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- Second , [ARG0 they] channel monthly mortgage payments into semiannual payments , *-1 [rel reducing] [ARG1 the administrative burden on investors] .
- Commodity prices have been rising in recent years , with the farm price index hitting record peaks earlier this year , as [ARG0 the government] curtailed production with land-idling programs *-1 to [rel reduce] [ARG1 price-depressing surpluses] .
- As a part of overall efforts [ARG0 *] to [rel reduce] [ARG1 spending] , Congress cut by $ 30 million *U* the Bush administration 's request for antitrust enforcement for fiscal 1990 , which *T*-81 began Oct. 1 .
- But Rep. Don Edwards -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB- responded that [ARG0 a recession] could stifle merger activity , *-1 [rel reducing] [ARG1 the amount of fees collected *] .
- But Moody 's warned that Shearson 's commercial paper rating could be lowered *-1 soon , [ARG0 a move] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel reduce] [ARG1 Shearson 's profit margins on its borrowings] and signal trouble ahead for other firms .
- Moreover , [ARG0 we] 've probably been the most aggressive firm on the Street in * [rel reducing] [ARG1 costs , which *T*-1 are down around 40 % over the last six months] .
- `` Public policy favors the development and marketing of beneficial new drugs , even though some risks , perhaps serious ones , might accompany their introduction because [ARG0 drugs] [ARGM-MOD can] save lives and [rel reduce] [ARG1 pain and suffering] , '' the unanimous court said *T*-1 .
- The parent of Younkers , after *-1 failing * to find a buyer for the chain of Midwestern department stores , said 0 [ARG0 it] will sell a stake in the chain to management and take other steps *-2 to [rel reduce] [ARG1 its investment in retailing] .
- In a few weeks , many barges probably wo n't be able *-2 to operate fully loaded south of St. Louis because [ARG0 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] is beginning *-3 to [rel reduce] [ARG1 the flow of the Missouri River , which *T*-1 feeds into the Mississippi River] .
- Because [ARG0 the drought] [rel reduced] [ARG1 U.S. stockpiles] , they have more than enough storage space for their new crop , and that permits them to wait for prices to rise .
- *-1 Testifying before a House subcommittee , Mr. Mulford said that if [ARG0 the Treasury] had n't intervened in foreign-exchange markets in September and early October *-2 to [rel reduce] [ARG1 the dollar 's value] , the plunge in the stock market might have provoked a steep fall in the currency that *T*-97 might have `` unhinged financial markets . ''
- David Mullins , assistant secretary of the Treasury , said that the working capital is necessary [ARG0 *] to [rel reduce] [ARG1 the final costs of the bailout] , [ARGM-MNR by *-1 allowing the agency to sell savings and loans without their bad assets] , then hold the assets [ARGM-TMP until they can be sold *-108 under favorable conditions] .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 further packaging of mortgage-backed securities , such as Blackstone 's fund ,] have [rel reduced] [ARG1 the effects of prepayment risk] and automatically reinvest monthly payments so institutions do n't have *-1 to *?* .
- These critics are backed *-172 by several academic studies showing that [ARG0 the adoption of poison pills] [rel reduces] [ARG1 shareholder values] [ARGM-TMP not merely in the short run , but also over longer periods] .
- The bill would require the agency to block the acquisition of 15 % or more *U* of an airline 's stock if [ARG0 the purchase] threatened safety , [rel reduced] [ARG1 the carrier 's ability * to compete] , or put the airline under foreign control .
- `` * To slow the rise in total spending , it *ICH*-1 will be necessary [ARG0 *] to [rel reduce] [ARG1 per-capita use of services] , '' the NAM warns *T*-2 in a policy statement .
- Mr. Lewis said 0 [ARG0 the company] marked price tags and advertised at its `` lowest possible prices '' for all its merchandise *-1 to [rel reduce] [ARG1 public confusion] .
- [ARG0 Proceeds from the planned sale of the 250,000-square-foot building] `` will help *-2 [rel reduce] [ARG1 the debt incurred * as a result of our July 1988 recapitalization] , '' said *T*-1 a USG official .
- [ARG0 He] should do more *-1 to [rel reduce] [ARG1 tax rates on wealth and income] , in recognition of the fact that those cuts yield higher , not lower , revenues .
- U.S. and Soviet negotiators opened talks in New York aimed * at * resolving differences in proposals [ARG0 *] to [rel reduce] [ARG1 chemical-weapons arsenals] .
- That is because Sidhpur has a near-monopoly on the world 's supply of flea seed , also known * as flea wort or , in Western parlance , psyllium : [ARG0 a tiny , tasteless , obscure seed] that , [ARGM-ADV according to early research] , *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD may] [rel reduce] [ARG1 cholesterol levels in the blood] .
- General Mills Inc. , the food giant , launched a breakfast cereal called * Benefit , containing psyllium , oat , wheat and beet bran ; the words , `` [ARG0 *] [rel reduce] [ARG1 cholesterol] '' were prominently displayed *-1 on its package .
- [ARG0 *-1] To [rel reduce] [ARG1 the danger of such pricing cycles] , Akzo has invested heavily in specialty chemicals , which *T*-2 have highly specific industrial uses and tend *-3 to produce much higher profit margins than do *?* bulk chemicals .
- This can not be solved *-1 by * provoking a further downturn ; [ARG0 *] [rel reducing] [ARG1 the supply of goods] does not solve inflation .
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- Economists , businessmen and some politicians agree that the answer is an orthodox economic austerity program including [rel reduced] state spending ; * focusing spending on vital areas such as education , health and welfare ; * turning state companies private ; * reforming the tax system , * raising public service rates * to match costs ; and possibly a temporary wage and price freeze and a devaluation of the cruzado .
- Mazda and Ford said 0 a combination of limited crankcase ventilation and improper maintenance could cause engine oil in some of the Mercury Tracers and Mazda 323s to deteriorate more rapidly than normal , * causing increased engine noise or [rel reduced] engine life .
reduce.XX sub-ARG0 ADVP-ARG2-MNR obj-ARG1
- The ailing company , which *T*-236 has reported net losses for 16 consecutive quarters , said 0 [ARG0 it] wo n't manufacture network computer systems any more and [ARGM-MOD will] [ARG2-MNR greatly] [rel reduce] [ARG1 its costly direct sales force] .
- Nixdorf Computer AG , *-2 citing continued profitability problems , said 0 [ARG0 it] will have *-1 to [rel reduce] [ARG1 personnel] [ARG2-MNR further] , [ARGM-LOC notably in research and development sectors] .
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- The Commerce Department said that [ARGM-CAU as a result of a new adjustment to the formula used * * to calculate the index] , [ARG1 the influence of this component] has been [rel reduced] *-95 .
- Within the alliance it is supposed *-3 to act as a balancing force , *-3 guarding against excessive control by government or abuse of its economic position by business , for either could result in a deterioration of its living standards -LRB- under the new resolutions , workers councils may demand that a cooperative be closed *-1 or [ARG1 its prices] be [rel reduced] *-2 -RRB- .
reduce.XX NP-ARG4-to obj-ARG1
- It currently costs $ 750 *U* , though Mr. Sinyard thinks 0 [ARG1 the price] [ARGM-MOD can] be [rel reduced] *-1 [ARGM-TMP within three years] to [ARG4-to between $ 200 and $ 250 *U*] .
- Mr. Simonds-Gooding said 0 the additional financing may leave British Satellite owned *-1 by about 20 investors , including Australian entrepreneur Alan Bond , [ARG1 whose nearly 36 % stake] *T*-201 [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel reduced] *-2 to [ARG4-to as little as 20 %] .
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- [ARG0 * Narrowing the penalty in this fashion] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-MNR clearly] [rel reduce] [ARG1 whatever deterrent effect it now has *T*-1] .
reduce.XX sub-ARG0 NP-ARG4-to obj-ARG1
- He said 0 [ARG0 Equitable] hopes *-1 to [ARGM-ADV eventually] [rel reduce] [ARG1 its stake in Younkers] to [ARG4-to less than 50 %] .
reduce.XX NP-ARG3-from
- Richard D. Lewis , president of the 47-store chain , defended the company 's pricing campaign , *-1 saying 0 it did n't use `` the misleading expression ` [rel reduced] from [ARG3-from original prices] . ' ''
reduce.XX sub-ARG0 NP-ARG4-DIR NP-ARG3-from obj-ARG1
- Officials also disclosed 0 it *EXP*-1 's possible that [ARG0 NEC] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel reduce] [ARG1 domestic production of one-megabit chips] to [ARG4-DIR five million a month] from [ARG3-from six million] , [ARGM-ADV * beginning January] , because of deteriorating market prices .
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- The troubled West German computer company said , in a statement to its employees , that [ARG1 the number of persons working in product development] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel reduced] *-1 [ARGM-LOC world-wide] to [ARG4-to 2,440] from [ARG3-from 2,888] [ARGM-TMP by the end of 1990] .
reduce.XX S-ARG4-to obj-ARG1
- [ARG1 Senior members of the House Budget Committee] are [rel reduced] *-1 [ARGM-ADV in frustration] to [ARG4-to * raising doomed parliamentary obstacles to individual bills] , yet admit that much of the disorder now stems from the fiscal legerdemain associated * with their own summit agreement with the White House this past spring .
reduce.XX NP-ARG1 ADVP-ARG2-MNR
- Some Democrats in Congress are warning that a complicated new funding device for the two federal antitrust agencies could result in further cutbacks in [ARG1 a regulatory area] [ARGM-TMP already] [rel reduced] [ARG2-MNR sharply] [ARGM-TMP in recent years] .
reduce.XX ADVP-ARG2-MNR obj-ARG1
- According to veteran watchers of Unificationist affairs , such as Dr. J. Gordon Melton , director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion , [ARG1 almost all operations] are being [ARG2-MNR drastically] [rel reduced] *-1 [ARGM-TMP as Mr. Moon now concentrates more on *-2 developing his empire in the Far East] .