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frames- For their part , [ARG0 Taiwan and South Korea] are expected *-1 to step up their own investments in the next decade *-2 to try *-3 to [rel slow] [ARG1 the Japanese juggernaut] .
- `` [ARG1 The economy] is [ARGM-ADV clearly] [rel slowing] , '' says *T*-1 Robert Black , president of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank .
- `` [ARG0 We] 're coming closer to * achieving the stated objective of * [rel slowing] [ARG1 the economy] [ARGM-EXT to a point where hopefully some downward trend in prices will occur *T*-1] , '' said Mr. Guffey .
- [ARG0 A reinstatement of the uptick rule for program traders] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel slow] [ARG1 their activity] [ARGM-MNR considerably] .
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange , a major futures marketplace , yesterday announced the addition of [ARG0 another layer] of trading halts designed * to [rel slow] [ARG1 program traders] [ARGM-TMP during a rapidly falling stock market] , and the Big Board is expected today *-70 to approve some additional restrictions on program trading .
- A reading below 50 % indicates that [ARG1 the manufacturing sector] is [rel slowing] while a reading above 50 % suggests that the industry is expanding .
- [ARG1 New loans] continue *-1 to [rel slow] ; they were $ 6.6 million *U* in the quarter compared with $ 361.8 million *U* a year ago .
- At St. Louis , the water level of the Mississippi River is already 6.5 feet below normal and it could drop an additional 2.5 feet [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 the flow of the Missouri River] is [rel slowed] *-1 *T*-2 , an Army Corps spokesman said 0 *T*-3 .
- The government 's primary economic-forecasting gauge rose a slight 0.2 % in September , but economists said 0 the report offered little new information on [ARGM-EXT the degree] to which [ARG1 the U.S. economy] is [rel slowing] *T*-1 .
- The small increase in the index of leading indicators , which *T*-1 had climbed 0.5 % in August but *T*-1 was unchanged in July , does lend support to the view that [ARG1 the economy] has [rel slowed] [ARGM-MNR noticeably] .
- `` If working capital financing is not provided *-3 , '' he said *T*-1 , `` [ARG0 the RTC] may have *-2 to [rel slow] [ARG1 -LCB- S&L sales -RCB-] or dump acquired assets through fire sales .
- [ARG1 Nissan 's pace of new-model hits] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] , he adds 0 *T*-1 , [ARGM-TMP just as arch-rival Toyota unleashes its own batch of new cars] .
- Japan 's recent political turbulence , Mr. Lee said 0 *T*-1 , may mean 0 [ARG0 Japan] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARG1 market adjustments] .
- `` [ARG0 *] To [rel slow] [ARG1 the rise in total spending] , it *ICH*-1 will be necessary * to reduce per-capita use of services , '' the NAM warns *T*-2 in a policy statement .
- In addition , it 's toying with [ARG0 an approach] that *T*-41 would impose health-expenditure ceilings or budgets on the government as a whole and on individual states as [ARGM-MNR a way] 0 * to [rel slow] [ARG1 health-care spending] *T*-1 .
- The stocks have been pummeled *-1 repeatedly by inventory gluts and disappointing earnings as [ARG1 the industry] matures and [rel slows] .
- Leading indicators rose a slight 0.2 % in September , a further indication 0 [ARG1 the economy] is [rel slowing] [ARGM-MNR *NOT*] but without any clear sign of whether a recession looms .
- A reading below 50 % indicates that [ARG1 the manufacturing industry] is [rel slowing] while a reading above 50 % suggests that the industry is expanding .
- But the Oct. 17 temblor put a halt to much nonessential building , and [ARG0 heavy rains last week] [rel slowed] [ARG1 the rest] , [ARGM-ADV * freeing construction workers for earthquake repairs] .
- [ARGM-TMP After *-1 hitting two-year highs this summer] , [ARG1 net sales of stock funds] [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in September] , [ARGM-ADV according to the Investment Company Institute , a trade group] .
- Some researchers say 0 [ARG0 new cancer drugs] 0 *T*-1 to [rel slow] or reverse [ARG1 tumor growth] may be based *-2 on the suppressor proteins normally produced * by the genes .
- [ARGM-TMP Even before the China crisis] , [ARG0 weak U.S. demand] was [rel slowing] [ARG1 local economic growth] .
- [ARG1 Personal spending , which *T*-1 fueled the economy 's growth in the third quarter ,] was [ARGM-ADV clearly] [rel slowing] [ARGM-TMP by the end of the period] , [ARGM-ADV * raising questions about the economy 's strength as the year ends] .
- The figures came a day after the government released a report showing that consumer spending propelled U.S. economic expansion in the third quarter while [ARGM-MNR -- on an inflation-adjusted basis --] [ARG1 business investment] [rel slowed] , government spending declined , and exports were flat .
- [ARG0 A partisan fight over * cutting capital-gains taxes] has [rel slowed] [ARG1 the progress of 1990 deficit-reduction legislation] [ARGM-EXT almost to a halt] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 triggering across-the-board spending cuts under the Gramm-Rudman law] .
- But in recent weeks , construction-industry sources reported that [ARG1 early preparation work] was [rel slowing] [ARGM-LOC at the 185-acre site] .
- But he figures that at current levels the stock market is comfortably valued *-1 , even with [ARG1 the economy] [ARGM-ADV obviously] [rel slowing] .
- But Mrs. Park acknowledges that even if [ARG0 the policies] work *-1 to [rel slow] or stop [ARG1 speculation] , apartment prices are unlikely *-2 to go down .
- But [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARG1 production] . ''
- Although the economy showed no change of pace from the second quarter , many analysts expect [ARG1 it] to [rel slow] [ARGM-EXT considerably] [ARGM-TMP in the fourth quarter] [ARGM-CAU as demand for autos falls , partly because of higher prices on models introduced * last month] .
- And [ARG1 business investment] -- which *T*-1 [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV according to yesterday 's report] -- is expected *-2 to continue *-3 to be sluggish .
- But [ARG0 the costly efforts] did little *-1 to [rel slow] [ARG1 Japanese market gains] , and domestic car sales have plunged 19 % since the Big Three ended many of their programs Sept. 30 .
- But [ARGM-TMP in 1986] Congress sharply reduced the number of people who *T*-1 could qualify for its benefits and [ARG0 IRA tax-deductions] [rel slowed] [ARG1 their roaring growth] .
- At certain points during the Friday the 13th drop , [ARG0 circuit breakers] kicked in on the futures market , * [rel slowing] [ARG1 trading] [ARGM-TMP at times] .
- Anheuser-Busch Cos. said 0 it plans *-1 to aggressively discount its major beer brands , *-2 setting the stage for a potentially bruising price war as [ARG1 the maturing industry 's growth] continues *-3 to [rel slow] .
- But the 3090 line is nearly five years old -- which *T*-1 is getting up there in mainframe years -- and [ARG1 its growth] is expected *-2 to [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in 1990] .
- Now at least there are question marks about that , and [ARGM-DIS without any question] [ARG1 the pace of growth] has [rel slowed] .
- [ARGM-DIS Also] [rel slowing] [ARG1 growth in the U.S.] were *T*-2 [ARG0 lackluster results for P&G 's cooking oils , which *T*-1 had a strong year-earlier first quarter] .
- Currently , Boeing has a backlog of about $ 80 billion *U* , but [ARG1 production] has been [rel slowed] *-1 by [ARG0-by a strike of 55,000 machinists , which *T*-2 entered its 22nd day today] .
- He cautioned , however , that [ARG0 a `` tough tax-rate comparison ''] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel slow] [ARG1 the company 's earnings growth for the current quarter] .
- Economists said 0 the bond market 's strength also is a sign that investors expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid growing evidence that [ARG1 the economy] is [rel slowing] .
- `` Everyone is extremely convinced 0 [ARG1 the economy] is [rel slowing] , '' says *T*-1 one senior New York dealer .
- [ARGM-ADV According to Chinese customs figures] , [ARG1 import growth] has [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in recent months] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 dropping to 16 % in July and 7.1 % in August from the year-earlier periods , compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half] .
- We believe 0 interest rates will continue *-1 to trend lower , and [ARG1 the economy] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARGM-LOC around the world] . ''
- The current trough is expected *-1 to be much deeper , because [ARG0 Beijing] has cut off domestic funds from factories for the first time * to [rel slow] [ARG1 inflation] .
- But consumer expenditure data released * Friday do n't suggest that [ARG1 the U.K. economy] is [rel slowing] [ARGM-MNR that quickly] .
- But analysts caution 0 [ARG0 an expected fall in metal prices next year] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel slow] [ARG1 profit growth] .
- Rather than *-1 gathering momentum , [ARG1 the program] is in danger of * [rel slowing] [ARGM-MNR even more] [ARGM-TMP as the government tackles several big assets] .
- [ARGM-PNC *-1 To offset sluggish sales growth] , [ARG0 companies] have been cutting staff , mostly through attrition , and [rel slowing] [ARG1 the growth in research and development spending] .
- [ARG1 Sales growth in the quarter] was [rel slowed] *-3 by [ARG0-by mounting pressure *ICH*-2 from groups of buyers , such as hospitals , * to hold down prices] .
- The gain reflects fresh economic evidence that inflation is moderating while [ARG1 the economy] [rel slows] .
- While [ARG1 Remic issuance] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in the coming days] [ARGM-CAU because of the shift in the Treasury yield curve] , underwriters continued *-1 to crank out new real estate mortgage investment conduits structured * when the yield curve was more favorable *T*-2 .
- But [ARG1 the economy] `` is [rel slowing] [ARGM-PNC enough 0 *T*-1 to give the Federal Reserve leeway 0 * to reduce interest rates *T*-2] . ''
- [ARG0 Ideologues on the other side of the border] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel slow] [ARG1 the process] .
- Lilly attributed record third-quarter and nine-month results to world-wide gains for pharmaceuticals , medical instruments and plant-science products despite [ARG0 poor exchange rates for the dollar] that *T*-1 [rel slowed] [ARG1 sales abroad] .
- *-1 Stung by higher marketing costs and [rel slowing] [ARG1 volume] growth , the giant Coke bottling operation said 0 net fell to $ 12.7 million *U* , or six cents a share , from $ 39.9 million *U* , or 26 cents a share , the year earlier .
- [ARG0 * Upping the ante] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel slow] [ARG1 economic development] [ARGM-MNR even further] , [ARGM-TMP as countries delay market-opening steps in anticipation of richer multilateral support] .
- It warns that [ARG0 the AIDS epidemic] `` [ARGM-MOD may] reduce the rate of growth of the work force , curb productivity gains and [rel slow] [ARG1 economic growth] . ''
- Industrial output fell 0.1 % in September , the latest sign 0 [ARG1 manufacturing] is [rel slowing] .
- `` Trade is definitely going *-3 to be more politically sensitive over the next six or seven months as [ARG1 improvement] begins *-1 to [rel slow] , '' he said *T*-2 .
- In August , Intel warned that third-quarter earnings might be `` flat to down '' from the previous period 's because of [rel slowing] [ARG1 sales] growth of its 80386 microprocessor , start-up costs associated * with a line of computers and costs of * preparing for mass shipments of the company 's new 80486 chip in the current quarter .