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accept.XX sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- Temple , however , harshly criticized Sea Containers ' plan yesterday , *-1 characterizing it as a `` highly conditional device designed * *-2 to entrench management , confuse shareholders and prevent [ARG0 them] from *-3 [rel accepting] [ARG1 our superior cash offer] . ''
- Reliance acquired a 7 % UAL stake early this year at an average cost of $ 110 *U* a share , and reduced its stake to 4.7 % after [ARG0 UAL] [rel accepted] [ARG1 the bid] [ARGM-ADV at prices higher than $ 282 *U* a share] .
- But neither the pilots nor the machinists appear interested , and Mr. Davis is barred *-1 from *-3 making a new bid under terms of an agreement 0 he made *T*-2 with UAL in September unless [ARG0 UAL] [rel accepts] [ARG1 an offer below $ 300 *U* a share] .
- BellSouth 's revised proposal surprised many industry analysts , especially because of [ARG0 the company 's] willingness * to [rel accept] [ARG1 some dilution of future earnings] .
- [ARG0 Funds] might be forced *-1 to [rel accept] [ARG1 lower prices] if they expand their selling to the securities of less-creditworthy borrowers .
- [ARG0 American Medical] [rel accepted] [ARG1 the offer] , [ARGM-TMP meanwhile *-1 indicating 0 it had heard from two other suitors] .
- Robert Mellor , Di Giorgio 's executive vice president , said 0 [ARG0 the company] stands *-1 to reap more money *ICH*-2 through the sale of individual units to others than by * [rel accepting] [ARG1 DIG 's offer] .
- She also notes that even if [ARG0 the pilots] [rel accept] [ARG1 a minority stake] [ARGM-TMP now] , they still could come back at a later time and try *-1 to take control .
- [ARG0 ESB] [ARGM-TMP on July 29] [rel accepted] [ARG1 the Inco offer] and the brief battle -- unlike the intricate and lengthy big takeovers of 1984-1989 -- was over .
- One person familiar with UAL said 0 the unsettled labor situation and the uncertain world-wide financial markets contributed to the board 's decision * to avoid `` *-1 rushing around selling the company at a bargain price , '' particularly since [ARG0 it] [rel accepted] [ARG1 a $ 300-a-share *U* offer] [ARGM-TMP just last month] .
- The Los Angeles investor ca n't buy UAL stock , solicit shareholder consents or make a new offer unless he makes a formal offer of $ 300 *U* a share or [ARG0 UAL] [rel accepts] [ARG1 an offer below $ 300 *U*] .
- British Airways said 0 [ARG0 its shareholders] [rel accepted] [ARG1 only 6.3 % of the convertible capital bonds] , but that the rest of the issue will be taken *-1 up by underwriters .
- But he and his chief financial officer , John Pope , sowed some of the seeds for the deal 's failure by *-1 insisting 0 [ARG0 banks] [rel accept] [ARG1 low financing fees and interest rates] , [ARGM-ADV while they invested in the transaction only a small fraction of the $ 114.3 million *U* 0 they stood *-3 to gain *T*-2 from sale of their UAL stock and options] .
- The company said 0 it did n't receive [ARG1 an offer] 0 [ARG0 it] wanted *-2 to [rel accept] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Shareholders of Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano S.p.A.] voted *-1 to [rel accept] [ARG1 a bid of 5,500 lire -LRB- $ 4.03 *U* -RRB- a share by France 's Credit Agricole for 13.32 % of the bank] , *-1 rejecting an earlier , equal offer by Italy 's Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A .
- The decision [ARG0 *] to [rel accept] [ARG1 Credit Agricole 's bid , valued * at 283.3 billion lire -LRB- $ 207.4 million *U* -RRB- ,] came after a stormy weekend meeting .
- Hong Kong has built a detention center for illegal immigrants from China because [ARG0 China] has refused for the past two weeks *-1 to [rel accept] [ARG1 them] [ARGM-DIR back] .
- Two things 0 * to keep *T*-1 in mind : [ARG0 Not all exchanges] [rel accept] [ARG1 every type of order] .
- Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters refuse *-1 to concede that [ARG0 they] may have made a tactical error in *-2 [rel accepting] [ARG1 the Sony offer] [ARGM-TMP before *-3 taking it up with Warner] .
- During the 15-month survey , 43 % of all legal-services programs said that at some period [ARG0 they] were unable *-1 to [rel accept] [ARG1 new clients] unless they had an emergency .
- [ARG0 Northrop] , which since early 1988 *T*-2 has declined *-3 to [rel accept] [ARG1 fixed-price contracts for research and development] , said 0 earnings were hurt *-1 by excessive costs on a number of such contracts won * years ago .
- `` We have *-2 to make it attractive enough that -LCB- [ARG0 holders] -RCB- [ARGM-MOD would] [rel accept] [ARG1 it] , '' Sir John said *T*-1 .
- Dayton Hudson said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel accepted] [ARG1 all odd-lot shares tendered * at or below the final $ 62.875 *U* price] ; the preliminary proration factor for other shares tendered * at or below the final price is 98 % .
- Meanwhile , Japanese bankers said 0 [ARG0 they] were still hesitant about * [rel accepting] [ARG1 Citicorp 's latest proposal] .
- If [ARG0 all the bondholders and holders of one million common shares] [rel accept] [ARG1 the offer] , BSN will increase its debt by $ 9 million *U* , but it also will recognize a $ 2 million *U* gain from * retiring the old debt , said 0 *T*-1 Michael J. Blumenfeld , president .
- ISI said 0 its board has instructed [ARG0 management] *-1 to [rel accept] [ARG1 inquiries from any others interested * in *-2 making a bid] .
- The company will also be producing a new line of [ARG0 convenience telephones] , which *T*-1 do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel accept] [ARG1 coins] , for use in hotel lobbies , office lobbies , hospitality lounges and similar settings .
- Mr. Newton said 0 [ARG0 he] [rel accepted] [ARG1 the resignation of Thomas Wilson , vice president of corporate sales] , and that his marketing responsibilities have been reassigned *-1 .
accept.XX sub-ARG0 NP-ARG2-from obj-ARG1
- Shares of [ARG0 American Medical International] , which *T*-1 agreed last week *-3 to [rel accept] [ARG1 a lower price] from [ARG2-from a buy-out group that *T*-2 includes First Boston Corp. and the Pritzker family of Chicago] , fell 15.8 % on Friday * to close at 20 .
accept.XX NP-ARG0-by obj-ARG1
- [ARG1 The offer , which *T*-88 values the whole of Coates at # 301 million *U* ,] has [ARGM-TMP already] been [rel accepted] *-1 by [ARG0-by Coates executives and other shareholders owning 12.4 % of the company] .
accept.XX NP-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- Other observers note that [ARG0 UAL 's board] , having [rel accepted] [ARG1 a bid of $ 300 *U* a share] , might hold out for a new bid much closer to the original level -- even if it means that the management goes back to *-1 running the company for a while and lets things return to normal .
accept.XX sub-ARG0 S-ARG1
- [ARGM-ADV While the Cowboys may not be the best investment now] , [ARG0 I] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel accept] 0 [ARG1 they ca n't be *?* in the future] . ''
accept.XX sub-ARG0 NP-ARG3-at obj-ARG1
- Dayton Hudson Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel accepted] [ARGM-PNC for purchase] [ARG1 seven million common shares] at [ARG3-at $ 62.875 *U* each] , [ARGM-LOC under the terms of a Dutch auction self-tender offer] .
accept.XX sub-ARG0
- [ARG0 ESB directors] [ARGM-MNR warmly] [rel accepted] , but a whirlwind bidding match ensued .