decline
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decline.XX:
decline.01 "fall":
decline.02 "demure, turn down":
decline.XX NNS-ARG0
- [rel Declining] [ARG0 issues] on the Big Board were far ahead of gainers , 1,108 to 416 .
- [rel Declining] [ARG0 issues] swamped advancers , 1,222 to 382 .
- [rel Declining] [ARG0 issues] on the New York Stock Exchange outpaced advancers , 1,012 to 501 .
- [rel Declining] [ARG0 issues] outnumbered advancers 505-455 , with 172 unchanged .
decline.01 sub-ARG1
- First , they are designed *-1 to eliminate the risk of prepayment -- mortgage-backed securities can be retired *-43 early if [ARG1 interest rates] [rel decline] , and such prepayment forces investors to redeploy their money at lower rates .
- Any reading below 50 % suggests 0 [ARG1 the manufacturing sector] is [ARGM-ADV generally] [rel declining] .
- The Philadelphia Fed , for instance , reported that [ARG1 manufacturing activity] `` continues *-1 to [rel decline] '' for the fourth month in a row .
- Indeed , net cash income is likely *-1 to fall this year as farm expenses rise and [ARG1 government payments to farmers] [rel decline] .
- A large investor will likely cause [ARG1 the futures market] to [rel decline] when he sells his futures *T*-1 .
- * Eliminate arbitrage and [ARG1 liquidity] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel decline] [ARGM-ADV instead of * rising] , [ARGM * creating more volatility instead of less] .
- It *EXP*-2 is interesting * to see the fundamental stock pickers scream `` foul '' on program trading [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 the markets] [rel decline] *T*-1 , while *-3 hailing the great values still abounding as the markets rise .
- In addition , he says *T*-3 *ICH*-2 , the buy-out business is under pressure `` because of the junk bond collapse , '' * meaning that [ARG1 returns] are likely *-1 to [rel decline] [ARGM-ADV as the volume of junk-bond financings shrinks] .
- [ARG1 Tokyu Group , Mitsubishi Estate and Bridgestone\/Firestone , which *T*-1 advanced Tuesday ,] [rel declined] [ARGM-ADV on profit-taking] .
- [ARGM-DIS Third] , [ARG1 oil prices] have [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel declined] [ARGM-ADV although supply has been increasing] .
- But , Mr. Kakita added 0 *T*-2 , once U.S. equities regain some stability , players will move back into dollar-denominated investments , especially Treasury bonds , whose value *T*-6 rises [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 interest rates] [rel decline] *T*-1 .
- He said 0 he expects [ARG1 U.S. interest rates] to [rel decline] , [ARGM-ADV * dragging the dollar down to around 1.80 marks by the end of January after a short-lived dash to 1.87 marks by the end of November] .
- Some 1,111 Big Board issues advanced in price and [ARG1 only 448] [rel declined] , [ARGM-TMP while broader market averages rose sharply] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG1 the total value] [rel declined] [ARGM-LOC for deals of $ 100 million and up *U*] .
- The American Bowling Congress claims 0 a higher percentage of the public bowls regularly , but concedes 0 [ARG1 its membership] has [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP this decade] .
- [ARG1 The OTC market] [ARGM-TMP now] has [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP in eight of the past 11 sessions] .
- He says 0 the economy , and especially the employment numbers , look much better than he expected *?* ; [ARG1 interest rates] have [ARGM-ADV generally] [rel declined] ; inflation has n't run amok .
- The figures came a day after the government released a report showing that consumer spending propelled U.S. economic expansion in the third quarter while -- on an inflation-adjusted basis -- business investment slowed , [ARG1 government spending] [rel declined] , and exports were flat .
- However , companies with few catastrophe losses this year and already big buyers of reinsurance are likely *-1 to see [ARG1 their rates] remain flat , or [ARGM-ADV perhaps] [ARGM-ADV even] [rel decline] [ARGM-MNR slightly] .
- Sales of electric appliances were flat , and [ARG1 sales of electronic equipment] [rel declined] [ARGM-MNR slightly] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP since then] [ARG1 U.S. oil production] has [rel declined] and Mobil wants *-1 to focus its oil-finding efforts overseas .
- That makes them a reasonable option for investors who *T*-1 will accept some risk of price fluctuation in order *-2 to make a bet that [ARG1 interest rates] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel decline] [ARGM-TMP over the next year or so] .
- It *EXP*-1 is no coincidence that from 1844 to 1914 , when the Bank of England was an independent private bank *T*-3 , the pound was never devalued *-4 and payment of gold for pound notes was never suspended *-5 , but [ARGM-ADV with the subsequent nationalization of the Bank of England] , the pound was devalued *-2 with increasing frequency and [ARG1 its use as an international medium of exchange] [rel declined] .
- The company said 0 [ARG1 its shipments] [rel declined] [ARGM-CAU as a result of a reduction in inventories by service centers , a lackluster automotive market and increasing competitive pressures in the construction market] .
- [ARGM-ADV Except for a few spots , notably Georgia , Virginia and Michigan ,] [ARG1 failures] [rel declined] [ARGM-LOC almost across the board] , [ARGM-ADV according to the business information services company] .
- [ARG1 Of the 4,348 issues that *T*-1 changed hands] , 1,074 advanced and 866 [rel declined] .
- Law firms that *T*-1 have feasted and grown on the revenue from mergers and acquisitions work are feeling the squeeze as [ARG1 that work] [rel declines] .
- Analysts estimated that [ARG1 sales at U.S. stores] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP in the quarter] , [ARGM-DIS too] .
- [ARG1 Unfilled orders for durable goods] rose 0.4 % in September , to $ 476.14 billion *U* , after *-1 [rel declining] [ARGM-TMP for the first time in 2 1\/2 years] [ARGM-TMP in August] .
- But analysts noted that [ARGM-ADV excluding transportation - where what they believe *T*-1 was a temporary surge in auto demand pushed up the figures *T*-2 -] [ARG1 order backlogs] have [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP for three months in a row] .
- The coincidence might lead to the conclusion that short-sellers bet heavily on that day that [ARG1 OTC stocks] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel decline] [ARGM-MNR further] .
- `` Because of shrinkage in the economy , [ARG1 rates] can be expected *-1 to [rel decline] [ARGM-TMP over a one-year horizon] , '' said *T*-2 Norberto Mehl , chairman of Banxquote .
- [ARG1 Interest rates] generally began *-1 [rel declining] last spring after *-1 moving steadily upward for more than a year .
- [ARG1 Unemployment] , for example , has continued *-1 to [rel decline] , and the September trade figures showed increases in both imports and exports .
- The association spokesman said 0 [ARG1 bus production] has [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP since January] , but could n't offer an explanation for the fall .
- However , Mr. Moran added that the Japanese generally have a positive view of the U.S. bond market because of expectations that the dollar will remain strong and [ARG1 interest rates] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel decline] .
- Prices of European government bonds also rose as [ARG1 U.S. stocks] [rel declined] .
- [ARG1 Results] [rel declined] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARGM-LOC in Sun 's refining and marketing and coal businesses] .
- Chevron said 0 higher crude oil prices boosted profits from production operations , [ARGM-DIS but] [ARG1 margins in refining and marketing] [rel declined] .
- Because the CD had an effective yield of 13.4 % when it was issued *-1 in 1984 *T*-4 , and [ARG1 interest rates in general] had [rel declined] [ARGM-MNR sharply] [ARGM-TMP since then] , part of the price 0 Dr. Blumenfeld paid *T*-3 was a premium -- an additional amount on top of the CD 's base value plus accrued interest that *T*-2 represented the CD 's increased market value .
- With [ARG1 U.S. liquor consumption] [rel declining] [ARGM-MNR steadily] , many American producers are stepping up their marketing efforts abroad .
- There is neither mystery nor paradox in the fact that [ARGM-ADV as educational expenditures -LRB- in real terms -RRB- have increased sharply in the past quarter-of-a-century -- we now spend more per pupil than any other country in the world --] [ARG1 educational performance] has [rel declined] .
- On the other hand , Time Warner said 0 [ARG1 its operating cash flow *ICH*-1] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP in the quarter] [ARGM-ADV for its magazine division , its books division and the Home Box Office programming division] .
- [ARG1 Petroleum products prices] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] .
- But because first-quarter demand is normally the weakest of the year , several market participants say 0 *T*-1 , [ARG1 OPEC production] will have *-2 to [rel decline] [ARGM-PNC * to keep prices from *-3 eroding further] .
- [ARG1 The dollar] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] .
- [ARG1 The junk market , which *T*-1 mushroomed to $ 200 billion *U* from less than $ 2 billion *U* at the start of the decade ,] has been [rel declining] [ARGM-TMP for months] [ARGM-ADV as issuers have stumbled under the weight of hefty interest payments] .
- `` If anything , we 're going *-1 to see defaults increase because [ARG1 credit ratings] have [rel declined] , '' says *T*-2 Paul Asquith , associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's Sloan School of Management .
- [ARG1 Flexible portfolio funds , which *T*-1 allocate investments among stocks , bonds and money-market instruments and other investments ,] [rel declined] [ARGM-MNR at about half the rate of stock funds -- an average drop of 1.27 %] , [ARGM-ADV according to Lipper] .
- This gives them the added benefits of international diversification -- including a foreign-exchange boost during periods , like the past week , when [ARG1 the dollar] [rel declines] [ARGM-MNR against other major currencies] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP when the dollar rises against major foreign currencies *T*-1] [ARGM-ADV , as it did for much of this year ,] [ARG1 the dollar value of these funds] [rel declines] .
- [ARG1 Paper and forest-products stocks] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP after Smith Barney , Harris Upham & Co. lowered investment ratings on a number of issues in the two sectors , based on a forecast that pulp prices will fall sharply] .
- Certainly , the chancellor has made it *EXP*-1 clear that he is prepared *-2 to increase interest rates again if necessary *-3 to both ensure that a substantial slowdown does take place and that [ARG1 sterling] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel decline] [ARGM-MNR further] .
- [ARG1 Freight rates] , *-1 [rel declining] [ARGM-TMP for most of the decade] [ARGM-CAU because of competition spurred * by deregulation] , are bottoming out , turning upward and threatening *-1 to fuel inflation .
- The petrochemical maker said 0 the biggest reason 0 [ARG1 earnings] [rel declined] *T*-1 was a loss of production time and the increased costs associated * with a temporary maintenance closing and expansion of an olefins plant .
- [ARG1 The role of academic criteria in * choosing Berkeley 's freshmen] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel decline] [ARGM-CAU as a result] .
- Also , some policy illustrations assume that [ARG1 mortality costs] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel decline] or that I will get some sort of dividend bonus after the 10th year .
- Traders who *T*-1 sell short borrow stock and sell it , *-2 betting that [ARG1 the stock 's price] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel decline] and that they can buy the shares back later at a lower price for return to the lender .
- Although a substantial short position reflects heavy speculation that [ARG1 a stock 's price] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel decline] , some investors consider an increase in short interest bullish because the borrowed shares eventually must be bought *-1 back .
- [ARG1 Energy costs , which *T*-1 drove wholesale prices up sharply during the month ,] continued *-2 to [rel decline] [ARGM-LOC at the retail level] , *-2 pulling down transportation and helping *-3 to ease housing costs .
- The reason is simple , Mr. Wyss says 0 *T*-1 : `` [ARG1 Interest rates] [ARGM-TMP almost always] [rel decline] [ARGM-TMP during recession] . ''
- [ARGM-ADV After all] , [ARGM-TMP in all five recessions since 1960] , [ARG1 stocks] [rel declined] .
- [ARG1 Premium Government National Mortgage Association securities with coupon rates of 13 % and higher] [ARGM-ADV actually] [rel declined] [ARGM-LOC amid concerns about increased prepayments] [ARGM-CAU because of a plan *ICH*-1 being considered * by Congress * to speed the refinancing of government-subsidized mortgages] .
- [ARG1 Output] [rel declined] [ARGM-LOC in several provinces , including Jiangsu and Zhejiang , two key coastal areas , and Sichuan , the nation 's agricultural breadbasket] .
- [ARG1 The industry 's chemical profits] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] [ARGM-CAU because excess capacity has depressed prices] .
- [ARG1 Futures prices] [rel declined] .
- [ARG1 State housing prices , at a median $ 201,028 *U* ,] have [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP in recent months] [ARGM-CAU because of potential buyers ' inability * to afford homes] .
- The dollar finished *-1 mixed , while [ARG1 gold] [rel declined] .
- Third-quarter spreads widened to the highest level in two years as loan portfolio yields rose and [ARG1 money costs] [rel declined] , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV As * previously reported *-2] , [ARG1 those sales] have been [rel declining] [ARGM-TMP this year] [ARGM-LOC in the wake of allegations that the company engaged in unfair sales practices that *T*-1 encouraged customers to overpurchase services] .
- Some 822 New York Stock Exchange issues advanced in price , while [ARG1 668] [rel declined] .
- [ARG1 U.S. oil supplies] , [ARGM-DIS however] , had peaked in 1970 and 1971 and [ARGM-TMP by 1973] were [rel declining] .
- -- If [ARG1 the price of the stock] [rel declines] , the put will increase in value .
- [ARG1 Exports] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP for the second consecutive month] [ARGM-TMP in August] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 slipping 0.2 % to $ 30.41 billion *U*] , the Commerce Department reported 0 *T*-2 .
- At the same time , William T. Archey , international vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce , notes : `` Clearly the stronger dollar has made imports more attractive '' by *-1 causing [ARG1 their prices] to [rel decline] .
- [ARG1 Lung-cancer mortality rates for people under 45 years of age] have begun *-1 to [rel decline] , federal researchers report 0 *T*-2 .
- The study , by Susan Devesa , William Blot and Joseph Fraumeni of the institute 's staff , also shows that [ARG1 the incidence of lung cancer as well as the death rate] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP over the decade] [ARGM-ADV for all groups in the 35-44 age bracket , except black men] .
- Although lung-cancer mortality rates are increasing for the nation as a whole , the report projects that [ARG1 death rates] will begin *-1 to [rel decline] [ARGM-TMP in the 1990s] [ARGM-ADV for men] and after the year 2000 for women .
- Although lung-cancer mortality rates are increasing for the nation as a whole , the report projects that [ARG1 death rates] will begin *-1 to [rel decline] [ARGM-TMP in the 1990s] [ARGM-ADV for men] and [ARGM-TMP after the year 2000] [ARGM-ADV for women] .
- In addition , the company said 0 *T*-2 , it was hurt *-1 by higher than previous-year costs for raw materials , though [ARG1 those costs] have [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP since the second quarter] .
- Still , proponents may be shying away from more drumbeating because they sense 0 political tides have turned against * arming the Nicaraguan rebels or boosting spending on SDI -- particularly when the public perceives 0 [ARG1 the Soviet threat] is [rel declining] [ARGM-LOC under Mikhail Gorbachev] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 It] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] [ARGM-MNR against the mark] but * did n't reach its intraday low of 1.8435 marks until two hours later .
- [ARG1 Exports] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP for the second month in a row] , [ARGM-TMP while imports rose to a record] .
- Federal researchers said 0 [ARG1 lung-cancer mortality rates for people under 45 years of age] have begun *-1 to [rel decline] , [ARGM-ADV particularly for white males] .
- But the AS\/400 , IBM 's highly successful minicomputer line , is losing its momentum , and some analysts said 0 [ARG1 sales] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-ADV even] [rel decline] [ARGM-TMP in the fourth quarter] .
- The proposed merger comes as [ARG1 K mart 's profit] is [rel declining] and sales at its core discount stores are rising more slowly than at such competitors as Wal-Mart Stores Inc .
- NCR said 0 [ARG1 revenue] [rel declined] [ARGM-LOC both in the U.S. and overseas] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting a world-wide softening of the computer markets] .
- [ARGM-CAU As a result] , [ARG1 high-yield mutual funds] have [rel declined] [ARGM-LOC across the board] and the many firms planning * to sell $ 11 billion *U* in junk bonds before year-end are experiencing anxious times .
- Analysts cited memories of two years ago , when many small investors held on to their shares after the October crash but [ARG1 the West German market] continued *-1 to [rel decline] [ARGM-MNR steeply] [ARGM-TMP for the next three months] *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-TMP when stocks began *-2 to climb instead *T*-1] , [ARG1 prices of Treasury bonds] [rel declined] .
- [ARGM-TMP Until two years ago] , [ARG1 sales of black-and-white film] had been [rel declining] [ARGM-MNR steadily] [ARGM-TMP since the 1960s] .
- [ARGM-TMP Back on Friday , Oct. 16 , l987] , [ARG1 the stock market] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP during the day] , and gold prices surged as the stock market fell .
- Technical considerations following the hurricane , which *T*-1 was a factor in the market Friday , caused [ARG1 prices] to [rel decline] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] , said 0 *T*-2 Ernest Simon , cotton specialist for Prudential-Bache Securities , New York .
- On Thursday , William Fleckenstein , a Seattle money manager , used futures contracts in his personal account *-1 to place a bet that [ARG1 the broad market averages] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel decline] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 obj-ARG2-EXT
- [ARGM-ADV Excluding these orders] , [ARG1 backlogs] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 0.3 %] .
- The Tokyo Stock Price Index of all issues listed * in [ARG1 the First Section] , which *T*-77 [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 5.16] [ARGM-TMP on Monday] , was up 16.05 , or 0.60 % , at 2692.65 on Tuesday .
- At a time when most analysts and industry consultants say 0 pulp and paper prices are heading for a dive *T*-1 , * adding capacity and debt could squeeze Georgia-Pacific if [ARG1 the industry] [rel declines] [ARG2-EXT more than the company expects] .
- A spokeswoman said 0 [ARG1 shipments of truck engines , which *T*-1 provide a higher margin than most of the company 's other products ,] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] [ARGM-TMP from a year earlier] .
- [ARGM-ADV With all that going for them] , [ARG1 global flexible portfolio funds] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT only 1.07 %] [ARGM-TMP in the week through last Thursday] .
- [ARG1 Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange] [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP for the second consecutive month] , [ARGM-TMP this time] [ARG2-EXT 4.2 %] , [ARGM-ADV while the American Stock Exchange reported its third consecutive record month of short interest] .
- San Francisco-based Pacific Telesis said 0 [ARG1 net] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 12.6 %] , [ARGM-CAU primarily because of regulatory action] .
- [ARG1 Pretax earnings] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 1.3 %] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 revenue] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT more than 2 %] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting in part a continuing drop in sales of credit services in the wake of controversy over the company 's sales practices] .
- Sales by the specialty chemicals and materials science segments were flat , and [ARG1 sales by the agriculture segment] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 5 %] .
- [ARG1 World-wide consumer product sales] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 12 %] , [ARGM-CAU primarily because of the European cosmetics sale] .
- Cincinnati Bell Inc. said 0 [ARG1 net] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 1.8 %] .
- [ARG1 Industrial production] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 0.1 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] , [ARGM-ADV * reinforcing other signs that the manufacturing sector continues its slowing trend] .
- [ARG1 Long-term Treasury issues] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT about half a point , or $ 5 *U* for each $ 1,000 *U* face amount] .
- The Fed has allowed [ARG1 a key short-term interest rate] to [rel decline] [ARG2-EXT about one-quarter percentage point] .
- Nicholas Parks , a New York money manager , expects [ARG1 the market] to [rel decline] [ARG2-EXT about 15 %] .
- Companies with steady earnings growth could do well , she says 0 *T*-1 , while others with high debt or poor earnings could see [ARG1 their shares] [rel decline] [ARG2-EXT far more than 10 %] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARGM-ADV * excluding the year-earlier charge for recall of steering gear] , [ARG1 operating profit in the latest quarter] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 14 %] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting higher start-up and product development expenses in passenger-restraint systems] .
- Tokyo stocks closed off a significant but less-than-alarming 1.8 % on thin volume ; [ARG1 Hong Kong stocks] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 6.5 %] [ARGM-LOC in orderly trading] .
- * Let 's not have one market shut down for 30 minutes [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 the Dow] [rel declines] [ARG2-EXT 100 points] *T*-1 and another shut down for an hour after a 250-point decline .
- [ARG1 Major indexes] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT more than 8 % in Australia and New Zealand and 6.5 % in Hong Kong] .
- [ARG1 Industrial production] is expected *-1 to have [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 0.2 %] , according to a consensus of economists surveyed * by Dow Jones Capital Markets Report .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to obj-ARG2-EXT
- [ARG1 December silver] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 6.50 cents an ounce] to [ARG4-to $ 5.2180 *U*] .
- But the company has had weak results so far this year , with [ARG1 earnings] [rel declining] [ARG2-EXT 43 %] to [ARG4-to $ 13.7 million *U* , or $ 1.43 *U* a share] , [ARGM-ADV on a 4 % decline in revenue to $ 713.5 million *U* through the first nine months of the year] .
- TDK fell 120 to 5,960 , [ARG1 Fuji Photo Film] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 160] to [ARG4-to 4,830] , and Fanuc dropped 160 to 7,440 .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT $ 518 million *U*] , to [ARG4-to $ 13.63 billion *U*] .
- Microsoft , which last week *T*-1 rose to a record , fell victim to profit-taking , traders said , as [ARG1 it] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 2 1\/8] to [ARG4-to 83 1\/8] .
- Exxon 's earnings from chemicals operations fell $ 90 million *U* , to $ 254 million *U* , while [ARG1 refining and marketing profits] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT $ 180 million *U*] , to [ARG4-to $ 357 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Union Carbide , whose third-quarter earnings *T*-1 dropped about 35 % from a year earlier and fell short of analysts ' expectations ,] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 24 1\/2] .
- [ARG1 Union Carbide , whose third-quarter earnings *T*-1 dropped about 35 % from a year earlier and fell short of analysts ' expectations ,] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 24 1\/2] .
- Unocal fell 1 1\/2 to 52 1\/4 and [ARG1 Burlington Resources] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 7\/8] to [ARG4-to 45 5\/8] .
- [ARG1 The December contract] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 1.85 cents a pound] to [ARG4-to $ 1.2645 *U*] .
- [ARG1 Racal Electric , which *T*-1 traded 11 million shares ,] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 12] to [ARG4-to 218] .
- He expects [ARG1 stocks] to [rel decline] [ARG2-EXT an additional 5 %] to [ARG4-to 30 %] , [ARGM-ADV with the Dow perhaps bottoming out between 2000 and 2100 `` between now and June] . ''
- [ARG1 The December contract] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 3.05 cents a pound] to [ARG4-to $ 1.2745 *U*] .
- [ARG1 London Metal Exchange copper inventories] [ARGM-TMP last week] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 13,575 tons] , to [ARG4-to 89,300 tons] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to NP-ARG3-from obj-ARG2-EXT
- Bank of New England has been hit *-95 hard by the region 's real-estate slump , with [ARG1 its net income] [rel declining] [ARG2-EXT 42 %] to [ARG4-to $ 121.6 million *U* , or 61 cents a share ,] [ARGM-TMP in the first nine months of 1989] from [ARG3-from the year-earlier period] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 8 %] to [ARG4-to $ 85.7 million *U*] , from [ARG3-from $ 93.3 million *U* a year earlier] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 3.4 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 8.4 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 8.7 billion *U*] .
- Telephone-operations quarterly profit increased 9 % to $ 84 million *U* from $ 77 million *U* , while [ARG1 federal-systems earnings] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 33 %] to [ARG4-to $ 4 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 6 million *U*] .
- For the quarter , Textron said 0 [ARG1 aerospace revenue , including Bell helicopter and jet-engine manufacture ,] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 9.8 %] to [ARG4-to $ 755.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 838.3 million *U*] , [ARGM-ADV an indication of slowing government defense work] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 3 %] to [ARG4-to $ 524.5 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 539.4 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 2 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 3.06 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 3.13 billion *U*] , [ARGM-CAU because of the sale of Southland Life in March , and the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar on overseas results] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 6.3 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.11 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 1.18 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 10 %] to [ARG4-to $ 251.2 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 278.7 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-ADV * Exclusive of the gain] , [ARG1 operating profit] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 35 %] to [ARG4-to $ 16.4 million *U* , or 21 cents a share ,] from [ARG3-from $ 25.2 million *U* , or 31 cents a share] .
- It already has allowed [ARG1 the closely watched federal funds rate] to [rel decline] [ARG2-EXT 1\/4 percentage point] to [ARG4-to about 8 3\/4 %] from [ARG3-from its previous target level of about 9 %] .
- [ARG1 Revenues] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 1 %] to [ARG4-to $ 4.17 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 4.19 billion *U*] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to NP-ARG3-from
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 revenue] [rel declined] to [ARG4-to $ 3 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 3.2 billion *U*] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG1 its equity in the net income of National Steel] [rel declined] to [ARG4-to $ 6.3 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 10.9 million *U*] [ARGM-CAU as a result of softer demand and lost orders following prolonged labor talks and a threatened strike] .
- [ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [ARG1 the number of people who *T*-1 spontaneously cited lower prices as the reason for their interest in Sears] [rel declined] to [ARG4-to 16 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] from [ARG3-from 33 % in March] .
- [ARG1 Per-share earnings] [rel declined] to [ARG4-to $ 1.10 *U* a share] from [ARG3-from $ 1.12 *U* a share] , [ARGM-CAU largely because of 21 million additional shares issued * * to retire $ 1 billion *U* of debt] .
- [ARG1 Operating profit from carbon products , such as graphite electrodes ,] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] , to [ARG4-to $ 6 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 20 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-LOC In European trading] [ARG1 it] [rel declined] to [ARG4-to $ 1.5890 *U* and 2.9495 marks] from [ARG3-from $ 1.5940 *U* and 2.9429 marks] [ARGM-TMP late Thursday] .
- Altogether , [ARG1 employment] is expected *-1 to [rel decline] to [ARG4-to less than 16,000] from [ARG3-from the current level of about 18,000] .
- [ARG1 Third-quarter operating profit of the specialty-chemicals group] [rel declined] [ARGM-MNR slightly] to [ARG4-to $ 24.3 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 24.9 million *U*] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 obj-ARG2
- [ARGM-ADV While domestic orders climbed an adjusted 8 % and a nominal 11 % in September] , [ARG1 foreign orders] [rel declined] [ARG2 4 %] [ARGM-TMP after inflation] and 1 % on a nominal basis .
- [ARGM-ADV While domestic orders climbed an adjusted 8 % and a nominal 11 % in September] , [ARG1 foreign orders] [rel declined] [ARG2 4 %] [ARGM-TMP after inflation] and [ARG2 1 %] [ARGM-MNR on a nominal basis] .
- [ARGM-LOC In the Northeast] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARG1 sales] [rel declined] [ARG2 0.4 %] [ARGM-TMP in the period] , [ARGM-ADV with sales in New England falling 2.6 %] .
- [ARG1 Long-term CDs] [rel declined] [ARG2 just a fraction] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 retail energy prices] [rel declined] [ARG2 0.9 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] .
- [ARGM-LOC Nationwide] , [ARG1 output of light industrial products] [rel declined] [ARG2 1.8 %] -- `` the first decline in 10 years , '' a bureau spokesman told China Daily 0 *T*-1 .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to
- Akio Yamamoto , managing director of Nomura Investment Trust Management , said that if [ARG1 the U.S. federal funds rate] [rel declines] to [ARG4-to around 8.5 %] , institutions would acquire a clearer idea regarding the direction of the market and thus more comfortably participate in active buying .
- The 1990 plan also assumes 0 [ARG1 inflation] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel decline] to [ARG4-to 1.7 %] [ARGM-TMP by 1994] .
- A trader at Yamaichi Securities said 0 the market 's mood was undercut *-1 by the continuing fall of [ARG1 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone shares] , which *T*-2 [rel declined] to [ARG4-to their lowest level since the begining of this year] .
- [ARG1 That rate] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-MNR gradually] [rel decline] to [ARG4-to as little as 29 %] [ARGM-ADV for corporate assets held * for 15 years] .
- [ARG1 That rate] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-MNR gradually] [rel decline] to [ARG4-to as little as 29 %] [ARGM-ADV for corporate assets held * for 15 years] .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel declined] [ARGM-MNR slightly] to [ARG4-to $ 5.17 billion *U*] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG2-by
- [ARGM-ADV According to the Commerce Department report] , [ARG1 spending on durable goods -- items expected * to last at least three years , including cars --] [rel declined] by [ARG2-by $ 6.2 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Daily output] is expected *-1 to [rel decline] by [ARG2-by at least another 500,000 barrels] [ARGM-TMP next year] .
- [ARGM-ADV For the 264 insolvent thrifts under government management at the end of August] , [ARG1 assets] [rel declined] by [ARG2-by $ 3.3 billion *U*] and withdrawals exceeded deposits by $ 1.2 billion *U* .
- [ARGM-CAU As a result of last year 's decline] , [ARG1 the government 's estimate for the number of people living below the poverty line] [rel declined] by [ARG2-by about 500,000] .
- Within minutes after the stock market closed Friday , I called Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey , advised him that [ARG1 the Dow Jones Industrial Average] had [rel declined] by [ARG2-by 190 points] [ARGM-TMP late that afternoon] , and cheerfully informed him that he and his fellow Democrats were *-1 to blame *-2 .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to PP_by-ARG2-EXT
- [ARG1 UAL stock] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT by 9] to [ARG4-to 161] [ARGM-TMP after nobody surfaced *-2 to claim credit for aggressive buying Tuesday by Bear Stearns that *T*-1 sent UAL stock up 35 points in a matter of hours] .
- [ARG1 Chemical earnings] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT by one-third] to [ARG4-to $ 120 million *U*] [ARGM last year 's robust levels] .
- UAL tumbled $ 56.875 *U* to $ 222.875 *U* on volume of 2.3 million shares , and [ARG1 AMR] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT by $ 22.125 *U*] to [ARG4-to $ 76.50 *U*] [ARGM-TMP as 4.7 million shares changed hands] .
decline.01 NN-ARG1
- Ogilvy & Mather , whose [rel declining] [ARG1 profitability] *T*-1 prompted its takeover by WPP Group earlier this year , will see its profit margins bounce back to the `` 11.5 % range '' in 1990 , said 0 *T*-2 Graham Phillips , the agency 's new chairman-elect .
- Last month , Mr. Curcio was succeeded *-1 by Ralph E. Reins as chief executive officer following several quarters of lackluster or [rel declining] [ARG1 performance] .
- `` Entrepreneurs do n't rush *-1 to get into a stagnant or [rel declining] [ARG1 industry] . ''
decline.01 sub-ARG1 PP_by-ARG2-EXT
- According to the Value Line Investment Survey , demand for Nekoosa 's commodity paper has weakened , * prompting [ARG1 earnings] to [rel decline] [ARG2-EXT by 6.6 %] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter ended Sept. 30] .
- Meanwhile , analysts said 0 Pfizer 's recent string of lackluster quarterly performances continued , as [ARG1 earnings in the quarter] were expected *-1 to [rel decline] [ARG2-EXT by about 5 %] .
decline.01 NNP-ARG1 obj-ARG2-EXT
- After [ARG1 *-1] [rel declining] [ARG2-EXT about 41 %] [ARGM-TMP last week] , UAL advanced 9 7\/8 to 178 3\/8 on 1.1 million shares on anticipation of a revised takeover offer from a labor-management group for the parent company of United Airlines .
- After [ARG1 *-1] [rel declining] [ARG2-EXT about 41 %] [ARGM-TMP last week] , UAL advanced 9 7\/8 to 178 3\/8 on 1.1 million shares on anticipation of a revised takeover offer from a labor-management group for the parent company of United Airlines .
decline.01 sub-ARG0
- [ARG0 Capital requirements] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel declining] and no new generating facilities will be required *-90 [ARGM-TMP for several years] , Moody 's said 0 *T*-1 .
- -LRB- [ARG0 Braniff] [rel declined] -RRB- .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to ADVP-ARG3-from obj-ARG2
- [ARG1 Japan 's exports of cars , trucks and buses] [rel declined] [ARG2 2.4 %] to [ARG4-to 535,322 units] [ARGM-TMP in September] from [ARG3-from a year earlier] , the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said 0 *T*-1 .
decline.01 CD-ARG1
- [ARG1 Of the 4,345 stocks that *T*-1 changed hands] , 1,174 *T*-2 [rel declined] and 1,040 *T*-2 advanced .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to JJ-ARG3-from
- [ARG1 Earnings for the group] [rel declined] to [ARG4-to $ 11 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 33 million *U*] last year .
decline.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG2-by
- But it said that its consumer banks in Oregon , California , Nevada and Washington performed well during the quarter and that [ARG0 nonperforming assets at these banks] [rel declined] by [ARG2-by 14 %] [ARGM-TMP over the year-ago period] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG3-from
- [ARGM-ADV With the exception of August , when exports rose 2.1 % *T*-1] , [ARG1 exports] have [rel declined] [ARGM-TMP every month] from [ARG3-from year-earlier levels] [ARGM-TMP since March] .
decline.01 NP-ARG1 NP-ARG2-by NP-ARG4-to
- [ARG1 Call] from Sept. 30 , 1993 , at 100 3\/16 , [rel declining] by [ARG2-by 1\/16 point a year] to to [ARG4-to par] .
decline.01 NP-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to obj-ARG2
- Callable from March 31 , 1992 , at [ARG1 107 3\/4] , [rel declining] [ARG2 two points] [ARGM-TMP semi-annually] to [ARG4-to par] .
decline.01 NP-ARG1 obj-ARG2
- Call from Nov. 24 , 1994 , at [ARG1 101 1\/2] , [rel declining] [ARG2 1\/4 point a year] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1-PRD PP_by-ARG2-EXT
- American Petrofina Inc. , a Dallas-based integrated oil company , yesterday said 0 [ARG1-PRD its third-quarter earnings] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT by more than half] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to DT-ARG3-from
- [ARG1 Net interest income for the third quarter] [rel declined] to [ARG4-to $ 35.6 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 70.1 million *U*] a year ago .
decline.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG4-to PP_by-ARG2-EXT
- [ARG0 The number of people registered * as jobless at the end of October] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT by 900] [ARGM-TMP from September] to [ARG4-to 78,600] .
decline.01 sub-ARG0 S-ARG1-PRD
- [ARG0 The Tokyo Regional Taxation Office] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] , and Mr. Kori , the tycoon 's secretary , says 0 the problem simply resulted from a difference of opinion over what *T*-2 was considered *-3 income .
decline.01 NP-ARG4-to obj-ARG2-EXT
- Callable on March 31 , 1992 , at 109 , also beginning Sept. 30 , 1992 , from 101 1\/2 [ARGM-DIS and] [rel declining] [ARG2-EXT half a point] [ARGM-TMP semiannually] to [ARG4-to par] .
decline.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to IN-ARG3-from obj-ARG2-EXT
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG1 Gillette 's net income] [rel declined] [ARG2-EXT 1 %] to [ARG4-to $ 205.3 million *U* , or $ 2.02 *U* a share ,] from [ARG3-from $ 207 million *U* , or $ 1.82 *U* a share] , in the 1988 period .
decline.02 sub-ARG0 S-ARG1-PRD
- The issue will be swapped *-70 into fixed-rate U.S. dollars at a rate 0 the company said 0 *T*-1 is less than 9 % ; [ARG0 a spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to elaborate] .
- A spokesman for the IRS confirmed that `` there has been correspondence mailed * about incomplete 8300s , '' but [ARG0 he] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to say why the letters were sent *-2 to lawyers now] .
- [ARG0 The judge] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to discuss his salary in detail] , but said : `` I 'm going *-2 to be a high-priced lawyer . ''
- [ARG0 He] said 0 disciplinary proceedings are confidential and [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on whether any are being held *-2 against Mr. Trudeau] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to speculate about possible reductions in force] .
- '' [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to say , however , how much Sea Containers might raise its price *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 A bank spokeswoman] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on any merger-related matters] , but said 0 the company decided *-2 to drop its opposition to the interstate banking legislation because `` prevailing sentiment is in favor of passage . ''
- [ARG0 Mr. Bodner] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the arrangement] .
- [ARG0 A company spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate on the departure] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Canepa] confirmed 0 he had consented to the sanctions but [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment further] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to discuss other terms of the issue] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate , other than *-1 to say , `` It just seemed the right thing 0 * to do *T*-2 at this minute] .
- [ARG0 An official for the lead underwriter] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the reason for the delay] , but market participants speculated that a number of factors , including a lack of investor interest , were responsible .
- [ARG0 Mr. Edelman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to specify what *T*-1 prompted the recent moves] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 saying 0 they are meant only *-4 to benefit shareholders when `` the company is on a roll *T*-3] . ''
- In a telephone interview , Mr. Reupke said 0 his departure was for `` personal reasons , '' which [ARG0 he] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to specify *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Ford officials in the U.S.] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment on the British government 's action or on any plans * to call a special Jaguar shareholders meeting] .
- [ARGM-ADV Like most of Cambria County 's lawyers and residents who *T*-170 had dealings with the judge] , [ARG0 Mr. Green] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to be interviewed *-134 for this article] .
- [ARG0 Government officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to say whether the investigation includes the ad agencies or the politicians involved *] .
- [ARG0 Mrs. Marcos 's attorney in New York , Sandor Frankel ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the ruling] .
- [ARG0 American Brands] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on Mr. Wathen 's accusations] .
- [ARG0 Officials for Temple] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 A company spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to estimate the impact of the closures on earnings] .
- [ARG0 International Paper and Weyerhaeuser] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 She] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to show them] .
- [ARGM-LOC In an interview with the trade journal Automotive News] , [ARG0 Mr. Iacocca] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to say which plants *T*-1 will close or when Chrysler will make the moves *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 Acadia Partners and the Bass Group] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- A network spokesman would n't comment , and [ARG0 ABC Sports officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to be interviewed *-1] .
- [ARG0 The high court] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 leaving intact a $ 4.25 million *U* damage award against General Dynamics Corp.] , [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to resolve questions about a legal defense against civil lawsuits often used * by government contractors] .
- [ARG0 A Western Union spokesman] , [ARGM-ADV *-3 citing adverse developments in the market for high-yield `` junk '' bonds] , [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to say what alternatives *T*-2 are under consideration] .
- [ARG0 A spokeswoman for the state 's Office of Court Administration] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the suit] .
- [ARG0 Aaron Ment , Connecticut 's chief court administrator ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the suit and the EEOC 's intervention] .
- [ARG0 TransCanada] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the Foothills application] .
- [ARGM-TMP Yesterday] , [ARG0 Joel Zweibel , an attorney for Eastern 's creditors committee ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment on whether the experts had ever been instructed *-1 *-3 to look at other choices and whether they now were asked *-4 *-5 not to *?*] .
- Executives at Nekoosa could n't be reached *-1 , and [ARG0 officials at Georgia Pacific] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Gatward] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment] , and Mr. Price could n't be reached *-1 on Friday .
- [ARG0 A Concord spokeswoman] called the suit `` unfounded '' but [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment further] .
- [ARG0 Wells Rich] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the status of the account] , [ARGM-ADV as did *?* the other agencies] .
- `` We do not feel that seats are reserved *-1 -LRB- for patent lawyers -RRB- , '' says *T*-4 [ARG0 Justice spokesman David Runkel] , who *T*-3 [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-5 to say how soon a candidate will be named *-2 *T*-6] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 prosecutors] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman for GM , the No. 1 auto maker ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to say how many Jaguar shares that company owns *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 The executive producer of `` Saturday Night With Connie Chung , '' Andrew Lack ,] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to discuss re-creactions as a practice or his show , in particular] .
- [ARG0 Dataproducts officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment] , and said 0 they had not yet seen a suit filed * in federal court by DPC Acquisition that *T*-1 seeks *-3 to nullify a standstill agreement between DPC Acquisition and Dataproducts .
- [ARG0 Both companies] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the rumors] , but several industry analysts told the Professional Investor Report 0 they believed 0 it *EXP*-2 was plausible that Pennzoil may be buying Chevron shares as a prelude to * pushing for a restructuring of the company .
- [ARG0 The Bank of England] indicated its desire * to leave its monetary policy unchanged Friday by *-4 [rel declining] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to raise the official 15 % discount-borrowing rate that it charges discount houses *T*-1] , analysts say 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Lawyers representing DPC] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 saying 0 they did n't have a final copy of the filing] .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to estimate the value of the Norwegian holding] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman for Southam] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to comment on the price 0 the company is seeking *T*-2 or on estimates of the paper 's annual losses , which most analysts place *T*-1 at between C$ 4 million and C$ 7 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Phoenix] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- He said 0 the loss was n't `` that much different '' from Ford 's $ 37 million *U* loss on U.S. automotive operations , [ARGM-DIS but] [ARG0 he] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to be specific] .
- [ARG0 Executives at Sharon] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the proposal] .
- [ARG0 A Kodak spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to disclose the potential value of the contract , which *T*-1 is still in negotiation] .
- [ARG0 She] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to identify other bidders] but said 0 Mr. Drabinsky 's offer `` is all cash , and it 's for all of the company . ''
- [ARG0 Michael Gifford , Rank 's chief executive ,] said 0 the British theater chain 's total involvement `` would n't exceed $ 100 million *U* '' [ARGM-DIS but] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to give a breakdown between the loan financing and the proposed Film House purchase] .
- [ARG0 Renaissance] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to confirm the move] , but its stock purchases were thought *-2 to have begun Tuesday , *-2 timed *-4 to coincide with the maturity this week of Treasury bills owned * by the firm .
- [ARG0 She] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate] and would n't disclose the fund 's recent purchases , sales or cash position .
- [ARG0 Bally officials] [rel decline] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to discuss the situation] .
- [ARG0 Kemper officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to identify the firms] but acknowledged a long-simmering dispute with four securities firms and said 0 the list of brokers 0 it wo n't do business with *T*-3 may be lengthened *-1 in the months ahead .
- [ARG0 Jack Kuehler , IBM 's president ,] said 0 IBM is also considering *-1 letting other companies participate in additional semiconductor work but [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to be more specific] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to confirm or deny reports that Provigo executive Henri Roy is trying *-2 to put together a management buy-out of the catalogue showroom unit] .
- [ARG0 Orkem] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to give details of its offer] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 saying only that the bid will be submitted *-1 for approval by the board of the British company] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to name the shareholder , the plaintiff 's lawyer or the court where the lawsuit was filed *-1 *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 Campeau] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Campeau Corp. , the chain 's owner ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the report] .
- A spokeswoman said 0 Toronto-based Campeau has received `` expressions of interest '' in Bloomingdale 's , but [ARG0 she] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment on whether any actual bids had been made *-1] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman for the company] said 0 Campeau has n't seen the suit and [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to disclose specific prices] , but said 0 each product costs in the tens of thousands *RNR*-1 , or even hundreds of thousands *RNR*-1 , of dollars .
- [ARG0 Peter Lieb , the assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the trial] .
- [ARG0 The Italian auto maker] confirmed that it was discussing technical cooperation with Saab , but [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on rumors that it was planning *-2 to buy Saab 's car division] .
- -LRB- [ARG0 Both men] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to be interviewed *-1 for this article] . -RRB-
- [ARG0 Boston Co. officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on Moody 's action or on the unit 's financial performance this year] -- [ARGM-ADV except *-1 to deny a published report that outside accountants had discovered evidence of significant accounting errors in the first three quarters ' results] .
- [ARG0 A company spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] and said that the officials who *T*-4 sold shares would n't comment .
- [ARG0 Both insiders] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Runkel] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to speculate on whether the guidelines would curb racketeering prosecutions against corporate defendants] .
- [ARG0 A Board of Control spokesman] said 0 the board had not seen the claim and [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Chicago] , [ARG0 a UAL spokesman] [ARGM-MNR , `` by way of policy ,] '' [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the company 's stock or the specialists ' performance] .
- [ARG0 Time officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Viacom officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 The FTC] said 0 it would seek *-1 to enjoin the proposed acquisition in a federal trial court , [ARGM-DIS but] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to specify which one] .
- [ARG0 One airline executive] , who *T*-2 [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to be identified *-1] , called the loss `` amazing . ''
- [ARG0 Shearson Lehman Hutton] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 PaineWebber] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Wolf and other members of the board] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the announcement] .
- [ARG0 A Wellcome spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the discovery of the antibody in Japan] .
- [ARG0 Officials at Carnival] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to make a specific earnings estimate] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Simmons] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] , and the White House said 0 the congressmen 's letter is under review .
- [ARG0 Lloyd 's officials] [rel decline] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the matter] .
- But Mr. Lawrence says 0 reported profit will be down in 1987 , 1988 and 1989 , though [ARG0 he] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to specify how steep the decline will be *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 Hess] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Both Saatchi & Saatchi , which *T*-1 announced its intention * to sell off most of its consulting business in June , and Cleveland Consulting] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment on the proposed sale] .
- [ARG0 An FTC spokesman] said 0 the matter is `` in a non-public posture at this time '' [ARGM-DIS and] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment further] .
- [ARG0 The Santa Fe Pacific spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on that aspect] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 saying 0 the deal was still under negotiation] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Brooks] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to give his age] , but he said 0 his leaving is a normal retirement .
- [ARG0 Detrex , which *T*-1 has annual sales of about $ 100 million *U* ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to say if it would post a loss in the third quarter] .
- [ARG0 A Generali spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on Nuovo Banco 's rejection of the insurer 's offer] .
- [ARG0 Mrs. Coleman] , 73 , who *T*-2 [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to be interviewed *-1] , is the Maidenform strategist .
- [ARG0 Maidenform] says 0 it is very profitable but [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to provide specifics] .
- The report by [ARG0 the Western government] , which *T*-2 [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to be identified *-1] , concludes that `` a near-term foreign-exchange payment problem can be avoided *-3 only if import growth drops to below 5 % per annum . ''
- [ARG0 Harsco] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to say what country *T*-1 placed the order] .
- [ARG0 Ford and Saab officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to elaborate publicly on the announcement *ICH*-3 Friday that their negotiations failed *-4 to yield an agreement `` that *T*-1 could make long-term business sense to both parties] . ''
- The ministry inquired about that deal -- which [ARG0 Mr. Utsumi] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to identify *T*-2] -- because the large presence of Japanese banks in the deal was `` being strongly criticized *-1 in the U.S. Congress '' and it *EXP*-4 was `` necessary for us to grasp the situation . ''
- [ARG0 Cathay officials] [rel decline] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the speculation] .
- `` My feeling is 0 -LCB- Cathay does n't -RCB- have a hope in the long run , '' says *T*-3 [ARG0 an analyst] , who *T*-2 [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD * to be identified *-1] .
- [ARG0 Both Philip Morris and Backer Spielvogel] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Officials] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to disclose the value of the transaction or the exact stake that GRE will hold *T*-1 in Nationwide Anglia Estate Agents] .
- [ARG0 Comair] said 0 it paid cash but [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to disclose the price] .
- [ARG0 A Saatchi spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment about Interpublic] .
- [ARG0 An A.P. Green official] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the filing] .
- [ARG0 Alusuisse , of New York ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to say how much it expects *-2 to get *T*-3 for the unit] ; the company has hired First Boston Corp. to help identify bidders .
- [ARG0 Mr. Peterson] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on specific allegations in the two suits] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 saying 0 he prefers *-2 to save such responses for court] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to go into specifics] .
- [ARG0 Executives of Citicorp and Chase Manhattan] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on either the UAL situation , or on the changing nature of banks ' role in * financing takeovers] .
- [ARG0 Donaldson Lufkin] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the restructuring] .
- Watson & Hughey has denied the allegations in court ; [ARG0 officials] [rel decline] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment further] .
- [ARG0 UAL] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on British Air 's statement] .
- [ARG0 UAL] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on British Air 's statement] .
- [ARG0 Another Fox official] , who *T*-3 [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD * to be identified *-1] , said 0 Fox was n't pleased *-2 by the possible Paramount-MCA venture into prime-time programming .
- [ARG0 A spokesman for Dean Witter , a unit of Sears , Roebuck & Co. ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the name that Coopers would use *T*-2 in England if Deloitte UK won its litigation 0 * to keep its name *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Bennett] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to name the area officials who he believes 0 *T*-2 have impeded plans for * building more federal prisons * to ease Washington 's problem] .
- [ARG0 Officials there] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] , [ARGM-ADV as did Helmsley management *?*] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Armonk , N.Y. ,] [ARG0 an IBM spokeswoman] confirmed that IBM executives will be announcing some computer-integrated-manufacturing plans next week but [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Stevens] said 0 he expects 0 the new price will be considerably lower , [ARGM-DIS but] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to specify a figure] .
- [ARG0 B.A.T] has [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to identify the potential bidders] .
- [ARG0 A Guinness spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Brown-Forman , a Louisville , Ky. distiller ,] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Northrop] , which [ARGM-TMP since early 1988] *T*-2 has [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to accept 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 .
- [ARG0 The UEP] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to comment] , but the group 's attorney , Alfred Frawley , says 0 the group 's actions are motivated *-1 solely by `` health concerns . ''
- [ARGM-LOC In Frankfurt] , [ARG0 a Lufthansa spokesman] confirmed 0 talks are under way , but [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Paris] , [ARG0 Air France] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 The Big Board] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to name the Wall Street firms involved * in the activity Friday and Monday , or the type of strategies used *] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate] .
- [ARGM-TMP When it made the offer *T*-1] , [ARG0 StatesWest] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to disclose details] and asked Mesa *-3 to do the same .
- [ARG0 Caltrans spokesman Jim Drago] [ARGM-LOC in Sacramento] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to identify the engineering firm that *T*-1 did the reinforcement work] .
- [ARG0 Frank Mirabello , a lawyer for the Dorrance estate with the Philadelphia law firm of Morgan , Lewis & Bockius ,] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the financial arrangements] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Sherry] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] [ARGM-TMP when * asked about the sales *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Toney] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARGM-ADV Except *-1 to characterize its offer as `` fair and generous and in the best interests of Mesa shareholders] , '' [ARG0 StatesWest] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to discuss details of its proposal] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Akerson] said 0 MCI recorded `` another solid cash positive quarter , '' its fourth in a row , [ARGM-DIS but] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on whether the company is considering a dividend or is planning any acquisition] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Percival] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman for GE Capital] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Sam Merksamer , chief executive officer of the nationwide jewelry chain , and Sanford Sigoloff , chief executive of L.J. Hooker Corp. ,] both [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- Mr. Cicero said that [ARG0 NBC Entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff] , who *T*-2 [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-3 to be interviewed *-1] , is `` looking at options now and may put some things into the schedule by mid-season . ''
- [ARG0 He] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate] .
- NBC 's options could range from news-oriented programming to sports shows , although [ARG0 the network] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Leonard Bickwit , an attorney in Washington for Mr. Keating ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the hearings , except * to say 0 , `` We will be responding comprehensively in several forums to each of these allegations at the appropriate time] . ''
- [ARG0 Mr. Bakes] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to give out Eastern 's daily losses] , but said 0 he did n't expect 0 Eastern would have *-2 to dip into the cash from asset sales currently held * in escrow .
- [ARG0 A spokeswoman for J.P. Morgan , parent of the bank Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. ,] confirmed its appointment * to assist the managers [ARGM-DIS but] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate] .
- But some dealers are negotiating looser terms , while [ARG0 others] [rel decline] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to deal at all] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Stevens] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to give the specific contributions to the $ 50 million *U* guarantee from each participant] .
- [ARG0 Asia Development and Schroders] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the move] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman] cited a `` technical error '' and [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate] .
- [ARG0 AMR] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] , and Mr. Trump did n't respond to requests for interviews .
- [ARG0 Boeing] has [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to say how many employees *T*-1 are working at its giant Renton , Wash. , plant] .
- [ARG0 A DPC spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to elaborate on the group 's new plan] .
- [ARG0 The U.S. trade representative] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to put a dollar estimate on the losses resulting from the Canadian export restrictions] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 the company] [rel declines] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman for Laidlaw] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to disclose the price 0 the Toronto transportation and waste services concern paid *T*-1 for the additional shares , which he said 0 *T*-3 were acquired `` over the last couple of weeks . '']
- [ARG0 It] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to discuss its plans for * upgrading its current product line] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Stookey , 59 years old ,] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to be interviewed *-1 for this article] , but he has consistently argued that over the long haul -- across both the peaks and the troughs of the plastics market -- Quantum will prosper through its new direction .
- [ARG0 Traditional] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to estimate the amount of the loss] and would n't say if it expects *-2 to show a profit for the year .
- [ARG0 Investment Canada] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the reasons for the government decision] .
- [ARG0 Bristol-Myers] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 A Dow spokeswoman] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the estimates] .
- [ARG0 Du Pont] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
- [ARG0 Monsanto] [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
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- [ARGM-LOC In New Brunswick , N.J. ,] [ARG0 a Johnson & Johnson spokesman] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARG0 The company] has [rel declined] [ARG1 requests * to discuss the changes] , but Mr. Weekes has said that Mr. Hollander wanted *-1 to have his own team .
- [ARGM-ADV *-2 Faced *-1 with inevitable defeat] , [ARG0 the once dominant industry] [rel declined] [ARG1 any recorded vote on the ban , which *T*-80 covers all but a fraction of 1 % of daily flights in the U.S.] .
- [ARG0 Warner and Mr. Azoff] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] , [ARGM-ADV as did MCA , where Mr. Azoff had also been discussing such a venture *T*-1 *?*] .
- Jim Pattison Industries , a holding company with annual sales of about C$ 1.9 billion *U* , largely from car dealerships and grocery stores , did n't elaborate on the statement , and [ARG0 a company official] [rel declined] [ARG1 further comment] .
- [ARGM-TMP Yesterday] , [ARG0 PaineWebber] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARG0 Officials of Pittsburgh-based H.H. Robertson , which *T*-1 makes steel roofs , store fronts and building parts ,] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARG0 Interpublic] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARG0 The agency] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] , but said 0 it will continue work until a new agency is chosen *-1 .
- In the opinion of many , he has n't stopped *-1 running since , even though [ARG0 he] [rel declined] [ARG1 a rematch with Gov. Kean] [ARGM-TMP in 1985] .
- [ARGM-LOC In New York] , Harris Amhowitz , general counsel of Coopers , said 0 Coopers `` was aware of the litigation , '' but [ARG0 he] [rel declined] [ARG1 further comment] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Agnos] [rel declined] [ARG1 the invitations] , the White House said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 USX Corp.] [rel declined] [ARG1 a United Steelworkers request for a reopening of its four-year labor contract that *T*-1 is due *-2 to expire Jan. 31 , 1991] .
- [ARG0 Time Warner] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARG0 Officials at Aristech , based * in Pittsburgh ,] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Indianapolis] , [ARG0 Lilly] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARGM-LOC In New York] , [ARG0 the company] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Kalamazoo , Mich. ,] [ARG0 Upjohn] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] .
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- [ARG0 Mrs. Yeargin] [rel declined] .
- When *-4 offered *-3 a free trip from the Bronx , Wedtech 's home , to Washington , D.C. , by one of Wedtech 's principals *T*-2 , he tells the reader , `` *-5 mindful of * accepting anything of value from those 0 I was writing about *T*-1 , [ARG0 I] [rel declined] . ''
- The ad agency had approached Ms. Midler about appearing , but [ARG0 she] [rel declined] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 citing a longstanding policy of * refusing advertising work] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 Brooks] [rel declined] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 figuring that * transporting the mucked up money to Washington would cost the company thousands more] .
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- [ARG0 Justin Feldman and Jack Arseneault , attorneys for Mr. Antar ,] both [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment on the matter] .
- [ARG0 Lawyers for shareholders , Bally and Mr. Trump] all [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to talk publicly about the proposed settlement] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 citing a request *ICH*-3 by a federal court magistrate * not to reveal details of the agreement until it is completed *-1] .
- [ARG0 Himont , Quantum and Union Carbide] all [rel declined] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to comment] .
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- [ARG0 Both Warner and Sony] [rel declined] [ARG1 *-1 to comment on the terms of the settlement discussions] .
- But the plan now is being `` reformulated *-3 , '' [ARG0 Delmed] said *T*-1 , *-4 [rel declining] [ARG1 *-2 to provide most of the new terms of the combination] .
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- [ARG0 A CBOE spokeswoman] [rel declined] [ARG1 comment] on Petco .