] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that was n't likely] .
• [_ARG0 McCormick Capital Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its tender offer * to buy back as many as 1.1 million , or 44 % , of its common shares at $ 3 *U* apiece , which *T*-2 expired Friday evening , was oversubscribed *-1] .
• [_ARG0 The developer and manager of futures-investment limited partnerships] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 preliminary results indicate that about 1,749,000 shares had been tendered *-1 , * giving a preliminary proration factor of 0.6287] .
• [_ARG0 Northgate Exploration Ltd.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is proposing *-1 to amalgamate four of its associated companies] .
• [_ARG0 Northgate] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will own about 50 % of the equity *RNR*-1 and 81 % of the votes *RNR*-1 of ABM after the amalgamation] .
• [_ARG0 Cincinnati Microwave Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it introduced two radar detectors] .
• [_ARG1 One unit , called * the Escort , uses a new digital signal-processing technology *-1 to detect radar signals much sooner than * was previously possible] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The other , called * the Solo , is battery operated and is the first high-performance radar detector that *T*-1 does n't need a power cord] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the deficit was `` an unwelcome increase] , '' [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding that `` we 're hopeful that it simply is a one-month situation and will turn around] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The figures today add further evidence 0 *T*-1 to support the view that the improvement in the U.S. trade deficit has essentially stalled out at a level of about a $ 110 billion *U* annual rate] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey Scott , a research fellow at the Institute for International Economics here] .
• `` [_ARG1 People are sick and tired of *-2 hearing about these deficits , but the imbalances are still there and they are still a problem] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Robertson] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The best result 0 we could get *T*-1 from these numbers would be * to see the administration and Congress get serious about * putting the U.S. on an internationally competitive economic footing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Howard Lewis , vice president of international economic affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers] .
• `` [_ARG1 This is one of the worst trade releases 0 we 've had *T*-2 since the dollar troughed out in 1987] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Geoffrey Dennis , chief international economist at James Capel Inc] .
• Like most analysts , Mr. Dennis was hesitant *-1 to read too much into one month 's numbers ; but [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It indicates perhaps that the balance in the U.S. economy is not as good as we 've been led *-2 to believe] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 This bad trade number raises some deeper issues about the market decline] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Norman Robertson , chief economist for Mellon Bank] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Jobs] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the changes were prompted *-1 by requests from customers who *T*-3 are frustrated *-2 with the performance of the optical device , which *T*-4 is n't offered *-5 as standard equipment by any rivals] .
• [_ARG1 Another factor was that customers were asking , `` Why do n't you give us a cheaper system *T*-1 ? ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jobs] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a conference on university computing here] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Next 's decision * to rely on the more-established hard drive in every Next computer does n't signal a retreat from optical storage] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jobs , who *T*-1 for years has said 0 this technology will play a crucial role in the next decade] .
• Next 's decision * to rely on the more-established hard drive in every Next computer does n't signal a retreat from optical storage , said 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Jobs] , who *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> for years] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this technology will play a crucial role in the next decade] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're extremely committed *-2 to optical storage technology] '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the next generation of optical drives will be as fast as hard drives] , but he depends on outside suppliers for the devices .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> From the standpoint of * being on the forefront of technology , this is a step backward] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jerry W. Sprecher , a senior computing manager for the California state university system] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Universities] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Next 's prices must go even lower before large numbers of students purchase the machine] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 'd still like *-2 to see a student model , '' priced * at about $ 3,500 *U*] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Ronald Johnson , director of academic computing at Minnesota 's Gustavus Adolphus College , which *T*-1 has bought eight Next machines] .
• Next 's computer also needs more software applications , but [_ARG0 Mr. Jobs] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he expects more soon] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he expects Lotus Development Corp. to introduce a Next version of its popular 1-2-3 spreadsheet program in 1990] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 most universities that *T*-1 have bought the machines] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they are buying small numbers for evaluation purposes] .
• [_ARG1 And while the company has n't made a definite statement , it now looks like that 's not going *-2 to be anytime soon] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Maxwell] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] [_ARG1 that it expects *-1 to ship new products `` during the next two quarters] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The software company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revenue slid 28 % to $ 53.9 million *U*] .
• `` [_ARG1 It now looks like database IV Version 1.1 is n't going *-1 to be -LCB- widely -RCB- available until the first quarter of 1990] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 David Bayer , an analyst with Montgomery Securities in San Francisco] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Maxwell] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 unless the company can start shipments of the new product sometime this quarter , the fourth-quarter loss is likely *-1 to be `` comparable to the third quarter 's] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the company can start *-2 to ship during this quarter , it could stem some , if not all of the red ink] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company was `` encouraged *-1 by feedback '' 0 it received *T*-2 from selected customers now testing Version 1.1] .
• The red ink came as no surprise to Wall Street , [_ARGM-DIS but] [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they saw ominous hints of a further delay in volume shipments of Version 1.1 , a harbinger of continued losses in the fourth quarter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The loss is in line with our expectations] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John C. Maxwell III , an analyst with Dillon , Read & Co. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The chemicals and insurance company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net in the latest quarter was $ 54.8 million *U* , or 45 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ethyl] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 pretax profit from its insurance segment , excluding investment gains , rose 28 % in the latest quarter to $ 28.6 million *U* from $ 22.4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tribune Co.] , *-1 helped *-2 by a hefty boost in performance at its broadcasting and entertainment operations , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income jumped 21 % in its third quarter ended Sept. 24 on a 3 % increase in revenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The broadcasting and newspaper concern , based * in Chicago ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net was $ 62.7 million *U* , or 77 cents a primary share , up from $ 51.6 million *U* , or 69 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enserch Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 about 12 million , or 93 % , of the publicly traded units of its limited partnership , Enserch Exploration Partners Ltd. , were tendered *-1 in response to an offer that *T*-2 expired Monday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enserch] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the tendered units will raise its ownership of the partnership to more than 99 % from 87 %] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> About 900,000 units will continue *-2 to be publicly traded *-1 on the New York Stock Exchange] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enserch] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The public sector borrowing requirement , the most widely used measure of Britain 's government deficit or surplus , showed a deficit of # 200 million *U* in September , compared with a deficit of # 765 million *U* in August and a deficit of # 1.08 billion *U* in September 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Excluding those receipts , the government deficit would have totaled about # 2.5 billion *U* in the first six months , compared with # 1.3 billion *U* a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Treasury] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the September total brought French output for the first nine months this year to 14,789,000 tons , up 4.5 % from a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Recognition] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it obtained a commitment *ICH*-2 from Chemical Bank and Bank of Boston * to convert an estimated $ 18 million *U* in bank debt to a new , 24-month secured term loan 0 *T*-3 to be repaid *-1 through the sale of certain assets] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In August] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Recognition] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was in violation of certain terms of its debt agreements with bank lenders because of a $ 3.9 million *U* loss for the third quarter ended July 31] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Recognition Equipment] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expected *-1 to put the agreement with Prospect to a vote of its stockholders at a special meeting in January] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Motors Corp. 's Chevrolet division] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 reacting to slow sales] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will offer $ 800 *U* rebates on its 1990 Beretta , the two-door version of its core compact-car line] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> StatesWest Airlines] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it submitted an offer *ICH*-1 to the directors of Mesa Airlines * to acquire the Farmington , N.M. , carrier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Mesa official] confirmed receipt of the offer and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 directors would meet *-1 to consider it] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Fannie Mae faces a number of challenges with the restructuring of the thrift industry and the push * to broaden its activities overseas] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's no shortage of major things 0 * to do *T*-1] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Fannie Mae] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 James A. Aliber , chairman of First Federal of Michigan and a director since 1985 , moved up the date of his retirement from the board *-1 to accommodate Mr. Johnson 's election as a director] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> ` * Get off your ... , ' he would bellow *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the authors] .
• `` [_ARG1 I felt betrayed] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_ARGM-TMP later] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• Often the genteel , conservative , long-term-oriented investment bankers were displaced *-1 by crude traders : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When * angered *-2 *T*-3 , he cursed so forcefully that his face reddened and his pale-blue eyes narrowed into tiny slits] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the authors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-4 of [<sub>ARG3-of</sub> Lehman 's Lewis Glucksman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dallas investor Harold C. Simmons] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he raised his stake in Lockheed Corp. to 10.62 % from 10.43 % of the aerospace and electronics concern 's common shares] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Simmons] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he and companies 0 he controls *T*-1 , NL Industries Inc. and NL Chemicals Inc. , hold 6,744,600 shares of Lockheed , of Calabasas , Calif] .
• Earlier this week , Mr. Simmons objected to published reports quoting [<sub>ARG0</sub> him] as *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he planned *-2 to sell his Lockheed stake because `` the defense industry seems *-3 to be getting more uncertain] . ''
• [_ARG0 Valhi] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the articles did n't accurately reflect Valhi and its affiliates ' intentions toward Lockheed] .
• [_ARG1 Instead] , [_ARG0 Valhi] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , they may increase , decrease or retain their Lockheed holdings , depending on a number of conditions .
• [_ARG1 Canada 's trade surplus with all countries narrowed to C$ 203.5 million *U* in August from C$ 528.3 million *U* in July] , [_ARG0 Statistics Canada] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 U.S. exports benefited in August from heavy Canadian spending on new plant and equipment and a pickup in Canadian auto demand] , [_ARG0 Canadian officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Canadian officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the trade pact has kindled an export interest among many small Canadian companies that *T*-1 previously had little or no foreign sales] .
• [_ARG0 Loral Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received a $ 325 million *U* order *ICH*-1 from Turkey 's Ministry of Defense , the largest contract 0 the company ever has received *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 The defense electronics maker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 delivery will begin in October 1991 and run through mid-1995] .
• [_ARG0 Loral] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the contract with Turkey will provide opportunities for Loral to supply that country with other defense systems] .
• [_ARG0 Crown Resources Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it reached a definitive agreement * to acquire the Gold Texas Resources Ltd. shares 0 it does n't already own *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 The arrangement is subject to approval by the Supreme Court of British Columbia province] , [_ARG0 Crown] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Apogee Robotics Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board extended until Feb. 1 the exercise period of Apogee 's existing stock purchase warrants outstanding] .
• [_ARG0 Bank of New England Corp.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 seeking *-2 to streamline its business after a year of weak earnings and mounting loan problems] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will sell some operations and lay off 4 % of its work force] .
• [_ARG0 Walter Connolly , chairman ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] [_ARG1 that the company expects *-1 to record pretax gains of $ 100 million to $ 125 million *U* from the sale of its leasing operations and of certain financial processing services] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a prepared statement] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to realize those gains before year end] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Driscoll] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that , despite continued weakness in the region 's real estate market , Bank of New England expects the rate of increase in nonperforming assets to slow in coming quarters] .
• [_ARG0 The American Institute for Imported Steel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 imports for the first eight months of 1989 were below the level allowed * by the Voluntary Restraint Agreement program] .
• [_ARG0 The institute] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that , excluding semifinished steel products , year-to-date imports represented 15.2 % of consumption , compared with a permitted maximum of 18.5 %] .
• [_ARG1 Japanese machinery makers received orders totaling 1.465 trillion yen -LRB- $ 10.33 billion *U* -RRB- *ICH*-1 in August , up 14 % from a year earlier] , [_ARG0 the Economic Planning Agency] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Equipment orders on the domestic side were particularly strong in shipping and power utilities] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an agency official] .
• In August , soon after Wang Laboratories Inc. reported a staggering $ 424.3 million *U* loss and replaced its president , two Boston sales representatives sent customers [<sub>ARG0</sub> a letter] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] : `` [_ARG1 We fully expect that you will soon be reading stories in the press reporting the ` Amazing Comeback at Wang] . ' ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Responding to such questions is `` defensive] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth Olissa , Wang 's vice president , marketing] .
• Mr. Miller vetoed that : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even I ca n't understand all the footnotes] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Instead] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , if the salespeople can get the customers to consider Wang 's products on their merits , he or a top financial officer will try *-2 to assuage the fears about finances .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Miller] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that after a sharp sales slump in July and August , sales stabilized in September] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although Wang will report a loss for the first quarter ended Sept. 30 and the full fiscal year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Miller] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects 0 the company will return to profitability by the fourth quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Experts on sales technique] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 anyone representing a troubled company must walk a fine line] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If a salesman jeopardizes his credibility in this time of trouble , it will be a problem for the long run] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Palmatier , a Minden , Nev. , sales consultant and author of `` The Marketing Edge] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Still] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Sullivan , a management recruiter with Daniel Roberts Inc. of Boston , who *T*-1 has held senior sales positions at Polaroid and Atari] : `` The customer will react to strength .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> For buyers , `` these are career-risking decisions] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jean Conlin , who *T*-1 supervises a network of Wang computers in the admissions department at Boston University] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Before the really bad news , we were looking at Wang fairly seriously] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If your prospect is feeling risk the whole time and you 're not feeling as if you 're backed *-3 up by a stable company , you 've lost it before you 've begun] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary Ann Cluggish , a Wellesley , Mass. , sales trainer and consultant who *T*-1 works with high technology companies] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Wang 's overall product line is `` still not as good as other vendors , but they 've come a long way] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Wendler , a consultant with market researcher Gartner Group , Stamford , Conn] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But even before Wang 's latest financial troubles surfaced , some customers `` were trying *-2 to wall off their Wang installations '' so other departments would n't add Wang] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chris Christiansen , a former Wang marketer who *T*-1 is now a market analyst with Meta Group , a market research firm in Stamford , Conn] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rick Lynch , a former top salesman in Wang 's Boston office ,] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 referring to Wang 's mainstay computer line ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You ca n't sell a VS to a new customer] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Consultants] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Wang 's technology is among the best available in the image market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Tait , a former sales manager in Indianapolis ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that his office had all but sold a $ 1.5 million *U* image system to pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Lilly executives told him 0 they could n't take the risk with Wang] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Tait] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he does n't blame Lilly] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Buyers have *-1 to rely on a supplier `` continually upgrading and replacing the product] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• For [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Tait] , who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he used *-2 to earn as much as $ 150,000 *U* a year at Wang] , it was one more reason 0 * to quit *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brian Petre , a former Wang salesman in upstate New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You have pride in your job] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The problem is , if people get down in the dumps , they stop *-2 selling] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mike Durcan , a laid-off sales manager in Wang 's Austin office] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Hellman , a Framingham , Mass. , sales and management consultant and author of `` * Ready , * Aim , You 're Hired *-2 , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The bad news is , you 'll be rejected *-1 more] .
• For instance , he suggests that [<sub>ARG0</sub> salespeople making telephone calls] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> should] [<sub>rel</sub> say] to [<sub>ARG2-to</sub> themselves] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All 0 I want * to do *T*-1 today is get 50 rejections] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our customers watch us for the hidden message] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] Look a customer right in the eye and [<sub>rel</sub> say] , ` [_ARG1 I 'm glad *-1 to be at Wang] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's very important that we exude confidence , even though within the family we know 0 there 's a lot of hard work ahead] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Miller , the Lowell , Mass. , computer concern 's new president ,] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a video message to salespeople] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> a month after he took over] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Blinder International Enterprises Inc. , the parent of beleaguered penny-stockbroker Blinder , Robinson & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its shareholders approved a previously announced name change to Intercontinental Enterprises Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 The parent company is diversifying into other industries around the world] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 president Meyer Blinder] [_ARGM-PNC in *-2 explaining the name change] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Blinder] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the change was n't related to the brokerage 's recent troubles , which *T*-1 have included sharp declines in earnings , run-ins with the securities regulators and lawsuits by former customers] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects the name change to take effect within a week] .
• [_ARG0 Olin Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter net income rose 26 % on the strength of its chemical business] .
• [_ARG0 Olin] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its chemical segment had profit of $ 22 million *U* , up from $ 15 million *U* a year ago , largely because of gains in electrochemicals such as caustic soda] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the gains were tied *-1 to volume increases and higher prices] .
• [_ARG0 Daniel Akerson , MCI chief financial officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company sees further improvements in operating margins] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We think 0 we can take it to the 18 % range over next 18 to 24 months] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Schellke , an analyst with Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some investors apparently expected slightly better revenue growth] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that residential traffic grew faster than business traffic] and attributed that to its new PrimeTime calling plan that *T*-1 competes with American Telephone & Telegraph 's Reach Out America plan .
• The company wants its business mix to more closely match that of AT&T -- [<sub>ARG1</sub> a step] 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 will help *-2 prevent cross subsidization .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Akerson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 MCI recorded `` another solid cash positive quarter , '' its fourth in a row] , but declined *-1 to comment on whether the company is considering a dividend or is planning any acquisition .
• [_ARG1 The current quarter] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , `` looks fine .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Southwestern Bell Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net dropped 8.7 % , mainly the result of four extraordinary items : a franchise tax refund that its Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. unit received *T*-1 last year ; a production shift of several Yellow Pages directories to the fourth quarter from the third ; a rate refund in Missouri and a one-time adjustment to phone company revenues] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Zane E. Barnes] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Southwestern Bell 's `` businesses are healthy and are continuing *-1 to grow] . ''
• [_ARG0 GTE] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income rose 18 % , *-1 aided *-2 by higher long-distance calling volumes and an increase in telephone lines in service] .
• [_ARG0 The company] reported a 3.1 % increase in the number of access lines in service , and [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems unit added 30,000 new customers , with a current total of about 333,000] .
• [_ARG0 Cincinnati Bell Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net declined 1.8 %] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the number of access lines dropped slightly in the quarter , a decline attributed * to seasonal fluctuations] .
• [_ARG0 Chairman D.H. Hibbard] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company has set a new five year goal of *-1 doubling revenues to about $ 1.8 billion *U* while *-2 steadily increasing net] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the quarter included a 10 % increase in local-exchange usage for long-distance calling and a 5 % increase in the number of access lines in service] .
• [_ARG0 Rockwell International Corp. 's Tulsa unit] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a tentative agreement extending its contract *ICH*-1 with Boeing Co. * to provide structural parts for Boeing 's 747 jetliners] .
• [_ARG0 Rockwell] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the agreement calls for it to supply 200 additional so-called shipsets for the planes] .
• [_ARG0 Balcor , which *T*-1 has interests in real estate ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the position is newly created] .
• [_ARG0 Great American] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it increased its loan-loss reserves by $ 93 million *U* after *-1 reviewing its loan portfolio , * raising its total loan and real estate reserves to $ 217 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 US Facilities Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Robert J. Percival agreed *-1 to step down as vice chairman of the insurance holding company] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There was a difference of opinion as to the future direction of the company] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> US Facilities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Percival 's employment contract calls for him to act as a consultant to the company for two years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> He will also remain a director] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> US Facilities] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , but * wo n't serve on any board committees .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the same statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> US Facilities] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had bought back 112,000 of its common shares in a private transaction] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Spurred by growth in world-wide sales of the company 's prescription drugs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Warner-Lambert] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 1989 will be the best year in its history , with per-share earnings expected *-2 to increase more than 20 % to about $ 6.10 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Higher sales of pesticides and other plant-science products more than offset a slight decline in the sales of animal-health products * to fuel the increase in world-wide agricultural product sales] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lilly] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mevacor , Merck 's new cholesterol-lowering drug , had higher sales than any other prescription medicine has ever achieved in the U.S. in the year following introduction] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reuben Mark , chairman of Colgate-Palmolive Co. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is `` comfortable '' with analysts ' estimates that third-quarter earnings rose to between 95 cents and $ 1.05 *U* a share] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you could say 0 their business in the U.S. was mediocre , but great everywhere else , that would be fine] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bonita Austin , an analyst with Wertheim Schroder & Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've done a lot * to improve -LCB- U.S. . -RCB- results , and a lot more will be done *-1] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Mark] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Results were also bolstered by `` a very meaningful '' increase in operating profit by Colgate 's U.S. business] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mark] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the improvement was a result of cost savings achieved * by * consolidating manufacturing operations , blending two sales organizations and focusing more carefully the company 's promotional activities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Boston Globe] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its newly redesigned pages have a `` crisper '' look with revamped fixtures aimed * at * making the paper `` more consistent '' and `` easier 0 * to read *T*-1] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But * think of the money 0 you , the reader , will save *T*-1 on Halloween] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Barnicle] .
• `` [_ARG1 I thought -LCB- the drawing -RCB- a cross between someone 0 you 'd spot *-3 whipping open his trench coat ... or a guy who *T*-1 boasted 0 he 'd been Charles Manson 's roommate for the last 19 years] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-4 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think that you will see a significant improvement in the budget formulation and execution process which , in turn , I believe 0 *T*-1 will result in a significant increase in revenue] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• Customarily , it would appoint career civil servants from within the agency , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Goldberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-1 to `` scour the world '' for the chief information officer and the comptroller] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You 're telling someone 0 they can spend the next three or four or five or six years of their life *-1 bringing about the most difficult and costly modernization of an information system on the civil side ever] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Goldberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the tax-collecting agency] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it will take the unusual step of * looking to the private sector *-2 to fill two new high-level positions 0 * to guide the 120,000-employee agency *T*-3 : a comptroller 0 *T*-4 to oversee daily finances and a chief information officer 0 *T*-5 to update the information system , which *T*-1 includes probably the largest computer data base in the world] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The IRS] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it would create the position of chief financial officer , who *T*-2 will be hired *-1 from within the agency] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> IRS Commissioner Fred T. Goldberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the changes are intended *-2 to bring `` accountability '' to the agency , which *T*-1 has an annual budget of more than $ 5 billion *U* and collects about $ 1 trillion *U* a year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> My assessment and everyone 's assessment is that we do not have the kinds of information that *T*-1 let us responsibly and effectively formulate and execute our budget] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Goldberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The new commissioner] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that closer scrutiny of how the agency uses its resources will go a long way toward * enhancing its ability * to collect more tax revenue] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 if we had been allowed *-3 to go ahead then we would n't have the problems 0 we have *T*-1 now] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Sanford] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Blandon] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the general allowed the Contras to set up a secret training center in Panama] .
• [_ARG1 Although , his help for the Contra cause was limited *-1 , it was enough * to win him important protectors in the Reagan administration ,] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Sen. Patrick Leahy , a Vermont Democrat who *T*-2 then served on the Senate Intelligence Committee] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Noriega played U.S. intelligence agencies and the U.S. government like a violin] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Briggs told him 0 he was being set up *-1 for a `` honey trap , '' in which Mr. Noriega would try *-2 to involve him in an orgy and then record the event `` with sound and video *T*-3] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That allowed him to get stronger and stronger] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The rebel officer 's slow and painful death , at the headquarters of Panama 's Battalion-2000 squad , was personally supervised *-2001 by Gen. Noriega] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a U.S. official with access to intelligence reports] .
• `` [_ARG1 The U.S. underestimated Noriega all along] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Ambler Moss , a former Ambassador to Panama] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Noriega might have fallen of his own weight in 1988 because of Panama 's dire economic situation] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Moss] , but increasing external pressure has only given him additional excuses for repression , and a scapegoat for his own mismanagement .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He is cornered] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Rev. Fernando Guardia , who *T*-1 has led Catholic Church opposition against Noriega] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In his peaked military cap and neatly pressed , French-made uniform , Noriega felt more respected and powerful than ever in his underprivileged life] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> friends from the period] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Noriega 's relationship to American intelligence agencies became contractual in either 1966 or 1967] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> intelligence officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Noriega 's initial retainer was only $ 50 *U* to $ 100 *U* a month , plus occasional gifts of liquor or groceries from the American PX] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a former intelligence official] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Everybody was afraid of him] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Ingersoll] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We caught him with his hands on our cookie jar] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> former CIA Director Stansfield Turner] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> For the first time , the U.S. considered cutting Mr. Noriega from its intelligence payroll -- and the deliberations were intense] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Turner] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Whenever corporate profits are weak *T*-1 that means 0 capital spending is going *-2 to soften subsequently] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Harris] [_rel said] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 The Federal Reserve Board] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 output of the nation 's factories , mines and utilities expanded at an annual rate of 1.3 % in the third quarter , substantially slower than the 3.3 % annual rate in the second quarter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Capital spending and exports , which *T*-1 have been the driving force in this expansion , are showing clear signs of * having the steam taken out of them] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Dederick , economist for Northern Trust Co. in Chicago] .
• `` [_ARG1 They need *-1 to do something about this] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Maury Harris , economist at PaineWebber Group Inc] .
• [_ARG0 The Fed] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 U.S. industry operated at 83.6 % of capacity last month , down from 83.8 % in August] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Dr. Fraumeni , one of the authors of the report ,] [_rel said] `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> the declining rates 0 we 're seeing *T*-3 for younger people we believe *T*-1 may * be a harbinger of declining mortality in the future] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Even though these favorable trends in lung-cancer mortality affect all sex and race groups , they ca n't be taken *-1 for granted] , '' [_ARG0 the report] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 An editorial in the NCI Journal] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the report of declining lung-cancer mortality `` among young men and women in the U.S. indicates that we finally may be winning the battle -- this even in a country where the tobacco industry spends over $ 2 billion *U* a year for promotion of the addictive habit of smoking *T*-1] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Non-smoking] should be established *-1 as the norm of social behavior '' around the world , [_ARG0 the editorial] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 , through the enactment of laws that *T*-2 limit advertising , boost tobacco prices and promote anti-smoking education .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-2 Asked *-1 for comment] , [_ARG0 Walker Merryman , a vice president of the Tobacco Institute] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 new efforts * to restrict tobacco advertising in the U.S. could violate the First Amendment protection of free speech] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What this is saying *T*-1 is that the surgeon general 's message is having an impact] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Melvyn Tockman , an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore] .
• `` [_ARG1 What] [_ARG0 this] is [_rel saying] *T*-1 is that the surgeon general 's message is having an impact , '' said *T*-2 Melvyn Tockman , an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore .
• [_ARG1 As vice president\/national-government relations , Mr. Womack will work with P&G 's top management and with the company 's government-relations staff `` *-2 to represent P&G 's interests at the federal level] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John G. Smale , chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smale] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the appointment `` recognizes the growing influence of government on our business] . ''
• [_ARG0 Mr. Zipper] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market is still settling down after the recent correction] .
• [_ARG1 Most of trading action now is from professional traders who *T*-1 are trying *-2 to take advantage of the price swings * to turn a quick profit] , [_ARG0 he and other traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everybody 's confused and no one has an opinion that *T*-1 lasts longer than 30 seconds] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Zipper] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Rothe , head of OTC trading at Alex . Brown & Sons , in Baltimore ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 program trading is keeping the markets unsettled] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Genetics Institute] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the dispute with Boehringer centers on questions of the usability of certain batches of EPO material valued * at $ 13.6 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The news could n't have been better] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Linda Kristiansen , a Dean Witter Reynolds analyst ,] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The action was confined *-1 to Nasdaq 's biggest and most liquid stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ralph Ingersoll II , 43 , chairman and chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would take on additional responsibilities as editor in chief of the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 fulfilling its dismal earnings forecast for 1989] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter net income fell 68 % on flat revenue] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coca-Cola Enterprises] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had *-1 to boost spending for trade and dealer incentives * to try *-2 to keep volumes from *-3 slipping] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Stung by higher marketing costs and slowing volume growth] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the giant Coke bottling operation] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net fell to $ 12.7 million *U* , or six cents a share , from $ 39.9 million *U* , or 26 cents a share , the year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects 0 consumers will adjust to higher-priced soft drinks] .
• `` [_ARG1 They 're out there * promoting like crazy , * trying * to get prices up by promotion] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Roy Burry , an analyst with Kidder , Peabody & Co] .
• [_ARG0 Coca-Cola Enterprises , which *T*-1 is 49%-owned by Coca-Cola Co. ,] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it repurchased about 1.2 million of its common shares during the third quarter] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Separately] , [_ARG0 Purchase , N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc.] , [_ARGM-ADV as * expected *-1] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 fiscal third-quarter net rose 11 % to $ 269.3 million *U* , or $ 1.02 *U* a share , from $ 241.6 million *U* , or 91 cents a share] .
• The results met estimates of analysts , who *T*-1 had already slashed their projections after [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP in late August] [_ARG1 that its 1989 earnings could tumble as much as 37 %] .
• [_ARG0 A company spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARG1 that Coca-Cola Enterprises sticks by its 1989 forecast] .
• [_ARG1 L.J. Hooker Corp. is expected *-1 to reach an agreement *ICH*-2 in principle this week * to sell Merksamer Jewelers Inc. to management] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 executives familiar with the talks] .
• In recent weeks Mr. Merksamer has approached a number of his suppliers and asked them *-1 to provide [_ARG0 letters] of intent [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 they will continue *-2 shipping merchandise to the chain following the buy-out] , say 0 *T*-3 those familiar with the situation .
• [_ARG1 In recent weeks Mr. Merksamer has approached a number of his suppliers and asked them *-1 to provide letters of intent saying 0 they will continue *-2 shipping merchandise to the chain following the buy-out] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 those familiar with the situation] .
• [_ARG0 An NBC spokesman] says 0 the network will `` closely monitor '' the Sacramento situation , and [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is the only station 0 *T*-1 to defect] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An NBC spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the network will `` closely monitor '' the Sacramento situation] , and says 0 it is the only station 0 *T*-1 to defect .
• [_ARG0 Spokesmen for the television networks of CBS Inc. and Capital Cities\/ABC Inc.] , [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 there are no plans * to alter the children 's line-up on Saturday mornings] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is talk of some revamping and we 're certainly heading in the direction of less and less animation] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joseph S. Cicero , vice president of finance and administration for National Broadcasting Co. , a unit of General Electric Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cicero] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that NBC Entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff , who *T*-2 declined *-3 to be interviewed *-1 , is `` looking at options now and may put some things into the schedule by mid-season] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We feel 0 there is an opportunity for an audience that *T*-2 is not being served *-1 by any network , so we want * to take the lead] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> KCRA 's general manager , John Kueneke] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rohm & Haas Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income skidded 35 % to $ 32.6 million *U* , or 49 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Weisel , 49 , resigned as president and chief executive and will work on special projects] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John J. Wallace , chairman] .
• In this article , [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] was alleged *-1 to have [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` Any patient with high-risk colon cancer is really getting short shrift if he 's not getting this therapy] . ''
• [_ARG0 I] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 this] , and I 'm totally opposed to the philosophy expressed * by the quote .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The whole idea here is 0 the automobile and oil companies have joint customers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Keith McHenry , a senior vice president of technology at Amoco Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials of the Big Three auto makers and 14 petroleum companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are setting out *-1 to find the most cost-effective fuel for * reducing cities ' air-pollution problems , with no bias toward any fuel in particular] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Hawkins , an environmental lawyer with the Natural Resources Defense Council ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the research appears merely *-1 to be a way 0 * to promote reformulated gasoline *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Bush administration] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will try *-1 to resurrect its plan *PPA*-2 when the House Energy and Commerce Committee takes up a comprehensive clean-air bill] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The initial $ 11 million *U* research program will conduct the most extensive *ICH*-1 testing to date of reformulated gasolines] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joe Colucci , head of fuels and lubricants at General Motors Corp. research laboratories] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Seidman , chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Lincoln Savings & Loan Association should have been seized *-1 by the government in 1986 * to contain losses that he estimated 0 *T*-2 will cost taxpayers as much as $ 2 billion *U*] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 it *EXP*-1 's fairly clear 0 -LCB- Mr. Keating -RCB- knew , '' that regulators were set *-2 to seize Lincoln] , [_ARG0 Mr. Seidman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Further investigation] , he said 0 *T*-2 , may result in further actions against Lincoln 's executives , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Seidman] , `` including fraud actions . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Further investigation] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , may result in further actions against Lincoln 's executives , said 0 *T*-2 Mr. Seidman , `` including fraud actions . ''
• [_ARG0 Leonard Bickwit , an attorney in Washington for Mr. Keating ,] declined *-1 to comment on the hearings , except * to [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 , `` We will be responding comprehensively in several forums to each of these allegations at the appropriate time] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Seidman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> for example] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Sen. Dennis DeConcini -LRB- D. , Ariz. -RRB- , who *T*-2 received $ 48,100 *U* in contributions from Mr. Keating , phoned Mr. Seidman * to request that he push for a sale of Lincoln before it would be seized *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The senator 's spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he pushed for the sale of Lincoln because `` hundreds of Arizona jobs -LCB- at Lincoln -RCB- were on the line] . ''
• [_ARG0 House Banking Committee Chairman Henry Gonzalez -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB-] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Sen. Cranston volunteered *-1 to appear before the House committee , if necessary] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 a committee staff member] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the panel is unlikely * to pursue closely the role of the senators] .
• [_ARGM-LOC At the hearing] , [_ARG0 Mr. Seidman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the RTC has already pumped $ 729 million *U* into Lincoln for liquidity] .
• Some of those debtholders have filed [_ARG0 a suit] , * [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 they believed 0 they were buying government-insured certificates of deposit] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have no plans *ICH*-1 at this time * to pay off those notes] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 My staff indicated that had we made such findings in one of our own institutions , we would have sought an immediate cease-and-desist order * to stop the hazardous operations] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Seidman] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Both] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the new plan would n't work] .
• [_ARG0 Ernst & Young] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Eastern 's plans will miss its projections of earnings before interest , tax and depreciation by $ 100 million *U* , and that Eastern 's plan presented no comfort level , according to a source present at yesterday 's session] .
• [_ARG1 Experts from Goldman Sachs estimated 0 Eastern would miss the same mark by $ 120 million to $ 135 million *U*] , [_ARG0 the source] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The experts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expected 0 Eastern would have *-1 to issue new debt * to cover its costs , and that it would generate far less cash than 0 * anticipated *T*-2] .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Flanked by flight attendants , pilots and gate agents dressed * in spiffy new blue uniforms] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Eastern has exceeded its operational goals and is filling its seats] .
• [_ARG1 * Starting next month , Eastern will begin *-2 flying 775 flights daily instead of the previously announced 700] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Bakes] declined *-1 to give out Eastern 's daily losses , but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he did n't expect 0 Eastern would have *-2 to dip into the cash from asset sales currently held * in escrow] .
• [_ARG1 The plan 0 Eastern hopes *-2 to pursue *T*-1] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , calls for Eastern to have $ 390 million *U* in cash by year 's end .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Asked about the consultants ' reports] , [_ARG0 an Eastern spokeswoman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 `` we totally disagree] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As to negotiations with creditors] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lorenzo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in remarks after the conference] `` [_ARG1 0 we 'll have *-1 to see how they -LCB- talks -RCB- come along *T*-2] . ''
• [_ARG0 She] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have `` oversimplified and made some erroneous assumptions that *T*-1 make their analysis completely off-base] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> At a later news conference here] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Lorenzo , chairman of Eastern 's parent Texas Air Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Eastern was exceeding its goals for * getting back into operation] and predicted 0 it would emerge from Chapter 11 protection from creditors early next year , * operating with more service than it originally had scheduled .
• Returns for 1988 from people with six-month filing extensions were due Monday , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> the IRS] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 people in the disaster areas wo n't be penalized *-1 for late filing if their returns are marked *-2 `` Hugo '' and postmarked by Jan. 16] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the Tax Court] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the limitations were reasonable and realistic] and allowed the deductions .
• But judges [_ARGM-TMP usually] find 0 the real aim is * to escape tax on hidden income ; and [_ARG0 the IRS] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Brown must have had such income -- although it uncovered no source -- because he deposited $ 124,732 *U* in a bank account in 1982-84 while * reporting income of only $ 52,012 *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We hear 0 it has low priority on the House side] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Samuel Starr of Coopers & Lybrand , CPAs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the law is n't changed *-3] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-6 , `` we are left *-4 staring at rules that *T*-1 are almost impossible 0 * to implement *T*-2 , because there are so many complex depreciation calculations 0 * to do *T*-5 . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I have a mountain bike , yet as a hiker I 've been run *-1 off the road by kids careening down a fire trail on them] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gene Coan , an official at Sierra 's headquarters in San Francisco] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> * echoing the concerns of many members] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 fellow bikers show the same concern for the land that they demonstrated *T*-2 as hikers] ; many are appalled that the conservation community would suddenly consider them the enemy .
• `` [_ARG1 This] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ms. Peterson] , `` is what it 's all about *T*-1 . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Biking groups in Montana , Idaho , Michigan and Massachusetts have won similar concessions] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tim Blumenthal , mountain bike editor of Bicycling magazine] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While some are renegade riders who *T*-3 simply scorn regulations , much bad riding simply reflects ignorance that *T*-2 can be corrected *-1 through `` education and peer pressure] , '' [_rel says] *T*-4 [_ARG0 Jim Hasenauer , a director of the International Mountain Biking Association] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The mountain bike feels as comfortable as the ` paperboy ' bike 0 you had *T*-1 as a kid , but it can do so much more] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 We were being overrun] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Steve Fiala , trails coordinator of the East Bay Regional Park District] .
• [_ARG1 But the Fed move was a small gesture] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Fed officials appear reluctant * to ease their credit grip any further because a bold move does n't appear necessary] , [_ARG0 several investment managers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 That , coupled * with poor third-quarter corporate-earnings comparisons , `` will make trouble for the equity market for the next two to three months] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 They shot the whole orchestra just because the piano player hit a bad note] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Laszlo Birinyi , president of Birinyi Associates Inc.] , [_ARGM-ADV * referring to the stock market 's plunge Friday on news of trouble in * financing the UAL Corp . buy-out] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The stock market clearly is leading the bond markets] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Conlon , an executive vice president at Nikko Securities] .
• I 've learned the hard way that too much booze Takes revenge the next day about nine ; No wonder 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , `` [_ARG1 I drink to your health] '' -- It certainly is n't to mine !
• [_ARG1 Pulp and paper performance depends on cost and price variables] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Weyerhaeuser 's pulp and paper operations were up for the nine months , but full-year performance depends on the balance of operating and maintenance costs , plus pricing of certain products] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Looking ahead to the fourth quarter] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 export log and lumber markets will be weak , while panel and plywood markets will be stronger] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's nothing in here that *T*-1 's horrible and nothing 0 *T*-3 to make you think 0 they 're setting the world on fire] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carole Berger , analyst for C.J. Lawrence , Morgan Grenfell Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The bank] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report a $ 1.42 billion *U* loss for the third quarter and a loss for the full year] .
• `` [_ARG1 The consumer business continues *-1 to drive the earnings stream] , '' [_rel said] [_ARG0 Mr. McDermott of Keefe , Bruyette & Woods] .
• [_ARG1 Corporate finance and trading results in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development were `` relatively flat , sometimes choppy] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and profit for the area sank 27 % .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The cross-border loan portfolio] reflected `` adjustment problems and episodic payment patterns , '' [_ARG0 the bank] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 no interest payments from Argentina in the nine months and none from Brazil in the third quarter , [_ARGM-ADV while Venezuela brought itself `` substantially current] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 People were waiting *-2 to see if we would take an additional provision '' for medium-term and long-term loans to less-developed countries] , [_ARG0 a Citicorp spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Citicorp 's spokesman] [_rel said] , [_ARGM-DIS however] , [_ARG1 that the bank is maintaining those expenses in proportion to revenue growth] .
• [_ARG0 Manufacturers Hanover] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that excluding the addition to its reserves , certain tax benefits , and a one-time $ 16 million *U* gain on the sale of an interest in a foreign leasing company , third-quarter earnings were $ 75 million *U*] .
• [_ARG1 The comparable year-earlier number was $ 56 million *U*] , [_ARG0 a spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We did n't take part in a lot of deals '' in the quarter `` because their credit quality was poor] , '' [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 * Get the problem behind you and * do n't look back] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 James J. McDermott , analyst at Keefe , Bruyette & Woods] , [_ARGM-PNC in * approving of the move] .
• [_ARG0 PNC Financial] cited higher income from sources unrelated to interest and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it continues *-1 to cut costs] .
• [_ARG1 Bankers Trust `` has had the capacity * to do this for some time] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi set a date *ICH*-2 next month for general elections that [<sub>ARG0</sub> some analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 could cost him and his ruling Congress -LRB- I -RRB- Party control of the government] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Other analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Indian leader could retain control with a slim majority or be forced *-1 to rule as the dominant partner in a coalition with other parties] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's a wide feeling of indignation across the country] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bhabani Sen Gupta of the Center for Policy Research , in New Delhi] .
• [_ARG0 Most political analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that if Mr. Gandhi 's opposition unites *-1 to field single candidates in most precincts , the Congress -LRB- I -RRB- will lose big] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the opposition will struggle this week *-1 to unite] , and its success will be clear only when it announces its final list of parliamentary candidates *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't like the Congress -LRB- I -RRB-] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sooraji Jath , a farmer in the western state of Gujarat] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The report] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that investigations were severely hampered *-1 by lack of cooperation from Bofors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bofors] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it ca n't disclose the names of the middlemen because it would jeopardize industrial confidentiality] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Parsow Partnership Ltd. and Elkhorn Partners L.P.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they may seek proposals from third parties relating to a sale or restructuring of CACI International Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Parsow and Elkhorn , which *T*-3 together hold 8.685 % of CACI 's common shares ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they think 0 it *EXP*-1 is in the best interest of CACI stockholders that the company be sold *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CACI , based * in Arlington , Va. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had n't seen the filing by Parsow and Elkhorn and therefore had no comment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The partnerships] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they may seek board representation , and they may seek the support of CACI 's board and other major shareholders in connection with their plans] .
• `` [_ARG1 The intervention has been friendly , * meaning that they really did n't have *-2 to do it] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Maria Fiorini Ramirez , money-market economist at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• [_ARG0 She] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a more aggressive move was n't needed *-1] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 hedging related * to the TVA pricing also pressured Treasury bonds] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Underwriters of the TVA bonds reduced their market risk by * selling Treasurys * to cover at least part of their -LCB- TVA -RCB- holdings] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James R. Capra , a senior vice president at Shearson Lehman Government Securities Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The TVA bonds also `` served *-1 to remind the market that there will be even more new supply] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Lawrence N. Leuzzi , a managing director at S.G. Warburg Securities & Co] .
• [_ARG0 The Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Banks] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it priced a four-part $ 2.27 billion *U* bond offering 0 for the banks to yield from 8.125 % to 8.375 % *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Bond investors were hoping that stock prices would continue *-1 to fall] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roger Early , a vice president at Federated Investors Inc. , Pittsburgh] .
• `` [_ARG1 We are stewards here , not of the mortgage companies , but the taxpayers] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 the Texas Republican] .
• [_ARG0 Jeffrey Nichols , president of APMS Canada , Toronto precious metals advisers ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there is little 0 *T*-1 to motivate gold traders to buy the metal] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Investors in the U.S. and Europe are comfortable with the actions of the -LCB- Federal Reserve -RCB- in its willingness * to supply liquidity to financial system , which *T*-1 helped the stock market rebound on Monday] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is n't any rush on the part of investors in the West * to buy gold] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 They still bear the memory of October 1987 , when they bought gold after the stock market crashed and ended up *-2 losing money because gold prices subsequently fell *T*-3] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Nichols] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 At the moment gold traders are n't concerned about inflation] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 , and as for the dollar , `` gold 's association with the currency has been diminishing recently so drops in the currency are n't having much impact on gold . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dinsa Mehta , chief bullion trader for Chase Manhattan Bank ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [_ARG1 There is little incentive on the part of traders 0 * to sell gold *T*-1 because the stock market may go lower and gold may retain some of its ` flight to safety ' quality] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The most remarkable feature about yesterday 's action was that the price of roughly $ 370 *U* an ounce was regarded *-1 as attractive enough by gold producers around the world * to aggressively sell gold] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mehta] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't know what it means *T*-1 over the long run , but for the short term , it appears that gold producers are grateful for the $ 10 *U* or so that gold has risen *T*-2 over the past week or so] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The dollar has n't reacted much to it , so gold has n't *?* either] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Japan is perceived *-1 as a wealthy nation that *T*-2 can turn elsewhere in the world market and buy the sugar] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was the possibility of this demand that *T*-1 helped firm prices] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The March futures contract traded as high as 14.24 cents , but could n't sustain the advance] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> December delivery gold is trading in a range of $ 365 to $ 375 *U* -LCB- an ounce -RCB- and is having difficulty * breaking out above that] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Savaiko] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is assessing the strategies 0 Ryder 's management may follow *T*-1 in * addressing significant challenges in some major markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The rating agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is focusing especially on the transportation service company 's efforts * to control costs , improve margins and enhance its competitive position in its primary business , vehicle leasing and rental] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It helps us , and people feel better * talking to someone who *T*-1 's gone through the same thing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> an SBA official] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> With the repeal of Section 89] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> no longer] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 're discouraging businesses from * offering health plans] , '' says *T*-1 Christine Russell , the Chamber of Commerce 's small-business advocate .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> With the repeal of Section 89 , we can no longer say 0 they 're discouraging businesses from * offering health plans] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Christine Russell , the Chamber of Commerce 's small-business advocate] .
• Sen. Lloyd Bentsen -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB- was outraged after a private word to John Motley , lobbyist for the National Federation of Independent Business , resulted in [<sub>ARG0</sub> a news release] [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Senate Finance Committee chairman would recommend repeal of Section 89] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I blew it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Motley] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> apologetically] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The garage owners] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would benefit because car owners would be less likely * to go back to dealers for the simpler repairs after two years] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the longer the warranty , the longer customers will automatically return to new-car dealers , which *T*-1 then find non-warranty work that *T*-2 might otherwise go to repair shops] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some 70 % of graduates who *T*-3 recently earned an M.B.A. degree] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 'd prefer *-1 to work in *RNR*-2 or own *RNR*-2 a small company] , yet most take jobs with large concerns , says 0 *T*-4 a survey by the Foster McKay Group , a New York recruiting firm ... .
• Some 70 % of graduates who *T*-3 recently earned an M.B.A. degree say 0 they 'd prefer *-1 to work in *RNR*-2 or own *RNR*-2 a small company , yet [<sub>ARG1</sub> most take jobs with large concerns] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a survey by the Foster McKay Group , a New York recruiting firm] ... .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Banc One Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Frank E. McKinney plans *-1 to retire as the bank holding company 's president effective Jan. 12] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Banc One] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` it *EXP*-1 is contemplated *-2 '' that John B. McCoy , chairman and chief executive officer , will assume the additional position of president upon Mr. McKinney 's retirement] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. McKinney plans *-2 to retire because the process of * affiliating American Fletcher into Banc One `` is considered *-1 completed] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lowered ratings on about $ 650 million *U* of Beatrice Co. debt] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> * citing the closely held Chicago food concern 's proposed recapitalization] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The ratings concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it downgraded Beatrice notes , Euronotes and certain industrial revenue bonds to single-B-1 from Ba-3 and the company 's subordinated debentures to single-B-3 from single-B-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the proposed recaptilization may `` limit the company 's ability * to realize its profit potential '' and that * paying dividends from a new series of preferred could squeeze `` basic business operations] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Beatrice , which *T*-1 went private in an $ 8.2 billion *U* leveraged buy-out in 1986 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last month] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it might borrow again * to help pay investors as much as $ 983 million *U* in preferred stock and debt securities] .
• In [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> February 1989] , when [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Soviets] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had completed their pullout] *T*-1 , the U.S. cut it further .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gen. Gromov himself] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Soviet troops expected *-1 to leave behind more than $ 1 billion *U* of military equipment and installations for the Kabul regime] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last summer] , [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> in response to congressional criticism] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the State Department and the CIA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they had resumed military aid to the resistance months after it was cut *-3 off] ; but it *EXP*-2 is not clear how much *T*-5 is being sent *-4 or when it will arrive *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Soviet leaders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they would support their Kabul clients by all means necessary] -- and did *?* .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The U.S.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would fully support the resistance] -- and did n't .
• `` We want *-5 to complain , [<sub>ARG0</sub> we] want *-4 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> something about it] , and we 're going *-3 to *?* as it gets worse , '' says *T*-2 Rep. Dan Burton , an Indiana Republican who *T*-1 has been a staunch Contra backer .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We want *-5 to complain , we want *-4 to say something about it , and we 're going *-3 to *?* as it gets worse] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Dan Burton , an Indiana Republican who *T*-1 has been a staunch Contra backer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Burton] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 conservatives ' unhappiness with Mr. Bush 's cautious handling of the recent unsuccessful coup in Panama will make them more willing * to speak out] .
• And just last week , Defense Secretary Dick Cheney gave [<sub>ARG0</sub> a strong speech] listing `` compelling reasons '' 0 * to push ahead with SDI *T*-1 and [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he 'd urge President Bush *-2 to veto a defense bill with `` inadequate '' funding for the program] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The short of it is that the most hard-bitten among us can not get into too sour a mood with communism collapsing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mitchell Daniels , a former Reagan White House aide who *T*-1 now is president of the Hudson Institute] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they ca n't make much headway because of a lack of willing leaders in a position 0 * to turn the tide *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The programs have arthritis] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Henry Hyde , a conservative Republican from Illinois] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Above all] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> though] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> proponents] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 neither the Contra nor the SDI cause can be pushed *-1 much further without more presidential support] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For there to be wind in the sails of any program , the chief executive has *-1 to be blowing in the sails] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Burton] .
• Yet , he asserts , `` you look around ... and [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , ` [_ARG1 Who *T*-1 are the leaders ?]
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What I 'd like *-1 to see *T*-3 , if he is up to it , is for Reagan to take to the hustings *-2 to regenerate enthusiasm for SDI] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the congressman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Rights on such a basis , whether for blacks or homosexuals ,] are `` mere indulgences , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , subject to * being taken *-1 back .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the title of his speech was *-1 to make his point that Americans have rights as individuals , not as members of certain select groups] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Instead of * lobbying for special treatment] , [_ARG0 Mr. Allen] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that homosexuals and others should try *-2 to ensure equal treatment under the law and not aim for special privileges that *T*-1 would risk `` invidious retrenchment with government complicity] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commissioner Mary Francis Berry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was `` another sad episode in the saga of the unguided missile who *T*-1 is chairman] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that other participants in the conference `` do not believe that the rights of Americans should be guaranteed *-1 to citizens who *T*-2 are homosexual , '' but that `` I mean *-3 to persuade you to the opposite view] . ''
• [_ARG0 Bearings Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its chairman , John R. Cunin , will retire as an officer of the company on Jan. 2] .
• [_ARG0 Officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 91 companies from 14 countries , including the U.S. , had displays , down from about 260 firms from more than 20 countries at the last show in]
• [_ARG0 The newspaper Leninskoye Zamya] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the committee decided 0 the plan * to parcel out economic powers previously exercised * by Moscow to the country 's 15 republics `` does n't reflect the radical changes in the Soviet federation] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Scott Paper Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is abandoning a proposed $ 650 million *U* tree-farming project in Indonesia because it no longer expects *-1 to use as much eucalyptus pulp as * previously anticipated] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The auction house , known * for its sales of top-drawer 19th and 20th century works , is providing `` a service to clients who *T*-1 do n't want *-2 to sell just their fabulous oil paintings] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Villa Grisebach 's Vivien Reuter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everything has * to be the same between countries] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Campo 's Stefan Campo , who *T*-1 is asking clients *-3 to sign protest petitions] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Ending tax-free shopping in the European Community after 1992 could threaten more than 3,000 jobs] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the International Duty Free Confederation] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Yanes] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the film , One Film , is currently carried at about 15,000 retail outlets , including drugstores and supermarkets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the numbers were better than expectations , partly because of strong profit margins and a positive foreign-currency translation] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's flat revenue was a disappointment , and an indication that sales of Polaroid 's new conventional film in the U.S. have been sluggish] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'm somewhat skeptical about the underlying demand '' for Polaroid products] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Ellmann , an analyst with Wertheim Schroder & Co] .
• [_ARG0 Alex Henderson , an analyst with Prudential-Bache ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Polaroid officials told him yesterday that U.S. sales of the company 's new conventional film product , introduced * in the second quarter , have been `` disappointing '' after a promising start] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sam Yanes , a Polaroid spokesman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` I do n't know about disappointing] , '' but added that the company has n't been able * to get the product on the shelves of some mass-merchandise , discount retailers that it had hoped 0 *T*-1 would be carrying the product already .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Institutions are herding animals] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Anderson , who *T*-1 heads the pension-fund management arm of IDS Financial Services Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> These and other modern trading methods `` tend *-1 to promote dramatic shifts in assets] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 George Douglas , first vice president at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• One new investment style called * `` asset allocation '' shifts portfolio weightings between stocks , bonds and cash when [<sub>ARG0</sub> computer models] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 one is more attractive *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For instance] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> First Quadrant Corp. , an asset allocator based * in Morristown , N.J. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it quickly boosted stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts to 75 % from 55 % * to take advantage of plunging prices Friday] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 institutions] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Wall Street brokerage firms are less willing * to make markets] .
• [_ARG0 Wall Street traders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that , with institutional brokerage commissions far lower than in the 1970s , securities firms ca n't afford *-1 to take the risk of * buying too much stock] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 everyone 's a little more leery] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Baker , head of equity trading at Shearon Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 The institutions have driven -LRB- commission -RRB- rates down to the point where it *EXP*-1 makes no sense * to commit capital *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Tom Gallagher , senior executive vice president in charge of institutional trading at Oppenheimer & Co] .
• [_ARG0 Many traders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that `` circuit breakers '' put in place * to damp volatility after the 1987 crash actually added to volatility when the stock market plunged Friday *T*-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's madness -- that in an hour you can whack off so much value] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Stanford Calderwood , chairman of Trinity Investment Management Corp. , Boston] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> With the futures-trading halt , you could only sell stocks '' * to cut exposure to the market] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a money manager] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was like they put you in a room with a gorilla and told you 0 there were three doors 0 * to exit *T*-2] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one Chicago-based futures trader] .
• `` [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Then] [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 By the way , two of the doors are locked] . ' ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 markets are n't as volatile as * widely assumed] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hans Stoll , finance professor at Vanderbilt University ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the current volatility in U.S. markets pales in comparison to the 1930s , decades before derivative instruments such as options and futures were introduced *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 I just ca n't believe that the innovations in the financial market are causing any of this volatility] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 Sanford Grossman , a Wharton School finance professor ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 volatile jumps in stock prices will continue as long as liquidity falls short of the voracious demands of institutions `` who *T*-1 can go out and say ` I have a billion dollars of stocks 0 * to sell *T*-2] . ' ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Bernstein , senior quantitative analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` My gut feel is that we 'll live with those swings for a while] . ''
• In addition , Sanford Grossman , a Wharton School finance professor , says 0 volatile jumps in stock prices will continue as long as liquidity falls short of the voracious demands of [_ARG0 institutions] `` who *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] go out and [<sub>rel</sub> say] ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I have a billion dollars of stocks 0 * to sell *T*-2] . ' ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a computer virus has infected one of its networks and is spreading anti-nuclear messages related * to its Galileo space probe , which *T*-2 is *-3 to be launched *-1 today] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NASA] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Galileo worm had n't affected its computers or the computers of other government agencies because they had modified their systems *-1 to reject worms] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Redmond] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the worm hit universities that *T*-1 had n't elected *-2 to make the changes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Alexander , a senior editor at Computerworld , a trade publication ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was told *-1 that the worm gets into a computer center by * looking for obvious passwords -- such as ones that *T*-2 are the same as the user 's name] .
• If it finds one and gets into the system , it will display [<sub>ARG0</sub> a screen *ICH*-1] when a user logs on *T*-3 that *T*-2 [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [_ARG1 Worms Against Nuclear Killers] ... .
• [_ARG0 Charles Redmond , a NASA spokesman ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the agency discovered the virus on Monday on the collection of computer networks collectively called * Internet and expected 100 university centers to be infected *-1 by today] .
• [_ARG1 If it finds one of those passwords] , [_ARG0 Mr. Alexander] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , the worm will do such things as *-2 change users ' passwords to a series of random numbers , * preventing them from * signing on to the network .
• [_ARG0 NASA] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will take about a week before it knows exactly how many centers of the 6,000 connected * to Internet *T*-2 were affected *-1 and the extent of the damage , if any] .
• [_ARG0 NASA] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Galileo worm had nothing 0 * to do *T*-1 with either delay] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Alexander of Computerworld] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 hackers have gone after SPAN before] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Chaos Computer Club , of West Germany , once managed *-1 to invade SPAN and do such things as 0 * change the value of pi , * messing up some calculations] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Redmond] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the intruder had n't yet done any harm but the agency feared 0 `` garbage data could be substituted *-1 for real data] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the lingo of computer security , the NASA intruder is technically a computer worm] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Redmond] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Galileo worm apparently was hatched *-1 on a computer in France hooked up to NASA 's Space Physics Analysis Network] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Redmond] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The telecommunications , specialty glass , ceramic products and laboratory-services concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the latest quarter included a tax-loss carry-forward of $ 600,000 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Corning 's chairman and chief executive officer , James R. Houghton ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 operating performance continued *-1 to be strong in the telecommunications and health and science segments] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> As for joint ventures] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Houghton] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit was `` essentially flat '' due primarily to a slow recovery at Samsung-Corning Co. in Korea following a strike at a major customer and the disruption of shipments to China] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was a very nervous day] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Geary , partner of the Big Board specialist firm Ziebarth , Geary] .
• `` [_ARG1 We are in one of those phases where you are going *-3 to get a lot of volatile expiration action *T*-2] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Donald Selkin , head of stock-index research at Prudential-Bache Securities] .
• [_ARG1 Investors `` are buying stocks that *T*-1 have predictable earnings] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edward J. Laux , head of block trading at Kidder Peabody] .
• `` [_ARG1 These loans are more of a focus than lesser-developed-country debt now] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 William Bee , senior block trader at Prudential-Bache Securities] .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 many of the sell programs are positions being established ahead of this Friday 's expiration] .
• [_ARG0 Eastern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is ahead of schedule in * resuming its operations after * filing earlier this year for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection , from which it expects *-2 to emerge early next year *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The environment is a lot more trading-oriented] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary Rosenbach , manager of equity trading at the OTC stock firm Needham & Co. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bay Financial] , which *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it may be forced *-2 to file under Chapter 11 if it ca n't reach an agreement *ICH*-3 with its lenders * to relieve its debt burden] , plunged 1 3\/8 to 2 1\/8 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Investment bankers and retailers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the turmoil on Wall Street may benefit managers who *T*-1 plan *-2 to bid for U.S. retailing units of the British firm because takeover prices may not be as high as before the recent correction] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> On Monday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company , a provider of environmental consulting services ,] reported a wider fiscal fourth-quarter loss and predicted a loss for its fiscal 1990 first quarter , but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a profit is expected *-1 for all of fiscal 1990] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> its auditor , Ernst & Young ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Enviropact 's financial situation raises `` substantial doubt about its ability * to continue as a going concern] . ''
• [_ARG0 Harold Jones , Lincoln 's chief retail banking officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there has n't yet been `` a discernible response , '' although the ad included a coupon that *T*-1 could arrive later in the week] .
• `` [_ARG1 What *T*-3 happened in the stock market and the bigger trade deficit '' reported * yesterday `` make it *EXP*-2 unlikely that short-term interest rates will rise '' any time soon] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mehl of Banxquote] .
• `` [_ARG1 Even before the market drop , rates were down about half a percentage point] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Robert J. Hutchinson , senior vice president for retail marketing at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in New York] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Banks want *-2 to remain competitive] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norberto Mehl , chairman of Banxquote] .
• `` [_ARG1 Reports from branches are that there has been greater interest in the last day or so] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Steven Braitman , a vice president at Chemical Bank in New York] .
• [_ARG0 Chemical] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 deposits Monday were about $ 5 million *U* higher than usual and it expects more activity as investors receive the proceeds from sales of stock] .
• [_ARG0 Merc officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Gary N. Roberts was disciplined *-1 following the exchange 's investigation of his trading in several commodities pits from July to November 1988] .
• [_ARG0 The Merc] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Roberts withheld from the market certain orders in cooperation with another trader , David Stein] .
• [_ARG0 The Merc] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that as part of the disciplinary settlement , neither man admitted , nor denied the alleged violations] .
• [_ARG0 TCI] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it may bring in other cable operators as investors , a practice 0 it has employed *T*-1 in the past with investments in other cable networks , such as The Discovery Channel] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This takes any question of Showtime 's viability and puts it away once and for all] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Biondi] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a telephone interview] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 is important to the cable industry that we have a vibrant and competitive pay-television marketplace] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Malone] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a telephone interview] , [_ARG0 Robert Thomson , TCI senior vice president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Showtime 's suit against HBO `` does n't involve us , and nothing 0 we 're doing *T*-1 here bears any relationship to that] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the engineers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company asked the union *-2 to reduce its demands , which *T*-1 included a 19 % pay hike in the first year and 8 % in the second and third years] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 will take several meetings * to resolve this] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 a spokesman for the Machinists union] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [_ARG0 Mr. Edelman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 from Sept. 29 to Oct. 13 , he acquired 309,500 shares of Intelogic common shares for $ 2.25 to $ 2.375 *U* each] .
• [_ARG0 The filing] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 certain provisions which *T*-2 apply to persons 0 *T*-4 acquiring 20 % or more of Intelogic common stock , were waived *-1 by Intelogic for Mr. Edelman , who *T*-3 is chairman of the company] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> By * encouraging massive , routine , voluntary testing we can enable society to voluntarily segregate itself sexually into two groups : those who *T*-1 carry the virus and those who *T*-2 do not *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Indianapolis research organization] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a new report] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the report] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` The only safe sex is sex between uninfected partners , '' and testing is the only way 0 * to learn of infection *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Marc M. Goloven , an economist with Manufacturers Hanover Trust in New York ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that while the figures appear *-1 to indicate a sadly deteriorating U.S. trade performance , there 's still enough positive news *ICH*-2 in the data * to justify * buying dollars] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that while the U.S. trade gap with Canada has widened significantly , the trade deficit with Western Europe and Japan continues *-1 to narrow] .
• [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that the recent injection of liquidity into the U.S. banking system has been modest , and they do n't anticipate significant easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve] .
• [_ARG0 Market participants] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the mark continues *-1 to post the most significant gains against the dollar] .
• [_ARG0 National Semiconductor Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it settled a four-year-old patent infringement case against Linear Technology Corp. by *-1 accepting a $ 3 million *U* payment from Linear in exchange for * granting Linear irrevocable licenses for all products involved *] .
• [_ARG1 The two companies also agreed *-1 to settle any future property rights issues over the next 10 years through binding arbitration] , [_ARG0 both companies] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The electronics concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it already has paid $ 2 million *U* of the settlement to National Semiconductor , Santa Clara , Calif. , and will pay the remaining $ 1 million *U* in equal installments over the next eight quarters] .
• [_ARG0 Procter & Gamble Co. , Cincinnati ,] [_ARGM-ADV * expanding its presence in the food service market] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it acquired Maryland Club Foods , a coffee supplier , from an investor group led * by F. Philip Handy of Winter Park , Fla] .
• [_ARG1 The acquisition `` gives us additional production capacity for the food service coffee business and a stronger distribution network] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a P&G spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acquisition has been completed and reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MACMILLAN BLOEDEL Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it borrowed 215 million Dutch guilders -LRB- US$ 102 million *U* -RRB- from a group of Dutch institutional investors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MacMillan Bloedel , a Vancouver , British Columbia , forest products concern ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 8.1 % loan is due Oct. 16 , 1996] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Funds will be used *-1 *-3 to repay existing short-term debt and *-3 to finance capital spending] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> President Bush will veto a bill funding the Departments of Labor , Education and Health and Human Services because it would allow federal funding of abortions for victims of rape and incest] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 negotiations between Bush aides and lawmakers ended Monday without success] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bush] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he personally approves of abortions in the cases of rape , incest and danger to the life of the mother] .
• But he has opposed Medicaid funding of abortions for [<sub>ARG0</sub> poor women] who *T*-2 [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are victims of rape and incest] , * arguing that those exceptions are enforced *-1 so loosely that they open the way for abortions for other women .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Media General] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has had inquiries from potential buyers and expects *-1 to complete a sale in 1989] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a brief statement] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Morgan will help *-1 evaluate DFC 's position and help *-1 determine alternatives] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> An experimental vaccine can alter the immune response of people infected * with the AIDS virus] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a prominent U.S. scientist] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 The conventional wisdom used *-1 to be that you could n't modify the immune response of an infected individual '' by * innoculating them with synthetic viral proteins] , [_ARG0 Dr. Redfield] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 certain volunteers developed kinds of antibodies associated * with early AIDS] .
• [_ARG0 Cross & Trecker Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it reached an agreement * to sell its Wiedemann division to recently created Murata Wiedemann Inc. , a U.S. affiliate of Murata Machinery Ltd. of Kyoto , Japan] .
• [_ARG0 Cross & Trecker , a Bloomfield Hills , Mich. , machine-tool maker ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the net sales price of the total transaction is $ 24 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Cross & Trecker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 negotiations *ICH*-1 are under way for the sale of another company , RobertsCorp] .
• [_ARG0 Citicorp] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the average rate fell to 7.986 % at its $ 50 million *U* auction of 182-day commercial paper from 8.1255 % at last week 's sale] .
• [_ARG0 The French electronics and defense group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 attributable consolidated net profit for the first six months of 1989 totaled 244 million francs -LRB- $ 38.4 million *U* -RRB- , compared with 130 million francs -LRB- $ 20.5 million *U* -RRB- in the corresponding period of]
• [_ARG0 Matra] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sharp improvement in net profit partly reflected a decline of 59 million francs in the group 's net loss from nonrecurring items in the first half of this year to 104 million francs from 163 million a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 Matra] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sharp rise in its first-half earnings was based *-1 on a 15 % gain in consolidated revenue to 10.16 billion francs from 8.85 billion a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Lee Hamilton -LRB- D. , Ind . -RRB-] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he and Rep. Byron Dorgan -LRB- D. , N.D . -RRB- are backing away from their proposal * to make the Treasury Secretary a voting member of the Federal Reserve panel that *T*-1 sets monetary policy] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Hamilton] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the bill will be modified *-1 substantially *-2 to call for two meetings each year between the Fed 's open market committee and the Treasury Secretary , the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and the director of the Office of Management and Budget] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Hamilton] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the purpose of the meetings would be * to `` improve communications and perhaps coordination between the executive branch and the Fed] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> B.F. Goodrich Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter profits dropped 34 % because of lower prices for polyvinyl chloride materials , the company 's largest product group] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Polyvinyl chloride capacity `` has overtaken demand and we are experiencing reduced profit margins as a result] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 John D. Ong , chairman and chief executive] .
• [_ARG1 Prices for general-purpose PVC resin have dropped more than 15 % since last December] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Fiat S.p . A. , Italy 's leading industrial group , is conducting `` concrete '' talks with West Germany 's Daimler-Benz AG on a series of projects in the aerospace sector] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fiat officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it *EXP*-1 was too early * to disclose the nature of the proposed projects or indicate when the talks might be concluded *-2 *T*-3] .
• `` [_ARG1 While Mr. Reuter 's comments please us very much , there currently are no talks in progress regarding the automotive industry] , '' [_ARG0 a Fiat spokeswoman] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-LOC In the interview] , [_ARG0 Mr. Reuter] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he is thinking foremost of cooperation in the truck sector , but `` in the long run , I do n't want *-1 to rule out that we can also come a bit closer in personal cars] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roberto Morelli , Italy analyst for County Natwest Securities in London ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that right now `` the market is n't being influenced *-1 by that kind of news] , '' [_ARGM-ADV * referring to the conditional nature of the talks mentioned * by Mr. Reuter and by the uncertainty surrounding world stock exchanges this week] .
• [_ARG1 He has also agreed *-2 to become president of a new subsidiary 0 *T*-3 to be formed *-1 * to make future acquisitions] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [_ARGM-TMP At the moment] , [_ARG0 Ford executives] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel say] [_ARG1 little beyond * reiterating their desire * to raise Ford 's Jaguar stake to about 15 %] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 Ford is going *-2 to come out with full guns blazing] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Reitman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Then] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr . Will] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` 0 you get a bidding war between two very rich , very determined international companies . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's quite a bit of value left * in the -LCB- Jaguar -RCB- shares here even though they have run up '' lately] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Doug Johnson , a fund manager for Seattle-based Safeco Asset Management] .
• `` [_ARG1 Ford 's appetite * to attack -LCB- Jaguar -RCB- could gradually wane over time , particularly if Saab is a reasonably attractive proposition] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Lawson , an auto analyst at London 's Nomura Research Institute] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I thought 0 the probabilities of -LCB- a bidding war -RCB- happening were less] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> GM is likely * to reach the cooperative operating pact 0 it has been seeking *T*-1 in about two weeks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> knowledgeable individuals] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 This is an exceptionally odd takeover battle] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 London analyst Christopher Will of Shearson Lehman Hutton] .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Sloan plans *-1 to remain on the board until his current term expires in April 1991] , [_ARG0 a Lance spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Newport Electronics Inc. of Santa Ana , Calif. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Milton B. Hollander , who *T*-1 holds a 49.4 % stake , requested a special shareholders ' meeting next Wednesday * to remove four current directors and elect an alternative slate] .
• [_ARG0 Newport] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Hollander is asking shareholders *-1 to retain only one director , James R. Lees , a Newport vice president] .
• [_ARG1 The board is n't proposing a slate of its own and the other four current directors do n't want *-1 to serve beyond the special meeting date] , [_ARG0 Newport] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Hollander `` is the new owner and wants *-1 to exercise control] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barret B. Weekes , Newport 's chairman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sandoz AG , a major Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its group sales rose 25 % to 9.482 billion francs -LRB- $ 5.80 billion *U* -RRB- in the first nine months of this year , with strong gains in all divisions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sandoz] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects a `` substantial increase '' in consolidated profit for the full year , * barring major currency rate changes] .
• [_ARG0 Microsoft officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the strong results also reflected continuing high demand for its software applications and operating systems] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that trend was offset *-1 in the first quarter by better economies of scale and efficiencies in manufacturing] .
• [_ARG0 Control Data] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects its first RISC-based mainframe machine * to be introduced *-1 next year] .
• [_ARG1 The accord with MIPS calls for Control Data to share its expertise in data storage] , [_ARG0 the companies] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Control Data] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is developing what it called *T*-1 a `` supermainframe '' computer , the Cyber 2000 , intended * for scientists , engineers and other users of generalpurpose high-performance computers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> FDIC Chairman Seidman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Lincoln Savings & Loan of California should have been seized *-1 in 1986 * to contain losses 0 he estimated 0 *T*-2 will cost taxpayers as much as $ 2 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Integrated Resources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 talks *ICH*-2 have ended with another potential buyer of its core businesses] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> investor Marvin Davis] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he remains interested in UAL , but he dropped his earlier $ 300-a-share *U* back-up bid] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> director Thomas O'Rourke] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he wo n't seek re-election at the company 's annual meeting next month] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> BroadBeach] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold the 101,000 McGill shares for $ 7.3 million *U* in a private transaction on Oct. 12] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A BroadBeach spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company sold the stock in the open market and thus could n't identify the buyer or buyers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Paris-based group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its earlier projection -- that group profit for all of 1989 would be close to the 322.7 million francs posted * for 1988 -- remains valid] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Hachette 's earnings in the second half might be boosted *-1 by a capital gain from the sale of the Paris headquarters of a newspaper-delivery company that *T*-3 is 49 % owned *-2 by Hachette] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Oncor Inc. , Gaithersburg , Md. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received approval *ICH*-2 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration * to market a genetic test that *T*-1 will assist in diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and lymph cancer] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The B\/T gene rearrangement test is more accurate than existing tests for * diagnosing the type of cancer , whether it has spread or whether there is a recurrence following treatment] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Oncor President Stephen Turner] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Turner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the test initially will be used in conjunction with biopsies and other tests , but eventually might become the benchmark for tumor analysis] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Turner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the test will be shipped *-1 in 45 days to hospitals and clinical laboratories] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Wyndham Wilson , a cancer treatment specialist at the National Cancer Institute ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the test is widely used in research centers but is n't having a major impact because it is only occasionally useful in * choosing the most effective treatment] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the test may prove *-1 to be more sensitive in * determining whether a tumor has spread or returned following treatment] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Wilson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 We do n't know yet how useful it 's going * to be *T*-2] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Oncor , a six-year-old developer of genetic medical tests , projects that the cancer test will help it * to post its first-ever profit during the first quarter of 1990] , [_ARG0 Mr. Turner] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The company will charge $ 35 *U* for a test and projects about $ 2 million *U* in revenue from the test during the first 12 months of marketing] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Unilab Corp. , Norcross , Ga. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it acquired the clinical laboratories of closely held Central Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. in a cash and securities transaction valued * at $ 85 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Unilab] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its wholly owned MetWest Inc. unit paid $ 25 million *U* in cash , provided $ 30 million *U* in notes and $ 30 million *U* in preferred stock * to acquire Central 's labs in the Western U.S.] .
• [_ARG1 Beyond *-2 removing a competitor , the combination should provide `` synergies] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fred Harlow , Unilab 's chief financial officer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kurt Sanger , ABC Sports 's marketing director ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that now `` tens of thousands '' of fans call its 900 number each week *-1 to vote for the best punt return , quarterback sack , etc] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its purpose is `` * to bolster the impression that NBC Sports is always there for people] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Diane Seaman , an NBC-TV vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 NBC has been able *-1 to charge premium rates for this ad time] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what the premium is *T*-1] , but it 's believed *-2 to be about 40 % above regular daytime rates .
• `` [_ARG1 We were able *-1 to get advertisers to use their promotion budget for this , because they get a chance 0 * to do couponing *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Ms. Seaman] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Parks of Call Interactive] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 TV executives are considering the use of 900 numbers for `` talk shows , game shows , news and opinion surveys] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Hard Copy , '' the new syndicated tabloid show from Paramount Pictures , will use its 900 number for additional purposes that *T*-1 include research] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 executive producer Mark B. von S. Monsky] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For a piece on local heroes of World War II , we can ask people *-2 to leave the name and number of anyone 0 they know *T*-3 who *T*-1 won a medal] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-4 .
• `` [_ARG1 These are just baby steps toward real interactive video , which I believe 0 *T*-1 will be the biggest thing yet 0 *T*-2 to affect television] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• Fox Broadcasting experimented with this concept last year when viewers of `` Married ... With Children '' voted on whether [<sub>ARG0</sub> Al] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> should] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I love you ''] to [_ARG2-to Peg] [_ARGM-TMP on Valentine 's Day] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A menu by phone could let you decide , ` I 'm interested in just the beginning of story No. 1 , and I want story No. 2 in depth] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Monsky] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 We 've been spending a lot of time in Los Angeles *-2 talking to TV production people] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mike Parks , president of Call Interactive , which *T*-1 supplied technology for both ABC Sports and NBC 's consumer minutes] .
• [_ARG0 Integrated Resources Inc. , the troubled financial-services company that *T*-1 has been trying *-2 to sell its core companies *-3 to restructure debt ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 talks with a potential buyer ended] .
• [_ARG0 Integrated] did [_ARGM-NEG n't] identify the party or [_rel say] [_ARG1 why the talks failed *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Integrated] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it would continue *-1 to pursue `` other alternatives '' *-2 to sell the five core companies and that a group of senior executives plans *-3 to make a proposal * to purchase three of the companies -- Integrated Resources Equity Corp. , Resources Trust Co. and Integrated Resources Asset Management Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Integrated] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report a second-quarter loss wider than the earlier estimate of about $ 600 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] did n't disclose the new estimate but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the change was related *-3 to Integrated 's failure * to sell its core businesses , as well as `` other events , '' which it did n't detail *T*-1 , that *T*-4 occurred after its announcement *ICH*-2 last week that it was in talks with the unidentified prospective buyer] .
• [_ARG0 Senate Democratic leaders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had enough votes 0 * to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment 0 *T*-2 to ban flag burning *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Federal researchers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 lung-cancer mortality rates for people under 45 years of age have begun *-1 to decline , particularly for white males] .
• [_ARG0 A White House spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that while Bush would n't alter a longstanding ban on such involvement , `` there 's a clarification needed * '' on its interpretation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Black activist Walter Sisulu] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the African National Congress would n't reject violence as a way 0 * to pressure the South African government into concessions that *T*-1 might lead to negotiations over apartheid *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An anonymous caller to a local radio station] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 cocaine traffickers had slain the magistrate in retaliation for the extraditions of Colombians wanted * on drug charges in the U.S.] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bush] vowed *-1 to veto a bill allowing federal financing for abortions in cases of rape and incest , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 tax dollars should n't be used *-2 * to `` compound a violent act with the taking of an unborn life] . ''
• [_ARG0 The Hackensack , N.J. , company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 holders would receive for each $ 1,000 *U* face amount , $ 750 *U* face amount of a new issue of secured senior subordinated notes , convertible into common stock at an initial rate of $ 6.50 *U* a share , and 50 common shares] .
• [_ARG0 Alpine , which *T*-1 said 0 it does n't plan *-2 to further extend the offer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it received $ 615,000 *U* face amount of debt under the original offer] .
• [_ARG0 Alpine] , which *T*-1 [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it does n't plan *-2 to further extend the offer] , said 0 it received $ 615,000 *U* face amount of debt under the original offer .
• [_ARG0 The blue-collar machinists , longtime rivals of the white-collar pilots ,] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the buyout would load the company with debt and weaken its finances] .
• [_ARG0 Citicorp] , [_ARGM-DIS for example] , [_rel said] [_ARGM-ADV only] [_ARG1 that it had `` expressions of interest of a transaction from both the borrowers and the banks , '' but did n't have an agreement] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] gave few details on the progress toward a new bid , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> only] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We are working toward a revised proposal for majority employee ownership] . ''
• [_ARG0 Observers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it appeared that British Air was angered *-1 at the way 0 the bid has degenerated into confusion *T*-3 , as well as by the banks ' effort 0 *T*-4 to round up financing for what one called *T*-5 `` a deal that *T*-2 is n't a deal] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A group of United 's noncontract employees] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The fact that Wolf and other officers were going *-1 to line their pockets with literally millions of dollars while *-2 instituting severe pay cuts on the nonunion employees of United is not only deplorable but inexcusable] . ''
• [_ARGM-LOC In his statement] , [_ARG0 Mr. Wolf] [_rel said] , [_ARG1 `` We continue *-1 to believe 0 our approach is sound , and that it is far better for all employees than the alternative of * having an outsider own the company with employees paying for it just the same] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kellner] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that despite losses on UAL stock , his firm 's health is `` excellent] . ''
• [_ARGM-TMP Meanwhile] , [_ARG0 Japanese bankers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were still hesitant about * accepting Citicorp 's latest proposal] .
• [_ARG1 `` This is a total bloodbath '' for takeover-stock traders] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one investment banker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Los Angeles financier Marvin Davis , who *T*-1 put United in play with a $ 5.4 billion *U* bid two months ago ,] last night proffered both a ray of hope and an extra element of uncertainty by *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he remains interested in * acquiring UAL] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] dropped his earlier $ 300-a-share *U* back-up bid , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he must first explore bank financing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Macmillan Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans a public offering of 8.4 million shares of its Berlitz International Inc. unit at $ 19 to $ 21 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Macmillan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Berlitz intends *-1 to pay quarterly dividends on the stock] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to pay the first dividend , of 12.5 cents a share , in the 1990 first quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The total borrowing will be about $ 208 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• We hear , we may think , inner voices , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> they all] seem *-1 to be [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the same thing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Honeywell Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it hopes *-1 to complete shortly the first of two sales of shares in its Japanese joint venture , Yamatake-Honeywell , for about $ 280 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Proceeds of the sale , expected * to be completed *-1 next week , would be used *-2 *-3 to repurchase as many as 10 million shares of Honeywell stock] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Honeywell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is negotiating the sale of a second stake in Yamatake-Honeywell] , but indicated 0 it intends *-1 to hold at least 20 % of the joint venture 's stock long term .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Honeywell] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> previously] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it intended *-1 to reduce its holding in the Japanese concern as part of a restructuring plan which also *T*-2 calls for a reduction of dependence on weapons sales] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company was `` pleased with our progress '' in that regard and `` hopes *-1 to provide additional details soon] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Honeywell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Defense and Marine Systems group incurred delays in * shipping some undisclosed contracts during the third quarter , resulting in lower operating profit for that business] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The reason] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> ad executives] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , is that the entire magazine business has been soft -- and National Geographic has some quirks that *T*-1 make it especially unattractive during a soft market .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even though National Geographic offers far more readers than does a magazine like Smithsonian *?* , `` the page costs you an arm and a leg *-2 to develop any frequency] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Harry Glass , New York media manager for Bozell Inc] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Ms. McCraw] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the magazine is fighting back] .
• [_ARG0 Ms. McCraw] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 she wants the campaign to help *-1 attract advertisers in 10 categories , including corporate , financial services , consumer electronics , insurance and food] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The ad campaign is meant *-1 to contemporize the thought of National Geographic] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> WCRS Group hopes *-1 to announce , perhaps today , an agreement * to sell the majority of its ad unit to Paris-based Eurocom] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a European ad executive] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Advertisers do n't think of the magazine first] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joan McCraw , who *T*-1 joined in April as national advertising director] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The study , by the CFTC 's division of economic analysis , shows that `` a trade is a trade] , '' [_ARG0 a member of the study team] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The CFTC] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will propose the restrictions after the release of a study that *T*-1 shows little economic benefit resulting from dual trading and cites `` problems '' associated * with the practice] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Whether a trade is done *-1 on a dual or non-dual basis] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the member] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , `` does n't seem *-3 to have much economic impact . ''
• [_ARG0 A Merc spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the plan has n't made much difference in liquidity in the pit] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's too soon * to tell ... but people do n't seem *-1 to be unhappy with it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would n't comment on the CFTC plan until the exchange has seen the full proposal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The exchanges] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 liquidity becomes a severe problem for thinly traded contracts such as those with a long time remaining before expiration] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lee Seidman of Cleveland] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Infiniti `` was a bear on interiors '' but at least let him retrofit an existing building -- without the stream] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Seidman] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he turned down a Lexus franchise in part because `` the building was gorgeous but very expensive] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> others] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 pico should proceed] .
• `` It *EXP*-3 gave me great pride * to see [_ARG0 the inventor of the microcassette in Japan] look at the pico and shake his head and [_rel say] [_ARG1 ` unbelievable] , ' '' says *T*-1 Mr. Jachmann .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3 gave me great pride * to see the inventor of the microcassette in Japan look at the pico and shake his head and say ` unbelievable] , ' '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Jachmann] .
• [_ARG0 One customer , Donald Blaggs of Mobile ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the Barrett Rake allowed him to do his lawn in 2 1\/2 hours , two hours less than usual] .
• [_ARG0 Richard Mason , president of Ames Co. in Parkersburg , W. Va. ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the Barrett rake `` makes sense , '' but it would be `` tough '' 0 * to explain *T*-1 to consumers] .
• [_ARG0 John Stoner , marketing director for True Temper Corp. , a subsidiary of Black & Decker ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 people do n't want *-1 to move a leaf pile] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They either pick it up] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` or they start *-2 pulling from a fresh direction . ''
• [_ARG0 Nearly half of U.S. consumers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they 'll pay up to 5 % more for packaging that *T*-1 can be recycled *-2 or is biodegradable] , according to a survey commissioned * by the Michael Peters Group , a design consultant .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Infiniti has it down to the ashtrays] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay Ferron , a partner at J.D. Power & Associates , an auto research firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Carter] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would go to war * to stop anyone from * trying *-1 to grab Iran] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Then] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> suddenly] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ike 's ghost] came *-1 to visit and [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` What the hell are you doing *T*-2 *-3 planning for a land war in Asia 12,000 miles away] ?
• [_ARGM-DIS Predictably] , [_ARG0 some Navy guys] [_rel said] : [_ARG1 `` Do we still need *-1 to keep all 18 Army divisions on active duty and all those extra land-based aircraft without bases and all those Army guys playing admiral in Tampa] ?
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hall of the Colnaghi gallery] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 $ 1.15 million *U* `` would have been an impossible price 0 for anyone to ask *T*-1 for a Preti four years ago] . ''
• [_ARG0 Sotheby 's vice president Diana Levitt] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the auction house has been `` assisting '' Mr. Paul in *-1 selling the paintings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paul] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had not one *RNR*-1 but four *RNR*-1 advisers and that he never bid impulsively] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The acquisitions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a letter to Mr. Paul] , were `` unsafe , unsound and unauthorized . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he expects *-2 to sell the collection -- including the controversial Rubens -- `` carefully and prudently , just as it was put *-1 together] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 After a few years , you can argue 0 there has been natural appreciation] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Susan Theran , the publisher of Leonard 's Annual Price Index of Art Auctions] .
• So far , Mr. Paul has unloaded but three of his masterpieces , [_ARG0 he] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 to whom] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Wachter] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Paul was a quick study who *T*-1 worked intensely and bought the best pictures available at the moment] .
• `` On occasion , he paid a high price , '' Mr. Wachter concedes 0 *T*-3 , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 those who *T*-1 bid less and dropped out were dealers who *T*-2 would then have marked up the paintings *-4 to resell them at a profit to collectors] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sotheby 's] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , is `` wearing both hats . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I ca n't see why there would be a conflict of interest *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sotheby 's Ms. Levitt] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paul] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he has feelers out over much of the globe and that potential buyers from as far away as Japan and Italy have examined the collection] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One dealer , Martin Zimet of French & Co. in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he `` would have loved *-1 to buy '' a Jan Davids de Heem painting from the bank] .
• [_ARG0 The comptroller 's office] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is `` monitoring the situation] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The media] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , have distorted his personal life .
• `` [_ARG1 I do n't think 0 I have a life style that *T*-1 is , frankly , so flamboyant] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Paul] [_rel says] , [_ARG1 0 yes , the ceiling in his executive suite is gold-leaf inlay] .
• `` * Do [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's a gold ceiling] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Just say 0 the offices are tastefully appointed] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• * [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Just] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the offices are tastefully appointed] , '' he says *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's not like * selling Chevrolets] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Paul] [_rel says] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-TMP as he takes a drag on a goldbanded St. Moritz cigarette] .
• [_ARG0 Embittered shareholders -LRB- some of whom *T*-2 are suing -RRB-] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the chairman and his collection epitomize the excesses of speculation that *T*-1 set off the national S&L crisis] .
• [_ARG0 Gallery directors] , [_ARGM-TMP meanwhile] , [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Paul and others of his ilk have left an indelible mark on the art world -- and not for the better] .
• [_ARG0 Collectors] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 `` It 's a van Gogh ''] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> anymore] , laments 0 *T*-1 Harry Brooks , the president of Wildenstein & Co. , a New York gallery .
• `` [_ARG0 They] [_rel say] , [_ARG1 ` Johnny Payson got $ 53 million *U* for his , so certainly $ 10 million *U* is n't too much for mine] . '
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Afterward] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> Mr. Paul] is [<sub>rel</sub> said] by [<sub>ARG0-by</sub> Mr. Guterman] *-1 to have phoned Mr. Guterman , the New York developer selling the collection , and gloated .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he ` stole them] , ' '' recalls *T*-1 Mr. Guterman .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's just not true] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hall] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Paul `` was known *-1 to spend a lot of money] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-4 An unknown quantity to most of the art world , Paul is no stranger to lavish spending] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the magazine] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 noting that he does n't stop at paint on canvas but also spends big on art 0 you can eat *T*-1] .
• -LRB- [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paul] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was n't that high] . -RRB-
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paul] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that at one point he did indeed have eight or nine of the paintings at home and that the rest were in storage at Sotheby 's] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Tunick , the president of David Tunick Inc. , a New York gallery ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 scholars question the authenticity of the Rubens] .
• `` [_ARG1 The feeling among many experts on the commercial side is that the price paid * at the time was excessive in any event] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Tunick] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Dealers contemptuous of the purchase price] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , were themselves interested in *-2 buying the Rubens but lost out .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Paul] , for his part , defends the Rubens price , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 a lot of the experts have never seen the thing itself] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most of them were n't even born the last time 0 the painting was displayed *-1 publicly *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amcast Industrial Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to repurchase 500,000 shares , or about 7 % of its shares outstanding , in open market transactions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Amcast] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> previously] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it planned *-1 to repurchase shares] , but did n't disclose when or how many shares it intended *-2 to buy *T*-3 back .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CAE Industries Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its Link Flight Simulation division was awarded *-2 a contract *ICH*-1 by the U.S. Army for two helicopter simulators , which the company valued *T*-3 at as much as 37 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 31.5 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CAE] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fixed price for the first of the AH-64 Apache combat mission simulators is C$ 19 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The price of the second simulator] ranges between C$ 16.4 million *U* and C$ 18 million *U* , [<sub>ARG0</sub> CAE] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , * depending on when the Army exercises its option *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Helionetics Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to team with a unit of Minneapolis-based Honeywell Inc. *-2 to provide power amplifiers for a new military sonar system being proposed * by Honeywell] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Total value of the contract could be $ 100 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Helionetics] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , and work on the project would be about evenly divided .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> This Los Angeles company and its Union Federal Savings Bank subsidiary] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 more than 99 % of their 7 1\/4 % convertible subordinated debentures due 2011 were tendered *-1 for conversion into UnionFed common stock] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reynolds Metals Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net income dropped nearly 10 % to $ 123.7 million *U* , or $ 2.10 *U* a share , from $ 137.2 million *U* , or $ 2.56 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> William O. Bourke , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ingot price `` appears *-1 to have bottomed out] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 shipments are continuing at a `` healthy '' pace and 0 the company has no excess inventory] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Aluminum shipments of 329,600 metric tons were nearly equal to the year-earlier period] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Nevertheless] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in the latest quarter there were increased material and labor costs , including a new employee profit-sharing plan] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The No. 1 domestic aluminum producer , Aluminum Co. of America ,] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its earnings fell 3.2 % to $ 219 million *U* , or $ 2.46 *U* a share] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's a good indication that level of profitability has peaked for the industry] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Vahid Fathi , metals analyst with Prescott , Ball & Turben Inc. , who *T*-1 had estimated 0 Reynolds would earn about $ 2.35 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG0 The nation 's No. 2 aluminum company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 earnings were hurt *-1 by lower prices for certain fabricated aluminum products , which typically *T*-2 follow price fluctuations of primary ingots] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is not a grossly overvalued market , but it 's not cheap either] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Collins , president of the mutual fund company T. Rowe Price Associates in Baltimore] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bulls] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market is an incredible bargain , *-1 priced at only about 12 times estimated 1989 earnings for stocks in the Standard & Poor 's 500 index] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The common view] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Abby Cohen , strategist for Drexel Burnham Lambert ,] is that there will be `` mild economic growth , modest profit expansion , and things are going *-2 to be hunky-dory .
• [_ARG1 The market `` is going *-2 to wind down] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gerald W. Perritt , a Chicago money manager] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 've been two-thirds in cash since July , and I continue *-1 to think that * having a defensive position is appropriate] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Generalizations about value are n't useful] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> New York money manager John LeFrere of Delta Capital Management] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Money manager Robert Ross , head of Duncan Ross Associates Ltd. in Vancouver , British Columbia ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 stocks would have *-1 to fall 15 % to 20 % before they are competitive with less risky investment alternatives] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fredric Russell , a money manager in Tulsa , Okla. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Friday 's cave-in `` is going *-1 to have more of a permanent impact on the psyche of many investors than Wall Street would want *-2 to admit] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I still think 0 we will have a 3000 Dow , whether it 's six months *RNR*-3 or 12 months *RNR*-3 from now I do n't know *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Dreman , managing partner of Dreman Value Management in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some investors] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Friday 's sell-off was a good thing , because it deflated a lot of crazy takeover speculation] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was a healthy cleansing] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Michael Holland , who *T*-1 runs Salomon Brothers Asset Management in New York] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The fundamentals are pretty strong] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dreman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Friday 's big fall was `` just a blunder by the stock market] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Connolly , chief strategist for Dean Witter] .
• [_ARG1 Weakening corporate earnings] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , are no prescription for a bull market .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Disappointing profits are likely *-1 to get worse in the next two quarters] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mary Farrell , a market strategist at PaineWebber] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Companies with steady earnings growth] could do well , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , while others with high debt or poor earnings could see their shares decline far more than 10 % .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The stock market ai n't going *-2 to do much of anything '' for a while] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 John Neff of Wellington Management , who *T*-1 runs the $ 8.3 billion *U* Windsor Fund] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Neff] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the stock market has lost some powerful driving forces , namely earnings growth and the `` LBO sweepstakes '' -- buy-out fever that *T*-1 induced investors to bid up whole groups of stocks , such as media and airlines] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After *-1 sitting with 20 % of his fund in cash before Friday 's sell-off] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Neff] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he bought `` a narrow list of stocks '' yesterday] .
• [_ARGM-ADV With flat corporate profits on the horizon for 1990] , [_ARG0 money managers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 price-earnings multiples that *T*-1 look cheap today might go on *-2 being cheap for a long time] .
• [_ARG1 The turmoil on Wall Street may benefit some retailers attempting * to lead leveraged buy-outs of their specialty and department-store chains] , [_ARG0 investment bankers and retailers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Bankers believed in [_ARG0 the greater-fool theory] that *T*-1 [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 somebody else is always willing *-2 to pay more] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Having *-1 to take on less debt would certainly be an advantage] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Leblang] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Managers at five chains] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in recent weeks] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that they intend *-1 to bid for their companies] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's called bad money driving out good money] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one retailing observer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> What *T*-2 's encouraging about this is that retail chains will be sold *-1 on the basis of their sales and earnings , not liquidation values] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joseph E. Brooks , chairman and chief executive officer of Ann Taylor Inc. , a specialty chain] .
• `` [_ARG1 Prices for retail chains are lower today than they were *?* last week , which *T*-1 will help management] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Gilbert Harrison , chairman of Financo Inc. , an investment-banking firm specializing in retailing acquisitions] .
• [_ARG1 The combination of so many chains available for sale , the recent failures of such retailing LBO 's as Miller & Rhoads Inc. and declining investor confidence will drive down prices] , [_ARG0 retailing observers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The pricing will become more realistic , which *T*-1 should help management] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bruce Rosenthal , a New York investment banker with Nathan S. Jonas & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Justin 's attorney , Charles E. Baxley ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Justin would ask an appeals court *-1 to set aside the order temporarily , pending an expedited appeal] .
• `` [_ARG1 Their likelihood of * reversing us is very slim] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Lewis H. Eslinger , Sony 's attorney , who *T*-1 said 0 he doubts 0 Justin will go ahead with a trial] .
• `` Their likelihood of * reversing us is very slim , '' said *T*-2 Lewis H. Eslinger , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sony 's attorney] , who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he doubts 0 Justin will go ahead with a trial] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE & EQUITY TRUST] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will resume dividend payments with a 10-cent-a-share payout on Nov. 6 to shares of record Oct. 25] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite continuing troubles with problem assets and nonperforming loans] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to be able *-2 to maintain or increase the rate of distributions because of operations of joint-venture properties] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MEDUSA Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it voluntarily prepaid $ 7 million *U* on its original $ 75 million *U* term loan , * bringing the total debt reduction for the year to $ 18 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The cement producer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the payment was made *-1 from excess cash flow] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NATIONAL INCOME REALTY TRUST] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will resume dividend payments with a 12-cent-a-share dividend 0 *T*-2 to be paid *-1 Nov. 6 to shares of record Oct. 25] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite continuing troubles with problem properties and nonperforming loans] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Dallas trust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has rebuilt reserves , abandoned properties with little potential and experienced improved operating results from joint ventures] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MLX Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a preliminary agreement *ICH*-1 with senior lenders to its refrigeration and air-conditioning group * to restructure the $ 188.5 million *U* of credit facilities 0 the lenders provide *T*-2 to the group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MLX , which also *T*-4 makes aircraft and heavy-duty truck parts ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the debt was accumulated *-1 during its acquisition of nine businesses that *T*-3 make up the group , the biggest portion of which was related *-2 to the 1986 purchase of a Hillman Co. unit] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Among other things , the restructured facilities will substantially reduce the group 's required amortization of the term loan portion of the credit facilities through September 1992] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> MLX] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William P. Panny , MLX chairman and chief executive ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the pact `` will provide MLX with the additional time and flexibility necessary * to complete the restructuring of the company 's capital structure] . ''
• [_ARG0 Dow Jones & Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it acquired a 15 % interest in DataTimes Corp. , a subsidiary of Oklahoma Publishing Co. , Oklahoma City , that *T*-1 provides electronic research services] .
• [_ARG0 Flowers Industries Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will report a charge of eight cents to 10 cents a share for its fiscal first quarter , ended Sept. 23 , from the sale of two bakeries , in High Point , N.C. , and Gadsden , Ala] .
• [_ARG0 The convenience-food company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it sold the bakeries to Mills Family Bakery for an undisclosed amount] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sales were part of a 1983 Federal Trade Commission Consent Order] .
• [_ARG1 Raw-steel production by the nation 's mills decreased 0.8 % last week to 1,828,000 tons from 1,843,000 tons the previous week] , [_ARG0 the American Iron and Steel Institute] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 's Market Data Retrieval unit] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it acquired School and College Construction Reports service from Intelligence for Education Inc] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Bogdan Gumkowski , who *T*-1 runs the casino at Warsaw 's Marriott Hotel ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the ventures would help Poland service its $ 39 billion *U* foreign debt by * pouring dollars into the state firms in the joint ventures -- the LOT airline and Orbis tourist organization] .
• [_ARG1 South Africa 's National Union of Mineworkers agreed *-1 to suspend the strike by diamond workers and resume negotiations with De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. over their wage dispute] , [_ARG0 De Beers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 It] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the union had agreed *-1 to meet the company for further talks tomorrow] .
• The strike at five De Beers mines began last Thursday , with 9,500 out of a total 10,000 NUM members employed * on De Beers mines participating , according to the union , while [_ARG0 De Beers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 there were 7,800 participants] .
• [_ARG0 West German Environment Minister Klaus Toepfer] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Bonn is convinced *-1 of the need for cooperation , `` especially with our neighbors in the East , because we are directly affected *-2 by their ecological progress or lack of it] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Editor Hasse Olsson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 plans had called for 7,000 copies of the monthly Are Paev -LRB- Business Paper -RRB- to be sold *-1 at newsstands and an additional 3,000 promotion issues to be sent *-2 by direct mail] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 13,000 more copies were sent *-1 to Estonia because of strong sales] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Angel Gurria , Mexico 's top debt negotiator ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the country 's creditor banks are responding positively to Mexico 's debt-reduction package] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> An increasing 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] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gurria] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> China will spend $ 9.45 million *U* for urgent maintenance on Tibet 's Potala Palace , former home of the Dalai Lama] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the China News Service] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 This city already has too many tourists , and it ca n't hold them all] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Pierluigi Beggiato , the president of the Venice hoteliers association] .
• [_ARG0 American Business Computer Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it privately placed 1,035,000 common shares at $ 2.50 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG1 At that point domestic sales will slow down] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Kim Yoon Kwon , director of marketing for Daewoo Motor] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We never thought 0 we 'd own a car] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kwang Ok Kyong , who *T*-1 just bought a Daewoo LeMans on a five-year loan] .
• `` [_ARG1 We are very lucky *-1 to easily change an export loss to domestic plus] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Hong Tu Pyo , managing director of domestic marketing for Hyundai Motor Co] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the first hour , the real nervous folks came along] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fidelity Investments , the nation 's largest fund company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 phone volume was more than double its typical level , but still half that of Oct. 19 , 1987] .
• `` [_ARG1 It *EXP*-1 's a nice feeling * to know that things stabilized] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Sherman , the 51-year-old co-owner of a discount department store] .
• [_ARG1 Much of the money has been switched *-1 into money market funds] , [_ARG0 fund executives] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 The $ 1.1 billion *U* T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund was among the funds that *T*-1 borrowed during the Campeau crisis] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 George J. Collins , president of T. Rowe Price Associates Inc] .
• [_ARG1 That way] , [_ARG0 Mr. Collins] [_rel says] , `` We did n't have *-1 to sell securities in a sloppy market . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Outflows since the close of trading Friday remain below one-third their level of two years ago] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fidelity] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Two years ago , there was a lot of redemption activity and trouble with people getting through on the phone] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Kathryn McGrath , head of the investment management division of the Securities and Exchange Commission] .
• [_ARG0 Amcore Financial Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to acquire Central of Illinois Inc. in a stock swap] .
• [_ARG1 Shareholders of Central , a bank holding company based * in Sterling , Ill. , will receive Amcore stock equal to 10 times Central 's 1989 earnings] , [_ARG0 Amcore] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Food and Drug Administration] [_ARGM-TMP that day] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Bausch & Lomb could start *-1 selling them in the U.S.] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have capital requirements] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Linsert] , `` so we have *-2 to go ahead '' with a planned $ 1.5 billion *U* private placement .
• [_ARG1 Officers of the company , a health-care concern , `` were very discouraged on Friday and felt 0 they should n't go public ; we felt 0 they should *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sanford Robertson , partner in the banking concern] .
• `` [_ARG1 We were just beginning *-1 to look at the increase in IPOs , *-1 seeing the light at the end of the tunnel] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Frank Kline Jr. , partner in Lambda Funds , a Beverly Hills , Calif. , venture capital concern] .
• [_ARG1 Companies planning * to go public `` are definitely taking a second look] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allen Hadhazy , senior analyst at the Institute for Econometric Research , Fort Lauderdale , Fla. , which *T*-1 publishes the New Issues newsletter on IPOs] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> now] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Behrendt , president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [_ARG1 We 're making decisions on a day-to-day basis] . ''
• [_ARG1 *-1 Debt-free and profitable , the Boulder , Colo. , computer-products concern could borrow funds if it decides against an IPO now] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 KnowledgeWare Inc. , an Atlanta computer-software concern ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it is still planning *-1 to go ahead with its IPO this week or next -- unless conditions change] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a wait-and-see situation right now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Terry McGowan , president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> William O'Donnell , president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he still thinks 0 the IPO will succeed] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If it does n't *?*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , the company would have *-2 to change its expansion timetable .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In a sagging market , the Federal Reserve System `` might flood the market with funds , and that should bring interest rates down] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Leonard T. Anctil , vice president of the Bank of New England , Boston] .
• [_ARG0 James G. Zafris , president of Danvers Savings Bank , Danvers , Mass. ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the market turmoil `` is an absolute non-event for small business] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 The implication of an unsettled situation is that the thing could drop dramatically] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Henry Linsert Jr. , chairman of Martek Corp. , a four-year-old biotechnology company that *T*-1 is planning a private placement of stock] .
• [_ARG1 Instead , they could turn to * investing in smaller deals involving smaller companies] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• And [_ARG0 William E. Wetzel Jr. , a University of New Hampshire management professor and director of Venture Capital Network Inc. ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the market 's gyrations will underline the investors ' lack of control in big stock investments] .
• [_ARG1 This] will add to the appeal of small business , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , where investors often have a degree of influence *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [_ARG0 Staples Inc. , a Newton , Mass. , office-supplies discounter ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would accelerate expansion plans nationwide and offer more of its stock to the public] .
• [_ARG1 But with the company 's shares standing at $ 15 *U* yesterday , a new offering seems unlikely] , [_ARG0 company officials] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Business , however , continues *-1 to be `` robust , '' and the stock market has n't affected the concern 's expansion plans] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Todd Krasnow , a senior executive] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bay Financial Corp. , hurt * by high debts and deteriorating real estate investments ,] reported a wider loss for the fourth quarter and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it might be forced *-1 to seek a bankruptcy-court reorganization if it ca n't renegotiate its borrowings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bay] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a `` substantial part '' of its debt outstanding is in default as a result of inability * to sell certain properties quickly and lower-than-expected prices for sales made *] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its real estate portfolio is `` highly leveraged , '' while about two-thirds of its investments are n't income-producing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had a net loss in its fourth quarter ended June 30 of $ 36.2 million *U* , or $ 9.33 *U* a share , on revenue of $ 13.1 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although it is having serious cash-flow problems] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bay] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fair-market value of its holdings , minus debt , was equal to $ 6.02 *U* a share at June 30 based on a recent appraisal] .
• TRW Inc. reported a 12 % decline in third-quarter net income , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * excluding unusual gains in both quarters , operating profit rose 16 %] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Materials and production costs also rose] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> TRW] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> An acquisition accounted for half the sales rise] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> TRW] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The electronics , automotive and aerospace concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 third-quarter net was $ 60 million *U* , or 98 cents a share , down from $ 68 million *U* , or $ 1.11 *U* a share , a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 aerospace and defense sales were up 2 % for the quarter to $ 802 million *U* , and operating profit climbed 6 % to $ 61 million *U* , mainly because of improved program performance in spacecraft and advanced-technology contracts] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Automotive sales jumped 16 % to $ 791 million *U* , mainly because of higher sales of air bags and other passenger restraint systems] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> TRW] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> ca] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> even] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 I made my own mistakes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> UGI Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its AmeriGas subsidiary completed the previously announced sale of its air separation plant and related assets in Waukesha , Wis. , to AGA Gas Inc. , Cleveland] .
• `` [_ARG1 Irish and Soviet people are similar] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Ovcharenko] .
• [_ARG1 Moreover] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , Irish companies are small but spunky .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have *-1 to study their experience very well] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That 's not all] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's a revolution ahead of us that *T*-1 will ultimately change the way 0 we market and distribute steel *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 William Dennis , vice president , manufacturing and technology , for the American Iron Ore and Steel Institute] .
• [_ARG1 You have *-1 to beat everyone around the world] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Dennis] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The technology revolution is going *-1 to be very threatening to established producers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Marcus , an analyst with PaineWebber Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> An ebullient Kenneth Iverson , Nucor 's chairman ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company 's plant eventually will make a ton of steel in 1.5 man hours , compared with four to six man hours at a conventional mill] .
• `` [_ARG1 At this point , the minimill capacity wo n't make a great dent in the integrated market , but it does challenge them *-1 to develop new markets] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 James McCall , vice president , materials , at Battelle , a technology and management-research giant based * in Columbus , Ohio] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We said : ` We 've got a product : if you want it , you can buy it] , ' '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 adding : `` Now we 're figuring out what people need *T*-1 , and are going back *-4 to make it] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> We] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> ` We 've got a product : if you want it , you can buy it] , ' '' he says *T*-2 , *-3 adding : `` Now we 're figuring out what people need *T*-1 , and are going back *-4 to make it . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's like everyone climbing out of the QE II and getting into a lifeboat] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Jacobson , an analyst with AUS Consultants] .
• `` [_ARG1 People think of the steel business as an old and mundane smokestack business] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Iverson] .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 the chief executive officer of a major Midwest steel company] : `` It 's damn worrisome . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Crary] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 testimony by Kodak 's patent counsel , Francis T. Carr of Kenyon & Kenyon , showed that `` he worked with Kodak continuously from the outset of the project '' in an effort * to avoid infringement] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Carr told Kodak on many occasions * to avoid various features because of Polaroid 's patent positions , '' and Kodak followed his advice in every instance] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Crary] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> Irving Kayton , a patent expert at George Mason University School of Law who *T*-2 is familiar with the case ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fact that seven patents were infringed *-1 `` suggests 0 that infringement was willful] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's nothing that *T*-1 says that people at Harvard Business school have *-2 to agree with each other] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Buzzell] .
• `` There 's [_ARG0 nothing] that *T*-1 [_rel says] [_ARG1 that people at Harvard Business school have *-2 to agree with each other] , '' said *T*-3 Mr. Buzzell .
• [_ARG1 You might find something , but the chances are low] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Ellman , an analyst at Wertheim Schroder & Co] .
• And [_ARG0 Eugene Glazer , an analyst at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ,] [_rel said] : [_ARG1 `` If you hired an attorney 0 *T*-1 to be there all the time and give you a -LRB- prediction -RRB- of the eventual award , I would be willing *-2 to bet that he would be off '' by a lot] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> International Business Machines Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earnings tumbled 30 % in the third quarter , even a bit further than * expected *-1 , * rendering the outlook doubtful for the next few quarters] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 1990 will be another mediocre year] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Steve Milunovich of First Boston] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Stevens] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he kept a `` buy\/hold '' recommendation on the stock only because `` all the damage has been done *-1] . ''
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the stock has n't traded below 1 1\/2 times book value *ICH*-3 over the past 10 years , which at the moment *T*-1 computes to a stock price of $ 100 *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A key part of the question is , how soon does this disk-drive come *T*-1 and how soon does production ramp up *T*-2] ? '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steve Cohen at SoundView Financial Group] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> On leasing] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bob Djurdjevic at Annex Research] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thinks 0 IBM has hurt itself unnecessarily] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 IBM has priced its leases aggressively , *-1 thinking 0 that would help *-2 win business] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 IBM would have won the business anyway as a sale to a third party that *T*-1 would have then leased the equipment to the customer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 IBM has not only hurt its short-term revenue outlook but has also been losing money on its leases] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bob Bardagy , executive vice president of marketing at Comdisco Inc. , a huge leasing firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` * To put it mildly , IBM Credit has been doing some of the worst economic deals of any leasing company 0 we have ever seen *T*-1] . ''
• But the AS\/400 , IBM 's highly successful minicomputer line , is losing its momentum , and [_ARG0 some analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 sales could even decline in the fourth quarter] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] [_ARG1 that `` demand for IBM products and services continues *-1 to be good world-wide] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> PepsiCo Inc. 's chairman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he is `` more than comfortable with '' analysts ' estimates that third-quarter earnings rose to at least 98 cents to $ 1 *U* a share from 91 cents the year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 PepsiCo] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its soft-drink prices were about 2 % higher in the quarter] .
• [_ARG1 Snack-food tonnage increased a strong 7 % in the third quarter , while domestic profit increased in double digits] , [_ARG0 Mr. Calloway] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The new product has performed well in a market test in Las Vegas , Nev.] , [_ARG0 Mr. Calloway] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-TMP So far] , [_ARG0 analysts] have [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they are looking for $ 3.30 to $ 3.35 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG0 The official] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he also would be comfortable with that new range] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 third-quarter sales are expected *-1 to increase 25 % from $ 3.12 billion *U* of last year 's third quarter] .
• [_ARG0 The White House] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Ms. Hesse , a Chicago businesswoman who *T*-1 previously held posts at the Energy Department and FERC , is leaving *-2 to become a vice president of First Chicago Corp] .
• [_ARG0 Administration officials] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a date for Ms. Hesse 's departure has n't been set *-1] .
• [_ARG0 CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its directors declared a dividend of five cents per Class A common stock payable Nov. 6 to stock of record Oct. 16] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it hopes *-1 to resume its schedule of regular quarterly dividends at the end of this year] .
• [_ARG0 Hydro-Quebec] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it notified Central Maine Power Co. 0 it will cancel a $ 4 billion *U* contract * to supply electricity to the Maine utility] .
• [_ARG0 Central Maine] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is evaluating `` many energy options '' 0 * to make up for the lost future power *T*-1 , including new energy generation and management proposals from New England , and possibly new Canadian purchases] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The provincially owned utility] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is tearing up the deal because `` the contract 's objectives ca n't be fulfilled *-1] . ''
• [_ARG0 Hydro-Quebec] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Maine regulators ' refusal * to approve the contract earlier this year halted work on transmission lines and stopped negotiations for resale of electricity carried * through Maine to other utilities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It would now be physically impossible * to begin deliveries in 1992] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Hydro-Quebec official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hydro-Quebec] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Maine regulators ' refusal * to approve the contract means 0 Central Maine Power has lost its place in line] .
• `` [_ARG1 We wo n't sign any new contracts -LCB- with deliveries -RCB- beginning earlier than 2000] , '' [_ARG0 the Hydro-Quebec official] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Hydro-Quebec already has some `` customers *ICH*-2 in mind '' for the power that *T*-3 was *-4 to be delivered *-1 to Maine] .
• `` [_ARG1 Nothing *ICH*-1 has happened since we signed the contract * to undermine our conviction that Hydro-Quebec was the lowest-cost , most environmentally acceptable choice for * meeting a part of our customers ' energy needs through the year 2020] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Central Maine senior vice president Donald F. Kelly] .
• [_ARG0 CBOE Chairman Alger `` Duke '' Chapman] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that , unlike the futures market , the options exchange has *-2 to open in a rotation that *T*-1 allows each different options series to trade] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While Monday 's rebounding markets helped other investors recoup losses , many options customers and professional traders in stock-index options and the options on takeover stocks were left *-1 with multimillion-dollar losses] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders here and in New York] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Fossett still had several million dollars in capital left * after Friday 's close of trading , but not enough that regulators , worried * about another potential market plunge yesterday , would let it reopen for trading] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> options exchange officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> S. Waite Rawls III , vice chairman of Continental Bank , First Options ' parent company ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the firm took on about 160 accounts formerly held * by Fossett , almost all of them belonging to professional floor traders] .
• `` [_ARG1 Steve and his firm were still worth a lot of money] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Rawls] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3 was great * to have the luxury of time] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rawls] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Fossett firm had some losses and liquidity problems during the October 1987 crash as well] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rawls] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A federal official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Continental Bank worked with securities and banking regulators over the weekend *-2 to fashion the Fossett bailout , but that conditions were n't dictated *-1 by those agencies] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was their business decision] , '' [_ARG0 the official] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Officials at Options Clearing Corp. , which *T*-1 processes all options trades for U.S. exchanges ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the $ 50 million *U* guarantee was unprecedented , but was necessary * to help *-2 insure the integrity of the options markets] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was an extraordinary situation that *T*-1 needed extraordinary steps] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Stevens , OCC president and chief operating officer] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> CBOE and Amex officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Options Clearing Corp. contributed $ 20 million *U* to the guarantee , the CBOE put up $ 8 million *U* , the Amex added $ 4 million *U* and $ 18 million *U* came from Mr. Fossett 's own assets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeffrey Miller of Miller Tabak Hirsch & Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that given the high degree of leverage in the options market , it *EXP*-2 is `` very easy for these guys to get wiped out *-1] .
• [_ARG0 Anthony J.F. O'Reilly , the company 's chairman ,] swears by her firm touch , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 regular massages are a balm for his old football injuries] .
• [_ARG0 Massage advocates] [_rel say] [_ARG1 that * kneading the head , shoulders , neck and back can go a long way toward * easing tension and improving morale] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The blood flows to your head , you feel lightheaded and you do n't feel tension around the head or neck] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Minnie Morey , an operations supervisor at the Social Security office in Grand Rapids , Mich. , where massages began last month *T*-2] .
• `` [_ARGM-TMP When you leave the room after your massage *T*-1] , [_ARG0 people] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 you look like you 're glowing] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now we 're looking for a room with thicker walls] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Banks] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 You build up a lot of tension *-1 working at a terminal all day] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Soule] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his only beef was that the massages were being given *-1 in a company conference room ; the department 's supervised health facility would have been fine] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In my view , -LCB- massages -RCB- should be managed with an appropriate mixture of males and females around] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Russell Borner of Park Ridge , N.J. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has been working for the past year at a huge chemical and manufacturing concern in New York -- *-1 unbeknownst to the company 's executives] .
• `` [_ARG1 This is common with a lot of large companies] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Borner , who *T*-1 worked for American Telephone & Telegraph Co. for 23 years before * choosing his current trade] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I pull my hair back , wear a little makeup and look corporate] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Byler , who *T*-1 has been visiting Emerson since January] .
• `` [_ARG1 The culture is not ready *-1 to take off its clothes , lie down and be touched *-2 for an hour for $ 45 *U*] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• -LRB- [_ARG0 Ms. Ohlman , the Grand Rapids masseuse ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 she has heard the odd-looking contraption compared to something out of the Spanish Inquisition] . -RRB-
• [_ARG0 Mr. Palmer , who *T*-2 serves as president of the On-Site Massage Association and writes an industry newsletter ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 some 4,000 practitioners -- out of about 50,000 certified masseurs across the country -- now use massage chairs in the workplace , as well as on street corners , in airports and malls , and at conventions and other gatherings where weary people can be found *-1 *T*-3] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was a powerful point in my career] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the 31-year-old Mr. MacInnis , who *T*-1 has since taken out a $ 1 million *U* liability policy for his business] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Linda Aldridge , who *T*-1 does full-body work in Pittsburgh ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that while on-site massage is better than nothing , tired workers should realize 0 it is only the tip of the iceberg] .
• `` [_ARG1 Whole areas of their bodies are neglected *-1] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-2 , [_ARGM-ADV *-3 adding that clothes ruin the experience] .
• [_ARG1 The company owes $ 11 million *U* to the Shui On Group , the project 's Hong Kong contractor , and a significant , though unspecified , amount in legal fees to Coudert Brothers , a U.S. law firm] , [_ARG0 the sources] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARGM-LOC in a letter sent * in August to Asia Development] , [_ARG0 Schroders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the loan was terminated *-1 because the developer had failed *-2 to deliver adequate financial data and pay certain fees to the loan-management committee on time , according to officials close to the project] .
• [_ARG1 Instead] , [_ARG0 the creditors] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , the loan fell victim to nervousness about China 's political turmoil , as well as to concern about the loan 's security .
• [_ARG1 Lenders had doubts about the project even before June 4 , but the harsh crackdown , which *T*-1 caused many businesses to reassess their China transactions , `` gave the banks the out 0 they wanted *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an official close to the Shanghai venture] .
• `` [_ARG1 The company turned the corner *ICH*-2 fairly recently in profitability] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Margo McGlade of PaineWebber Inc. , who *T*-1 had been forecasting a 46 % jump in Pace 's net income from operations this year and another 42 % increase next year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Even if you look at it as a turnaround situation , it 's expensive] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Wayne Hood of Prudential-Bache Securities Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I would say 0 K mart 's number one job is * to address its market-share loss -LCB- in discount stores -RCB- , which longer-term *T*-1 will lead to improved profit margins] .
• She said , `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 K mart 's number one job is * to address its market-share loss -LCB- in discount stores -RCB- , which longer-term *T*-1 will lead to improved profit margins] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> K mart , based * in Troy , Mich. ,] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> recently] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net income would fall for the third consecutive quarter , after a 16 % drop in the first half of its current fiscal year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A K mart spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the acquisition would be financed *-1 with short-term borrowings] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Pace would ill continue *-1 to operate under its present management] .
• `` [_ARG1 The membership warehouse-club concept has great potential] , '' [_ARG0 the company 's chairman , Joseph E. Antonini ,] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] .
• [_ARG1 He will succeed Joel Chaseman , who *T*-1 will remain a vice president of the company and continue *-2 to represent Post-Newsweek stations in several industry organizations] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Holly Stark , a vice president who *T*-1 heads the trading desk at Dillon Read Capital Corp. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that once she figured out 0 the Quotron numbers were wrong , she called brokers *-2 to tell them] .
• `` It 's been kind of annoying , * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the least] , '' she said *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's been kind of annoying , * to say the least] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was a case of human error , which we found *T*-1 almost immediately and corrected *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for Reuter in New York] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some currency traders at West German banks in Frankfurt] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they sold dollars on the news and had *-1 to buy them back later at higher prices] .
• Dillon Read 's Ms. Stark said in early afternoon that she was still viewing prices and other data as subject to verification , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 portfolio managers continued *-2 to question the numbers 0 they saw *T*-1 on the screen] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dillon Read 's Ms. Stark] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in early afternoon] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that she was still viewing prices and other data as subject to verification] , and she said 0 portfolio managers continued *-2 to question the numbers 0 they saw *T*-1 on the screen .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Quotron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that snafu , which *T*-2 lasted nine minutes , resulted from a failure * to adjust for a 4-for-1 stock split at Philip Morris Cos] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Quotron spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 recent software changes may have contributed to yesterday 's problems] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Quotron switched to a backup system until the problems were corrected *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 It was crazy] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Neil Weisman , general partner of Chilmark Capital Corp] .
• But [_ARG0 those] who *T*-1 [_rel said] [_ARG1 `` This ca n't be happening ''] were right .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The prices of the individual stocks that *T*-1 make up the average were correct] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Quotron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , but the average was wrong .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Houston attorney Dale Friend , representing a plaintiff in a damage suit ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has negotiated a settlement that *T*-1 will strike a blow for his client] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> When Ms. Parks and her mother heard about what *T*-1 had happened *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Friend] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 , they volunteered that they would like *-4 to give Mr. Alexander a good walloping .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Friend] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he passed that along to his adversary , and soon they were talking about the ground rules under which Derr could keep its money *T*-1 and the plaintiffs could take a shot at Mr. Alexander *T*-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Friend] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he agreed *-1 to strike Mr. Alexander above the belt] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Ms. Parks and her mother indicated 0 they want *-1 to `` catch him unawares from behind] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Alexander] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 he regards the agreement , which *T*-2 has n't been submitted *-1 to a judge , as something of a joke] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Friend] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his side is `` dead serious] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although they do n't contemplate *-1 delivering any disabling blows] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Alexander will be asked *-2 to sign a release from liability , just in case] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Last month] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Friend] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , Mr. Alexander 's associate agreed that Derr would pay $ 50,000 *U* as part of an overall settlement .
• `` [_ARG1 I never agreed to it] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Alexander] [_rel says] *T*-2 , [_ARGM-ADV *-3 adding that `` it *EXP*-1 's not necessary * to pay these nuisance settlements] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Traders five feet from each other were making bids and offers that *T*-1 were a full point apart] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 one S&P 500 broker] .
• [_ARG1 Several of Wall Street 's largest securities firms , including Salomon Brothers Inc. and PaineWebber Inc. , were also large buyers] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Salomon Brothers was among the largest sellers of stock-index futures last week] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> With the FBI around here , bragging rights are a thing of the past] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one trader] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 referring to the federal investigation of futures trading that so far *T*-3 has resulted in 46 indictments lodged * against individuals on the Merc and the Chicago Board of Trade] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The sudden influx of liquidity enabled several traders to reap six-figure windfalls in a matter of minutes as prices soared] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 Guys were minting money in there today] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Legittino , a futures broker for Elders Futures Inc. in Chicago] .
• [_ARGM-TMP For the first time since the 1987 crash] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that they were able *-1 to trade several hundred S&P 500 contracts at a time in a highly liquid market] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the junk bond market increasingly is separating into a top-tier group , in which trades can be executed *-1 easily *T*-2 , and a larger group of lower-quality bonds in which liquidity -- or the ability * to trade without too much difficulty -- has steadily deteriorated this year *T*-3] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Liquidity has n't returned to the vast middle ground of the market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Minella of Merrill] .
• `` [_ARG1 The deadbeats are still deadbeats] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Feinman of Drexel] .
• [_ARG0 Paul Asquith , associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's Sloan School of Management] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 citing a pattern of junk-bond default rates that *T*-1 are low in the early years after issuance and rise later] , [_rel says] , [_ARG1 `` We 're now in a period where we 're starting *-3 to see defaults from the big issue years of 1984 to 1986] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Junk bonds are a highly stratified market] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Lewis Glucksman , vice chairman of Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co] .
• [_ARG0 Analysts at Standard & Poor 's] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 junk bond offerings by `` tightly stretched '' issuers seem *-1 to be growing] .
• `` [_ARG1 You could still have some very bad times ahead] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Bachmann] .
• [_ARG1 No trading *ICH*-1 existed for the vast majority of junk bonds] , [_ARG0 securities industry officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 I] 'm certainly not comfortable *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 we 've seen the bottom] . ''
• [_ARG1 Many issues `` bounced off the floor] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Minella] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , and benchmark junk issues `` recovered all of their losses '' from Friday and early yesterday .
• [_ARG0 Traders] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 yesterday 's rally was fueled *-1 by insurance companies looking for bargains after a drastic slide in prices the past month] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sometimes a shakeout is healthy] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Drexel 's Mr. Feinman] .
• `` [_ARG1 Nothing traded on Friday , and people were n't really sure where the market should have opened '' yesterday *T*-1] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Raymond Minella , co-head of merchant banking at Merrill Lynch & Co] .
• [_ARG1 At Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. , the leading underwriter of junk bonds , `` I was prepared *-1 to be in a very bad mood tonight] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Feinman , a junk bond trader] .
• But [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> before the stock market rebounded from a sharp early sell-off yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> *T*-1] , `` You could n't buy -LCB- junk bonds -RCB- and you could n't give them away . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you do n't need the money for 10 years , there 's a clear-cut case for * sticking to a steady core of stocks] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gregory] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stock-market investments also help *-2 balance the other assets 0 an individual owns *T*-1] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Blankenship Jr. , president of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stocks have a place in an investors ' portfolio along with real estate , bonds , international securities and cash] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• There are some important caveats : [<sub>ARG1</sub> Before * investing in stocks , individuals should have at least three to six months of living expenses set * aside in the bank] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> most investment advisers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 You may have *-1 to sell your stocks at a time when the market takes a plunge *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mr. Blankenship , a Del Mar , Calif. financial planner] .
• [_ARG1 But once the basics are covered *-1 , `` then I would start *-2 to invest , even if it 's as little as $ 1,000 *U*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Lipper , president of Lipper Analytical Services Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 individuals should consider not just stocks , but other long-term investments , such as high-quality bonds] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's very difficult 0 * to do *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Donald Holt , a market strategist for Wedbush Morgan Securities , a Los Angeles brokerage firm] .
• [_ARG1 The cost of * executing stock orders varies from brokerage to brokerage and with the size of the order , but 2 % of the order 's value is an average] , [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Stephen Boesel , manager of T. Rowe Price 's Growth and Income mutual fund] .
• [_ARG1 That can reduce returns by a third or more , once local taxes are included *-1] , [_ARG0 Mr. Lipper] [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 's very tough for most individuals to out-trade the mutual funds or the market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lipper] .
• Then , too , many individual investors lack the sturdy emotional makeup 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> professionals] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-2 is needed *-1 * to plunge in and out of the market] .
• `` [_ARG1 Unless an individual has a minimum of between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 *U* 0 *T*-1 to invest in stocks , he 's still better off in mutual funds than in individual stocks , in terms of * getting enough attention from a competent broker] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Lipper] .
• [_ARG1 The answer] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 academic researchers , money managers and investment specialists] , is yes -- as long as you approach the stock market as an investor .
• [_ARG0 George Douglas , first vice president at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 that individuals have a particular edge now in `` small to medium-size niche companies with exciting earnings prospects '' -- a traditional stomping ground for small investors] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's now selling at a multiple about even with the market] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Douglas] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're seeing a real turnaround in interest in small growth stocks] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that 's especially important this late in the growth phase of the economic cycle , when there 's no robust bull market *-1 to bail investors out of their mistakes *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Friday 's correction presents `` a pretty good buying opportunity , but * let 's not speculate at this point in the business cycle] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Carmine Grigoli , chief equity portfolio strategist at First Boston Corp] .
• [_ARG1 But] , [_ARG0 they] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 , people should n't try *-3 to be traders , who *T*-1 buy and sell in an effort * to ride the latest economic trend or catch the next hot stock .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Buy stocks on weakness for their long-term fundamentals] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 When the market is low *T*-1 , you are buying more shares , and when it 's high *T*-2 , you 're buying fewer shares] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Otherwise , if you put all your money in at one time , by sheer bad luck , you might pick a terrible time , and have *-1 to wait three years *-2 to get even] , [_ARG0 Mr. Gregory] [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 A disciplined program will work the best] , [_ARG0 Mr. Boesel] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One of the hardest things 0 * to do *T*-1 is * to buy stocks when the market is down *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 .
• `` [_ARG1 If you look at 75 years worth of investment history -- including the Great Depression and every bear market since -- stocks have outperformed almost everything 0 an individual could have owned *T*-1 by a long shot] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Barry Berlin , vice president at First Wachovia Capital Management] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> He still has n't proven his mettle as a big-league take-out artist] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> airline analyst Kevin Murphy of Morgan Stanley & Co] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Yesterday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Trump] tried *-1 to put the blame for the collapse of the UAL deal on Congress , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was rushing through a bill * to protect AMR executives] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Trump] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> never] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how much AMR stock he had bought *T*-1 , only that his holdings were `` substantial] . ''
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 AMR Chairman Robert Crandall might seize the opportunity presented * by the stock price drop *-1 to protect the nation 's largest airline with a defensive transaction , such as the sale of stock to a friendly holder or company employees] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 other knowledgeable observers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they believed 0 Mr. Crandall and the AMR board might well decide *-1 to tough it out without * taking any extra steps] .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they believed 0 Mr. Trump , whose towering ego *T*-2 had been viewed *-1 by some as a reason * to believe 0 he would n't back out , might come back with a lower bid] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Trump , who *T*-1 vowed Wednesday *-2 to `` go forward '' with the bid ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was dropping it `` in light of the recent change in market conditions] . ''
• [_ARG0 Ray Neidl of Dillon Read & Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Trump `` is stepping back and waiting for the dust to settle] .
• `` [_ARG1 I was never sure 0 Donald Trump really wanted *-1 to take AMR] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 John Mattis , a bond analyst with Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• [_ARG0 Officials familiar with the talks] said 0 Citicorp had discussed *-2 lowering the offer to $ 250 *U* a share , but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 that price was a talking point and that no decision has been made *-1] .
• [_ARG0 Officials familiar with the talks] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Citicorp had discussed *-2 lowering the offer to $ 250 *U* a share] , but said 0 that price was a talking point and that no decision has been made *-1 .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he might now sell his AMR stake , buy more shares , or make another offer at a lower price] .
• [_ARG0 Citibank and Chase] had agreed *-1 to commit $ 3 billion *U* , and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were `` highly confident '' of * raising another $ 4.2 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Officials familiar with the bank talks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the UAL buy-out group -- UAL pilots , management , and British Airways PLC -- is now willing *-1 to pay higher bank fees and interest , but is n't likely *-1 to boost its $ 965 million *U* equity contribution] .
• If they were *-2 to insist on a low bid of , * [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> $ 200 *U* a share] , the board might n't be able *-3 to obtain a higher offer from other bidders because banks might hesitate *-4 to finance a transaction 0 the pilots oppose *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Friday 's market debacle had given Mr. Trump an excuse * to bail out of an offer that *T*-1 showed signs of stalling even before problems *ICH*-2 emerged with the UAL deal] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Absent other working capital] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , the RTC would be forced *-3 to delay other thrift resolutions until cash could be raised *-1 by * selling the bad assets .
• `` [_ARG1 We would have *-1 to wait until we have collected on those assets before we can move forward] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [_ARG0 it] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the RTC 's total obligations may not exceed $ 50 billion *U*] , but that figure is derived *-1 after * including notes and other debt , and subtracting from it the market value of the assets 0 the RTC holds *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 But Congress did n't anticipate or intend more public debt] , [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 opponents of the RTC 's working-capital plan] , and Rep. Charles Schumer -LRB- D. , N.Y . -RRB- said 0 the RTC Oversight Board has been remiss in *-2 not keeping Congress informed .
• But Congress did n't anticipate or intend more public debt , say 0 *T*-1 opponents of the RTC 's working-capital plan , and [_ARG0 Rep. Charles Schumer -LRB- D. , N.Y . -RRB-] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the RTC Oversight Board has been remiss in *-2 not keeping Congress informed] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That secrecy leads to a proposal like the one from Ways and Means , which *T*-1 seems to me sort of draconian] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 Such agency ` self-help ' borrowing is unauthorized and expensive , far more expensive than direct Treasury borrowing] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Fortney Stark -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , the bill 's chief sponsor] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's a problem that *T*-2 clearly has *-3 to be resolved *-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Cooke , executive director of the RTC] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Fidelity spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 800-line , which *T*-1 already was operating but which many clients did n't know about *T*-2 , received about double the usual volume of calls over the weekend] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> A lot of investor confidence comes from the fact that they can speak to us] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're saying 0 the worst thing that anyone can do *T*-2 is * to see the market go down and dump everything , which *T*-1 just drives the prices down further] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Lampe , PaineWebber 's director of advertising] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> We] 're [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the worst thing that anyone can do *T*-2 is * to see the market go down and dump everything , which *T*-1 just drives the prices down further] , '' says *T*-3 John Lampe , PaineWebber 's director of advertising .
• `` We do n't think at this point 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> anything] needs *-2 to be [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market seems *-1 to be straightening out ; we 're taking a wait-and-see attitude] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Cathleen B. Stewart , executive vice president of marketing] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The stat 0 * to reckon with *T*-2 here] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that about three of four clubs -LRB- 29 of 39 -RRB- that *T*-1 took 2-0 Series leads went on *-3 to win it all] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The only thing 0 I 'm rooting for *T*-1 is for the Series to go seven games] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Williams , a Sacramento septuagenarian ,] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at the Coliseum] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> before Sunday 's go] .
• * Suffice it [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if this were a New York Yankees-Mets series , or one between the Chicago Cubs and White Sox -LRB- hey , it 's possible -RRB- , you 'd need uniformed police in every other seat *-1 to separate opposing fans , and only the suicidal would bifurcate their bonnets] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When it goes *T*-1 , you never know when you 'll get it back *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> These factors , combined with a strong dollar , should negatively affect the current quarter 's results] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> NCR] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Hingorani] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he lowered his full-year estimates for 1989 to $ 5.35 *U* a share from $ 5.50 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The computer maker , which *T*-2 sells more than half its goods outside the U.S. ,] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the negative effect of a stronger U.S. dollar will `` adversely affect '' its fourth-quarter performance and `` make it *EXP*-1 difficult '' * to better 1988 results] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NCR] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revenue declined both in the U.S. and overseas , * reflecting a world-wide softening of the computer markets] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 orders in the U.S. showed `` good gains '' during the latest quarter] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I see concern , but I do n't see any panic] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Palamara , a big , good-humored New York native who *T*-1 runs the 15-trader office] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is not the sort of market 0 * to have a big position in *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Smith , who *T*-1 heads trading in all non-U.S. stocks] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I had calls *ICH*-1 all night long from the States] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> All the takeover stocks -- Scottish & Newcastle , B.A.T , DRG -- are getting pretty well pasted *-2 this morning] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Because Tokyo did n't collapse , * let 's pick up a little stock] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When I want *-2 to buy *T*-1 , they run from you -- they keep changing their prices] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Fundamentally dangerous] ... , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Smith] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> almost in a whisper] , `` ... . fundamentally weak ... fairly vulnerable still ... extremely dangerously poised ...
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's falling like a stone] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Danny Linger , a pit trader who *T*-1 was standing outside the London International Financial Futures Exchange] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> France opened the limit down , off at least 10 % if you could calculate the index , which you could n't *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Clark , the Shearson trader ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> early in the afternoon] .
• Is n't it *EXP*-1 just as fair [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if you have a million people working for you , every good thing that *T*-2 has one chance in a million of * going right will go right at least once a year] ?
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Aides both in the House and Senate] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the withdrawal of the Trump bid for AMR is n't likely *-1 to deflate efforts * to push the legislation] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's still on the fast track and we still want *-1 to do it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one Senate aide] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a letter to subcommittee Chairman James Oberstar -LRB- D. , Minn. -RRB-] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Trump] criticized the bill as an explicit effort * to thwart his bid for AMR , and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it contributed to the collapse of the deal] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the fact that the other letter had n't come from Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner indicated 0 there is `` wiggle room '' in the administration 's position] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a possible prelude to the resumption of talks between Boeing Co. and striking Machinists union members] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a federal mediator] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 representatives of the two sides will meet with him tomorrow] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing] has declined *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> how many employees *T*-1 are working at its giant Renton , Wash. , plant] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It could be a long meeting or it could be a short one] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Doug Hammond , the mediator , who *T*-1 called the agreement * to meet a first step toward a resumption of negotiations] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're encouraged *-3 that talks are scheduled *-1 again but beyond that , we have made no expression of expectations] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Boeing spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Currently , average pay for machinists is $ 13.39 *U* an hour] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> With a strike fund of about $ 100 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the union] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was prepared *-1 for a long strike] .
• And [<sub>ARG1</sub> at the company 's Wichita , Kan. , plant , about 2,400 of the 11,700 machinists still are working] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DPC Acquisition Partners , a hostile suitor for Dataproducts Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it intends *-1 to launch a tender offer for the computer printer maker 's common stock] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DPC , a group led * by the New York investment firm Crescott Inc. ,] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-2 to file preliminary materials *ICH*-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a shareholder solicitation * to oust Dataproducts ' board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jack Davis , Dataproducts ' president , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company `` is at a loss *-1 to understand DPC 's intentions] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] called today 's announcement `` opportunistic and disruptive '' and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company intends *-1 to proceed with its restructuring] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They all went in the wrong direction] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Andreas Insam , an investment adviser for the Bank in Liechtenstein 's Frankfurt branch] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he told clients *-1 to buy selected West German blue chips after they fell by about 10 %] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The beginning was chaotic] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Nigel Longley , a broker for Commerzbank AG] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That is why everybody was a little surprised *-1 by the storm of sell orders from small private investors *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Norbert Braeuer , a senior trader for Hessische Landesbank] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> even if Wall Street continues *-2 to stabilize] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts here] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the latest blow to investor confidence could inhibit a swift recovery for the Frankfurt exchange , which *T*-1 already was showing signs of weakness after the DAX had slipped from a 1989 high of 1657.61 on Sept. 8] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dresdner Bank] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last month] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it hoped *-1 to raise 1.2 billion marks -LRB- $ 642.2 million *U* -RRB- by *-2 issuing four million shares at 300 marks each] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There was a volatility in the market that I have never seen *T*-1 before] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michel Vigier , a partner in brokerage firm Cholet Dupont] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brokers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as the news *ICH*-3 spread that Wall Street was moving up , traders who *T*-4 had called *-1 to place sell orders changed their line in mid-conversation , *-2 ordering buys instead] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> West German Economics Minister Helmut Haussmann] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> In my view , the stock market will stabilize relatively quickly] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The interest rate on short-term funds , which banks borrow *T*-1 *-3 to finance longer-term loans to customers , was `` sharply higher] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Morgan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• Morgan received $ 2 million *U* of interest payments on its medium and long-term Brazilian loans ; [<sub>ARG1</sub> had they been accruing interest , net interest income would have been $ 35 million *U* higher in the quarter] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Morgan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> These increases were partly offset *-1 by lower trading-related '' income] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Charlotte , N.C. , company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 earnings rose to $ 143.6 million *U* , or $ 1.45 *U* a share , from $ 58.9 million *U* , or 69 cents a share , a year earlier] .
• Included *-4 in the increase in the most recent quarter is *T*-3 a $ 33 million *U* loan , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> NCNB] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it `` expects *T*-2 to be fully repaid *-1 , with no loss , early in the fourth quarter] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> NCNB] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter results reflect 100 % of earnings of the Texas operation since Aug. 1] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the banking company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it purchased both Freedom Savings & Loan Association , Tampa , Fla. , and University Federal Savings Association of San Antonio , Texas , for $ 169.4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the gain resulted mainly from a $ 54 million *U* increase in net interest income , * reflecting a 33 % increase in real estate loans -LRB- mainly residential -RRB- , and a 19 % rise in consumer loans] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-3 Excluding the $ 2 billion *U* provision and allowing for the taxes 0 Morgan paid *T*-1 , earnings were about 65 cents a share] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Salem] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> LIN Broadcasting Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't take a position on a revised tender offer *ICH*-1 by McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. * to buy LIN and has asked for clarification of the offer] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The LIN board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 holders may be misled *-1 by the provision in the McCaw proposal that *T*-2 `` guarantees '' private market value after five years for the remaining shares] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> McCaw has `` no obligation * to purchase and the definition of private market value is uncertain] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the LIN board] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A group of institutional investors in Telerate Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Dow Jones & Co. 's $ 18-a-share *U* offer for the electronic financial information services company is `` grossly inadequate] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a letter filed * with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the group , which *T*-1 holds about 4.5 million Telerate shares , or about 4.7 % of the shares outstanding ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] `` ... [<sub>ARG1</sub> at present none of us believes 0 an offer for less than $ 25 *U* per share would be fair and some believe that $ 25 *U* is too low] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Dow Jones] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had n't seen the group 's filing] , but added , `` obviously Dow Jones disagrees with their conclusions .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the first dispute-settlement panel set up under the U.S.-Canadian `` free trade '' agreement has ruled that Canada 's restrictions on exports of Pacific salmon and herring violate the accord] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. wo n't accept any delays after Nov. 13 because U.S. fish-processing firms enter into contracts *ICH*-1 in the fall * to purchase the next season 's catch] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Canadian restrictions must be removed *-1 before such contracts are concluded *-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. and Canada have until Nov. 13 *-1 to resolve the dispute] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If a solution is n't reached *-1 by then] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , the U.S. would have the right * to suspend some trade concessions to Canada equivalent in value to the losses suffered * by U.S. fish-processing companies in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in Ottawa] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Canadian Trade Minister John Crosbie] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the dispute-settlement panel accepted the `` legitimacy of Canada 's position on the use *ICH*-1 of these landing requirements * to conserve and manage these important fisheries] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 Questioned about the seeming contradiction in the U.S. and Canadian government views of the panel 's report] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> an aide for Mrs. Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the panel had clearly ruled that the Canadian trade restrictions `` are illegal] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the dispute-settlement panel rejected this Canadian government argument] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We fully expect that Canada will comply with the panel 's ruling '' that the `` landing requirement '' also must be ended *-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BancOklahoma Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it completed a restructuring agreement previously agreed to * by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. , creditor banks and subordinated debenture holders] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In exchange for the $ 76 million *U* 0 they are owed *-1 *T*-2 , creditor banks will receive 3.9 million shares of BancOklahoma common stock and the proceeds from the future sales of four subsidiary banks to private buyers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank holding company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Also under the agreement , debenture holders will get one million shares of common stock in exchange for $ 7.7 million *U* in debentures and holders of BancOklahoma 's series A preferred stock will receive 1.25 shares of common stock for every share of preferred 0 they own *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BSN Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will begin an offer *ICH*-1 tomorrow * to exchange up to one million of its common shares and all of its $ 16.6 million *U* in 7 3\/4 % convertible debentures due 2001 for a package of new debt and common stock warrants] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it can redeem the warrants at its option for $ 1 *U* each] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BSN] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is making the offer *-1 to shrink its capital and increase shareholder value] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If all the bondholders and holders of one million common shares accept the offer , BSN will increase its debt by $ 9 million *U* , but it also will recognize a $ 2 million *U* gain from * retiring the old debt] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael J. Blumenfeld , president] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have sufficient cash flow 0 *T*-1 to handle that] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Profit from trading for its own account dropped] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the securities firm] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Retail profit surged , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was only a `` modest contributor '' to third-quarter results] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bear Stearns] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 net in the first quarter ended * Sept. 29 reached $ 22.1 million *U* , or 23 cents a share , from $ 20.5 million *U* , or 20 cents a share , in the year-earlier quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Seafirst Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed an agreement *ICH*-1 with builder Martin Selig * to purchase its headquarters building , the Columbia Seafirst Center , for $ 354 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> several large banks] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they detected no signs of unusual demand for credit that *T*-1 would signal such difficulties] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're seeing nothing out of the ordinary] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one official at a Top 10 bank] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> More taunting in the parking lot] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the players] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , led to a fight .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The fan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was punched and kicked *-1 by one player and that the other broke his jaw with a baseball bat] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The `` social dimension '' -- worker concerns -- of the European Community 's plan * to open its internal borders in 1992 could set the effort `` off the rails '' if * not done *-2 reasonably] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Electric senior vice president Frank Doyle] .
• But it opposes an American Medical Association proposal for * creating a `` registered care technologist , '' as `` potentially divisive '' ; [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the job would entail an unwanted new doctor 's `` bedside '' extension] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * TREATING EMPLOYEES with respect is crucial for managers] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> consultant Hay Group] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after surveys of a million workers] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> U.S. companies wanting * to expand in Europe face `` tough pressure '' from unions in nations such as West Germany , which *T*-1 play a big consulting role in management decisions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fully 80 % of employees who *T*-1 say 0 their bosses treat them with respect , but only a third of those who *T*-2 do n't feel respected] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 're satisfied with where they work *T*-3] .
• Fully 80 % of [<sub>ARG0</sub> employees] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 their bosses treat them with respect] , but only a third of those who *T*-2 do n't feel respected say 0 they 're satisfied with where they work *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite labor-shortage warnings] , 80 % aim for first-year wage increases of under 4 % ; and [<sub>ARG0</sub> 77 %] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 'd try *-1 to replace workers , if *-1 struck *-2 , or would consider it] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> TEMPORARY WORKERS have good educations] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the National Association of Temporary Services] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 ; its survey of 2,508 such employees shows 82 % with more than a high-school education , and 31 % with college degrees .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Since 1984 , more companies give sales-loss aid , as many real-estate values depreciated] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the council] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> FMC Corp. and Baxter International] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 unions also wo n't like plant relocations and needed restructuring , which *T*-1 means layoffs] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Many employers have already begun *-1 moving to southern countries such as Spain and Italy , where wages are low and unions are weaker *T*-2 ; demand for trained labor and managers will rise there ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> FMC] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> So] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a federal judge] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a case involving two players for the minor league Bluefield , Va. , Orioles , a Baltimore farm team] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Like its parent that year , `` Bluefield was not having a good year] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the judge] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the exchange 's trading procedures , personnel , equipment and links with other exchanges could n't have performed better] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We had no operating problems at all] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after the market closed] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Prices for the 416.3 million shares that *T*-2 changed hands during the session were carried *-1 on the exchange 's trading tape with barely a delay] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• While *-2 reaching blockbuster proportions yesterday , the volume was still well within the 600 million-share capacity that [<sub>ARG0</sub> the exchange] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it can handle *T*-1 daily since *-3 beefing up its computers after the October 1987 crash] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite traders ' complaints] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the links with the Chicago futures market worked as * planned *-1 in Friday 's rout *-2 to provide a cooling-off period] .
• But [<sub>ARG0</sub> some fast-food industry analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 problems with * keeping chicken warm and fresh must be solved *-1 first] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the test is continuing in Chicago , Columbus , Ohio , and a few other cities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 've been laggard] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 , `` but they 'll have *-2 to become more aggressive . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Crest Report , which *T*-1 tracks consumer purchases ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 customer traffic at chicken restaurants fell 10 % in the second quarter , while the overall fast-food customer count was down 2 %] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A harder sell] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Kosar , the firm 's president] , would `` detract from the profession . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's always a risk of lost messages] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Fitzgerald , chairman of Ketchum Advertising USA , which *T*-1 created similar radio spots for Pittsburgh National Bank] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Chicken business is off largely because of more competition from grocery-store convenience food , home-delivered pizza and other takeout fare] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman for the report , a publication of NPD Group , a market research firm in Port Washington , N.Y] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomas G. Dahlen , Big Bear 's executive vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the chain is still reviewing its product list *-1 to avoid such problems] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our intent is * to promote the best alternative] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-3] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Dahlen] , `` We 'll still be forced *-1 to sell items 0 we might not philosophically agree with *T*-2 . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan has chosen Antonia Novello to be the next surgeon general] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bush administration officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dr. Novello 's office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she would n't talk with reporters] , and it refused *-1 to release any information about her .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The newsletter Medicine & Health , which *T*-1 first disclosed her selection by Dr. Sullivan ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she is 44 years old and she studied at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine] .
• Though [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Colton] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 * expanding FHA lending would result in `` no cost to the government] , '' the mere diversion of funds from other parts of the economy and from other forms of housing -LRB- such as low-income -RRB- to the single-family home market would result in a major expense .
• But while the NAHB has suggested actions that states and localities should take *T*-1 *-3 to reduce regulatory barriers , the association has proposed no activist legislative program -- comparable to , [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , its detailed request for more federal subsidies -- 0 *T*-2 to eliminate counterproductive controls .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Two years ago when the NAHB lobbied for the $ 19 billion *U* omnibus housing bill *T*-1 , the organization `` basically dropped out of the taxpayers ' coalition] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. MacDonald] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Diplomatic sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Kohl may now agree *-3 to set a date for the conference *-3 to make it *EXP*-1 clear that West Germany is still committed *-2 to EC unity] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We did n't trade much today , as our policy now is * to wait and see] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a fund manager at Taisho Life Insurance Co] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Now we are looking for the time 0 * to place buy orders *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Unless there is a panic , this is the best time 0 * to buy *T*-1 , as was the case *?* two years ago] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have no plans *-2 to adjust our asset allocation in foreign equities] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Masato Murakami , chief portfolio manager in the pension fund management department at Yasuda Trust & Banking Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Friday 's Wall Street decline was `` well within the range of volatility '' that Yasuda Trust plans for *T*-1 when it charts its overseas investment strategy *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brokers and fund managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the region 's markets were reacting to Friday 's Wall Street plunge even though that decline was due to local factors such as failed corporate buy-outs and a deteriorating junk-bond market] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's pure psychology] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Au Yeung , an account executive for Drexel Burnham Lambert -LRB- HK -RRB- Ltd. in Hong Kong] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Several analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Malaysia and Singapore had the biggest losses because they are relatively open to rapid cash flows] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Singapore took the hit because when people want *-2 to get out *T*-1 , they tend *-3 to go where the liquidity is *T*-4] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-5 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Elizabeth Hambrecht , a regional analyst with Baring Securities -LRB- Hong Kong -RRB- Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Chenevix-Trench , a director at Hong Kong-based Baring International Fund Managers Ltd. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the market probably has n't hit bottom yet but is close] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If New York does n't collapse , I see maybe another 5 % on the downside , * not counting the risk of bad news out of China] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Still] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> despite the sudden reappearance of stock-market turbulence] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> managers of Japanese investment funds] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were n't planning *-1 to unload U.S. or European equities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frank Lloyd Wright] is reported *-1 to have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> once] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that if you tipped the world on its side , everything loose would end up in California] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Overall , `` this is a pleasant rally but it 's very selective] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arthur Cashin Jr. , a veteran PaineWebber Inc. trader at the Big Board] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roland M. Machold , director of the New Jersey Division of Investment , which *T*-1 oversees $ 29 billion *U* in investments ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the `` first thing 0 we did *T*-2 was * to double our orders '' yesterday morning] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But then it shot upward 7 1\/2 as Goldman , Sachs & Co. stepped in and bought] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> However] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Disney specialist Robert Fagenson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I would be surprised *-1 if Goldman represented 4 % of the opening volume] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> At Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Inc.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> head equity trader Dudley Eppel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the opening was constructive] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It was bedlam on the upside] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one Big Board specialist] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They were absolutely killed *-2 , slaughtered *-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one Chicago-based options trader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the closely watched Major Market Index , whose 20 stocks *T*-1 mimic the Dow industrials , did n't lead yesterday 's big rally] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Gallagher , a partner at specialist Fowler & Rosenau ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The difference between today and two years ago '' -- `` Terrible Tuesday , '' Oct. 20 , 1987 -- `` is that then we needed a savior to go into the Major Market Index , spend $ 2 million *U* and get the program rally started *-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Futures were pulling the stock market higher] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald Selkin , head of stock-index futures research at Prudential-Bache Securities Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But yesterday , even with halts in such major blue-chip stocks as Merck , `` we expected -LRB- the halts -RRB- and it was n't too bad , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donaldson 's Mr. Eppel , who *T*-1 had been critical of the specialists ' performance on Friday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that program trading strategies were n't responsible for *-1 triggering Friday 's decline despite a jump in the use of the computer-driven strategies in recent months] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some 24 million of the more than 100 million shares traded * in the final 90 minutes of Friday 's session , when the plunge in stock prices was concentrated *-1 *T*-2 , were program-related] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• Program trades make up 10 % of the exchange 's volume on an average day , but despite the increase Friday , it was `` certainly not something 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> you] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-1 precipitated the market decline] , '' Mr. Phelan said 0 *T*-2 .
• Program trades make up 10 % of the exchange 's volume on an average day , but [<sub>ARG1</sub> despite the increase Friday , it was `` certainly not something 0 you would say 0 *T*-1 precipitated the market decline] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Obviously , every time 0 we get this kind of reaction *T*-2 , it 's going *-3 to make everybody *ICH*-1 nervous , including me] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that exchange officials had conversations with Wall Street firms throughout the weekend and that `` all the participants behaved very , very responsibly today] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The institutions ca n't be criticized *-1 for their behavior] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. DaPuzzo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the performance of specialists during Friday 's plunge was admirable , because out of 1,640 Big Board common stocks traded * during the day only seven *T*-1 were closed *-2 and were n't reopened *-2 before the close] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They did an excellent job] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 of [<sub>ARG3-of</sub> the specialists] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Anybody can vote as they want *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. William Lehman -LRB- D. , Fla. -RRB- , head of the House conferees] .
• *-1 Leery of the costs -- and , [<sub>ARG0</sub> critics] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , competition -- the airlines have sought *-1 to gain leverage over the city of Denver .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revenue rose 138 % , to $ 10.9 million *U* from $ 4.6 million *U* , * reflecting the success of its movies `` Gorillas in the Mist '' and `` Rainman , '' as well as the box-office smash `` Batman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A group including Jon M. Huntsman of Salt Lake City ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it boosted its stake in Aristech Chemical Corp. to 8.36 % of the the common shares outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Huntsman group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it controls 2,720,675 Aristech common shares , including 306,000 shares bought * from Aug. 21 to Oct. 13 for $ 20 to $ 20.875 *U* per share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Waterford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the appointment of a new management team and the signing of a comprehensive labor agreement are expected *-1 to enhance the company 's long-term prospects] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 yesterday 's modest easing did n't stir much enthusiasm because it had been widely expected *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the high-yield market was helped *-1 by active institutional buying] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` I think 0 the willingness *ICH*-1 of securities companies * to make markets for high-yield issues improved the sentiment for junk bonds , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Lonski , an economist at Moody 's Investors Service Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Most of the action was during the night session , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Moore , trading manager at Continental Bank] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jay Goldinger , who *T*-1 often trades overnight for Capital Insight Inc. , Beverly Hills , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 trading in Tokyo was `` very active '' but highly volatile] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our markets were closely tied *-1 to the stock market , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joel Kazis , manager of trading at Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We went down 3\/4 point in 10 minutes right before lunch , then after lunch we went up 3\/4 point in 12 minutes , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> A widening of that magnitude] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one New York trader] , is `` not a favorable number ... .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Friday 's flight to quality was no longer needed *-2 once the stock market found its legs , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There 's lots of supply] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New York trader] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dealers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 morning activity was hectic as prices dropped in response to gains in the stock market and losses in Treasury securities , but trading slowed to moderate levels in the afternoon] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there were some busy dealings in Freddie Mac and Federal National Mortgage Association securities because underwriters from last week 's heavy slate of real estate mortgage investment conduit issues moved *-1 to gather collateral for new deals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 retail investors seemed *-1 to be hugging the sidelines until a measure of volatility is wrung out of the market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BMA Corp. , Kansas City , Mo. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it 's weighing `` strategic alternatives , '' for its Business Men 's Assurance Co. unit , and is contacting possible buyers of the life and health insurance operation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A BMA spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` runaway medical costs '' have made health insurance `` a significant challenge , '' and margins also have been pinched *-1 by changes in the mix of life-insurance products 0 consumers now demand *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Business Men 's Assurance unit represented about $ 288 million *U* of the company 's $ 488 million *U* in 1988 revenue , and the unit 's operating income was about $ 10 million *U*] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Laidlaw Transportation Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it raised its stake in ADT Ltd. of Bermuda to 29.4 % from 28 %] .
• A spokesman for Laidlaw declined *-2 to disclose the price 0 the Toronto transportation and waste services concern paid *T*-1 for the additional shares , which [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 *T*-3 were acquired `` over the last couple of weeks . '']
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Laidlaw would n't increase its stake in ADT beyond 30 % `` without a great deal of thought '' 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] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hertz Corp. of Park Ridge , N.J. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it retained Merrill Lynch Capital Markets *-1 to sell its Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. unit] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` There is no pressing need * to sell the unit , but we are doing it so we can concentrate on our core business , * renting automobiles in the U.S. and abroad , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Slider , Hertz 's executive vice president] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the loss resulted from startup and introduction costs related * to a new medical ultrasound equipment system] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sales for the Pittsburgh-based producer of specialty steels and other materials fell to about $ 265 million *U* in the third quarter from $ 320.5 million *U* a year earlier] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the third-quarter estimate indicates profit for the nine months of $ 4.65 *U* a share , `` almost equal to the full-year 1988 earnings '' of $ 108.6 million *U* , or $ 4.81 *U* a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Simmons] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the third-quarter results reflect continued improvements in productivity and operating margins] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 capital spending next year will rise to about $ 45 million *U* from about $ 35 million *U* this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Banknote Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it again extended the expiration date of its $ 7-a-share *U* tender offer for International Banknote Co. to Nov. 15] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Banknote] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is in negotiations * to sell `` certain facilities , '' which it did n't name *T*-1 , to a third party , and it needs the extension *-2 to try *-3 to reach a definitive agreement on the sale] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Banknote] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it believes 0 the sale , if *-2 completed *-1 , apparently would satisfy antitrust issues raised * by the U.S. Justice Department about U.S. Banknote 's offer * to buy International Banknote] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Banknote] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` there can be no assurance '' 0 a sale agreement would be concluded *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the tender offer would probably have *-2 to be extended *-1 further * to complete financing arrangements] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Banknote] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Citibank extended the expiration date of its commitment for senior secured financing to Nov. 15] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> U.S. Banknote] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as of Oct. 13 , 16.1 million shares , or about 84.3 % of the fully diluted shares outstanding , had been tendered *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gitano Group Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to buy 50 % of Regatta Sport Ltd. , a closely held apparel maker , with the assumption of $ 3 million *U* of contingent debt] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In 1989 , Regatta will have sales `` in excess of $ 10 million *U* '' and will show a profit] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Parker] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gitano , which *T*-1 makes budget-priced apparel sold * mainly through mass merchandisers like K mart and Wal-Mart ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Regatta acquisition will enhance its strategy * to expand into department stores] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enron Corp. , Houston ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale of preference units of its newly formed Enron NGL Partners L.P. master limited partnership subsidiary will result in an undetermined gain in the fourth quarter] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In a related move] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it increased the number of the partnership 's units 0 it will offer *T*-1 to 6,930,000 from 5,500,000] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Enron] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 each unit will be priced *-1 in the $ 19-to-$21 *U* range and will represent about 80 % of the partnership equity] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Arthur M. Goldberg] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he extended his unsolicited tender offer of $ 32 *U* a share tender offer , or $ 154.3 million *U* , for Di Giorgio Corp. to Nov. 1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DIG Acquisition Corp. , the New Jersey investor 's acquisition vehicle ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as of the close of business yesterday , 560,839 shares had been tendered *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The pendulum is swinging back to black and white , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard DeMoulin , the general manager of Eastman Kodak Co. 's professional photography division] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 Aimed *-3 at commercial photographers , the film can be used *-1 in very low light without * sacrificing quality ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Donald Franz of Photofinishing Newsletter] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 Slated *-3 for market by the end of the year , the paper `` could have been introduced *-1 a long time ago but the market was n't there then , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an Agfa spokesman] .
• Sales of Ilford 's four varieties of black-and-white film this year are outpacing growth in the overall market , although [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> wo] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] by [<sub>ARG1-by</sub> exactly how much] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We hope 0 the trend lasts , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Laurie DiCara , Ilford 's marketing communications director] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It has an archival , almost nostalgic quality to it , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Owen B. Butler , the chairman of the applied photography department at Rochester Institute of Technology] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Richard Crisman , the account manager for the campaign ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Gap did n't intentionally choose black and white to distinguish its ads from the color spreads of competitors] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We wanted *-1 to highlight the individual , not the environment , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` and black and white allows you to do that better than color . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Companies `` feel 0 black and white will convey a stronger statement , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Marc L. Hauser , a Chicago photographer who *T*-1 is working on a black-and-white print ad for Stouffer Food Corp. 's Lean Cuisine] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-2 Using black and white , `` we can make housewives look like stars , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Perrin] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> His On-Broadway Photography studio in Portland , Ore. ,] doubled its business last year and , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , is booked *-2 solid for the next five .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One customer , Dayna Brunsdon ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she spurned a color portrait for black and white because `` it 's more dramatic] .
• I show it to my friends , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> they all] [<sub>rel</sub> say] ` [_ARG1 wow] . '
• [_ARG1 `` It seems 0 computers as hobbies have waned , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ian Brightman , Beseler 's chairman and chief executive officer] .
• `` [_ARG1 Black and white has n't made the same quantum leaps in technological development as color] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Butler of the Rochester Institute] .
• [_ARG0 You] [_ARGM-MOD ca] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 the same] [_ARGM-MNR with black and white] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's got a classic spirit and carries over emotionally] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alfred DeBat of Professional Photographers of America] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> McClatchy Newspapers Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 improvements in advertising and subscription revenue led to a 21 % gain in third-quarter profit to $ 8.8 million *U* , or 31 cents a share , from $ 7.2 million *U* , or 25 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Gatoil] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the Swiss oil concern was examining the offer , submitted * last Friday , along with two other offers , also submitted * last week] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> further] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that at least two more offers *ICH*-2 are expected *-1 from other companies within two weeks] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It was an entirely different pattern from what we 're seeing *T*-1 now , ''] [_ARG0 Mr. Moore] [_rel says] *T*-2 .
• Notably absent from the Columbia index is *T*-2 the stock market , which [_ARG0 Mr. Moore] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 `` *T*-1 is simply no longer such a good indicator of the economy 's long-range prospects , though it still is useful for * anticipating some short-run twists and turns] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` Stocks have become more sensitive to factors not directly tied * to the domestic economy , ''] [_ARG0 Mr. Moore] [_rel says] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 citing the exchange rate for the dollar on currency markets , the foreign-trade balance and inflows of foreign capital] .
• [_ARG1 But the far stronger showing of the Columbia index `` makes a recession any time soon highly unlikely , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Geoffrey H. Moore , the director of the Columbia facility] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> BSN S.A. , a leading French food group ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to acquire Birkel G.m.b . H. , a West German pasta maker] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The French group has an agreement giving it the right * to buy all the shares outstanding , and this could be completed *-1 within a few months ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a BSN spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The takeover was submitted *-1 for approval by the West German cartel office] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> BSN] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] said 0 it reduced its rating on $ 281 million *U* of senior and subordinated debt of this thrift holding company , to C from Ca , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it believes 0 bondholders will recover only `` negligible principal] . ''
• [_ARG0 Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it reduced its rating on $ 281 million *U* of senior and subordinated debt of this thrift holding company , to C from Ca ,] [_ARGM-ADV *-1 saying 0 it believes 0 bondholders will recover only `` negligible principal] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it confirmed American Continental 's preferred stock rating at C] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The rating agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 about $ 85 million *U* in securities was affected *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The downgrades] were prompted *-1 , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , by the continuing turmoil in the junk bond market and the suspension of dividends on CenTrust 's preferred stock .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it believed 0 the proposed sale of 63 CenTrust branches to Great Western Bank could , if * completed *-1 , endanger the thrift 's funding and market position] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Budget director Darman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he wo n't give federal agencies much leeway in * coping with Gramm-Rudman spending cuts , which *T*-1 took effect yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Intel Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached an agreement *ICH*-1 with Alliant Computer Systems Corp. * to develop software standards for Intel 's i860 microprocessor] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alliant] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to use the microprocessor in future products] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Omnicare Inc. , which *T*-1 intends *-2 to expand its position in the medical and dental markets ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired a cotton and gauze products division from closely held Sterile Products Corp. for $ 8.2 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Omnicare] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects the division to add `` substantial sales volume and to make a positive contribution to our earnings in 1990 and beyond] . ''
• [_ARG0 Omnicare] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the division operates under the trade name ACCO and supplies the medical and dental markets] .
• [_ARG1 The business , based * in St. Louis , had sales of more than $ 14 million *U* in the fiscal year ended March 31] , [_ARG0 Omnicare] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Burmah Oil PLC , a British independent oil and specialty chemicals marketing concern ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 SHV Holdings N.V. of the Netherlands has built up a 6.7 % stake in the company] .
• [_ARG0 James Alexander , a Burmah spokesman ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 SHV had previously owned `` a little under 5 % '' of Burmah for about two years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The Dutch company had n't notified Burmah of its reason for * increasing the stake] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> J.P. Industries Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it signed a definitive agreement * to sell its Builders ' Hardware Group to closely held Nalcor Inc. of Beverly Hills , Calif] .
• Terms were n't disclosed *-1 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> a J.P. Industries spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the amount 0 J.P. Industries will get *T*-2 for the group is `` a little better than * expected *-3 by the marketplace , and the marketplace had been expecting $ 25 million to $ 30 million *U*] . ''
• [_ARG0 J.P. Industries , which *T*-2 is based *-1 in Ann Arbor , Mich. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the sale completes a previously announced program * to divest itself of its hardware and plumbing supplies operations] .
• [_ARG0 *-1 A unit of troubled Southmark Corp.] , the operator of nursing homes and retirement centers [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it sustained a net loss of $ 1.6 million *U* , or nine cents a share , compared with net income of $ 1.3 million *U* , or eight cents a share , a year earlier] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the $ 3.1 million *U* reserve was created *-2 *-3 to reflect doubt about the collectability of receivables owed * to National Heritage by some of the real estate partnerships 0 it manages *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 expenses incurred * by the previous board and management in the recent contest for control were recognized *-1 primarily in the first quarter ended Sept. 30] .
• [_ARG0 United Biscuits] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the combined group , which *T*-1 will include businesses such as McVities biscuits and Terry 's confectionery , will have annual sales of more than # 1.5 billion *U* -LRB- $ 2.35 billion *U* -RRB- and trading profit of more than # 160 million *U* -LRB- $ 251 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [_ARG1 `` The new structure will enable United Biscuits to focus clearly upon opportunities for planned growth during the 1990s , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bob Clarke , deputy chairman and group chief executive] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One analyst , Peter Cardillo of Josephthal & Co. , New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the gold market already had some good price-supporting technical factors that *T*-1 would have caused prices to rise , with or without the stock market] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` What the stock market did *T*-1 was cause the rise to take place earlier than it would have happened *?* , ''] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Cardillo] .
• [_ARG1 There 's a good chance that gold will retain its gains and rise further] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 This would be damaging to the dollar and supportive for gold] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 crude was due for a correction anyhow , following several days of significant gains] .
• [_ARG1 Now] , [_ARG0 the analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , only minor points remain *-1 to be cleaned *-2 up .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For all intents and purposes , an agreement appears *-2 to have been achieved *-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> However , this was brushed *-1 aside by concern over the stock market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the analyst] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` It was simply overbought , ''] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , and selling by funds that *T*-1 are computer guided helped *-3 depress prices .
• [_ARG1 Technical considerations following the hurricane , which *T*-1 was a factor in the market Friday , caused prices to decline yesterday] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Ernest Simon , cotton specialist for Prudential-Bache Securities , New York] .
• [_ARG1 However , after *-1 absorbing the potential effect of the hurricane , prices began *-1 to slip late Friday] , [_ARG0 Mr. Simon] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 That selling continued yesterday and kept prices under pressure] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Colder weather *ICH*-3 is being predicted *-1 for the high plains of Texas and the northern states of the Delta during the coming weekend] , [_ARG0 Mr. Simon] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 A price-depressing factor] , [_ARG0 one analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , was that India , which *T*-1 had been expected *-3 to buy around 200,000 tons of sugar in the world market , did n't make any purchases .
• [_ARG1 India recently bought 200,000 tons and was expected *-1 to buy more] , [_ARG0 the analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> India may have felt that if there was a severe drop in the stock market and it affected sugar , it could buy at lower prices] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Judith Ganes , analyst for Shearson Lehman Hutton , New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Knight-Ridder Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would report increased earnings per share for the third quarter , * contrary to reported analysts ' comments that the publishing company 's earnings would be down] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A company spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he believed 0 the confusion was caused *-1 when James Batten , Knight-Ridder 's chairman and chief executive , told New York analysts two weeks ago that Knight-Ridder 's earnings per share for the first nine months of 1989 would `` be behind a little bit '' from like period of *T*-2]
• [_ARG0 The Knight-Ridder spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the third-quarter earnings that the company plans *-1 to report *T*-2 Oct. 24 are expected *-3 to be up] .
• [_ARG0 The spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was `` comfortable '' with revised analysts ' projections that the company would report earnings of between 62 cents and 64 cents *U* a share , compared with the 53 cents a share 0 it reported *T*-1 for the 1988 third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Knight-Ridder] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed with estimates that net income for all of 1989 would be around $ 2.86 *U* a share , compared with $ 2.59 *U* a share a year earlier] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DD Acquisition Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it extended its $ 45-a-share *U* offer for Dunkin ' Donuts Inc. to Nov. 1 from yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> DD Acquisition] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it already owns 15 % of the common shares of the doughnut shop chain and that as of the close of business Friday an additional 11 % had been tendered *-1 to its offer] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In savings activity] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sandler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 consumer deposits have enjoyed a steady increase throughout 1989 , and topped $ 11 billion *U* at quarter 's end for the first time in the company 's history] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Whirlpool Corp. , Benton Harbor , Mich. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has developed a process * to recover environmentally harmful chlorofluorocarbons , or CFCs , that *T*-1 previously entered the atmosphere during in-home repair of refrigerators and freezers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of home appliances] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the process , which *T*-1 involves the use of a multilayer plastic bag during repairs 0 *T*-2 to capture the gaseous substance and transport it to a recycling center , is already in use at a number of its service centers , and will be available to all authorized repair centers by spring] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Whirpool] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We see this process as a small but important step toward eventual elimination of CFC use in appliance manufacture] .
• [_ARG0 Maxus Energy Corp. , Dallas ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it discovered a new oil field northeast of its previously discovered Intan Field in the southeast Sumatra area of Indonesia] .
• [_ARG0 Maxus] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it did n't run a production test on the three discovery wells 0 it drilled *T*-2 in the field , which *T*-1 is about 1.6 miles from the Intan Field , because the wells are similar to others drilled * at its Intan and Widuri fields] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 Maxus] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it believes 0 the reserves in the field are about 10 million barrels of oil] .
• [_ARG0 Environmental Systems Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is restating its results *-2 to reduce 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] .
• [_ARG0 The Little Rock , Ark. , hazardous-waste services company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the restatement will reduce its net for the nine months ended July 31 to $ 2.5 million *U* , or 17 cents a share , from $ 3.7 million *U* , or 26 cents a share] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that for financial reporting purposes last year it took tax credits that *T*-2 will be recognized *-1 for tax purposes this year] .
• [_ARG0 Jack W. Forrest , Environmental Systems president and chief executive officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the change increases the company 's effective tax rate to about 35 % from 20 %] .
• [_ARG0 Memotec Data Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a definitive merger agreement with ISI Systems Inc. under which Memotec will acquire ISI for $ 20 *U* -LRB- U.S. . -RRB- a share , or about $ 130 million *U* , in cash and securities *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Memotec] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 under the agreement , ISI , a Braintree , Mass. , provider of computer software and services to the insurance industry , will merge with a U.S. unit of Memotec created * for that purpose] .
• [_ARG0 Memotec] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the agreement calls for it to make a $ 20-a-share *U* cash tender offer for all shares outstanding of ISI] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 it] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Charles Johnston , ISI chairman and president , agreed *-1 to sell his 60 % stake in ISI to Memotec upon completion of the tender offer for a combination of cash , Memotec stock and debentures] .
• [_ARG0 Memotec] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the tender offer is conditioned *-1 on , among other things , holders tendering at least 15 % of the shares outstanding , other than the shares held * by Mr. Johnston] .
• [_ARG0 ISI] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board has instructed management *-1 to accept inquiries from any others interested * in *-2 making a bid] .
• [_ARG0 ISI] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it can withdraw from the merger agreement with Memotec if a better bid surfaces] .
• [_ARG0 CMS Energy Corp. , Jackson , Mich. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has resumed the purchase of its common stock under a program approved * by its directors in 1987] .
• [_ARGM-TMP At the time of the original announcement] , [_ARG0 CMS] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its board authorized the purchase of as many as five million of its shares] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 2.6 million shares have been purchased *-1 since then] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will buy additional shares `` from time to time in the open market or in private transactions at prevailing market prices] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hughes Aircraft Co. , a unit of General Motors Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to purchase the Electro-Optics Technology division of Perkin-Elmer Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Perkin-Elmer , which *T*-2 is based *-1 in Norwalk , Conn. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale of the Danbury , Conn. , unit is consistent with its restructuring strategy announced * in April] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hughes of Los Angeles] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the PerkinElmer unit 's work complements efforts by its Electro-Optical and Data Systems group , which *T*-1 makes infrared sensors , military lasers and night vision equipment] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hughes] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects the sale to close by year end] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Both the union and the regional telephone company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were working together *-1 to resolve differences] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Investors big and small] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they learned valuable lessons since the 1987 crash] : In this age of computerized trading , huge corrections or runups in a few hours ' time must be expected *-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen Boesel , a major money manager for T. Rowe Price in Baltimore ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` There was less panic than in 1987 : We had been through it once] . ''
• [_ARG1 `` I look at it as a ho-hum matter , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` There is too much complacency , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 money manager Barry Schrager] .
• [_ARG1 Clients `` are all staying out '' of the market] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> one Merrill trader] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The beginning was chaotic , ''] [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Nigel Longley , a broker for Commerzbank]
• [_ARG1 `` I see concern , but I do n't see panic , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> J. Francis Palamara , a New Yorker who *T*-1 runs the 15-trader office] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> shortly before then] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> some of Wall Street 's sharpest traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they sensed a turn] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The first thing that *T*-1 caught my eye that *T*-2 was encouraging was 0 Treasury bonds were off , ''] [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Austin George , head of stock trading at T. Rowe Price] .
• [_ARG1 Japanese] were [_rel said] *-1 to be heavy buyers .
• [_ARG1 Then] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , corporations with share buy-back programs kicked into high gear , * triggering gains in , among other issues , Alcan Aluminium and McDonald 's .
• [_ARG1 But then it suddenly burst upward 7.5 as Goldman , Sachs & Co. stepped in and bought almost every share offer] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 `` It was bedlam on the upside , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one Big Board specialist] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. LeBaron , who *T*-1 manages $ 10 billion *U* ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` We turned the trading system on , and it did whatever it was programmed *-3 to do *T*-2 . '']
• [_ARGM-ADV *-2 Asked *-3 what stocks the computer bought *T*-1] , [_ARG0 the money manager] [_rel says] , [_ARG1 `` I do n't know] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` They were absolutely killed *-2 , slaughtered *-2 , ''] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one Chicago-based options trader] .
• [_ARG0 Charles Clough , a strategist at Merrill Lynch ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 bargain hunting had explained the Dow 's strength up to that point and that many market professionals were anticipating a drop in the Dow] .
• [_rel Says] [_ARG1 *ICH*-1] [_ARG0 James Norman , the mayor of Ava , Mo.] : `` I do n't invest in stocks .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> While Mayor Norman found the market 's performance Monday reassuring] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , he remains uneasy .
• `` We have [_ARG0 half the experts] [_rel saying] [_ARG1 one thing *RNR*-3] and half the other '' *RNR*-3 about the course of the economy .
• [_ARG0 Ralph Holzfaster , a farmer and farm-supply store operator in Ogallala , Neb. ,] [_rel says] of [_ARG3-of the last few days events] , [_ARG1 `` If anything good comes out of this , it might be that it puts some of these LBOs on the skids . '']
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gordon Fines , a money manager at IDS Financial Services in Minneapolis ,] [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` You 're on a roller coaster , and that may last] .
• [_ARG0 Skipper 's Inc. , Bellevue , Wash. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it signed a definitive merger agreement for a National Pizza Corp. unit to acquire the 90.6 % of Skipper 's Inc. 0 it does n't own *T*-1 for $ 11.50 *U* a share , or about $ 28.1 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Pittsburg , Kan.-based National Pizza] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the transaction will be financed *-1 under its revolving credit agreement] .
• [_ARG0 Skipper 's] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the merger will help *-1 finance remodeling and future growth] .
• [_ARG0 National Pizza] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it settled its dispute with Pizza Hut , * allowing it to make the purchase] .
• [_ARG1 Also , Skipper 's results began *-1 to turn around , * permitting a higher offer] , [_ARG0 National Pizza] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 The space agency] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it did n't expect weather or protesters to block the liftoff] .
• [_ARG1 The Bush administration is preparing *-1 to extend a ban on federal financing of research using fetal tissue] , [_ARG0 government sources] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 In what *T*-2 was considered *-1 the largest protest in the Communist state 's 40-year history , at least 120,000 demonstrators marched through the southern city of Leipzig *-4 to press demands for democratic freedoms] , [_ARG0 opposition activists] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARGM-ADV While anti-abortion groups are opposed *-1 to such research] , [_ARG0 scientists] have [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 * transplanting such tissue could be effective in * treating diabetes] .
• [_ARG0 Five African nations] , [_ARGM-DIS however] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they would continue *-1 selling the valuable tusks] .
• [_ARG0 The Egyptian president] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he would visit Libya today *-1 to resume the talks] .
• [_ARG0 The White House] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Bush is `` fully satisfied *-1 '' with CIA Director Webster and the intelligence agency 's performance during the Oct. 3 failed coup in Panama] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the guerrillas would present a cease-fire proposal *ICH*-2 during the negotiations in Costa Rica that *T*-1 includes constitutional and economic changes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The State Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there was a `` possibility '' that some Nicaraguan rebels were selling their U.S.-supplied arms to Salvadoran guerrillas] , but insisted 0 it was n't an organized effort .
• [_ARG0 Secretary of State Baker] , in a foreign policy speech , called for the reunification of Germany , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 it was the `` legitimate right '' of the German people] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> British retail sales volume rose a provisional 0.4 % in September from August and was up 2.2 % from September 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Department of Trade and Industry] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company had sales of $ 400 million *U* in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Shortly after *-1 completing the $ 1.56 billion *U* acquisition of West Point-Pepperell Inc. in April] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Farley 's holding company , Farley Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was considering the sale of Cluett , a leading shirt maker and one of West Point-Pepperell 's biggest units] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The companies] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the agreement is subject to Bidermann 's receipt of financing and to regulatory and other approvals] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale is expected *-2 to be concluded *-1 by the end of November] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Farley] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale of three of Cluett 's four main divisions plus other `` anticipated '' West Point-Pepperell asset sales by December , should bring in a total of about $ 700 million *U*] .
• But the Blue Arrow tumult is n't over yet , as the British government is investigating a disputed # 25 million *U* -LRB- $ 39.4 million *U* -RRB- loan which [_ARG0 Mr. Fromstein] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 *T*-2 was made *-1 under Mr. Berry 's direction] .
• [_ARG0 Blue Arrow Chairman Mitchell Fromstein] [_rel said] [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] [_ARG1 that the two steps may be a prelude to * reincorporating the world 's biggest employment-services group in the U.S.] .
• [_ARG1 `` Our balance sheets look like they came from Alice 's wonderland , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fromstein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Fromstein] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes *-1 to eradicate some of the good will left * on Blue Arrow 's U.S. books in one fell swoop] , but would n't specify how much .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The number of U.S. temporary workers fell about 1 % in the 12 months ending Aug. 31 , after *-2 sliding nearly 3.5 % in July] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kidder Peabody 's Mr. Arthur] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` In the U.S. market , the recognition of the Manpower name is infinitely stronger than Blue Arrow , ''] [_ARG0 Mr. Fromstein] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 `` It further reinforces the concept that Blue Arrow is a thing of the past , ''] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Doug Arthur , an analyst at Kidder Peabody & Co. in New York] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> * Reaching that goal] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert T. Foote , Applied 's chief financial officer] , will require `` efficient reinvestment '' of cash by Applied and continuation of its healthy 19 % rate of return on operating capital .
• [_ARG1 While profitable , it `` was n't growing and was n't providing a satisfactory return on invested capital , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 With a little patience , these businesses will perform very satisfactorily] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Sim] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 When he came to Applied *T*-1 , `` I did n't have the power * to execute as I do today , ''] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while *-1 applauding the acquisition] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Applied 's chief executive faces a tough challenge in * integrating the two companies] .
• `` [_ARG1 The question is how long it 's going *-1 to take Barry Wright *T*-2 *-4 to make a contribution] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 F. John Mirek , an analyst at Blunt Ellis Loewi in Milwaukee] .
• Countered 0 *ICH*-2 James Maguire , chairman of specialists Henderson Brothers Inc. : `` It *EXP*-1 is easy * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the specialist is n't doing his job] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Some `` circuit breakers '' installed * after the October 1987 crash] failed their first test , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 , *-2 unable *-3 to cool the selling panic in both stocks and futures .
• [_ARG1 On the exchange floor , `` as soon as UAL stopped *-2 trading , we braced for a panic] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one top floor trader] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 most of their major institutional investors , on the other hand , sat tight] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Big investment banks refused *-1 to step up to the plate *-2 to support the beleaguered floor traders by *-3 buying big blocks of stock] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-4 .
• `` [_ARG1 It screwed things up] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 one major specialist] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> When the airline information came through *T*-2 , it cracked every model 0 we had *T*-1 for the marketplace] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a managing director at one of the largest program-trading firms] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Big Board Chairman John J. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the circuit breaker `` worked well mechanically] .
• [_ARG0 Futures traders] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the S&P was signaling that the Dow could fall as much as 200 points] .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 Jeffrey B. Lane , president of Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Friday 's plunge is `` going *-1 to set back '' relations with customers , `` because it reinforces the concern of volatility] .
• [_ARG0 Jeffrey Yass of program trader Susquehanna Investment Group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 2,000 S&P contracts *ICH*-1 were for sale on the close , the equivalent of $ 330 million *U* in stock] .
• [_ARG1 While Friday 's debacle involved mainly professional traders rather than investors , it left the market vulnerable to continued selling this morning] , [_ARG0 traders] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The Big Board 's Mr. Grasso] [_rel said] , [_ARG1 0 `` Our systemic performance was good] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Obviously we 'll take a close look at any situation in which we think 0 the dealer-community obligations were n't met *-1 *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Phelan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` It *EXP*-2 will take another day or two '' * to analyze who *T*-1 was buying and selling Friday] .
• [_ARG1 Once again -LCB- the specialists -RCB- were not able *-3 to handle the imbalances on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Christopher Pedersen , senior vice president at Twenty-First Securities Corp] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a portion of the $ 32 million *U* realized * from the sales will be used *-1 *-2 to repay its bank debt and other obligations resulting from the currently suspended air-charter operations] .
• [_ARG0 A consortium of private investors operating as LJH Funding Co.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has made a $ 409 million *U* cash bid for most of L.J. Hooker Corp. 's real-estate and shopping-center holdings] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't anticipate any problems in * raising the funding for the bid] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Allan Campbell , the head of mergers and acquisitions at Hoare Govett] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• Eventually Mr. Simpson and Mr. Herscu had a falling out over the direction of the company , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Simpson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he resigned in 1988] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Reached *-1 in Honolulu] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Shidler] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he believes 0 the various Hooker malls can become profitable with new management] .
• `` [_ARG1 These are n't mature assets , but they have the potential 0 * to be so *T*-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Shidler] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The assets are good , but they require more money and management '' than * can be provided *-1 in L.J. Hooker 's current situation] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Simpson] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] . ``
• [_ARG0 Sanford Sigoloff , chief executive of L.J. Hooker ,] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] [_ARG1 that he has not yet seen the bid but that he would review it and bring it to the attention of the creditors committee] .
• [_ARG1 Canadian steel-ingot production totaled 291,890 metric tons in the week ended Oct. 7 , up 14.8 % from the preceding week 's total of 254,280 tons] , [_ARG0 Statistics Canada , a federal agency ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-TMP As small investors peppered their mutual funds with phone calls over the weekend] , [_ARG0 big fund managers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they have a strong defense against any wave of withdrawals : cash] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 fund managers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they 're ready] .
• [_ARG0 Windsor Fund 's John Neff and Mutual Series ' Michael Price] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had raised their cash levels to more than 20 % and 30 % *U* , respectively , this year] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 've let the money build up] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lynch *ICH*-2] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 , who *T*-4 added that he has had trouble *-5 finding stocks 0 he likes *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> many fund managers] have built up cash levels and [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they will be buying stock this week] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG1</sub> a strong level of investor withdrawals is much more unlikely this time around] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> fund managers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's not nearly as much froth] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Bogle , chairman of Vanguard Group Inc. , a big Valley Forge , Pa. , fund company] .
• [_ARGM-ADV If the market drops further today] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he 'll be buying blue chips such as Bristol-Myers and Kellogg] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If they croak stocks like that] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , it presents an opportunity that *T*-1 is `` the kind of thing 0 you dream about *T*-3 . ''
• [_ARG0 Major mutual-fund groups] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 phone calls were arriving at twice the normal weekend pace yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 The Boston firm] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 stock-fund redemptions were running at less than one-third the level two years ago] .
• [_ARG1 But most investors seemed *-1 to be `` in an information mode rather than in a transaction mode] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steven Norwitz , a vice president] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> Vanguard] , [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> among other groups] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was adding more phone representatives today *-1 to help investors get through] .
• `` [_ARG1 We view -LCB- Friday 's -RCB- market decline as *-1 offering us a buying opportunity as long-term investors] , '' [_ARG0 a recording at Gabelli & Co. funds] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARGM-TMP over the weekend] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is not a major crash] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Nevertheless] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ms. Garzarelli] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she was swamped *-1 with phone calls *ICH*-2 over the weekend from nervous shareholders] .
• `` [_ARG1 Half of them are really scared and want *-1 to sell] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel said] , `` but I 'm trying *-2 to talk them out of it . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Two years ago , unlike today , the dollar was weak , interest rates were rising and the market was very overvalued] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> they] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 From the investors ' standpoint , institutions and individuals learned a painful lesson ... by *-1 selling at the lows '' on Black Monday] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Stephen Boesel , manager of the $ 580 million *U* T. Rowe Price Growth and Income Fund] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Two years ago there were massive redemption levels over the weekend and a lot of fear around] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> C. Bruce Johnstone , who *T*-1 runs Fidelity Investments ' $ 5 billion *U* Equity-Income Fund] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Newport Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report fiscal-first-quarter earnings of between 15 cents and 19 cents *U* a share , somewhat below analysts ' estimates of 19 cents to 23 cents] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The maker of scientific instruments and laser parts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 orders fell below expectations in recent months] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Otradovec , vice president for planning at the Phoenix , Ariz. , carrier ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the work stoppage at Boeing , now entering its 13th day , `` has caused some turmoil in our scheduling '' and that more than 500 passengers who *T*-2 were booked *-3 to fly out of Houston on America West would now be put *-1 on other airlines] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I figure that American and United probably have such a hard time *-2 counting all the planes in their fleets , 0 they might not miss one at all] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Otradovec] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's so close to completion , 0 Boeing 's told us 0 there wo n't be a problem] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a Southwest spokesman] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for AMR Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Boeing has assured American Airlines 0 it will deliver a 757 on time later this month] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We want *-3 to make sure 0 they know what they want *T*-2 before they come back] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Doug Hammond , the federal mediator who *T*-1 has been in contact with both sides since the strike began] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Otradovec] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Boeing told America West that the 757 0 it was supposed *-3 to get *T*-2 this Thursday would n't be delivered *-1 until Nov. 7 -- the day after the airline had been planning *-4 to initiate service at Houston with four daily flights , including three nonstops to Phoenix and one nonstop to Las Vegas] .
• `` [_ARG1 The market has taken two views : that the labor situation will get settled *-2 in the short term and that things look very rosy for Boeing in the long term] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Howard Rubel , an analyst at Cyrus J. Lawrence Inc] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 Mr. Baker] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he thinks 0 the earliest 0 a pact could be struck *-1 *T*-2 would be the end of this month] , [_ARGM-ADV *-3 hinting that the company and union may resume negotiations as early as this week] .
• [_ARG1 Still] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , it *EXP*-1 's possible that the strike could last considerably longer .
• Last week , [_ARG0 Boeing Chairman Frank Shrontz] sent striking workers a letter , *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 that `` to my knowledge , Boeing 's offer represents the best overall three-year contract of any major U.S. industrial firm in recent history] . ''
• -- [<sub>ARG0</sub> United Auto Workers Local 1069 , which *T*-1 represents 3,000 workers at Boeing 's helicopter unit in Delaware County , Pa. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-2 to extend its contract on a day-by-day basis , with a 10-day notification * to cancel , while it continues *-3 bargaining] .
• -- [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boeing] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> on Friday] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it received an order *ICH*-1 from Martinair Holland for four model 767-300 wide-body jetliners valued * at a total of about $ 326 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Boeing spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a delivery date for the planes is still being worked *-1 out `` for a variety of reasons , but not because of the strike] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I just do n't feel that the company can really stand *RNR*-2 or would want *RNR*-2 a prolonged walkout] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tom Baker , president of Machinists ' District 751 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Atco Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its utilities arm is considering *-1 building new electric power plants , some valued * at more than one billion Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 851 million *U* -RRB- , in Great Britain and elsewhere] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> C.S. Richardson , Atco 's senior vice president , finance ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its 50.1%-owned Canadian Utilities Ltd. unit is reviewing cogeneration projects in eastern Canada , and conventional electric power generating plants elsewhere , including Britain , where the British government plans *-1 to allow limited competition in electrical generation from private-sector suppliers as part of its privatization program *T*-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 There seems *-1 to be a move *ICH*-2 around the world * to deregulate the generation of electricity] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Richardson] [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 , and Canadian Utilities hopes *-3 to capitalize on it .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a real thrust on our utility side] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 adding that Canadian Utilities is also mulling projects in underdeveloped countries , though he would be specific] .
• `` [_ARG1 We 're certainly looking at some power generating projects in England] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bruce Stram , vice president , corporate strategy and corporate planning , with Enron Corp. , Houston , a big natural gas producer and pipeline operator] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Stram] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Enron is considering *-2 building gas-fired power plants *ICH*-4 in the U.K. capable of *-3 producing about 500 megawatts of power at a cost of about $ 300 million to $ 400 million *U*] .
• [_ARG1 They can be C$ 1 billion *U* plus] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Richardson] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> But we would n't go into them alone , '' and Canadian Utilities ' equity stake would be small] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our long suit is our proven ability * to operate '' power plants] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Mr. Richardson would n't offer specifics regarding Atco 's proposed British project , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would compete for customers with two huge British power generating companies that *T*-2 would be formed *-1 under the country 's plan * to privatize its massive water and electric utilities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> PSE Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report third earnings of $ 1.3 million to $ 1.7 million *U* , or 14 cents to 18 cents a share] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the improvement is related to additional cogeneration facilities that *T*-3 have been put *-2 into operation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Diamond Shamrock Offshore Partners] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had discovered gas offshore Louisiana] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it formed a $ 53.4 million *U* limited partnership subsidiary 0 *T*-1 to buy land in California suitable for residential development] .
• `` [_ARG1 This is one of the best ways 0 * to assure a pipeline of land 0 *T*-2 to fuel our growth at a minimum risk to our company *T*-3] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Karatz] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The partnership runs the risk that it may not get the approvals for development , but in return , it can buy land at wholesale rather than retail prices , which *T*-2 can result in sizable savings] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bruce Karatz , president and chief executive officer of Kaufman & Broad] .
• [_ARG1 Typically , developers option property , and then once they get the administrative approvals , they buy it] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Karatz] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 adding that he believes 0 the joint venture is the first of its kind] .
• [_ARG1 By *-1 setting up the joint venture , Kaufman & Broad can take the more aggressive approach of *-1 buying raw land , while *-1 avoiding the negative impacts to its own balance sheet] , [_ARG0 Mr. Karatz] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We were all wonderful heroes last year] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> an executive at one of Quantum 's competitors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth Mitchell , director of Dow 's polyethylene business] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 producers were surprised *-1 to learn how much inventories had swelled throughout the distribution chain as prices spiraled up *T*-2] .
• `` [_ARG1 People were even hoarding bags] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Mr. Stookey] [_rel said] of [_ARG3-of the boom] , [_ARG0 0 `` It 's going *-1 to last a whole lot longer than anybody thinks 0 *?*] . ''
• *-3 Noting others ' estimates of when price increases can be sustained *-1 *T*-2 , he remarks , 0 `` [_ARG0 Some] [_rel say] [_ARG1 October] .
• [_ARG0 Some] [_rel say] [_ARG1 November] .
• [_ARG0 I] [_rel say] [_ARG1 1992] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> You] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 you could have sold X percent of this product and Y percent of that] , '' recalls *T*-2 Theodore Semegran , an analyst at Shearson Lehman Hutton who *T*-1 went through this exercise during his former career as a chemical engineer .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-2 Asked *-1 about a bid for Quantum] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a BP spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [_ARG1 0 We pretty much have a policy of *-3 not commenting on rumors , and I think 0 that falls in that category] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The studies -LCB- on * closing the unit -RCB- could n't be completed *-1 until now] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 RJR is discussing its network-buying plans with its two main advertising firms , FCB\/Leber Katz and McCann Erickson] .
• `` [_ARG1 We found with the size of our media purchases that an ad agency could do just as good a job at significantly lower cost] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 the spokesman , who *T*-1 declined *-4 to specify how much RJR spends *T*-2 on network television time] .
• [_ARG0 An executive close to the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 RJR is spending about $ 140 million *U* *ICH*-1 on network television time this year , down from roughly $ 200 million *U* last year] .
• [_ARG0 The spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the broadcast unit will be disbanded *-1 Dec. 1 , and the move wo n't affect RJR 's print , radio and spot-television buying practices] .
• [_ARG0 One employee with the group] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 RJR moved 11 employees of the group back to New York in September because `` there was supposed *-1 to be a future] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company hired three more buyers for the unit within the past two weeks , *-1 wooing them from jobs with advertising agencies] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The RJR spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company moved the 11 employees to New York last month because the group had then been in the midst of *-1 purchasing ad time for the networks ' upcoming season] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Bush administration] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> earlier this year] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would extend steel quotas , known * as voluntary restraint agreements , until March 31 , 1992] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would use that two-and-a-half year period *-2 to work toward an international consensus on * freeing up the international steel trade , which *T*-1 has been notoriously managed , subsidized and protected *-3 by governments] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Automatic call processors] will provide that system for virtually any telephone , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pierce] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , not just phones produced * by Elcotel .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Pierce , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that earnings in the most recent quarter will be about two cents a share on revenue of just under $ 4 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The lower results] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pierce] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , reflect a 12-month decline in industry sales of privately owned pay telephones , Elcotel 's primary business .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although Mr. Pierce expects that line of business to strengthen in the next year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Elcotel will also benefit from *-1 moving into other areas] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Foremost among those is *T*-1 the company 's entrance into the public facsimile business] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pierce] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Pierce] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Elcotel should realize a minimum of $ 10 *U* of recurring net earnings for each machine each month] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Britain 's retail price index rose 0.7 % in September from August and was up 7.6 % for the year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Central Statistical Office] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Quest Medical Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it adopted a shareholders ' rights plan in which rights * to purchase shares of common stock will be distributed *-1 as a dividend to shareholders of record as of Oct. 23 *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plan was n't adopted *-1 in response to any known offers for Quest , a maker and marketer of hospital products] .
• `` [_ARG1 When shelf space was cheap *T*-1 , bigger was better] , '' [_rel says] [_ARG0 Hugh Zurkuhlen , an analyst at Salomon Bros] .
• [_ARG1 Then retailers `` will probably push the -LCB- less-established -RCB- brands out altogether] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kao officials] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> previously] have [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are interested in *-1 selling detergents in the U.S.] , but so far the company has focused on acquisitions , such as last year 's purchase of Andrew Jergens Co. , a Cincinnati hand-lotion maker .
• `` [_ARG1 This is something 0 P&G would do *T*-1 with or without Kao] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Zurkuhlen] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They do n't want *-2 to get caught *-3 again] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one industry watcher] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Retailers in Phoenix , Ariz. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 P&G 's new powdered detergent -- 0 *T*-2 to be called *-1 Cheer with Color Guard -- will be on shelves in that market by early November] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company will study results from this market before *-1 expanding to others] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Others] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Bush administration may feel 0 the rhetoric on both sides is getting out of hand] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> some] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reflected the growing debate in Washington over * pursuing free trade with Japan versus some kind of managed trade] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Yet] [<sub>ARG0</sub> more than one American official who *T*-1 sat in with her during three days of talks with Japanese officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her tone often was surprisingly `` conciliatory] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 my line has been very consistent] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Hills] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at a news conference] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Saturday afternoon] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the trade imbalance was mainly due to macroeconomic factors and should n't be tackled *-1 by * setting quantitative targets] .
• `` [_ARG1 My impression was that you would be a scary old lady] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 drawing a few nervous chuckles from his colleagues] .
• [_ARGM-LOC At one of her news conferences] , [_ARG0 Mrs. Hills] [_rel said] , [_ARG1 0 `` I believe 0 we can do much better than 20 %] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 such results should be `` measurable in dollars and cents '' in * reducing the U.S. trade deficit with Japan] .
• [_ARG0 Traditional Industries Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-2 to report a net loss for the fourth quarter that *T*-1 ended June 30 and is seeking new financing] .
• [_ARG0 The seller of photographic products and services] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is considering a number of financing alternatives , including * seeking increases in its credit lines] .
• [_ARG0 Traditional] declined *-1 to estimate the amount of the loss and [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel say] [_ARG1 if it expects *-2 to show a profit for the year] .
• [_ARGM-MNR Separately] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would file a delayed fiscal-year report with the Securities and Exchange Commission `` within approximately 45 days] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the delay resulted from difficulties in * resolving its accounting of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> Under an agreement *ICH*-1 filed * in federal court in August * to settle FTC objections to some Traditional sales practices] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Traditional] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would establish a $ 250,000 *U* trust fund 0 *T*-2 to provide refunds to certain customers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Information International Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was sued *-1 by a buyer of its computerized newspaper-publishing system , alleging that the company failed *-2 to correct deficiencies in the system] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Information International] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the lawsuit by two units of Morris Communications Corp. seeks restitution of the system 's about $ 3 million *U* purchase price and cancellation of a software license provided * by the Morris units to Information International for alleged failure * to pay royalties] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Information International] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it believes that the complaints , *-1 filed * in federal court in Georgia , are without merit] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> As Syms 's `` core business of off-price retailing grows , a small subsidiary that *T*-1 is operationally unrelated becomes a difficult distraction] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Marcy Syms , president of the parent] , [_ARGM-LOC in a statement] .
• [_ARG0 A spokeswoman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Sulka operates a total of seven stores in the U.S. and overseas] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Refining margins were so good in the third quarter of last year and generally not very good this year] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Randol , a securities analyst at First Boston Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Refiners] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 margins picked up in September] , and many industry officials believe 0 gasoline profits will rebound this quarter , though still not to the level of 1988 's fourth quarter .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The gasoline picture may improve this quarter] , but chemicals are likely *-1 to remain weak , [<sub>ARG0</sub> industry executives and analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , * reducing chances that profits could equal their year-earlier performance .
• `` [_ARG1 We could see higher oil prices this year] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bryan Jacoboski , an analyst at PaineWebber Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've been very disappointed in the performance of natural gas prices] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cox , Phillips 's president] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The industry is `` seeing a softening somewhat in volume and certainly in price in petrochemicals] , '' [_ARG0 Glenn Cox , president of Phillips Petroleum Co. ,] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 securities analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 Phillips will be among the companies hard-hit by weak chemical prices and will probably post a drop in third-quarter earnings] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It seems to me that a story like this breaks just before every important Cocom meeting] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Washington lobbyist for a number of U.S. computer companies] .
• `` [_ARG1 There 's no evidence that the Soviet program 0 *T*-2 to -LRB- illegally -RRB- acquire Western technology has diminished] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 a State Department spokesman] .
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 the Bush administration] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it wants *-1 to see evidence that all Cocom members are complying fully with existing export-control procedures before it will support further liberalization] .
• [_ARG0 Bankers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 warrants for Hong Kong stocks are attractive because they give foreign investors , wary of volatility in the colony 's stock market , an opportunity * to buy shares without *-1 taking too great a risk] .
• [_ARG1 Financial Corp. purchased the bonds in at least 70 different transactions in 1984 and since then has realized $ 11 million *U* in losses on them] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Officials at Drexel] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had n't seen the suit and thus could n't comment] .
• Financial Corp. said 0 it agreed *-1 to buy the bonds after [_ARG0 a representative of Ivan F. Boesky Corp.] visited it in November 1983 and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Financial Corp. could improve its financial condition by *-2 purchasing the bonds] .
• [_ARG0 Financial Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-1 to buy the bonds after a representative of Ivan F. Boesky Corp. visited it in November 1983 and said 0 Financial Corp. could improve its financial condition by *-2 purchasing the bonds] .
• [_ARG0 Ideal Basic Industries Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its directors reached an agreement in principle calling for HOFI North America Inc. to combine its North American cement holdings with Ideal in a transaction that *T*-1 will leave Ideal 's minority shareholders with 12.8 % of the combined company] .
• Ideal 's directors rejected that offer , although [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they endorsed the merger proposal] .
• [_ARG0 Ideal] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to complete the transaction early next year] .
• [_ARG1 And they 're likely *-1 to stay that way for months 0 *T*-2 to come] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Until then , limited stocks are likely *-1 to keep prices near the $ 4-a-bushel *U* level] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 In theory at least , tight supplies next spring could leave the wheat futures market susceptible to a supply-demand squeeze] , [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Daniel Basse , a futures analyst with AgResource Co. in Chicago] .
• [_ARG0 The exchange] [_rel said] [_ARG1 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 the Italian conglomerate , which *T*-1 had refused requests * to reduce its holdings] .
• [_ARG1 Unseasonably hot , dry weather across large portions of the Great Plains and in wheat-growing areas in Washington and Oregon is threatening *-1 to reduce the yield from this season 's winter wheat crop] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Conrad Leslie , a futures analyst and head of Leslie Analytical in Chicago] .
• [_ARG1 That figure climbs to about 47 % in wheat-growing portions of Kansas] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 For one thing , even with many farmers planting more winter wheat *ICH*-2 this year than last , tight wheat supplies are likely *-3 to support prices well into 1990] , [_ARG0 the analysts] [_rel say] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 The price cut] , [_ARG0 one analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 , appeared *-3 to be aimed *-1 even more at Europe , where consumption of Brazilian juice has fallen *T*-4 .
• [_ARG1 It 's a dollar-priced product , and the strong dollar has made it more expensive in Europe] , [_ARG0 the analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Barring a cold snap or other crop problems in the growing areas , downward pressure on prices is likely *-1 to continue into January , when harvesting and processing of oranges in Florida reach their peak *T*-3] , [_ARG0 the analyst] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I would continue *-1 to look for a stable crude market , at least in futures '' trading] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Hinton , an energy futures broker with Stotler & Co] .
• `` [_ARG1 This market still wants *-2 to go higher] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Nauman Barakat , a first vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
• [_ARGM-PNC In response to dwindling domestic supplies] , [_ARG0 Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter] [_ARGM-TMP last month] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the U.S. government would slightly increase the number of acres 0 farmers can plant *T*-1 in wheat for next year and still qualify for federal support payments] .
• [_ARG1 If a hostile predator *ICH*-1 emerges for Saatchi & Saatchi Co. , co-founders Charles and Maurice Saatchi will lead a management buy-out attempt] , [_ARG0 an official close to the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• The executive did n't name any price , but [_ARG0 securities analysts] have [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Saatchi would fetch upward of $ 1.3 billion *U*] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Separately] , [_ARG0 several Saatchi agency clients] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they believe 0 the company 's management shakeup will have little affect on them] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It has n't had any impact on us , nor do we expect it to *?*] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokeswoman for Miller Brewing Co. , a major client of Backer Spielvogel] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Lampe , director of advertising at PaineWebber Inc. , a Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising client ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` We have no problem with the announcement , because we do n't know what change it 's going *-1 to bring *T*-2 about] .
• [_ARG0 Executives at Backer Spielvogel client Avis Inc. , as well as at Saatchi client Philips Lighting Co. ,] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they saw no effect] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Spielvogel] had [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Prudential-Bache was prepared *-1 to finance either a management buy-out and restructuring , or a buy-out of Backer Spielvogel alone , led * by him] .
• [_ARGM-TMP Last week] , [_ARG0 Saatchi 's largest shareholder , Southeastern Asset Management ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it had been approached *-1 by one or more third parties interested in a possible restructuring] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney 's office] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 extradition proceedings are `` just beginning '' for the other two defendants in the case , Eric Anthony Abrahams , former Jamaican tourism minister , and Jamaican businessman Arnold Foote Jr] .
• And [<sub>ARG0</sub> Carl Spielvogel , chief executive officer of Saatchi 's big Backer Spielvogel Bates advertising unit ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had offered *-1 to lead a management buy-out of the company , but was rebuffed *-1 by Charles Saatchi] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Spielvogel] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would n't launch a hostile bid] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The executive close to Saatchi & Saatchi] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that `` if a bidder came up with a ludicrously high offer , a crazy offer which Saatchi knew 0 it could n't beat *T*-1 , it would have no choice but * to recommend it to shareholders] .
• [_ARG0 The executive] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 any buy-out would be led *-1 by the current board , whose chairman *T*-2 is Maurice Saatchi and whose strategic guiding force *T*-3 is believed *-4 to be Charles Saatchi] .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-1 Citing a payment from a supplier and strong sales of certain data-storage products] , [_ARG0 Maxtor Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 earnings and revenue jumped in its second quarter ended Sept. 24] .
• [_ARG0 The maker of computer-data-storage products] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 net income rose to $ 4.8 million *U* , or 23 cents a share , from year-earlier net of $ 1.1 million *U* , or five cents a share] .
• [_ARG0 Maxtor] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its results were boosted *-2 by $ 2 million *U* in payments received * from a supplier , for a certain line of products that Maxtor is n't going *-1 to sell *T*-3 anymore] .
• [_ARG0 Maxtor] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 effects from * discontinuing the line may have a positive effect on future earnings and revenue] .
• A spokeswoman would n't elaborate , [_ARGM-DIS but] [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the discontinued product has never been a major source of revenue or profit] .
• [_ARG0 Southmark Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it filed part of its 10-K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission , but that the filing does n't include its audited financial statements and related information] .
• [_ARG0 The real estate and thrift concern] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 operating under bankruptcy-law proceedings] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it told the SEC 0 it could n't provide financial statements by the end of its first extension `` without unreasonable burden or expense] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Southmark] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-2 to amend its 10K *-3 to provide financial results as soon as its audit is completed *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> MedChem Products Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a U.S. District Court in Boston ruled that a challenge by MedChem to the validity of a U.S. patent held * by Pharmacia Inc. was `` without merit] . ''
• [_ARG0 A MedChem spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the products contribute about a third of MedChem 's sales and 10 % to 20 % *U* of its earnings] .
• [_ARG0 MedChem] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the court 's ruling was issued *-1 as part of a `` first-phase trial '' in the patent-infringement proceedings and concerns only one of its defenses in the case] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is considering `` all of its options *ICH*-1 in light of the decision , including a possible appeal] . ''
• [_ARG0 MedChem] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that the court scheduled a conference for next Monday -- *-1 to set a date for proceedings on Pharmacia 's motion for a preliminary injunction] .
• [_ARG1 Total advertising linage was `` modestly '' lower as classified-ad volume increased , while there was `` softer demand '' for retail and national ad linage] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Curley , Gannett 's chief executive officer] .
• [_ARG0 William O. Taylor , the parent 's chairman and chief executive officer ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 earnings continued *-2 to be hurt *-1 by softness in ad volume at the Boston newspaper] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Atorino at Salomon Brothers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he estimates that Times Mirror Co. 's earnings were down for the third quarter , because of soft advertising levels at its Long Island Newsday and Hartford Courant newspapers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Times Co. 's regional daily newspapers are holding up well , but there is little sign that things will improve in the New York market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alan Kassan , an analyst with Shearson Lehman Hutton] .
• `` [_ARG1 The Miami market is coming back strong after a tough couple of years '' when Knight-Ridder `` was starting up a Hispanic edition *T*-2 and circulation was falling *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bruce Thorp , an analyst for Provident National Bank] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> All bets] are off , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , because of the shifting ownership of the retail chains .
• `` [_ARG1 Improved paper prices will help * offset weakness in linage , but the retailers ' problems have affected the amount of ad linage 0 they usually run *T*-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Edward J. Atorino , industry analyst for Salomon Brothers Inc] .
• [_ARG1 The auto maker 's decision * to let word of the latest shutdowns and product reassignments trickle out in separate communiques to the affected plants showed `` disarray '' and an `` inability or unwillingness * to provide consistent information] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Yokich] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 GM is studying whether it can build the new Camaro-Firebird profitably at a plant in St. Therese , Quebec] , [_ARG0 company and union officials] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Jerry Shrieves , UAW local president ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the facility was asked *-2 *-3 to draw up plans * to continue *-4 working as a `` flex plant , '' which *T*-1 could build several different types of products on short notice *-5 to satisfy demand] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> At the Oklahoma City plant , which *T*-1 employs about 6,000 workers building the eight-year-old A-body mid-sized cars ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Steve Featherston , UAW local vice president ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the plant has no new product lined *-3 up , and `` 0 none of us knows '' when the A-body cars will die *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he believes 0 GM has plans * to keep *-1 building A-body cars into the mid-1990s] .
• [_ARG0 Institut Merieux S.A. of France] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the Canadian government raised an obstacle to its proposed acquisition of Connaught BioSciences Inc. for 942 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 801.6 million *U* -RRB-] .
• [_ARG0 Spokesmen for Merieux and Connaught] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had n't been informed *-1 of specific areas of concern by either the government or Investment Canada] , but added 0 they hope *-2 to have more information early this week .
• [_ARG0 Merieux] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the government 's minister of industry , science and technology told it that he was n't convinced that the purchase is likely *-1 to be of `` net benefit '' to Canada] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Viren Mehta , a partner with Mehta & Isaly , a New York-based pharmaceutical industry research firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the government 's ruling was n't unexpected] .
• `` [_ARG1 This has become a very politicized deal , concerning Canada 's only large , world-class bio-research or pharmaceutical company] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Mehta] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Mehta] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the move that *T*-1 could allow the transaction to go ahead as * planned *-2 could be an out-of-court settlement of Connaught 's dispute with the University of Toronto] .
• [_ARG0 The French company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the government gave it 30 days in which * to submit information 0 *T*-2 to further support its takeover plan *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Alan Nymark , executive vice president of Investment Canada , which *T*-1 oversees foreign takeovers ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it marked the first time in its four-year history that the agency has made an adverse net-benefit decision about the acquisition of a publicly traded company *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it has reached the same conclusions about some attempts * to buy closely held concerns , but eventually allowed those acquisitions to proceed] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is n't a change in government policy ; this provision has been used *-1 before] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jodi Redmond , press secretary for Harvie Andre , Canada 's minister of industry , science and technology] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Weatherford International Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it canceled plans for a preferred-stock swap but may resume payment of dividends on the stock] , and added that it expects *-1 to publicly offer about 10 million common shares .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it planned *-1 to offer an undetermined number of common shares in exchange for the 585,000 shares of its preferred stock outstanding] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Weatherford] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 market conditions led to the cancellation of the planned exchange] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The energy-services concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> that in January 1990 , it may resume payments of dividends on the preferred stock] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Weatherford] suspended its preferred-dividend payment in October 1985 and [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has n't any plans * to catch up on dividends in arrears about $ 6 million *U* , but will do so some time in the future] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Additionally] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed offering of 10 million shares of common stock , expected * to be offered *-1 in November] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Salomon Brothers Inc. and Howard , Weil , Labouisse , Friedrichs Inc. , underwriters for the offering , were granted *-1 an option * to buy as much as an additional 1.5 million shares *-2 to cover over-allotments] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In Rahway , N.J. ,] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Merck spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company does n't make earnings projections] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sweig] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he estimated that Lilly 's earnings for the quarter jumped about 20 % , largely because of the performance of its new anti-depressant Prozac] .
• `` [_ARG1 It 's turning out *-2 to be a real blockbuster] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Sweig] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Several analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expected Warner-Lambert 's profit also to increase by more than 20 % from $ 87.7 million *U* , or $ 1.25 *U* a share , 0 it reported *T*-2 in the like period last year] .
• [_ARG1 The company 's lean operation] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 , allowed sharp-rising sales from its cholesterol drug , Lopid , to power earnings growth .
• [_ARGM-LOC In Morris Plains , N.J. ,] [_ARG0 a spokesman for the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the analysts ' projections are `` in the ballpark] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Merck & Co. , Eli Lilly & Co. , Warner-Lambert Co. and the Squibb Corp. unit of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. all benefited from strong sales of relatively new , higher-priced medicines that *T*-1 provide wide profit margins] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Riccardo of Bear Stearns] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Schering-Plough Corp. 's expected profit rise of about 18 % to 20 % *U* , and Bristol-Meyers 's expected profit increase of about 13 % are largely because `` those companies are really managed *-1 well] . ''
• [_ARGM-LOC In Madison , N.J.] , [_ARG0 a spokesman for Schering-Plough] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company has `` no problems '' with the average estimate *ICH*-1 by a analysts that third-quarter earnings per share rose by about 19 % , to $ 1 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company expects *-1 to achieve the 20 % increase in full-year earnings per share , as it projected in the spring] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Meanwhile] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Pfizer 's recent string of lackluster quarterly performances continued , as earnings in the quarter were expected *-1 to decline by about 5 %] .
• `` [_ARG1 The -LRB- strong -RRB- dollar hurt Pfizer a lot , too] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Sweig] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Analysts] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they expected Upjohn 's profit to be flat or rise by only about 2 % to 4 % *U* as * compared *-2 with $ 89.6 million *U* , or 49 cents a share , 0 it earned *T*-1 a year ago] .
• [_ARG1 Also , the company 's hair-growing drug , Rogaine , is selling well -- at about $ 125 million *U* for the year , but the company 's profit from the drug has been reduced *-1 by Upjohn 's expensive print and television campaigns for advertising] , [_ARG0 analysts] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Joseph Riccardo , an analyst with Bear , Stearns & Co. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that over the past few years most drug makers have shed their slow-growing businesses and instituted other cost savings , such as *-1 consolidating manufacturing plants and administrative staffs] .
• [_ARG1 As a result , `` major new products are having significant impact , even on a company with very large revenues] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Riccardo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 profit for the dozen or so big drug makers , as a group , is estimated *-1 to have climbed between 11 % and 14 % *U*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> While that 's not spectacular] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Neil Sweig , an analyst with Prudential Bache ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the rate of growth will `` look especially good as * compared *-1 to other companies if the economy turns downward] . ''
• [_ARG1 Profit climbed even though Merck 's sales were reduced *-1 by `` one to three percentage points '' as a result of the strong dollar] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Sweig] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The database software company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects a $ 2 million *U* net loss for the fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 analysts had been expecting a small profit for the period] .
• `` [_ARG1 While our international operations showed strong growth , our domestic business was substantially below expectations] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Paul Newton , president and chief executive officer] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the company 's first quarter is historically soft , and 0 computer companies in general are experiencing slower sales] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Newton] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he accepted the resignation of Thomas Wilson , vice president of corporate sales , and that his marketing responsibilities have been reassigned *-1] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Wilson 's resignation was n't related to the sales shortfall] .
• [_ARG0 Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it agreed *-2 to pay $ 1.5 million *U* as part of an accord with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding an environmental cleanup of a defunct smelter 0 the company formerly operated *T*-1 in Idaho] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The terms of that agreement only become effective the date of Gulf 's reorganization , which we anticipate 0 *T*-2 will occur sometime in early 1990] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lawrence R. Mehl , Gulf 's general counsel] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Separately] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-3 to hold a special meeting for shareholders in early 1990 *-1 to vote on its proposed reorganization] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that as part of its agreement with the EPA , it `` made certain voluntary undertakings with respect to intercorporate transactions entered into * after the reorganization] . ''
• [_ARG0 The company , which *T*-3 issued a statement on the agreement late Friday ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that $ 1 million *U* of the payment was previously provided for *-2 in its financial statements and that $ 500,000 *U* will be recognized *-1 in its 1989 third-quarter statement] .
• [_ARG1 The agreement and consent decree are subject to court approval] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV *-2 Asked *-1 whether Friday 's action could help him avoid *-3 being Trumped *-4 by the New York real estate magnate] , [_ARG0 Mr. Crandall] smiled broadly and [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No comment] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Of the 19 economists who *T*-1 worked on the Business Council forecast , only two *T*-2 projected periods of decline in the nation 's output over the next two years , and in `` both instances the declines are too modest *-3 to warrant the phrase recession] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-4 [_ARG0 Lewis Preston , chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co. and vice chairman of the Business Council] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is a reaction to artificial LBO valuations , rather than to any fundamentals] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Young , chairman of Hewlett-Packard Co. , whose shares *T*-1 dropped $ 3.125 *U* to $ 48.125 *U*] .
• `` [_ARG1 People wish 0 the government would do something about leveraged buy-outs , do something about takeovers , do something about Donald Trump] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Rand Araskog , chairman of ITT Corp. , whose stock *T*-1 dropped $ 3.375 *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not going *-2 to worry about one day 's decline] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kenneth Olsen , Digital Equipment Corp. president , who *T*-1 was leisurely strolling through the bright orange and yellow leaves of the mountains here after his company 's shares plunged $ 5.75 *U* *-4 to close at $ 86.50 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But on average , Manhattan retail rents have dropped 10 % to 15 % in the past six months alone] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> experts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [_ARG1 As businesses contract or depart , the number of employees who *T*-1 might use retail services shrinks] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Edward A. Friedman , senior vice president of Helmsley Spear Inc] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 financial problems plaguing electronics , fur and furniture companies -- key categories in the local retail economy -- have further deflated the market] .
• [_ARG0 Retail real estate brokers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 tenants are reluctant *-1 to sign leases because of uncertainty about the local economy , turmoil in their own industries and a belief that rents have not yet hit bottom] .
• [_ARG0 The New York Stock Exchange] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 two securities will begin *-1 trading this week] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is an unbelievable amount of space available] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Faith Consolo , senior vice president at Garrick-Aug Associates Store Leasing Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 This further confuses retailers] , '' [_ARG0 she] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Each time 0 the court revisits an issue *T*-2 , the justices will be forced by a dissent *-1 to reconsider the fundamental questions and to rethink the result] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Moreover] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> in recent months] [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that when he was on the winning side in the 1960s *T*-1 , he knew that the tables might turn in the future] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that he now knows how Justice John Harlan felt *T*-2] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> a reference to the late conservative justice who *T*-1 was the most frequent dissenter from the Warren Court 's opinions] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Associates of 81-year-old Justice Marshall] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was `` depressed '' about the court 's direction last spring , but is feisty about his role and determined *-1 to speak out against the court 's cutbacks in civil rights] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We could sweep it under the rug and hide it , but I 'm not going *-1 to do it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a speech] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> last month] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there is a `` generation-skipping '' flavor to current dissents] .
• [_ARG1 The dissenters in the Warren Court] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 , appeared *-2 to be writing for the short-term , * suggesting that the court 's direction might change soon .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Brennan and Marshall are speaking in their dissents to a more distant future] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Associates] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he takes some defeats *ICH*-1 more personally than his colleagues , especially attempts * to curtail the right to abortion first recognized * in his 1973 opinion , Roe vs. Wade] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Friends and associates who *T*-1 saw Justice Blackmun during the summer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was no more discouraged about the court than in recent years] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the role 0 these four dissenters are assuming *T*-1 is a familiar one in modern Supreme Court history , it also differs in an important way from recent history] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> court watchers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 The dissenters of the Warren Court were often defending a legal legacy that they inherited *T*-1] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-3 [_ARG0 Prof. A.E. Dick Howard of the University of Virginia Law School] , `` but the dissenters today are defending a legacy that they created *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 These thrifts are beached whales] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Bert Ely , an industry consultant based * in Alexandria , Va] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In an announcement to its staff last week] , [_ARG0 executives at Time Warner Inc. 's weekly magazine] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Time 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 increase the cost of its annual subscription rate by about $ 4 *U* to $ 55 *U*] .
• `` [_ARG1 What we are doing *T*-2 is * screening out the readers who *T*-1 are only casually related to the magazine and do n't really read it] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Mr. Heinemann] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 's terrific for advertisers to know 0 the reader will be paying more] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Drexler , national media director at Bozell Inc. ad agency] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Heinemann] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the changes represent a new focus in the magazine industry : a magazine 's net revenue per subscriber , or the actual revenue from subscribers after discounts and the cost of premiums have been stripped *-1 away] .
• `` [_ARG1 The question is how much are we getting *T*-1 from each reader] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Heinemann] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a related development] , [_ARG0 the news-weekly] , [_ARGM-TMP for the fourth year in a row] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it wo n't increase its advertising rates in 1990] ; a full , four-color page in the magazine costs about $ 120,000 *U* .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Giveaways just give people the wrong image] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Heinemann] .
• `` [_ARG0 They] [_rel said] , ` [<sub>ARG1</sub> * follow CNN] , ' '' he told reporters *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The next stage is * to get beyond the opinion leaders who *T*-1 use us as a point of reference *-3 to become a point of reference at ordinary dinner tables] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jon Petrovich , executive vice president of Headline News , CNN 's sister network] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our goal is * to create more programs with an individual identity] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Amos , CNN executive vice president for programming] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Accordingly , CNN is adding a world-affairs show in the morning because surveys show 0 its global-news hour in the afternoon is among its most `` differentiated '' programs in viewers ' minds] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Amos] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Amos] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Shaw-Crier team will probably do two live interviews a day , with most of the program , at least for now , appearing similar to CNN 's other newcasts] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I find it *EXP*-2 hard * to conceive of people switching over to CNN for what , at least in the public 's mind , *T*-3 is the same news] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Reuven Frank , the former two-time president of NBC News and creator of the Huntley-Brinkley Report] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 've never shown any inclination * to spend money on production] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Mosettig , a senior producer with MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour , who *T*-1 notes that CNN is indispensable to his job] .
• [<sub>rel</sub> Says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> *ICH*-1] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mosettig] : `` CNN is my wire service ; they 're on top of everything .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We would obviously be upset if those kinds of services evolved into more general-interest , long-format programming] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Stengel , senior vice president , programming , of Continental Cablevision Inc. , which *T*-1 holds a 2 % stake in Turner Broadcasting] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Just the fact 0 we 're on 24 hours is no longer bulletin] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ed Turner , CNN 's executive vice president , news gathering -LRB- and no relation to Ted Turner -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Valley Federal Savings & Loan Association] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Imperial Corp. of America withdrew from regulators its application * to buy five Valley Federal branches , *-1 leaving the transaction in limbo] .
• The broken purchase appears as additional evidence of trouble at [<sub>ARG0</sub> Imperial Corp.] , whose spokesman *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the company withdrew its application from the federal Office of Thrift Supervision because of an informal notice that Imperial 's thrift unit failed *-2 to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements] .
• Terms were n't disclosed *-1 , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> Valley Federal] had [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expected *-2 to post a modest pretax gain and to save about $ 2 million *U* in operating costs annually] .
• Valley Federal said Friday that it is considering whether *-2 to seek another buyer for the branches or to pursue the transaction with [<sub>ARG0</sub> Imperial Corp.] , which *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is attempting *-3 to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Valley Federal] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that it is considering whether *-2 to seek another buyer for the branches or to pursue the transaction with Imperial Corp. , which *T*-1 said 0 it is attempting *-3 to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> the court] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it lacked enough financial information about Sunbelt and the FSLIC] and sent the cases back to federal district court in Dallas .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Charles Haworth , a lawyer for Sunbelt ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he plans *-2 to file a brief *ICH*-3 this week urging the district judge *-1 to dismiss the suits , because Sunbelt 's liabilities exceeded its assets by about $ 2 billion *U* when federal regulators closed it in August 1988 *T*-4] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This institution is just brain dead] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Haworth , a partner in the Dallas office of Andrews & Kurth , a Houston law firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Attorney Richard Jackson of Dallas] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a judgment for Triland could be satisfied *-1 in ways other than a monetary award , including the reversal of Sunbelt 's foreclosure on Valley Ranch] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're asking the court for a number of things 0 he can grant *T*-1 in addition to the thrill of victory] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Thygerson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he had planned *-1 to travel between the job in Denver and his San Diego home , but has found the commute too difficult 0 * to continue *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The White House] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 minors have n't any right to abortion without the consent of their parents] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The 77-year-old Sisulu , sentenced * to life in 1964 along with black nationalist Nelson Mandela for *-1 plotting *-2 to overthrow the government ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 equality for blacks in South Africa was in reach] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A group of Arby 's franchisees] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they formed an association 0 *T*-1 to oppose Miami Beach financier Victor Posner 's control of the restaurant chain] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The franchisees , owners or operators of 1,000 of the 1,900 franchised Arby 's in the U.S. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` We have concluded that continued control of Arby 's by Victor Posner is totally unacceptable to us , because it is extremely likely *-1 to cause irreparable damage to the Arby 's system] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would consider , among other things , * withholding royalty payments and initiating a class-action lawsuit seeking court approval for the withholdings] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I would say 0 this is not bad news ; this is a blip] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> I] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> would] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this is not bad news ; this is a blip] , '' he said *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Overall , the index has climbed at a 5.1 % compound annual rate since the start of the year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Labor Department] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the resurgence -LCB- in inflation -RCB- is going *-2 to continue for a few months] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Mueller , chief economist at Bell Mueller Cannon , a Washington economic forecasting firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] predicted 0 that inflation will moderate next year , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that credit conditions are fairly tight world-wide] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Dirk Van Dongen , president of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that last month 's rise `` is n't as bad an omen '' as the 0.9 % figure suggests 0 *?*] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Although the report , which *T*-2 was released *-1 before the stock market opened , did n't trigger the 190.58-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it did play a role in the market 's decline] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Many analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the September increase was a one-time event , *-1 coming as dealers introduced their 1990 models] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But at least part of the increase could have come from higher prices] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the Friday report , combined with the actions of the Fed , weakened the belief that there was going *-2 to be an imminent easing of monetary policy] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Dederick , chief economist at Northern Trust Co. in Chicago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The overall 0.9 % increase is serious in itself , but what *T*-1 is even worse is that excluding food and energy , the producer price index still increased by 0.7 %] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gordon Richards , an economist at the National Association of Manufacturers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CityFed Financial Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to report a loss of at least $ 125 million to $ 150 million *U* for the third quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CityFed] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects *-1 to shed its remaining mortgage loan origination operations outside its principal markets in New Jersey and Florida and , as a result , is taking a charge for discontinued operations] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> All these actions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Atherton] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , will result in a loss of $ 125 million *U* to $ 150 million *U* for the third quarter .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CityFed 's president and chief executive officer , John Atherton ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the loss stems from several factors] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 nonperforming assets rose to slightly more than $ 700 million *U* from $ 516 million *U* between June and September] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Atherton] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 CityFed will also mark its portfolio of high-yield corporate bonds to market as a result of federal legislation requiring that savings institutions divest themselves of such bonds] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That action] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> CityFed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , will result in a charge against third-quarter results of approximately $ 30 million *U* .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CenTrust Savings Bank] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 federal thrift regulators ordered it *-1 to suspend dividend payments on its two classes of preferred stock] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> * indicating that regulators ' concerns about the troubled institution have heightened] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paul] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 only about $ 150 million *U* of the current holdings are tradeable securities registered * with the Securities and Exchange Commission] .
• The Office of Thrift Supervision has been hounding CenTrust *-1 to provide current market values for its holdings , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> CenTrust] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it ca n't easily obtain such values because of the relative illiquidity of the bonds and lack of a ready market] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Miami-based CenTrust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the regulators cited the thrift 's operating losses and `` apparent losses '' in its junk-bond portfolio in *-1 ordering the suspension of the dividends] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a statement] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paul] challenged the regulators ' decision , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the thrift 's operating losses and `` apparent '' junk-bond losses `` have been substantially offset *-1 by gains in other activities of the bank] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Paul] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the regulators should instead move ahead with *-1 approving CenTrust 's request * to sell 63 of its 71 branches to Great Western Bank , a unit of Great Western Financial Corp. based * in Beverly Hills , Calif] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CenTrust] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , touts the branch sale , *-1 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it would bring in $ 150 million *U* and reduce the thrift 's assets to $ 6.7 billion *U* from $ 9 billion *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sale would give it positive tangible capital of $ 82 million *U* , or about 1.2 % of assets , from a negative $ 33 million *U* as of Sept. 30 , thus *-1 bringing CenTrust close to regulatory standards] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> CenTrust] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the branch sale would also reduce the company 's large amount of good will by about $ 180 million *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Critics] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the branch sale will make CenTrust more dependent than ever on brokered deposits and junk bonds] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> David L. Paul , chairman and chief executive officer ,] criticized the federal Office of Thrift Supervision , which *T*-1 issued the directive , *-2 [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was `` inappropriate '' and based on `` insufficient '' reasons] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the thrift will try *-1 to get regulators to reverse the decision] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The trend is pretty well established *-1 now that local programs are the most popular , with American programs second] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Brian Wenham , a former director of programs for the British Broadcasting Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> British Aerospace PLC and France 's Thomson-CSF S.A.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are nearing an agreement * to merge their guided-missile divisions , *-1 greatly expanding collaboration between the two defense contractors] .
• A British Aerospace spokeswoman appeared unperturbed by the prospect of a fight with GEC for Ferranti : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Competition is the name of the game] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We have nothing 0 * to say *T*-3 about this affair , which *T*-1 does n't concern us] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Matra official] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Sunday] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> We] have [<sub>ARG1</sub> nothing] 0 * to [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-3 about [<sub>ARG3-about</sub> this affair , which *T*-1 does n't concern us] , '' a Matra official said *T*-2 Sunday .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The missile venture] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the British Aerospace spokeswoman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , is a needed response to the `` new environment '' in defense contracting .
• In missiles , Thomson is already overshadowed *-1 by British Aerospace and by its home rival , France 's Aerospatiale S.A. ; [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-3 to better compete] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Thomson officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 , they need a partnership .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Annual revenue of British Aerospace 's missile business is about # 950 million *U*] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Thomson spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Interprovincial Pipe Line Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will delay a proposed two-step , 830 million Canadian-dollar -LRB- US$ 705.6 million *U* -RRB- expansion of its system because Canada 's output of crude oil is shrinking] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Canada 's current oil exports to the U.S. total about 600,000 barrels a day , or about 9.1 % of net U.S. crude imports] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Lichtblau , president of the New York-based Petroleum Industry Research Foundation] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Interprovincial , Canada 's biggest oil pipeline operator and a major transporter of crude to the U.S. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 revised industry forecasts indicate that Canadian oil output will total about 1.64 million barrels a day *ICH*-2 by 1991 , 8 % lower than a previous estimate] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lichtblau] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Canada 's declining crude output , combined with the fast-shrinking output of U.S. crude , will help *-1 intensify U.S. reliance on oil from overseas , particularly the Middle East] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But when something is inevitable *T*-1 , you learn *-2 to live with it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> `` The capability *ICH*-1 of existing fields to deliver oil is dropping , '' and oil exploration activity is also down dramatically , as many producers shift their emphasis to natural gas] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ronald Watkins , vice president for government and industry relations with Interprovincial 's parent , Interhome Energy Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Watkins] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 volume on Interprovincial 's system is down about 2 % since January and is expected *-1 to fall further , * making expansion unnecessary until perhaps the mid-1990s] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There has been a swing of the pendulum back to the gas side] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Many of Canada 's oil and gas producers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the outlook for natural gas is better than it is *?* for oil] , and have shifted their exploration and development budgets accordingly .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> 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 increasing focus on gas exploration] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Feick , manager of crude oil with Calgary 's Independent Petroleum Association of Canada , an industry group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Watkins] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the main reason for the production decline is shrinking output of light crude from mature , conventional fields in western Canada] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 normal seasonal softness and lost orders caused * by prolonged labor talks reduced shipments by 200,000 tons in the latest quarter , compared with the second quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it is beginning *-2 to see some shipping-rate improvements *ICH*-3 in both the intergrated-steel and steel-service-center segments , which *T*-1 should result in improved results for the fourth quarter] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Inland] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 its third-quarter results will be announced *-1 later this week] .
• [<sub>ARGM-PNC</sub> *-2 To illustrate] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rogers] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that of the 14 computer-related firms 0 he follows *T*-1 , half *T*-3 will report for their most recent quarter earnings below last year 's results , and half above those results] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects earnings of 14 to 17 cents a share , down from 25 cents a share in the year-earlier period] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> While the earnings picture confuses] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> observers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the major forces expected * to shape the industry in the coming year are clearer] .
• Now the two firms are collaborating on an alternative to Adobe 's approach , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> and] [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they are likely *-1 to carry IBM , the biggest seller of personal computers , along with them] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Warnock , Adobe 's chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Mountain View , Calif. , company has been receiving 1,000 calls a day about the product since it was demonstrated *-1 at a computer publishing conference several weeks ago] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It creates uncertainty and usually slows down sales] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Russ Crabs , an analyst at Soundview Financial Group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Crabs] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 this probably is behind the expected weak performance of Aldus Corp. , maker of a widely used computer publishing program] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Users do n't care about the bus] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Daniel Benton , an analyst at Goldman , Sachs & Co] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Apple 's family of Macintosh computers , for instance , uses four different buses `` and no one seems *-1 to mind] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Wyse has done well *-3 establishing a distribution business , but they have n't delivered products that *T*-1 sell] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kimball Brown , an analyst at Prudential-Bache Securities] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The guys that *T*-2 make traditional hardware are really being obsoleted *-1 by microprocessor-based machines] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Benton] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Last week] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Microsoft] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects revenue for its first quarter ended Sept. 30 to increase 34 %] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-3 's hard * to know what * to expect *T*-2 at this point] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Peter Rogers , an analyst at Robertson Stephens & Co] .
• Two-thirds of respondents said 0 they strongly felt the need * to be successful in their jobs , while [<sub>ARG0</sub> fewer than half] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they strongly felt the need * to spend more time with their families] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Two-thirds of respondents] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they strongly felt the need * to be successful in their jobs] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while fewer than half said 0 they strongly felt the need * to spend more time with their families] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The American Bankers Association] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that women make up 47 % of officials and managers in the top 50 banks , up from 33 % in 1978] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Iowa , for instance , saw its population grow by 11,000 people , or 0.4 % , between 1987 and 1988] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Census Bureau] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 there 's some people worried about something pretty ridiculous] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Councilman John Nolan] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mayor Lynn Spruill and two members of the council] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they were worried about * setting a precedent that *T*-1 would permit pool halls along Addison 's main street] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Obviously they 're not in touch with what *T*-2 's going on] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tom Manske , vice president of the National Pocket Billiards Association] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Jews were `` sick with complexes ''] ; and he called David Dinkins , Mr. Giuliani 's black opponent , `` a fancy shvartze with a mustache . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> For example] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the New York state counsel for the NAACP] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Mr. Mason is `` like a dinosaur] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] Do [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> the TV sitcom] , [<sub>ARGM-CAU</sub> because that happens *-2 to be a genre that , in its desperate need * to attract everybody and offend nobody , *T*-1 resembles politics more than it does *?* comedy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Mason] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that many Jewish voters feel guilty toward blacks , so they support black candidates uncritically] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that many black voters feel bitter about racial discrimination , so they , too , support black candidates uncritically] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Jews have contributed more *ICH*-2 to black causes over the years than vice versa] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in a statement] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the stock-market decline `` does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy] . ''
• Here 's *T*-2 [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ronald Reagan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> after the 1987 crash] : `` The underlying economy remains sound .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> After the 1929 crash] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Herbert Hoover] [<sub>rel</sub> said] : [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` The fundamental business of the country ... is on a sound and prosperous basis] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We do n't need this as a way 0 * to get capital gains *T*-2] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` If that 's the signal that *T*-1 comes from the White House , that will help a great deal] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB-] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was `` confident '' that any House-Senate agreement on the deficit-reduction legislation would n't include a capital-gains tax cut] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> And] [<sub>ARG0</sub> a senior aide to the House Ways and Means Committee , where tax legislation originates *T*-2 ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there are n't any `` plans * to produce another tax bill that *T*-1 could carry a gains tax cut this year] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Although I am encouraged *-1 by the Senate action] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Chairman Dan Rostenkowski -LRB- D. , Ill . -RRB- of the House Ways and Means Committee] , `` it *EXP*-4 is uncertain whether a clean bill can be achieved *-2 in the upcoming conference with the Senate . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bentsen] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he hopes 0 the Senate will consider that measure soon] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're putting a deficit-reduction bill back in the category of * being a deficit-reduction bill] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Budget Committee Chairman James Sasser -LRB- D. , Tenn . -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-3 Asked *-1 why senators were giving up so much *T*-2] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici , the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` We 're looking like idiots] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Dole] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the move required sacrifice by every senator] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It] worked , [<sub>ARG0</sub> others] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 , because there were no exceptions : all revenue-losing provisions were stricken *-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate supporters of the trimmer legislation] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that other bills *ICH*-2 would soon be moving through Congress that *T*-4 could carry some of the measures that *T*-1 had been cast *-3 aside , including a capital-gains tax cut] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> No one can predict exactly what *T*-1 will happen on the House side] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole -LRB- R. , Kan . -RRB-] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reduced its rating on $ 165 million *U* of subordinated debt of this Beverly Hills , Calif. , thrift] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 citing turmoil in the market for low-grade , high-yield securities] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reduced its rating on the thrift 's subordinated debt to B-2 from Ba-2 and will keep the debt under review for possible further downgrade] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it downgraded its rating *ICH*-1 to B-2 from Ba-3 on less than $ 20 million *U* of this thrift 's senior subordinated notes] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The rating concern] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Franklin 's `` troubled diversification record in the securities business '' was one reason for the downgrade] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 citing the troubles at its L.F. Rothschild subsidiary and the possible sale of other subsidiaries] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They perhaps had concern that we were getting out of all these] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Franklin President Duane H. Hall] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Granville] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would n't even think of buying until at least 600 to 700 stocks have hit 52-week lows] ; about 100 stocks hit new lows Friday .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Most people] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 , `` have no idea what a massacre pattern looks like *T*-1 . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Friday 's big drop] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , `` was not a crash .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those corrections lasted one to four weeks and took the market 10%-12 % *U* down] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Thus] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> she] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , if the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 2450 , `` It would just be a fluke .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> She] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 that ratio could climb to 14.5 , given current interest rates , and still be within the range of `` fair value] . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Friday 's fall marks the start of a bear market] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Davis , president of Ned Davis Research Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Davis , whose views *T*-1 are widely respected *-2 by money managers ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he expects no 1987-style crash] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There was a unique combination in 1987] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• Here 's *T*-4 [<sub>ARG1</sub> what] [<sub>ARG0</sub> several leading market experts and money managers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] *T*-2 about [<sub>ARG3-about</sub> Friday 's action] , what *T*-1 happens next and what investors should do *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Today] could even be an up day , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Davis] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , if major brokerage firms agree *-2 to refrain from program trading .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Over the next several months] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> though] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 things look bad] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 the market will be heading down into November] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> That would be a normal bear market] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't think 0 that 's the case at all] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cooperman , a partner at Goldman , Sachs & Co. and chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But the economy 's slower growth this year also means 0 the outlook for corporate profits `` is n't good] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm the only one who *T*-1 said 0 there would be an October massacre , all through late August and September] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Granville , once a widely followed market guru and still a well-known newsletter writer] .
• `` I 'm [<sub>ARG0</sub> the only one] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 there would be an October massacre] , [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> all through late August and September] , '' says *T*-2 Mr. Granville , once a widely followed market guru and still a well-known newsletter writer .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is the latest manifestation of the capacity of the financial community for recurrent insanity] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Galbraith , an economist] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I see this as a reaction to the whole junk bond explosion] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everyone will tell you that this time is different from 1987] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> Nevertheless] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a depression does n't appear likely] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is more resiliency in the economy at large than we commonly suppose 0 *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> New York money manager Mario Gabelli , an expert at * spotting takeover candidates ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that takeovers are n't totally gone] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Companies are still going *-2 to buy companies around the world] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The market was up 35 % since -LCB- President -RCB- Bush took office] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Gabelli] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-3 , so a correction was *-2 to be expected *-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] thinks 0 another crash is `` unlikely , '' and [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was `` nibbling at '' selected stocks during Friday 's plunge] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stocks that *T*-1 were thrown *-3 out just on an emotional basis are a great opportunity *ICH*-4 -LCB- this -RCB- week for guys like me] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It seems to me that this is the pin that *T*-1 has finally pricked the balloon] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rogers , a professor of finance at Columbia University and former co-manager of one of the most successful hedge funds in history , Quantum Fund] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Friday you could n't sell dollars] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the dollar stays weak] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 , that will add to inflationary pressures in the U.S. and make it *EXP*-2 hard for the Federal Reserve Board to ease interest rates very much .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Curzio] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 what *T*-1 happens now will depend a good deal on the Federal Reserve Board] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If it promptly cuts the discount rate 0 it charges *T*-1 on loans to banks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 , `` That could quiet things down . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Stock prices `` would still have *-1 to go down some additional amount before we become positive on stocks] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Terrizzi , president and managing director of Renaissance Investment Management Inc. in Cincinnati] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> T-bills probably are the right place 0 * to be *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everything] that [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Lantos] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in his letter] is partially true .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Professor Kolb] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the original study , titled * Friday the 13th , Part VII , was published *-1 tongue-in-cheek] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There was n't a lot of volume because it *EXP*-3 was just impossible * to get stock moved *-4] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> E.E. `` Buzzy '' Geduld , president of Herzog , Heine , Geduld , a New York company that *T*-1 makes markets in thousands of OTC issues] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We could n't get dealers to answer their phones] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert King , senior vice president of OTC trading at Robinson-Humphrey Co. in Atlanta] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Tarantino , head of OTC trading at Hambrecht & Quist in San Francisco ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` It was just like two years ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Jeremiah Mullins , the OTC trading chief at Dean Witter Reynolds in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> proudly] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that his company executed every order 0 it received *T*-1 by the close of trading] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> On Friday , some market makers were selling again] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Tarantino of Hambrecht & Quist] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some prices fell without trades taking place , as market makers kept *-1 dropping the prices at which they would buy shares *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everyone was hitting everyone else 's bid] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> So] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> while OTC companies incurred losses on Friday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> trading officials] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the damage was n't as bad as it was *?* in 1987] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't know of anyone carrying big inventories now] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. King of Robinson-Humphrey] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tony Cecin , head of equity trading at Piper , Jaffray & Hopwood in Minneapolis ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that Piper Jaffray actually made money on Friday] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-1 helped that his inventory is a third smaller *ICH*-2 now than it was *?* two years ago] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Joseph Hardiman , president of the National Association of Securities Dealers , which *T*-1 oversees the Nasdaq computerized trading system ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that despite the rush of selling , he never considered the situation an `` emergency] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The pace of trading was orderly] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Cecin of Piper Jaffray] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 some action from government policy makers would allay investor fears] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> It *EXP*-2 wo n't take much more * to `` scare the hell out of retail investors] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> grateful traders] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the sell orders generally ranged from 20,000 shares to 50,000 shares , compared with blocks of 500,000 shares or more two years ago] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shearson 's Mr. DaPuzzo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 retail investors nervously sold stock Friday and never returned *-1 to bargain-hunt] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We had a good amount of selling from institutions , but not as much panic] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. DaPuzzo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In addition] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. DaPuzzo] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 computer-guided program selling of OTC stocks in the Russell Index of 2000 small stocks and the Standard & Poor 's 500-stock Index sent occasional `` waves `` through the market] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> On a day when negative takeover-related news did n't sit well with investors *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Commercial Intertech , a maker of engineered metal parts ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Haas & Partners advised it that it does n't plan *-2 to pursue its previously reported $ 27.50-a-share *U* bid * to buy the company] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Pension funds , insurers and other behemoths of the investing world] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they began *-1 scooping up stocks during Friday 's market rout] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I waited *-2 to make sure 0 all the program trades had kicked through] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I was buying at the close -LRB- Friday -RRB- and I 'll be buying again because I know 0 we 're getting good value] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Frederick A. Moran , president of Moran Asset Management Inc. , Greenwich , Conn] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> If you bought after the crash , you did very very well off the bottom] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen B. Timbers , chief investment officer of Chicago-based Kemper Financial Services Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The last crash taught institutional investors that they have *-2 to be long-term holders , and that they ca n't react to short-term events , good or bad] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen L. Nesbitt , senior vice president for the pension consultants Wilshire Associates in Santa Monica , Calif] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Those that *T*-1 pulled out -LRB- of stocks -RRB- regretted it] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , `` so I doubt 0 you 'll see any significant changes '' in institutional portfolios as a result of Friday 's decline .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You could go down 400 points and still have a good year in the market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James D. Awad , president of New York-based BMI Capital Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he discerns many parallels with 1987 , including the emphasis on takeover stocks and the re-emergence of computerized program trading] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The only thing 0 you do n't have *T*-1] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 , `` is the ` portfolio insurance ' phenomenon overlaid * on the rest . ''
• [_ARG1 Even without portfolio insurance , market conditions were grim Friday] , [_ARG0 money managers] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Neil Weisman , whose New York-based Chilmark Capital Partners *T*-4 had converted 85 % of its $ 220 million *U* investment pool to cash in recent months ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he was besieged *-3 by Wall Street firms *ICH*-1 Friday asking him *-2 to take stock off their hands] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We got calls from big block houses asking us if we want *-2 to make bids on anything] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Weisman , who , *-4 happy with his returns on investments chalked * up earlier , *T*-3 declined the offers] .
• `` [_ARG1 I think 0 it will be a rigor mortis rally] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• The nation 's largest short-selling operation is [_ARG0 Feshbach Brothers] , Palo Alto , Calif. , which *T*-1 [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP last May] [_ARG1 that its short positions had shown losses of 10 % for the year up to that point] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're ahead for the year because of Friday] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> the firm 's Kurt Feshbach] .
• `` [_ARG1 Last time , we got rewarded *-3 for *-4 going out and buying stocks when the panic was the worst *T*-5] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 John W. Rogers , president of Chicago-based Ariel Capital Management Inc. , which *T*-1 manages $ 1.1 billion *U* of stocks] .
• [_ARG0 Food and Drug Administration spokesman Jeff Nesbit] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the agency has turned over evidence in a criminal investigation concerning Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc. to the U.S. Attorney 's office in Baltimore] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Nesbit] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the FDA has asked Bolar Pharmaceutical Co. *-1 to recall at the retail level its urinary tract antibiotic] .
• [_ARG1 But so far the company has n't complied with that request] , [_ARG0 the spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Bolar , the subject of a criminal investigation by the FDA and the Inspector General 's office of the Health and Human Services Department , only agreed *-1 to recall two strengths of its version of Macrodantin `` as far down as direct customers , mostly wholesalers] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Nesbit] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The FDA] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it presented evidence 0 it uncovered *T*-1 *ICH*-2 to the company indicating that Bolar substituted the brand-name product for its own *-3 to gain government approval * to sell generic versions of Macrodantin] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> ASKO] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Dutch-based international food retailer had n't reasonable grounds 0 * to issue preferred stock to a friendly trust *T*-1 and thus dilute the worth and voting power of ASKO and other shareholders] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Ahold] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his company is confident of its own position and the propriety of the preferred-share issue] .
• `` [_ARG1 We simply do n't have strong leadership 0 *T*-2 to try *-3 to reduce the deficit and make tough choices] , '' [_ARG0 House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB-] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARGM-LOC on NBC News 's `` * Meet the Press] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 One of the things that *T*-1 continues *-3 to worry me is this monetary warfare between the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Lawrence Kudlow , a Bear , Stearns & Co. economist] , [_ARGM-LOC on ABC 's `` This Week] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 There are some very significant issues out there , such as the fiscal deficit , the trade deficit , our relations with Japan , that *T*-3 have *-2 to be the subject of major initiatives] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-LOC in an interview] .
• [_ARG0 Some analysts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 uncertainty about Washington 's anti-takeover policy was one reason that financing for the United Airlines takeover fell through *T*-2 -- the event that *T*-1 triggered the market drop] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Everybody thought 0 we were looking at a repetition of 1929 , that we were looking at a recession] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Rep. Panetta] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> yesterday] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> in an interview] .
• But administration officials privately agree with [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Panetta] , who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 a precipitous drop this week `` is going *-2 to force the president and Congress to take a much harder look at fiscal policy] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There is an underlying concern *ICH*-5 on the part of the American people -- and there should be *?* - that the administration has not gone far enough in *-1 cutting this deficit and that Congress has been unwilling *-2 to cut what the administration asked us *-4 to cut *T*-3] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-6 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB-] .
• `` [_ARG1 There is no prospect of any so-called grand compromise or deal next year because the administration simply did n't live up to this year 's deal] , '' [_ARG0 Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB-] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARGM-LOC on CBS News 's `` * Face the Nation] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 The market needs a strong signal that we 're serious about deficit reduction , and the best way 0 * to do that *T*-1 is for the House of Representatives to strip their bill '' of similar provisions] , [_ARG0 Sen. Warren Rudman -LRB- R. , N.H . -RRB-] . [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
• [_ARG0 Rep. Panetta] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that OMB 's figure would still be enough * to avoid permanent across-the-board cuts] , but added : 0 `` We 're getting very close to the margins here . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Investors , who *T*-1 had been holding assets in anticipation of a more favorable time 0 * to sell *T*-4 , were spooked *-3] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There have been many preposterous reasons *ICH*-1 advanced * * to support a capital-gains tax cut] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Mitchell] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> during his television appearance] , `` but I suggest 0 that is perhaps more than any of the others .
• Small investors matched their big institutional brethren in anxiety over the weekend , but [_ARG0 most] seemed *-2 to be taking a philosophical approach and [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they were resigned *-1 to *-3 riding out the latest storm in the stock market] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm not losing faith in the market] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Boston lawyer Christopher Sullivan] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> as he watched the market plunge on a big screen in front of a brokerage firm] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Showalter , an official of the association ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 no special bulletins or emergency meetings of the investors ' clubs are planned *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 We hope *-2 to take advantage of it] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Snyder , a member of a Los Angeles investors ' club] .
• [_ARG0 Marc Perkins , a Tampa , Fla. , investment banker ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the market drop is one of `` a tremendous number of signs that the leveraged take-out era is ending] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sara Albert , a 34-year-old Dallas law student ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 she 's generally skittish about the stock market and the takeover activity that *T*-1 seems *-2 to fuel it] .
• `` [_ARG1 We all assumed 0 October '87 was a one-time shot] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 San Francisco attorney David Greenberg] .
• [_ARG1 Discount brokerage customers `` have been in the market somewhat but not whole hog like they were *?* two years ago] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leslie Quick Jr. , chairman of the Quick & Reilly discount brokerage firm] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hugo Quackenbush , senior vice president at Charles Scwhab Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Schwab customers `` have been neutral to cautious *ICH*-1 recently about stocks] . ''
• [_ARG1 Individual investors are still angry about program trading] , [_ARG0 Mr. Quackenbush] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Avner Arbel , a Cornell University finance professor ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 government regulators will have *-1 to more closely control program trading *-1 to `` win back the confidence of the small investor] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Alan Helfman , general sales manager of a Chrysler dealership in Houston ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he and his mother have some joint stock investments , but the overall economy is his chief worry] .
• `` [_ARG1 These high rollers took a big bath today] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARGM-LOC in his showroom , which *T*-1 is within a few miles of the multi-million dollar homes of some of Houston 's richest citizens] .
• [_ARG1 Everything] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Pascal Antori , an Akron , Ohio , plumbing contractor who *T*-1 was visiting Chicago and stopped by Fidelity Investments ' LaSalle Street office] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Oh , I bet 0 it 'll be up 50 points on Monday] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lucy Crump , a 78-year-old retired housewife in Lexington , Ky .]
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mrs. Crump] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 her Ashwood Investment Club 's portfolio lost about one-third of its value following the Black Monday crash , `` but no one got discouraged *-1 , and we gained that back -- and more] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is n't quite a notebook -- I call it a phonebook] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> That] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> ca] [<sub>ARGM-NEG</sub> n't] be [<sub>rel</sub> said] *-1 of [<sub>ARG3-of</sub> the $ 2,400 *U* notepad computer introduced * a few weeks ago by GRiD Systems Corp. , a unit of Tandy] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some critics] , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> however] , [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> its ability * to run commonplace programs is restricted *-2 by a limited memory] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 've had a lot of people trying *-2 to sell me services 0 *T*-3 to find out how big it is *T*-4] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Tom Humphries , director of marketing for GRiD] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Toward that end] , [_ARG0 experts] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the real battle will take place between center-stage players like Toshiba , Zenith and now Compaq] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I ca n't imagine that you 'll talk to anyone who *T*-1 wo n't tell you 0 this is dynamite for Compaq and a stopper for everyone else] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gene Talsky , president of Professional Marketing Management Inc] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> International Business Machines Corp.] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-1 , has been burned *-2 twice in *-3 trying *-4 to enter the laptop market and shows no signs of *-2 trying *-5 to get into notebooks anytime soon .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Analysts] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they 're faster and carry more memory than anything else of their size on the market -- and they 're priced *-1 aggressively at $ 2,400 *U* to $ 5,000 *U*] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Sharp increases in the price of fresh produce caused Spain 's September consumer price index to shoot up 1.1 % from the previous month , * pushing the annual rate of inflation to 6.8 %] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the National Institute of Statistics] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Friday] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ford Motor Co.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it acquired 5 % of the shares in Jaguar PLC] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Jaguar , the London Stock Exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are being notified *-1 of the transactions] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> General Motors Corp.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it had discussed the possibility of a joint venture with Jaguar before Ford began *-1 buying shares] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> GM] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it still is talking with Jaguar about *-1 acquiring a minority interest] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> some big brokerage firms] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they do n't expect major problems as a result of margin calls] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Margin calls since Friday `` have been higher than usual , but reasonable] , '' [_ARG0 a spokesman for Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Merrill Lynch & Co. officials `` do n't expect -LCB- margin calls -RCB- to be as big a factor as in 1987 '' because fewer individual investors are buying stock on margin] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hugo Quackenbush , senior vice president at Charles Schwab Corp. , the San Francisco-based discount brokerage firm ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he did n't expect any immediate problems with margin calls for Schwab customers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Schwab had increased margin requirements `` so customers have more of a cushion] . ''
• [_ARG0 Avis Inc.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 following rival Hertz Corp. 's lead] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it is backing out of frequent-flier programs with three airlines] .
• [_ARGM-TMP A month ago] , [_ARG0 Hertz , of Park Ridge , N.J. ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that it would drop its marketing agreements *ICH*-1 at year end with Delta , America West and Texas Air Corp. 's Continental Airlines and Eastern Airlines , and that pacts with American Airlines , UAL Inc 's United Airlines and USAir also would be ended *-2 ... sometime after Dec. 31] .
• [_ARGM-TMP At the time] , [_ARG0 Hertz] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its annual fees to those airlines amounted to $ 20 million *U* and that the value of redeemed awards topped $ 15 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Budget] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its frequent-flier costs are `` substantially below '' Avis 's level] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert D. Cardillo , Avis vice president of marketing ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 `` The proliferation and costs attached * to -LCB- frequent-flier programs -RCB- have significantly diminished their value] . ''
• [_ARG1 This year has been difficult for both Hertz and Avis] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Charles Finnie , car-rental industry analyst at Alex . Brown & Sons] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They 've been looking *-2 to get their costs down , and this is a fairly sensible way 0 * to do it *T*-3] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Garden City , N.Y. , car-rental company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it wo n't renew contracts with NWA Inc. 's Northwest Airlines unit , Pan Am Corp. 's Pan American World Airways unit and Midway Airlines at the end of this year] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Avis] would n't specify the costs but [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the three airlines being dropped * account for `` far less than half '' of the total] .
• [_ARG0 Budget Rent a Car Corp. , of Chicago , and National Car Rental Systems Inc. , of Minneapolis ,] [_ARGM-ADV both] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they had no plans * to follow suit] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I can not see how this news by Hertz and Avis can not benefit Budget 's programs] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Bob Wilson , Budget 's vice president , marketing planning] .
• `` [_ARG1 I have every intention of *-4 making this the best possible show and * having it run one hour is the best way to it] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Rod Perth , who *T*-2 was named *-1 vice president of late night entertainment in August] .
• [_ARG0 Tandem Computers Inc.] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 preparing *-2 to fight with International Business Machines Corp. for a piece of the mainframe business] , [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-3 to post higher revenue and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30] .
• [_ARG0 Tandem] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects *-1 to report revenue of about $ 450 million *U* and earnings of 35 cents to 40 cents a share] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We believe 0 they could siphon perhaps two to three billion dollars from IBM '' over the next few years] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> George Weiss , an analyst at the Gartner group] .
• `` [_ARG1 I 'd be disappointed if the company grew by less than 20 % next year] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 John Levinson , an analyst at Goldman , Sachs & Co] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Obviously IBM can give bigger discounts to users immediately] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Weiss] .
• `` [_ARG1 The answer is n't price reductions , but new systems] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're after a little bigger niche] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The results , which *T*-1 are in line with analysts ' estimates , reflect `` a continued improvement in our U.S. business] , '' [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 James Treybig , Tandem 's chief executive officer] .
• *-1 [_ARGM-ADV Commenting on the results for the quarter] , [_ARG0 Mr. Treybig] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the strength of the company 's domestic business came as `` a surprise '' to him] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 noting that sales `` in every region of the U.S. exceeded our plan] . ''
• [_ARG1 The company 's U.S. performance was helped *-1 by `` a record quarter for new customers] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 The market today has a life of its own] , '' [_ARG0 John Akers , chairman of International Business Machines Corp. ,] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARGM-TMP Saturday] .
• [_ARG1 The plunge in stock prices `` is happening at a time when the economy has already slowed down *T*-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> economist Lawrence Chimerine of WEFA Group , a Bala Cynwyd , Pa. , forecasting company] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The 1987 crash was `` a false alarm however you view it *T*-1] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 University of Chicago economist Victor Zarnowitz] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> You will find the commodities off more than the others and the diversified companies about even or slightly better] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Wilbur , a Smith Barney analyst] .
• Searle continued *-1 to operate in the red through the first half of the year , [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> but] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Monsanto] has [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it expects Searle to post a profit for all of 1989] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> doubters] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 growing production capacity could keep pressure on prices into the early 1990s] .
• For [<sub>ARG3-For</sub> Himont Inc.] , `` [_ARG1 how far down it is *T*-1 , we do n't know *T*-2] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Leslie Ravitz at Salomon Brothers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For some of these companies , this will be the first quarter with year-to-year negative comparisons] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Leonard Bogner , a chemical industry analyst at Prudential Bache Research] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Freddie Mac] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the principal-only securities were priced *-1 at 58 1\/4 *-2 to yield 8.45 %] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> assuming an average life of eight years and a prepayment of 160 % of the PSA model] .
• `` [_ARG1 Trade is definitely going *-3 to be more politically sensitive over the next six or seven months as improvement begins *-1 to slow] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Exports are thought *-1 to have risen strongly in August , but probably not enough * to offset the jump in imports] , [_ARG0 economists] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Auto prices had a big effect in the PPI , and at the CPI level they wo n't *?*] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Food prices are expected *-2 to be unchanged , but energy costs jumped as much as 4 %] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gary Ciminero , economist at Fleet\/Norstar Financial Group] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> also] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he thinks 0 `` core inflation , '' which *T*-1 excludes the volatile food and energy prices , was strong last month] .
• [_ARG0 Economists] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 an August rebound in permits for multifamily units signaled an increase in September starts , though activity remains fairly modest by historical standards] .
• [_ARG1 `` There 's a possibility of a surprise '' in the trade report] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael Englund , director of research at MMS] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> In any event] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Englund and many others] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the easy gains in * narrowing the trade gap have already been made *-1] .
• `` [_ARG1 We hope that with what we did *T*-1 , the regulators will not need *-2 to evaluate Hoylake , and they can directly look at the agreement with us , because Hoylake wo n't be an owner of Farmers at anytime] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Bebear] [_rel said] *T*-3 .
• [_ARG0 Hoylake] dropped its initial # 13.35 billion *U* -LRB- $ 20.71 billion *U* -RRB- takeover bid after it received the extension , but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it would launch a new bid if and when the propsed sale of Farmers to Axa receives regulatory approval *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 A spokesman for B.A.T] [_rel said] of [_ARG3-of the amended filings] [_ARG1 that , `` It would appear that nothing substantive has changed] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In an interview] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Thursday] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Claude Bebear , chairman and chief executive officer of Axa ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his group has already obtained assurances *ICH*-1 from a group of banks led * by Cie . Financiere de Paribas that they can provide the loan portion of the financing] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The other banking companies in the group are Credit Lyonnais , Societe Generale , BankAmerica Corp. and Citicorp] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Bebear] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Axa-Midi Group has `` more than $ 2.5 billion *U* of non-strategic assets that we can and will sell '' *T*-1 *-2 to help *-3 pay off debt from the acquisition] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the assets 0 *T*-2 to be sold *-3 would be `` non-insurance '' assets , including a beer company and a real estate firm , and would n't include any pieces of Farmers] .
• `` [_ARG1 We wo n't put any burden on Farmers] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-DIS Furthermore] , [_ARG0 dealers contacted late last week] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they could n't see any immediate impact on sales of Friday 's steep market decline] .
• [_ARG1 The sales drop for the No. 1 car maker may have been caused *-3 in part by the end in September of dealer incentives that GM offered *T*-1 in addition to consumer rebates and low-interest financing] , [_ARG0 a company spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Honda 's plant in Marysville , Ohio , was gearing up * to build 1990 model Accords ,] [_ARG0 a Honda spokesman] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-ADV Separately] , [_ARG0 Chrysler] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 firm prices on its 1990-model domestic cars and minivans will rise an average of 5 % over comparably equipped 1989 models] .
• [_ARGM-TMP At that time] , [_ARG0 Chrysler] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 base prices , which *T*-2 are n't adjusted *-1 for equipment changes , would rise between 4 % and 9 % *U* on most vehicle] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 've created a condition where , without incentives , it 's a tough market *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tom Kelly , sales manager for Bill Wink Chevrolet in Dearborn , Mich] .
• `` [_ARG1 They have a lot 0 * to do *T*-2 these days * to compete with Hungarian radio] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Andrew Deak , a computer-science student at the Technical University in Budapest] .
• [_ARGM-ADV With its mission for free speech and the capitalist way] , [_ARG0 the network 's staff] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 it still has plenty 0 * to do *T*-1 -- in Hungary and in the `` Great Eastern Beyond] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Radio Free Europe and its sister station for the Soviet Union , Radio Liberty ,] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they wo n't cut back their more than 19 hours of daily broadcasts] .
• Not only did the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs approve Radio Free Europe 's new location , but the Ministry of Telecommunications did something even more amazing : `` [_ARG1 They found us four phone lines in central Budapest] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Geza Szocs , a Radio Free Europe correspondent who *T*-1 helped *-3 organize the Budapest location] .
• [_ARGM-DIS In fact] , [_ARG0 some of the network 's Hungarian listeners] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 they owe Radio Free Europe loyalty because it was responsible in many ways for * keeping hope alive through what one writer here calls *T*-1 the `` Dark Ages of the 20th Century] . ''
• `` [_ARG1 During the past four years , many of us have sat up until late at night * listening to our radios] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 the writer] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I think 0 this is a victory for the radio] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Barnabas de Bueky , a 55-year-old former Hungarian refugee who *T*-1 works in the Munich , West Germany , headquarters as deputy director of the Hungarian service] .
• `` [_ARG1 When we listen to the Europe station *T*-1 , my mother still gets nervous] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 a Budapest translator] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We are starving for all the news] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Deak , the student] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Drug Emporium Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Gary Wilber , 39 years old , who *T*-2 had been president and chief operating officer for the past year , was named *-1 chief executive officer of this drugstore chain] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Physicians Service Group Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it purchased about 42 % of Prime Medical Services Inc. for about $ 5 million *U* from Texas American Energy Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> American Physicians] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it also replaced four Texas American representatives on Prime 's five-member board] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The inflation-adjusted growth rate for France 's gross domestic product for the second quarter was revised *-1 upward to 0.8 % from the previous three months from the initial estimate of 0.7 %] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the National Statistics Institute] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The state agency] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the latest revision left the growth rate for the first-quarter compared with the previous three months unchanged at 1.3 %] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If the economy continues *-1 to expand by 0.8 % a quarter for the rest of the year , it would leave GDP growth for all of 1989 at 3 %] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the institute] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> I 'm sure 0 they 'll do what *T*-1 's right , what *T*-2 's prudent , what *T*-3 's sensible] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 .
• `` [_ARG1 Today 's stock market decline does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> One possibility is that this is a surgical setback , reasonably limited in its breadth , and not a major problem] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> one senior administration official , who also *T*-3 asked that he not be named *-1] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Aides] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he continued *-4 to work the phones through the weekend] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Administration officials] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 President Bush was briefed *-1 throughout Friday afternoon and evening , even after * leaving for Camp David] .
• `` [_ARG1 The disadvantage at this point is that anything 0 you do *T*-2 that *T*-1 looks like you are doing too much tends *-4 to reinforce a sense of crisis] , '' [_rel said] *T*-3 [_ARG0 one government official , insisting on anonymity] .
• The Fed 's efforts at secrecy were partly foiled *-1 Sunday morning , when both the New York Times and the Washington Post carried stories quoting [_ARG0 a senior Fed official] [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 the central bank was prepared * to pour cash into the banking system Monday morning] *T*-2 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> There has been a lot of emotional selling that *T*-1 presents a nice buying opportunity if you 've got the cash] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Stephen B. Timbers , chief investment officer of Chicago-based Kemper Financial Services Inc] .
• `` [_ARG1 When you see a runaway train] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Steve Janachowski , partner in the San Francisco investment advisory firm Brouwer & Janachowski] , `` you wait for the train to stop . ''
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The best thing 0 individual investors can do *T*-2 is * `` just sit tight] , '' [_rel says] *T*-3 [_ARG0 Marshall B. Front , executive vice president and head of investment counseling at Stein Roe & Farnham Inc. , a Chicago-based investment counseling firm that *T*-1 manages about $ 18 billion *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This is all emotion right now , and when emotion starts *-2 to run *T*-1 , it can run further than anyone anticipates] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-3 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Roger Ibbotson , professor of finance at Yale University and head of the market information firm Ibbotson Associates Inc. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , `` [_ARG1 My real advice would be * to just ride through it] .
• [_ARG0 John Snyder , former president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Investors Corp. , an organization of investment clubs and individual investors ,] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 his fellow club members did n't sell in the crash of 1987 , and see no reason 0 * to sell now *T*-1] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> We 're dedicated long-term investors , not traders] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Friday 's action `` was an old-fashioned panic] , '' [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 [_ARG0 Alfred Goldman , director of technical market analysis for A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis] .
• [_ARG1 Stocks such as Hershey Foods Corp. , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , American International Group Inc. and Federal National Mortgage Association became such bargains that he could n't resist them] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] 0 *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It will be chaotic at first , but I would not be buying if I thought 0 we were headed *-1 for real trouble] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 investors should sell stocks -- but not necessarily right away] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> No one] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> can] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> for sure] [<sub>ARG1</sub> what *T*-1 will happen today] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Oct. 6 employment report , showing slower economic growth and a severe weakening in the manufacturing sector , is a warning sign to investors] .
• * Paying , [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> 10 % for insurance against losses] takes a deep bite out of the return .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Coldwell Banker Commercial Group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it sold $ 47 million *U* of common stock to its employees at $ 10 *U* a share , * giving them a total stake of more than 40 % in the commercial real estate brokerage firm] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Though the offering did n't sell out] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> James J. Didion , chairman and chief executive officer ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 We 're pretty proud of the employees ' response] . ''
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> They came up with their own money instead of borrowed money] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Didion] [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the offering was designed *-1 to create long-term incentives for employees] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> for the moment] , attention focuses on the reforms that *T*-2 were put *-1 into place , and [<sub>ARG0</sub> market regulators and participants] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the circuit breakers worked as * intended] .
• `` [_ARG1 You do n't want the fire but you know what * to do *T*-1] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Howard Dubnow , an independent floor broker and a Merc governor] .
• [_ARG1 The company is already working on its own programming in several provincial cities and hopes *-1 to be on the air regularly in about a year] , [_ARG0 the newspaper] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 South Africa 's National Union of Mineworkers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that about 10,000 diamond miners struck for higher wages at De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd.]
• [_ARG0 De Beers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that workers at five of the group 's mines were on strike , which it said 0 *T*-1 was peaceful , with orderly picketing occurring at one of the mines] .
• [_ARG0 Tsuruo Yamaguchi , secretary general of the Socialist Party ,] acknowledged that nine party lawmakers had received donations from the pachinko association totaling 8 million yen -LRB- about $ 55,000 *U* -RRB- but [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the donations were legal and none of its members acted *-1 to favor the industry] .
• [_ARG0 The World Wide Fund for Nature] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Spain , Argentina , Thailand and Indonesia were doing too little 0 *T*-1 to prevent illegal trade in endangered wildlife across their borders] .
• [_ARG0 Fund official Simon Lyster] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 world trade in wildlife was estimated *-1 to total $ 5 billion *U* of business annually] .
• [_ARG0 The official China Daily] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 retail prices of non-staple foods have n't risen since last December] but acknowledged 0 that huge government subsidies were a main factor in * keeping prices down .
• The newspaper quoted [_ARG0 experts] as *-1 [_rel saying] [_ARG1 0 the subsidies would cause the difference between prices and real values of commodities to `` become very unreasonable '' and reduce needed funds for investment in the `` already difficult state budget] . ''
• The statue is the brainchild of Sik Chi Wan , [_ARG0 director of the Po Lin Monastery] , who *T*-1 [_rel said] : `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Hong Kong is such a prosperous place , 0 we also need some kind of religious symbol] .
• `` [_ARG1 I have n't been able * to get a decent night 's sleep since this has been going on] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The gist of this is that Justin knocked off the Sony line and Sony wants *-3 to stop it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lewis H. Eslinger , Sony 's attorney , who *T*-1 previously guarded Rubik 's Cube] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> If Sony wins] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Eslinger] [<sub>rel</sub> says] , its little rival will have *-1 to try *-2 to sell the products overseas .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kaye] denies the suit 's charges and [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his only mistake was * taking on Sony in the marketplace] .
• `` [_ARG1 I made a similar line and I produced it cheaper] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I had no idea 0 I was getting in so deep] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kaye , who *T*-1 founded Justin in 1982] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The company has grown -- to about 40 employees , from four initially] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kaye] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• -LRB- [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In court papers] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sony] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has spent more than $ 3 million *U* *-1 to promote the line , with resulting sales of over a million units] . -RRB-
• -LRB- `` [_ARG1 * To be successful , a product can be any color whatsoever , as long as it is fire-engine red] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Charles E. Baxley , Justin 's attorney] . -RRB-
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 Justin] , [_ARGM-LOC in a news release] , [_rel says] , `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> *-1 Once competitive , Sony now resorts to strong-arm tactics in American courtrooms *-1 to carve out *RNR*-2 and protect *RNR*-2 niche markets] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kaye] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he has paid more than $ 70,000 *U* in legal fees so far] .
• Of [<sub>ARG3-Of</sub> Sony] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kaye] [<sub>rel</sub> says] : `` [_ARG1 They know 0 there 's no way 0 for them to lose *T*-1] .
• [_ARG1 The stock was bought *-1 on Thursday in a privately negotiated transaction] , [_ARG0 the filing] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Dresdner Bank AG of West Germany has announced a friendly tender offer for control of Banque Internationale de Placements , a French bank whose main shareholder *T*-1 is France 's Societe Generale ,] [_ARG0 the Societe de Bourses Francaises] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Mexican investor Joel Rocha Garza] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he sold a block of 600,000 shares of Smith Laboratories Inc. common stock to companies affiliated * with him] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission] , [_ARG0 Mr. Rocha Garza] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Biscayne Syndicate Inc. , Lahus II Inc. , and Lahus III Inc. bought the 600,000 shares on Oct. 11 for $ 1.4 million *U* , or $ 2.375 *U* a share] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Rocha Garza] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that he , Clarendon Group Ltd. , Biscayne , Lahus II , and Lahus III are all affiliated and hold a combined stake of 1,234,100 shares , or 9.33 %] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Rocha Garza] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he wants *-1 to purchase more shares] .
• [_ARGM-LOC In San Diego] , [_ARG0 Smith Laboratories President Timothy Wollaeger] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the transfer of the shares is n't significant] .
• [_ARG0 Investcorp , New York ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it and the management of Sports & Recreation Inc. bought the operator of the 10-store Sports Unlimited chain for some $ 40 million *U*] .
• [_ARG1 The investment bank becomes majority shareholder in Sports & Recreation , a 10-year-old sporting goods retailer ,] [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Oliver E. Richardson , a member of Investcorp 's management committee and a director of the chain] .
• [_ARG1 The company is `` very profitable '' on an operating basis] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Richardson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 , but he declined *-2 to specify numbers .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> In the latest transaction , management bought out the passive investors ' holding] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Richardson] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hammond Co. , Newport Beach , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Fidelity National Financial Inc. extended its previous agreement , under which it wo n't purchase any more of the mortgage banker 's common stock *T*-1 , through Oct. 31] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hammond] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that its discussions with Fidelity , an Irvine , Calif. , title-insurance underwriter , are continuing , but that prospects for a longer-term standstill agreement are uncertain] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Giant Group Ltd.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it terminated negotiations for the purchase of Aspen Airways , a Denver-based regional carrier that *T*-1 operates the United Express connector service under contract to UAL Corp. 's United Airlines] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The state-controlled insurer Assurances Generales de France] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it has obtained regulatory approval * to increase its stake in the financial holding company Cie. de Navigation Mixte above 10 % from the current level of about 8 %] .
• AGF did n't comment officially on its reasons for * seeking the approval , but [<sub>ARG0</sub> people close to the group] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it was done *-1 * to make sure 0 the group would have the flexibility 0 * to increase its stake in the future *T*-2 , should interesting price opportunities arise] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. , a unit of Lockheed Corp. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it agreed *-1 to join with Aermacchi S.p . A. of Varese , Italy , * to propose a new generation of jet trainers for the U.S. Air Force] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Lockheed] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the U.S. Navy may also buy an additional 340 trainer aircraft 0 *T*-1 to replace its T34C trainers made * by the Beech Aircraft Corp. unit of Raytheon Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A Lockheed spokesman in Burbank , Calif. ,] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he was n't aware of which other companies *T*-1 would be competing for the Air Force contract] .
• `` [_ARG1 The music has stopped * playing] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Michael Harkins , a principal in the investment firm of Levy Harkins] .
• [_ARG1 The outlook `` looks shaky because we 're still waiting '' for mutual funds , in particular , to dump some of their junk bond holdings * to pay off redemptions by individual investors] , [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> King Penniman , senior vice president at McCarthy , Crisanti & Maffei , an investment arm of Xerox Financial Services] .
• `` [_ARG1 When you get panic in one market *T*-1 , you get flight to quality in the other] , '' [_rel said] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Maria Ramirez , money market economist at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> This marks a significant shift in the interest rate outlook] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Sullivan , director of money market research at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. , New York] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Robert Dow , a partner and portfolio manager at Lord , Abbett & Co. , which *T*-1 manages $ 4 billion *U* of high-yield bonds ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he does n't `` think 0 there is any fundamental economic rationale -LCB- for the junk bond rout -RCB-] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The junk bond market is in a state of gridlock now -- there are no bids , only offers] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-3 [<sub>ARG0</sub> independent investor Martin D. Sass , who *T*-1 manages nearly $ 4 billion *U* and who *T*-2 recently decided *-4 to buy distressed securities for a new fund] .
• `` [_ARG1 That 's a clear indication that there is *RNR*-1 and will be *RNR*-1 an undercurrent of basic business going on] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Carleton of First Boston] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> I do n't know how people can say 0 the junk bond market disappeared *T*-3 when there were $ 1.5 billion *U* of orders for $ 550 million *U* of junk bonds sold last week by Turner *T*-2] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Raymond Minella , co-head of merchant banking at Merrill Lynch & Co] .
• `` I do n't know [_ARGM-MNR how] [_ARG0 people] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 the junk bond market disappeared] *T*-3 [_ARGM-TMP when there were $ 1.5 billion *U* of orders for $ 550 million *U* of junk bonds sold last week by Turner *T*-2] , '' says *T*-1 Raymond Minella , co-head of merchant banking at Merrill Lynch & Co .
• [_ARG1 This calamity] is `` far from over , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Michael McNamara , director of fixed-income research at Kemper Financial Services ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the quality of junk issues has been getting poorer , * contributing to the slide in prices] .
• `` [_ARG1 Last year we probably bought one out of every three new deals] , '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel says] *T*-1 .
• [_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG0 Mr. McNamara] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the slide in junk is creating `` one hell of a buying opportunity '' for selective buyers] .
• `` [_ARG1 The market has been weak since '' the announcement of the Campeau cash squeeze and the company 's subsequent bailout by Olympia & York] , [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Minella of Merrill Lynch] .
• -- [_ARGM-TMP In June] , [_ARGM-TMP two months before it would default on interest payments covering some of its $ 1.2 billion *U* of speculative debt securities] , [_ARG0 New York-based Integrated Resources Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it ran out of borrowed money] .
• [_ARG0 Moody 's] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 the frequency of corporate credit downgrades is the highest this year since 1982] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The era of the 1980s is about compound interest and the reaching for it] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> James Grant , editor of Grant 's Interest Rate Observer , an early critic of the junk bond market] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But `` an eerie silence pervaded '' the junk market Friday as prices tumbled on hundreds of high-yield bonds despite `` no active trading] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> John Lonski , an economist at Moody 's Investors Service Inc] .
• [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> Despite rumors that the TVA 's long-awaited offering would be postponed *-1 because of the debacle in the equity markets] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> sources in the underwriting syndicate] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 they expect 0 the issue will be priced *-2 as * scheduled] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> One of the sources] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the smaller portions of $ 750 million *U* each of five-year and 10-year bonds have already been `` substantially oversubscribed *-1] . ''
• There is [_ARG1 a great deal] 0 *T*-2 to be [_rel said] *-1 , [_ARGM-ADV * to be sure] , [_ARGM-PNC for * stripping the garbage out of the reconciliation bill] .
• [_ARG0 The parent company of First National Bank of Chicago , with $ 48 billion *U* in assets ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it set aside $ 200 million *U* * to absorb losses on loans and investments in financially troubled countries] .
• [_ARGM-ADV Despite this loss] , [_ARG0 First Chicago] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it does n't need *-1 to sell stock *-1 to raise capital] .
• [_ARG1 The decision was based *-1 solely on problems with the UAL management-pilot plan ,] [_ARG0 they] [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 America West] [_rel said] [_ARGM-TMP Friday] [_ARG1 0 it will postpone its new service out of Houston because of delays in * receiving aircraft from Boeing] .
• [_ARG1 Saatchi & Saatchi would launch a management buy-out if a hostile suitor emerged] , [_ARG0 an official] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• Many banks refused *-1 to back the $ 6.79 billion *U* transaction , but [_ARG0 bankers] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it was not from any unwillingness * to finance takeovers] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> The court was careful * to say that the adverse information appeared in the very same articles *RNR*-1 and received the same attention *RNR*-1 as the company 's statements] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-4 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Patrick Grannon , a Los Angeles lawyer at the firm of Greenfield & Chimicles , which *T*-3 was n't involved *-2 in the case] .
• `` [_ARG0 The court] was careful * to [_rel say] [_ARG1 that the adverse information appeared in the very same articles *RNR*-1 and received the same attention *RNR*-1 as the company 's statements] , '' said *T*-4 Patrick Grannon , a Los Angeles lawyer at the firm of Greenfield & Chimicles , which *T*-3 was n't involved *-2 in the case .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> The court] is [<sub>rel</sub> saying] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that the adverse facts have *-2 to be transferred *-1 to the market with equal intensity and credibility as the statements of corporate insiders] . ''
• They wrote : `` The opinion establishes a new rule of immunity -- that [_ARGM-ADV if a wide variety of opinions on a company 's business are publicly reported *-1] , [_ARG0 the company] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_rel say] [_ARG1 anything] [_ARGM-MNR without fear of securities liability] . ''
• [_ARG0 Douglas R. Pappas of Myerson & Kuhn] [_rel says] [_ARG1 0 about $ 5.3 million *U* of the award goes directly to the USFL * to reimburse it for fees already paid] .
• [_ARG0 Lawyers specializing in shareholder suits] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 they are concerned that use of the `` press defense '' by corporations may become popular as a result of the ruling] .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Shepard Goldfein , an attorney for the NFL ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 his client will consider *-1 asking for another hearing or appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Goldfein , of Skadden , Arps , Slate , Meagher & Flom in New York ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the ruling is wrong and the fee award is excessive because the USFL lost its major claims , including its contention that the NFL restrained trade through television contracts] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> But they will work together on energy - , environmental - and fair-trade-related issues and conduct seminars on topics of mutual interest] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Gibson Gayle Jr. of 585-lawyer Fulbright & Jaworski] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The arrangement , reached * after about eight months of negotiations , grew out of 80-lawyer Fenerty Robertson 's desire * to develop ties with a U.S. firm in light of relaxed trade barriers between the U.S. and Canada] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Francis M. Saville of Fenerty Robertson] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for the company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the verdict is thought *-2 to be the first in favor of an asbestos manufacturer where the plaintiff was a school and the asbestos in question was used *-1 for fireproofing *T*-3] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Magurno] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will split his time between the 200-lawyer firm 's offices in Washington , D.C. , and New York , with specialties in aviation and labor law] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Apple Computer Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will offer cash rebates on several of its machines from Oct. 14 to Dec. 31. , as part of a holiday-season sales promotion] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> The parent companies forecast sales for the venture of around 750 million marks for its first fiscal year] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Matsushita] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> He] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he will now consider those offers] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Rosenblatt] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he resigned because of difficulties with * commuting between his home in New York and the magazine 's editorial offices in Washington] .
• `` [_ARG1 Frankly , I missed my family] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Mr. Rosenblatt] .
• [_ARG0 Mortimer B. Zuckerman , chairman and editor in chief ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Rosenblatt would be succeeded starting today by Michael Ruby , the magazine 's executive editor , and Merrill McLoughlin , a senior writer] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Zuckerman] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 his magazine would maintain its editorial format , which *T*-1 is a mix of analysis and trend stories with service-oriented , how-to articles] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Rosenblatt , a senior writer at Time magazine before * joining U.S. News & World Report ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he had numerous job offers from other magazines while he was editor] .
• [_ARG0 Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation S.A.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 group profit before taxes and contributions to employee profit-sharing soared 97 % to 839 million francs -LRB- $ 129.6 million *U* -RRB- in the first half of 1989 from 425 million francs a year earlier] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Still] , [_ARG0 it] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects sales for all of 1989 to be on the order of 20 billion francs , * reflecting anticipated billings for two large contracts in the second half of the year] .
• [_ARG1 Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc. expects *-1 to report earnings before extraordinary tax benefits of about $ 1.5 million *U* , or about 41 cents a share , for the third quarter , compared with a loss last year] , [_rel said] 0 *T*-2 [_ARG0 Glenn R. Simmons , chairman and chief executive officer] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Simmons] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Keystone 's new mill is expected * to produce about 585,000 tons of steel rods this year , up from 413,000 tons in 1988] .
• [_ARG1 Production at the mill] has exceeded the ability *ICH*-2 of Keystone 's casting operation * to supply it , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 , which *T*-1 will force Keystone *-4 to purchase billet , or unfinished steel bars , from outside the company during the fourth quarter and next year .
• [_ARG1 After a tax benefit of about $ 780,000 *U* , Keystone expects *-2 to report net income of $ 2.3 million *U* , or about 62 cents a share] , [_ARG0 Mr. Simmons] [_rel said] 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG1 Keystone will have *-1 to consider *-2 expanding its casting operation , at an estimated cost of $ 8 million to $ 10 million *U* , within the next 18 to 24 months] , [_ARG0 Mr. Simmons] [_rel said] 0 *T*-3 .
• [_ARG1 Now I think 0 we have a group of marketing people who *T*-1 are out * selling to retailers and wholesalers] , '' [_ARG0 Mr. Simmons] [_rel said] *T*-2 .
• [_ARG1 Revenue for the latest third quarter was about $ 70.5 million *U* , up 10 % from $ 63.6 million *U* last year] , [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Freeport-McMoRan Inc.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a temporary cessation of operations at its Sunshine Bridge uranium-recovery facility in Donaldsonville , La. , will result in slight earnings improvement to both the company and its Freeport-McMoRan Resource Partners Limited Partnership unit] .
• [_ARG0 The diversified energy and minerals concern] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that a depressed uranium market is responsible for the temporary mothballing of the plant , but that the plant can be reactivated *-1 quickly when the market improves *T*-2] .
• [_ARG0 Freeport-McMoRan] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 the shutdown wo n't affect sales volumes under long-term sales contracts of its Freeport Uranium Recovery Co. unit , but will reduce the amount of product sold * on the spot market] .
• [_ARG0 Lomas Financial Corp. , Dallas ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it will ask a U.S. bankruptcy court *-1 to allow it * to hire Lazard Freres & Co. * to help it sell its leasing unit] .
• [_ARG0 Lomas] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Merrill Lynch , which *T*-1 owns bonds and equity in Lomas , could n't continue as Lomas 's investment banker because it is also a creditor] .
• [_ARG0 It] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it chose Lazard in part because of Lazard 's offices in Europe and Japan , where investors might be interested in a U.S. leasing company *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 Kysor Industrial Corp.] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects its third-quarter net earnings to be between two cents and four cents *U* a share , compared with 61 cents a share a year ago] .
• [_ARG0 The company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 a drop in activity in the powerboat industry reduced sales volume at its two marine-related operations] .
• [_ARGM-DIS Also] , [_ARG0 the company] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 its commercial products operation failed *-1 to meet forecasts] .
• [_ARG0 Kysor , a maker of heavy-duty truck and commercial refrigeration equipment ,] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 it expects its fourth-quarter earnings to be more closely in line with usual levels , which *T*-1 are between 30 cents and 50 cents *U* a share] .
• In the midst of his 1988 re-election campaign , Sen. Riegle , chairman of the Senate Banking Committee , returned $ 76,000 *U* in contributions after [_ARG0 a Detroit newspaper] [_rel said] [_ARG1 that Mr. Keating had gathered the money for him about two weeks before the meeting with regulators] .
• [_ARG0 Sen. McCain] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he had meant *-1 to pay for the trips at the time but that the matter `` fell between the cracks] . ''
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. McCain] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Keating broke off their friendship abruptly in 1987 , because the senator refused *-1 to press the thrift executive 's case as vigorously as Mr. Keating wanted *?*] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self-styled citizens lobby --] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Keating already has conceded *-1 attempting *-2 to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Wertheimer] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Senate Ethics Committee should hire a special outside counsel *-2 to conduct an investigation , as * was done in the case of former House Speaker James Wright] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. Riegle] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 he would cooperate with any inquiry , but that his conduct had been `` entirely proper] . ''
• [_ARG0 Sen. McCain] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he had been `` deeply concerned *ICH*-2 '' at the time of the meeting that it might seem *-1 to be improper , but decided 0 it was `` entirely appropriate '' for him to seek fair treatment for a constituent] .
• [_ARG0 Sen. Glenn] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he had already made a complete disclosure of his role in the affair and `` I am completely satisfied * to let this matter rest in the hands of the Senate Ethics Committee] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Sen. DeConcini] [<sub>rel</sub> said] , `` [_ARG1 When all is said and done *T*-2 , I expect *-3 to be fully exonerated *-1] . ''
• Sen. DeConcini said , `` [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> When] [<sub>ARG1</sub> all] is [<sub>rel</sub> said] and done *T*-2 , I expect *-3 to be fully exonerated *-1 . ''
• `` [_ARG1 Why did n't the Bank Board act sooner *T*-2] ? '' [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 I] want *-1 to [_rel say] [_ARGM-MNR in the most forceful way 0 I can *?* *T*-2] : [_ARG1 0 I certainly hope so] . ''
• [_ARGM-ADV According to notes taken * by one of the participants at the meeting] , [_ARG0 the regulators] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Lincoln was gambling dangerously with depositors ' federally insured money and was `` a ticking time bomb] . ''
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trinity Industries Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it reached a preliminary agreement * to manufacture 1,000 coal rail cars for Norfolk Southern Corp] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Trinity] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it plans *-1 to begin delivery of the rail cars in the first quarter of 1990] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> It] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the 1,000 rail cars are in addition to the 1,450 coal rail cars presently being produced for Norfolk Southern , a Norfolk , Va.-based railroad concern] .
• `` [_ARG1 South China is the most competitive source of toys in the world] , '' [_rel says] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Henry Hu , executive director of Wah Shing Toys Consolidated Ltd] .
• [_ARG0 Manufacturers] [_rel say] [_ARG1 0 there is no immediate substitute for southern China , where an estimated 120,000 people are employed *-1 by the toy industry *T*-2] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> For the next few years , * like it or not , China is going *-1 to be the main supplier] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> Edmund Young , vice president of Perfecta Enterprises Ltd. , one of the first big Hong Kong toy makers 0 *T*-3 to move across the border] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Hong Kong manufacturers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 large debt writeoffs and other financial problems resulting from the 1987 difficulties chastened the local industry , * causing it to tighten credit policies and financial management] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Paul Kwan , managing director of Playmates ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 10 million Ninja Turtles have been sold *-1 , * placing the reptilian warriors among the 10 biggest-selling toys in the U.S.] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> Should sales continue *-2 to be strong through the Christmas season , which *T*-1 accounts for about 60 % of U.S. retail toy sales] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Kwan] [<sub>rel</sub> said] 0 the Ninja Turtles could make 1989 a record sales year for Playmates .
• [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> But] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> toy manufacturers and other industrialists] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Beijing will be restrained *-1 from * tightening controls on export-oriented southern China] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> They] [<sub>rel</sub> say] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 China 's trade deficit is widening and the country is too short *ICH*-1 of foreign exchange for it to hamper production in Guangdong] .
• `` [_ARG1 The Chinese leaders have *-1 to decide whether they want control or whether the want exports] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 Mr. Kwan of Playmates] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Nobody wants *-2 to have all his eggs in one basket] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 [<sub>ARG0</sub> David Yeh , chairman and chief executive officer of International Matchbox Group Ltd] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> By * diversifying supply sources , the toy makers do n't intend *-1 to withdraw from China] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> manufacturers and foreign buyers] [<sub>rel</sub> say] 0 *T*-2 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The Bush administration] , [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> *-1 urging the Supreme Court *-2 to give states more leeway * to restrict abortions] , [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 minors have n't any right to abortion without the consent of their parents] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> On the provisions of the Minnesota law] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the Bush administration] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> that * requiring that both parents be notified *-1 is a reasonable regulation , and that there is no need * to have an alternative that *T*-2 allows minors to go to court for a judge 's permission instead] .
• [<sub>ARG1</sub> And that 's why the rules , for the most part , must stay in place *T*-1] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> he] [<sub>rel</sub> says] 0 *T*-2 .
• `` [_ARG1 They do n't seem *-1 to have an incentive * to negotiate] , '' [_rel says] *T*-2 [_ARG0 one network executive] .
• [_ARG0 Congress] has [_rel said] [_ARGM-MNR repeatedly] [_ARG1 0 it wants no part of the mess] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 urging the studios and the networks , which *T*-1 license rights to air shows made * by the studios , *-3 to work out their own compromise] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> It 's never really been tested *-1] , '' [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-2 [<sub>ARG0</sub> William Lilley III , who as a top CBS executive *T*-3 spent years *-4 lobbying * to have the rules lifted] .
• Hence , NBC might be able * to take , [<sub>ARG0</sub> *] [<sub>rel</sub> say] , [<sub>ARG1</sub> a 5 % stake in a company such as MGM\/UA] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> A spokesman for Rep. Edward J. Markey -LRB- D-Mass. -RRB- , who *T*-2 heads a subcommittee that *T*-3 oversees the FCC ,] [<sub>rel</sub> says] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 Mr. Markey feels `` 0 the world has been forever changed *-1 by the Sony-Columbia deal] . ''
• [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 he] [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 Mr. Markey hopes 0 this pushes the networks and studios to work it out on their own] .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARGM-LOC at the FCC] , [_ARGM-TMP meanwhile] , [_ARG0 new Chairman Alfred C. Sikes] has [_rel said] [_ARG1 0 he wants the two sides to hammer out their own plan] .
• `` [<sub>ARG1</sub> Our doors are open] , '' [<sub>ARG0</sub> an NBC spokesman] [<sub>rel</sub> says] *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Recognition Equipment Inc.] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it settled a civil action filed * against it by the federal government on behalf of the U.S. Postal Service] .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In a related development] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> Recognition Equipment] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 the Postal Service has barred the company from * bidding on postal contracts for an additional 120 days] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The company] [<sub>rel</sub> said] [<sub>ARG1</sub> 0 it will continue *-1 to pursue a lifting of the suspension] .
• `` [_ARG1 The government can never put the ANC back into the bottle again] , '' [_rel said] *T*-1 [_ARG0 Cassim Saloojee , a veteran anti-apartheid activist on hand * to welcome Mr. Sisulu] .