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• Commonwealth Edison said 0 the ruling could force [_ARG0 it] to [_rel slash] [_ARG1 its 1989 earnings] by [_ARG2-by $ 1.55 *U* a share] .
• The U.S. government in recent years has accused [_ARG0 Japanese companies] of * [_ARGM-MNR excessively] [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 prices on semiconductors and supercomputers -- products 0 Fujitsu and NEC make *T*-1] .
• [_ARG0 An 11-week dispute involving Australia 's 1,640 domestic pilots] has [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 airline earnings] and crippled much of the continent 's tourist industry .
• The general public may not know his name , but he 's famous -- * make that infamous -- in advertising circles : *-1 A marketing consultant , [_ARG0 he] pioneered *-1 [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 ad agency commissions] , to the delight of advertising clients and the dismay of agencies .
• He decided 0 [_ARG0 he] could easily merge Pinkerton 's operations with his own while *-1 [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 overhead costs] because the two already operated in many of the same cities .
• [_ARG0 He] was able *-1 to [_rel slash] [_ARG1 the price of the company 's least expensive mountain bike] to [_ARG4-to $ 279 *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 750 *U*] in
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics says 0 [_ARG0 securities firms in New York City alone] have [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 17,000 jobs] from [_ARG3-from the December 1987 peak of 163,000] .
• [_ARG0 Lotus Development Corp.] has [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 the lag between U.S. and Japan product introductions] to [_ARG4-to six months] from [_ARG3-from three years] .
• Earlier this year , the U.S. complained that [_ARG0 Japan 's supercomputer makers] were effectively closing out foreign competitors by *-1 [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 prices] [_ARG2-EXT as much as 90 %] [_ARGM-PNC for universities] .
• Aside from [_ARG0 *-1] [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 costs] and investing heavily in its plants , Akzo has spent 3.9 billion guilders -LRB- $ 1.88 billion *U* -RRB- on acquisitions since 1983 *-1 to give it better balance .
• [_ARG0 He] is a politician with the courage of true conviction , as in * summarily sacking exchange controls and [_ARGM-DIS in particular] [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 the top rate of income taxation] to [_ARG4-to 40 %] .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-NEG not] [_ARGM-ADV only] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 marginal tax rates] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 initially sparking fresh growth in Britain] , but he wanted *-1 to regulate monetary policy by *-3 targeting exchange rates , indeed joining the European Monetary System .
• James E. Ousley , computer products group president , said 0 [_ARG0 such arrangements] could help *-1 [_rel slash] [_ARG1 Control Data 's computer research and development costs] in [_ARG2-in half] [_ARGM-TMP by the end of 1990] .
• [_ARG0 Market makers] , [_ARGM-PNC *-2 to cut costs] , [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 inventories of stocks 0 they keep *T*-1 on hand 0 * to sell investors *T*-6 when other holders are n't selling *T*-3] .
• But Mr. Tonkin said 0 [_ARG0 dealers] [_ARGM-MOD should] [_rel slash] [_ARG1 stocks] to [_ARG4-to between 15 and 30 days] [_ARGM-PNC *-1 to reduce the costs of *-2 financing inventory] .
• But [_ARG1 the staffs at some of those locations] [_ARGM-MOD will] be [_rel slashed] *-1 [_ARGM-ADV while at others the work force will be increased *-2] .
• Most oil companies are still reluctant *-2 to add to [_ARG1 the office and professional staffs] 0 [_ARG0 they] [_rel slashed] *T*-1 [_ARGM-MNR so deeply] .
• [_ARGM-ADV As Japanese auto makers gained market share] , [_ARG0 the Big Three] , [_ARGM-MNR with GM in the lead] , [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 North American production] and launched a retail discounting blitz .
• Several leveraged funds do n't want *-3 to cut the amount 0 they borrow *T*-1 because [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel slash] [_ARG1 the income 0 they pay shareholders *T*-2] , fund officials said 0 *T*-4 .
• The ministers , concluding a two-day meeting in southern Portugal , welcomed Moscow 's pledges * to cut its military forces , but urged [_ARG0 the Soviets] *-1 to do more * to [_rel slash] [_ARG1 short-range nuclear weapons] .
• The company said 0 [_ARG0 it] would resort far less often to *-2 [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 prices] [_ARGM-PNC *-1 to woo shoppers] .
• [_ARG0 Mobil Corp.] is preparing *-1 to [_rel slash] [_ARG1 the size of its work force in the U.S.] , [_ARGM-ADV possibly] [_ARGM-TMP as soon as next month] , say 0 *T*-2 individuals familiar with the company 's strategy .
• Cray jolted the market in [_ARGM-TMP July] when [_ARG0 it] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 revenue and earnings projections for this year] *T*-3 , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 citing a slowing economy that *T*-1 has delayed orders from government as well as commercial customers] .
• So far , the industry 's fourth quarter is n't looking too strong either , * prompting [_ARG0 many analysts] to [_rel slash] [_ARG1 earning projections for the rest of the year] by [_ARG2-by as much as one-fourth] .
• [_ARG0 Mobil] is preparing *-1 to [_rel slash] [_ARG1 its work force in the U.S.] , [_ARGM-TMP possibly as soon as next month] , sources said 0 *T*-2 .
• [_ARG0 Winnebago Industries Inc. , battered * by a deepening slowdown in recreational vehicle industry sales ,] reported a widened fourth-quarter loss and [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 its dividend] in [_ARG2-in half] .
• [_ARG0 Winnebago] posted a widened quarterly loss and [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 its dividend] in [_ARG2-in half] , [_ARGM-ADV * reflecting the deepening slowdown in recreational vehicle sales] .
• As hamburger and pizza outlets saturate one area after another , [_ARG0 franchisers] are struggling desperately for market share , *-1 [_rel slashing] [_ARG1 prices] and stepping up costly promotions .
• But [_ARGM-TMP early this year] , [_ARG0 PepsiCo Inc. 's Taco Bell unit and Wendy 's International Inc.] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 prices] and stepped up promotions , says 0 *T*-1 John Rohs , an analyst for Wertheim Schroder & Co .
• On Wednesday , [_ARG0 Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.] had *-1 to [_rel slash] [_ARG1 the size of Continental Airlines ' junk-bond offering] to [_ARG4-to $ 71 million *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 150 million *U*] .
• Many retailers fear 0 a price war will erupt if [_ARG0 cash-strapped companies such as Campeau Corp.] [_rel slash] [_ARG1 tags] [_ARGM-PNC *-1 to spur sales] .
• Many retailers are worried *-1 that a price war could erupt this Christmas if [_ARG0 cash-strapped firms such as Campeau] [_rel slash] [_ARG1 prices] [_ARGM-PNC *-2 to spur sales] .
• [_ARG0 An appeals-court panel] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 all but $ 40,000 *U*] from [_ARG2-from the award , the largest ever set * by a British jury ,] [_ARGM-TMP pending a reassessment of the damages] .
• [_ARG0 Continental , a unit of Texas Air Corp. ,] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 the size of its note offering] from [_ARG3-from $ 150 million *U*] to [_ARG4-to $ 71 million *U*] .
• [_ARG0 Pinnacle West] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 its quarterly dividend] to [_ARG4-to 40 cents per share] from [_ARG3-from 70 cents] [_ARGM-TMP in December] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 saying at the time that it believed 0 the new , lower dividend was `` sustainable] . ''
• The results met estimates of [_ARG0 analysts] , who *T*-1 had [_ARGM-TMP already] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 their projections] [_ARGM-TMP after the company said in late August that its 1989 earnings could tumble as much as 37 %] .
• [_ARGM-ADV As the market dropped Friday] , [_ARG0 Robertson Stephens] [_rel slashed] [_ARG1 the value of the offering] by [_ARG2-by 7 %] .
• [_ARG1 Revenue projections] were [_rel slashed] *-1 to [_ARG4-to $ 6.03 billion *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 6.20 billion *U*] .