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frames- Michael Kean , director of marketing for CTB Macmillan\/McGraw , the Macmillan\/McGraw division that *T*-106 publishes Learning Materials , says 0 [ARG1 it] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * improving test scores] .
- Mr. Martin said 0 they have n't yet decided what their next move would be *T*-181 , but he did n't rule out the possibility of [ARG1 a consent solicitation] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * replacing Georgia Gulf 's board] .
- NCNB Corp. of Charlotte , N.C. , recently introduced [ARG1 its Financial Connections Program] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at young adults just starting careers] .
- [ARGM-TMP For some time] , [ARG0 banks] have been [rel aiming] [ARG1 packages] at [ARG2-at the elderly , the demographic segment with the highest savings] .
- Chemical Bank spent more than $ 50 million *U* *-1 to introduce its ChemPlus line , [ARG1 several packages] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at different segments] , in 1986 , according to Thomas Jacob , senior vice president of marketing .
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange said 0 it plans *-1 to institute [ARG1 an additional `` circuit breaker ''] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * stemming market slides] .
- [ARG1 The provision , called * the `` two-time-losers '' amendment by its supporters ,] [ARGM-ADV apparently] was [rel aimed] *-29 at [ARG2-at * preventing Texas Air Corp. Chairman Frank Lorenzo from *-1 attempting * to take over another airline] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although the legislation would apply to acquisitions involving any major airline] , [ARG1 it] is [rel aimed] *-25 at [ARG2-at * giving the Transportation Department the chance * to review in advance transactions financed * by large amounts of debt] .
- American Express Co. and General Motors Corp. 's beleaguered Buick division are joining forces in [ARG1 a promotion] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * boosting Buick 's sales while * encouraging broader use of the American Express card] .
- In the aftermath of the stock market 's gut-wrenching 190-point drop on Oct. 13 , Kidder , Peabody & Co. 's 1,400 stockbrokers across the country began [ARG1 a telephone and letter-writing campaign] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * quashing the country 's second-largest program trader] .
- The finding marks a significant step in research on [ARG1 `` bulk '' superconductors] , which *T*-2 are [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at use in wires for motors , magnets , generators and other applications] .
- Concerns about the pace of [ARG1 the Vienna talks] -- which *T*-1 are [rel aimed] *-71 at [ARG2-at the destruction of some 100,000 weapons , as well as major reductions and realignments of troops in central Europe] -- also are being registered *-70 at the Pentagon .
- And some U.S. Army analysts worry that [ARG1 the proposed Soviet redefinition] is [rel aimed] *-75 at [ARG2-at *-1 blocking the U.S. from *-2 developing lighter , more transportable , high-technology tanks] .
- [ARG1 The collaboration] will include at least 25 researchers and [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel aimed] *-2 [ARGM-ADV primarily] at [ARG2-at * developing thin films of high-temperature superconductors for use in electronics] , the companies said 0 *T*-1 .
- DeSoto Inc. said 0 it is dismissing 200 employees as part of [ARG1 a restructuring] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * producing pretax savings of $ 10 million *U* annually] .
- Senate leaders traded [ARG1 proposals] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * speeding action on legislation 0 *T*-1 to narrow the deficit and raise the federal government 's debt limit] -- but the major stumbling block remains President Bush 's proposal * to cut the capital-gains tax rate .
- They say 0 insurance companies use [ARG1 policies] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * excluding bad risks] because their competitors do *?* .
- Well , thousands of Californians on the scene insisted 0 [ARG1 the ammo] had been [ARGM-MNR uselessly] [rel aimed] at [ARG2-at a large , hardy UFO] , but you will just have *-1 to make your own decision about such sightings .
- U.S. and Soviet officials are *-1 to open [ARG1 a new round of talks] today *-4 [rel aimed] *-2 at [ARG2-at * reducing chemical-weapons arsenals amid superpower differences over whether * to stop *-3 making the gases] .
- [ARG1 Pretoria 's approval of the demonstration and the ANC 's conciliatory tone] appeared *-1 [rel aimed] at [ARG2-at * setting up negotiations 0 *T*-2 to give blacks political rights] .
- Last year , Dentsu 's foreign business accounted for less than 10 % of total billings , but [ARG0 the company] is [rel aiming] at [ARG2-at 20 % in the near future] .
- [rel Aimed] [ARG1 *-2] [ARGM-ADV specifically] at [ARG2-at CD holders] are *T*-1 so-called CD-type annuities , or certificates of annuity .
- [ARG1 The new company 's product lines] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at nurseries , greenhouses and the lawn and garden industry] .
- [ARG1 The split] was [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * boosting the stock 's liquidity] , said 0 *T*-2 Brendan Barba , chairman of the Moonachie , N.J. , maker of plastic film products .
- Analysts said 0 [ARG1 the announcement , the latest in a series of divestitures and restructuring moves ,] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * improving Southam 's earnings before the expiration *ICH*-2 in June of a standstill pact with Torstar Corp] .
- [ARG1 The proposed legislation] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * rectifying some of the inequities in the current land-ownership system] .
- The Ministry of Finance , as a result , has proposed a series of measures that *T*-1 would restrict business investment in real estate even more tightly than [ARG1 restrictions] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at individuals] .
- His giddy dream of * redeeming a life of `` [ARGM-MNR badly] [rel aimed] [ARG1 bullets] '' by *-2 punishing the `` real robbers '' -- the rich `` dogs '' who *T*-1 prey on the poor -- leads only to the death of innocents , and eventually to his own .
- The 1981 novel `` Wedding Song '' also is experimental , and another [ARGM-MNR badly] [rel aimed] [ARG1 bullet] .
- Then they opened [ARG1 small gift shops] [ARGM-ADV mostly] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at Japanese tourists] .
- In [ARG1 a move] [ARGM-ADV apparently] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * heading off new punitive legislation] , Mr. Deng sent an indirect signal to Washington via T.D. Lee , a Columbia University physicist who *T*-1 met Mr. Deng and other Chinese leaders in Beijing last month .
- *-2 Punching away , we raised what I still think 0 *T*-1 were all the right issues and landed more than one hard blow , but at the end of the affair , there was just the tiniest nagging worry that [ARG0 we] had been [rel aiming] at [ARG2-at the wrong target] .
- Mr. Drabinsky , who *T*-2 would have had the right * to vote those shares for two years , said 0 [ARG1 the purchase , subsequently rejected * by regulators ,] was [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * consolidating his control of the company] .
- PWA , which *T*-1 recently merged Wardair 's operations with those of PWA-owned Canadian Airlines International Ltd. , Canada 's second-biggest airline , said 0 the proposed sale is part of [ARG1 a revised five-year plan] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * streamlining its fleet and shedding debt] .
- Mr. Greenspan said 0 he and other Fed governors endorse a bill by Rep. Stephen Neal -LRB- D. , N.C. -RRB- that *T*-1 would require the Fed to pursue [ARG1 policies] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * eliminating inflation within five years] .
- The Ku Klux Klan was revived *-1 in the 1920s as [ARG1 a national organization] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at Catholics and Jews as well as blacks] .
- [ARG1 The four-page news summary] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at readers outside Canada or in Canadian locations where the national daily is n't available *T*-2 on the day of publication] .
- [ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [ARG1 much investment] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * increasing capacity] .
- [ARG1 The expansion] is [rel aimed] *-1 not just at * meeting demand [ARGM-DIS but also] at [ARG2-at * expanding the company 's market share to 30 % from 27 % currently] .
- [ARG1 The expansion] is [rel aimed] *-1 [ARGM-DIS not just] at [ARG2-at * meeting demand] but also at * expanding the company 's market share to 30 % from 27 % currently .
- The White House has decided *-3 to seek [ARG1 changes in pesticide law] that *T*-2 are [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * speeding the removal of harmful chemicals from the food supply] .
- A Lebanese Christian alliance accepted [ARG1 an Arab-sponsored proposal] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * ending Lebanon 's 14-year-old civil war] .
- But the secretary of state advised Israel that * attempting *-1 to overhaul the five-point plan risked * delaying [ARG1 the negotiations] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at Mideast peace] .
- [ARG1 The products] are [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at a market expected * to total more than $ 1 billion *U* a year in sales by 1995] , said 0 *T*-2 Morgan Buchner Jr. , vice president of transmission systems for AT&T .
- So-called jumbo CDs , typically in denominations of $ 90,000 *U* and up , also usually follow T-bills and interest rate trends in general more than [ARG1 those] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at small investors] .
- As their name implies , these operations are linked *-1 to [ARG0 far-reaching policy reforms] that *T*-2 [rel aim] at [ARG2-at * helping borrowing countries get back on the growth path] and at * enhancing their credit-worthiness .
- As their name implies , these operations are linked *-1 to [ARG0 far-reaching policy reforms] that *T*-2 [rel aim] at * helping borrowing countries get back on the growth path and at [ARG2-at * enhancing their credit-worthiness] .
- Rather , they reflect [ARG0 the Bank 's time-tested , pragmatic approach] , which *T*-1 [rel aims] at [ARG2-at * ensuring that developing countries put their scarce resources to the best possible use] .
- And Time Warner Inc. is developing [ARG1 a spinoff of Time magazine] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at kids] , on the heels of its successful Sports Illustrated for Kids .
- In the battle 0 *T*-3 to supply desktop computers for researchers and design engineers , most of the attention is given *-1 to the biggest competitors : Sun Microsystems Inc. , Hewlett-Packard Co. and Digital Equipment Corp. , which *T*-2 make [ARG1 computers] [ARGM-ADV mainly] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at a wide range of engineering and scientific needs] .
- This is one of the first bids under [ARG1 new takeover rules] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * encouraging open bids instead of gradual accumulation of large stakes] .
- The plan , approved * by lawmakers and rejected * Sunday by Aoun , includes [ARG1 political changes] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * ending the 14-year-old civil war] .
- Barry Bryant , an analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. , said 0 Tandy also has suffered from lethargic sales of [ARG1 its computers] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at the home and small-office market] , which *T*-1 are less-advanced and cheaper than computers aimed * at the corporate market .
- Barry Bryant , an analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. , said 0 Tandy also has suffered from lethargic sales of its computers aimed * at the home and small-office market , which *T*-1 are less-advanced and cheaper than [ARG1 computers] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at the corporate market] .
- David Bell , a spokesman for the airline , says 0 [ARG1 the move] is [ARGM-ADV partly] [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * retaining existing staff who *T*-2 are leaving *-3 to secure foreign passports ahead of 1997] .
- Yesterday , the company introduced four products , [ARG1 three of which] *T*-3 are [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at a hot new class of computers called * notebooks] .
- [ARG0 Parents] , he says 0 *T*-1 , [ARGM-MOD should] [rel aim] at [ARG2-at whatever regular investment sum they can afford *T*-2] .
- [ARG1 The new line] is [rel aimed] *-1 [ARGM-MNR directly] at [ARG2-at International Business Machines Corp] .
- In a joint statement , the two companies , whose combined holdings *T*-2 equal 52.7 % of Sun Life 's ordinary shares , said 0 [ARG1 their agreement] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * reducing `` the uncertainty and instability for Sun Life that *T*-3 has resulted from two major shareholders owning '' a controlling interest in the company] .
- For example , he says 0 *T*-3 , the company is planning *-2 to go nationwide with [ARG1 a new service] , tested * in parts of the country , [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at taxpayers who *T*-1 want refunds in a hurry] .
- So IBM will be announcing [ARG1 more than 50 products] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * letting even the dumbest machine tool talk to the smartest mainframe , or anything in between] .
- [ARG1 Merkur] was [ARGM-ADV originally] [rel aimed] *-3 at [ARG2-at * enticing into Lincoln-Mercury dealerships the kind of young , affluent buyers who *T*-2 would n't be caught *-1 *-4 dead in a Town Car -- a vehicle so bargelike that Ford is staging a press event *ICH*-5 next month linking the Town Car 's launch to the commissioning of a new aircraft carrier in Norfolk , Va] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although the legislation would apply to any acquisition of a major airline] , [ARG1 it] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at transactions financed * by large amounts of debt] .
- [ARG1 Four more models] , [rel aimed] * [ARGM-MNR squarely] at [ARG2-at IBM 's commercial customers] , are expected *-1 to begin *-2 shipping in late June .
- Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania engaged the nominee in [ARG1 a verbal contest] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at *-1 showing that Mr. Bork was willing *-2 to stretch the Constitution in one area -LRB- free speech -RRB- while *-2 remaining rigid in all the others] .
- Northern Trust Corp. said 0 its board adopted [ARG1 a shareholder rights plan] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * deterring unwanted takeover bids] , but said 0 it 's not aware of any plan * to acquire the banking concern .
- [ARG1 His Next computer] , introduced * about a year ago and [rel aimed] * [ARGM-ADV primarily] at [ARG2-at university computer users] , sports snazzy graphics , digital sound , built-in networking and a sleek black design .
- Paul Hellman , a Framingham , Mass. , sales and management consultant and author of `` * Ready , [ARG0 *] [rel Aim] , You 're Hired *-2 , '' says : `` The bad news is , you 'll be rejected *-1 more .
- The Boston Globe says 0 its newly redesigned pages have a `` crisper '' look with [ARG1 revamped fixtures] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * making the paper `` more consistent '' and `` easier 0 * to read *T*-1] . ''
- British and Argentine diplomats opened [ARG1 talks *ICH*-1] in Madrid [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * restoring ties severed * because of their 1982 war over the Falkland Islands] .
- Average yields on [ARG1 CDs] [rel aimed] at [ARG2-at individual investors] fell less than half as much as yields on Treasury bills sold * at Monday 's auction .
- Mr. Mehl noted that actual rates are almost identical on small and large-denomination CDs , but yields on [ARG1 CDs] [rel aimed] at [ARG2-at the individual investor] are boosted *-1 by more frequent compounding .
- For a while , high-cost pornography lines and services that *T*-2 tempt children to dial -LRB- and redial -RRB- movie or music information earned the service a somewhat sleazy image , but [ARG1 new legal restrictions] are [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * trimming excesses] .
- [ARG1 The amendment] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * skirting a Supreme Court ruling that *T*-3 threw out the conviction of a Texas flag-burner on grounds that his freedom of speech was violated *-2] .
- [ARG0 Kia , the only Korean car maker that *T*-1 has seen its overseas sales grow in 1989 ,] [rel aims] at [ARG2-at Korea 's common man] .
- [ARG1 The bill] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * addressing the concern that an airline might sacrifice costly safety measures *-2 to pay off the debt incurred * in a leveraged buy-out] .
- This fall , Gitano began *-1 manufacturing [ARG1 moderately priced clothes] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at department stores] under the Gloria Vanderbilt trademark , which Gitano recently acquired *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 *-1] [rel Aimed] *-3 at [ARG2-at commercial photographers] , the film can be used *-1 in very low light without * sacrificing quality , says 0 *T*-2 Donald Franz of Photofinishing Newsletter .
- [ARG1 The price cut] , one analyst said 0 *T*-2 , appeared *-3 to be [rel aimed] *-1 [ARGM-ADV even more] at [ARG2-at Europe , where consumption of Brazilian juice has fallen *T*-4] .
- [ARG1 The repositioning bid] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at CNN 's unsteady viewership -- and what *T*-2 may happen to it as the cable-TV news market grows more competitive] .
- [ARG1 The program] is [rel aimed] *-1 at [ARG2-at * improving the quality of printed material] .
- These critics fail *-3 to distinguish between the type of ethnic humor that *T*-1 aims at *-5 disparaging another group , such as `` Polish jokes '' ; and [ARG1 the type] that *T*-2 is double-edged , *-4 [rel aiming] [ARG2 inward as well as outward] .
- And concern about [ARG1 official actions] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at takeovers] -- [ARGM-TMP then] by [ARG0-by the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee rather than the Transportation Department] -- were making markets nervous .
- First came *T*-1 his predictable fusillade : He charged 0 the Coalition of the Left and Progress had sold out its leftist tenets by * collaborating in [ARG1 a right-wing plot] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * ousting PASOK and thwarting the course of socialism in Greece] .
- President F.W. de Klerk released the ANC men -- along with one of the founding members of the Pan Africanist Congress , a rival liberation group -- as part of his efforts * to create a climate of trust and peace in which his government can begin negotiations with black leaders over [ARG1 a new constitution] [rel aimed] * at [ARG2-at * giving blacks a voice in national government] *T*-1 .