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• [_ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [_ARG1 export demand for U.S. wheat , corn and other commodities] [_rel strengthened] , said *T*-1 Keith Collins , a department analyst .
• Giovanni Agnelli & Co. announced [_ARG0 a transaction] that *T*-114 [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 its indirect control of Fiat S.p . A.] and will admit Prince Karim Aga Khan as its first non-family shareholder .
• [_ARG0 The move] [_rel strengthens] [_ARG1 the existing links between the Agnellis and the Aga Khan , the head of the world 's Ismaili Moslems who *T*-119 is a longtime family friend and *-1 frequently goes sailing with Mr. Agnelli] .
• John M. Kucharski , EG&G 's chairman and chief executive , said 0 [_ARG0 the acquisition] `` [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] extend EG&G 's core technologies , [<sub>rel</sub> strengthen] [<sub>ARG1</sub> its position in the European Economic Community] and assure a strength and presence in the Eastern European market . ''
• He said 0 [<sub>ARG0</sub> it] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> especially] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> will] [<sub>rel</sub> strengthen] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the company 's efforts in the rapidly growing field of bio-analytical instrumentation , and in applied nuclear physics] .
• The amendment , offered * by Rep. Douglas Bosco -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , was approved *-1 283-132 during debate on [<sub>ARG0</sub> a bill] designed * to [<sub>rel</sub> strengthen] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the Transportation Department 's authority in * dealing with leveraged buy-outs of airlines] .
• `` We consider our internal controls to have worked well , '' she said *T*-1 , *-2 adding that [_ARG1 some procedures] have been [_rel strengthened] *-3 .
• [_ARGM-DIS And] [_ARG0 that] , [_ARGM-DIS in turn] , [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-ADV only] [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 the argument of those who *T*-1 oppose execution under any circumstances] .
• [_ARG0 Nashua] immediately responded by *-1 [_rel strengthening] [_ARG1 a poison-pill plan] and saying 0 it will buy back up to one million of its shares , or 10.4 % of the 9.6 million outstanding .
• According to this theory , [_ARG0 Warner executives] , *-2 hoping *-1 to [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 their relationships with the producers] , encouraged Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters in their ambitions * to build a major entertainment company .
• [_ARG0 *-1] To [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 its capital base] , Banco Exterior this year issued $ 105 million *U* in subordinated debt , launched two rights issues and sold stock held * in its treasury to small investors .
• Mr. Vaux said 0 the share issue is part of a strategy 0 [_ARG0 *] to [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 Labatt 's balance sheet] [_ARGM-PNC in anticipation of acquisitions 0 *T*-3 to be made *-1 during the next 12 to 18 months] *T*-2 .
• Administration officials traveling with President Bush in Costa Rica interpreted Mr. Ortega 's wavering as a sign that he is n't responding to the military attacks so much as [_ARG0 he] is searching for ways 0 * to [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 his hand] [_ARGM-TMP prior to the elections] *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 Nashua] [_rel strengthened] [_ARG1 its poison-pill plan] [_ARGM-TMP after *-1 announcing 0 a Dutch firm is seeking *-2 to buy up to 25 % of the New Hampshire copier company] .
• Predictions for limited dollar losses are based *-1 largely on the pound 's weak state after Mr. Lawson 's resignation and [_ARG1 the yen 's] inability * to [_rel strengthen] [_ARGM-MNR substantially] [_ARGM-TMP when there are dollar retreats *T*-2] .
• [_ARG1 The pound] [_rel strengthened] to [_ARG4-to $ 1.5795 *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 1.5765 *U*] .
• `` [<sub>ARG0</sub> The events] [<sub>rel</sub> strengthen] [<sub>ARG1</sub> London 's hand] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> in * becoming the center for * trading European stocks] , '' Mr. Gilchrist says *T*-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-LOC</sub> In the corporate realm] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the 1986 law] abolished the investment-tax credit , scaled back use of an accounting method that *T*-1 allowed large contractors to defer taxes until a project was completed *-1 and [<sub>rel</sub> strengthened] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the so-called alternative minimum tax , a levy 0 *T*-2 to ensure 0 all money-making businesses pay some federal tax] .
• Furukawa said 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> the U.S. market] is [<sub>rel</sub> strengthening] [<sub>ARGM-ADV</sub> as related computer technology gains in sophistication and quality] .
• Some people familiar with the situation believe that [<sub>ARG0</sub> the collapse of the previous $ 6.79 billion *U* buy-out] [<sub>ARGM-DIS</sub> , if anything ,] [<sub>ARGM-MOD</sub> may] have [<sub>rel</sub> strengthened] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the hands of these two labor groups] .
• [<sub>ARG0</sub> The purchase] [<sub>rel</sub> strengthens] [<sub>ARG1</sub> San Jose , Calif.-based Businessland 's links to the large corporations who *T*-1 are among the biggest buyers of computers] .
• Among them are *T*-2 the shipbuilders , which *T*-1 had halved their shipyard work forces *-3 to cut costs during a prolonged slump in demand but now are capturing an increased share of the [<sub>rel</sub> strengthening] [<sub>ARG1</sub> global] market .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Following the dive in U.S. stocks] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the mark] has [<sub>rel</sub> strengthened] [<sub>ARG1</sub> more than its major counterparts] .
• Last week , Sen. Malcolm Wallop -LRB- R. , Wyo . -RRB- held hearings on [<sub>ARG0</sub> a bill] 0 *T*-1 to [<sub>rel</sub> strengthen] [<sub>ARG1</sub> an existing law designed * to reduce regulatory hassles for small businesses] .
• Rubbermaid officials said 0 they are n't aware of any effort * to take over the company , but believed 0 [<sub>ARG1</sub> the shareholder plan] needed *-2 to be [<sub>rel</sub> strengthened] *-1 .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> In 1986] [<sub>ARG0</sub> Congress] [<sub>rel</sub> strengthened] [<sub>ARG1</sub> the penalty] [<sub>ARGM-MNR</sub> by *-1 making it a felony] .
• [<sub>ARGM-TMP</sub> Since then] , [<sub>ARG0</sub> the bank] has [<sub>rel</sub> strengthened] [<sub>ARG1</sub> its Italian network] , and has posted strong results .
• `` The proposal , while well-intended , I think 0 *T*-4 can be dangerously misleading because [_ARG0 the likely consequence] would be *-3 to weaken *RNR*-1 , rather than [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 *RNR*-1] the control 0 the SEC has exercised *T*-2 for 50 years over the financial adequacy and viability of broker-dealers , '' Michael Raoul-Duval , managing director of First Boston , said *T*-4 in an interview .
• The British defense electronics group has said 0 [_ARG0 it] will sell # 100 million *U* in assets and may seek a merger *-1 to [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1-REC itself] [_ARGM-TMP in the wake of its troubles] .
• Yet under its 45-year-old president , [_ARG0 Trelleborg] moved aggressively into those unfashionable base industries -- [_ARGM-TMP first] *-1 [_rel strengthening] [_ARG1 its existing rubber and plastics division] , later adding mining as well as building and construction materials .
• [_ARG0 Mr. Andersson] is anxious *-1 to [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 Trelleborg 's balance sheet] .
• [_ARGM-ADV As smaller and more powerful computers continue *-1 to be the focus of the industry] , he said 0 *T*-2 , [_ARG0 Western Digital] is [_rel strengthening] [_ARG1 development of laptop parts] .
• Other news that *T*-1 weighed on the market : Initial unemployment claims rose by 62,000 last week ; American Telephone & Telegraph Co. will reduce its managerial staff by 15,000 through attrition ; the oil market turned weaker ; there was n't any investor demand for bullion ; and [_ARG1 the dollar] [_rel strengthened] [_ARGM-TMP during the day] , [_ARGM-ADV * putting pressure on gold] .
• The company said 0 [_ARG1 the dollar 's] [_ARGM-MNR continued] [_rel strengthening] reduced world-wide sales growth by three percentage points .
• For Carat , meanwhile , [_ARG0 the alliance with Eurocom and WCRS] is intended *-1 to [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 its own push] [_ARGM-LOC outside France] .
• `` Even though brand loyalty is rather strong for coffee , [_ARG0 we] need advertising *-1 to maintain and [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 it] . ''
• [_ARG0 The firm] brought * in *-1 to [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 the structure] could be liable as well .
• [_ARG1 Forest-products operations] [_rel strengthened] [_ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , [_ARGM-TMP while paper operations were dogged *-1 by higher costs , soft newsprint exports and a strong Japanese yen] .
• As [_ARG1 Wall Street] [_rel strengthened] , the London trading room went wild .
• [_ARG0 The acquisition] [_rel strengthens] [_ARG1 BSN 's position in the European pasta market] .
• Platinum behaved more like an industrial metal , *-1 easing early on concern over a possible weaker economy , but recovering later , as [_ARG1 the stock market] [_rel strengthened] .
• [_ARG0 The plant expansion] [_ARGM-MOD should] [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 the company 's sway in the polyethylene business , where market share is often taken *-1 through sheer capacity *T*-2] .
• Although Mr. Pierce expects [_ARG1 that line of business] to [_rel strengthen] [_ARGM-TMP in the next year] , he said 0 Elcotel will also benefit from *-1 moving into other areas .
• [_ARG0 The venture] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 the rapidly growing ties between the two companies] , and help make them a leading force in European defense contracting .
• [_ARG0 Its encouragement] [_ARGM-MOD should] [_rel strengthen] [_ARG1 *RNR*-1] and not undercut *RNR*-1 the strong tradition of volunteering in the U.S. , should build on the service programs already in existence , and should honor local convictions about which tasks *T*-2 most need doing .