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frames-  The company 's prepared statement quoted him as *-1 saying , `` The CEO succession is well along and [ARG0  I]  've decided for personal reasons *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  early retirement]  . ''
 -  Mr. Baum said 0 [ARG0  the two]  have orders * to `` focus on bottom-line profits '' and to `` [rel  take]  [ARG1  a hard look at our businesses -- what *T*-32 is good , what *T*-33 is not so good]  . ''
 -  [ARGM-ADV  As * usually practiced *-1]  [ARG0  it]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  a rather basic concept : Two separate markets in different locations , trading basically the same widgets , ca n't trade them for long at prices that *T*-74 are widely different]  .
 -  So if [ARG0  index arbitrage]  is simply * [rel  taking]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  thin inefficiencies between two markets for the same widget]  , how did `` program trading '' evolve into the evil creature that *T*-2 is evoking the curses of so many observers *T*-1 ?
 -  Like other forms of arbitrage , [ARG0  it]  merely seeks *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  momentary discrepancies in the price of a single product -- in this case , a basket of stocks -- in different markets -- in this case the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago futures markets]  .
 -  Susan Del Signore , head trader at Travelers Investment Management Co. , says 0 critics are ignoring `` [ARG1  the role]  0 [ARG0  the -LCB- takeover stock -RCB- speculator]  is [rel  taking]  *T*-1 [ARGM-LOC  in the market]  as a source of volatility . ''
 -  [ARG0  *]  [rel  Take]  [ARG1  the traditional money managers , or `` stock pickers , '' as they are derisively known *-1 among the computer jockeys]  .
 -  *-2 The son of a specialist and once one himself , Mr. Phelan has nonetheless been striving -- with products like the new stock basket that his former colleagues dislike *T*-1 so much -- *-2 to keep [ARG0  index funds and other program traders]  from *-3 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  their business]  [ARGM-DIR  to overseas markets]  .
 -  Due to continuingly high gold prices tied * to uncertainty about the U.S. currency , investor interest was directed *-1 toward oil and mining shares , which traders called *T*-2 [ARG1  a `` defensive '' action]  [ARGM-TMP  frequently]  [rel  taken]  * [ARGM-TMP  when the dollar is expected *-4 to fall *T*-3 or during times of inflation]  .
 -  First of America said 0 [ARG0  some of the managers]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  other jobs with First of America]  .
 -  [ARG0  Sony Columbia Acquisition Corp. , formed * for the Columbia deal ,]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [ARGM-MNR  formally]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  ownership]  of the movie studio [ARGM-TMP  later this month]  , a spokesman said 0 *T*-1 .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  According to Upjohn 's estimates]  , [ARG0  only 50 % to 60 % *U* of the 1,100 eligible employees]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  the plan]  .
 -  [ARG0  Oy Waertsilae]  is *-1 to contribute 200 million markkaa , most of it as subordinated debt , and [rel  take]  [ARG1  a minority stake in the new company]  .
 -  In a statement , Jaguar 's board said 0 they `` were not consulted *-2 about the -LRB- Ridley decision -RRB- in advance and were surprised *-2 at [ARG1  the action]  [rel  taken]  *-1 . ''
 -  The plea settlement does not allow [ARG0  Southern Co.]  to charge any of the $ 500,000 *U* to its customers , or [rel  take]  [ARG1  action]  [ARGM-MNR  against employees who *T*-209 provided information during the federal inquiry]  .
 -  `` They are always the first 0 *T*-2 to be sold *-1 [ARGM-TMP  when]  [ARG0  people]  are [rel  taking]  [ARG1  profits]  *T*-3 , because people are most scared of the high-technology stocks , '' said *T*-4 Robin West , director of research for Ladenburg Thalmann 's Lanyi division , which *T*-69 specializes in emerging growth stocks .
 -  [ARGM-CAU  Perhaps * to debunk the analysts ' talk of over-capacity]  , [ARG0  Michael]  [ARGM-TMP  today]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  some of the skeptics]  on [ARG2-on  a tour of its new Gaylord , Minn. , plant]  .
 -  [ARG0  Mr. Peladeau]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  his first big gamble]  [ARGM-TMP  25 years ago , when he took advantage of a strike at La Presse , then Montreal 's dominant French-language newspaper , *-2 to launch the Journal de Montreal *T*-1]  .
 -  [ARG0  Western Union]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  steps]  [ARGM-PNC  0 * to withdraw a $ 500 million *U* debt swap *T*-1]  , [ARGM-ADV  *-2 citing turmoil in the junk bond market]  .
 -  The justices agreed *-1 to decide whether federal insurers can require [ARG0  LTV]  to [rel  take]  [ARGM-DIR  back]  [ARG1  responsiblilty for * funding its $ 2.3 billion *U* pension shortfall]  .
 -  [ARG0  He]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  Polly Peck , once a small fabric wholesaler]  , and used it at as a base 0 * to build a conglomerate that *T*-1 has been doubling its profits annually since 1980 *T*-2 .
 -  `` It *EXP*-1 's harder * to sell stocks when the sell programs come in *T*-3 because [ARG0  some market makers]  do n't want *-2 to -LCB- [rel  take]  [ARG1  the orders]  -RCB- .
 -  That 's leaving small investors with cold feet , they said 0 *T*-1 , and prompting [ARG0  institutions]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a reserved stance on the sidelines]  [ARGM-DIS  as well]  , [ARGM-TMP  at least until the market in New York settles down somewhat]  .
 -  Therefore , they said 0 *T*-3 , [ARG1  the money]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  be [rel  taken]  *-1 from [ARG2-from  the lawyers]  [ARGM-TMP  even after they are paid *-2]  .
 -  They also worry that if the government applies asset-forfeiture laws broadly , [ARG0  the best defense lawyers]  will be unwilling *-3 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  criminal cases]  unless they are assured *-1 of * being paid *-2 .
 -  `` You can do that but [ARG0  you]  're [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a risk]  .
 -  [ARG0  Those companies]  are paying the price for *-1 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  the risk]  . ''
 -  A group including several members of the the Bass family of Texas urged [ARG0  the company]  *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  some steps 0 *T*-2 to maximize shareholder value]  .
 -  Ford , which *T*-1 has long boasted of its ability * to weather a downturn , saw [ARG0  earnings]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a beating]  .
 -  `` [ARG0  We]  have [ARGM-TMP  always]  [rel  taken]  [ARG1  smaller accounts]  , but now we are looking for smaller accounts that *T*-1 will grow , '' Mr. Schwarz says 0 *T*-2 .
 -  Donald M. Roberts , 54 , treasurer , and [ARG0  Frederick S. Wonham]  , 58 , who *T*-1 [rel  takes]  [ARG1  responsibility for the funds-service group]  , were named *-2 vice chairmen and will serve in the office of the chairman .
 -  `` We expect 0 they will be current with their debts by the end of the week , but we are considering *-1 asking them for letters of credit before [ARG0  we]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  more orders]  . ''
 -  She also notes that even if the pilots accept a minority stake now , [ARG0  they]  still could come back at a later time and try *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  control]  .
 -  `` We can not permit a further slowing in our volume trend , '' Anheuser said *T*-2 , *-1 adding 0 [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  `` [ARG1  appropriate competitive pricing actions]  [ARGM-PNC  *-3 to support our long-term market share growth strategy '' for the premium brands]  .
 -  [ARG0  *-1]  To [rel  take]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  local expertise and custom]  , the study said 0 *T*-2 , Congress should require each of the 94 federal district courts to adopt its own plan * to speed the handling of civil suits and to reduce the high costs in civil cases .
 -  [ARG0  American Medical International Inc.]  said 0 it has n't received any other offers * to acquire the owner and operator of hospitals , and [rel  took]  [ARG1  another step toward completion of its $ 3 billion *U* acquisition by IMA Holdings Corp]  .
 -  The Ministry of International Trade and Industry is so concerned that [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-TMP  recently]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  the unusual step of * urging Japanese auto companies *-1 to exercise caution in capital spending]  .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  And]  [ARG0  investors]  , [ARGM-TMP  at least for now]  , [rel  took]  [ARG1  a pass]  .
 -  A battle with Mr. Icahn would rattle even the most seasoned chief executive , * to say nothing of [ARG0  one]  who *T*-1 [rel  took]  [ARG1  the helm]  [ARGM-TMP  less than five months ago]  .
 -  Since [ARG0  Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  office]  [ARGM-TMP  last December]  , special agents have arrested more than 6,000 federal employees on charges ranging from extortion to tax evasion .
 -  ESB said 0 it was given *-1 only a three-hour advance warning on a `` [ARG0  *]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  it]  or leave it '' basis from Inco , as the Toronto company is called *-2 *?* .
 -  The heavy buying in the last half hour led [ARG0  the specialists]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  special steps]  .
 -  [ARG0  The airline industry 's fortunes , in dazzling shape for most of the year ,]  have [rel  taken]  [ARG1  a sudden turn for the worse]  [ARGM-TMP  in the past few weeks]  .
 -  [ARG0  Mr. Berry , 58 ,]  had resigned after *-2 being asked *-1 by Ogilvy 's chairman and chief executive officer , Kenneth Roman , *-3 to give up his title as creative head of the New York office and to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a fuzzier international role]  .
 -  Yesterday , just a day after Mr. Roman announced 0 [ARG0  he]  would leave *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a top post at American Express]  , WPP said 0 Mr. Berry would return *-2 to take an international role at the parent company .
 -  Yesterday , just a day after Mr. Roman announced 0 he would leave *-1 to take a top post at American Express , WPP said 0 [ARG0  Mr. Berry]  would return *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  an international role at the parent company]  .
 -  Late in the afternoon , several big purchases by Bear , Stearns , particularly a block of 200,000 shares at 2:43 p.m. at $ 150 *U* a share , triggered [ARG0  a buying spree]  that *T*-1 [rel  took]  [ARG1  UAL]  [ARGM-DIR  up more than 18 points]  [ARGM-TMP  in the final hour of trading]  .
 -  [ARG0  General Electric Pension]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  control of the 85-title library]  [ARGM-TMP  last month]  [ARGM-TMP  after Color Systems defaulted on the loan]  .
 -  [ARGM-CAU  Because of the interest connected * with the issue]  , [ARG0  the London exchange]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  the unusual step of *-1 letting traders establish an officially sanctioned when-issued market]  .
 -  The directors signaled , however , that [ARG0  they]  would be willing *-1 to consider future offers or [rel  take]  [ARG1  some other action]  [ARGM-PNC  *-2 to maximize shareholder value]  , *-3 saying 0 they would continue *-4 to explore `` all strategic and financial alternatives . ''
 -  Nearby Pasadena , Texas , police reported that [ARG1  104 people]  had been [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-DIR  to area hospitals]  , but a spokeswoman said 0 that toll could rise .
 -  She added , however , that [ARG1  charges]  [ARGM-TMP  already]  [rel  taken]  do n't take into account the potential effect of litigation involving the oil spill .
 -  [ARGM-LOC  At his old job in Compton , Calif.]  , [ARG0  he]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a bitter teachers ' strike]  and nearly came to blows with a school-board member .
 -  Mr. Freeman said in August that [ARG0  he]  would retire by the end of this year *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  `` executive responsibility '' for an embarrassing effort * to discredit banker Edmond Safra]  .
 -  Mr. Francois-Poncet responded that [ARG0  his group]  initially intended *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  only a minority stake]  , [ARGM-ADV  *-2 striking an alliance with current management]  .
 -  `` Our technician is a little bearish now that [ARG0  we]  've [rel  taken]  out [ARG1  $ 20 *U*]  , '' he said *T*-1 .
 -  [ARG0  That level of production]  did [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  its toll]  [ARGM-LOC  on futures prices for the fourth quarter , when demand is traditionally strong *T*-1]  .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  Right now]  [ARG0  he]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  people]  out [ARGM-PNC  *-3 to fish in the bays behind the barrier islands that *T*-2 curve for hundreds of miles along the eastern coast of Texas , *-4 enclosing milky green lagoons behind ridges of sand and grassy scrub that *T*-1 rim the deep blue of the Gulf beyond]  .
 -  `` We give [ARG0  them]  a lot of credit for *-2 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  this case]  , '' says *T*-1 WLF 's Alan Slobodin .
 -  [ARG0  Investors]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  profits]  on [ARG2-on  major construction shares , which *T*-1 advanced last week ,]  [ARGM-ADV  *-2 shifting their attention to some midsize companies such as Aoki Corp. , Tobishima and Maeda]  .
 -  On Monday , traders noted that [ARG0  some investors]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  profits]  [ARGM-TMP  against the backdrop of the Nikkei 's fast-paced recovery]  [ARGM-TMP  following its plunge last Monday in reaction to the Oct. 13 drop in New York stock prices]  .
 -  [ARG0  The California Student Aid Commission]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  the action]  [ARGM-TMP  Oct. 15]  [ARGM-TMP  after a government audit cited National Technical Schools for *-1 having courses too short 0 *T*-2 to be eligible for the educational loan program and having a student drop-out rate far in excess of federal standards]  , and it alleged other serious violations of law and regulations .
 -  [ARG0  Ogilvy 's chairman , Kenneth Roman ,]  is leaving *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a top post at American Express]  .
 -  [ARG0  The Justice Department]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  steps that *T*-1 could restrict the use by prosecutors of criminal racketeering charges against white-collar defendants]  .
 -  Another important revision of department policy is a new guideline warning [ARG0  prosecutors]  `` [ARGM-NEG  not]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  steps that *T*-1 would harm innocent third parties '' in a case brought * under the racketeering law]  , the official , David Runkel , said 0 *T*-2 .
 -  Mr. Keating raised $ 20,000 *U* for Rep. Doug Barnard 's 1986 re-election campaign while [ARG0  the Georgia Democrat]  was [rel  taking]  [ARG1  his side]  [ARGM-DIR  against regulators who *T*-1 wanted *-2 to curb risky investments and wholesale deposit brokering]  .
 -  Because the Soviet ruble is n't convertible into dollars , marks and other Western currencies , companies that *T*-1 hope *-2 to set up production facilities here must either export some of the goods *-3 to earn hard currency or find [ARG1  Soviet goods]  0 [ARG0  they]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  *T*-4 [ARGM-LOC  in a counter-trade transaction]  .
 -  Gemina said in a statement that `` it reserves the right [ARG0  *]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  any action]  [ARGM-PNC  *-1 to protect its rights]  as a member of the syndicate . ''
 -  A company spokeswoman said 0 [ARG0  the company]  had n't decided [ARG1  what measures]  * to [rel  take]  *T*-1 , but did n't rule out legal action .
 -  [ARG0  An attorney]  will be able *-1 to use the network for an hourly fee of between $ 200 and $ 400 *U* , depending on the quality of the picture , *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  depositions]  from [ARG2-from  witnesses in any of the connected cities]  .
 -  Translation : [ARG0  Motorola]  appears *-3 to have [rel  taken]  [ARG1  a Hitachi technology that *T*-2 is patented *-1 in the U.S.]  , Hitachi says 0 *T*-4 , and `` tried *-5 to make it look like a new technology . ''
 -  [ARG0  *]  [rel  Take]  [ARG1  Cleveland]  .
 -  `` That seems *-2 to be what [ARG0  all my friends]  are using *T*-1 *-3 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the grandkids]  [ARGM-DIR  to the lake]  , '' she says *T*-4 .
 -  The JSP admitted Oct. 13 that its members received about eight million yen from the pachinko organization , and charged LDP members with *-1 receiving 125 million yen -LRB- $ 880,000 *U* -RRB- and [ARG0  other opposition parties]  with *-3 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  about 2.5 million yen]  .
 -  Buy-out offers for Maidenform are n't infrequent , says 0 *T*-1 Executive Vice President David C. Masket , but [ARG1  they]  are [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  taken]  [ARGM-MNR  very seriously]  .
 -  The other scenario assumes that [ARG0  Beijing]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  effective actions * to curb imports]  [ARGM-TMP  in the coming months]  .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  But]  [ARGM-TMP  before import growth slowed]  , [ARG0  China 's buying spree in the first half]  [ARGM-TMP  already]  had [rel  taken]  [ARG1  its toll on foreign-exchange reserves]  .
 -  Now that 's [ARG1  advice]  0 [ARG0  the writers]  [ARGM-MOD  should]  [rel  take]  *T*-1 to [ARG2-to  heart]  .
 -  [ARG0  Mr. Icahn]  , who *T*-1 played a key role in the settlement and attempted subsequently *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  control of the company]  , sold his stake in Texaco just last summer .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  At the very least]  , [ARG0  Mr. Jones , who *T*-1 cultivates the society circuit as eagerly as his bench ,]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  comfort]  in [ARG2-in  one fact : These days , he is n't alone]  .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  Last year]  , [ARG0  the top 12 players on each NFL team]  [rel  took]  [ARGM-DIR  home]  [ARG1  an average $ 536,000 *U* , a figure comparable to baseball and higher than in basketball]  .
 -  First , he unceremoniously sacked Tom Landry , [ARG0  the legendary coach]  who *T*-1 [rel  took]  [ARG1  the Cowboys]  [ARGM-DIR  to five Super Bowls and 20 consecutive winning seasons]  .
 -  [ARG0  Mr. Jones]  has been [rel  taking]  [ARG1  prospective suite owners]  [ARGM-DIR  onto the field]  [ARGM-TMP  during practice]  [ARGM-PNC  *-2 to let them rub elbows with players]  , and promises those who *T*-1 actually buy one of the rooms an insider 's look at the team 's strategy before game time .
 -  [ARGM-MNR  With three minutes left on the clock]  , [ARG0  Mr. Aikman]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  the snap]  , steps back and fires a 21-yard pass -- straight into the hands of an Atlanta defensive back .
 -  [ARG0  Richard Breeden , the new chairman of the SEC ,]  has [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  taken]  [ARG1  a formal position on the bill , which *T*-1 would also require investors to disclose large trades and give the SEC additional authority during market emergencies]  .
 -  At a news conference this week , Bank of Japan Gov. Satoshi Sumita cautioned [ARG0  banks]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a `` prudent '' stance]  regarding highly leveraged deals .
 -  [ARGM-LOC  In the port of Berbera]  , [ARGM-DIS  for example]  , [ARG1  hundreds of men of the rival Issak clan]  were rounded *-2 up in May 1988 , imprisoned *-2 , and [ARGM-TMP  then]  [rel  taken]  out [ARGM-TMP  at night]  [ARGM-MNR  in groups of five to 50 men]  [ARGM-PNC  *-2 to be executed *-1 without any judicial process whatsoever]  .
 -  [ARG0  The air force]  is *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  at least 250 more]  .
 -  Adm. Goupil said that when the F-18s wear out *T*-1 , [ARG0  the navy]  is prepared *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  Rafales]  [ARGM-PNC  * to replace them]  .
 -  [ARG0  Cathay]  is [rel  taking]  [ARG1  several steps]  [ARGM-PNC  *-1 to bolster business]  .
 -  One building was upgraded *-1 to red status while [ARG0  people]  were [rel  taking]  [ARG1  things]  out , and a resident who *T*-2 was n't allowed * to go back inside called up the stairs to his girlfriend , *-3 telling her *-4 to keep *-5 sending things down to the lobby .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  In addition]  , [ARG0  earnings growth]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a back seat]  to [ARG2-to  cash flow , restructuring and takeover potential , and breakup value as the preferred stock-picking standards]  [ARGM-TMP  for much of the year]  .
 -  He says 0 his aim is * to reach people who *T*-1 are bedridden , have no access to transportation , ca n't find [ARG0  a lawyer]  0 *T*-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  their case]  or simply ca n't afford lawyers ' consultation fees .
 -  Indeed , in a note to the results , directors said 0 if [ARG1  the `` true worth '' of some of the group 's assets]  were [rel  taken]  *-1 into [ARG2-into  account]  [ARGM-ADV  instead of * using book values]  , the negative net asset backing a share would turn into `` a substantial positive '' one .
 -  [ARG0  Global allocation funds]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the asset-allocation concept]  [ARGM-DIR  one step further]  [ARGM-MNR  by *-1 investing at least 25 % of their portfolios outside the U.S.]  .
 -  Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance PLC , a major British composite insurer , said 0 [ARG0  it]  is [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a stake in Nationwide Anglia Building Society 's estate agency business]  [ARGM-ADV  as part of a plan * to create a range of commercial linkages in the U.K. and Europe]  .
 -  At his first school in the U.S. he was thought *-1 a little strange for *-1 shutting off open water taps and admonishing [ARG0  his schoolmates]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  only brief showers]  .
 -  Comsat Video is headed *-1 by [ARG0  Robert Wussler]  , who *T*-2 resigned his No. 2 executive post with Turner Broadcasting System Inc. just two weeks ago *-3 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Comsat position]  .
 -  [ARG0  Sotheby 's]  provided the Dorrance family a guarantee of at least $ 100 million *U* , and as much as $ 120 million *U* , *-4 to obtain the collection , people familiar with the transaction said 0 *T*-3 , [ARGM-DIS  thus]  * [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a greater than usual financial interest in the property 0 *T*-2 to be sold *-1]  .
 -  Instead , [ARG0  many small and medium-sized banks , and some larger ones ,]  are likely *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  one of the other two options open to them under the plan]  , Japanese banking officials said 0 *T*-2 .
 -  Mr. Stein said 0 he expects profit to be higher in 1990 than in 1989 , * reflecting a number of [ARG1  measures]  [rel  taken]  * [ARGM-TMP  since the acquisition of Ekco Housewares in late 1987]  .
 -  The OTS did n't say specifically [ARGM-CAU  why]  [ARG1  the action]  was [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-ADV  against Ms. Garman]  *T*-2 .
 -  While [ARG0  most other airline issues]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  their cue]  from [ARG2-from  UAL]  , USAir Group rose 1 3\/4 to 43 1\/4 on 1.5 million shares amid speculation about a possible takeover proposal from investor Marvin Davis .
 -  In case managers and personnel specialists are unsuccessful and [ARG0  subordinates]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  their complaints]  [ARGM-DIR  to a company court or adjudicator]  , * teach managers *-1 to accept reversals as a fact of business life , for in a good due-process system they are bound *-2 to happen .
 -  On the other hand , Mr. Evans expects [ARG0  the hurricane and the earthquake]  `` to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a hunk]  out of [ARG2-of  fourth-quarter GNP]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  Potential buyers , mostly foreign companies ,]  are reluctant *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a non-controlling stake in a company that , by the government 's own reckoning , *T*-2 needs some $ 100 million *U* in new capital for rehabilitation]  .
 -  Frank J. Pascale , chairman of Eagle , will be chairman of the new firm and [ARG0  James C. Smith , president and chief executive officer of Webster ,]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  those posts]  [ARGM-LOC  at Webster\/Eagle]  .
 -  -LRB- True , [ARG0  the Mexican government]  has granted `` control '' over the airline to a new private consortium , but its propensity * to [rel  take]  [ARGM-DIR  back]  [ARG1  what it gives *T*-1]  is too well known *-2 * to permit one to be sanguine . -RRB-
 -  On Thursday , a day after [ARG0  he]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  office]  , East German television broke into regular programming *-1 to launch a talk show in which viewers call in questions 0 for a panel of officials to answer *T*-3 *T*-2 .
 -  Most of [ARG0  the two dozen scientists]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  the podium]  reported results with new , more sophisticated variations of the seemingly simple electrolysis-of-water experiments described * last March by Messrs. Fleischmann and Pons .
 -  Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque , N.M. , reported 0 [ARG0  they]  went so far as *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a `` cold fusion '' experiment and three neutron detectors]  [ARGM-DIR  into a tunnel under 300 feet of granite]  [ARGM-PNC  *-2 to shield the detectors from cosmic rays]  .
 -  `` We expect near-term sluggishness in the electronics market , '' he said *T*-3 , `` and [ARG0  we]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  ongoing cost-reduction actions]  [ARGM-ADV  as necessary]  [ARGM-PNC  *-1 to keep operations aligned *-2 with demand]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  A previously available program called * Network Computing System , developed * by Hewlett-Packard 's Apollo division]  , [ARGM-DIS  for instance]  , [rel  takes]  [ARG1  a task]  and splits it up into parts , *-1 divvying up those parts to several computers in a network for simultaneous processing .
 -  It is a market order that *T*-1 allows [ARG0  floor brokers]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  more time 0 * to buy or sell an investment *T*-2]  , [ARGM-ADV  if they think 0 they can get a better price by waiting]  .
 -  As a result , financial advisers say 0 [ARG0  they]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  several steps]  [ARGM-TMP  when * evaluating the riskiness of clients ' portfolios *T*-1]  .
 -  -LRB- Here 's *T*-1 how * to interpret a standard deviation figure *T*-2 : [ARG0  *]  [rel  Take]  [ARG1  the expected return]  and add one standard deviation to it .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  Then]  [ARG0  *]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the expected return]  and subtract one standard deviation .
 -  But with [ARG1  every step]  0 [ARG0  I]  [rel  take]  *T*-1 , I 'm building wealth .
 -  She says 0 her group used *-2 to give tips on * selecting planners -- * check educational and experience credentials , consult regulators and Better Business Bureaus -- but found that [ARG0  even some people]  who *T*-1 [rel  took]  [ARG1  these steps]  `` were still getting ripped *-3 off . ''
 -  [ARG0  Mr. Peterson]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  the plaintiffs ' and other investors ' money]  [ARGM-DIR  to a meeting of the bank 's directors]  .
 -  `` I 've heard that there is [ARG1  $ 40 billion *U*]  [rel  taken]  * in [ARGM-LOC  nationwide]  by [ARG0-by  boiler rooms]  [ARGM-TMP  every year]  , '' Mr. McClelland says *T*-1 .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  With the $ 3 million *U* received * from investors]  , [ARG0  he]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  frequent junkets with friends to exotic locales]  and leased an expensive BMW for his girlfriend , whom he met *T*-1 at the shop where he got his custom-tailored suits *T*-2 .
 -  By 2007 , when this year 's newborns hit campus *T*-1 , a four-year Ivy League sheepskin will cost $ 300,000 *U* , give or [rel  take]  [ARG1  a few pizzas-with-everything at exam time]  .
 -  Still others say , [ARGM-CAU  Why]  [ARG0  *]  [ARGM-NEG  not]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a chance]  on a high-octane growth fund *T*-1 ?
 -  Now , investment salesmen say 0 it 's [ARGM-TMP  time]  0 [ARG0  *]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  some risks]  *T*-2 if you want the kind of returns that *T*-1 will buy your toddler a ticket to Prestige U. in 18 years .
 -  They say 0 [ARG0  the broker]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  them]  [ARGM-DIR  out]  [ARGM-PNC  for lunch]  [ARGM-TMP  frequently]  .
 -  The industrials were up about 60 points in the afternoon , but [ARG0  cautious investors]  [rel  took]  [ARG2  profits]  [ARGM-TMP  before the close]  .
 -  That irritates [ARG0  many women]  who *T*-1 have [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  taken]  [ARG1  their husbands ' last name]  .
 -  [ARG0  *]  [rel  Take]  [ARG1  Your Vacation]  [ARGM-LOC  In a Hurricane Area] 
 -  `` [ARG0  People]  are promoting furs in various ways and [rel  taking]  [ARG1  the glamour]  [ARG2  out of the fur business]  , '' says Stephen Sanders , divisional merchandise manager for Marshall Field 's department store in Chicago .
 -  [ARG0  It]  [ARGM-DIS  even]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  the unusually frank step of *-1 telling analysts in a morning conference call that orders in Europe were up in `` double digits '' in foreign-currency terms]  .
 -  The newspaper also ran a series of controversial short stories by Nguyen Huy Thiep , [ARG0  a former history teacher]  , who *T*-1 stirred debate over his interpretation of Vietnamese culture and [rel  took]  [ARG1  a thinly veiled swipe]  at [ARG2-at  writers who *T*-2 had blocked his entry into their official association]  .
 -  Her success , which *T*-1 included * alleviating an urban food shortage in the early 1980s , helped persuade [ARG0  Hanoi]  *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the reform path]  .
 -  In recent years , [ARG0  Mrs. Thi]  has started *-2 to diversify the company , *-2 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a 20 % stake in newly established , partly private Industrial and Commercial Bank]  , and setting up Saigon Petro , which *T*-1 owns and operates Vietnam 's first oil refinery .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  During Winter Carnival week]  , [ARGM-DIS  for example]  , [ARG0  visitors at Sunday River in Maine]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a hot-air balloon ride]  .
 -  For those investors who *T*-3 believe -- or fear -- that 1990 will be a recession year , many economists and money managers agree on [ARG1  steps]  that *T*-4 [ARGM-MOD  can]  be [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-PNC  * to lower the risks in a portfolio]  .
 -  `` [ARG1  A lot of donors]  [ARGM-DIS  just]  get [rel  taken]  *-1 . ''
 -  Well , how about a loan , [ARG0  he]  [ARGM-MOD  'll]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  your name and address]  ...
 -  They also unanimously re-elected Mr. Dubinsky , the union chairman who *T*-1 has led [ARG0  the pilots ']  2 1\/2-year fight * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  control of the airline]  .
 -  However , company officials said 0 [ARG0  they]  plan *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  `` no initiatives '' * to resurrect the transaction]  , and `` are n't aware '' of any restructured bid in the making .
 -  The last time 0 Columbia Pictures was looking for a studio chief *T*-2 , they note 0 *T*-3 , [ARG0  Warner]  released producer David Puttnam from his contract , then [rel  took]  [ARG1  him]  [ARGM-DIR  back]  [ARGM-TMP  after he was subsequently fired *-1 by his bosses at Columbia]  .
 -  Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer , who *T*-1 shepherded `` Flashdance '' through several scripts and ultimately produced the movie , bristle [ARGM-TMP  when]  [ARG0  Messrs. Guber and Peters]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  credit for the film]  *T*-2 .
 -  When [ARG0  Roger Birnbaum , an executive who *T*-1 worked for Guber Peters in the early 1980s ,]  left *-3 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a job as head of production at the United Artists studio]  *T*-2 , they made him forfeit all credits and financial interest in the films 0 he had helped *-5 develop *T*-4 , including `` Rainman '' and `` Batman . ''
 -  [ARG0  Peter]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the kernel of that idea]  and make it grow into something specific ... . ''
 -  The concept may be simple : [ARG0  *]  [rel  Take]  [ARG1  a bunch of loans]  , tie them up in one neat package , and sell pieces of the package to investors .
 -  The process typically begins when [ARG0  an institution , such as Citibank or Sears , Roebuck & Co. ,]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  a pool of credit-card or other receivables]  and sells them to a specially created trust *T*-1 .
 -  [ARG0  *]  [rel  Take]  [ARG1  the `` credit enhancements , '' which *T*-1 typically include a bank letter of credit or insurance from a bond-insurance company]  .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  * Judging by a poll of Wall Street Journal readers conducted * this summer by Erdos & Morgan Inc.]  , [ARG0  serious investors]  have [rel  taken]  [ARG1  that advice]  to [ARG2-to  heart]  .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  Even though only 12 % actually predicted a recession]  , [ARG0  many respondents]  were [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a better-safe-than sorry investment stance]  .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  Even though electronic espionage may cost U.S. firms billions of dollars a year]  , [ARG0  most]  are [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [ARGM-TMP  yet]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  precautions]  , the experts said 0 *T*-1 .
 -  The outstanding example of this was [ARG0  the motorist]  on the Bay Bridge who *T*-1 had the presence of mind 0 * to [rel  take]  out [ARG1  a video camera]  [ARGM-TMP  at the absolutely crucial moment]  and record the car in front as it fell into the gap in the roadway *T*-2 .
 -  And by late Friday afternoon , actually after the close , we decided 0 that was [ARG1  the wrong tone]  0 [ARG0  *]  to [rel  take]  *T*-1 .
 -  `` [ARG0  The Japanese]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the long view]  . '' said *T*-1 Mr. Veronis .
 -  Keizaikai is one of a small but growing band of [ARG0  Japanese companies]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  their first steps into American publishing]  , [ARGM-TMP  after * making major investments in entertainment , real estate and banking companies here]  .
 -  *-2 Faced *-3 with this embarrassment , U.S. diplomats expressed confidence that [ARG0  the influential Rio Group of South American nations , which *T*-1 gathered last week in Peru ,]  [ARGM-MOD  would]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a stronger posture toward the Panamanian dictator]  .
 -  [ARG0  Bonn and Washington]  have [rel  taken]  [ARG1  a leading role]  [ARGM-LOC  in aid for the reformist countries]  , [ARGM-ADV  *-1 pledging billions of dollars in fresh credit and forgiving old debt while *-2 urging other industrial nations *-3 to follow suit]  .
 -  When Chancellor Helmut Kohl travels to Poland Nov. 9 *T*-1 , [ARG0  he]  is expected *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARGM-MNR  with him]  [ARG1  a promise of three billion West German marks -LRB- $ 1.6 billion *U* -RRB- in new credit guarantees for industrial projects]  .
 -  *-2 Addressing a conference of the New York-based Institute for East-West Security Studies in Frankfurt yesterday , Mr. Genscher said , `` History will judge us by whether [ARG0  we]  have [rel  taken]  [ARG1  the opportunities that *T*-1 emerge from these reforms]  . ''
 -  `` We are operating [ARG0  an information refinery]  that *T*-1 [rel  takes]  [ARG1  a broad stream of raw data]  and turns it into actionable knowledge , '' says *T*-2 Yosi Amram , founder and president .
 -  Defense lawyers , perhaps understandably , say that [ARG0  plaintiffs ' lawyers]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  such an approach]  will have little success in * pursuing their claims , though they add that the facts of each case must be looked at *-1 individually .
 -  John Bullock , senior partner of Deloitte in the U.K. , said `` [ARG1  the decision * to start these proceedings]  has [ARG0  n't]  been [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-MNR  lightly]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  The ARCO plan]  [rel  takes]  into [ARG2-into  account]  [ARG1  such details as which aspects of business *T*-1 are busier at certain times of the year]  .
 -  Others say 0 they feel confident that [ARG1  steps]  0 [ARG0  they]  've [ARGM-TMP  already]  [rel  taken]  *T*-1 would see them through a disaster .
 -  First , [ARGM-CAU  why]  [ARG0  ticket splitting]  has increased and [rel  taken]  [ARG1  the peculiar pattern that it has *?* *T*-1]  [ARGM-TMP  over the past half century]  *T*-2 : Prior to the election of Franklin Roosevelt as president and the advent of the New Deal , government occupied a much smaller role in society and the prisoner 's dilemma problem confronting voters in races for Congress was considerably less severe .
 -  Moreover , [ARG0  ticket splitting]  appears *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the same peculiar pattern *ICH*-2]  [ARGM-LOC  at the state government level]  as it does at the federal level .
 -  [ARG0  Lines *ICH*-2]  will be available 24 hours a day 0 *T*-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  applications for such disaster relief as temporary housing and emergency home repairs]  [ARGM-MNR  by phone]  .
 -  [ARG0  He]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  additional responsibility for newspaper sales and distribution of the Financial Times in North America]  .
 -  J.C. Penney Co. , which *T*-1 relocated from New York to suburban Dallas two years ago , gently wraps itself in Texas pride through a full-page magazine ad : `` [ARG0  *]  [rel  Taking]  [ARG1  the long-range view]  [ARGM-PNC  *-4 to conserve what *T*-2 is of value to future generations]  is part of the Lone Star lifestyle , '' the ad reads *T*-3 .
 -  [ARG0  That]  has [rel  taken]  [ARG1  some of the swagger]  out of [ARG2-of  natives who *T*-1 like *-3 to brag that Texas is the only state that *T*-2 was once a nation]  , but it has increased their legendary resentment of outsiders .
 -  [ARG0  The company 's new management]  , which *T*-1 [rel  took]  [ARG1  control of Amdura 's board]  [ARGM-TMP  after a consent solicitation last month]  , wanted *-2 to extend the loan while it tries *-3 to sell two units .
 -  Many of Wednesday 's winners were losers yesterday as [ARG0  investors]  [ARGM-MNR  quickly]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  profits]  and rotated their buying to other issues , traders said 0 *T*-1 .
 -  HealthVest said 0 two of its lenders have given it notices of default on bank loans and said 0 [ARG0  they]  [ARGM-MOD  may]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  actions 0 * to recover their loans *T*-1]  .
 -  In addition , HealthVest said 0 Bank of Tokyo Trust Co. also has notified it of a default and said 0 [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-MOD  might]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  action]  [ARGM-PNC  *-1 to cure the default]  .
 -  The project could result in [ARG0  the U.S.]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  more than 10 % of its natural gas supplies *ICH*-1]  from [ARG2-from  Canada]  , [ARGM-ADV  up from about 5 % currently]  .
 -  LIN , which *T*-1 has agreed with BellSouth Corp. *-2 to merge their cellular-telephone businesses , said then that [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-MOD  would]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a position on McCaw 's revised tender offer]  .
 -  In a statement , Craig O. McCaw , chairman and chief executive officer of McCaw , said : `` We trust 0 [ARG0  LIN]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  no further actions that *T*-1 favor BellSouth]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  The Orange Workers]  -- who *T*-1 [rel  take]  [ARG1  their name]  from [ARG2-from  William of Orange of the Netherlands , a hero of the Dutch-descended Afrikaners]  -- believe that the solution to South Africa 's racial problems is n't the abolition of apartheid , it 's the perfection of apartheid -- complete and total separation of the races .
 -  `` By *-3 populating a place now , we make ourselves [ARG1  a power]  0 [ARG0  any new government]  will have *-2 to [rel  take]  *T*-1 into [ARG2-into  account]  . ''
 -  Now , with a semblance of normalcy returning , some advisers say 0 it 's time for [ARG0  investors]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a hard , cold look at the stocks 0 they own *T*-1]  and consider some careful pruning .
 -  [ARG0  Canadian Pacific , which *T*-1 has interests in transportation , telecommunications , forest products , energy and real estate ,]  [ARGM-TMP  finally]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  its majority block]  [ARGM-DIR  off the market]  [ARGM-TMP  this spring]  .
 -  He said that [ARG0  one of the computers]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a three-foot trip]  [ARGM-ADV  *-1 sliding across the floor]  .
 -  [ARG0  Some of the bill 's supporters]  had [rel  taken]  [ARG1  heart]  from [ARG2-from  the fact that the letter was n't signed *-1 by Mr. Skinner and that it did n't contain a veto threat]  .
 -  But [ARG0  he]  [ARGM-TMP  never]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  an official position on the bill]  and has steadfastly maintained that he already has enough authority * to deal with buy-outs .
 -  [ARG0  The 61-year-old Mr. Guzman Cabrera]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  such criticisms]  [ARGM-MNR  in stride]  .
 -  `` If it causes [ARG0  management]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  their eye]  off [ARG2-off  the ball]  , inventory shrinkage is going *-2 to be affected *-1 , '' says *T*-3 Lewis Shealy , vice president for loss prevention at Marshall Field 's , the department store chain .
 -  [ARG0  New management]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  several steps]  * to reduce dishonesty .
 -  The tenor of Mr. Stevens 's remarks seemed *-1 to indicate that [ARG0  British Air]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a more active , high-profile role]  [ARGM-LOC  in * pursuing any new bid]  .
 -  Second , the responsibilities of the Federal Reserve as guardian of the currency , which *T*-1 means as guardian of the stability of the price level , sometimes lead [ARG0  it]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  measures that *T*-2 are unpopular]  .
 -  What *T*-2 is undemocratic is the unwillingness *ICH*-5 of [ARG0  the more political parts of the government]  * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the responsibility for * deciding the basic question of monetary policy , which *T*-3 is what priority *T*-4 should be given *-1 to * stabilizing the price level]  .
 -  [ARG0  Susan Rogin , a consultant to abortion-rights activists in the state ,]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  comfort]  from [ARG2-from  the fact that the state 's House abortion opponents `` have n't been able *-2 to muster the votes 0 * to overturn a veto on abortion *T*-1 in 16 years]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  The 79-year-old Mississippian]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  a more orthodox , entrenched view of agriculture policy than those in the movement * to reduce chemical use]  , but as a master of pork-barrel politics , he is believed *-1 to be annoyed as well that the project moved to Arkansas from a Tennessee center near Memphis and the northern Mississippi border .
 -  We do n't have an absolute deadline and if market conditions are truly awful we might decide 0 it is not [ARGM-TMP  the right time]  , '' 0 [ARG0  *]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  particular steps]  *T*-2 , said 0 *T*-1 Michael Prideaux , a B.A.T spokesman .
 -  `` [ARG0  We]  will certainly have *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a look at '' the Whitbread spirits business]  , an Allied-Lyons spokesman said 0 *T*-1 .
 -  [ARG0  He]  has resigned his posts at Triad *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Kansas Power positions]  .
 -  [ARG0  Anti-nuclear activists]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a less positive view]  .
 -  And [ARGM-ADV  while it 's too soon 0 * to tell how sales will fare *T*-2 in the important 1989 Christmas season *T*-1]  , [ARG0  some companies]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  steps 0 * to ease the usual 11th-hour crush *T*-3]  .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  If that takes money]  , [ARG0  *]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  it]  away from [ARG2-from  this discredited federal department]  .
 -  [ARG1  His observations]  were [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-MNR  seriously]  .
 -  Officials at the four exchanges said 0 [ARG0  well over 50 traders from the Pacific exchange]  were [rel  taking]  [ARG1  flights from San Francisco *ICH*-1]  [ARGM-TMP  late yesterday]  to the American , New York and Philadelphia exchanges and to the CBOE , where they would continue *-3 making markets in the Pacific-listed options *T*-2 .
 -  But [ARG0  most companies]  are too afraid *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  that chance]  .
 -  [ARG0  The Fed]  serves as a middleman for banks , *-2 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  checks]  from [ARG2-from  one bank]  and sending them to another , an operation that it handled *T*-1 smoothly Tuesday night after the quake .
 -  `` We think 0 it *EXP*-1 's very important * to provide as much information as possible on [ARG1  the drugs]  0 [ARG0  consumers]  [rel  take]  *T*-2 , '' said *T*-3 Searle Chairman Sheldon Gilgore .
 -  [ARGM-LOC  In Washington]  , [ARG0  the Bush administration]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a characteristically cautious and skeptical view of the leadership change]  .
 -  As part of his image polishing , [ARG0  Mr. Krenz]  is expected *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  modest steps toward reform]  [ARGM-PNC  *-3 to rebuild confidence among the people and reassert the party 's authority]  .
 -  Not just that people are being heard *-1 but that [ARG1  their interests]  are being [rel  taken]  *-2 [ARGM-MNR  seriously]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  Mr. Steinhardt]  [ARGM-DIS  also]  [ARGM-MOD  could]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  that route]  .
 -  Especially galling for Mr. Steinhardt , say 0 *T*-1 people close to him , is *T*-2 that [ARG0  USAir 's Mr. Colodny]  [ARGM-MOD  wo]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [ARGM-ADV  even]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  his telephone calls]  .
 -  He added that details of the recapitalization still have *-3 to be worked *-1 out , but that [ARG0  Pathe]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  50 % of Odeon]  , Rome film producer Bruno Lucisano will take 10 % and the remaining 16.66 % , currently owned * by Sasea , will eventually be sold *-2 to other investors .
 -  He added that details of the recapitalization still have *-3 to be worked *-1 out , but that Pathe will take 50 % of Odeon , [ARG0  Rome film producer Bruno Lucisano]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  10 %]  and the remaining 16.66 % , currently owned * by Sasea , will eventually be sold *-2 to other investors .
 -  Mr. Roh also said 0 [ARG0  South Korea]  is [rel  taking]  [ARG1  steps that *T*-1 would free the won *-2 to respond to market forces]  .
 -  [ARG0  Democrat Gene Taylor]  won a special election 0 *T*-1 to fill the congressional seat vacated * by the death of Republican Larkin Smith , *-2 [rel  taking]  back [ARG1  the GOP 's lone redoubt in Mississippi 's House delegation]  .
 -  The computer system was operating , so [ARG1  orders]  [ARGM-MOD  could]  be [rel  taken]  *-1 .
 -  Liability in the bridge and road collapses will revolve around whether [ARG0  government]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  `` reasonable care '' * to build and maintain the structures]  , says 0 *T*-2 John Messina , a Tacoma , Wash. , personal-injury attorney who *T*-1 specializes in highway design and maintenance cases .
 -  The White House is making sure 0 nobody will accuse [ARG0  it]  of *-1 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  this crisis]  [ARGM-MNR  lightly]  .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  By noon]  , [ARG0  Mr. Bush]  had [rel  taken]  [ARG1  two phone calls from Vice President Dan Quayle , who *T*-1 was in California]  ; made a televised statement of concern ; signed a disaster proclamation ; received a written report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency ; and visited FEMA headquarters .
 -  On his FEMA visit , Mr. Bush said that he hoped 0 there would be `` less carping '' about the emergency office 's performance this time , *-1 adding that [ARG0  the agency]  `` [rel  took]  [ARG1  a hit]  '' [ARGM-CAU  for its reaction to Hurricane Hugo]  .
 -  But now , [ARG0  the soft-drink giant]  appears willing *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the risk]  .
 -  [ARG0  Sotheby 's Inc. , the world 's biggest auction house ,]  is [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a huge Wall Street-style risk on the outcome of the sale of art from the estate of John T. Dorrance Jr. , the Campbell Soup Co. heir]  .
 -  But it *EXP*-1 's likely that [ARG0  Sotheby 's]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a higher than usual commission , called * an override ,]  [ARGM-LOC  on the amount exceeding the guarantee]  .
 -  Instead , people familiar with the transaction said 0 *T*-2 , [ARG0  the auction house]  opted *-1 to forgo that percentage in order *-1 to obtain the collection and in exchange for *-1 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a bigger chunk of proceeds exceeding $ 100 million *U*]  .
 -  But [ARGM-TMP  once that factor was eliminated *-1]  , [ARG0  traders]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  profits]  and focused on crude oil inventories , Mr. Barakat said 0 *T*-2 .
 -  `` The focus for some time has been on the copper supply , and [ARG1  good demand]  has been [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARG2  for * granted *-3]  , '' he said *T*-2 .
 -  [ARG0  Mr. Falls , the Goodman 's artistic director ,]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a recent adaptation by Neil Bartlett]  and significantly adapted it .
 -  [ARGM-CAU  As a result]  , [ARG0  he]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  the lead in * arguing that the cut should be blocked *-1 on procedural grounds]  .
 -  Mr. Craven said 0 his move to the chairmanship means 0 [ARG0  he]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a less active role in the day-to-day management of the group]  , but he added that the merchant bank 's strategic focus remains unchanged .
 -  Perry Levine , chairman , said 0 [ARG0  Mr. Sawyer]  had `` [rel  taken]  [ARG1  significant steps '' 0 *T*-1 to restore the company 's credibility and sense of professionalism and integrity]  .
 -  This is the way 0 government is supposed *-3 to work *T*-2 , with [ARG0  politicians]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  responsibility]  for [ARG2-for  votes that their constituents can identify *T*-1]  , [ARGM-ADV  instead of *-4 concealing them in the great reconciliation garbage truck]  .
 -  [ARG0  Steve Jobs]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a step back from the frontier of personal-computer technology]  [ARGM-PNC  in an effort * to spur sales of Next Inc. 's new machine]  .
 -  [ARG0  Chevrolet buyers]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the rebate]  , or get discount financing at rates ranging from 6.9 % on 24-month loans to 10.9 % on 60-month loans .
 -  [ARGM-LOC  At Fannie Mae]  , [ARG0  he]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  responsibility]  [ARGM-PNC  for the corporation 's financial and legal areas]  and will work with David Maxwell , chairman and chief executive officer , and Roger Birk , president and chief operating officer , on strategic planning .
 -  He says 0 the Lilly executives told him 0 [ARG0  they]  [ARGM-MOD  could]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the risk]  with Wang .
 -  `` We think 0 [ARG0  we]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  it]  [ARGM-DIR  to the 18 % range]  [ARGM-TMP  over next 18 to 24 months]  , '' he said *T*-1 .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  In addition to his previous real-estate investment and asset-management duties]  , [ARG0  Mr. Meador]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  responsibility]  [ARGM-PNC  for development and property management]  .
 -  [ARG0  The estimated improvement in Colgate 's U.S. operations]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  some analysts]  [ARGM-MNR  by surprise]  .
 -  In addition , the tax-collecting agency says that [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the unusual step of * looking to the private sector *-2 to fill two new high-level positions 0 * to guide the 120,000-employee agency *T*-3 : a comptroller 0 *T*-4 to oversee daily finances and a chief information officer 0 *T*-5 to update the information system , which *T*-1 includes probably the largest computer data base in the world]  .
 -  `` [ARGM-ADV  Even though these favorable trends in lung-cancer mortality affect all sex and race groups]  , [ARG1  they]  [ARGM-MOD  ca]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  be [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-MNR  for granted]  , '' the report says *T*-2 .
 -  Most of trading action now is from [ARG0  professional traders]  who *T*-1 are trying *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  the price swings]  [ARGM-PNC  * to turn a quick profit]  , he and other traders said 0 *T*-3 .
 -  `` We feel 0 there is an opportunity for an audience that *T*-2 is not being served *-1 by any network , so [ARG0  we]  want * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the lead]  , '' says *T*-3 KCRA 's general manager , John Kueneke .
 -  `` People were waiting *-2 to see if [ARG0  we]  [ARGM-MOD  would]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  an additional provision '' for medium-term and long-term loans to less-developed countries]  , a Citicorp spokesman said 0 *T*-1 .
 -  `` [ARG0  *]  Step up to the plate and [rel  take]  [ARG1  the big swing]  .
 -  He expects [ARG0  Citicorp]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a similar step]  [ARGM-TMP  this year]  .
 -  `` [ARG0  The Congress government]  is [rel  taking]  [ARG1  the farmers ' bread]  and not giving us any support .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  When the Congress -LRB- I -RRB- lost the 1977 election , following Mrs. Gandhi 's hated emergency rule *T*-1]  , [ARG0  a similar coalition]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  power]  and then disintegrated .
 -  Some 70 % of graduates who *T*-3 recently earned an M.B.A. degree say 0 they 'd prefer *-1 to work in *RNR*-2 or own *RNR*-2 a small company , yet [ARG0  most]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  jobs with large concerns]  , says 0 *T*-4 a survey by the Foster McKay Group , a New York recruiting firm ... .
 -  And [ARG1  thousands of Afghan children]  have been [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-DIR  to the Soviet Union , where they are hostage for the behavior of their families *T*-2]  .
 -  Rights on such a basis , whether for blacks or homosexuals , are `` [ARG1  mere indulgences]  , '' he said 0 *T*-2 , subject to * being [rel  taken]  *-1 back .
 -  For instance , First Quadrant Corp. , an asset allocator based * in Morristown , N.J. , said 0 [ARG0  it]  quickly boosted stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts to 75 % from 55 % * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  plunging prices]  [ARGM-TMP  Friday]  .
 -  [ARG0  Others]  are doing `` index arbitrage '' a strategy of * [rel  taking]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  price discrepancies between stocks and futures]  .
 -  She called [ARG0  her daughter *ICH*-1]  * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  her]  to [ARG2-to  the bank]  , who , in turn , *T*-2 persuaded her husband , a Mr. Loeb , *-3 to run this errand .
 -  `` [ARGM-CAU  Because there is a lot more volatility now]  , [ARGM-ADV  if guys see that they can make a quick 10 % or 15 % *U* profit]  , [ARG0  they]  [ARGM-MOD  'll]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  it]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  Conservatives]  [ARGM-MOD  should]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a position]  [ARGM-TMP  prior to the administration 's year-end deadline]  .
 -  `` [ARG0  This]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  any question of Showtime 's viability]  and puts it away once and for all , '' Mr. Biondi said *T*-1 in a telephone interview .
 -  They were both hired by Sumner Redstone , [ARG0  the Boston billionaire]  who *T*-1 [rel  took]  [ARG1  control of Viacom]  [ARGM-TMP  three years ago]  [ARGM-LOC  in a leveraged buy-out]  .
 -  [ARG0  The report]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  a more alarmed view of AIDS]  and recommends a more sweeping response than many other analyses .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  Last week]  , [ARG0  many Jaguar shareholders]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  their money]  and ran .
 -  [ARG0  *]  [rel  Taking]  into [ARG2-into  account]  [ARG1  nonrecurring gains and losses]  , Hachette 's group net income for the first six months of this year totaled 246.6 million francs , practically double the year-earlier figure of 124.5 million francs .
 -  [ARG0  Interactive telephone technology]  has [rel  taken]  [ARG1  a new leap in sophistication]  , and television programmers are racing *-1 to exploit the possibilities .
 -  In London , British Airways Chairman Lord King was quoted *-1 in the Times as *-1 declaring 0 [ARG0  he]  is `` not prepared *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  my shareholders]  [ARGM-DIR  into a hasty deal]  . ''
 -  `` What [ARG0  we]  want *-1 to do *T*-2 is * [rel  take]  [ARG1  a more aggressive stance]  .
 -  [ARG0  The CFTC]  [ARGM-MOD  may]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  those arguments]  into [ARG2-into  account]  [ARGM-MNR  by *-1 allowing exceptions to its restrictions]  .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  So]  [ARG0  Mr. Barrett , then vice president of the Alabama Steamship Association ,]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  a steel-toothed garden rake]  and taped it to the underside of a leaf rake about nine inches up .
 -  `` It 's not like * selling Chevrolets , '' Mr. Paul says *T*-1 , as [ARG0  he]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  a drag on a goldbanded St. Moritz cigarette]  .
 -  `` It sounds like with the Rubens [ARG1  he]  got [ARGM-ADV  absolutely]  [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-DIR  to the cleaners]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  Companies planning * to go public]  `` are [ARGM-ADV  definitely]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a second look]  , '' says 0 *T*-2 Allen Hadhazy , senior analyst at the Institute for Econometric Research , Fort Lauderdale , Fla. , which *T*-1 publishes the New Issues newsletter on IPOs .
 -  After * letting [ARG0  aluminum-makers]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the recycling lead]  , a group of the nation 's largest steelmakers started a recycling institute *-2 to promote steel cans to an environmentally conscious nation .
 -  But , `` You never can tell , '' he added *T*-1 , `` [ARG0  you]  have *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  opportunities]  .
 -  Mr. Friend says 0 he passed that along to his adversary , and soon they were talking about the ground rules under which Derr could keep its money *T*-1 and [ARG0  the plaintiffs]  [ARGM-MOD  could]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a shot at Mr. Alexander]  *T*-1 .
 -  Mr. Alexander , for his part , insisted that [ARG0  the punchers]  ca [ARGM-NEG  n't]  assign their pummeling rights to anyone else , ca n't use a blunt instrument and [ARGM-MOD  ca]  n't [rel  take]  [ARG1  a running start]  .
 -  However , he acknowledges 0 [ARG0  they]  `` have the option of * [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a swat at me]  if they really want to *?* . ''
 -  `` You may have *-1 to sell your stocks at [ARGM-TMP  a time]  when [ARG0  the market]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  a plunge]  *T*-2 , '' says *T*-3 Mr. Blankenship , a Del Mar , Calif. financial planner .
 -  However , other knowledgeable observers said 0 they believed 0 [ARG0  Mr. Crandall and the AMR board]  might well decide *-1 to tough it out without * [rel  taking]  [ARG1  any extra steps]  .
 -  `` I was never sure 0 [ARG0  Donald Trump]  really wanted *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  AMR]  , '' said *T*-2 John Mattis , a bond analyst with Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc .
 -  The market seems *-1 to be straightening out ; [ARG0  we]  're [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a wait-and-see attitude]  , '' says *T*-2 Cathleen B. Stewart , executive vice president of marketing .
 -  The stat 0 * to reckon with *T*-2 here says that [ARG0  about three of four clubs]  -LRB- 29 of 39 -RRB- that *T*-1 [rel  took]  [ARG1  2-0 Series leads]  went on *-3 to win it all .
 -  `` If [ARG0  you]  get your pitch , and [rel  take]  [ARG1  a good swing]  , anything can happen , '' he later remarked *T*-1 .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  Currently]  , [ARG0  the transportation secretary]  does n't have clearly established authority to block mergers , but [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the drastic step of * revoking the operating certificate of any carrier 0 the official considers *T*-1 unfit]  .
 -  [ARG0  Dataproducts , which *T*-1 had been seeking a buyer for several months ,]  announced a restructuring plan in September and [rel  took]  [ARG1-REC  itself]  [ARGM-DIR  off the auction block]  .
 -  LIN Broadcasting Corp. said 0 [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-MOD  wo]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a position on a revised tender offer *ICH*-1 by McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. * to buy LIN]  and has asked for clarification of the offer .
 -  But while the NAHB has suggested [ARG1  actions]  that [ARG0  states and localities]  [ARGM-MOD  should]  [rel  take]  *T*-1 [ARGM-PNC  *-3 to reduce regulatory barriers]  , the association has proposed no activist legislative program -- comparable to , * say , its detailed request for more federal subsidies -- 0 *T*-2 to eliminate counterproductive controls .
 -  `` [ARG0  We]  've [rel  taken]  [ARG1  more than our fair share]  .
 -  This grandiose initiative will help California define itself for the future either as a state still tethered * to economic and scientific reality , or as one being led * to [ARGM-LOC  wherever]  [ARG0  its la-la activists]  want *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  it]  *T*-1 .
 -  In other words , [ARG0  California]  is presuming *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  control of the nation 's farm policy]  .
 -  `` [ARGM-ADV  With the market down like this]  , [ARG0  we]  [ARGM-MOD  'll]  [ARGM-ADV  probably]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  another $ 50 million *U*]  and put it in '' the market .
 -  Still , [ARG0  most consumers]  are n't plunking black-and-white film into their cameras *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  family snapshots]  .
 -  Environmental Systems Co. said 0 it is restating its results *-2 to reduce its reported net income for the first nine months of its fiscal year after *-2 discovering 0 [ARG0  it]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  tax credits that *T*-1 already had been taken *-3 last year]  .
 -  Environmental Systems Co. said 0 it is restating its results *-2 to reduce its reported net income for the first nine months of its fiscal year after *-2 discovering 0 it took [ARG1  tax credits]  that *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP  already]  had been [rel  taken]  *-3 [ARGM-TMP  last year]  .
 -  The company said that [ARGM-PNC  for financial reporting purposes]  [ARGM-TMP  last year]  [ARG0  it]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  tax credits that *T*-2 will be recognized *-1 for tax purposes this year]  .
 -  But because of confusion , [ARG0  it]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  those credits]  [ARGM-TMP  again]  [ARGM-ADV  in *-1 reporting its results through the first nine months]  .
 -  [ARG0  Wallach , an associate of ex-Attorney General Meese ,]  was found *-2 *-2 guilty *ICH*-1 in August of *-3 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  $ 425,000 *U* in illegal payoffs]  from [ARG2-from  the now-defunct defense contractor]  .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  That]  's when [ARG0  George L. Ball , chairman of the Prudential Insurance Co. of America unit ,]  [rel  took]  to [ARG1-to  the internal intercom system]  [ARGM-PNC  *-1 to declare that the plunge was only `` mechanical]  *T*-2 . ''
 -  [ARGM-ADV  Obviously]  [ARG0  we]  [ARGM-MOD  'll]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a close look at any situation in which we think 0 the dealer-community obligations were n't met *-1 *T*-2]  , '' he said *T*-3 .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  Still]  , [ARG0  fund groups]  are [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  taking]  [ARG1  any chances]  .
 -  [ARG0  American]  is preparing *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  delivery]  of another 757 in early December and 20 more [ARGM-TMP  next year]  and is n't anticipating any changes in that timetable .
 -  [ARG0  American]  is preparing *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  delivery]  of another 757 [ARGM-TMP  in early December]  and 20 more next year and is n't anticipating any changes in that timetable .
 -  `` [ARG0  The market]  has [rel  taken]  [ARG1  two views : that the labor situation will get settled *-2 in the short term and that things look very rosy for Boeing in the long term]  , '' said *T*-1 Howard Rubel , an analyst at Cyrus J. Lawrence Inc .
 -  [ARGM-MNR  By *-1 setting up the joint venture]  , [ARG0  Kaufman & Broad]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the more aggressive approach of *-1 buying raw land]  , [ARGM-ADV  while *-1 avoiding the negative impacts to its own balance sheet]  , Mr. Karatz said 0 *T*-2 .
 -  *-2 Once known *-1 as National Distillers & Chemical Corp. , the company exited the wine and spirits business and plowed more of its resources into plastics after [ARG0  Mr. Stookey]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  the chief executive 's job]  [ARGM-TMP  in 1986]  .
 -  [ARGM-TMP  In recent months]  [ARG1  the price of polyethylene]  , [ARGM-ADV  even more than that of other commodity plastics]  , has [rel  taken]  [ARG2  a dive]  .
 -  The plant expansion should strengthen the company 's sway in [ARGM-LOC  the polyethylene business]  , where [ARG1  market share]  is [ARGM-TMP  often]  [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-MNR  through sheer capacity]  *T*-2 .
 -  Bankers said 0 warrants for Hong Kong stocks are attractive because they give [ARG0  foreign investors , wary of volatility in the colony 's stock market ,]  an opportunity * to buy shares without *-1 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  too great a risk]  .
 -  Harry fondly remembers the `` old '' days of the early '70s , when [ARG0  people like his friend Travis]  [ARGM-MOD  would]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a psychiatrist]  [ARGM-LOC  on a date]  [ARGM-PNC  *-3 to analyze what Travis was doing *T*-1 wrong]  *T*-2 .
 -  But it *EXP*-1 's uncertain whether [ARG0  these institutions]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  those steps]  .
 -  The new show is perhaps the boldest in a number of [ARG1  steps]  0 [ARG0  the network]  is [rel  taking]  *T*-1 [ARGM-PNC  *-2 to build audience loyalty by *-3 shifting away from its current format toward more full-length `` signature '' programming with recognizable stars]  .
 -  The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in the Arcadian Phosphate case did not repudiate [ARG1  the position]  0 [ARG0  Pennzoil Co.]  [rel  took]  *T*-1 [ARGM-LOC  in its dispute with Texaco]  , contrary to your Sept. 8 article `` Court Backs Texaco 's View in Pennzoil Case -- Too Late . ''
 -  `` [ARG0  We]  [ARGM-MOD  'd]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Valley Ranch]  [ARGM-MNR  free and clear]  [ARGM-ADV  as a booby prize]  .
 -  [ARG0  *]  [rel  Take]  [ARG1  Microsoft Corp. , the largest maker of personal computer software and generally considered an industry bellwether]  .
 -  `` [ARG0  Those corrections]  lasted one to four weeks and [rel  took]  [ARG1  the market]  [ARGM-DIR  10%-12 % *U* down]  , '' she says *T*-1 .
 -  `` The market was up 35 % since [ARG0  -LCB- President -RCB- Bush]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  office]  , '' Mr. Gabelli says 0 *T*-3 , so a correction was *-2 to be expected *-1 .
 -  As your editorial rightly pointed out , [ARG0  Samuel Pierce , former HUD secretary , and Lance Wilson , Mr. Pierce 's former aide ,]  `` are currently being held *-1 up to scorn for *-1 [rel  taking]  [ARG1  the Fifth Amendment]  .
 -  2 . That Mr. Lantos supported the rights *ICH*-1 of [ARG0  the witnesses]  * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Fifth Amendment]  .
 -  Thus , in a criminal case , a prosecutor can not comment on a defendant 's failure * to testify nor can [ARG0  the defendant]  be compelled *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the stand]  [ARGM-ADV  as a witness]  , thus * forcing him to `` take the Fifth . ''
 -  Thus , in a criminal case , a prosecutor can not comment on a defendant 's failure * to testify nor can the defendant be compelled *-1 to take the stand as a witness , thus * forcing [ARG0  him]  to `` [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Fifth]  . ''
 -  Thus , in a civil case , a defendant may be called *-1 as a witness , [ARG0  he]  may be forced *-2 to testify or [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Fifth]  , and his taking of the Fifth may permit the drawing of an adverse inference against him in the civil matter .
 -  [ARG0  He]  [ARGM-MOD  may]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Fifth]  [ARGM-LOC  in a civil matter]  [ARGM-ADV  only if he has a good faith *EXP*-1 and justifiable belief *EXP*-1 that his testimony may subject him to criminal prosecution]  .
 -  * Allowing [ARG0  the defendant]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the Fifth]  in a civil matter is not based *-2 on a constitutional right * to refuse *-3 to testify where one 's testimony harms him in the civil matter *T*-4 , but because the testimony in the civil matter could be unconstitutionally used *-1 against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution .
 -  But , he added 0 *T*-1 , `` [ARG0  you]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [ARGM-ADV  only]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  one call]  [ARGM-TMP  at a time]  . ''
 -  Then , as now , the budget debate was behind schedule and [ARG1  automatic spending cuts]  were within days of *-1 [rel  taking]  [ARG2  hold]  .
 -  But administration officials privately agree with Mr. Panetta , who *T*-1 said 0 a precipitous drop this week `` is going *-2 to force [ARG0  the president and Congress]  to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a much harder look at fiscal policy]  . ''
 -  [ARG0  No one in Washington]  was willing *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the blame for * provoking Friday 's drop in the stock market]  .
 -  Small investors matched their big institutional brethren in anxiety over the weekend , but [ARG0  most]  seemed *-2 to be [rel  taking]  [ARG1  a philosophical approach]  and said 0 they were resigned *-1 to *-3 riding out the latest storm in the stock market .
 -  `` [ARG0  We]  hope *-2 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  advantage]  of [ARG2-of  it]  , '' said *T*-1 John Snyder , a member of a Los Angeles investors ' club .
 -  [ARGM-DIS  At the very least]  , [ARG0  the establishment here]  is [rel  taking]  [ARG1  comfort]  from [ARG2-from  the nation 's success in * handling the last go-around]  .
 -  [ARG1  The economy 's temperature]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  be [rel  taken]  *-1 from [ARG2-from  several vantage points]  [ARGM-TMP  this week]  , [ARGM-ADV  with readings on trade , output , housing and inflation]  .
 -  [ARG0  He]  [rel  takes]  [ARG1  his wash]  [ARGM-DIR  to the laundromat , where he meets a punky French girl who *T*-1 dupes him into * providing a home for her pet piranha and then promptly steals his car and dumps it in Dieppe *T*-3]  .
 -  But they believe themselves to be serving , and [ARG0  they]  begin *-1 to respect themselves -LRB- and others -RRB- , to [rel  take]  [ARG1  control of their lives]  , to think of the future .
 -  [ARGM-LOC  In the Bush administration]  , [ARG1  the lead]  is being [rel  taken]  *-1 by [ARG0-by  Treasury Secretary Brady , Undersecretary Robert Glauber and Assistant Secretary Mullins]  .
 -  [ARGM-ADV  Like many others]  , [ARG0  Mr. Kaye]  [rel  took]  [ARG1  notice]  [ARGM-TMP  in 1987]  [ARGM-TMP  when Sony , in a classic example of market segmentation , changed the plastic skin and buttons on the famous Walkman line of portable audio equipment and created the My First Sony line for children]  .
 -  [ARG0  He himself]  threatened *-1 to [rel  take]  [ARG1  the matter]  [ARGM-DIR  to the Federal Trade Commission or U.S. Justice Department]  .
 -  Ministry employees complain that they are poorly paid *-1 because of [ARG0  a complex job-rating system]  0 they say 0 *T*-2 fails *-3 to [rel  take]  into [ARG2-into  account]  [ARG1  their education and level of technical expertise]  .
 -  Those looking for real-estate bargains in distressed metropolitan areas should lock in leases or buy now ; [ARG0  those looking in healthy metropolitan areas]  [ARGM-MOD  should]  [rel  take]  [ARG1  a short-term -LRB- three-year -RRB- lease]  and wait for the bargains ahead .
 -  Mr. Keating has filed his own suit , * alleging that [ARG1  his property]  was [rel  taken]  *-1 [ARGM-MNR  illegally]  .
 -  In addition , Sen. McCain last week disclosed that he belatedly had paid $ 13,433 *U* to American Continental as reimbursement for [ARG1  trips]  0 [ARG0  he and his family]  [rel  took]  *T*-1 [ARGM-MNR  aboard the corporate jet]  [ARGM-DIR  to Mr. Keating 's vacation home at Cat Cay , the Bahamas]  , from 1984 through 1986 .
 -  According to [ARG1  notes]  [rel  taken]  * by [ARG0-by  one of the participants at the meeting]  , the regulators said 0 Lincoln was gambling dangerously with depositors ' federally insured money and was `` a ticking time bomb . ''
 -  [ARG0  NBC]  may yet find a way 0 * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  a passive , minority interest in a program-maker]  [ARGM-MNR  without * violating the rules]  *T*-1 .
 -  Hence , [ARG0  NBC]  might be able * to [rel  take]  , [ARGM-ADV  * say]  , [ARG1  a 5 % stake in a company such as MGM\/UA]  .
 -  If it does , [ARG0  the large number of right-wing whites , who *T*-1 oppose any concessions to the black majority ,]  will step up their agitation and threats * to [rel  take]  [ARG1  matters]  [ARGM-DIR  into their own hands]  .