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frames- Separately , the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission turned down for now [ARG0 a request] by Northeast [rel seeking] [ARG1 approval of its possible purchase of PS of New Hampshire] .
- [ARG0 Commonwealth Edison] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 about $ 245 million *U* in rate increases 0 *T*-1 to pay for Braidwood 2] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Stronach , founder and controlling shareholder of Magna ,] resigned as chief executive officer last year *-1 to [rel seek] , [ARGM-MNR unsuccessfully] , [ARG1 a seat in Canada 's Parliament] .
- Unlike many U.S. investors , [ARG0 those in Asia or Europe] [rel seeking] [ARG1 foreign-stock exposure] may be less resistant to * paying higher prices for country funds .
- Czechoslovakia said in May 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel seek] [ARG1 $ 2 billion *U*] from [ARG2-from Hungary] [ARGM-ADV if the twindam contract were broken *-68] .
- In Taiwan and South Korea , rising wages are forcing [ARG0 manufacturers] to [rel seek] [ARG1 other overseas sites for labor-intensive production] .
- Giant Group is led *-1 by three Rally 's directors , [ARG0 Burt Sugarman , James M. Trotter III and William E. Trotter II ,] who earlier this month *T*-2 indicated 0 they had a 42.5 % stake in Rally 's and planned *-3 to [rel seek] [ARG1 a majority of seats on Rally 's nine-member board] .
- [ARGM-ADV In addition to the damages] , [ARG0 the suit] [rel seeks] [ARG1 a court order preventing the guild from *-2 punishing *RNR*-1 or retaliating against *RNR*-1 Mr. Trudeau] .
- Giant Group is led *-96 by three Rally 's directors , Burt Sugarman , James M. Trotter III and William E. Trotter II , who last month *T*-1 indicated 0 [ARG0 they] hold a 42.5 % stake in Rally 's and plan *-2 to [rel seek] [ARG1 a majority of seats on Rally 's nine-member board] .
- University Patents Inc. , based * in Westport , Conn. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel seeks] [ARG1 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] .
- The Senate Finance Committee , chaired * by a fellow Texan , Democratic Sen. Lloyd Bentsen , last month urged U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills to use Mr. Pickens 's experience in talks with Tokyo `` *-1 to highlight this problem facing [ARG0 Americans] who *T*-185 [rel seek] [ARG1 access to the Japanese capital markets] . ''
- Mr. Crane did n't return [ARG0 a call] [rel seeking] [ARG1 comment] .
- But Rep. Marge Roukema -LRB- R. , N.J . -RRB- instead praised the House 's acceptance of a new youth `` training '' wage , [ARG1 a subminimum] that [ARG0 GOP administrations] have [rel sought] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP for many years] .
- The conference approved at least $ 55 million *U* in direct cash and development assistance as well , and though no decision was made *-4 , both sides are committed to * adding more than $ 200 million *U* in [ARG1 economic support funds and environmental initiatives] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the Bush administration] .
- But [ARG0 New York state] , which *T*-13 is [rel seeking] [ARG1 solutions to its prison cell shortage] , says `` no . ''
- He has promised stiffer fines , though the size of [ARG1 penalties] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by OSHA] have been rising in recent years even before he took office this year .
- The final vote came after the House rejected Republican efforts * to weaken the bill and approved [ARG1 two amendments] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by organized labor] .
- On Tuesday , the House approved a labor-backed amendment that *T*-1 would require the Transportation Department to reject airline acquisitions if [ARG0 the person] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to purchase a carrier] had run two or more airlines *ICH*-4 previously that *T*-2 have filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code .
- I had sought , in my suit , the right * to print Voice material , which *T*-2 had been denied me *-36 , and [ARG0 I] had [rel sought] [ARG1 a right * to receive the information] , [ARGM-ADV *-3 arguing in effect that a right * to print government information is n't very helpful if I have no right * to get the information] .
- [ARG0 I] had [rel sought] , [ARGM-LOC in my suit] , [ARG1 the right * to print Voice material , which *T*-2 had been denied me *-36] , and I had sought a right * to receive the information , *-3 arguing in effect that a right * to print government information is n't very helpful if I have no right * to get the information .
- [ARGM-ADV Typically] , [ARG0 these laws] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to prevent executive branch officials from *-2 inquiring into whether certain federal programs make any economic sense or proposing more market-oriented alternatives to regulations] .
- In September , the company said 0 [ARG0 it] was [rel seeking] [ARG1 offers for its five radio stations] [ARGM-PNC in order *-1 to concentrate on its programming business] .
- [ARG0 Buick] has been [rel seeking] [ARGM-TMP for the past few years] [ARG1 *-1 to restore its reputation as `` the doctor 's car '' -- a product for upscale professionals] .
- If the banks exhaust all avenues of appeal , it *EXP*-1 is possible that [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-3 to have the illegality ruling work both ways] , some market sources said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Banks] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to recover payments to local authorities in instances where the banks made net payments to councils *T*-2] .
- Another proposed reform is * to have program traders answer to an `` uptick rule '' a reform instituted * after the Great Crash of 1929 that *T*-1 protects against stocks being relentlessly beaten *-2 downward by [ARG0 those] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to profit from lower prices] , namely short sellers .
- By [ARG0 *-1] [ARGM-TMP constantly] [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to own the cheapest widget] , index-arbitrage traders hope *-1 to add between 1 % and 3 % *U* to the annual return of the S&P 500 .
- That represents a very thin `` excess '' return , certainly far less than [ARG1 what] [ARG0 most fundamental stock pickers] claim *-1 to [rel seek] *T*-2 as their performance objective .
- Each new trading roadblock is likely *-1 to be beaten *-82 by [ARG0 institutions] [rel seeking] [ARG1 better ways 0 * to serve their high-volume clients *T*-2 , here or overseas] .
- [ARGM-ADV Like other forms of arbitrage] , [ARG0 it] [ARGM-ADV merely] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-1 to take advantage of momentary discrepancies in the price of a single product -- in this case , a basket of stocks -- in different markets -- in this case the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago futures markets] .
- [ARG1 That divergence] is what [ARG0 stock index traders] [rel seek] *T*-69 .
- [ARGM-LOC Under the so-called Team Taurus approach] , [ARG0 Mr. Veraldi and other Ford product planners] [rel sought] [ARG1 the involvement of parts suppliers , assembly-line workers , auto designers and financial staff members] [ARGM-TMP from the initial stages of the development cycle] .
- New York financier Saul Steinberg sought federal permission * to buy more than 15 % of United Airlines ' parent , UAL Corp. , *-1 saying 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel seek] [ARG1 control of the nation 's second-largest airline] .
- [ARG0 New York financier Saul Steinberg] [rel sought] [ARG1 federal permission * to buy more than 15 % of United Airlines ' parent , UAL Corp.] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 saying 0 he might seek control of the nation 's second-largest airline] .
- Such an application for federal antitrust clearance is necessary for [ARG0 any investor] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD might] [rel seek] [ARG1 control] .
- Takeover stock traders were puzzled *-1 by the Reliance filing and cautioned that it does n't mean 0 [ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-ADV definitely] [rel seek] [ARG1 control] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Ackerman] [ARGM-TMP already] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to oust Mr. Edelman as chairman of Datapoint Corp. , an Intelogic affiliate] .
- This year [ARG0 it] is expected *-1 to be a net importer and is said *-1 to be [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to buy about 200,000 tons of sugar *-3 to meet internal needs] , analysts said 0 *T*-4 .
- [ARG0 Equitable of Iowa Cos. , Des Moines ,] had been [rel seeking] [ARG1 a buyer for the 36-store Younkers chain] [ARGM-TMP since June , when it announced its intention * to free up capital * to expand its insurance business *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 DD Acquisition] has launched a suit in a Delaware court *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 the withdrawal of Dunkin 's poison pill rights and employee stock ownership plans , which it claims 0 *T*-3 were put *-1 in place * to deter bidders] .
- AMR climbed 1 3\/4 to 73 1\/8 amid rumors that [ARG0 New York developer Donald Trump] was [rel seeking] [ARG1 financing 0 * to mount a new , lower offer for the parent company of American Airlines *T*-1] .
- RMS International Inc. , Hasbrouk Heights , N.J. , *-1 facing a cash-flow squeeze , said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 other financing sources and waivers from debenture holders] .
- [ARG0 Steinberg] [rel sought] [ARG1 clearance 0 * to buy more than 15 % of United Air 's parent *T*-2] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 saying 0 he may seek control] .
- Steinberg sought clearance 0 * to buy more than 15 % of United Air 's parent *T*-2 , *-1 saying 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 control] .
- But like other thrifts , [ARG0 it] 's expected *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 regulators ' consent * to create a distinct junk-bond entity] .
- Some think 0 [ARG0 Columbia 's thrift] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP now] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 a new chief operating officer] , might be capitalized *-3 at , say $ 300 million *U* , and shopped *-3 to a commercial bank that *T*-2 wants a California presence .
- [ARGM-TMP When necessary] , [ARG0 it] [rel sought] and received [ARG1 assistance] from [ARG2-from organized crime] .
- Precious metals , gold in particular , currently are being influenced *-1 more by stock market gyrations than the dollar as [ARG0 traders] [rel seek] [ARG1 greater investment stability] , according to William O'Neill , vice president of research at Elders Futures in New York .
- [ARGM-TMP Meanwhile] , [ARG0 the securities companies -- most of them smaller than the banks --] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 access only to limited kinds of banking that *T*-45 would n't open them to the full brunt of competition from the banks] .
- [ARG0 The IRS] has been [rel seeking] [ARG1 more than $ 300 million *U* in back taxes] from [ARG2-from Mr. Hunt] .
- [ARG0 The Peruvian minerals concern] had been [rel seeking] [ARG1 a claim of $ 251 million *U* against Mr. Hunt] .
- Mr. Blair said 0 [ARG0 his libel suit] [rel seeks] [ARG1 10 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 8.5 million *U* -RRB-] from [ARG2-from Canadian Express and Hees executives Manfred Walt and Willard L'Heureux] .
- He said 0 [ARG0 his suit against Enfield] [rel seeks] [ARG1 two years severance pay , equivalent to C$ 720,000 *U*] .
- [ARG0 Many Japanese companies] have taken the warnings by the country 's leaders to heart and [rel sought] [ARG1 development partnerships rather than landmark properties] .
- [ARG0 Israel] has been accused *-201 in the past of *-1 using subterfuge *-2 to [rel seek] [ARG1 elements needed * * to develop nuclear weapons] .
- As a result , he said 0 he will examine [ARG1 the Marcos documents] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the prosecutors] *-1 to determine whether * turning over the filings is self-incrimination .
- Mrs. Marcos has n't admitted that she filed any documents such as [ARG1 those] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the government] .
- Charles LaBella , the assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the Marcos case , did n't return [ARG0 phone calls] [rel seeking] [ARG1 comment] .
- The office will provide `` one-stop shopping '' for [ARG0 Japanese financial institutions and other clients] [rel seeking] [ARG1 advice on access to the world capital markets] , according to A. Bruce Schimberg , Sidley 's senior banking specialist , who *T*-235 will move to Tokyo from Chicago *-1 to open the office next year .
- THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel seek] [ARG1 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] .
- [ARG0 The UAW] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 a hearing by the full 14-judge panel] .
- U.S. law requires criminal defendants to turn over foreign documents such as [ARG1 those] [rel sought] * [ARGM-LOC in the Marcos case] .
- Though President Bush 's political critics at home have been urging him *-1 to open a more direct dialogue with Mr. Gorbachev , it actually was the arguments of leaders within the Soviet bloc itself that *T*-261 led [ARG0 the president] to [rel seek] [ARG1 the December meeting] .
- [ARG0 The group] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel seeks] [ARG1 uniformity among states in provisions for taxpayers ' rights] .
- Yet he took little businesslike care with his cattle : [ARG0 He] had no prior experience and did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel seek] [ARG1 business counsel about them] .
- But they also are *-1 to see that taxpayers get all allowable tax benefits and to ask if [ARG0 filers] who *T*-279 [rel sought] [ARG1 IRS aid] were satisfied with it .
- Joint-research programs have proliferated as [ARG0 U.S. companies] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to spread the risks and costs of * commercializing new superconductors and to meet the challenges posed * by foreign consortia , especially in Japan] .
- [ARG0 The company] recently filed suit in state court in Los Angeles against American Brands , *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 at least $ 40 million *U* in damages] from [ARG2-from the Old Greenwich , Conn.-based company] .
- [ARG0 Sea Containers] will soon set a date for its annual shareholder meeting * to [rel seek] [ARG1 holder approval for the offer] .
- Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Byrd -LRB- D. , W.Va . -RRB- strongly resisted [ARG1 deeper cuts] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the House] .
- [ARG0 House and Senate appropriators] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-1 to establish a Nov. 30 deadline after which their bill would become the last word on how funds are distributed *T*-3 *T*-2] .
- The additional spending pushes the measure more than $ 2 billion *U* above its prescribed budget ceiling , and [ARG0 the House Appropriations Committee leadership] [ARGM-MOD must] [ARGM-TMP now] [rel seek] [ARG1 a waiver] [ARGM-PNC in hopes of *-1 completing action today] .
- Orkem said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-ADV eventually] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to make a public share offering in its U.K. business] .
- Avery , which *T*-160 continues *-1 to operate a coal company 0 it expects *-3 to sell *T*-2 at a loss , said in proxy materials 0 [ARG0 it] intends *-4 to [rel seek] [ARG1 control of one or more companies] .
- Earlier this month , a group led * by three of the company 's directors , Burt Sugarman , James M. Trotter III and Willam E. Trotter II , indicated 0 it had a 45.2 % stake in the Louisville , Ky. , fast-food company and that [ARG0 it] planned *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 a majority of seats on Rally 's nine-member board] .
- [ARGM-LOC In its suit] , [ARG0 the consumer agency] [rel seeks] [ARG1 fines of $ 1,000 *U* per violation of the city 's Consumer Protection Law , costs of investigation , and an injunction 0 *T*-1 to prevent Newmark & Lewis from *-2 continuing its allegedly deceptive advertising] .
- [ARG0 British Satellite , which already *T*-200 has raised # 423.5 million *U* from 10 backers ,] initially expected *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 an additional # 400 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-LOC Under Mikhail Gorbachev 's perestroika] , [ARG0 the Soviets] have [rel sought] [ARG1 economic ties *ICH*-1] [ARGM-LOC all over the world] , including new export markets .
- [ARG0 Institutions] had become active market players in the early 1970s and [rel sought] [ARG1 exchange seats] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to handle their own trades] .
- [ARG0 The unpopular Mr. Sarney , whose task *T*-1 was * to bring about a smooth transition to democracy after 21 years of military rule ,] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel seeking] [ARG1 re-election] .
- Analysts also say 0 it *EXP*-2 's inevitable that [ARG0 Brazil] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-3 to renegotiate its $ 115 billion *U* foreign debt , on which it suspended interest payments *T*-1 last month] .
- [ARG0 Debt-Burdened Doctors] [rel Seek] [ARG1 Financial Security]
- [ARG0 Investors in all funds] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel seek] [ARG1 safety] [ARGM-TMP in the coming months] , some analysts say 0 *T*-1 .
- He could rule as early as today on [ARG0 the motion] [rel seeking] [ARG1 a temporary injunction against the Dow Jones offer] .
- Lone Star Technologies Inc. said 0 [ARG0 its Lone Star Steel Co. unit] sued it in federal court here , *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to recover an intercompany receivable valued * at a minimum of $ 23 million *U*] .
- It *EXP*-1 was Revco 's huge debt from its $ 1.3 billion *U* leveraged buy-out in 1986 that *T*-2 forced [ARG0 it] to [rel seek] [ARG1 protection] [ARGM-LOC under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code] .
- [ARGM-TMP Before *-1 becoming self-employed , or setting up a cooperative] , [ARG0 workers] [ARGM-MOD must] [rel seek] [ARG1 permission from the local soviet -LRB- council -RRB-] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-4 Having rejected central economic planning for economic reasons , and the market for fear of the social -LRB- political -RRB- consequences] , [ARG0 Mr. Gorbachev] [rel seeks] [ARG1 a `` third way '' that *T*-1 would combine the discipline and controls of the former with the economic benefits of the latter] .
- At the same time , the strategy requires that he deal effectively with [ARG0 those] who *T*-1 [rel seek] [ARG1 genuine Western-style political pluralism] .
- [ARG0 The suit , assigned * to federal Judge Kimba Wood ,] [rel seeks] [ARG1 a permanent injunction , back pay for judges who *T*-1 have been forced *-2 to retire , reinstatement of retired judges and `` other affirmative relief necessary * to eradicate the effects of -LRB- New York 's -RRB- unlawful employment practices] . ''
- [ARG0 DPC , an investor group led * by New York-based Crescott Investment Associates ,] had itself filed a suit in state court in Los Angeles *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to nullify the agreement] .
- But Foothills said 0 [ARG0 it] plans *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 regulatory approval * to build an alternative line , the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System further north toward Alaska] .
- [ARG0 Deutsche Bank] has [ARGM-MNR actively] [rel sought] [ARG1 a French acquisition] [ARGM-TMP for at least two years] .
- Giant Group said 0 a federal court in Delaware has denied [ARG0 a motion] by Rally 's Inc. [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to block a group led * by Giant Chairman Burt Sugarman from *-1 acquiring more of the company 's shares] .
- The award , although *-2 far less than [ARG1 the $ 10 million *U*] , including punitive damages , that [ARG0 Ms. Midler] [rel sought] *T*-1 , is likely *-2 to force Madison Avenue to further rethink how they use famous songs in ads *T*-3 .
- Since [ARG0 Anchor] is [ARGM-TMP still] [rel seeking] [ARG1 this waiver] , Vitro said 0 the tender offer is being extended *-1 until 5 p.m. EST tomorrow .
- [ARG1 GREAT NORTHERN NEKOOSA] is being [rel sought] *-1 by [ARG0-by another big paper company , Georgia-Pacific ,] [ARGM-MNR for $ 58 *U* a share , or about $ 3.18 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 Some lawmakers] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 legislation 0 * to limit overly restrictive insurance policies *T*-1] .
- Nashua Corp. , rumored * a potential takeover target for six months , said that [ARG0 a Dutch company] has [rel sought] [ARG1 U.S. approval * to buy up to 25 % of Nashua 's shares] .
- Stock-index funds have grown in popularity over the past decade as [ARG0 pension funds and other institutional investors] have [rel sought] [ARG1 a low-cost way 0 * to match the performance of the stock market as a whole *T*-1] .
- [ARGM-MNR By *-1 making a break from tradition] , [ARG0 Brooks Brothers] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 a delicate balance] .
- [ARG0 The university] had [rel sought] [ARG1 an injunction blocking Connaught 's board from *-1 recommending or supporting an offer for the company by Merieux] .
- [ARG0 The Manufacturers Hanover Corp. unit] , which *T*-1 is [rel seeking] [ARG1 repayment of a $ 36 million *U* loan] , has asked the court *-3 to give its claim priority over that of Minpeco , which *T*-2 won a $ 132 million *U* judgment against Mr. Hunt , his brother Nelson Bunker Hunt and other defendants last year in a case stemming from their alleged attempts * to corner the silver market in
- In addition to *-2 being broadcast *-1 on cable television , the movie also is being distributed *-2 on videocassettes , [ARG0 the suit] alleges 0 *T*-3 in *-4 [rel seeking] [ARG1 unspecified damages] .
- [ARG0 Akzo] is the leading seller of birth-control pills in Europe but is [ARGM-TMP still] [rel seeking] [ARG1 regulatory approvals * to enter that market] in the U.S. and Japan .
- There are [ARG0 the supply-side globalists] , who *T*-1 [rel seek] [ARG1 *-2 to spread the advantages of a common currency through fixed exchange rates] .
- Crane Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] holds an 8.9 % stake in Milton Roy Corp. , an analytical-instruments maker , and [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 control of the company] .
- In the filing , Crane said that in the past [ARG0 it] considered *-3 [rel seeking] [ARG1 control of Milton Roy , of St. Petersburg , Fla. ,] [ARGM-MNR through a merger or tender offer] and that it expects *-1 to continue *-2 to evaluate an acquisition from time to time .
- Crane officials did n't return [ARG0 phone calls] [rel seeking] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARGM-DIS Rather] , Mr. Perlman said 0 *T*-3 , [ARG0 Control Data] intends *-1 to bid for the coming Minnesota lottery contract and is [rel seeking] [ARG1 new applications for the technology] [ARGM-LOC overseas , where `` there is great interest in games of skill *T*-2] . ''
- Strange that we do n't hear similar criticisms of [ARG0 the East Coast activists] who *T*-1 [rel seek] [ARG1 *-2 to clean up Boston Harbor or rid their beaches of medical waste] .
- Thursday , a judge is scheduled *-1 to rule on [ARG0 Warner 's motion] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to block the Guber-Peters duo from *-2 going to Columbia] .
- [ARG0 She] could end up *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 a fourth term] [ARGM-LOC in an economy sick with inflation , high interest rates and a heavy trade deficit] .
- [ARG1 A new specialty court] was [rel sought] *-1 by [ARG0-by patent experts , who *T*-2 believed that the generalists had botched too many important , multimillion-dollar cases] .
- Now the White House is declaring that he might not rely on Congress -- which *T*-1 has n't shown any willingness * to surrender such authority -- *-3 to pass [ARG1 the line-item veto law] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel seeks] *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-TMP As competition heats up in Spain 's crowded bank market] , [ARG0 Banco Exterior de Espana] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to shed its image of a state-owned bank and move into new activities] .
- If that proves true , analysts say 0 Banco Exterior could be a prime partner -- or even a takeover target -- for [ARG0 either a Spanish or foreign bank] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to increase its market share] after 1992 , when the European Community plans *-3 to dismantle financial barriers *T*-4 .
- [ARG0 He] [rel seeks] [ARG1 damages] from [ARG2-from the company 's 15 directors] [ARGM-CAU on grounds that they either `` participated in *RNR*-1 or condoned *RNR*-1 the illegal acts ... or utterly failed *-2 to carry out their duties as directors] . ''
- The federation was among the plaintiffs in [ARG0 a lawsuit] filed * in August against Exxon [rel seeking] [ARG1 full payment of environmental recovery costs from the spill] .
- Individuals close to the situation believe 0 [ARG0 Ford officials] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel seek] [ARG1 a meeting *ICH*-1 *ICH*-2] [ARGM-TMP this week] with Sir John 0 * to outline their proposal for a full bid *T*-3 .
- On its own , Dentsu 's muscle in Japan may count for little in major foreign markets [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG0 *] [rel seeking] [ARG1 non-Japanese clients] *T*-1 .
- Mr. Vaux said that [ARGM-ADV if no agreement is reached *-1] , [ARG1 other buyers] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel sought] *-2 [ARGM-MNR by bid or auction] .
- Rally 's Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] filed suit in U.S. District Court in Delaware against a group led * by Burt Sugarman , *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to block the investors from *-3 buying more shares] .
- In the Securities and Exchange Commission filings , the group has said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 control of Rally 's] .
- [ARG0 The Patterson group , which *T*-1 controls about 42 % of Rally 's shares ,] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 control] .
- But Mr. Ortega 's threat over the weekend * to end a 19-month cease-fire with [ARG0 the rebels] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to topple him] , effectively elevated the Contras as a policy priority just as they were slipping from the agendas of their most ardent supporters .
- Mr. Abrams said that [ARG0 Mr. Ortega] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to demobilize the Contras prior to the elections *-2 to remove any pressure * to hold fair elections] .
- Although [ARG0 Petrie Stores] has considered * [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to acquire the remaining equity of Deb Stores] , it has no current intention * to pursue such a possibility , the filing said 0 *T*-3 .
- A unit of DPC Acquisition Partners launched a $ 10-a-share *U* tender offer for the shares outstanding of Dataproducts Corp. , and said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to liquidate the computer-printer maker `` as soon as possible] , '' [ARGM-ADV even if a merger is n't consummated *-2] .
- Dataproducts officials declined *-2 to comment , and said 0 they had not yet seen [ARG0 a suit] filed * in federal court by DPC Acquisition that *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-3 to nullify a standstill agreement between DPC Acquisition and Dataproducts] .
- For the past two years , he said 0 *T*-1 , [ARG0 he and the exchange 's research department] have been working on the new natural gas contract , *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 a good delivery site] and studying the natural gas market .
- Dealers said 0 some defensive investors were buyers of mortgages , as were *?* [ARG0 dealers] [rel seeking] [ARG1 collateral for REMICs priced * earlier last week] .
- Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. , one of a group of closely held companies owned * by entrepreneur James Pattison , said 0 [ARG0 it] `` intends *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 control '' of 30%-owned Innopac Inc. , a Toronto packaging concern] .
- Martin Fabi , Innopac 's president and chief executive , said 0 Innopac viewed [ARG0 Mr. Pattison 's] decision * to [rel seek] [ARG1 control] as a `` very positive '' move .
- Nashua strengthened its poison-pill plan after *-1 announcing 0 [ARG0 a Dutch firm] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to buy up to 25 % of the New Hampshire copier company] .
- Crane said 0 [ARG0 it] holds an 8.9 % stake in the company and [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 control] .
- [ARG0 The House Democratic leadership] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to waive these restrictions] , but the underlying bill is already under attack for excesses elsewhere .
- [ARG0 A second group of three company directors , aligned * with Rally 's founder James Patterson ,] [ARGM-DIS also] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 control of the fast-food chain] .
- [ARG0 DPC Acquisition Partners , a hostile suitor for Dataproducts Corp. ,] filed a petition in federal district court in Los Angeles *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to have its standstill agreement with the computer printer maker declared *-2 void] , and it proceeded with a $ 10-a-share *U* tender offer for the company .
- [ARG0 Dataproducts] had [rel sought] [ARG1 a buyer] [ARGM-TMP for several months] , but it is now in the midst of a restructuring plan and management says 0 the company is no longer for sale .
- [ARG0 The charter] would just have *-2 to be restricted *-1 to a list of workers ' fundamental rights , without * [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to impose any norms] .
- The reduction eases the burden on portfolio changes and frees [ARG0 capital] *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 more productive or more appropriate uses] .
- [ARG0 GM] [rel sought] [ARG1 U.S. antitrust clearance *ICH*-1] [ARGM-TMP last week] * to purchase more than $ 15 million *U* worth of Jaguar shares but does n't own any yet , according to GM officials here and at the company 's Detroit headquarters .
- At the same time , liberal and moderate Democrats note the irony of Mr. Bush 's joining a celebration of Costa Rican democracy at a time 0 [ARG0 his administration] has [rel sought] [ARG1 sharp cuts in U.S. aid to the tiny country] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 *-3] [rel Seeking] [ARG1 a middle path between opponents of change and radicals who *T*-1 demand overnight solutions] , the article advocates what it calls *T*-2 a `` radical-moderate approach . ''
- [ARG0 Mr. Ondaatje] sold his stake in Pagurian Corp. to Hees earlier this year and is said *-1 to be [rel seeking] [ARG1 a media acquisition] .
- A spokesman for Southam declined *-3 to comment on [ARG1 the price] 0 [ARG0 the company] is [rel seeking] *T*-2 or on estimates of the paper 's annual losses , which most analysts place *T*-1 at between C$ 4 million and C$ 7 million *U* .
- The Justice Department said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-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] .
- They wonder whether he can be firm with his longtime allies , including [ARG0 union leaders and political cronies] who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 a place at the trough] .
- Mr. Antar is being investigated *-1 by a federal grand jury in Newark , where prosecutors have told him that [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD may] [ARGM-TMP soon] [rel seek] [ARG1 an indictment on racketeering and securities fraud charges] *T*-2 .
- Under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law , or RICO , [ARG0 the government] has the authority 0 *T*-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 *-2 to freeze or seize a defendant 's assets] [ARGM-TMP before trial] .
- [ARG0 It] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel seek] [ARG1 only *-1 to maintain the functioning of markets -- not *-1 to prop up the Dow Jones or New York Stock Exchange averages at a particular level] .
- The issue of [ARG0 *] [rel seeking] [ARG1 relief] from [ARG2-from Congress] was raised *-1 to Delbert Staley , the chairman of Nynex .
- Its antihero , Said Mahran , is [ARG0 an Egyptian Raskolnikov] who *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 nobility] [ARGM-LOC in robbing and killing] .
- [ARGM-TMP Once he realized that Paribas 's intentions were n't friendly , he said 0 *T*-2 , but before the bid was launched *-1] , [ARG0 he] [rel sought] [ARG1 approval * to boost his Paribas stake above 10 %] .
- At the same time , [ARG0 he] is expected *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 legal and regulatory means of * blocking or delaying Paribas 's bid] .
- For the moment , the sources said 0 *T*-2 , [ARG0 he] has decided against *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 a white knight] or organizing a counterbid for Paribas .
- Seven Japanese department-store groups were approached *-1 by investment bankers representing Bloomingdale 's chairman , Marvin Traub , and [ARG0 more than half] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 additional information on the group] , bankers say 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Di Giorgio , a food wholesaler and building products maker ,] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 alternatives to an unsolicited $ 32-a-share tender offer of DIG Acquisition Corp. , a unit of Rose Partners Limited Partnership] .
- Mr. Kiep said 0 [ARG0 he] [rel sought] [ARG1 the combination] [ARGM-CAU 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] .
- Castle Harlan said that [ARG1 such financing] is [ARGM-TMP already] being [rel 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 .
- [ARGM-TMP In 1972] , [ARG0 then Treasury Secretary George Shultz , with the key support of Sen. Carl Curtis ,] [rel sought] [ARG1 some form of pensions for the uncovered] .
- The directors added that the two executives have n't reached a final decision * to proceed with a bid and that until an offer is made *-1 [ARG0 the board] will continue *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 higher offers] from [ARG2-from other bidders] .
- [ARG0 *] [rel Seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to allay European concerns] , U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter said in Washington 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 . ''
- EC Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry said 0 the U.S. plan `` calls into question '' [ARG0 the agreement] reached * by world negotiators last April in Geneva [rel seeking] `` [ARG1 substantial progressive reductions in agricultural support and protection] . ''
- [ARGM-TMP In 1988] [ARG0 New Era] [rel sought] [ARG1 a permanent injunction] [ARGM-PNC * to restrain Henry Holt & Co. from *-1 publishing `` Bare-Faced Messiah '' on the ground that Mr. Miller 's quotations from Mr. Hubbard infringed the copyrights] .
- But the sponsors have an explanation : `` [ARGM-MNR Through the character associated * with a snail] , '' they say *T*-1 , `` [ARG1 important values such as harmony with nature and aspirations for the future] are [rel sought] *-2 . ''
- [ARG0 Pittston] [rel seeks] [ARG1 changes in health and pension benefits] , [ARGM-ADV among other things] .
- MGM Grand said 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 [ARG0 it] will need *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 additional financing] , [ARGM-MNR either through bank borrowings or debt and equity offerings] , [ARGM-TMP at a later date] .
- The Soviet Union should keep these lessons in mind as [ARG0 it] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-1 to establish the ruble as an international currency] .
- The National Association of Broadcasters in June adopted [ARG0 an agenda] for * revitalizing AM radio that *T*-1 includes , among other things , * pursuing further FCC action on * selecting an AM stereo standard and [rel seeking] [ARG1 a law requiring all stereo receivers to include AM stereo] .
- [ARGM-PNC *-1 To gain more leverage] , [ARG0 abortion-rights advocates] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to fold the bill into an omnibus continuing resolution] [ARGM-TMP next month] .
- By a lopsided 97-1 margin , the Senate approved the measure after *-1 attaching [ARG1 further provisions] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the influential California delegation] and , despite reservations , the House adopted the bill on a 303-107 roll call .
- [ARGM-TMP Following its failure *ICH*-1 last month * to win a license for one of Spain 's first three private television stations] , [ARG0 Zeta] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 investment opportunities] [ARGM-LOC in communications and publishing] .
- The real estate investment trust said 0 [ARG0 the `` purported class action suit] , '' [rel seeks] `` [ARG1 damages and other remedies] [ARGM-LOC under federal securities law and state law] . ''
- It has said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel seek] [ARG1 bankruptcy-court protection from creditor lawsuits] [ARGM-ADV if it ca n't renegotiate its borrowings] .
- [ARG0 The White House] has decided *-3 to [rel seek] [ARG1 changes in pesticide law that *T*-2 are aimed *-1 at * speeding the removal of harmful chemicals from the food supply] .
- [ARG0 The suit , filed * in U.S. District Court in Manhattan ,] [rel seeks] [ARG1 class-action status] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the recent past] , [ARG0 bond buyers] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel seek] [ARG1 such assurance] .
- Up to now , the intense competition between IBM and Digital has been confined *-1 largely to the broad midrange of the computer market , where [ARG0 Digital] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-3 to exploit IBM 's weaknesses in networking] *T*-2 .
- The fourth quarter is always IBM 's biggest by far , with most sales coming in December as [ARG0 customers] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to use budgets before year end] .
- U.S. Memories Inc. , [ARG0 the venture] that *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-2 to crack Japan 's domination of the memory-chip market] , said 0 it has chosen four potential sites for its operations after a fierce bidding war by 15 states .
- [ARGM-DIS Nonetheless] , [ARG0 the suit] [rel seeks] [ARG1 unspecified damages that an attorney for Quickview claimed 0 *T*-1 could run into the millions of dollars] .
- It said 0 [ARG0 it] filed an action of its own in federal court in San Jose , Calif. , *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 a declaration that Quickview 's claims are invalid] .
- If [ARG0 the IRS] [rel seeks] [ARG1 late-payment interest] [ARGM-CAU because of the lost check] , you should request interest abatement , publisher Prentice Hall notes 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Mr. Yeutter] , *-4 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-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] , said 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 . ''
- 3 . In * deciding whether forfeiture -LRB- and , hence , a TRO -RRB- is appropriate , the Section will consider the nature and severity of the offense ; [ARG0 the government 's policy] is not * to [rel seek] [ARG1 the fullest forfeiture permissible under the law] [ARGM-LOC where that forfeiture would be disproportionate to the defendant 's crime *T*-1] .
- 4 . When a RICO TRO is being sought *-1 *T*-5 , the prosecutor is required , at the earliest appropriate time , *-2 to state publicly that the government 's request for a TRO , and eventual forfeiture , is made *-3 in full recognition of the rights of third parties -- [ARGM-DIS that is *?* ,] [ARGM-ADV in * requesting the TRO] , [ARG0 the government] will not seek *-6 to disrupt the normal , legitimate business activities of the defendant ; will not seek through use of the relation-back doctrine *-6 to take from third parties assets legitimately transferred * to them ; [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-NEG not] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-6 to vitiate legitimate business transactions occurring between the defendant and third parties] ; and will , in all other respects , assist the court in * ensuring that the rights of third parties are protected *-4 , through * proceeding under -LCB- RICO -RCB- and otherwise .
- 4 . When a RICO TRO is being sought *-1 *T*-5 , the prosecutor is required , at the earliest appropriate time , *-2 to state publicly that the government 's request for a TRO , and eventual forfeiture , is made *-3 in full recognition of the rights of third parties -- [ARGM-DIS that is *?* ,] [ARGM-MNR in * requesting the TRO] , [ARG0 the government] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-NEG not] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-6 to disrupt the normal , legitimate business activities of the defendant] ; will not seek through use of the relation-back doctrine *-6 to take from third parties assets legitimately transferred * to them ; will not seek *-6 to vitiate legitimate business transactions occurring between the defendant and third parties ; and will , in all other respects , assist the court in * ensuring that the rights of third parties are protected *-4 , through * proceeding under -LCB- RICO -RCB- and otherwise .
- 4 . [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG1 a RICO TRO] is being [rel sought] *-1 *T*-5 , the prosecutor is required , at the earliest appropriate time , *-2 to state publicly that the government 's request for a TRO , and eventual forfeiture , is made *-3 in full recognition of the rights of third parties -- that is *?* , in * requesting the TRO , the government will not seek *-6 to disrupt the normal , legitimate business activities of the defendant ; will not seek through use of the relation-back doctrine *-6 to take from third parties assets legitimately transferred * to them ; will not seek *-6 to vitiate legitimate business transactions occurring between the defendant and third parties ; and will , in all other respects , assist the court in * ensuring that the rights of third parties are protected *-4 , through * proceeding under -LCB- RICO -RCB- and otherwise .
- [ARGM-ADV Under -LCB- RICO -RCB-] , [ARG0 the government] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 a temporary restraining order -LRB- TRO -RRB- upon the filing of a RICO indictment] , [ARGM-PNC in order *-2 to preserve all forfeitable assets until the trial is completed *-1 and judgment entered *-3] .
- 2 . In [ARG0 *-2] [rel seeking] [ARG1 approval of a TRO] , the prosecutor must articulate any anticipated impact that forfeiture and the TRO would have *T*-1 on innocent third parties , balanced * against the government 's need * to preserve the assets .
- [ARGM-DIS For example] , [ARG0 an investor] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to profit during some takeover situations by *-2 buying stock in one company involved and shorting the stock of the other] .
- It told [ARG0 prosecutors] *-1 not to seek forfeitures if there are `` less intrusive '' alternatives , such as bonds , and [ARGM-DIS in any case] *-1 [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel seek] [ARG1 forfeitures `` disproportionate to the defendant 's crime] . ''
- It told [ARG0 prosecutors] *-1 [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel seek] [ARG1 forfeitures] [ARGM-ADV if there are `` less intrusive '' alternatives , such as bonds] , and in any case *-1 not to seek forfeitures `` disproportionate to the defendant 's crime . ''
- Prices of long-term Treasury bonds moved inversely to the stock market as [ARG0 investors] [rel sought] [ARG1 safety] [ARGM-LOC amid growing evidence 0 the economy is weakening] .
- They discourage [ARG0 prosecutors] , under certain circumstances , from *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 court orders seizing the assets of racketeering defendants prior to trial] .
- In the new guidelines , the Justice Department says that [ARGM-ADV in * attempting *-1 to freeze disputed assets before trial] , `` [ARG0 the government] will not seek *-2 to disrupt the normal , legitimate business activities of the defendant '' and `` [ARG1 will] [ARGM-NEG not] [rel seek] ... *-2 to take from third parties assets legitimately transferred * to them . ''
- The guidelines also state , `` 0 [ARG0 The government 's] policy is not * to [rel seek] [ARG1 the fullest forfeiture permissible under the law] where that forfeiture would be disproportionate to the defendant 's crime *T*-1 . ''
- [ARG0 The state] had [rel sought] [ARG1 as much as $ 4.1 billion *U* in relief] , but yesterday the House approved a more general scaled-back measure calling for $ 2.85 billion *U* in aid , the bulk of which *T*-1 would go to California , with an unspecified amount going to regions affected * by Hurricane Hugo .
- During the summer , Wang executives had said 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel seek] [ARG1 outside investment] .
- The trial had been postponed *-1 * to allow [ARG0 Dunkin ' Donuts] to [rel seek] [ARG1 alternatives to DD Acquisition 's offer] .
- Dealers said 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 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel seek] [ARG1 100 % of Jaguar 's shares outstanding] [ARGM-TMP when U.K. government share regulations are lifted *-1 at the end of next year *T*-3] .
- The executives say 0 [ARG0 Time] may seek *-3 to break up the transaction after it is consummated *-1 , or [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 constraints that *T*-2 would prevent Tele-Communications from *-4 dropping HBO in any of its cable systems in favor of Showtime] .
- The executives say 0 [ARG0 Time] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-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 .
- Tele-Communications , the U.S. 's largest cable company , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 other cable partners 0 *T*-1 to join in its investment] .
- The Federal Trade Commission said 0 it authorized [ARG0 its staff] to [rel seek] [ARG1 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*] .
- The FTC said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to enjoin the proposed acquisition in a federal trial court] , but declined *-2 to specify which one .
- Their hope was that [ARG0 the catalyst] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to oust the board] [ARGM-LOC in a solicitation of shareholder consents] .
- Baker , Nye Investments , a New York takeover-stock trader that *T*-1 owns UAL stock , would n't comment on reports 0 [ARG0 the firm] is considering *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 such a shareholder vote] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG0 a catalyst like Coniston] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel seek] [ARG1 shareholder support for a sale to a labor-management group at the last price discussed * by that group] [ARGM-TMP before the board meeting Monday] .
- The guidelines , which *T*-2 discourage [ARG0 prosecutors] from *-3 [rel seeking] [ARG1 court orders seizing the assets of certain racketeering defendants prior to trial] , were first disclosed *-1 this week .
- But the judge denied a request *ICH*-2 by [ARG0 the former national security adviser , who *T*-1 faces five criminal charges ,] * to [rel seek] [ARG1 documents] from [ARG2-from Bush] .
- [ARG0 Ford] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 all of Jaguar] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 setting the stage for a possible bidding war with GM] .
- The Justice Department said 0 it filed [ARG0 a lawsuit] [rel seeking] [ARG1 more than $ 7.7 million *U*] from [ARG2-from a Meredith Corp. unit] [ARGM-MNR on charges that the company defrauded the government on a contract * to provide relocation services for federal employees] .
- In the suit , the department seeks *-1 to recover $ 7.7 million *U* in costs incurred * when [ARG0 the government] terminated its contract with Meredith Relocation and [rel sought] [ARG1 other contracts 0 *T*-2 to replace it] *T*-3 .
- [ARGM-LOC In the suit] , [ARG0 the department] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-1 to recover $ 7.7 million *U* in costs incurred * when the government terminated its contract with Meredith Relocation and sought other contracts 0 *T*-2 to replace it *T*-3] .
- The department also said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel seeks] `` [ARG1 three times the government 's damages , which *T*-1 are presently undetermined , plus penalties] . ''
- `` [ARG0 We] have not made that decision '' * to [rel seek] [ARG1 a Jaguar special shareholders ' meeting] , said 0 *T*-1 Martyn Watkins , a Ford spokesman in London .
- For each poll , the odds *ICH*-1 are 19 out of 20 that if [ARG0 pollsters] had [rel sought] [ARG1 *-2 to survey every household in the U.S. *-3 using the same questionnaire] , the findings would differ from these poll results by no more than 2 1\/2 percentage points in either direction .
- The changes come as [ARG0 Reebok , which *T*-1 grew rapidly in the mid-1980s but has seen its sales flatten of late ,] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to regain momentum in the athletic-shoe business against rivals Nike Inc. and L.A. Gear Inc] .
- If it is [ARGM-LOC a case] in which [ARG0 the client] [rel seeks] [ARG1 punitive damages] *T*-1 , for example , depressed , underemployed people are far more likely *-2 to grant them .
- [ARGM-LOC For personal-injury cases] , [ARG0 Litigation Sciences] [rel seeks] [ARG1 defense jurors who *T*-1 believe that most people , including victims , get what they deserve *T*-2] .
- Mr. Dozen is taking over the reins of [ARG0 a securities company] that *T*-1 does very well in its domestic market but that *T*-2 is [ARGM-TMP still] [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to realize its potential in global investment banking and securities dealing] .
- Tandy Corp. said 0 it wo n't join U.S. Memories , [ARG0 the group] that *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-2 to battle the Japanese in the market for computer memory chips] .
- [ARG0 U.S. Memories] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 major investors 0 *T*-1 to back its attempt * to crack the $ 10 billion *U* market for dynamic random access memory chips , a market dominated * by the Japanese] .
- Tandy said 0 its experience during the shortage did n't merit [ARG1 the $ 5 million to $ 50 million *U* investment] 0 [ARG0 U.S. Memories] is [rel seeking] *T*-1 from [ARG2-from each investor] .
- Investment bankers familiar with the company said 0 [ARG0 Goodson] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 a new bank credit line of $ 190 million *U*] and may have *-1 to sell additional newspapers .
- But [ARG0 the trust] , in most cases , is forbidden *-1 from *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 a buyer for only its shares] [ARGM-TMP before November 1993] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 both the trust and Manville] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to avoid the bad publicity that *T*-2 , in the asbestos era , tarred the Manville name] .
- Some investors say 0 there is a good chance that [ARG0 the trust] [ARGM-MOD will] , [ARGM-DIS instead] , [rel seek] [ARG1 *-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] .
- [ARG0 The government] [rel sought] [ARG1 a criminal penalty] [ARGM-CAU because `` no cleanup is possible here] .
- Exxon said in its suit that [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel seek] [ARG1 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] .
- The package was termed *-1 excessive by the Bush administration , but it also provoked a struggle with [ARG0 influential California lawmakers] who *T*-2 [rel sought] [ARGM-MNR unsuccessfully] [ARG1 *-3 to add nearly $ 1 billion *U* more and waive current restrictions *-4 to expedite the distribution of funds] .
- When Mr. Fazio offered the California-backed $ 3.84 billion *U* plan *T*-2 , Mr. Whitten insisted that the full 14 pages be read *-1 aloud by the panel 's clerk * to underscore the range of [ARG1 legislative changes] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the delegation] .
- More important than money in many cases are *T*-2 [ARG1 waivers] 0 [ARG0 California] is [rel seeking] *T*-1 on current restrictions covering federal highway funds , such as a $ 100 million *U* cap on how much any single state can receive *T*-3 in emergency funds in a year .
- The California Democrat appeared embarrassed by provisions inserted * on behalf of owners of private beaches in the Virgin Islands , and [ARG0 lumber interests] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-1 to add another $ 100 million *U* in federal aid 0 * to plant timber on private land in North and South Carolina *T*-2] .
- `` I have no regrets about * going forward , '' said *T*-2 [ARG0 Rep. Vic Fazio] -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , who *T*-1 [rel sought] [ARGM-TMP later] [ARG1 *-3 to play down the sometimes hostile tone of the long evening meeting] .
- PLO leader Arafat asked [ARG0 Egypt] *-2 to [rel seek] [ARG1 clarifications *ICH*-1] from [ARG2-from the U.S.] on Secretary of State Baker 's plan for Mideast peace talks , an aide to Egyptian President Mubarak said 0 *T*-3 .
- The House Appropriations Committee approved a $ 2.85 billion *U* aid package for the quake region , less than [ARG1 the $ 3.8 billion *U*] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by California officials] .
- The department 's most significant clarification of existing RICO policy is a directive *ICH*-1 to prosecutors that [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-2 to seize assets from defendants `` in proportion '' to the nature of the alleged offense] , Mr. Runkel said 0 *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 *-3] [rel Seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to overcome the currency problems] , Mr. Giffen 's American Trade Consortium , which *T*-1 comprises Chevron Corp. , RJR , Johnson & Johnson , Eastman Kodak Co. , and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. , has concocted an elaborate scheme 0 * to share out dollar earnings , largely from the revenues of a planned Chevron oil project *T*-4 .
- [ARG0 One group] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-1 to publish a U.S.-Soviet medical journal in conjunction with the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Health] .
- [ARGM-CAU In the name of civic pride and from the desire * to nullify a negative image] , [ARG0 some city promoters] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to link their municipality with the most recognizable names 0 the city has *T*-2 *-3 to offer] .
- [ARG0 The suit] [rel seeks] [ARG1 unspecified damages] .
- [ARG0 Eastman Kodak Co.] , *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to position itself in the potentially huge high-definition television market] , unveiled a converter that *T*-1 can transform conventional motion-picture film into high-definition video .
- A Generale spokesman confirmed that the giant Belgian holding company would be willing *-1 to raise its stake in AG [ARGM-MOD should] [ARG0 a raider] [rel seek] [ARG1 control] .
- The SPCA says 0 it has received more than 100 requests for foster homes on behalf of dogs and cats , though [ARG0 some people] have [rel sought] [ARG1 temporary homes] for birds and fish .
- [ARG0 Qintex Entertainment] dropped 2 5\/8 to 1 1\/2 after *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 protection from creditor lawsuits under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code for itself and its two operating subsidiaries , Hal Roach Studios and Qintex Productions] .
- Kenneth Olshan , Wells Rich 's chairman , did n't return [ARG0 phone calls] [rel seeking] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARGM-DIS On the other] , [ARG0 he] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-1 to convince voters 0 he 's the new Fiorello LaGuardia -- affable , good-natured and ready *-3 to lead New York out of the mess 0 it 's in *T*-2] .
- It *EXP*-1 has n't helped that [ARG0 he] 's waffled on abortion and gay rights , [rel sought] [ARG1 the support of both the Liberal and Conservative parties] -LRB- he won the Liberal endorsement -RRB- and that he turned to comedian Jackie Mason for help with Jewish voters .
- The British defense electronics group has said 0 [ARG0 it] will sell # 100 million *U* in assets and [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 a merger] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to strengthen itself in the wake of its troubles] .
- [ARG0 The suit] [rel seeks] `` in [ARG1-in excess of $ 350,000 *U* in damages] . ''
- He says 0 these bonds should appreciate in value as [ARG0 some investors , reacting to the recent turmoil in the stock and high-yield junk bond markets ,] [rel seek] [ARG1 safer securities] .
- But the unit 's third segment , wildlife traps , is suffering from a `` depressed market , '' and [ARG0 Ekco] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to sell that segment] , he said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Ekco] continues *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 further acquisitions in the consumer-products industry] , Mr. Stein said 0 *T*-2 .
- The Oil Pollution Act , scheduled * to come up for a vote in Congress this fall , would provide that [ARGM-ADV if claimants are n't paid within 90 days of a spill] , [ARG0 the liability fund] [ARGM-MOD would] compensate them and [rel seek] [ARG1 reimbursement] from [ARG2-from the owner or operator of the vessel] , says 0 *T*-1 a spokesman for Rep. George Miller -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , a sponsor of the bill .
- [ARG0 A shareholder] filed suit , *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to block Unitel Video Inc. 's proposed plan * to be acquired *-1 by a new affiliate of closely held Kenmare Capital Corp. for $ 15 *U* a share , or $ 33.6 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 The suit] , which *T*-2 [rel seeks] [ARG1 class-action status] , was filed *-1 in Delaware Chancery Court .
- The complaint alleges that the price is `` unfair and grossly inadequate '' and that [ARG0 the defendants] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to ensure a `` lockup '' of the purchase of Unitel] , [ARGM-ADV * thereby discouraging other bids] .
- [ARG0 It] [rel seeks] [ARG1 unspecified money damages] .
- [ARG0 Investors] such as Marvin Davis of Los Angeles who *T*-1 have [rel sought] [ARG1 airline ownership] [ARGM-TMP this year] have insisted 0 they , not the pilots , must have control .
- The pilots could borrow against the value of their concessions , * using the proceeds *-2 to buy back stock from the public and give themselves [ARG1 the majority control] 0 [ARG0 they] have been [rel seeking] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Something other than what most scientists would recognize *T*-2 as the truth] is being [rel sought] *-1 [ARGM-LOC here] . -RRB-
- In other active shares , Trusthouse Forte shed 10 to 294 on volume of 6.4 million shares after a Barclays De Zoete Wedd downgrading , while Hillsdown Holdings , a food products concern , was boosted *-1 2 to 271 after it disclosed 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel seek] [ARG1 shareholder approval 0 * to begin share repurchases *T*-2] .
- The issue came to a head last year , officials recalled 0 *T*-1 , partly because [ARG0 the Reagan administration] had [rel sought] [ARGM-MNR unsuccessfully] [ARG1 *-2 to win committee approval of funding for new Panama coup efforts] .
- The administration has reacted to criticism that [ARG0 it] mishandled the latest coup attempt by *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to blame Congress for restrictions 0 the White House said 0 *T*-3 have hampered its freedom of action] .
- No notification was ever considered *-1 , officials said 0 *T*-2 , apparently because the U.S. did n't think 0 [ARG0 the coup plotters] intended *-3 to kill Mr. Noriega , but [ARGM-ADV merely] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-3 to imprison him] .
- As rescuers pressed their efforts after *-1 finding a survivor in a collapsed freeway , the San Francisco Bay area girded for hundreds of thousands of [ARG0 commuters] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to avoid routes ravaged * by last Tuesday 's tremor] .
- Like [ARG0 all Americans] [rel seeking] [ARG1 chronic prosperity] , I do find it *EXP*-2 necessary * to plunge certain funds into conservative monetary tools , if only *-3 to assuage my father-in-law , who *T*-1 believes in such things .
- Civil suits against planners by [ARG0 clients] [rel seeking] [ARG1 recovery of funds] are increasingly common .
- [ARG0 Two private groups] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 Securities and Exchange Commission approval for plans that *T*-1 could be more broadly transferable] .
- The Senate rejected [ARG1 a constitutional amendment] that [ARG0 President Bush] [rel sought] *T*-1 [ARGM-PNC *-2 to protect the U.S. flag from desecration] .
- But although 56 % of the respondents in the study indicated that mental-health problems were fairly pervasive in the workplace , there is still a social stigma associated * with [ARG0 people] [rel seeking] [ARG1 help] .
- [ARG0 Prudential] [ARGM-TMP currently] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 approval * to offer a new fund offering a return equal to the S&P 500 index plus 5\/100 of a percentage point] .
- In the third paragraph it referred to [ARG0 the senators] [rel seeking] [ARG1 loophole suggestions] from [ARG2-from lobbyists for various sectors of the economy] .
- Under it , the former billionaire 's assets would be liquidated *-1 with the IRS getting 80 % of the proceeds and the rest being divided *-3 among other creditors , including Minpeco and [ARG0 Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.] , which *T*-2 is [rel seeking] [ARG1 repayment of a $ 36 million *U* loan] .
- The Glazer group said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing in early October that [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 a controlling interest in Harley-Davidson] , or seek representation on the company 's board .
- The Glazer group said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing in early October that [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] seek a controlling interest in Harley-Davidson , or [rel seek] [ARG1 representation on the company 's board] .
- Investors and professionals alike would compete on [ARG1 the level playing field] 0 [ARG0 Congress] [rel sought] *T*-1 and called *T*-1 a `` national market system '' -LRB- not yet achieved * -RRB- almost 15 years ago when it passed the Securities Reform Act of 1975 .
- [ARG0 The University] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 an injunction against the Merieux bid] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 arguing that Connaught 's predecessor company agreed in 1972 that Connaught 's ownership would n't be transferred *-1 to foreigners] .
- [ARGM-PNC In exchange for dramatically lower tax rates] , [ARG0 the framers of that legislation] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-2 to eliminate most of the exemptions , deductions and credits that *T*-1 gave some taxpayers an advantage over others] .
- Since Mr. Shevardnadze 's proposals followed discussions with Mr. Baker , speculations *ICH*-1 arose that [ARG0 the Bush administration] was [rel seeking] [ARG1 an accommodation with the Soviets in Central America] .
- Pitney Bowes Inc. directors authorized [ARG0 the company] to [rel seek] [ARG1 buyers for its Wheeler Group Inc. subsidiary , a direct mail marketer of office supplies] .
- Officials for the other named companies did n't return [ARG0 telephone calls] [rel seeking] [ARG1 comment] .
- Mr. Hoelzer did n't return [ARG0 phone calls] [rel seeking] [ARG1 comment on the judge 's decision] .
- But that wo n't stop [ARG0 plaintiffs ' lawyers] from *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 a little room for maneuvering] .
- In the first 25 minutes after his office 's telephone service was restored *-1 yesterday morning , [ARG0 17 potential clients] had called *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 the services of the self-proclaimed King of Torts] .
- [ARG0 The suit] , which *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 compensatory and punitive damages of $ 1 million *U*] , alleges that the firing of Marcia Trees Levine violated New York state 's human-rights law .
- An estimated $ 321 million *U* is provided *-2 *-3 to maintain the program , but Mr. Rudman also succeeded in *-4 attaching [ARG0 language] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to curb the authority of the current board until new members are confirmed *-1] .
- The effective date of any new regulations by the current board would be delayed *-1 until Oct. 1 next year , and [ARG0 the bill] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-2 to reverse efforts *ICH*-3 by the corporation * to cut off funds to service organizations such as the Food Research and Action Center] .
- An estimated $ 1.32 billion *U* *ICH*-2 is provided *-1 for next year 's census , and negotiators stripped [ARG0 a Senate-passed rider] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to block the counting of illegal aliens] .
- [ARG0 California lawmakers] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 changes in rules governing the federal highway relief program] [ARGM-PNC so more money can be made *-1 available for the state] .
- Dealers said 0 the market was underpinned *-1 by a squeeze in FT-SE 100 stocks , particularly among [ARG0 market-makers] [rel seeking] [ARG1 shares that *T*-3 had been hit *-2 hard in recent weeks , such as retailers and building-related concerns] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Gintel] has filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court , *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to block Xtra 's anti-takeover tactic] .
- The Senate rejected [ARG1 a constitutional amendment] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by Bush] 0 *T*-1 to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag .
- [ARG0 Mr. Shannon] was [rel seeking] [ARG1 a waiver of NRC policy that *T*-1 ignores financial considerations in *-2 making licensing decisions] .
- [ARG0 Both China and Taiwan] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 seats in GATT , which *T*-1 sponsors trade-liberalizing agreements and sets world-commerce rules] .
- [ARG0 McCaw] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 50.3 % of the cellular and broadcasting concern] ; the revised offer includes a feature requiring McCaw to begin an auction process *ICH*-2 in July 1994 that *T*-1 would buy out remaining holders at a per-share price roughly equivalent to what a third party might then have *-4 to pay *T*-3 for all of LIN .
- [ARG0 Helmsley Enterprises Inc.] plans *-1 to close its company-owned insurance business and is [rel seeking] [ARG1 other brokers 0 *T*-2 to take over its policies] , according to individuals familiar with the New York firm .
- He said 0 he `` did n't argue with '' the [ARG0 company] 's decision * to [rel seek] [ARG1 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 . ''
- Her Institute for Family and Work Relationships in La Jolla , Calif. , has noted a doubling in the number of [ARG0 couples] [rel seeking] [ARG1 help] the past two years .
- [ARG0 MORE EXECUTIVES and their spouses] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 counseling] [ARGM-ADV as work and family pressures mount] .
- British Airways PLC said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 improved terms and a sharply lower price] [ARGM-LOC in any revised bid for United Airlines parent UAL Corp.] [ARGM-TMP following the collapse of a $ 6.79 billion *U* , $ 300-a-share *U* buy-out bid] .
- In the event that the buy-out group stalls in *-1 reviving its bid , [ARG0 the UAL board] could remain under some pressure * to [rel seek] [ARG1 another transaction] , even without any legal obligation * to do so .
- Abortion-rights advocates won last week 's battles , but the war over the nation 's most-contentious social question is about *-2 to pick up again on turf that *T*-1 favors [ARG0 those] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to restrict abortions] .
- [ARG0 The provision] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-1 to wipe out an estimated $ 1.4 million *U* in claims made * by the Health Care Finance Administration against HEI , which *T*-1988 owned the hospital in Sullivan , Mo. , during most of the four-year period -- 1983-1987 -- covered * in the amendment] .
- A House-Senate conference reached agreement Oct. 5 on virtually all major provisions of the bill , but final settlement has been stalled *-5 because of differences between the two men over the fate of a modest Arkansas-based program 0 *T*-1 to provide technical information to [ARG0 farmers] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to reduce their dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] , [ARGM-TMP as Atlantis rumbled into a patch of clear sky above Florida with storm clouds closing in on it] , [ARG0 NASA] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-1 to turn Galileo into a symbol of triumph] .
- [ARG0 COMPANIES] [rel SEEKING] [ARG1 * to make insurers pay for pollution cleanup] win court victory .
- Real estate industry executives said 0 [ARG0 Sears ' investment banker , Goldman , Sachs & Co. ,] [rel sought] [ARG1 financing] [ARGM-LOC in Japan] .
- [ARG0 His company , Misa Manufacturing Inc. ,] was forced *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 protection from creditors] [ARGM-LOC under federal bankruptcy law] in 1987 and has since been liquidated *-1 .
- [ARG0 Control Data] has been [rel seeking] [ARG1 a buyer for the facility] [ARGM-TMP since it folded its ETA Systems Inc. supercomputer unit this past April] .
- The resolution also comes at [ARGM-TMP a time] when [ARG0 Turkey] has been [rel seeking] [ARG1 help from the United States in *-1 resolving its Bulgarian emigration controversy and pursuing democratic reforms that *T*-3 may lead to membership in the European Community] *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-DIS For example] , [ARG0 insurers] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-2 to limit their future exposure to catastrophes by *-3 increasing the amount of reinsurance 0 they buy *T*-1] .
- For each poll , the odds *ICH*-2 are 19 out of 20 that if [ARG0 pollsters] had [rel sought] [ARG1 *-1 to survey every household in the U.S. *-3 using the same questionnaire] , the findings would differ from these poll results by no more than 2 1\/2 percentage points in either direction .
- The telephone network simply could n't handle the large number of [ARG0 people] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to make a call at the same time] .
- East German Protestantism in particular fears Mr. Krenz , in part because of an incident in January 1988 when he was believed *-2 to have ordered the arrest of hundreds of [ARG0 dissidents] who *T*-1 had [rel sought] [ARG1 refuge] [ARGM-LOC in the Church] *T*-3 .
- [ARGM-TMP In recent days] , [ARG0 Mr. Krenz] has [rel sought] [ARG1 *-1 to project a kinder image] .
- Finally , during his first and only state visit to Bonn two years ago , he won some measure of [ARG1 the recognition] 0 [ARG0 he] had [ARGM-TMP long] [rel sought] *T*-1 .
- The Arizona Corporations Commission authorized an 11.5 % rate increase at Tucson Electric Power Co. , substantially lower than * recommended *-1 last month by a commission hearing officer and [ARG1 barely half the rise] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the utility] .
- [ARG0 The company] had [rel sought] [ARG1 increases totaling $ 80.3 million *U* , or 22 %] .
- In addition , [ARG0 Lionel] began a lawsuit *ICH*-1 in federal District Court in New York [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to enjoin the offer] , *-2 alleging , among other things , violations of federal securities law and fraudulent manipulation of the market for Lionel 's securities .
- British Airways said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 improved terms and a sharply lower price] [ARGM-LOC in any revised bid for United Air 's parent] .
- [ARG0 That country] recently bought 200,000 tons of sugar and had been expected *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 a like quantity] [ARGM-TMP last week] but did n't *?* .
- [ARG0 Sam , Max 's brother ,] has escaped the flesh by *-1 working as a liveried chauffeur and [ARGM-NEG never] [rel seeking] [ARG1 a wife] .
- [ARG0 The plan , which *T*-2 has been plagued *-1 with delays and business-related setbacks ,] [rel seeks] [ARG1 *-3 to transform the area from a seedy thoroughfare to a more wholesome office and theater district] .
- [ARG0 Bank of New England Corp.] , *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to streamline its business] [ARGM-TMP after a year of weak earnings and mounting loan problems] , said 0 it will sell some operations and lay off 4 % of its work force .
- My statement , read verbatim from a printed text available to all reporters attending the National Cancer Institute news conference , was the following : `` [ARG0 New clinical trials] are already in operation *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to improve these results] .
- [ARG0 Sens. John Glenn -LRB- D. , Ohio -RRB- , John McCain , -LRB- R. , Ariz. -RRB- and Alan Cranston -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB-] [ARGM-DIS also] received substantial contributions from Mr. Keating and [rel sought] [ARG1 *-1 to intervene on behalf of Lincoln] .
- `` My staff indicated that [ARGM-ADV had we made such findings in one of our own institutions] , [ARG0 we] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel sought] [ARG1 an immediate cease-and-desist order * to stop the hazardous operations] , '' Mr. Seidman said *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Eastern] [rel sought] [ARG1 bankruptcy-law protection] [ARGM-TMP a few days after a crippling strike began March 4] .
- Parsow Partnership Ltd. and Elkhorn Partners L.P. said 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 proposals from third parties relating to a sale or restructuring of CACI International Inc] .
- The partnerships said 0 they may seek board representation , and [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 the support of CACI 's board and other major shareholders] [ARGM-ADV in connection with their plans] .
- The partnerships said 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 board representation] , and they may seek the support of CACI 's board and other major shareholders in connection with their plans .
- The Senate had refused late Friday *-1 to invoke cloture and limit debate , but behind the bipartisan leadership , a solid majority took shape yesterday and brushed aside [ARG0 amendments] [rel seeking] [ARG1 * to cut the total package or steer it away from direct aid to political parties] .
- Among major domestic agencies , the Environmental Protection Agency stands *-1 to receive increases significantly beyond [ARG1 those] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by the administration] , with pollution abatement and control accounts growing by 14 % to about $ 829.9 million *U* .
- Also , Mr. Savaiko noted *T*-2 , [ARG0 stock market investors] [rel seeking] [ARG1 greater safety] are veering toward * buying bonds rather than precious metals because `` we are tending more toward a disinflationary economy that *T*-1 does n't make gold and precious metals attractive . ''
- Futures prices rose on a report that [ARG0 Cuba] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-1 to postpone some sugar shipments] .
- At this week 's U.N. conference in Lausanne , they imposed [ARG0 a global ivory ban] that *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 * to overturn local policies] .
- [ARG0 Cardinal Scientific Inc. of Waldorf , Md. ,] [rel seeks] [ARG1 a Small Business Innovation Research grant 0 * to produce a `` nozzle assembly for an Army mass delousing outfit *T*-1] .
- Last week , [ARG0 the U.S. Chamber of Commerce] began *-1 using its national TV show * to [rel seek] [ARG1 help , such as equipment , for business owners] .
- A Beatrice spokesman did n't return [ARG0 calls] 0 *T*-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 comment] .
- Did [ARG0 Mr. Loeb] [rel seek] [ARG1 personal gain] -LRB- and if so , how -RRB- ?
- GM is likely * to reach [ARG1 the cooperative operating pact] 0 [ARG0 it] has been [rel seeking] *T*-1 in about two weeks , knowledgeable individuals say 0 *T*-2 .
- However , director Thomas O'Rourke has said 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel seek] [ARG1 re-election] [ARGM-LOC at the company 's annual meeting] [ARGM-TMP next month] .
- [ARG0 The Bush administration] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 an understanding with Congress 0 *T*-2 to ease restrictions on U.S. involvement in foreign coups that *T*-1 might result in the death of a country 's leader] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Paul] , [ARGM-MNR in *-1 selling off his paintings] , is [rel seeking] [ARG1 at least a 15 % return on the bank 's investment] , [ARGM-PNC so as *-1 to prove that the venture was sound] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Paul] had no right * to buy art for the S&L in the first place -- it is n't on the comptroller 's `` permissible '' list -- without *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 a special dispensation] , which he did not do *T*-1 .
- As in other jittery times , many small businesses expect a particularly rough time *-1 raising funds as [ARG0 investors] shun risky deals , *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 safety] [ARGM-LOC in bigger companies] .
- Bay Financial Corp. , hurt * by high debts and deteriorating real estate investments , reported a wider loss for the fourth quarter and said 0 [ARG0 it] might be forced *-1 to [rel seek] [ARG1 a bankruptcy-court reorganization] if it ca n't renegotiate its borrowings .
- That may be the largest patent award ever , but it is well below [ARG1 the $ 12 billion *U*] 0 [ARG0 Polaroid] [rel seeks] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 AMR] had [ARGM-DIS also] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-2 to foil Mr. Trump in Congress by * lobbying for legislation that *T*-1 would have bolstered the authority *ICH*-3 of the Transportation Department * to reject airline buy-outs] .
- [ARG0 The Jefferies office , a branch of the Los Angeles-based firm ,] played it conservatively , *-1 [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to avoid risk] .
- [ARG0 Dataproducts] , which *T*-1 had been [rel seeking] [ARG1 a buyer] [ARGM-TMP for several months] , announced a restructuring plan in September and took itself off the auction block .
- [ARG0 The new offer] , which *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 50.3 % of the cellular and broadcasting concern] , is for $ 125 *U* a share for 22 million LIN shares .
- The advertising industry is buzzing with rumors that [ARG0 Kentucky Fried Chicken] [ARGM-MOD will] drop Young & Rubicam and [rel seek] [ARG1 a new ad agency] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Leery of the costs -- and , critics say , competition --] [ARG0 the airlines] have [rel sought] [ARG1 *-1 to gain leverage over the city of Denver] .
- [ARG0 The industry] [rel sought] [ARG1 *-2 to impose conditions that *T*-1 would have delayed funds for the project until Denver and the airlines had agreed to leases for 50 % of the gates] .
- The measure is attached *-1 to the more than $ 26 billion *U* fiscal 1990 transportation bill within Mr. Lautenberg 's jurisdiction , and the final compromise is laced *-2 with more than $ 205 million *U* in road projects earmarked * by members as well as [ARG1 funds] [rel sought] * by [ARG0-by major airports , including Denver] .
- [ARG0 Sony Corp. , which *T*-1 has offered *-2 to acquire the movie-production company ,] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to free its top executives , Peter Guber and Jon Peters , from an exclusive agreement with Time Warner Inc. 's Warner Communications Inc.] so they can run Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc .
- Highland Valley is [ARG0 a large Canadian producer and principal supplier to Japan] , which *T*-1 recently began *-2 [rel seeking] [ARG1 copper] [ARGM-LOC elsewhere] [ARGM-TMP as its inventories shrank] .
- But their use has been linked *-1 to a potentially dangerous depletion of the Earth 's ozone layer , and [ARG0 a number of companies] are [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-2 to curtail use , or at least emission , of the substance] .
- EAST GERMANS RALLIED as [ARG0 officials] [ARGM-ADV reportedly] [rel sought] [ARG1 Honecker 's ouster] .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 Robert Sakowitz , chief executive of the Sakowitz chain ,] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 funds 0 *T*-1 to buy out the Hooker interest in his company] .
- But [ARG0 most investors] were [rel seeking] [ARG1 share prices and other information] .
- Traditional Industries Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] expects *-2 to report a net loss for the fourth quarter that *T*-1 ended June 30 and is [rel seeking] [ARG1 new financing] .
- The seller of photographic products and services said 0 [ARG0 it] is considering a number of financing alternatives , including * [rel seeking] [ARG1 increases in its credit lines] .
- A spokesman for Information International said 0 [ARG0 the lawsuit by two units of Morris Communications Corp.] [rel seeks] [ARG1 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] [ARGM-CAU for alleged failure * to pay royalties] .
- [ARGM-ADV In addition to $ 33 million *U* compensatory damages] , [ARG0 the suit] [rel seeks] [ARG1 $ 100 million *U* in punitive damages] .
- [ARGM-LOC In its lawsuit] , [ARG0 Pharmacia] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 unspecified damages and a preliminary injunction 0 *T*-1 to block MedChem from *-2 selling the AMVISC products] .
- [ARG0 The University] is [rel seeking] [ARG1 *-3 to block the acquisition of Connaught by foreign interests] , [ARGM-ADV *-3 citing concerns about the amount of research that *T*-4 would be done *-2 in Canada] .
- Gulf Resources added that [ARG0 it] `` [ARGM-MOD will] [rel seek] [ARG1 *-2 to recover equitable contribution from others for both the amount of the settlement and any other liabilities 0 it may incur *T*-1 under the Superfund law] . ''
- They market cable-TV on [ARG1 the very grazing opportunities] 0 [ARG0 CNN] [rel seeks] *-1 to discourage *T*-2 .
- Valley Federal said Friday that [ARG0 it] is considering whether *-2 to [rel seek] [ARG1 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 .
- The group said 0 it would consider , among other things , * withholding royalty payments and initiating [ARG0 a class-action lawsuit] [rel seeking] [ARG1 court approval for the withholdings] .
- After two years of talks , plans for the venture are sufficiently advanced for [ARG0 the companies] to [rel seek] [ARG1 French and British government clearance] .
- Of course , Mr. Lantos doth protest that [ARG0 his subcommittee] [ARGM-ADV simply] [rel seeks] [ARG1 information] [ARGM-PNC for legislative change] .
- -LRB- Of course , we 've also got [ARG0 a judiciary] that *T*-1 [rel seeks] [ARG1 the same objective] . -RRB-
- But Mr. Treybig questions whether that will be enough * to stop Tandem 's first mainframe from *-2 taking on some of [ARG1 the functions] that [ARG0 large organizations] [ARGM-TMP previously] [rel sought] *T*-1 from [ARG2-from Big Blue 's machines] .
- So do *T*-2 [ARG0 those] who *T*-1 [rel seek] [ARG1 a `` re-energized concept of citizenship , '' a concept imposing stern obligations as well as conferring rights] .
- [ARG0 *-2] [rel Seeking] [ARG1 *-1 to keep Justin 's `` My Own '' product line off the U.S. market] , Sony last May filed a suit *ICH*-3 in Manhattan federal court accusing the upstart of trademark infringement , unfair competition and other violations of business law .
- [ARG0 AGF] did n't comment officially on its reasons for * [rel seeking] [ARG1 the approval] , but people close to the group said 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 .
- [ARG0 Mount Lebanon High School , near Pittsburgh ,] [rel sought] [ARG1 $ 21 million *U* in compensatory damages] from [ARG2-from Grace] , [ARGM-ADV * arguing that the asbestos , which *T*-1 can cause respiratory diseases and lung cancer , posed a risk to students] .
- Sen. McCain said 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 [ARG0 him] to [rel seek] [ARG1 fair treatment for a constituent] .
- In the meantime , as [ARG0 manufacturers and buyers] [rel seek] [ARG1 new sites] , they are focusing mainly on Southeast Asia .
- The government sued [ARG0 the company] in April , * [rel seeking] [ARG1 $ 23,000 *U* and other unspecified damages related * to an alleged contract-steering scheme] .