make
frames
make.XX:
make.01 "create":
make.02 "cause (to be)":
make.03 "bid or purchase or whatever":
make.04 "true light verb":
make.05 "earn cash or wages":
make.06 "be, seem":
make.07 "comprise":
make.08 "compose, set into place":
make.11 "catch up":
make.XX
- That ought *-1 to [rel make] sure 0 we 're all thinking for the long term .
- Because of their longstanding rivalry , GM just `` wants *-1 to [rel make] sure 0 Ford pays a huge packet for -LRB- Jaguar -RRB- , '' said 0 *T*-2 John Lawson , an auto analyst at London 's Nomura Research Institute .
- That meant 0 no trading would occur in the final seconds , as a way of * [rel making] sure that last-second orders are n't subjected *-2 to a sudden price swing that *T*-1 would upset customers .
- The group 's advisers want *-1 to [rel make] certain 0 they have firm bank commitments the second time around .
- `` We want *-3 to [rel make] sure 0 they know what they want *T*-2 before they come back , '' said *T*-4 Doug Hammond , the federal mediator who *T*-1 has been in contact with both sides since the strike began .
make.XX sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARGM-DIS On top of that] , [ARG0 Boeing] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG1 cost-of-living adjustments projected * to be 5 % for each year of the contract] .
- [ARG0 Norwood] has [rel made] `` [ARG1 no detailed plans] , '' but it has engaged in talks with other shareholders , the filing said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Sierra Tucson , an initial public offering ,] [rel made] [ARG1 the most active list] .
make.XX obj-ARG1
- [ARG1 Yesterday 's announcement] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-TMP after markets closed] .
make.XX sub-ARG0 S-ARG1
- That way , they figure 0 *T*-1 , someone else has an even stronger motivation 0 [ARG0 *] to [rel make] [ARG1 sure 0 the deal is going *-3 to work] *T*-2 , because they would be losing their money before the banks lost theirs .
make.XX sub-ARG0 sub-ARG3 JJR-ARG2-PRD SBAR-ARG1-PRD
- Partly because [ARG0 the 1987 market crash] [rel made] [ARG3 it] [ARG2-PRD harder] [ARG1-PRD for them to find financing] , many high-technology concerns have made such alliances recently .
make.01 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- `` [ARG0 You] 've got *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 those savings] [ARGM-TMP now] . ''
- Defending their ramparts are *T*-1 Wall Street 's Old Guard -- the traditional , stock-picking money managers , tens of thousands of stock brokers , the New York Stock Exchange 's listed companies and [ARG0 the clannish floor traders] , known * as specialists , who *T*-65 [rel make] [ARG1 markets] [ARGM-LOC in their stocks] .
- [ARG0 These small but influential floor brokers] long have earned fat returns of 30 % to 40 % *U* a year on their capital , by virtue of their monopoly in * [rel making] [ARG1 markets in individual stocks] .
- [ARG0 The battery plant] , which *T*-2 [rel makes] [ARG1 rechargeable nickel cadmium and carbon zinc products] , will be closed *-1 over the next year or so , a spokesman said 0 *T*-3 .
- Recently it upgraded its plants so that [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel make] [ARG1 stain-resistant products with higher quality dyes] .
- Moreover , any unexpected strengthening of the dollar would hurt Georgia-Pacific because two of Nekoosa 's major product lines -- [ARG0 containerboard] , which *T*-44 is used *-1 * to [rel make] [ARG1 shipping boxes] , and market pulp -- are exported *-2 in large quantities .
- He already has achieved vertical integration on a limited scale : [ARG0 Quebecor] can put a weekly newspaper on almost any Quebec doorstep without *-1 using outside help , from * chopping down the tree to * [rel making] [ARG1 the newsprint] to * flinging it up onto the porch .
- [ARG0 The company] , which *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 computer parts] said 0 fiscal 1989 earnings were `` down slightly '' from $ 3.2 million *U* , or 74 cents a share , in fiscal l988 .
- Bio-Technology , a New York maker of genetically engineered products for human and animal health care , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 the exchange offer] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to reduce its interest payments] .
- Sansui , he said 0 *T*-2 , is a perfect fit for [ARG0 Polly Peck 's electronics operations] , which *T*-1 [rel make] [ARG1 televisions , videocassette recorders , microwaves and other products] [ARGM-MNR on an `` original equipment maker '' basis] [ARGM-PNC for sale under other companies ' brand names] .
- James Fallon , a New Providence , N.J. , marketing consultant to the chemicals industry , says 0 [ARG0 Du Pont] still holds an edge in *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 the pigment] because the company was `` first in with the technology '' 0 *T*-2 to lower costs .
- But those dollars at risk pale in comparison to [ARG0 the investment] required * * to [rel make] [ARG1 *RNR*-3] and ship *RNR*-3 *ICH*-4 spring goods to Campeau stores .
- Officials of [ARG0 Pittsburgh-based H.H. Robertson] , which *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 steel roofs , store fronts and building parts] , declined comment .
- Nissan aims *-2 to expand its 25 % share of the market to 30 % by *-3 spending $ 141 million *U* on [ARG0 a plant] in southern Japan that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel make] [ARG1 as many as 240,000 cars a year] .
- After *-1 doubling production in one plant , NEC is spending $ 275 million *U* *-1 to build [ARG0 another plant] that *T*-2 , in two years , will be able *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 a million four-megabit DRAMs a year] .
- `` [ARG0 We] have [ARG1 enough products] 0 * to [rel make] *T*-1 and the markets 0 * to sell these products *T*-2 . ''
- [ARG0 The unit] [rel makes] [ARG1 intravenous pumps used * by hospitals] and had more than $ 110 million *U* in sales last year , according to Advanced Medical .
- [ARGM-ADV Not nearly in his best form] , [ARG0 the tenor] [rel made] [ARG1 dullish sounds] [ARGM-ADV along with his usual clumsy hand gestures] .
- This is the same production already seen * in Paris and Florence , and its scenic ideas echo [ARG1 the movie] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel made] *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV with Placido Domingo and Teresa Stratas] .
- Given the prelude 's thematic connections with the music preceding the last act , the idea is more worn than bad , though as luck would have it , for a change there actually was a conductor in the pit whom we wanted *-1 to hear *T*-2 , [ARG0 Carlos Kleiber] , trying * to [rel make] [ARG1 memorable music] [ARGM-TMP while we all waited for the bed lump to stir into song] .
- Despite health-care cost controls and programs 0 *T*-2 to hold down inventory , [ARG0 the professional division] , which *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 products including sutures and surgical stapling equipment] , `` achieved solid growth , '' Johnson & Johnson said 0 *T*-3 .
- `` The issue was very well-received -- Disney is such a well-known , you can say world-wide *?* , name , '' said *T*-2 Vernon Dempsey , head trader of European equities at [ARG0 Kleinwort Benson Ltd.] , which *T*-1 is [rel making] [ARG1 a market in the issue] .
- `` A lot of people are getting hurt on this wicked whipsawing , '' cautioned *T*-2 Alistair Cuddeford , [ARG0 a London-based Salomon Brothers International Ltd. trader] who *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 a market] [ARGM-LOC in franc-denominated Euro Disney shares] .
- Prices *ICH*-1 also fell for ethylene oxide and glycols , products used * in [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG1 antifreeze] .
- [ARG0 Propylene glycols] are used *-1 in * [rel making] [ARG1 personal-care products such as shampoo] , and urethane polyols are used *-2 in * making the polyurethane foam found * in furniture cushioning and other products .
- Propylene glycols are used *-1 in * making personal-care products such as shampoo , and urethane polyols are used *-2 in [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG1 the polyurethane foam found * in furniture cushioning and other products] .
- Polysilicon is used *-1 in [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG1 integrated circuits] .
- Among the first trades reported * by [ARG0 the securities firm] of Jefferies & Co. , which *T*-2 [rel makes] [ARG1 a market in UAL] [ARGM-TMP after the exchange is closed *-1] , were *T*-3 10,000 shares at $ 170 *U* , 6,000 shares at $ 162 *U* , 2,500 at $ 162 *U* , and 10,000 at $ 158 *U* .
- [ARG0 St. Louis-based Emerson and Stuttgart-based Bosch] [rel make] [ARG1 electrical and electronic products , including power tools] .
- [ARG0 Royal] , which *T*-1 [rel makes] and distributes [ARG1 business forms] , owns an 8 % stake in Realist .
- The year was already shaping up as a difficult one for [ARG0 the recreational vehicle industry] , which *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 products such as motor homes , travel trailers , folding campers and van conversions] .
- [ARG0 Ekco 's housewares operation] [rel makes] [ARG1 kitchen tools and gadgets , as well as bakeware] , [ARGM-LOC at factories in the U.S. and Canada] .
- [ARG0 Convex] [rel makes] [ARG1 supercomputers that *T*-1 sell for up to $ 2 million *U*] and has an installed base of more than 550 systems and 340 customers world-wide .
- [ARG0 Western Digital] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 the monitors] .
- And despite their share of duds , they make [ARG0 movies] that *T*-1 [rel make] [ARG1 money] .
- After five years of management turmoil , with four different studio heads , Columbia sorely needs [ARG0 a stable , savvy team] 0 *T*-1 to restore its credibility and get it back in the business of * [rel making] [ARG1 hits] .
- [ARGM-TMP Sometimes] , [ARGM-ADV as with `` Batman] , '' [ARG0 the pair] [ARGM-DIS really] do [rel make] [ARG1 the film] .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel makes] [ARG1 optical character recognition equipment] .
- Storage , [ARG0 Louisville , Colo. ,] which *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 data-storage devices for mainframe computers] , said 0 the huge increase in net reflects `` strong sales '' of its tape products , particularly the 4400 Automated Cartridge System , which *T*-2 holds a library of tape cartridges .
- [ARG0 Galveston-Houston] [rel makes] and markets [ARG1 products for the construction , mining and energy industries] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Steinhardt , who *T*-1 runs about $ 1.7 billion *U* for Steinhardt Partners ,] [rel made] [ARG1 his name] [ARGM-MNR as a gunslinging trader] , [ARGM-ADV *-4 moving in *RNR*-2 and out of *RNR*-2 stocks with agility -- *-3 enriching himself and his investment clients] .
- But institutions say 0 [ARG0 Wall Street brokerage firms] are less willing * to [rel make] [ARG1 markets] .
- [ARG0 Barry Wright , acquired * by Applied for $ 147 million *U* ,] [rel makes] [ARG1 computer-room equipment and vibration-control systems] .
- Quantum 's lot is mostly tied *-1 to [ARG0 polyethylene resin] , used * * to [rel make] [ARG1 garbage bags , milk jugs , housewares , toys and meat packaging , among other items] .
make.01 NP-ARG0-by obj-ARG1
- Burger King , which *T*-1 breaks thousands of fresh eggs each morning , is quietly switching over to [ARG1 an alternative egg product] [rel made] * by [ARG0-by Michael Foods] .
- The company said 0 it estimates 0 the Desert Inn remodeling will cost about $ 32 million *U* , and 0 the refurbishment of [ARG1 the three DC-8-62 aircraft] , [rel made] * by [ARG0-by McDonnell Douglas Corp.] , will cost around $ 24.5 million *U* .
- The new products allow customers to add Convex machines to [ARG1 established systems] [rel made] * by [ARG0-by other manufacturers] , which `` *T*-1 opens up a phenomenal market for us , '' said 0 *T*-2 Robert J. Paluck , Convex 's chairman , president and chief executive .
- In *-1 making cases , the authorities frequently zero in on [ARG1 alleged misrepresentations] [rel made] * by [ARG0-by the charities ' fund raisers] .
- Within the next year , Elcotel expects *-1 to place [ARG1 10,000 fax machines] , [rel made] * by [ARG0-by Minolta] [ARGM-LOC in Japan] , in hotels , municipal buildings , drugstores and other public settings around the country .
make.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG3-for obj-ARG1
- Harry Millis , an analyst at McDonald & Co. in Cleveland , said 0 GenCorp 's unanticipated losses come largely from an accident at a government-owned assembly plant in Kansas , run * by [ARG0 a private subcontractor] , that *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 cluster bombs] for [ARG3-for GenCorp 's Aerojet Ordnance business] .
- [ARG0 Conner] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel makes] [ARG1 hard-disk drives] for [ARG3-for desktop computers] and is a major supplier to Compaq , which as of July *T*-1 owned 40 % of Conner 's stock .
- Just seven months earlier , [ARG0 they] had signed a five-year exclusive contract * to [rel make] [ARG1 movies] for [ARG3-for Warner Bros. for which they had just produced the smash hit `` Batman *T*-1] . ''
make.01 NP-ARG2-of obj-ARG1
- The SEC documents describe [ARG1 those chips] , which *T*-1 are [rel made] *-22 of [ARG2-of gallium arsenide] , as *-2 being so fragile and minute 0 they will require special robotic handling equipment .
- `` Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios have eaten away sales normally going to Kellogg 's corn-based lines simply because [ARG1 they] are [rel made] *-1 of [ARG2-of oats] , '' says *T*-2 Merrill Lynch food analyst William Maguire .
make.01 sub-ARG1 S-ARG2-PRD
- [ARG1 That sort of workhorse performance] sounds *-2 [rel made] [ARG2-PRD *-3 to order for a time when corporate profits overall have been weakening from the brisk increases of recent years *T*-1] .
make.01 NP-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- `` Do [ARG0 you] [rel make] [ARG1 sweatshirts or sparkplugs] ?
make.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1 ADJP-ARG2-PRD
- And [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG0 you] 're [rel making] [ARG1 a movie] [ARG2-PRD this big] *T*-2 , you need all the help 0 you can get *T*-3 , '' Mr. De Palma adds *T*-1 .
make.02 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 ADJP-ARG2-PRD
- [ARGM-ADV While program trades swiftly kicked in] , [ARG0 a `` circuit breaker '' that *T*-1 halted trading in stock futures in Chicago] [rel made] [ARG1 some program trading] [ARG2-PRD impossible] .
- Currently , margins on stock futures purchases are much lower -- roughly 7 % compared with 50 % for stocks -- [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG1 the futures market] [ARG2-PRD much faster and potentially more speculative] .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel make] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD directly comparable] , each index is based *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel make] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD directly comparable] , each index is based *-56 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- The general public may not know his name , but he 's famous -- [ARG0 *] [rel make] [ARG1 that] [ARG2-PRD infamous] -- in advertising circles : *-1 A marketing consultant , he pioneered *-1 slashing ad agency commissions , to the delight of advertising clients and the dismay of agencies .
- At the same time , [ARG0 steelmakers] are trying *-1 to invest more *-2 to modernize technology and [rel make] [ARG1 themselves] [ARG2-PRD more competitive] .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel make] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD directly comparable] , each index is based *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- But David N. McCammon , vice president , finance , insisted that [ARG0 cost-cutting and tight production capacity] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 results] `` [ARG2-PRD better *ICH*-1] [ARGM-TMP in this downturn] [ARGM-ADV than in prior downturns , '' when Ford had net losses *T*-2] .
- `` Payments are good right now , but we are n't recommending any long-term lines of credit , '' says *T*-2 Richard Hastings , a retail credit analyst , *-3 referring to [ARG0 credit lines] which *T*-1 [rel make] [ARG1 inventory purchases] [ARG2-PRD automatic] .
- [ARG0 The pilots ' insistence on majority ownership] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel make] [ARG1 the idea of a recapitalization] [ARG2-PRD difficult 0 * to achieve *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel make] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD directly comparable] , each index is based *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- Philip Morris Cos. , New York , adopted [ARG0 a defense measure] designed * to [rel make] [ARG1 a hostile takeover] [ARG2-PRD prohibitively expensive] .
- Japan is going on [ARG0 a capital-spending binge] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel make] [ARG1 its trade surpluses] [ARG2-PRD even harder 0 * to shrink *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 The buildup] is `` [rel making] [ARG1 Japan] [ARG2-PRD clearly more efficient , more technologically advanced and more competitive] , '' declares 0 *T*-1 a Western diplomat in Tokyo .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 new-product development] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 Japanese companies] [ARG2-PRD stronger] , and big investments in `` domestic '' industries such as beer will make it *EXP*-1 even tougher for foreign competitors to crack the Japanese market .
- But [ARG0 the recent volatility in stock prices caused * by the program trading] has [rel made] [ARG1 some market makers] [ARG2-PRD less willing *-2 to soak up the stocks that *T*-1 are for sale] .
- Joseph Flom , of Skadden , Arps , Slote , Meagher & Flom , which *T*-1 became a leading legal firm in merger cases , said 0 [ARG0 the case] `` [rel made] [ARG1 takeovers] [ARG2-PRD respectable] . ''
- `` If you want *-1 to cut through the clutter , [ARG0 you] have *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 your message] [ARG2-PRD as distinct , sharp and individual as possible] .
- Several observers interpreted Mr. Dozen 's appointment as an attempt *ICH*-3 by [ARG0 Daiwa] * to [rel make] [ARG1 its international operations] [ARG2-PRD more profitable] [ARGM-TMP while *-2 preparing the firm for the effects of the continuing deregulation of Japan 's domestic markets , which *T*-1 should mean increased competition] .
- Meanwhile , Ford officials became convinced 0 they could n't expect *-2 to recover [ARG0 the investment] 0 it would require *T*-1 * to [rel make] [ARG1 Saab 's cars] [ARG2-PRD competitive in the increasingly crowded luxury market] .
- Mr. Marrie said 0 the problems in Arizona have only `` increased our resolve [ARG0 *] to continue *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 our restructuring] [ARG2-PRD even more effective] . ''
- Suppliers were also hurt *-2 by [ARG0 the stronger U.S. dollar] , which *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 sales abroad] [ARG2-PRD more difficult] .
- [ARG0 Barbra Streisand] [rel made] [ARG1 him] [ARG2-PRD famous] .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel make] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD directly comparable] , each index is based *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- That was before [ARG0 the 1986 tax `` reform ''] [rel made] [ARG1 taxes] [ARG2-PRD more complex than ever] .
- [ARG0 Buying] was scattered *-3 across a wide range of issues , * [rel making] [ARG1 the session] [ARG2-PRD fairly characterless] , traders said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel make] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD directly comparable] , each index is based *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- [ARGM-ADV Though Sir James has said 0 he intends *-2 to mount a new bid for B.A.T once approval from U.S. insurance regulators is received *-1] , [ARG0 jitters over prospects for junk-bond financing and U.S. leverage buy-outs] are [rel making] [ARG1 investors] [ARG2-PRD more skeptical about Sir James 's prospects] .
- `` [ARG0 We] have *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 it] [ARG2-PRD attractive enough that -LCB- holders -RCB- would accept it] , '' Sir John said *T*-1 .
- Dow blamed the third-quarter earnings drop on several factors , including softer prices for polyethylene and other basic chemicals , a slower U.S. economy and [ARG0 a stronger dollar] , which *T*-1 [rel made] [ARG1 Dow 's exports from the U.S.] [ARG2-PRD more expensive to overseas customers] .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel make] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD directly comparable] , each index is based *-1 on the close of 1969 equaling 100 .
- [ARG0 The roller-coaster stock market] is [rel making] [ARG1 life] [ARG2-PRD tougher for small companies trying * to raise money] .
- Mr. Calloway also noted that [ARG0 soft-drink volume] rose a hefty 9 % in last year 's third quarter , * [rel making] [ARG1 the comparison] [ARG2-PRD more difficult] .
make.02 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 sub-ARG2-PRD
- The stocks of banking concerns based * in Massachusetts were n't helped *-1 much by the announcement , traders said 0 *T*-2 , because many of those concerns have [ARG0 financial problems tied * to their real-estate loan portfolios] , * [rel making] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD unattractive takeover targets] .
- [ARG0 The purchase , expected * to be completed *-1 by year end ,] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 Quebecor] [ARG2-PRD the second-largest commercial printer in North America , behind only R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. , Chicago] .
- [ARG0 A series of recent acquisitions] [rel made] [ARG1 it] [ARG2-PRD the dominant magazine publisher in Quebec] .
- [ARG0 That] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG1 it] [ARG2-PRD the second-largest bank , after Barnett Banks Inc. , in a state widely considered * to be the most lucrative banking market in the country] .
- Maxwell agreed *-1 to sell its U.S. printing unit to Quebecor for $ 500 million *U* , [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG1 Quebecor] [ARG2-PRD the No. 2 commercial printer in North America] .
- [ARG0 A seizure] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG1 the case] [ARG2-PRD the largest -- and one of the first -- in which lawyers ' fees have been confiscated *-1 in a prosecution unrelated to drugs *T*-2] .
- In the process , [ARG0 4.9 million shares] traded , * [rel making] [ARG1 UAL] [ARG2-PRD the second most active issue on the Big Board] .
- [ARG0 The effort] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 the Peanuts gang] [ARG2-PRD very familiar pitchmen] [ARGM-TMP in 1990] .
- `` Batman '' alone has racked up more than $ 247 million *U* in box-office receipts to date , [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG1 it] [ARG2-PRD Warner Bros . ' largest grossing film ever] .
- Its cash-or-shares bid values Navigation Mixte at about 22.82 billion francs -LRB- $ 3.62 billion *U* -RRB- , [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG1 this] [ARG2-PRD one of France 's largest-ever attempted takeovers] .
- [ARG0 It] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG1 Paribas] [ARG2-PRD a major French ally of West Germany 's Allianz AG insurance group] .
- [ARG0 The move] [ARGM-MOD will] give Nuovo Banco a badly needed foreign presence , and [rel make] [ARG1 Credit Agricole] [ARG2-PRD the bank 's largest shareholder] .
- [ARG0 The Dow Jones industrials] rose 5.94 , to 2689.14 , * [rel making] [ARG1 the gain for the week] [ARG2-PRD a record 119.88 points , or 4.7 %] .
- [ARG0 Growth of 10 %] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG1 sales for the latest quarter] [ARG2-PRD $ 269 million *U* , compared with $ 244.6 million *U* a year ago] .
- [ARG0 An accounting adjustment] [rel made] [ARG1 net income] [ARG2-PRD $ 1.5 million *U* , or 18 cents a share] .
- [ARGM-DIS Thus] [ARG0 B.A.T 's restructuring] [ARGM-MOD may] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel make] [ARG1 the company] [ARG2-PRD a more manageable target for other corporate predators -- possibly such acquisitive bidders as Hanson PLC] .
- -LRB- [ARG0 Jaguar 's ADRs] [rel make] [ARG1 the company] [ARG2-PRD one of the most widely held United Kingdom stocks in the U.S.] , [ARGM-ADV with more than one-fourth of its shares owned *-1 there] . -RRB-
make.02 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG1 VP-ARG2-PRD
- `` [ARG0 You] 've got *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 the restructuring] [ARG2-PRD work] , '' said *T*-1 Mr. Baum .
- The start of the whole process is the key - [ARG0 someone] must fundamentally increase or decrease his ownership in widgets *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 widget prices] [ARG2-PRD move] .
- `` Maybe [ARG0 he] just wants *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 something] [ARG2-PRD happen] , '' said *T*-1 one takeover expert .
- But [ARG0 other sectors] failed *-1 to attract investor interest and remained sluggish , *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 overall trading] [ARG2-PRD appear mixed] .
- [ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [ARG0 the sheer size of the loss , coupled * with a slowing of orders ,] [rel made] [ARG1 some securities analysts] [ARG2-PRD wonder just how strong that turnaround will be *T*-1 at the computer maker and defense-electronics concern] .
- That gives them both the threat of a strike and the ability * to resist [ARG0 any wage concessions] that *T*-1 may be necessary *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 a transaction] [ARG2-PRD work] .
- `` The boom 's so huge , '' says *T*-1 Mitsuru Saito , an economist at Sanwa Research Institute , `` 0 [ARG0 it] [rel makes] [ARG1 you] [ARG2-PRD think of the Golden '60s , '' when Japan developed rapidly *T*-2] .
- He predicted that the most popular growth companies will be those with `` [ARG0 some kind of unique product or franchise] '' that *T*-1 [rel makes] [ARG1 them] [ARG2-PRD appear able *-2 to sustain their momentum] .
- When Roger Birnbaum , an executive who *T*-1 worked for Guber Peters in the early 1980s , left *-3 to take a job as head of production at the United Artists studio *T*-2 , [ARG0 they] [rel made] [ARG1 him] [ARG2-PRD forfeit all credits and financial interest in the films 0 he had helped *-5 develop *T*-4 , including `` Rainman '' and `` Batman] . ''
- [ARG0 Peter] [ARGM-MOD will] take the kernel of that idea and [rel make] [ARG1 it] [ARG2-PRD grow into something specific] ... . ''
- [ARG0 COMPANIES] SEEKING * to [rel make] [ARG1 insurers] [ARG2-PRD pay for pollution cleanup] win court victory .
- William Greaney , an attorney for the Chemical Manufacturers Association , said that [ARGM-ADV while other appeals courts have ruled differently on whether cleanup costs are damages] , [ARG0 the influence of the appeals court in New York] `` [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 insurers] [ARG2-PRD sit up and listen] . ''
make.02 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG3 ADJP-ARG2-PRD SBAR-ARG1-PRD
- [ARG0 The most controversial form of program trading , stock-index arbitrage ,] is `` [rel making] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD tough] [ARG1-PRD for traders to make money] , '' declares *T*-2 Robert Antolini , head of OTC trading at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette .
- But [ARG0 problems in manufacturing , * forecasting demand and * getting the bugs out of a new management information system] [rel made] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD extremely difficult] [ARG1-PRD for Sun to meet demand for its newest computers] [ARGM-TMP well into the summer] .
- [ARG0 Both the pilots and machinists] have [rel made] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD clear] [ARG1-PRD that they intend *-3 to block any transaction 0 they do n't like *T*-2] .
- But new-product development will make Japanese companies stronger , and [ARG0 big investments in `` domestic '' industries such as beer] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD even tougher] [ARG1-PRD for foreign competitors to crack the Japanese market] .
- Groused *ICH*-2 Robert Antolini , head of over-the-counter trading at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette : `` [ARG0 It 's] [rel making] [ARG3 it *EXP*-3] [ARG2-PRD tough] [ARG1-PRD for traders to make money] . ''
- Apogee said 0 [ARG0 a subcontractor] had severe cost overruns and was unable *-1 to fulfill the contract terms on its own , * [rel making] [ARG3 it *EXP*-4] [ARG2-PRD necessary] [ARG1-PRD for Apogee to advance cash *-3 to ensure completion of the project] .
- The Venezuelan currency plummeted this year , [ARG0 *] [rel making] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD difficult] [ARG1-PRD for auto makers there to afford imported parts] .
- [ARG0 The failure of the Saab talks] `` [rel makes] [ARG3 it *EXP*-2] [ARG2-PRD even more crucial] [ARG1-PRD for -LCB- Ford -RCB- to be victorious '' in the Jaguar contest] , said *T*-1 Stephen Reitman , European auto industry analyst at UBS-Phillips & Drew in London .
- He said 0 the provision `` was n't forced upon us , but [ARG0 the regulators] [rel made] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD very clear] [ARG1-PRD what they thought 0 *T*-2 was an appropriate number] . ''
- And [ARG0 the failures] [rel make] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD possible] [ARG1-PRD for Warner in its current lawsuit to paint the producers as ingrates] .
- [ARG0 GM 's help] [ARGM-MOD would] `` [rel make] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD possible] [ARG1-PRD -LCB- for Jaguar -RCB- to build a wider range of cars] . ''
make.02 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 Southern Co. 's Gulf Power Co. subsidiary] pleaded guilty to two felony charges of conspiracy * to [rel make] [ARG1 illegal political contributions] and tax evasion , and paid $ 500,000 *U* in fines .
- In * following [ARG0 several other oil and gas partnerships] that *T*-1 have [rel made] [ARG1 the conversion to a corporation] [ARGM-TMP in the last year] , NRM also noted that tax advantages for partnerships have diminished under new tax laws and said 0 it would save $ 2 million *U* a year in administrative costs from the change .
- The only way 0 you can make it a big deal *T*-2 is * to draw [ARG0 linkages] that *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV just] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 sense] . ''
- Groused *ICH*-2 Robert Antolini , head of over-the-counter trading at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette : `` It 's making it *EXP*-3 tough for [ARG0 traders] to [rel make] [ARG1 money] . ''
- `` I 'm forever dumbfounded *-2 by [ARG0 what] I see *T*-1 [rel making] [ARG1 these high prices] . ''
- [ARGM-CAU Partly because the 1987 market crash made it harder for them to find financing] , [ARG0 many high-technology concerns] have [rel made] [ARG1 such alliances] [ARGM-TMP recently] .
make.02 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG3 ADJP-ARG2-PRD S-ARG1-PRD
- A fund manager at a life-insurance company said 0 [ARG0 three factors] [rel make] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD difficult] [ARG1-PRD * to read market direction] .
- And although [ARG0 the recent turmoil in the stock and junk-bond markets] , by *-1 [rel making] [ARG3 it *EXP*-2] [ARG2-PRD harder] [ARG1-PRD * to arrange takeover financing] , has eased some of the pressure on Mr. Corry , it does n't end the takeover threat .
- [ARG0 The situation] [rel makes] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD harder] [ARG1-PRD * to buy and sell shares quickly] , [ARGM-ADV * exacerbating the rise and fall in stock prices during program-dominated trading] .
- The computer maker , which *T*-2 sells more than half its goods outside the U.S. , also said 0 [ARG0 the negative effect of a stronger U.S. dollar] [ARGM-MOD will] `` adversely affect '' its fourth-quarter performance and `` [rel make] [ARG3 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD difficult] '' [ARG1-PRD * to better 1988 results] .
make.02 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1 NP-ARG2-of
- They say 0 [ARG0 greedy market manipulators] have [rel made] [ARG1 a shambles] of [ARG2-of the nation 's free-enterprise system] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 turning the stock market into a big gambling den , with the odds heavily stacked *-2 against the small investor] .
- [ARG0 The new Wall Street of computers and automated trading] threatens *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 dinosaurs] of [ARG2-of the 49 Big Board stock-specialist firms] .
make.02 sub-ARG1 ADJP-ARG2-PRD
- [ARG1 Details of the restructuring] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] be [rel made] *-1 [ARG2-PRD final] [ARGM-TMP until regulators approve the regulations mandated * by the new federal act] , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
make.02 S-ARG0 sub-ARG1 ADJP-ARG2-PRD
- [ARG0 * Legislating new trading inefficiencies] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel make] [ARG1 things] [ARG2-PRD harder on the least sophisticated investors] .
make.02 sub-ARG1 S-ARG2-PRD
- [ARGM-ADV While many of the risks were anticipated *-19 when Minneapolis-based Cray Research first announced the spinoff in May *T*-1] , [ARG1 the strings 0 it attached *T*-2 to the financing] had [ARGM-NEG n't] been [rel made] [ARG2-PRD *-3 public] [ARGM-TMP until yesterday] .
make.02 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG3 ADJP-ARG2-PRD
- *-1 Left *-3 to its own devices , [ARG0 index arbitrage] will become more and more efficient , *-1 [rel making] [ARG3 it] [ARG2-PRD harder and harder 0 * to do *T*-2 profitably] .
make.02 sub-ARG0 sub-ARG3 sub-ARG2-PRD
- * Quoting from the report : `` [ARG0 The stock 's narrow discount to asset valuation] [rel makes] [ARG3 it] [ARG2-PRD a relatively unappealing investment at current prices] , [ARGM-ADV especially given the risk that our projections could be on the aggressive side] . ''
make.02 sub-ARG0 S-ARG2-PRD obj-ARG1
- Since its inception , [ARG0 Conner] has both benefited from *RNR*-1 and helped *-3 [rel make] [ARG2-PRD possible *RNR*-1] [ARG1 the rapid spread of portable computers] by *-3 selling storage devices that *T*-2 consume five to 10 times less electricity than drives used * in desktop machines .
make.02 sub-ARG0 S-ARG1 ADJP-ARG2-PRD
- But in 1986 , program traders received what *T*-73 amounted to [ARG0 an exemption from the uptick rule in certain situations] , * to [rel make] [ARG1 it *EXP*-1] [ARG2-PRD easier] * to link the stock and futures markets .
make.02 sub-ARG0 S-ARG1
- `` [ARG0 It] [rel makes] [ARG1 people think , maybe this guy is n't so squeaky clean after all] , '' says *T*-1 Mr. Garth , Mayor Koch 's media consultant .
make.02 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG3 ADJP-ARG2-PRD SBAR-ARG1-PRD
- [ARG0 The measure] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG3 it] *EXP*-1 [ARG2-PRD easier] [ARG1-PRD for the Transportation Department to block leveraged buy-outs in the industry] .
make.03 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- John Rowe , president *RNR*-1 and chief executive officer *RNR*-1 of New England Electric , said 0 the company 's return on equity could suffer if [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 a higher bid] and its forecasts related * to PS of New Hampshire -- such as growth in electricity demand and improved operating efficiencies -- did n't come true .
- As a result , the company said 0 [ARG0 it] decided *-1 to phase out its oldest capacity and `` [rel make] [ARG1 appropriate reductions '' in operating expenses] .
- Sea Containers Ltd. said 0 it might increase the price of its $ 70-a-share *U* buy-back plan if *-2 pressed *-1 by [ARG0 Temple Holdings Ltd.] , which *T*-156 [rel made] [ARG1 an earlier tender offer for Sea Containers] .
- [ARG0 NL] is [ARGM-MNR officially] [rel making] [ARG1 the offer] .
- He also said that the group reduced its offer because it was n't allowed *-1 to see Georgia Gulf 's confidential financial information without *-2 agreeing that [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 an offer] [ARGM-ADV unless it had Georgia Gulf 's consent] .
- The New York Stock Exchange 's attempt * to introduce a new portfolio basket is evidence of [ARG0 investors '] desires * to [rel make] [ARG1 fast and easy transactions of large numbers of shares] .
- Although takeover experts said 0 they doubted 0 [ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a bid] [ARGM-MNR by himself] , the application by his Reliance Group Holdings Inc. could signal his interest in * helping *-1 revive a failed labor-management bid .
- [ARG0 Reliance] had already bought and sold UAL stock at a big profit without *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 an antitrust filing] [ARGM-TMP before the collapse Oct. 13 of the $ 6.79 billion *U* , $ 300-a-share *U* labor-management buy-out] .
- Some takeover experts were skeptical , *-1 saying 0 it *EXP*-2 was possible that [ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] [rel made] [ARG1 the filing] [ARGM-PNC only *-3 to help *-4 boost the value of any remaining Reliance stake in UAL] .
- But it *EXP*-1 is n't clear yet whether [ARG0 the central bank] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 such a move] .
- Takeover experts said 0 they doubted 0 [ARG0 the financier] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG1 a bid] [ARGM-MNR by himself] .
- Analysts expect 0 [ARG0 Ford] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 the first move] , [ARGM-TMP perhaps today] , [ARGM-ADV with an initial offer of about 900 pence -LRB- $ 14.25 *U* -RRB- a share] .
- An aggressive Ford bid for Jaguar would put pressure *ICH*-1 on [ARG0 GM] * to [rel make] [ARG1 a better offer] [ARGM-ADV as the British company 's `` white knight] . ''
- Gulf Power had been under investigation for *-1 violating the Utility Holding Company Act , which *T*-210 prohibits [ARG0 public utilities] from *-2 [rel making] [ARG1 political contributions] .
- [ARG0 The Appleyard Agency] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , [ARGM-ADV allegedly] [rel made] [ARG1 contributions] [ARGM-TMP from 1982 to 1984] [ARGM-ADV to various funds for political candidates] , then submitted bills to Gulf Power .
- `` [ARG0 We] 're [rel making] [ARG1 a fairly obvious plea for some emotional reaction] , '' says *T*-1 Tom Rost , creative director at Ogilvy & Mather .
- The company said 0 the court has indicated 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a decision] [ARGM-TMP on or about Nov. 27] .
- Canadian Pacific could n't be reached *-2 for comment , and MacMillan Bloedel said 0 [ARG0 it] has n't any plans * to [rel make] [ARG1 a bid for Nekoosa] .
- StatesWest , which *T*-52 has a 7.25 % stake in Mesa , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] purchase more Mesa stock or [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer] [ARGM-ADV directly to Mesa shareholders] .
- But it appears *-1 to be [ARG1 the sort] of hold 0 [ARG0 one] [rel makes] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP while *-3 heading for the door] .
- [ARG0 Orkem S.A. , a French state-controlled chemical manufacturer ,] is [rel making] [ARG1 a friendly bid of 470 pence -LRB- $ 7.43 *U* -RRB- a share for the 59.2 % of U.K. specialty chemical group Coates Brothers PLC which it does n't already own *T*-1] , the two sides said 0 *T*-2 .
- Orkem said 0 [ARG0 it] eventually would seek *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a public share offering in its U.K. business] .
- [ARG0 Southern 's Gulf Power unit] paid $ 500,000 *U* in fines after *-1 pleading guilty to conspiracy * to [rel make] [ARG1 illegal political contributions] and tax evasion .
- Vice Chancellor Maurice A. Hartnett III of Delaware 's Court of Chancery heard arguments for more than two hours here , but [ARG0 he] [rel made] [ARG1 no comment] and asked no questions .
- In addition to the $ 8 million *U* for Citicorp and Chase , [ARG0 Salomon Brothers] is also owed *-1 $ 3 million *U* for * promising * to [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 200 million *U* bridge loan] .
- But neither the pilots nor the machinists appear interested , and [ARG0 Mr. Davis] is barred *-1 from *-3 [rel making] [ARG1 a new bid] under terms of an agreement 0 he made *T*-2 with UAL in September unless UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U* a share .
- But neither the pilots nor the machinists appear interested , and Mr. Davis is barred *-1 from *-3 making a new bid under terms of [ARG1 an agreement] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-ADV with UAL] [ARGM-TMP in September] unless UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U* a share .
- [ARG0 The bank] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 4.5 million *U* provision] [ARGM-TMP in the 1988 quarter] .
- Two Minneapolis shareholder suits in the past month have accused [ARG0 top officers] of *-1 [rel making] `` [ARG1 various untrue statements] . ''
- [ARG0 Mr. Peladeau] has [ARGM-TMP never] [rel made] [ARG1 any apologies for * publishing the tabloid , a brash mix of crime and sports] .
- In recent years , unions and community groups have won [ARG0 big commitments *ICH*-1] from banks * to [rel make] [ARG1 low-interest loans] [ARGM-LOC in certain neighborhoods] by *-2 threatening *-3 to hold up proposed acquisitions with protests to the Fed about reinvestment act compliance .
- [ARG0 Mercury] also is shrinking itself , part of its plan * to change its emphasis from * buying mortgage loans from mortgage brokers to * [rel making] [ARG1 loans] [ARGM-MNR directly] .
- In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Mr. Green said 0 he had boosted his holdings in Bancroft common to 10.4 % from 8.5 % , and renewed [ARG1 an offer *ICH*-2] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel made] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP in March] * to acquire the fund .
- Analysts questioned whether Georgia-Pacific will ultimately prevail , *-1 saying 0 [ARG0 other paper concerns] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel make] [ARG1 competing bids] .
- The offer capped a week of rumors that [ARG0 Georgia-Pacific , an Atlanta-based forest-products company] , was considering *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 a bid for Nekoosa , a paper-products concern based * in Norwalk , Conn] .
- [ARG0 The new candy bars] , `` [rel make] [ARG1 an important contribution to our Nestle Foods commitment to this very important strategic unit] , '' said 0 *T*-1 C. Alan MacDonald , president of Nestle Foods in Purchase , N.Y .
- [ARG0 Crane , a maker of engineered products for aerospace , construction , defense and other uses ,] [rel made] [ARG1 the disclosure] [ARGM-LOC in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] .
- Japanese government officials , *-1 eager *-2 to rebut foreign criticism of Japanese investments overseas , hailed the transaction as proof 0 [ARG0 foreigners] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel make] [ARG1 similar investments] [ARGM-LOC in Japan] .
- But they failed *-3 to sell these stocks to client investors , who *T*-1 were cautious about [ARG1 the sharp gains] 0 [ARG0 these issues] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP this week] , the Wako official said 0 *T*-4 .
- [ARGM-LOC Under the pact] , [ARG0 Montedision] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 37-a-share *U* tender offer for Erbamont stock outstanding] .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this year] , [ARG0 DPC Acquisition] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 15-a-share *U* offer for Dataproducts , which the Dataproducts board said 0 it rejected *T*-1 because the $ 283.7 million *U* offer was not fully financed *-2] .
- [ARG0 The company] has [rel made] [ARG1 payments of $ 175 million *U* against the original $ 585 million *U* of bank debt incurred * in connection with the recapitalization] .
- [ARG0 DPC] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 15-a-share *U* bid for the company] [ARGM-TMP in May] , but Dataproducts management considered the $ 283.7 million *U* proposal unacceptable .
- [ARG0 It] [rel made] [ARG1 the estimates] [ARGM-MNR based on data collected * from more than a dozen big junk funds] .
- [ARGM-ADV According to department policy] , [ARG0 prosecutors] [ARGM-MOD must] [rel make] [ARG1 a strong showing that lawyers ' fees came from assets tainted * by illegal profits] [ARGM-TMP before any attempts at seizure are made *-1] .
- Norwood Partners Limited Partnership of Boston said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer for some or all of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 's common shares] .
- [ARG0 The group] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 a formal offer] , but instead told UAL 's advisers before the most-recent board meeting that it was working on a bid valued * at between $ 225 and $ 240 *U* a share .
- First Hospital advised Comprehensive Care that [ARG0 an agent for the financial institutions providing financing of its acquisition] is scheduled *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a final credit determination] [ARGM-TMP tomorrow] , and that a favorable determination could result in a reorganization at Comprehensive Care `` by the end of October . ''
- As * reported *-1 last month , Mr. Kass said 0 [ARG0 he] was interested in * [rel making] [ARG1 an offer * to buy H.H. Robertson for $ 13 *U* a share] .
- [ARG0 It] has [ARGM-NEG not] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [rel made] [ARG1 a formal proposal] .
- Yesterday , American Medical said that the two other parties told the company that [ARG0 they] do n't have any current intention of *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 a takeover bid] .
- Mr. Icahn may not want *-3 to sell out unless he can get a special dividend similar to one 0 he received *T*-2 before *-4 selling his stake in Texaco Inc. in June -- a coup that *T*-1 gave [ARG0 him] enough cash 0 * to [rel make] [ARG1 his USX move] *T*-5 .
- Soon after *-2 taking over last June , Mr. Corry rescinded a pay cut imposed * on clerical workers , [ARG1 a move] that [ARG0 Mr. Roderick] had [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV in spite of improved earnings] .
- One thing is certain , however : [ARG0 Mr. Corry] , [ARGM-TMP while *-1 studying other options] , [ARGM-ADV probably] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 a major move] [ARGM-TMP until he 's clear about Mr. Icahn 's intentions] .
- Lodestar Group said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 6-a-share *U* offer for the remaining Kinder-Care Learning Center common stock] [ARGM-ADV if it acquires a majority of the company 's shares in a pending rights offering by Kinder-Care Learning Center 's parent , Kinder-Care Inc] .
- [ARG0 Remarketers] [rel make] [ARG1 modifications to IBM 's computer hardware] and resell the products .
- Manville said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 the offer] [ARGM-TMP within the past several weeks] [ARGM-PNC as part of an effort * to improve shareholder value] .
- Maybe she could step across the plaza to [ARGM-LOC the Met] -- where [ARG0 she] has [ARGM-TMP still] *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 her debut] *T*-2 -- and help out her Czech compatriot by *-3 singing the slow parts of `` Traviata . ''
- The Tokyo International Film Festival was no match for the Cannes Film Festival in terms of prestige , but [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 its mark] : It awarded the largest cash prize of any film festival to young and first-time film makers .
- Vincent Tolentino , a correspondent for the French magazine Telerama , says of the recently ended Tokyo festival : `` [ARG0 No one] [rel makes] [ARG1 deals] ... and most of the films have been seen *-1 before at other festivals . ''
- [ARG0 The company] [rel made] [ARG1 its 1990 projection -- an unusual event for Cray --] [ARGM-MNR in *-1 announcing improved net income for the third quarter] .
- [ARG0 Cray] [rel made] [ARG1 its announcement] [ARGM-TMP after the stock market closed] .
- [ARG0 The executive] [rel made] [ARG1 his purchases] [ARGM-TMP shortly before * being named *-1 to his current chief executive officer 's position] ; formerly he was Kraft General Foods ' chief operating officer .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Leaving the exchange at about 5 p.m.] , [ARG0 the Jacobson specialists] [rel made] [ARG1 no predictions about how trading might go *T*-2 today] .
- [ARG0 DD Acquisition , jointly owned * by Unicorp Canada Corp. 's Kingsbridge Capital Group unit and Cara Operations Ltd. ,] has [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 45-a-share *U* tender offer valued * at $ 268 million *U* for Dunkin ' Donuts] .
- Brian Hemming , a spokesman for the company 's committee of independent directors , established in May * to solicit and evaluate offers for the company , said 0 [ARG0 it] was expected *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 an announcement] [ARGM-TMP early this morning] .
- `` [ARGM-ADV In essence] [ARG0 we] have [rel made] [ARG1 a decision * to clear the decks] , '' Mr. Bond told the meeting *T*-1 .
- The two most frequently rumored buyers , neither of whom *T*-1 would comment , were Coniston Partners , which *T*-2 battled the UAL board in 1987 , and [ARG0 New York real estate developer Donald Trump] , who *T*-3 [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel made] and withdrew [ARG1 an offer for American Airlines parent AMR Corp] .
- The machinists are reviewing [ARG1 proposals] 0 [ARG0 they] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP in the past] for recapitalizations that *T*-1 would pay a special shareholder dividend and give employees a minority stake .
- One person familiar with Texas billionaire Robert Bass said 0 [ARG0 he] is n't likely *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 any hostile moves] .
- [ARG0 The Los Angeles investor] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] buy UAL stock , solicit shareholder consents or [rel make] [ARG1 a new offer] [ARGM-ADV unless he makes a formal offer of $ 300 *U* a share or UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U*] .
- The Los Angeles investor ca n't buy UAL stock , solicit shareholder consents or make a new offer unless [ARG0 he] [rel makes] [ARG1 a formal offer of $ 300 *U* a share] or UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U* .
- [ARG0 Euro Disneyland shares] [rel made] [ARG1 a debut like Snow White] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] [ARGM-TMP while most of the London stock market looked like it had eaten the Evil Queen 's poisoned apple] .
- Ford Motor Co. intensified its battle with General Motors Corp. over Jaguar PLC by *-2 saying 0 [ARG0 it] is prepared *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 a bid for all of the British auto maker] [ARGM-TMP when restrictions on its shareholding are lifted *-1 *T*-4] .
- `` [ARG0 We] have [ARGM-NEG not] [rel made] [ARG1 that decision '' * to seek a Jaguar special shareholders ' meeting] , said 0 *T*-1 Martyn Watkins , a Ford spokesman in London .
- [ARG0 He] declined *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a specific earnings estimate] .
- Eli Lustgarten of PaineWebber Inc. , who a couple of weeks ago *T*-1 reduced his 1989 estimate to $ 5.70 *U* a share because of the weakening truck market , says 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 another cut to about $ 5.50 *U* a share] [ARGM-PNC in light of the third-quarter report] .
- Michael R. Weisberg , partner in charge of research at Robertson Stephens & Co. in San Francisco , said 0 [ARG0 some investors] have [ARGM-TMP already] [rel made] [ARG1 the switch] .
- [ARG0 Harken] , which *T*-1 [rel made] [ARG1 its offer] [ARGM-TMP in August] , said 0 it still is awaiting a response to its offer from Tesoro 's board .
- `` [ARG0 He] [rel made] [ARG1 desperate efforts] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 using the yellow pages from beginning to end] , '' said *T*-1 Koji Yoneyama , president of Daiwa 's U.S. unit .
- [ARG0 He] also vowed *-3 to `` [rel make] [ARG1 every effort * to nurture ... a constructive new relationship that *T*-2 has been forged *-1 with participating employee groups] . ''
- The board 's actions leave takeover stock traders nursing some $ 700 million *U* in losses and eager *-2 to respond to [ARG0 anyone] who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD might] [rel make] [ARG1 a new offer] .
- However , [ARG0 he] is restricted *-1 from *-3 [rel making] [ARG1 certain hostile moves] by an agreement 0 he signed *T*-2 *-4 to obtain confidential UAL data .
- [ARGM-DIS Essentially] , [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 any hostile moves] [ARGM-ADV unless he makes a tender offer at least $ 300 *U* a share] .
- Essentially , he ca n't make any hostile moves unless [ARG0 he] [rel makes] [ARG1 a tender offer at least $ 300 *U* a share] .
- USA Today reported that the Rales brothers , [ARG0 Washington , D.C.-based investors] who *T*-1 [rel made] [ARG1 an unsuccessful offer * to acquire Interco last year] , have bought nearly 3 % of Mead 's common shares .
- The FTC 's request was `` not unusual '' and [ARG0 Emerson] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a `` full and prompt '' response] , according to a spokesman .
- The California pension fund , which *T*-1 has $ 16 billion *U* already invested in real estate and mortgages , could be a valuable funding source for that development , although [ARG0 it] is n't obliged *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 further investments] .
- [ARG0 Integrated] [rel made] [ARG1 its announcement] [ARGM-TMP after the market closed] .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 `` adequate provisions '' * to cover costs of the dispute with MGM\/UA and any loss from the investment in Qintex Entertainment] , he said 0 *T*-2 .
- `` They 've been promising 13 % to 15 % *U* growth based * on [ARG1 the strategic moves] 0 [ARG0 they] 've [rel made] *T*-1 , '' he said *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-TMP then] [rel made] [ARG1 most of the changes] , pilots say 0 *T*-1 .
- In his haste * to seal the deal with Tiger Chairman Saul Steinberg last August , Mr. Smith ignored [ARG1 a promise *ICH*-4] that [ARG0 he] had [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM to his own pilots] [ARGM-TMP three years ago] : that any fliers acquired * in future mergers would be `` end-tailed *-3 '' -- put *-3 at the bottom of the pilot seniority list that *T*-1 determines work schedules , pay and career options .
- But the talks yielded `` nothing so advanced that [ARG0 we] needed *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a public announcement] [ARGM about it] , '' he said *T*-2 .
- `` [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG0 I] [rel made] [ARG1 this investment] *T*-1 , I made it on a lifetime basis , '' he explains *T*-2 .
- `` When I made this investment *T*-1 , [ARG0 I] [rel made] [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MNR on a lifetime basis] , '' he explains *T*-2 .
- MCA on Friday said that as a result of [ARG0 Qintex 's] failure * to [rel make] [ARG1 the required payment] it was terminating the distribution agreement on `` The New * Leave It to Beaver '' as well as other MCA properties .
- Mr. Lloyd said 0 both Qintex Entertainment and Qintex Australia had attempted *-3 to secure a loan that *T*-2 would allow [ARG0 the company] to [rel make] [ARG1 the $ 5.9 million *U* payment] but the request was turned *-1 down by an unidentified lender on Oct. 14 .
- However a Qintex Australia spokesman said 0 [ARG0 his firm] had never `` promised or guaranteed '' *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 the payment] .
- It 's understood that MGM\/UA recently contacted [ARG0 Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp.] , which *T*-1 [rel made] [ARG1 two failed bids for the movie studio] , * to see if the company was still interested .
- [ARG0 First Interstate] [rel made] [ARG1 the move] [ARGM-LOC under pressure from regulators] .
- Each year , [ARG0 nearly a million people] pay about $ 3 *U* * to [rel make] [ARG1 the spiral climb up 294 steps to the top of the 800-year-old marble tower] .
- The plan , proposed * by U.S. Secretary of State Nicholas Brady , calls for [ARG0 banks] either to [rel make] [ARG1 new loans] or to reduce the principle on existing loans or to cut the interest rate on those existing loans .
- As a result , the official said 0 *T*-2 , they may be forced *-1 into [ARGM-LOC a no-win situation] in which [ARG0 they] [rel make] *T*-3 [ARG1 risky loans that they could have *-5 to write off *T*-4 later] .
- But [ARG0 block trading desks and money managers] [rel made] [ARG1 a concerted effort * to meet the imbalances with stock 0 * to sell *T*-1] , one trader said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [ARG0 Convex] [rel made] [ARG1 a bid] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to outflank other supercomputer competitors like Digital Equipment Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. by *-3 adopting an open set of standards and introducing new hardware and software 0 *T*-2 to link different systems] .
- After the collapse of the last effort , [ARG0 the group] does n't plan *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 any formal proposal] [ARGM-MNR without binding commitments from banks covering the entire amount 0 *T*-3 to be borrowed *-1] .
- However , several people said that British Air might yet rejoin the bidding group and that [ARG0 the carrier] [rel made] [ARG1 the statement] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to answer questions from British regulators about how it plans *-2 to use proceeds of a securities offering previously earmarked * for the UAL buy-out *T*-3] .
- In a fast-moving market , it prevents [ARG0 an investor] from *-1 getting stuck *-2 with *-3 having [rel made] [ARG1 two trades on the same security] .
- One floor trader noted in astonishment that nobody seemed *-1 to mind the news that [ARG0 British Airways] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel making] [ARG1 a special effort * to revive the UAL buy-out] .
- IMA Acquisition , an investor group that *T*-1 includes First Boston and the Pritzker family of Chicago , said 0 [ARG0 Chemical Bank] had [rel made] [ARG1 arrangements for 23 other banks to provide $ 509 million *U* in bank financing for the buy-out offer] .
- So [ARG0 the bank 's board] decided *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 1.23 billion Malaysian dollars -LRB- US$ 457 million *U* -RRB- in provisions for interest payments from loans previously recorded * as revenue but never actually received * by the bank] , and to submit a bailout package 0 *T*-2 to replenish the bank 's paid-up capital .
- For the previous financial year , the bank would have reported a pretax profit of M$ 168 million *U* if [ARG0 it] had [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] [ARG1 provisions for the nonperforming loans] , he said 0 *T*-1 .
- But he warns that [ARG0 banks] will have `` *-2 to have enough discipline '' 0 *T*-3 [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel make] [ARG1 loans that *T*-1 are too risky] .
- James B. Lee , head of syndications and private placements at Chemical Banking Corp. , said 0 he believes 0 [ARG0 banks] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-DIS still] [rel make] [ARG1 a credible offer of one-stop shopping for takeover finance] .
- [ARG0 THE PANHANDLER] approaches , [rel makes] [ARG1 his pitch] .
- In [ARG0 *-1] [rel making] [ARG1 cases] , the authorities frequently zero in on alleged misrepresentations made * by the charities ' fund raisers .
- Still , without the assurance of British Airways ' financial backing , it *EXP*-1 will be tougher for the buy-out group to convince [ARG0 already-reluctant banks] to [rel make] [ARG1 loan commitments for a revised bid] , especially since British Air 's original investment represented 78 % of the cash equity contribution for the bid .
- When Walter Yetnikoff , the president of Sony Corp. 's CBS Records , last month told producer Peter Guber that [ARG0 Sony] was about *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 3.4 billion *U* bid for Columbia Pictures] and needed someone 0 *T*-3 to run the studio *T*-1 , Mr. Guber jumped at the chance .
- He says , `` [ARGM-TMP Within a few weeks] , [ARG0 we] [rel made] [ARG1 deals] [ARGM-ADV with the government of Rwanda and everyone who *T*-2 had ever met *RNR*-1 or talked to *RNR*-1 Dian Fossey] .
- I think 0 [ARG0 Peter] [ARGM-ADV even] [rel made] [ARG1 some deals] [ARGM-ADV with the gorillas] . ''
- In July a year later , Warner agreed *-1 to release the producers from their old contract [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG0 Messrs. Guber , Peters and Sugarman] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 100 million *U* offer * to buy 25 % of MGM\/UA] *T*-2 .
- Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters refuse *-1 to concede that [ARG0 they] may have [rel made] [ARG1 a tactical error] [ARGM-ADV in *-2 accepting the Sony offer before *-3 taking it up with Warner] .
- East Rock Partners , which *T*-1 has indicated 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel make] [ARG1 a bid for the company] , said 0 A.P. Green , a refractory products maker , told the partnership 0 it is n't for sale .
- Separately , the hotel and gambling giant said 0 [ARG0 it] was proceeding with plans * to [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer] and solicit consents [ARGM-MNR with respect to approximately $ 1.4 billion *U* of its publicly traded debt] .
- B.A.T said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel make] [ARG1 more equity purchases] [ARGM-TMP until the close of business today] , [ARGM-ADV depending on market conditions] , but will cease further purchases until Nov. 22 , when it releases third-quarter results *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel made] [ARG1 the announcement] [ARGM-TMP after the close of the markets , where its stock finished at $ 10.75 *U* , up 25 cents , in over-the-counter trading *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Pharmaceuticals] [rel made] [ARG1 across-the-board advances] .
- `` We 're still interested -LCB- in diversifying -RCB- , '' he says *T*-1 , `` but [ARG0 we] 'd rather be prudent than *-2 [rel make] [ARG1 a mistake] . ''
- `` I think 0 [ARG0 they] 'll be able *-1 to move faster *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 acquisitions] [ARGM-LOC in Texas] , '' said *T*-2 Brent Erensel , an analyst with Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette .
- The company said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-DIS also] is [rel making] [ARG1 progress] [ARGM-MNR in *-1 negotiating the buy-out of its design division by management] .
- [ARG0 Ford] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 a full-fledged bid for Jaguar] [ARGM-TMP until U.K. government restrictions expire] .
- Valley National said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 the decision] [ARGM-MNR on the basis of an `` overall assessment of the marketplace '' and the condition of its loan portfolio and after *-1 reviewing it with federal regulators] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since last April] , [ARG0 the investor] has [rel made] [ARG1 seven so-called 13D filings in USAir] , [ARGM-TMP as he bought and sold the company 's stock] .
- `` I do n't think 0 you 'll find 0 [ARG0 I] 'm [rel making] [ARG1 a radical change in my traditional investment style] , '' Mr. Steinhardt says *T*-1 .
- Morrison said 0 the engineering and construction segment performed well , with [ARG0 the mining and MK-Ferguson operations] [rel making] [ARG1 important contributions] .
- [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 the offer] *T*-1 , StatesWest declined *-2 to disclose details and asked Mesa *-3 to do the same .
- According to a spokeswoman , they also relate to [ARG1 changes] 0 [ARG0 Franklin] will have *-2 to [rel make] *T*-1 *ICH*-3 in its accounting procedures * to comply with new federal capitalization requirements for thrifts .
- In a separate SEC filing , Albert Safer , who *T*-1 holds 6.46 % of United Merchants , said 0 he retained investment bank Lazard Freres & Co. for advice as [ARG0 he] evaluates the possibility of *-2 [rel making] [ARG1 a bid for the textile maker] .
- And while [ARG0 the company] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] [ARG1 a definite statement] , it now looks like that 's not going *-2 to be anytime soon , '' Mr. Maxwell said *T*-1 .
- Of the combined $ 114.4 million *U* 0 the two men were scheduled *-1 to reap *T*-2 under the buy-out , they agreed *-3 to invest in the buy-out just $ 15 million *U* *T*-5 , * angering many of [ARG0 the thousands of workers] asked * *-4 to [rel make] [ARG1 pay concessions] so the buy-out would be a success .
- [ARG0 Conservatives] have [ARG1 an important decision] 0 * to [rel make] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP this fall] .
- Integrated said that it would continue *-1 to pursue `` other alternatives '' *-2 to sell the five core companies and that [ARG0 a group of senior executives] plans *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 a proposal * to purchase three of the companies -- Integrated Resources Equity Corp. , Resources Trust Co. and Integrated Resources Asset Management Corp] .
- Integrated has been struggling *-1 to avoid a bankruptcy-law filing since June , when [ARG0 it] failed *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 interest payments on nearly $ 1 billion *U* of debt] *T*-3 .
- Robertson , Stephens & Co. , a San Francisco investment banking concern , has [ARG0 a client] that *T*-1 looked forward to * [rel making] [ARG1 its initial public offering] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
- But now , Peter Behrendt , president , says , `` [ARG0 We] 're [rel making] [ARG1 decisions] [ARGM-MNR on a day-to-day basis] . ''
- [ARGM-LOC Under terms of the agreement] , [ARG0 a K mart subsidiary] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-TMP soon] [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer for Pace shares] .
- He said 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD might] [ARGM-TMP now] sell his AMR stake , buy more shares , or [rel make] [ARG1 another offer] [ARGM-MNR at a lower price] .
- Some takeover stock traders had been betting against Mr. Trump because [ARG0 he] has a record of * disclosing stakes in companies that *T*-1 are potential takeover targets , then * selling at a profit without * [rel making] [ARG1 a bid] .
- Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis , whose $ 275-a-share *U* offer *T*-3 was rejected *-4 by UAL 's board , has n't shown signs of * pursuing [ARG1 a $ 300-a-share *U* back-up bid] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP last month] .
- [ARG0 DPC] holds a 7.8 % stake in Dataproducts and [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 15-a-share *U* bid for the company] [ARGM-TMP in May] , but Dataproducts management considered the $ 283.7 million *U* proposal unacceptable .
- BSN said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel making] [ARG1 the offer] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to shrink its capital and increase shareholder value] .
- Omnicare said 0 it expects [ARG0 the division] to add `` substantial sales volume and to [rel make] [ARG1 a positive contribution to our earnings] [ARGM-TMP in 1990 and beyond] . ''
- Memotec said 0 the agreement calls for [ARG0 it] to [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 20-a-share *U* cash tender offer for all shares outstanding of ISI] .
- ISI said 0 its board has instructed management *-1 to accept inquiries from [ARG0 any others] interested * in *-2 [rel making] [ARG1 a bid] .
- National Pizza said 0 it settled its dispute with Pizza Hut , * allowing [ARG0 it] to [rel make] [ARG1 the purchase] .
- `` The question is how long it 's going *-1 to take [ARG0 Barry Wright] *T*-2 *-4 to [rel make] [ARG1 a contribution] , '' says *T*-3 F. John Mirek , an analyst at Blunt Ellis Loewi in Milwaukee .
make.03 obj-ARG1
- In such an environment , market makers can suffer huge losses both on [ARG1 trades] [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP that day] [ARGM-ADV at steadily dropping prices] and in the value of their inventories of shares .
- The Nikkei index was pressured *-1 down by profit-taking triggered * by [ARG1 sharp advances] [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP through this week] and fell 151.20 points to 35527.29 .
- Mr. Vaux said 0 the share issue is part of a strategy 0 * to strengthen Labatt 's balance sheet in anticipation of [ARG1 acquisitions] 0 *T*-3 to be [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-TMP during the next 12 to 18 months] *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 The company 's decision] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-TMP after First Hospital failed *-2 to obtain financing for its offer] .
- According to department policy , prosecutors must make a strong showing that lawyers ' fees came from assets tainted * by illegal profits before [ARG1 any attempts at seizure] are [rel made] *-1 .
- The directors added that the two executives have n't reached a final decision * to proceed with a bid and that until [ARG1 an offer] is [rel made] *-1 the board will continue *-2 seeking higher offers from other bidders .
- Gabriel W. Gorenstein , the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case for the FBI , said 0 [ARG1 no decision *ICH*-1] has been [rel made] *-2 [ARGM-ADV about * appealing the judge 's ruling] .
- Manville and a spokeswoman for the trust said that the two are discussing the proposal but [ARG1 a decision] has [ARGM-NEG n't] been [rel made] *-1 .
- [ARG1 The increase of $ 1.25 *U* a share] is being [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-PNC * to settle shareholder litigation relating to SIBV-MS 's tender offer] .
- The bank had been suffering in late 1987 from a slew of [ARG1 bad real estate loans] [rel made] * [ARGM-LOC in Arizona] .
- He said 0 [ARG1 the transaction] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-PRP for investment purposes] .
- Unlike stop orders -- which *T*-4 are filled *-1 at the market price when the stop price is hit *-2 *T*-5 -- stop-limit orders demand that [ARG1 the trades] be [rel made] *-3 [ARGM-MNR only at the specified price] .
- If [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] be [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-MNR at that price] , it does n't get filled *-2 .
- A spokesman also said 0 margins for the company 's service business narrowed somewhat because of [ARG1 heavy investments] [rel made] * [ARGM-LOC in that sector] .
- But public documents indicate 0 [ARG1 10 % or more *U* of the bank 's provisions] were [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-PNC for foregone interest on a M$ 200 million *U* loan to Malaysia 's dominant political party , the United Malays National Organization , 0 * to build its convention and headquarters complex in Kuala Lumpur *T*-2] .
- [ARG1 The loan to UMNO] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-TMP in September 1983] .
- As well as the M$ 1.23 billion *U* in provisions announced * on Oct. 6 , the restructuring package covers [ARG1 an additional M$ 450 million *U*] in provisions [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP in earlier years] but never reflected * in a reduction of the bank 's paid-up capital .
- But in affidavits filed * yesterday in the Los Angeles court , Mr. Ross , Warner Bros. Chairman Robert Daly and President Semel deny that [ARG1 such an oral agreement] was [ARGM-TMP ever] [rel made] *-1 .
- [ARG1 The announcement] , [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP after the close of trading] , caught analysts by surprise .
- Bay said 0 a `` substantial part '' of its debt outstanding is in default as a result of inability * to sell certain properties quickly and lower-than-expected prices for [ARG1 sales] [rel made] * .
- Officials familiar with the talks said 0 Citicorp had discussed *-2 lowering the offer to $ 250 *U* a share , but said 0 that price was a talking point and that [ARG1 no decision] has been [rel made] *-1 .
- [ARG1 The offer] , [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP June 1] , has been extended *-1 several times .
make.03 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG2-to obj-ARG1
- State court Judge Richard Curry ordered [ARG0 Edison] *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 average refunds of about $ 45 to $ 50 *U* each] to [ARG2-to Edison customers who *T*-18 have received electric service since April 1986 , including about two million customers who *T*-19 have moved during that period] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG0 it] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARGM-TMP yet] [rel made] [ARG1 any proposals] to [ARG2-to shareholders] .
- The government also indicated that former Gulf Power senior vice president Jacob F. `` Jake '' Horton was the mastermind behind the use of the ad agencies -- Appleyard , Dick Leonard Group II Inc. and Hemmer & Yates Corp. -- [ARG0 *] to [rel make] [ARG1 payments] to [ARG2-to various political candidates] [ARGM-TMP from 1981 to 1988] .
- [ARG0 It] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] [ARG1 merger overtures] to [ARG2-to the board] .
- Adds *ICH*-3 John Poag , a 727 captain and past chairman of the company-sponsored Flight Advisory Board : `` [ARG0 They] 've [rel made] [ARG1 all these magnanimous gestures] to [ARG2-to the Flying Tiger pilots] , and for us , nothing . ''
- [ARG0 A majority of Japanese banks] are said *-1 to be wary of * [rel making] [ARG1 new loans] to [ARG2-to Mexico] [ARGM-LOC under the Brady plan] because they 're uncertain 0 the Mexican economy will remain stable .
- Mr. Ty lost control to the government in [ARGM-TMP 1980] when [ARG0 a government bank] [rel made] [ARG1 emergency loans] to [ARG2-to the cash-strapped institution] *T*-1 .
make.03 NP-ARG0-by obj-ARG1
- MCA and Cineplex 's other major shareholder , Montreal-based financier Charles Bronfman and his associates , have agreed *-2 to tender their holdings to an offer by Mr. Drabinsky unless [ARG1 a higher offer] is [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by another bidder] .
- `` ESB is aware that [ARG1 a hostile tender offer] is being [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by a foreign company] [ARGM-PNC for all of ESB 's shares] , '' said *T*-2 F.J. Port , ESB 's president .
- [ARG1 Decisions on increases in the IMF 's capital base] [ARGM-ADV traditionally] are [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by the administration] , [ARGM-ADV with subsequent authorization by Congress] .
- [ARG1 A similar demand] was [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by a group that *T*-2 represents some of United 's 26,000 noncontract employees] .
make.03 NP-ARG2-to obj-ARG1
- The subsidiary , Bumiputra Malaysia Finance Ltd. , was left *-1 with M$ 2.26 billion *U* in [ARG1 bad loans] [rel made] * to [ARG2-to Hong Kong property speculators] .
- [ARG