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• Gary Hoffman , [_ARG0 a Washington lawyer] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in intellectual-property cases] , said 0 the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined * with a growing recognition that * protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made * by South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia .
• [_ARG0 He] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel specialize] in [_ARG1-in white-collar criminal defense work] .
• [_ARG0 The St. Louis firm] [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in replacement-car rentals , those provided * by insurance companies for cars damaged * in accidents] .
• [_ARG0 The Austin , Texas-based company] , which *T*-1 [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in the direct sale of personal computers and accessories] , said 0 its price cuts include a $ 100 *U* reduction on its System 210 computer with 512 kilobytes of memory , a 40-megabyte hard disk and a color monitor .
• Metallgesellschaft , a diversified Frankfurt , West Germany-based metals group , said 0 it is buying the stake in the [_rel specialized] [_ARG0 engineering] company *-1 to expand its production of environmental supplies for power plants .
• Lentjes ' product mix of [_rel specialized] [_ARG0 boilers] and pipes provides a good fit with its own Lurgi G.m.b . H. plant engineering unit , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
• The Sidley-Ashurst venture will also be staffed *-211 by [_ARG0 another Sidley partner] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in corporate law] , a partner from Ashurst concentrating on acquisitions and a Japanese attorney .
• The company 's chairman , Mr. Laidig , and a group of advisers met at the offices of Wachtel Lipton Rosen & Katz , [_ARG0 a law firm] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in takeover defense] .
• `` They are always the first 0 *T*-2 to be sold *-1 when people are taking profits *T*-3 , because people are most scared of the high-technology stocks , '' said *T*-4 Robin West , director of research for [<sub>ARG0</sub> Ladenburg Thalmann 's Lanyi division] , which *T*-69 [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> emerging growth stocks] .
• More recently , some former Quebecor executives started [<sub>ARG0</sub> their own printing company] , * [<sub>rel</sub> specializing] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> * printing and distributing advertising circulars] .
• *-1 Armed *-2 with this shared understanding and requisite background information , each department developed its [<sub>rel</sub> specialized] [<sub>ARG1</sub> contribution] to the proposal , *-1 submitting data and cost estimates on a closely managed schedule .
• Whatever the outcome of a test case *T*-4 , President Bush would have *-2 to move cautiously becase the very attempt would `` antagonize not just Democrats but Republicans , '' says *T*-3 Louis Fisher , [_ARG0 a scholar] at the Congressional Research Service who *T*-1 [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in executive-legislative relations] .
• The appointment of Peat Marwick , which *T*-1 has [_ARG0 a unit] that *T*-2 [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in * advising troubled companies] , came about as a result of a round of meetings held * by Qintex Australia Chairman Christopher Skase with bank creditors .
• But the interest rates 0 they charge *T*-1 are often near Japan 's 54.75 % legal limit , says *T*-2 Kenji Utsunomiya , [_ARG0 a lawyer] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in loan troubles] .
• `` That 's really where the leverage hurt *T*-2 , '' says *T*-3 Thomas Herzfeld , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Miami-based investment manager] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> closed-end funds] .
• `` I think 0 there 's a disease called * buyer 's regret , and I 'm sure 0 it 's running *-2 rampant at this moment , but it gets cured *-3 in a short period of time , '' says *T*-1 Kenneth Leventhal , co-managing partner of Kenneth Leventhal & Co. , [_ARG0 a Los Angeles accounting firm] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in real estate] .
• [_ARG0 Data Systems] has five retail stores in the northeast , but [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in * selling personal computers made * by International Business Machines Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. to banks , brokerage firms and other big businesses based * in the New York metropolitan area] .
• Its fast-food restaurants -- including Denny 's , Hardee 's , Quincy 's and El Pollo Loco -LRB- `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> the only significant fast-food chain] 0 *T*-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> specialize] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> char-broiled chicken] '' -RRB- -- are stable , recession-resistant and growing .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Kent Walker , 45 , a former partner at the Philadelphia law firm of Mesirov , Gelman , Jaffe , Cramer & Jamieson ,] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> specialize] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> antitrust , real estate and mergers and acquisitions] .
• Insider selling is not unusual at Dun & Bradstreet ; in fact , the recent pace of selling is just about average for the company , according to figures compiled * by Invest\/Net , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a North Miami , Fla. , firm] that *T*-3 [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> * tracking and analyzing SEC insider filings] .
• `` Evidently , somebody has realized 0 it *EXP*-2 's easy money * to steal these things , '' says *T*-1 Loran Whitelock , [_ARG0 a research associate] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in cycads] [_ARGM-LOC at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum] .
• `` The market can adjust to good news or bad news , but uncertainty drives people wild , '' said *T*-2 Bernard B. Beal , chief executive of M.R. Beal & Co. , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a securities firm] that *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> the municipal market] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Some] like *-2 to [<sub>rel</sub> specialize] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> growth companies whose shares *T*-1 have n't traded *-3 publicly very long] .
• Albert Lee , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a veteran trader] who *T*-2 [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> machinery sales] , estimates that as many as 70 % of projects that *T*-3 had obtained approval * to proceed have been canceled *-1 in recent months .
• `` They seem *-3 to like these industrial parks , '' says *T*-2 Kacy McClelland , [_ARG0 a postal inspector] who *T*-1 [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in mail fraud] .
• Olivetti also plans *-2 to sell the CP486 computer in the U.S. starting next year through Olivetti USA and through [_ARG0 its ISC\/Bunker Ramo unit] , which *T*-1 [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in *-3 automating bank-branch networks] .
• Instead of *-2 hiring one of [_ARG0 the many active managers] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in growth stocks] , indexers can design a portfolio around the same stocks ; the portfolio will be maintained *-1 by computer , * reducing both fees and , in theory , risk -LRB- because of the large number of stocks -RRB- .
• `` The pro-choice movement has shown -- finally -- that it can mobilize , '' says *T*-3 Glen Halva-Neubauer , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Furman University political scientist] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> how state legislators handle the abortion question *T*-2] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Tandem] , which *T*-1 [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> already] [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> on-line transaction processing] , is a potent competitor in that market .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> Mr. Karalis , 51 ,] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> specialize] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> corporate law and international law] [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> at the 110-lawyer firm] .
• `` We are saying 0 this is the breaking point , this is the event that *T*-1 will change the psychology of the marketplace , '' said *T*-3 William Yankus , an analyst with Conning & Co. , [_ARG0 a Hartford firm] that *T*-2 [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in the insurance industry] .
• Liability in the bridge and road collapses will revolve around whether government took `` reasonable care '' * to build and maintain the structures , says 0 *T*-2 John Messina , [<sub>ARG0</sub> a Tacoma , Wash. , personal-injury attorney] who *T*-1 [<sub>rel</sub> specializes] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> highway design and maintenance cases] .
• Major European auction houses are turning increasingly to [<sub>rel</sub> specialized] [<sub>ARG1</sub> sales] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Currently] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> most traders on commodity exchanges] [<sub>rel</sub> specialize] in [<sub>ARG1-in</sub> trading either for customer accounts , which *T*-1 makes them brokers , or for their own accounts as socalled locals] .
• `` Prices for retail chains are lower today than they were *?* last week , which *T*-1 will help management , '' said *T*-2 Gilbert Harrison , chairman of Financo Inc. , [_ARG0 an investment-banking firm] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in retailing acquisitions] .
• For instance , K mart is opening big food and general merchandise stores , called * hypermarkets , and [_ARG0 warehouse-type stores] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in office products and sporting goods] .
• Moreover , explains *T*-2 one HUD official , the NAHB remains susceptible to internal pressure from [_ARG0 members] that *T*-1 [_rel specialize] in [_ARG1-in subsidized production] .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Shidler 's company] [_rel specializes] in [_ARG1-in commercial real-estate investment] and claims *-1 to have $ 1 billion *U* in assets ; Mr. Simpson is a developer and a former senior executive of L.J. Hooker .
• [_ARG0 Lawyers] [_rel specializing] in [_ARG1-in shareholder suits] said 0 they are concerned that use of the `` press defense '' by corporations may become popular as a result of the ruling .