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act.XX:
act.01 "play a role":
act.02 "do something":
act.XX sub-ARG0 PP_than-ARG1
- In a riveting day of hearings before the House Banking Committee , the examiners described * finding shredded documents , a mysterious Panamanian subsidiary , millions of dollars funneled * into a Swiss bank , and a complacent attitude by Mr. Wall 's deputies , [ARG0 one of whom] *T*-1 was portrayed *-2 as * [rel acting] [ARG1 more like a public-relations man for the thrift than a federal regulator] .
act.XX PRP-ARG0 PP_like-ARG1
- The question now : [ARGM-MOD Can] [ARG0 he] [rel act] [ARG1 more like hard-charging Teddy Roosevelt] ?
act.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-as
- [ARG0 Mr. Stearn , who *T*-196 had been with the company more than 20 years and had been president since 1984 ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel act] as [ARG1-as a consultant to Hudson General] .
- At the moment , Nomura is [ARG0 the only Japanese institution] authorized * to [rel act] as [ARG1-as a primary seller of Fannie Mae instruments] .
- He said 0 [ARG0 an altered license] would be an `` embarrassment '' to teenagers and young adults and [ARGM-MOD would] [rel act] as [ARG1-as a deterrant to drug use] .
- About $ 70 billion *U* is estimated *-2 to be tied up in [ARG0 the short-term money market] , which *T*-1 [rel acts] both as [ARG1-as a hedge against inflation for consumers and an accelerator of inflation and deficits for the government] .
- Also , [ARG0 the premiums paid * by the U.S. government on a purchase of copper for the U.S. Mint] were lower than * expected , and [rel acted] as [ARG1-as a price depressant] , analysts said 0 *T*-1 .
- Within the alliance [ARG0 it] is supposed *-3 to [rel act] as [ARG1-as a balancing force] , [ARGM-ADV *-3 guarding against excessive control by government or abuse of its economic position by business] , for either could result in a deterioration of its living standards -LRB- under the new resolutions , workers councils may demand that a cooperative be closed *-1 or its prices be reduced *-2 -RRB- .
- [ARG0 First National Bank of Chicago] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel act] as [ARG1-as trustee] , and the transaction will be supported *-1 by an 8 % letter of credit issued * by Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. , Chicago branch .
- `` One man said 0 [ARG0 you] [rel act] as [ARG1-as a stimulant , '' a prostitute tells him *T*-1 , `` a diversion * to relieve people 's boredom] . ''
- But , he adds , `` [ARG0 I] was [ARGM-NEG not] [rel acting] as [ARG1-as a messenger] . ''
- [ARG0 Universities such as Harvard and MIT] should be able *-2 to develop a way 0 * to [rel act] as [ARG1-as brokers for the individual scientists] *T*-3 , says 0 *T*-4 Katherine Bick , who *T*-1 oversees the huge NIH grants program as its deputy director for extramural research .
- If the market surges , holders can make that much more profit ; [ARG0 the leverage] [ARGM effectively] [rel acts] as [ARG1-as an interest-free margin account] [ARGM-PNC for investors] .
- `` [ARG0 Developers] are teaming up with institutions *-1 [ARGM-TMP often] [rel acting] as [ARG1-as project managers] , '' says *T*-2 Smedes York , ULI president and president of York Properties Inc. , of Raleigh , N.C .
- `` [ARG0 Gold] [ARGM-TMP still] [rel acts] as [ARG1-as a haven] [ARGM-TMP when uncertainty prevails in the financial markets as it did *?* '' yesterday *T*-1] , she said *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The latter 's son , Ralph Ingersoll Jr. ,] took over the company and has been managing the Goodson properties and [rel acting] as [ARG1-as an agent in the purchase of newspapers] for Goodson .
- Turner has made several movies , docudramas and documentaries for its networks in recent years , but [ARG0 the company] has [ARGM-TMP never] [rel acted] as [ARG1-as a full-fledged movie studio] and released its own pictures to theaters .
- In the past , associates learned the basics from [ARG0 senior lawyers] who *T*-1 [rel acted] as [ARG1-as mentors] .
- A company official said 0 [ARG0 Arthur Borie , until January chief operating officer of Pic 'N Save Inc. ,] will buy a 20 % stake in the new Wisconsin Toy subsidiary , and [ARGM-MOD will] [rel act] as [ARG1-as head of Everything 's a Dollar] .
- An adjudicator system -- that is , [ARG0 an investigator] who *T*-1 [rel acts] [ARGM-TMP first] as [ARG1-as a fact-finder] and then switches hats and arbitrates the facts -- has such advantages as speed , flexibility and maximum privacy .
- Holiday said 0 [ARG0 Salomon Brothers Inc.] has been retained *-1 to [rel act] as [ARG1-as the dealer-manager and financial adviser] in connection with the offer and solicitation .
- [ARG0 The insurance firm] [rel acts] as [ARG1-as a broker on policies covering buildings managed * by HelmsleySpear and others] .
- [ARG0 First City , which *T*-1 issues both MasterCard and Visa cards ,] has agreed *-2 to [rel act] as [ARG1-as an agent bank] .
- The SEC also charged that [ARG0 Mr. Holmes] [rel acted] as [ARG1-as an officer or director of New Ventures] , [ARGM-ADV in violation of his previous consent agreement] .
- Ms. Smith also agreed to a permanent injunction barring [ARG0 her] from *-1 [rel acting] as [ARG1-as an officer , director or investment adviser of any mutual fund , unit investment trust or face-amount certificate company] .
- [ARG0 Chemical Securities Inc.] is [rel acting] as [ARG1-as agent] [ARGM-ADV for the seller] .
- In a statement , US Facilities said 0 Mr. Percival 's employment contract calls for [ARG0 him] to [rel act] as [ARG1-as a consultant to the company] [ARGM-TMP for two years] .
- [ARG0 Morgan Stanley & Co.] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel act] as [ARG1-as the exclusive broker for the repurchase] .
- [ARG0 Hoare Govett] is [rel acting] as [ARG1-as the consortium 's investment bankers] .
- Many have raised [ARG0 cash levels] , which *T*-1 [rel act] as [ARG1-as a buffer] [ARGM-ADV against steep market declines] .
- * Arguing that [ARG0 the separate financial marketplaces] [rel acted] as [ARG1-as one] , and concluding that the crash had `` raised the possibility of a full-scale financial system breakdown , '' the presidential task force called for * establishing a super-regulator *-1 to oversee the markets , *-1 to make margins consistent across markets , *-1 to unify clearing systems and *-1 to install circuit breakers .
act.01 sub-ARG0
- [ARG0 Mr. Dave , its head ,] [rel acts] [ARGM-MNR cheery and patient] , but he makes no bones about the need * to get to work .
- But on the evidence of `` The Fabulous Baker Boys , '' that may be the only thing 0 she ca n't do *T*-1 , at least when [ARG0 she] 's [rel acting] [ARGM-LOC in movies] *T*-2 .
- Grinned *ICH*-1 Griffith Peck , a trader in Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. 's OTC department : `` I tell you , 0 [ARG0 this market] [rel acts] [ARGM-MNR *-2 healthy] . ''
act.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-like
- For more than a decade , [ARG0 banks] have been pressing Congress and banking regulators for expanded powers * to [rel act] like [ARG1-like securities firms] [ARGM-ADV in *-2 playing Wall Street 's lucrative takeover game] , [ARGM-ADV from * giving mergers advice all the way to * selling and trading high-yield junk bonds] .
- Says Peter Mokaba , president of the South African Youth Congress : `` We will be expecting [ARG0 them] to [rel act] like [ARG1-like leaders of the ANC] . ''
act.01
- In a Madrid hotel room recently , a viewer caught the end of a [ARGM badly] [rel acted] series about a fishing boat on Australia 's Great Barrier Reef , *-2 only to be urged *-6 by the British announcer *-3 to `` stay *-4 tuned *-5 for the further adventures of Skippy the Kangaroo . ''
act.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-as PP_of-ARG9
- The publishing concern said 0 it retained [ARG0 the investment banking firm] [ARG9 of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Inc.] [TBERR 0 *T*-1 to [rel act] as [ARG1-as its financial adviser] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 assisting in the evaluation of various financial and strategic alternatives , including debt refinancing , * raising capital , recapitalization , a merger or sale of the company] ] .
act.01 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- And some people do think that [ARG0 *] [rel acting] out [ARG1 scripts] is n't worthy of CBS News , which *T*-1 once lent prestige to the network and set standards for the industry .
act.01 ADVP-ARG9 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-as PP_of-ARG9
- Lloyd 's , he says 0 *T*-2 , is cut off from `` [ARG0 the vast body] [ARG9 of premium] [ARG9 down at the bottom end] which *T*-1 [rel acts] as [ARG1-as a steadying influence '' against catastrophic losses] .
act.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG9 NP-ARG1-like
- [ARGM-ADV *-2 Called *-1 Task Broker] , [ARG0 the program] [rel acts] [ARG9 something] like [ARG1-like an auctioneer among a group of computers wired * together] .
act.01 NP-ARG1-as NP-ARG0
- But [rel acting as [ARG1-as a drag on prices] ] was *T*-1 [ARG0 the improved harvest weather over the weekend and the prospect for continued fair weather this week over much of the Farm Belt] .
act.02 sub-ARG0
- Until [ARG0 Congress] [rel acts] , the government has n't any authority * to issue new debt obligations of any kind , the Treasury said 0 *T*-1 .
- The House has voted *-1 to raise the ceiling to $ 3.1 trillion *U* , but [ARG0 the Senate] is n't expected *-2 to [rel act] [ARGM-TMP until next week] [ARGM-TMP at the earliest] .
- The Treasury said 0 the U.S. will default on Nov. 9 if [ARG0 Congress] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel act] [ARGM-TMP by then] .
- But despite partisan bickering over the debt ceiling , which *T*-177 has become entangled in the fight over * cutting capital-gains taxes , [ARG0 Congress] is almost certain *-1 to [rel act] [ARGM-TMP in time 0 * to avoid default *T*-3] .
- `` Each day that [ARG0 Congress] fails *-1 to [rel act] *T*-2 ... will cause additional disruption in our borrowing schedule , * possibly resulting in higher interest costs to the taxpayer , '' Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady said *T*-3 in a speech prepared * for delivery last night to a group of bankers .
- Critics say 0 Mitsubishi Estate 's decision * to buy into Rockefeller reflects the degree to which [ARG0 companies] are irritated *-2 by the pressure * to [rel act] [ARGM-PNC for the good of Japan] *T*-1 .
- In May , a federal appeals court in New York agreed that [ARG0 the agency] [rel acted] [ARGM-MNR unlawfully] .
- After *-4 thoroughly digesting reams of information , he often concludes that more data are needed *-1 , and when [ARG0 he] finally decides *-3 to [rel act] *T*-2 , his movements sometimes seem excrutiatingly small .
- * To say that [ARG0 the Pentagon] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel act] irresponsibly [ARGM-CAU because * acting responsibly will provoke Congress into *-1 acting irresponsibly] leads to the conclusion that the Pentagon should deliberately exaggerate its needs in the national interest ; in other words , that it is justified in *-2 committing a crime -- *-2 lying to Congress -- because it is morally superior .
- * To say that [ARG0 the Pentagon] should act irresponsibly because * [rel acting] [ARGM-MNR responsibly] will provoke Congress into *-1 acting irresponsibly leads to the conclusion that the Pentagon should deliberately exaggerate its needs in the national interest ; in other words , that it is justified in *-2 committing a crime -- *-2 lying to Congress -- because it is morally superior .
- * To say that the Pentagon should act irresponsibly because * acting responsibly will provoke [ARG0 Congress] into *-1 [rel acting] [ARGM-MNR irresponsibly] leads to the conclusion that the Pentagon should deliberately exaggerate its needs in the national interest ; in other words , that it is justified in *-2 committing a crime -- *-2 lying to Congress -- because it is morally superior .
- Already [ARG0 the Germans] appear *-1 to be [rel acting] ; at a special meeting on the day of the decline , directors of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange voted *-2 to extend their trading hours , although they have n't decided when or by how much .
- But would n't [ARG0 a president] who *T*-1 [rel acted] [ARGM-MNR despite Senate objections] be taking grave political risks ?
- Maybe the problem is [ARG0 a political system] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel act] [ARGM-MNR without an `` exchange of letters] , '' that *T*-2 insists on *-4 running foreign policy by committee , that *T*-3 treats a president as just another guy at the table .
- Finally , the case of Dr. Morgan gave [ARG0 Congress] an opportunity * to [rel act] [ARGM-MNR with unaccustomed decisiveness] and to engage in one of its favorite pastimes -- * bashing the District of Columbia government .
- Mr. Breeden contended that uncertainty over when [ARG0 the SEC] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel act] *T*-1 could worsen volatility in the markets .
- `` [ARG0 The market] [rel acted] [ARGM-MNR better] , but it was n't a tremendous comeback , '' Mr. Zipper observed *T*-1 .
- Under the new rules , the officials will have *-1 to secure additional information and reports from actuaries , including an assessment of whether [ARG0 officials] have [rel acted] [ARGM-MNR reasonably] .
- China might stave off a crisis if [ARG0 it] [rel acts] [ARGM-MNR as forcefully as it did *-1 to arrest the 1985 decline , when Beijing slammed the brakes on foreign-exchange spending and devalued the currency *T*-2] .
- China might stave off a crisis if [ARG0 it] [rel acts] [ARGM-MNR as forcefully as it did *-1 to arrest the 1985 decline , when Beijing slammed the brakes on foreign-exchange spending and devalued the currency *T*-2] .
- They are not interchangeable , since [ARG0 they] are motivated *-1 to [rel act] * based on their own circumstances .
- They are not interchangeable , since [ARG0 they] are motivated *-1 to [rel act] * based on their own circumstances .
- `` [ARGM-LOC In a downward market] , [ARG0 bonds] [rel act] [ARGM-MNR better] , '' he said *T*-1 .
- Last week , Central Intelligence Agency Director William Webster publicly called on Congress *-2 to provide new interpretations of the assassination order that *T*-1 would permit [ARG0 the U.S.] more freedom * to [rel act] [ARGM-LOC in coups] .
- `` They always listened , but [ARG0 they] [ARGM-TMP never] [rel acted] , '' Mr. Guber says *T*-1 .
- Senator Coats 's proposal would let the proposed spending cuts take place automatically unless [ARG0 Congress] [rel acts] .
- [ARG0 *-2] [rel Acting] [ARGM-TMP more than a year after Ms. Bertussi filed a complaint] , the panel issued a `` letter of reproval '' saying 0 Rep. Bates had admitted conduct that *T*-1 violated a House rule forbidding discrimination against employees on account of their sex .
- In any event , some people familiar with the case question whether [ARG0 the court] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel act] [ARGM-TMP by January] [ARGM-ADV as * forecast *-1 by Mr. Lorenzo and Mr. Bakes] .
- Prices are moving up and down so fast because [ARG0 investors] are employing ways 0 * to turn over shares at ever-faster rates *T*-1 and [ARGM-ADV increasingly] [rel acting] [ARGM-MNR in concert] .
- In this light , the comparative advantages of legislative law-making become clear : -LRB- 1 -RRB- Before [ARG0 it] [rel acts] , the legislature typically will hear the views of representatives of all those affected * by its decision , not just the immediate parties before the court ; and -LRB- 2 -RRB- the legislature can frame `` bright line '' standards that *T*-1 create less uncertainty than the fact-bound decisions of courts .
- It turns out 0 Mr. Friend 's client , Machelle Parks of Cincinnati , did n't like [ARGM-MNR the way] 0 [ARG0 defense attorney Tom Alexander] [rel acted] [ARGM-TMP during the legal proceedings] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The Manhattan real-estate developer] [rel acted] [ARGM-TMP after the UAL buyers failed *-3 to obtain financing for their earlier $ 300-a-share *U* bid , which *T*-1 sparked a selling panic among that *T*-2 snowballed into a 190-point drop Friday in the Dow Jones Industrial Average] .
- This time , however , [ARG0 many small investors] may have been hurt *-1 by *-2 [rel acting] [ARGM-MNR so swiftly] .
- Some big institutions , including banks , began *-2 picking up lower-priced shares late yesterday , but [ARG0 most investors] wanted *-3 to see what *T*-1 would happen in New York before *-4 [rel acting] .
- Friday 's stock market sell-off came too late for [ARG0 many investors] to [rel act] .
- But [ARG0 they] will have *-1 to [rel act] [ARGM-MNR quickly] .
- An AGF official did specify , however , that there was no foundation to recent rumors 0 [ARG0 the group] [ARGM-MOD might] be [rel acting] [ARGM-MNR in concert with Paribas] .
- But now appears *-1 to be [ARGM-TMP the time] 0 [ARG0 *] to [rel act] *T*-2 .
- For the next two years , [ARG0 the Bank Board , which at the time *T*-1 was the agency responsible for * regulating thrifts ,] failed *-2 to [rel act] -- even after federal auditors warned in May 1987 that Mr. Keating had caused Lincoln to become insolvent .
- Sen. Cranston , who *T*-1 had already volunteered his help to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in any investigation of Mr. Keating , portrayed his role in 1987 as * prodding [ARG0 regulators] to [rel act] .
act.02 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-on
- [ARGM-TMP Until last week] , [ARG0 the IRS] [ARGM-TMP rarely] [rel acted] on [ARG1-on the incomplete forms] .
- Mr. Rifenburgh said 0 [ARG0 the board] [ARGM-TMP still] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel acted] on [ARG1-on most of the internal report 's recommendations] , [ARGM-ADV * pending restatement of the balance sheet] .
- [ARG0 Congress] is paralyzed *-1 from *-2 [rel acting] on [ARG1-on such great issues of the day as the federal budget deficit] .
- `` This is n't outlandish bidding ; this is a situation of [ARG0 very careful businessmen] making judgments about the worth of product and [rel acting] on [ARG1-on it] ... .
- [ARG0 The Ministry of Education] is nothing but a cartel for licensed teachers , and [ARGM-ADV certainly] does [ARGM-NEG not] [rel act] on [ARG1-on behalf of students] .
- And , with no other offers on the table , [ARG0 the board] apparently felt no pressure * to [rel act] on [ARG1-on it] .
- `` [ARG0 The market] was [ARGM-ADV basically] [rel acting] on [ARG1-on two contradictory forces] , '' said *T*-1 Nauman Barakat of Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc .
- Mr. Ingersoll later recalled that [ARG0 Gen. Torrijos] seemed afraid * to [rel act] on [ARG1-on the concerns of the U.S.] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 directors of the Great Neck , N.Y. , real estate investment trust] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel act] on [ARG1-on the common stock dividend] .
act.02 sub-ARG0 S-ARG1-PRD
- The Treasury said 0 it plans *-1 to sell $ 30 billion *U* in notes and bonds next week , but said 0 the auctions will be postponed *-105 unless [ARG0 Congress] [rel acts] [ARGM-MNR quickly] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to lift the federal debt ceiling] .
- [ARG0 These] would not function independently , but [ARGM-MOD would] [rel act] [ARGM-MNR together] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to form `` combines , unions and associations '' 0 *T*-1 to tackle problems and coordinate their activities] .
- Munich-based Allianz 's brief explanatory statement said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel acting] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to protect its own interests as a shareholder of Navigation Mixte] .
- Allianz said in its statement that [ARG0 it] was [rel acting] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to protect that interest , which *T*-1 ties it to Navigation Mixte as a partner] .
- [ARG0 The agency] has [ARGM-TMP since] [rel acted] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to remove Alar from the nation 's grocery shelves by May 31 , 1991] , and the apple industry has said that growers already have stopped *-2 using the chemical .
- The Iraqi oil minister and Saudi oil minister Hisham Nazer insisted in their comments to the conference that [ARG0 their countries] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel act] [ARGM-MNR responsibly] [ARG1-PRD * to maintain a stable market] .
- Tsuruo Yamaguchi , secretary general of the Socialist Party , acknowledged that nine party lawmakers had received donations from the pachinko association totaling 8 million yen -LRB- about $ 55,000 *U* -RRB- but said 0 the donations were legal and [ARG0 none of its members] [rel acted] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to favor the industry] .
act.02 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-in PP_with-ARG9
- `` This is a rare case of [ARG0 a company] [ARG9 with a big majority holder] which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-ADV probably] [rel act] in [ARG1-in the interests of the minority holders] , '' one investor says *T*-2 .
- `` This is a rare case of [ARG0 a company] [ARG9 with a big majority holder] which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-ADV probably] [rel act] in [ARG1-in the interests of the minority holders] , '' one investor says *T*-2 .
act.02 NP-ARG0
- The rules should be established *-3 by agreement of [ARG0 the officials] of all affected exchanges [rel acting] [ARGM-MNR under the oversight *RNR*-2 and with the approval *RNR*-2 of the government regulatory agencies] .
- `` Why did [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARG0 the Bank Board] [rel act] [ARGM-TMP sooner] *T*-2 ? '' he said *T*-1 .
act.02 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-in
- [ARG0 Mr. Bush] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel acting] in [ARG1-in the public interest] [ARGM-ADV if he let the Washington elites who *T*-1 manipulate these budgets -- the bureaucrats , the lobbyists , the congressional staffers -- live for just one year on a restricted diet] .
act.02 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-against
- But Mr. Noriega was convinced *-5 0 [ARG0 the Reagan White House] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel act] against [ARG1-against him] , recalls 0 *T*-1 his close ally Jose Blandon , because he had an insurance policy : his involvement with the Contra rebels in Nicaragua .
act.02 NP-ARG1-on
- `` Managers have long been those who *T*-1 supervise their subordinates so [ARG1-on orders] [ARGM-MOD would] be [ARGM-MNR properly] [rel acted] on *-3 , '' a spokesman says *T*-2 .