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frames- [ARG0 First Constitution] has [rel signed] [ARG1 a merger agreement *ICH*-1] with [ARG2-with WFRR L.P. and GHKM Corp.] , under which all of its common shares will be acquired *-3 for $ 25 *U* each , or $ 273.5 million *U* *T*-2 .
- Meanwhile , stations are fuming because , many of them say 0 *T*-1 , the show 's distributor , Viacom Inc. , is giving an ultimatum : [ARG0 *] Either [rel sign] [ARG1 new long-term commitments * to buy future episodes] or risk *-2 losing `` Cosby '' to a competitor .
- [ARG0 It] [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel signed] [ARG1 a preliminary agreement * to negotiate exclusively with the Bank of Tokyo Ltd. for the sale of part of its leasing business to the Japanese bank] .
- The decision * to make the bid for Nekoosa , for example , was made *-2 only after [ARG0 all six members of Georgia-Pacific 's management committee] [rel signed] onto [ARG1-onto the deal] -- even though Mr. Hahn knew 0 he wanted *-3 to go after the company early on , says 0 *T*-1 Mr. Correll .
- During the coming weeks , [ARG0 President Bush] must decide whether * to veto the bills containing them -- or , alternatively , * to [rel sign] [ARG1 these bills] [ARGM-MNR into law] [ARGM-MNR with a statement declaring their intrusions on executive power to be in violation of Article II , and thus void and severable] .
- [ARGM-ADV If a veto is unworkable because it would leave part of the executive branch unfunded] , [ARG0 the president] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel sign] [ARG1 the appropriations bills] into [ARG2-into law] and assert a power of excision , [ARGM-ADV *-1 declaring the rider restricting his Article II powers to be unconstitutional and severable] .
- [ARG1 The funding mechanism] , which *T*-80 has received congressional approval and is expected *-1 to be [rel signed] *-83 by [ARG0-by President Bush] , would affect the antitrust operations of the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission .
- Under [ARG1 an accord] [rel signed] * [ARGM-TMP yesterday] , the government and Union Bank of Finland would become major shareholders in the new company , each injecting 100 million Finnish markkaa -LRB- $ 23.5 million *U* -RRB- .
- However , a Canadian Embassy official in Tel Aviv said that Canada was unlikely *-1 to sell the Candu heavy-water reactor to Israel since [ARG0 Israel] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel signed] [ARG1 the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] .
- [ARG0 The South Korean government] is [rel signing] [ARG1 a protocol] [ARGM-TMP today] *-1 establishing formal diplomatic relations with Poland .
- [ARG0 The two] are [ARGM-DIS also] [rel signing] [ARG1 a trade agreement] .
- He recently told a small group of American businessmen in Moscow that [ARG0 he] hoped *-2 to [rel sign] [ARG1 a general trade agreement] with [ARG2-with the U.S.] , [ARGM-LOC possibly at the 1990 summit] .
- [ARG0 The U.S. and Finland] [rel signed] [ARG1 an income-tax treaty , subject to ratification] .
- Du Pont Co. , Hewlett-Packard Co. and Los Alamos National Laboratory said 0 [ARG0 they] [rel signed] [ARG1 a three-year , $ 11 million *U* agreement * to collaborate on superconductor research] .
- [ARG0 The Wilmington , Del. , chemicals concern] [ARGM-TMP previously] [rel signed] [ARG1 research superconductor agreements] with [ARG2-with Oak Ridge National Laboratory] and with Argonne National Laboratory .
- [ARG0 The Wilmington , Del. , chemicals concern] [ARGM-TMP previously] [rel signed] [ARG1 research superconductor agreements] with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and with [ARG2-with Argonne National Laboratory] .
- [ARG1 A final agreement] has [ARGM-NEG not] been [rel signed] *-1 , and the moves will not have a material effect on the company , Gillette said 0 *T*-2 .
- The balloting 0 * to decide when and how * to fill the position , which *T*-128 replaces a collective presidency under [ARG1 a pact] [rel signed] * by [ARG0-by the ruling Socialists and opposition groups] , *T*-1 *T*-4 is *-2 to be held *-3 Nov .
- Gen-Probe Inc. , a biotechnology concern , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 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] .
- [ARG0 Gen-Probe , an industry leader in the field of genetic probes , which *T*-2 is a new technology used * in diagnostic tests ,] [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel signed] [ARG1 an agreement for Chugai to exclusively market its diagnostic products *ICH*-1 in Japan for infectious diseases and cancer] .
- Ratners and Weisfield 's said 0 [ARG0 they] expect *-1 to [rel sign] [ARG1 definitive agreements] [ARGM-TMP shortly] and to complete the transaction by Dec. 15 .
- While the Kremlin has urged a ban on output of the poison gases , the White House wants *-2 to continue *-3 producing the weapons even after [ARG1 an international treaty calling for their destruction] is [rel signed] *-1 .
- Pacific First Financial Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a non-binding letter of intent * to acquire the construction lending unit of Old Stone Bank of California] .
- [ARG0 Ultimate Corp.] [rel signed] [ARG1 a letter of intent * to market Hewlett-Packard Co. minicomputers] , the companies said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-LOC In other news concerning South Korea 's television industry] , [ARG0 Samsung] [rel signed] [ARG1 an agreement *ICH*-1 with Soyuz , the external-trade organization of the Soviet Union , * to swap Korean television sets and videocassette recorders for pig iron from the Soviet Union] .
- [ARGM-LOC In what *T*-1 could prove a major addition to the Philippines ' foreign-investment portfolio] , [ARG0 a Taiwanese company] [rel signed] [ARG1 a $ 180 million *U* construction contract * to build the centerpiece of a planned petrochemical complex] .
- In addition , [ARG0 President Aquino] has yet *-2 to [rel sign] into [ARG2-into law] [ARG1 a bill removing a stiff 48 % tax on naphtha , the principal raw material 0 *T*-3 to be used *-1 in the cracker] .
- Mr. Lee , president of Luzon Petrochemical Corp. , said 0 [ARG1 the contract] was [rel signed] *-1 [ARGM-TMP Wednesday] [ARGM-LOC in Tokyo] with [ARG2-with USI Far East officials] .
- USI Far East will hold a 60 % stake in Luzon Petrochemical , according to [ARG1 papers] [rel signed] * with [ARG2-with the Philippine government 's Board of Investments] .
- [ARG0 Finnair , Finland 's state-owned airline ,] joined the wave of global airline alliances and [rel signed] [ARG1 a wide-ranging cooperation agreement] with [ARG2-with archrival Scandinavian Airlines System] .
- Presidio Oil Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a definitive agreement * to acquire Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. 's U.S. unit for $ 163 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-TMP In January] , [ARG0 the New York Merc] [rel signed] [ARG1 a letter of intent] with [ARG2-with the Chicago Merc] [ARGM-PNC as a preliminary step to * joining their electronic system 0 *T*-1 called *-2 Globex] .
- ABB Asea Brown Boveri B.V. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a contract for the largest-ever power plant order in the Netherlands] .
- ABB said 0 [ARG1 the contract] , [rel signed] * with [ARG2-with the Dutch utility N.V . Energieproduktiebedrijf UNA] , is valued *-1 in excess of $ 200 million *U* .
- [ARG0 The optical products company] has [rel signed] [ARG1 a licensing agreement] with [ARG2-with Photoprotective Technologies Inc. , a closely held firm in San Antonio , Texas , which *T*-1 has developed a method 0 * to incorporate the synthetic melanin into plastic lenses *T*-2] .
- The state-controlled French metals group Pechiney S.A. said 0 [ARG0 it] has [rel signed] [ARG1 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-] .
- And more recently , [ARG0 he] insisted on * [rel signing] [ARG1 a five-nation agreement intended * to disarm Nicaragua 's U.S.-backed Contra rebels faster than the Bush administration would prefer *?*] .
- Private-sector union contracts signed * in the third quarter granted slightly lower wage increases than [ARG1 those] [rel signed] * [ARGM-TMP in the second quarter] , but wage increases still are running above last year 's levels .
- [ARG1 Private-sector union contracts] [rel signed] * [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] granted slightly lower wage increases than those signed * in the second quarter , but wage increases still are running above last year 's levels .
- For all six million workers under major collective bargaining agreements , regardless of [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 they] were [rel signed] * *T*-1 , wage increases in the first nine months of 1989 averaged 2.5 % -- including cost-of-living adjustments .
- About 35 % of the workers covered * by [ARG1 contracts] [rel signed] * [ARGM-TMP in the first nine months of year] get lump-sum payments ; about 15 % are covered *-1 by cost-of-living clauses .
- [ARG0 Sears , Roebuck & Co.] [rel signed] [ARG1 a contract with Bob Vila , the former host of the popular public television program `` This Old House , '' 0 *T*-1 to star in a half-hour home improvement show sponsored * by the giant retailer] .
- The union called the strike in April after [ARG0 Pittston] refused *-1 to [rel sign] [ARG1 the UMW 's national labor pact] .
- One executive said 0 [ARG1 an accord] [rel signed] * by [ARG0-by the unsecured creditors of L.J. Hooker Corp.] had frozen in place all of L.J. Hooker 's assets .
- [ARG0 CBS] [rel signed] [ARG2 General Motors and Toyota] [ARG1 *-1 to be the only auto-maker sponsors in baseball for four years] .
- Under [ARG1 an agreement] [rel signed] * [ARGM-TMP last June] , the Soviets will help Iran in oil exploration and other areas in return for exports of Iranian natural gas .
- Showtime has also accused [ARG0 HBO] of *-1 locking up the lion 's share of Hollywood 's movies by *-2 [rel signing] [ARG1 exclusive contracts with all the major studios] .
- But [ARG0 Showtime] has continued *-2 to [rel sign] [ARG1 new contracts] with [ARG2-with Hollywood studios] , and yesterday announced 0 it will buy movies from Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. , which *T*-1 currently has a non-exclusive arrangement with HBO .
- Marvin Davis , whose $ 5.4 billion *U* takeover bid *T*-2 originally put the nation 's second-largest airline in play , is limited *-1 by [ARG1 a standstill agreement] with UAL 0 [ARG0 he] [rel signed] *T*-3 [ARGM-TMP in September] .
- Birtcher Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 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*] .
- These and other expensive changes in products ranging from auto air conditioners to foam cushioning to commercial solvents are in prospect because of something called * [ARG1 the Montreal Protocol] , [rel signed] * by [ARG0-by 24 nations] [ARGM-TMP in 1987] .
- The Oversight Board , created * in [ARG1 the savings-and-loan law] [rel signed] * [ARGM-TMP in August] , sets policy for the RTC , which *T*-1 will sell hundreds of the nation 's sick thrifts and billions of dollars of their assets .
- However , he is restricted *-1 from *-3 making certain hostile moves by [ARG1 an agreement] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel signed] *T*-2 [ARGM-PNC *-4 to obtain confidential UAL data] .
- [ARG2 Morton Downey Jr. , who *T*-1 self-destructed as a talk-show host and frequently verbally abused his guests ,] has been [rel signed] [ARG1 *-2 to co-host a half-hour nightly program on the Consumer News and Business Channel , the cable channel partly owned * by the General Electric Co. 's National Broadcasting Co] .
- Coca-Cola Co. yesterday said 0 [ARG0 singer Elton John] [rel signed] [ARG1 *-1 to appear in an ad for Diet Coke] .
- In addition , the manufacturer said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 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] .
- Soon after the merger , moreover , Federal 's management asked [ARG0 Tiger 's pilots] *-2 to [rel sign] [ARG1 an agreement stating that they could be fired *-1 any time , without cause or notice] .
- So key , in fact , that [ARG0 Mr. Jones] [rel signed] [ARG2 him] [ARGM-TMP in April] for [ARG1-for $ 11.4 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP over the next six years] -- [ARGM-ADV a record for a rookie] .
- Besides [ARG0 *-1] [rel signing] [ARG2 Mr. Aikman] to [ARG1-to a sizable contract] , Mr. Jones has agreed *-1 to pay rookie quarterback Steve Walsh $ 4.1 million *U* over the next four years .
- Lawmakers are expected *-2 to try *-3 to restore the funds once [ARG1 a pending deficit-cutting measure] has been [rel signed] *-1 into [ARG2-into law] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since June] , [ARG0 Rochester Telephone] [rel signed] [ARG1 letters of intent * to purchase three other Wisconsin firms] .
- [ARG0 Chicago businessmen Bertram M. Lee and Peter Bynoe] [rel signed] [ARG1 a new agreement * to purchase the Denver Nuggets basketball team] , but not as principal owners .
- Citizens & Southern Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a definitive agreement * to acquire Security Pacific Corp. 's New York-based factoring unit] .
- [ARG1 The bill] gets [rel signed] *-3 into [ARG2-into law] and then the administration watches helplessly , *-1 wondering where all the `` unexpected '' costs came from *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The President] came up with a good bill , but now may end up *-1 [rel signing] [ARG1 the awful bureaucratic creature hatched * on Capitol Hill] .
- General Electric Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a contract *ICH*-3] with [ARG2-with the developers of the Ocean State Power project] [ARGM-PNC for the second phase of an independent $ 400 million *U* power plant , which *T*-2 is being built *-1 in Burrillville , R.I] .
- [ARGM-TMP Just seven months earlier] , [ARG0 they] had [rel signed] [ARG1 a five-year exclusive contract * to make movies for Warner Bros. for which they had just produced the smash hit `` Batman *T*-1] . ''
- [ARG0 Supporting banks] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel sign] [ARG1 a `` Texas Declaration of Independents] . ''
- Coastal Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a definitive agreement *ICH*-1 with Aruba * to restart a 150,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery] .
- Tandy Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a definitive agreement * to acquire two units of Datatronic AB of Stockholm for cash] .
- [ARG0 They and other top executives] [rel signed] [ARG1 long-term employment contracts] and Mr. Della Femina will receive an additional multimillion-dollar sum , which some industry executives pegged *T*-1 at about $ 10 million *U* .
- `` [ARG1 Nothing] is defined or [rel signed] *-1 [ARGM-TMP at this point] , '' Mr. Daly said *T*-2 of the talks .
- [ARGM-TMP On Friday] , [ARG0 Mr. Safer , a Newark , N.J. , textile businessman ,] [rel signed] [ARG1 a confidentiality agreement under which United Merchants would provide him with nonpublic information *T*-1] .
- Rockwell International Corp. 's Tulsa unit said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a tentative agreement extending its contract *ICH*-1 with Boeing Co. * to provide structural parts for Boeing 's 747 jetliners] .
- [ARGM-TMP In 1986] , [ARG0 India] [rel signed] [ARG1 a $ 1.4 billion *U* contract with AB Bofors , a unit of Nobel Industries Sweden AB] , [ARGM-PNC * to purchase 400 artillery pieces] .
- But as soon as [ARG1 the accords] were [rel signed] *-1 , American officials sharply reduced aid .
- [ARGM-PNC In preparation for the withdrawal] , [ARG0 Moscow , Kabul and New Delhi] [rel signed] [ARG1 two agreements 0 for several hundred newly civilian Indian experts to replace some of the more visible Soviet military personnel *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Control Data Corp. , Minneapolis ,] [rel signed] [ARG1 a joint development agreement *ICH*-1 with MIPS Computer Systems Inc. * to incorporate an emerging computing architecture in future machines] .
- [ARG1 New trade accords] were [rel signed] *-1 .
- `` [ARG0 We] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel sign] [ARG1 any new contracts -LCB- with deliveries -RCB- beginning earlier than 2000] , '' the Hydro-Quebec official said *T*-1 .
- `` Nothing *ICH*-1 has happened since [ARG0 we] [rel signed] [ARG1 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 , '' said *T*-2 Central Maine senior vice president Donald F. Kelly .
- Seafirst Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 an agreement *ICH*-1 with builder Martin Selig * to purchase its headquarters building , the Columbia Seafirst Center , for $ 354 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Agfa] [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel signed] [ARG2 Olympic gold medalist Florence Griffith-Joyner] [ARG1 to endorse a new line of black-and-white paper that *T*-1 's geared *-2 to consumers and will compete directly with Kodak 's papers] .
- J.P. Industries Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 a definitive agreement * to sell its Builders ' Hardware Group to closely held Nalcor Inc. of Beverly Hills , Calif] .
- Memotec Data Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 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] .
- Skipper 's Inc. , Bellevue , Wash. , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel signed] [ARG1 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*] .
- Under [ARG1 an agreement] [rel signed] * by [ARG0-by the Big Board and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange] , trading was temporarily halted *-1 in Chicago .
- But , despite the recent softening , for many of these retailers there 's still been too big a jump from the rental rates of [ARGM-TMP the late 1970s] , when [ARG1 their leases] were [rel signed] *-1 *T*-2 .
- `` They wonder [ARGM-MOD should] [ARG0 they] [rel sign] [ARG1 a lease] [ARGM-ADV if prices are still coming down] ?