keep
frames
keep.01 "keep":
keep.02 "prevent":
keep.05 "maintain position":
keep.01 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 ADJP-ARG3-PRD
- Part of the problem is that [ARG0 chip buyers] are [rel keeping] [ARG1 inventories] [ARG3-PRD low] [ARGM-CAU because of jitters about the course of the U.S. economy] .
- [ARG0 *-1] To [rel keep] [ARG1 program-trading units] [ARG3-PRD profitable] [ARGM-LOC in the eyes of senior brokerage executives] , traders must seize every opportunity 0 their computers find *T*-2 .
- Futures traders respond that [ARG0 low margins] help *-1 [rel keep] [ARG1 their markets] [ARG3-PRD active] .
- Also , substantially lower Dutch corporate tax rates helped [ARG0 the company] [rel keep] [ARG1 its tax outlay] [ARG3-PRD flat] [ARGM-ADV relative to earnings growth] , the company added 0 *T*-1 .
- But if [ARG0 Columbia] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel keep] [ARG1 its junk bonds] [ARG3-PRD separate from the thrift] [ARGM-TMP till they mature -- at full value , unless the issuer goes bust or restructures --] the junk portfolio might do all right .
- Though Mr. Packer has since sold his stake , [ARG0 Courtaulds] is moving *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 its institutional shareholders] [ARG3-PRD happy] .
- The company 's strategy for [ARG0 *] [rel keeping] [ARG1 its computer products business] [ARG3-PRD profitable] -- it recently achieved profitability after several quarters of losses -- calls for a narrow focus and a lid on expenses .
- *-1 In * wooing British lawmakers , GM has pointed out that [ARG0 its willingness * to settle for a minority stake] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel keep] [ARG1 Jaguar] [ARG3-PRD British-owned and independent] .
- Mr. LeGere attributed the earnings increase to growth in the company 's longhaul trucking insurance lines and the ability [ARG0 *] to [rel keep] [ARG1 premium rates] [ARG3-PRD firm] .
- Wall Street would like [ARG0 UAL Corp. 's board] to change its mind about * [rel keeping] [ARG1 the company] [ARG3-PRD independent] .
- According to Securities and Exchange Commission rules , [ARG0 McCaw] is required *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 its offer for the cellular-phone and broadcasting concern] [ARG3-PRD open] [ARGM-TMP for at least five business days] [ARGM-TMP after the announcement of the financing] , LIN said 0 *T*-2 .
- The company has expressed a preference for GM over Ford because GM has promised 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel keep] [ARG1 Jaguar] [ARG3-PRD independent] .
- In an economic slowdown , heavy debt loads reduce the flexibility of companies because [ARG0 cash] that *T*-2 would normally be used *-3 * to [rel keep] [ARG1 the company] [ARG3-PRD buoyant] must be diverted *-1 to interest payments .
- Such attitudes have given [ARG0 Federal] flexibility , 0 * not only to rapidly implement new technology but to [rel keep] [ARG1 its work force] [ARG3-PRD extraordinarily lean] *T*-1 .
- William Rothe , head of OTC trading at Alex . Brown & Sons , in Baltimore , said 0 [ARG0 program trading] is [rel keeping] [ARG1 the markets] [ARG3-PRD unsettled] .
- As * previously reported *-2 , under the terms of a confidentiality agreement with Dunkin ' Donuts , [ARG0 the partners] agreed *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 their offer] [ARG3-PRD open until Nov. 1] , and not to acquire any additional shares except through a tender offer expiring on that date .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 Earnings] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel keeping] [ARG1 pace] , he says 0 *T*-1 , [ARGM-CAU because of heavy investments in the egg technologies and drought-related costs in its potato business] .
- And powerful political pressures may convince [ARG0 the Conservative government] to [rel keep] [ARG1 its so-called golden share , which *T*-1 limits any individual holding to 15 % ,] [ARGM-TMP until the restriction expires on Dec. 31 , 1990] .
- For , just as Mr. Giuliani latches on to an issue that *T*-1 has Mr. Dinkins reeling , his campaign desperately needs [ARG0 cash] * to [rel keep] [ARG1 Mr. Ailes 's commercials] [ARGM-LOC on the air] [ARGM-TMP beyond Wednesday or Thursday] .
- It *EXP*-1 was n't clear how the ownership would stack up under the new plan *T*-2 , but [ARG0 employees] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel keep] [ARG1 more than 50 %] .
- In the first half , [ARG0 Lotus] struggled *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 market share] [ARGM-MNR with costly promotions] while customers awaited the launch of 1-2-3 Release 3 , the upgraded spreadsheet software .
- Mr. Taft , who *T*-1 is also president of Taft Broadcasting Co. , said 0 he bought the shares because [ARG0 he] [rel keeps] [ARG1 a utility account] [ARGM-LOC at the brokerage firm of Salomon Brothers Inc. , which *T*-2 had recommended the stock as a good buy] .
- At the moment , [ARG0 he] intends *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 the firm 's 180,000 Jaguar shares] .
- Mr. Stevens said 0 [ARG0 he] [rel kept] [ARG1 a `` buy\/hold '' recommendation on the stock] [ARGM-CAU only because `` all the damage has been done *-1] . ''
keep.01 sub-ARG0 PP_on-ARG3-PRD obj-ARG1
- HomeFed had been one of [ARG0 the handful] of large West Coast thrifts that in recent quarters *T*-1 had counteracted interest-rate problems dogging the industry by * [rel keeping] [ARG1 a lid] [ARG3-PRD on problem assets] and lending heavily into the furious California housing market .
- [ARG0 The labor-management buy-out group] plans *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 its offer] [ARG3-PRD on the table] in an apparent attempt * to maintain its bargaining position with the board .
- U.K. money supply figures for September , released * yesterday , showed [ARG0 continued growth] in corporate and personal lending , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel keep] [ARG1 pressure *ICH*-2] [ARG3-PRD on the government] [ARGM-PNC * to maintain tight credit] .
- [ARGM-DIS In particular] , [ARG0 Japanese investors] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel keeping] [ARG1 a wary eye] [ARG3-PRD on Wall Street] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to see whether Monday 's 88.12-point rally holds up as fresh U.S. economic data are released *-1] .
- [ARG0 Market makers] [rel keep] [ARG1 supplies of stock] [ARG3-PRD on hand] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to maintain orderly trading when imbalances occur *T*-1] .
- But , [ARGM with profits sagging on Wall Street since the crash] , [ARG0 companies] have [rel kept] [ARG1 smaller share stockpiles] [ARG3-PRD on hand] .
- But doubters say 0 [ARG0 growing production capacity] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel keep] [ARG1 pressure] [ARG3-PRD on prices] [ARGM-TMP into the early 1990s] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 S-ARG1-PRD
- [ARGM-TMP In the 45 minutes before the 9:30 opening bell] , [ARG0 the Jacobson specialists] [rel kept] [ARG1-PRD *-1 getting sell orders , heavier than they imagined 0 *?*] .
- `` [ARG0 We] have *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1-PRD *-2 working at *-3 improving our core business] *-1 to stay efficient .
- `` [ARG0 Banco Popular] [ARGM-ADV just] [rel kept] [ARG1-PRD *-1 waiting] , '' said *T*-2 Edward Thompson , a vice president and analyst at Thomson BankWatch Inc. in New York .
- But [ARG0 stocks] [rel kept] [ARG1-PRD *-1 falling] .
- Meanwhile , during the the S&P trading halt , S&P futures sell orders began *-2 piling up , while [ARG0 stocks in New York] [rel kept] [ARG1-PRD *-1 falling sharply] .
- Mr. Tarantino of Hambrecht & Quist said 0 some prices fell without trades taking place , as [ARG0 market makers] [rel kept] [ARG1-PRD *-1 dropping the prices at which they would buy shares *T*-2] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 VP-ARG3-PRD
- [ARG0 That] 's what *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel keep] [ARG1 computer makers] [ARG3-PRD coming] [ARGM in spite of the irritation of bugs] .
- Complex cases , such as antitrust suits and many business disputes , would receive [ARG0 intense supervision by federal judges] * to [rel keep] [ARG1 pretrial proceedings] [ARG3-PRD moving] .
- `` We expect near-term sluggishness in the electronics market , '' he said *T*-3 , `` and [ARG0 we] will take ongoing cost-reduction actions as necessary *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 operations] [ARG3-PRD aligned *-2 with demand] . ''
keep.01 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 PP_in-ARG3-PRD
- He said 0 Du Pont holds about 23 % of the world-wide market , the largest single share , at a time when [ARG0 growing uses for the pigment] have [rel kept] [ARG1 it] [ARG3-PRD in tight supply] *T*-1 , although others are now adding low-cost production capacity .
- Traders said 0 program activity was n't in evidence through most of the session , however , and Big Board volume dropped to 155,650,000 shares from about 238 million Tuesday as [ARG0 concerns about the potential for additional sharp swings in the market] [rel kept] [ARG1 other trading] [ARG3-PRD in check] .
- Currency concerns also weigh heavily on interest rate-sensitive stocks such as banking and other financial issues because of fears that [ARG0 Japanese interest rates] might have *-1 to rise * to [rel keep] [ARG1 the dollar] [ARG3-PRD in check] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 PP_at-ARG3-PRD obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 *] [rel Keeping] [ARG1 the listed price] [ARG3-PRD at a dollar] is primarily a convenience .
- [ARG0 Rounding-off] [rel keeps] [ARG1 them] [ARG3-PRD at $ 1 *U*] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 PP_in-ARG3-PRD obj-ARG1
- [ARG1 Two things] 0 [ARG0 *] to [rel keep] *T*-1 [ARG3-PRD in mind] : Not all exchanges accept every type of order .
- For debt-ridden suitors , `` the takeover game has been over for some time , '' says 0 *T*-2 [ARG0 New York money manager Neil Weisman] of Chilmark Capital , who *T*-1 has been [rel keeping] [ARG1 85 % of his portfolio] [ARG3-PRD in cash] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 PP_on-ARG3-PRD
- Market makers , *-2 to cut costs , slashed inventories of [ARG1 stocks] 0 [ARG0 they] [rel keep] *T*-1 [ARG3-PRD on hand] 0 * to sell investors *T*-6 when other holders are n't selling *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 Market makers] are supposed *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 supplies of stocks] [ARG3-PRD on hand] [ARGM-PNC *-3 to maintain orderly trading when imbalances occur *T*-2] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 IN-ARG1
- It *EXP*-2 is always [ARG0 the responsibility of investors] * to [rel keep] [ARG1 track] of the orders 0 they have placed *T*-1 .
keep.01 sub-ARG1 PRP-ARG0 PP_on-ARG3-PRD
- [ARG0 *] To [rel keep] [ARG1 his schedule] [ARG3-PRD on track] , he flies two personal secretaries in from Little Rock *-1 to augment his staff in Dallas .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 PP_at-ARG3-PRD
- [ARG0 Nervousness that the market has n't seen the last of its recent volatility] [rel kept] [ARG1 trading] [ARG3-PRD at a moderate pace] , [ARGM-ADV as did anticipation of a report on the economy 's third-quarter performance] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 VP-ARG1-PRD
- Besides , to a large extent , Mr. Jones may already be getting what he wants *T*-1 out of the team , even though [ARG0 it] [rel keeps] [ARG1-PRD losing] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 ADJP-ARG3-PRD obj-ARG1
- A UAL statement after the market closed Monday indicated that [ARG0 the airline 's board] wanted *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1 the company] [ARG3-PRD independent] , *-2 effectively crushing hopes of an immediate buy-out .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 ADJP-ARG1-PRD
- And [ARG0 the Japanese] are likely *-1 to [rel keep] [ARG1-PRD close on Conner 's heels] .
keep.01 sub-ARG0 SBAR-ARG1 PP_in-ARG3-PRD
- But [ARG0 investors] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel keep] [ARG3-PRD in mind] , [ARGM-TMP before * paying too much] , [ARG1 that the average annual return for stock holdings , long-term , is 9 % to 10 % *U* a year] ; a return of 15 % is considered *-1 praiseworthy .
keep.01 NNP-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- In a last-ditch effort [ARG0 *] to [rel keep] [ARG1 its sales force and customer base] , Integrated Resources Inc. said 0 it agreed in principle *-1 to transfer ownership of its broker-dealer subsidiary to two of its top executives .
keep.02 sub-ARG0 S-ARG3-PRD obj-ARG1
- *-2 The son of a specialist and once one himself , [ARG0 Mr. Phelan] has nonetheless been striving -- with products like the new stock basket that his former colleagues dislike *T*-1 so much -- *-2 to [rel keep] [ARG1 index funds and other program traders] from [ARG3-PRD *-3 taking their business to overseas markets] .
- It was just [ARG0 the culture of the industry] that *T*-43 [rel kept] [ARG1 it] from [ARG3-PRD *-1 happening] .
- LIN Broadcasting surged 4 5\/8 to 112 5\/8 ; [ARG0 LIN and BellSouth] sweetened their merger agreement in an attempt * to [rel keep] [ARG1 shareholders] from [ARG3-PRD *-1 tendering their shares to McCaw Cellular Communications] .
- Coca-Cola Enterprises said 0 [ARG0 it] had *-1 to boost spending for trade and dealer incentives * to try *-2 to [rel keep] [ARG1 volumes] from [ARG3-PRD *-3 slipping] .
keep.05 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1-with
- Yet [ARG0 many such managers] consistently fail *-2 to [ARGM-ADV even] [rel keep] up with [ARG1-with *RNR*-1] , much less beat *RNR*-1 , the returns of standard benchmarks like the S&P