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frames- The minority argument , meanwhile , is that businesses have the financial wherewithal *ICH*-2 this time around 0 * to declare sharply higher dividends *T*-1 even if [ARG1 their earnings] [rel weaken] .
- The final vote came after the House rejected [ARG0 Republican] efforts * to [rel weaken] [ARG1 the bill] and approved two amendments sought * by organized labor .
- The department would be required *-1 to block the buy-out if [ARG0 the acquisition] is likely *-2 to [ARGM-MNR financially] [rel weaken] [ARG1 a carrier] [ARGM-EXT so that safety would be impaired *-27 ; its ability * to compete would be sharply diminished *-3 ; it would be put *-28 into foreign control] ; or if the transaction would result in the sale of airline-related assets -- unless * selling such assets had an overriding public benefit .
- [ARG1 Jaguar 's own defenses against a hostile bid] are [rel weakened] *-41 , analysts add 0 *T*-2 , [ARGM-CAU because fewer than 3 % of its shares are owned *-42 by employees and management] .
- [ARG0 Their cowardly acts of civil disobedience , which they tried *-1 to hide *T*-2 under the cloak of outrage at a war 0 they characterized *T*-3 as `` immoral , ''] [rel weakened] [ARG1 the national fabric] and threw additional burdens on those who *T*-270 served honorably in that conflict .
- [ARGM-DIS According to the Value Line Investment Survey] , [ARG1 demand for Nekoosa 's commodity paper] has [rel weakened] , [ARGM-ADV * prompting earnings to decline by 6.6 % in the third quarter ended Sept. 30] .
- By contrast , Value Line said 0 Georgia-Pacific `` is in a comparatively good position * to deal with [rel weakening] [ARG1 paper] markets , '' because its production is concentrated *-1 not in the Northwest but in the South , where it should be able *-2 to avoid some of the cost pressures from rising wood-chip prices *T*-3 .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG1 the resolve of some of the striking 57,000 machinists] [ARGM-MOD might] be [rel weakening] .
- *-1 Led *-2 by the Federation of Korean Industries , the critics are lobbying for [ARG0 the government] to [rel weaken] [ARG1 its proposed restrictions and penalties] .
- Some supporters were stunned this summer when [ARG0 Mr. Dinkins] suggested * [rel weakening] [ARG1 the law forbidding public employees *-1 to go on strike] *T*-2 .
- And on back-to-back roll calls , 206-199 and 223-178 , the Appropriations Committee leadership turned back efforts [ARG0 *] to [rel weaken] or strip [ARG1 the proposed restrictions] first added * by Sen. Warren Rudman -LRB- R. , N.H. -RRB-
- Still , Mr. McCammon said 0 Ford expects [ARG1 the U.S. economy] to [rel weaken] [ARGM-TMP through the end of 1990] , [ARGM-ADV * causing weaker sales and production] .
- [ARG1 Office Market] [rel Weakens] [ARGM-LOC In Overbuilt Northeast]
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARGM-TMP eventually] , they contend 0 *T*-1 , [ARG1 domestic demand] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel weaken] , [ARGM-ADV * forcing companies to emphasize exports again] .
- What if [ARG1 its sales] [rel weaken] [ARGM-TMP someday] ?
- New orders for durable goods fell back slightly in September after *-1 shooting up the month before , *-1 reflecting [rel weakening] auto [ARG1 demand] [ARGM-TMP after a spurt of orders for new 1990 models] , the Commerce Department reported 0 *T*-2 .
- Prices of long-term Treasury bonds moved inversely to the stock market as investors sought safety amid growing evidence 0 [ARG1 the economy] is [rel weakening] .
- Although dealers said 0 investors are becoming more bearish toward the dollar in the wake of the stock market 's recent troubles and as [ARG1 the U.S. economy] [rel weakens] , the dollar ended down only modestly .
- Officials fear that [ARG0 any loosening this year] [ARGM-MOD could] rekindle inflation or [ARG2-EXT further] [rel weaken] [ARG1 the pound] [ARGM-ADV against other major currencies] .
- Meanwhile , some legal observers say 0 [ARG0 the Tele-Communications investment and other developments] are [rel weakening] [ARG1 Viacom 's antitrust suit against Time] .
- But though a [rel weakening] [ARG1 economy] implies reduced demand , Mr. Kaiser said that Third World copper-producing countries have n't any choice but * to sell copper .
- Durable goods orders slipped 0.1 % in September , * reflecting [rel weakening] auto [ARG1 demand] [ARGM-TMP after a spurt of orders for new 1990 models] .
- Overall , he said 0 *T*-1 , the trend in stock prices will be down as [ARG1 the economy] [rel weakens] .
- [ARG1 The dollar] [rel weakened] [ARGM-ADV against most other major currencies] .
- [ARG1 The dollar] [rel weakened] [ARGM-LOC in indecisive trading] [ARGM-ADV as foreign-exchange dealers awaited fresh economic news that they hope 0 *T*-1 will jolt the U.S. unit out of its narrow ranges] .
- `` The proposal , while well-intended , I think 0 *T*-4 can be dangerously misleading because the likely consequence would be [ARG0 *-3] to [rel weaken] [ARG1 *RNR*-1] , rather than strengthen *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 .
- There have been reports *ICH*-1 for months that [ARG1 the city 's economy] is [rel weakening] , [ARGM-ADV as the October 1987 stock market crash continues *-2 to make itself felt] .
- The weakness in New York City bonds follows a warning from New York state Comptroller Edward Regan that [ARG0 the 1987 crash] [ARG2-MNR seriously] [rel weakened] [ARG1 the city 's economy] .
- [ARG0 The suspension of foreign loans] has [rel weakened] [ARG1 the buying power of China 's national trading companies , which *T*-1 are among the country 's biggest importers] .
- That sort of workhorse performance sounds *-2 made *-3 to order for [ARGM-TMP a time] when [ARG1 corporate profits] [ARGM-ADV overall] have been [rel weakening] from [ARG3-from the brisk increases of recent years] *T*-1 .
- Railroad-rate increases are likely *-2 to be restrained *-1 by [rel weakening] [ARG1 rail-traffic] levels and keen competition for freight from trucks .
- However , people familiar with the buy-out group said 0 [ARG0 Mr. Pope 's departure] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel weaken] [ARG1 the airline 's management] [ARGM-TMP at a critical time] .
- Some analysts suggest , however , that [ARG1 the ratio] has [rel weakened] [ARGM-MNR in value as an indicator] [ARGM-CAU because options and other products can be used *-1 * to hedge short positions] .
- He hurt himself further this summer by *-1 bringing homosexual issues into the debate ; and [ARGM-CAU by *-2 wavering on this issue and abortion] , [ARG0 he] has [rel weakened] [ARG1 his credibility] [ARGM-LOC in what *T*-3 is already a mean-spirited campaign on both sides] .
- Presidents Kennedy and Johnson were both big users of the impoundment power , but Congress saw its chance against a [rel weakened] [ARG1 President] Nixon and stripped it away .
- The secretary would be required *-1 to block an acquisition if he concluded that [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARG2-MNR so] [rel weaken] [ARG1 an airline] [ARGM-MNR financially] that it would hurt safety or reduce the carrier 's ability * to compete , or if it gave control to a foreign interest .
- Interest rate-sensitive shares such as steel , construction and electric utility companies , which *T*-1 rose early in the week , saw [ARG1 their advance] [rel weaken] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
- Many South Korean business people want a devaluation instead , *-1 arguing that [ARG0 the won 's recent gains] [ARGM-TMP already] have [rel weakened] [ARG1 the country 's export performance] .
- [ARGM-TMP After *-2 gaining strength during a brief run-up when trading began *T*-1] , [ARG1 the Nasdaq Composite Index] [rel weakened] [ARGM-CAU under selling pressure] .
- [ARG1 HOPES OF * SIMPLIFYING the corporate minimum tax before 1990] are [rel weakening] .
- In a sharply written letter , Rep. David Obey , chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee for foreign operations , warned Mr. Bush that [ARG0 the result of his `` ultimatum ''] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel weaken] [ARG1 efforts * to accommodate the administration elsewhere] .
- Indeed , U.S. officials have indicated to the press that the continuation of aid depends on what success the [rel weakened] [ARG1 resistance] achieves *T*-1 by the end of this year .
- The blue-collar machinists , longtime rivals of the white-collar pilots , say 0 [ARG0 the buyout] [ARGM-MOD would] load the company with debt and [rel weaken] [ARG1 its finances] .
- [rel Weakening] [ARG1 corporate] earnings , they say 0 *T*-1 , are no prescription for a bull market .
- The bill would allow the secretary to reject a buy-out if sufficient information has n't been provided *-1 , or if [ARG0 the buy-out] is likely *-2 to [rel weaken] [ARG1 the carrier] [ARGM-MNR financially] , result in a substantial reduction in size of the airline through disposal of assets , or give control to a foreign interest .
- As [ARG1 liquidity on that market] [rel weakened] , prices fell sharply .
- Foreign bonds surged as [ARG1 the dollar] [rel weakened] [ARGM-against against most major currencies] .
- Prices were down from the outset of trading on concern that a drop in the stock market might create a [rel weakened] [ARG1 economy] and a consequent reduction in copper use .
- Some analysts speculate 0 the [rel weakening] [ARG1 stock] may yet attract a suitor .
- `` I think 0 [ARG0 the Friday report , combined with the actions of the Fed ,] [rel weakened] [ARG1 the belief that there was going *-2 to be an imminent easing of monetary policy] , '' said *T*-1 Robert Dederick , chief economist at Northern Trust Co. in Chicago .
- He expects *-2 to invest the rest if [ARG1 the market] [rel weakens] [ARG2 further] .
- Moreover , the Wilmington , Del. , company is helped *-1 [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 prices *ICH*-3] [rel weaken] on the commodity chemicals 0 it buys *T*-2 for its own production needs , such as ethylene *T*-4 .
- A widening of the deficit , if it were combined *-1 with a stubbornly strong dollar , would exacerbate trade problems -- but [ARG1 the dollar] [rel weakened] [ARGM-TMP Friday] [ARGM-ADV as stocks plummeted] .
- Especially so since [ARG1 President Bush] has been [rel weakened] *-1 by [ARG0-by the Panama fiasco] .
- It was the latest in a series of setbacks for [ARGM-LOC the junk bond market] , where [ARG1 prices] began * [rel weakening] [ARGM-TMP last month] [ARGM-TMP after Campeau hit a cash crunch] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-DIS Similarly] , [ARG1 Delta Air Lines and USAir Group] dropped 10.1 % and 8.5 % , respectively , on Friday and [ARGM-MOD could] [rel weaken] [ARG2-EXT further] .