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frames-  The company is operating under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code , * giving it court protection from creditors ' lawsuits while [ARG0  it]  [rel  attempts]  [ARG1  *-1 to work out a plan * to pay its debts]  .
-  In an eight-count indictment , the government has charged [ARG0  GAF , a Wayne , N.J. , specialty chemical maker , and its Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin]  with *-2 [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to manipulate the common stock of Union Carbide Corp. in advance of GAF 's planned sale of a large block of the stock in November 1986]  .
-  The provision , called * the `` two-time-losers '' amendment by its supporters , apparently was aimed *-29 at * preventing [ARG0  Texas Air Corp. Chairman Frank Lorenzo]  from *-1 [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  * to take over another airline]  .
-  [ARG0  The 1990 appropriations legislation]  [rel  attempts]  [ARG1  *-1 to strip the president of his powers * to make certain appointments as * provided *-2 by Article II]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  By 1987]  , [ARG0  then-Speaker Jim Wright]  was discussing arms control in Moscow with Mikhail Gorbachev and [ARGM-TMP  then]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to direct the president , through an appropriations rider , *-2 to treat the Soviets as though the Senate had ratified SALT II]  .
-  An [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  buy-out]  led * by John J. McCabe , chief operating officer , never materialized , and a stream of what one staff member dismissed *T*-1 as `` tire-kickers and lookee-loos '' had filed through since .
-  [ARGM-DIS  But]  [ARG0  any potential acquirer]  [ARGM-MOD  must]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-2 to reach some kind of accord with the company 's employees , primarily its pilots and the powerful machinists ' union , which *T*-1 has opposed a takeover]  .
-  Guerrilla leaders said 0 [ARG0  Pretoria]  was [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to sabotage next week 's elections in Namibia]  .
-  [ARG0  The airline]  is [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to show that Israel and West Germany warned the U.S. about the impending attack]  .
-  [ARG0  The new company]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to limit the shipyard 's losses]  , participants said 0 *T*-2 .
-  Mr. Nichol said 0 he was `` extremely disappointed in the continuing deterioration of the company 's operations while [ARG0  it]  [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  *-1 to conclude the reorganization during the past four months]  . ''
-  [ARG0  Nomura]  was [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to organize the 50 billion-yen -LRB- $ 352 million *U* -RRB- borrowing in Japan at a time when many Japanese banks , led * by Industrial Bank of Japan , were pressuring the Wellington government to help them recover loans made * to a defunct investment bank that *T*-3 had been owned *-25 by New Zealand 's civil-service pension fund *T*-2]  .
-  Some of the game 's reigning philosophers dislike the idea of [ARG0  middle-aged men]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  a young man 's sport]  .
-  Allies concerned about the deadline include the British , French and smaller NATO allies , some of whom *T*-107 do n't have adequate staffs 0 *T*-1 to provide quick answers to the questions being raised * by what *T*-2 generally are considered *-72 [ARG1  the most complex arms-control talks]  [ARGM-TMP  ever]  [rel  attempted]  * .
-  [ARGM-TMP  Sometimes]  , [ARG0  the ads]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to raise money]  ; always , they try *-2 to boost good will .
-  Secretary of State Baker expressed concern that [ARG0  Nicaraguan President Ortega]  [ARGM-MOD  may]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to use alleged attacks by the U.S.backed Contra rebels as an excuse 0 * to scuttle elections scheduled * for February *T*-2]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  During his tenure]  , [ARG0  Mr. Corr]  [rel  attempted]  [ARGM-MNR  through a series of meetings]  [ARG1  *-1 to inform managers of some of the company 's future plans]  , traveled widely *-1 to talk to employees and backed training sessions designed * *-2 to improve the carrier 's image .
-  [ARG0  Stock-index arbitrage]  , because it sells the more `` expensive '' market and buys the `` cheaper '' one , [rel  attempts]  [ARG1  *-1 to reestablish the link between the stock and futures markets]  , and the adjustments are often abrupt .
-  [ARG0  The two men]  are planning joint visits to a number of clients *-1 to [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-2 to smoothly hand over the reins]  .
-  However , at a news conference Thursday , Mrs. Aquino backed the project and said 0 [ARG0  her government]  was [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to soothe the feelings of residents at the original site , adjacent to the government 's major petroleum refinery in Bataan province]  .
-  First Tennessee , *-1 assisted *-2 by IBM , said 0 [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-3 to place the employees within the company , IBM or other companies in Memphis]  .
-  While [ARG0  the pound]  has [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  *-1 to stabilize]  , currency analysts say 0 it is in critical condition .
-  [ARG0  The government]  spent most of last year *-1 [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-2 to carry out such a plan]  but was thwarted *-1 when the parent Waertsilae concern pulled out at the last minute *T*-3 .
-  [ARG0  The Fed]  would eliminate the cause of the potential panic rather than *-1 [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-2 to treat the symptom -- the liquidity of the banks]  .
-  [ARG0  He]  was convicted *-1 of *-2 charging interest rates much higher than what the law permitted *T*-3 , and [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-4 to evade income taxes by *-5 using a double accounting system]  .
-  [ARG0  The OAS , which *T*-1 tries *-2 to promote peace and economic development within the Americas ,]  is [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-3 to find a settlement of the current Panama political crisis]  .
-  However , these faults are not the exclusive property of modern comedies , and I believe 0 Mr. Knight errs [ARGM-TMP  when]  [ARG0  he]  [rel  attempts]  [ARG1  *-2 to link this modern phenomenon too closely to a single category of movie making]  *T*-1 .
-  [ARGM-DIS  In addition]  , [ARG0  the principles]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to eliminate the so-called Delaney Paradox]  .
-  The practice of businesses throwing out junk mail `` is a commonly known problem , and it 's increasing as [ARG0  companies]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-2 to put through budget cuts across the board , '' right down to the mail-room level]  , says 0 *T*-1 Stephen Belth , a list consultant and chairman of the Direct Marketing Association 's business-to-business council .
-  But the secretary of state advised Israel that [ARG0  *]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to overhaul the five-point plan]  risked * delaying the negotiations aimed * at Mideast peace .
-  [ARGM-DIS  For example]  , [ARG0  student loans]  [ARGM-TMP  currently]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to subsidize college attendance and mitigate problems created * by the fact that students ' future earnings are not accepted *-2 as collateral]  .
-  These provisions would be difficult 0 * to enforce *T*-2 for a program intended * to provide a subsidy , but would be reasonable and effective devices for [ARG0  programs]  that *T*-1 [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-3 to offset market imperfections]  .
-  [ARG0  Justice]  is [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to avoid a replay of these tactics]  .
-  In the new guidelines , the Justice Department says that in [ARG0  *]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to freeze disputed assets before trial]  , `` the government will not seek *-2 to disrupt the normal , legitimate business activities of the defendant '' and `` will not seek ... *-2 to take from third parties assets legitimately transferred * to them . ''
-  [ARG0  Time]  is also fighting the transaction on other fronts , by *-1 [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-2 to discourage other cable operators from *-3 joining Tele-Communications as investors in Showtime]  , cable-TV industry executives say 0 *T*-4 .
-  Later they said 0 they fired him , and [ARG0  two directors]  [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  *-1 to place the company under bankruptcy-law protection]  .
-  [ARG0  Lang]  is cutting costs and [ARGM-MOD  will]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to operate the magazine with only subscription revenue]  .
-  In an eight-count indictment , the government charged [ARG0  GAF , a Wayne , N.J. , chemical maker , and Mr. Sherwin]  with *-1 [ARGM-MNR  illegally]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-2 to manipulate the common stock of Union Carbide Corp. in advance of GAF 's planned sale of a large block of the stock *PPA*-3]  [ARGM-TMP  in 1986]  .
-  `` That means that [ARGM-ADV  if the offense deals with one part of the business]  , [ARG0  you]  do [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to seize the whole business]  ; you attempt *-2 to seize assets related * to the crime , '' he explained *T*-3 .
-  `` That means that [ARGM-ADV  if the offense deals with one part of the business]  , you do n't attempt *-1 to seize the whole business ; [ARG0  you]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-2 to seize assets related * to the crime]  , '' he explained *T*-3 .
-  Future witnesses include a former federal S&L regulator who *T*-1 has accused [ARG0  the five senators]  of *-2 [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-3 to `` subvert '' the regulatory process by *-4 intervening on behalf of Mr. Keating]  .
-  [ARGM-LOC  Under federal transportation law]  , [ARG0  a government mediator]  is [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to reconcile the melding of Tiger 's job classifications into Federal 's]  .
-  [ARG0  Mr. Icahn]  , who *T*-1 played a key role in the settlement and [rel  attempted]  [ARGM-TMP  subsequently]  [ARG1  *-2 to take control of the company]  , sold his stake in Texaco just last summer .
-  [ARG0  Texaco]  has [ARGM-DIS  also]  been [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to sell oil properties]  .
-  [ARG0  This film]  [rel  attempts]  [ARG1  *-1 to show a side rarely seen in our media]  .
-  Mr. Lloyd said 0 [ARG0  both Qintex Entertainment and Qintex Australia]  had [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  *-3 to secure a loan that *T*-2 would allow the company to make the $ 5.9 million *U* payment]  but the request was turned *-1 down by an unidentified lender on Oct. 14 .
-  Over the past year there have been only one burglary , three thefts of or from autos , no purse-snatchings , and one [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  robbery]  [ARGM-LOC  in the mall , which *T*-2 opened in late 1981]  .
-  Investment bankers following UAL agree that the strongest impetus for an eventual deal is that [ARG0  the pilots]  have been [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  a buy-out]  [ARGM-TMP  for more than two years]  , and are n't likely *-1 to stop , *-1 having come so close to success .
-  [ARGM-TMP  In the midst of the current turmoil]  , [ARG0  Saatchi]  is [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to shore up its ad businesses]  .
-  Other Saatchi units include [ARG0  ad agency]  McCaffrey & McCall , which *T*-1 has the Mercedes account and which *T*-2 has been [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-3 to buy itself back]  ; and Howard Marlboro , a sports and event marketing firm .
-  [ARG0  The memo]  [rel  attempts]  [ARG1  *-2 to remove the tourist board as far as possible from the agency , which *T*-1 pleaded innocent to the charges]  .
-  [ARG0  Nelson]  Bunker Hunt 's [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  corner]  on silver [ARGM-TMP  a decade ago]  is still haunting the market in this metal .
-  He correctly says 0 he has been down on Noriega for some time , hence his criticism of administration mishandling of the [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  coup]  .
-  Your Oct. 12 editorial `` Pitiful , Helpless Presidency ? '' correctly states that I was critical of the Bush administration 's failure * to have any plan *ICH*-1 in place * to respond in a timely fashion to the opportunities * to oust Manuel Noriega presented * by the [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  military]  coup on Oct. 3 .
-  Minpeco has threatened a `` volcano '' of litigation if [ARG0  the Manufacturers Hanover Corp. unit]  [rel  attempts]  [ARG1  *-1 to force such a plan through the court]  .
-  [ARG0  Citicorp and Chase]  are [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to put together a new , lower bid]  .
-  `` We spent a lot of time and money in *-1 building our group of stations , '' he said *T*-2 , *-3 adding that Fox does n't `` appreciate '' [ARG0  another company]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-4 to usurp its station lineup]  .
-  [ARGM-MNR  By *-1 buying futures contracts]  , [ARG0  these companies]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to protect themselves from swings in the price of the corn that they are obligated *-3 to deliver *T*-2]  .
-  [ARG0  NASA]  [ARGM-MOD  wo]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  a rescue]  ; instead , it will try *-1 to predict whether any of the rubble will smash to the ground and where *?* .
-  [ARG0  The federal government]  is [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [ARGM-DIS  even]  [rel  attempting]  [ARGM-TMP  yet]  [ARG1  *-1 to estimate how much the earthquake will cost it *T*-2]  .
-  [ARG0  Mr. Lang]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  do away with expensive circulation drives , * not to mention sales staff , and [rel  attempt]  [ARG1  *-1 to publish the 17-year-old magazine *-3 supported *-2 by circulation revenue alone]  .
-  The commission found that if [ARG0  the British government]  [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  *-2 to block the merger]  , Rhone-Poulenc would likely respond by *-3 closing the salicylates plant 0 Monsanto operates *T*-1 in Wales , *-3 removing the matter from U.K. jurisdiction .
-  The Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court dismissed [ARG0  six lawsuits]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  * to block a $ 2.5 billion *U* project planned * for 42nd Street in Manhattan]  .
-  Under Northern Trust 's plan , shareholders were issued *-1 rights that , in the event of certain [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  takeovers]  , *T*-2 allow holders to buy shares in the company at half price .
-  The picture , 0 *T*-4 to be made *-1 in the Central American country of San Elvador , is a cover for * sending $ 800 million *U* of arms to Los Otros , [ARG0  the rebel group]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  * to regain neighboring Ambigua , which *T*-2 has been taken *-5 over by the leftist dictator Dr. Overtega , a former podiatrist , who *T*-3 leads a revolutionary band of foot soldiers]  .
-  `` Unfortunately , '' Mr. Eskenazi wrote 0 *T*-3 in a letter , `` those of us in law enforcement in Miami find [ARG0  ourselves]  [ARGM-TMP  frequently]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-2 to enforce the laws of the United States]  but simultaneously being caught *-2 between foreign policy considerations over which we have no control *T*-1 . ''
-  [ARGM-TMP  In 1987]  , [ARG0  the Supreme Court]  [rel  attempted]  [ARGM-LOC  in McNally v. U.S.]  [ARG1  *-1 to halt the inexorable expansion of these statutes by * adopting a rule of strict construction for ambiguous criminal statues]  .
-  [ARGM-DIS  But]  [ARGM-TMP  now]  , [ARG0  the magazine]  is [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to fight back , with an ambitious plan including a revamped sales strategy and a surprisingly aggressive ad campaign]  .
-  The turmoil on Wall Street may benefit [ARG0  some retailers]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  * to lead leveraged buy-outs of their specialty and department-store chains]  , investment bankers and retailers said 0 *T*-1 .
-  Warner sued Sony and Guber-Peters late last week ; Sony and Guber-Peters have countersued , *-2 charging [ARG0  Warner]  with * [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to interfere in Sony 's acquisition of the two companies]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  Since then]  , [ARG0  Hooker Corp.]  has sold its interest in the Parisian chain back to Parisian 's management and is [ARGM-TMP  currently]  [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-1 to sell the B. Altman & Co. chain]  .
-  Valley Federal said Friday that it is considering whether *-2 to seek another buyer for the branches or to pursue the transaction with Imperial Corp. , which *T*-1 said 0 [ARG0  it]  is [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-3 to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  This time]  [ARG0  it]  [rel  attempted]  [ARG1  *-1 to invade two connected problems , the rising cost of higher education and the rising expense to the federal government of educational grants and loans]  .
-  Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self-styled citizens lobby -- said 0 [ARG0  Mr. Keating]  already has conceded *-1 [rel  attempting]  [ARG1  *-2 to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona]  .