lock
frames
lock.01 "attach":
lock.02 "establish surely":
lock.04 "secure":
lock.05 "exclude":
lock.01 NP-ARG1-into obj-ARG1
- At the same time , dealers said 0 [ARG1 the U.S. unit] has been [rel locked] *-1 into [ARG1-into a relatively narrow range] [ARGM-TMP in recent weeks] , [ARGM-CAU in part because the hefty Japanese demand for dollars has been offset *-2 by the mark 's strength , * resulting in a stalemate] .
- With [ARG1 the futures] [rel locked] * into [ARG1-into a trading halt] [ARGM-TMP Oct. 13] and trading in some individual stock difficult , program traders would have undoubtedly fled to the basket system , the traders say 0 *T*-1 .
- The company 's current management found [ARG1 itself] `` [rel locked] *-1 into [ARG1-into this] , '' he said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 The buyers] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-DIS also] be [rel locked] *-1 into [ARG1-into deposit rates] [ARGM-TMP for just two weeks] , [ARGM-ADV as * has been the case with previous deals] .
lock.01 NP-ARG1-in obj-ARG1
- [ARG1 Guber\/Peters] has been [rel locked] *-1 in [ARG1-in litigation with Warner Communications Inc.] [ARGM-PNC in an attempt * to get out of an exclusive production contract with Warner] .
- [ARG1 The rivals] [ARGM-TMP currently] are [rel locked] *-1 in [ARG1-in a costly bidding contest for Hollywood film rights] .
- [ARG1 The Treasury] was [rel locked] *-1 in [ARG1-in a battle over international economic policy] , [ARGM-ADV although at that time it was with West German officials rather than the Federal Reserve] .
lock.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-into obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 Pinkerton 's] had [rel locked] [ARG1 itself] into [ARG1-into low-price contracts] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to win new business] , [ARGM-MNR with no hope of profitability until the contracts expired *-3] , he adds 0 *T*-2 .
- I bow to no one in my regard for our terrestrial heritage , but if we are serious about global warming we must look at the big picture and not allow [ARG0 the Dominant Culture] to [rel lock] [ARG1 us] into [ARG1-into the capitalist-exploiters-greedy-American-consumers-global - warming scenario] as the sole model for discussion .
lock.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG1-in
- [ARG1 Prices for the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude] remained [rel locked] in [ARG1-in a fairly narrow range] [ARGM-TMP before * ending the session four cents lower at $ 19.72 *U* a barrel for December delivery] .
lock.01 obj-ARG1
- [ARGM-TMP At about 3:45] , the S&P market careened to still another limit , of 30 points down , and [ARG1 trading] was [rel locked] *-1 [ARGM-TMP again] .
lock.01 S-ARG1-into obj-ARG1
- He said 0 the move toward standard operating systems means 0 [ARG1 customers] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel locked] *-1 into [ARG1-into *-2 buying from their traditional computer supplier] and can force prices down .
lock.02 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- They point out that [ARG0 these institutions] want *-1 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 returns on high-yield U.S. Treasury debt] and suggest 0 demand for the U.S. unit will continue *-2 unabated until rates in the U.S. recede .
- The idea is [ARG0 *] to [rel lock] in [ARG1 profits from short-term swings in volatile markets] .
- `` I expect *-1 to see some selling , but will [ARG0 they] kill this one as they have *?* every rally in the recent past '' by *-2 selling and [rel locking] in [ARG1 prices for their production] ?
- And [ARG0 some oil companies] are trying *-1 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 future supplies] .
- The most controversial of these is stock-index arbitrage , in which [ARG0 traders] buy or sell baskets of stocks and offset the position with an opposite trade in stock-index futures 0 *T*-2 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 profits] *T*-1 .
- Most other supercomputer manufacturers have yet *-2 to adopt the Posix standard , Mr. Paluck said 0 *T*-5 , *-3 adding that they prefer *-4 to maintain [ARG0 proprietary systems] that *T*-1 [rel lock] in [ARG1 customers] .
- That would be all right with [ARG0 Amex] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-TMP then] [rel lock] in [ARG1 its investment profit] , but it does n't add up to a `` smart money '' move for me .
- Stock-index arbitrage buy programs -- in which [ARG0 traders] buy stock against offsetting positions in futures *-1 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 price differences] *T*-2 -- helped the rally 's momentum .
- IBM , which *T*-1 telegraphed the poor results three weeks ago , also cited an increase in [ARG0 its leasing business] , which *T*-2 tends *-3 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 business] [ARGM-TMP long-term] but cut revenue in the near term .
- -LRB- In a stock-index arbitrage sell program , [ARG0 traders] buy or sell big baskets of stocks and offset the trade in futures *-1 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 a price difference] . -RRB-
- At those levels , stocks are set up *-3 to be hammered *-1 by [ARG0 index arbitragers] , who *T*-2 [rel lock] in [ARG1 profits] [ARGM-MNR by *-4 buying futures when futures prices fall *T*-5] , and simultaneously sell off stocks .
- Some early selling is likely *-2 to stem from [ARG0 investors and portfolio managers] who *T*-1 want *-3 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 this year 's fat profits] .
- [ARG0 Institutional investors] , which *T*-1 had been selling stock throughout last week *-2 to [rel lock] in [ARG1 handsome gains made * through the third quarter] , were calmer .
- [ARG0 Those looking for real-estate bargains in distressed metropolitan areas] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel lock] in [ARG1 leases] or buy [ARGM-TMP now] ; those looking in healthy metropolitan areas should take a short-term -LRB- three-year -RRB- lease and wait for the bargains ahead .
lock.02 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG2-as obj-ARG1
- When it occurs *T*-1 , the traders place orders *ICH*-2 via computers * to buy the basket of stocks -LRB- such as the 500 stocks that *T*-3 constitute the Standard & Poor 's 500 stock index -RRB- in whichever market *T*-4 is cheaper and sell them in the more expensive market ; [ARG0 they] [rel lock] in [ARG1 the difference in price] as [ARG2-as profit] .
lock.02 NP-ARG1-in obj-ARG1
- Today , with business activity in Hong Kong staggering along at an uneven pace , [ARG1 the economy itself] seems *-1 [rel locked] *-2 in [ARG1-in a struggle between hope and fear] .
lock.04 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- But CBS 's costs are huge , and the risks go up with [ARG1 each new sports package] that [ARG0 CBS] [rel locks] up *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Their stock in trade] [ARGM as `` executive producers ''] is sniffing out hot properties , [rel locking] [ARG1 them] up and then getting big studios to bankroll and distribute them .
- In any settlement , Warner is almost certain *-1 to demand rights to most of [ARG1 the 50 or so projects] 0 [ARG0 Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters] have [rel locked] up *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP for the next few years] , notably sequels to `` Batman . ''
lock.04 sub-ARG0 S-ARG2-by obj-ARG1
- Showtime has also accused [ARG0 HBO] of *-1 [rel locking] up [ARG1 the lion 's share of Hollywood 's movies] by [ARG2-by *-2 signing exclusive contracts with all the major studios] .
lock.05 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG2-from obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 Those massive structures] , [ARGM-ADV while *-1 posing cost and environmental headaches] , [ARGM-MNR effectively] [rel locked] out [ARG1 all but deep-pocketed giants] from [ARG2-from steelmaking] .
lock.05 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- The risk is that Jaguar 's share price could slump if [ARG0 GM 's agreement with Jaguar] [ARGM-MNR effectively] [rel locks] out [ARG1 its U.S. rival] .