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frames- Rekindled hope that [ARG0 two New England states] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1 broader interstate banking] boosted Nasdaq 's bank stocks , but the over-the-counter market was up only slightly in lackluster trading .
- Later yesterday , a Massachusetts senate committee approved [ARG0 a bill] 0 *T*-1 to [rel allow] [ARG1 national interstate banking by banks in the state] [ARGM-TMP * beginning in 1991] .
- [ARGM-TMP Currently] , [ARG0 both Massachusetts and Connecticut , where most of Bank of New England 's operations are *T*-1 ,] [rel allow] [ARG1 interstate banking] [ARGM-LOC only within New England] .
- He also said that the group reduced its offer because [ARG2 it] was [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to see Georgia Gulf 's confidential financial information without *-2 agreeing that it would n't make an offer unless it had Georgia Gulf 's consent] .
- Program traders ' `` power * to create total panic is so great that [ARG2 they] ca n't be [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to have their way] , '' says 0 *T*-2 Rep. Edward Markey , a Massachusetts Democrat .
- DD Acquisition said 0 [ARG0 the extension] is * to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD this process to be completed *-2] .
- [ARG0 The Food and Drug Administration] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD the company to begin *-1 marketing a new lens for use in cataract patients] .
- At the same time , [ARG0 the government] did n't want *-1 to appear *-2 to favor GM by *-2 [rel allowing] [ARG1 a minority stake that *T*-71 might preclude a full bid by Ford] .
- [ARG0 The move] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the company to concentrate on core businesses , which *T*-128 include ceramic tile , floor coverings and furniture] .
- [ARG0 The plea settlement] does [ARGM-NEG not] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Southern Co. to charge any of the $ 500,000 *U* to its customers , or take action against employees who *T*-209 provided information during the federal inquiry] .
- And [ARG0 our action today] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Gulf Power to avoid prolonged , distracting legal proceedings] . ''
- Michael Carstens , an analyst with Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day , added that [ARG0 the sale of assets] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Sea Containers to focus on its core container businesses] .
- Georgia-Pacific 's Mr. Hahn said that [ARG0 a combined operation] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1 savings] [ARGM-MNR in many ways] .
- [ARG0 Nekoosa 's poison pill] [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD shareholders to vote *-2 to rescind it] , but Georgia-Pacific is n't likely *-1 to pursue such a course immediately because that would take 90 to 120 days , and would n't affect the provisions of the Maine law .
- Britain said 0 it would waive its `` golden share '' in the luxury auto maker if [ARG0 shareholders] vote *-1 to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD a suitor to acquire more than 15 % of the company] .
- In addition , Courtaulds said 0 the moves are logical because [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD both the chemicals and textile businesses to focus more closely on core activities] .
- Mr. Bologna said 0 [ARG0 the sale] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Gen-Probe to speed up the development of new technology , and to more quickly apply existing technology to an array of diagnostic products 0 the company wants *-3 to offer *T*-2] .
- The notes became burdensome when [ARG0 reset provisions] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD their interest rate to be raised *-3 to 19.25 % last June] *T*-2 .
- Michael Foods has attracted a good many short-sellers , the people who *T*-1 sell borrowed shares in a bet that [ARG0 a stock price] [ARGM-MOD will] drop and [rel allow] [ARG1 the return of cheaper shares to the lender] .
- In *-3 deferring action on the merger , the Fed said 0 *T*-1 , `` The Board does not believe that there is [ARG0 sufficient information] in the record at this time * to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD -LCB- it -RCB- to reach a final conclusion on First Union 's record of * helping *-4 to meet the credit needs of the communities 0 it serves *T*-2 in Florida and North Carolina , including low to moderate-income neighborhoods in those communities] . ''
- [ARG0 That acquisition , which *T*-1 also included the assumption of $ 135 million *U* in debt] , was designed *-2 *-3 to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Georgia-Pacific to capitalize on the strong demand for softwood pulp , as well as reduce its exposure to the housing market] .
- Dow Jones said 0 [ARG0 it] extended the offer *-1 to [rel allow] [ARG2 shareholders] [ARG1 time 0 * to review a supplement to the Dow Jones tender offer circular that it mailed *T*-3 last Friday *T*-2] .
- Mr. Swavely said 0 [ARG0 the new space] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Compaq to increase the manufacturing capacity of its plant in Erskine , Scotland] .
- [ARGM-TMP Once *-1 triggered *-2] , [ARG0 the rights] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD holders to buy additional shares at 50 % of the then current market price or , at the board 's discretion , to receive securities or assets] .
- U.S. Trust recently introduced [ARG0 certain mutual-fund products] , which *T*-1 [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD it to serve customers with minimum deposits of $ 250,000 *U*] .
- [ARG0 The new services] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD U.S. Trust to cater to the `` new wealth] , '' Mr. Schwarz says 0 *T*-1 .
- Columbia officials said 0 they do n't know how quickly they will dispose of the thrift 's junk bonds *T*-3 , because federal regulations , such as [ARG0 those] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD thrifts to continue *-4 holding the bonds in separately capitalized subsidiaries] , have n't yet been completed *-1 .
- But such calculations ignore the noncash charge of [ARG0 depreciation] , taken * * to [rel allow] for [ARG1-for the gradual wearing out of french friers , deterioration of stores and the like] .
- As part of its offer , Manville said 0 it requested [ARG0 changes in some covenants between it and the trust] * to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Manville to `` reflect a more typical corporate ownership and financial structure] . ''
- But previous sales have often been sales of shares purchased * through the exercise of stock options and sold six months later , as soon as [ARG0 [ARG1 *] ] [rel allowed] *-2 , said 0 *T*-1 Robert Gabele , president of Invest\/Net .
- [ARG0 The trial] had been postponed *-1 * to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Dunkin ' Donuts to seek alternatives to DD Acquisition 's offer] .
- [ARG0 A 20 % stake] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Honeywell to include Yamatake earnings in its results] .
- This summer , the industry introduced a `` kids fly *-1 free '' program , in which [ARG2 children] were [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to fly *-3 free] [ARGM-ADV if they were traveling with an adult] *T*-4 .
- One airline official said 0 about three times as many free-travel coupons *ICH*-1 are being turned in as in previous years -- not surprisingly , as [ARG0 the airlines] [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD many travelers to build up mileage at triple the normal rate] .
- As for Ford , analysts expect 0 [ARG0 the end of the Saab play] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the U.S. auto maker to focus its resources on the intensifying struggle with GM for a stake in Jaguar] .
- Mr. Lloyd said 0 both Qintex Entertainment and Qintex Australia had attempted *-3 to secure [ARG0 a loan] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the company to make the $ 5.9 million *U* payment] but the request was turned *-1 down by an unidentified lender on Oct. 14 .
- The holding company said 0 [ARG0 the rights offering] [ARGM-MOD should] reduce its C$ 171 million *U* debt to `` more manageable levels '' before Dec. 31 and [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD it to finance future investments with equity capital] .
- The dispute started when China , angry that [ARG0 Hong Kong] had [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD dissident swimmer Yang Yang to flee to the U.S.] , halted the usual daily transfer of illegal immigrants caught * in this British colony , which *T*-1 reverts to Beijing 's control in 1997 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The new products] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD customers to add Convex machines to established systems made * 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 .
- Eventually , the money funds ' success forced [ARG0 relaxation] of curbs on bank interest rates 0 *T*-1 to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD banks to offer competing yields] .
- It is [ARG0 a market order] that *T*-1 [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD floor brokers to take more time 0 * to buy or sell an investment *T*-2 , if they think 0 they can get a better price by waiting] .
- [ARG0 Disk drives] , which *T*-1 [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD a computer to access its memory] , generated 38 % more revenue in the most recent period compared with the fiscal first quarter a year earlier .
- [ARGM-DIS Meanwhile] , [ARG0 a state court judge] has [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD the charity to go on *-1 soliciting funds] .
- Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters claim 0 they have [ARG0 an oral agreement] with Warner executives that *T*-1 [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD them to terminate their contract] [ARGM-ADV should the opportunity * to run a major studio arise] .
- [ARG0 The merger] [ARGM-MOD should] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the companies to reduce costs by *-1 combining operations in many locations in Puerto Rico] .
- The meeting had been scheduled *-1 for Nov. 10 but [ARG0 the company] delayed the meeting *-2 to [rel allow] [ARG1 time 0 for the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the proposal *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 The airline] had [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD them to move ahead of some union members in seniority] [ARGM-TMP following the 1985 strike] , [ARGM-ADV a move 0 the union had contested *T*-1 in a previous lawsuit] .
- [ARG0 A 20 % stake] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Honeywell to include Yamatake earnings in its results] .
- [ARG0 Many funds] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD investors to void orders before the close of trading] .
- [ARG0 *-3] Excluding the $ 2 billion *U* provision and [rel allowing] for [ARG1-for the taxes 0 Morgan paid *T*-1] , earnings were about 65 cents a share , Mr. Salem said 0 *T*-2 .
- These high-yielding loans in effect replaced some low-yielding assets such as [ARG2 inter-bank loans] , which *T*-1 were [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to decrease] .
- [ARG0 Each warrant] [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD the holder to buy one BSN share for $ 10.75 *U* a share at any time over the next seven years] .
- National Pizza said 0 it settled [ARG0 its dispute with Pizza Hut] , * [rel allowing] [ARG1 it to make the purchase] .
- He said 0 [ARG0 it] has reached the same conclusions about some attempts * to buy closely held concerns , but [ARGM-TMP eventually] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD those acquisitions to proceed] .
- Mr. Mehta said 0 [ARG0 the move] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the transaction to go ahead as * planned *-2] could be an out-of-court settlement of Connaught 's dispute with the University of Toronto .
- [ARG0 The company 's lean operation] , analysts said 0 *T*-1 , [rel allowed] [ARG1 sharp-rising sales from its cholesterol drug , Lopid , to power earnings growth] .
- Rekindled hope that [ARG0 two New England states] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1 broader interstate banking] boosted Nasdaq 's bank stocks , but the over-the-counter market was up only slightly in lackluster trading .
- Later yesterday , a Massachusetts senate committee approved [ARG0 a bill] 0 *T*-1 to [rel allow] [ARG1 national interstate banking by banks in the state] [ARGM-TMP * beginning in 1991] .
- [ARGM-TMP Currently] , [ARG0 both Massachusetts and Connecticut , where most of Bank of New England 's operations are *T*-1 ,] [rel allow] [ARG1 interstate banking] [ARGM-LOC only within New England] .
- He also said that the group reduced its offer because [ARG2 it] was [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to see Georgia Gulf 's confidential financial information without *-2 agreeing that it would n't make an offer unless it had Georgia Gulf 's consent] .
- Program traders ' `` power * to create total panic is so great that [ARG2 they] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] be [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-1 to have their way] , '' says 0 *T*-2 Rep. Edward Markey , a Massachusetts Democrat .
- DD Acquisition said 0 [ARG0 the extension] is * to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD this process to be completed *-2] .
- [ARG0 The Food and Drug Administration] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD the company to begin *-1 marketing a new lens for use in cataract patients] .
- At the same time , [ARG0 the government] did n't want *-1 to appear *-2 to favor GM by *-2 [rel allowing] [ARG1 a minority stake that *T*-71 might preclude a full bid by Ford] .
- [ARG0 The move] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the company to concentrate on core businesses , which *T*-128 include ceramic tile , floor coverings and furniture] .
- [ARG0 The plea settlement] does [ARGM-NEG not] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Southern Co. to charge any of the $ 500,000 *U* to its customers , or take action against employees who *T*-209 provided information during the federal inquiry] .
- And [ARG0 our action today] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Gulf Power to avoid prolonged , distracting legal proceedings] . ''
- Michael Carstens , an analyst with Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day , added that [ARG0 the sale of assets] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Sea Containers to focus on its core container businesses] .
- Georgia-Pacific 's Mr. Hahn said that [ARG0 a combined operation] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1 savings] [ARGM-MNR in many ways] .
- [ARG0 Nekoosa 's poison pill] [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD shareholders to vote *-2 to rescind it] , but Georgia-Pacific is n't likely *-1 to pursue such a course immediately because that would take 90 to 120 days , and would n't affect the provisions of the Maine law .
- Britain said 0 it would waive its `` golden share '' in the luxury auto maker if [ARG0 shareholders] vote *-1 to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD a suitor to acquire more than 15 % of the company] .
- In addition , Courtaulds said 0 the moves are logical because [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD both the chemicals and textile businesses to focus more closely on core activities] .
- Mr. Bologna said 0 [ARG0 the sale] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Gen-Probe to speed up the development of new technology , and to more quickly apply existing technology to an array of diagnostic products 0 the company wants *-3 to offer *T*-2] .
- The notes became burdensome when [ARG0 reset provisions] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD their interest rate to be raised *-3 to 19.25 % last June] *T*-2 .
- Michael Foods has attracted a good many short-sellers , the people who *T*-1 sell borrowed shares in a bet that [ARG0 a stock price] [ARGM-MOD will] drop and [rel allow] [ARG1 the return of cheaper shares to the lender] .
- In *-3 deferring action on the merger , the Fed said 0 *T*-1 , `` The Board does not believe that there is [ARG0 sufficient information] in the record at this time * to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD -LCB- it -RCB- to reach a final conclusion on First Union 's record of * helping *-4 to meet the credit needs of the communities 0 it serves *T*-2 in Florida and North Carolina , including low to moderate-income neighborhoods in those communities] . ''
- [ARG0 That acquisition , which *T*-1 also included the assumption of $ 135 million *U* in debt] , was designed *-2 *-3 to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Georgia-Pacific to capitalize on the strong demand for softwood pulp , as well as reduce its exposure to the housing market] .
- Dow Jones said 0 [ARG0 it] extended the offer *-1 to [rel allow] [ARG2 shareholders] [ARG1 time 0 * to review a supplement to the Dow Jones tender offer circular that it mailed *T*-3 last Friday *T*-2] .
- Mr. Swavely said 0 [ARG0 the new space] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Compaq to increase the manufacturing capacity of its plant in Erskine , Scotland] .
- [ARGM-TMP Once *-1 triggered *-2] , [ARG0 the rights] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD holders to buy additional shares at 50 % of the then current market price or , at the board 's discretion , to receive securities or assets] .
- U.S. Trust recently introduced [ARG0 certain mutual-fund products] , which *T*-1 [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD it to serve customers with minimum deposits of $ 250,000 *U*] .
- [ARG0 The new services] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD U.S. Trust to cater to the `` new wealth] , '' Mr. Schwarz says 0 *T*-1 .
- Columbia officials said 0 they do n't know how quickly they will dispose of the thrift 's junk bonds *T*-3 , because federal regulations , such as [ARG0 those] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD thrifts to continue *-4 holding the bonds in separately capitalized subsidiaries] , have n't yet been completed *-1 .
- But such calculations ignore the noncash charge of [ARG0 depreciation] , taken * * to [rel allow] for [ARG1-for the gradual wearing out of french friers , deterioration of stores and the like] .
- As part of its offer , Manville said 0 it requested [ARG0 changes in some covenants between it and the trust] * to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Manville to `` reflect a more typical corporate ownership and financial structure] . ''
- But previous sales have often been sales of shares purchased * through the exercise of stock options and sold six months later , as soon as [ARG0 *] [rel allowed] [ARG1 *-2] , said 0 *T*-1 Robert Gabele , president of Invest\/Net .
- The trial had been postponed *-1 [ARG0 *] to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Dunkin ' Donuts to seek alternatives to DD Acquisition 's offer] .
- [ARG0 A 20 % stake] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Honeywell to include Yamatake earnings in its results] .
- This summer , the industry introduced a `` kids fly *-1 free '' program , in which [ARG2 children] were [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to fly *-3 free] [ARGM-ADV if they were traveling with an adult] *T*-4 .
- One airline official said 0 about three times as many free-travel coupons *ICH*-1 are being turned in as in previous years -- not surprisingly , as [ARG0 the airlines] [ARGM-TMP last year] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD many travelers to build up mileage at triple the normal rate] .
- As for Ford , analysts expect 0 [ARG0 the end of the Saab play] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the U.S. auto maker to focus its resources on the intensifying struggle with GM for a stake in Jaguar] .
- Mr. Lloyd said 0 both Qintex Entertainment and Qintex Australia had attempted *-3 to secure [ARG0 a loan] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the company to make the $ 5.9 million *U* payment] but the request was turned *-1 down by an unidentified lender on Oct. 14 .
- The holding company said 0 [ARG0 the rights offering] [ARGM-MOD should] reduce its C$ 171 million *U* debt to `` more manageable levels '' before Dec. 31 and [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD it to finance future investments with equity capital] .
- The dispute started when China , angry that [ARG0 Hong Kong] had [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD dissident swimmer Yang Yang to flee to the U.S.] , halted the usual daily transfer of illegal immigrants caught * in this British colony , which *T*-1 reverts to Beijing 's control in 1997 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The new products] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD customers to add Convex machines to established systems made * by other manufacturers] , [ARGM-ADV which `` *T*-1 opens up a phenomenal market for us] , '' said 0 *T*-2 Robert J. Paluck , Convex 's chairman , president and chief executive .
- Eventually , the money funds ' success forced [ARG0 relaxation] of curbs on bank interest rates 0 *T*-1 to [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD banks to offer competing yields] .
- It is [ARG0 a market order] that *T*-1 [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD floor brokers to take more time 0 * to buy or sell an investment *T*-2 , if they think 0 they can get a better price by waiting] .
- [ARG0 Disk drives] , which *T*-1 [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD a computer to access its memory] , generated 38 % more revenue in the most recent period compared with the fiscal first quarter a year earlier .
- [ARGM-TMP Meanwhile] , [ARG0 a state court judge] has [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD the charity to go on *-1 soliciting funds] .
- Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters claim 0 they have [ARG0 an oral agreement] with Warner executives that *T*-1 [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD them to terminate their contract] [ARGM-ADV should the opportunity * to run a major studio arise] .
- [ARG0 The merger] [ARGM-MOD should] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the companies to reduce costs by *-1 combining operations in many locations in Puerto Rico] .
- The meeting had been scheduled *-1 for Nov. 10 but [ARG0 the company] delayed the meeting *-2 to [rel allow] [ARG1 time 0 for the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the proposal *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 The airline] had [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD them to move ahead of some union members in seniority] [ARGM-TMP following the 1985 strike] , [ARGM-ADV a move 0 the union had contested *T*-1 in a previous lawsuit] .
- [ARG0 A 20 % stake] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD Honeywell to include Yamatake earnings in its results] .
- [ARG0 Many funds] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD investors to void orders before the close of trading] .
- [ARG0 *-3] Excluding the $ 2 billion *U* provision and [rel allowing] for [ARG1-for the taxes 0 Morgan paid *T*-1] , earnings were about 65 cents a share , Mr. Salem said 0 *T*-2 .
- These high-yielding loans in effect replaced some low-yielding assets such as [ARG2 inter-bank loans] , which *T*-1 were [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD *-2 to decrease] .
- [ARG0 Each warrant] [rel allows] [ARG1-PRD the holder to buy one BSN share for $ 10.75 *U* a share at any time over the next seven years] .
- National Pizza said 0 it settled its dispute with Pizza Hut , [ARG0 *] [rel allowing] [ARG1-PRD it to make the purchase] .
- He said 0 [ARG0 it] has reached the same conclusions about some attempts * to buy closely held concerns , but [ARGM-TMP eventually] [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD those acquisitions to proceed] .
- Mr. Mehta said 0 [ARG0 the move] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel allow] [ARG1-PRD the transaction to go ahead as * planned *-2] could be an out-of-court settlement of Connaught 's dispute with the University of Toronto .
- [ARG0 The company 's lean operation] , analysts said 0 *T*-1 , [rel allowed] [ARG1-PRD sharp-rising sales from its cholesterol drug , Lopid , to power earnings growth] .
- Rekindled hope that [ARG0 two New England states] [ARGM will] [rel allow] [ARG1 broader interstate banking] boosted Nasdaq 's bank stocks , but the over-the-counter market was up only slightly in lackluster trading .