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frames- `` [ARG0 That] [rel attracts] [ARG1 attention] ...
- The ad prompted Mr. Coleman , the former Virginia attorney general , to launch a series of advertisements created * by Bob Goodman and designed * *-2 to shake Mr. Wilder 's support among [ARG1 the very women] who *T*-77 were [rel attracted] *-1 by [ARG0-by the abortion ad] .
- `` This much fragmentation makes [ARG0 *] [rel attracting] and keeping [ARG1 today 's rate-sensitive customers] costly . ''
- The more accounts 0 customers have *T*-1 , Mr. Sullivan says 0 *T*-2 , the more likely [ARG1 they] are *-3 to be [rel attracted] *-123 to [ARG0-to a package] -- and *-3 to be loyal to the bank that *T*-205 offers it .
- But [ARG0 the council 's] program * to [rel attract] and train [ARG1 ringers] is only partly successful , says 0 *T*-1 Mr. Baldwin .
- Strong dividend growth , he says 0 *T*-1 , is `` the black widow of valuation '' -- a reference to [ARG0 the female spiders] that *T*-231 [rel attract] [ARG1 males] and then kill them after mating .
- They are barking up the wrong tree , because it *EXP*-1 is basically their fault 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel attract] [ARG1 new employees] .
- [ARG0 A free market with a profit motive] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel attract] [ARG1 each investor] to [ARG2-to the liquidity and risks 0 he can tolerate *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Odd-year elections] [rel attract] [ARG1 relatively few ballot issues] .
- [ARG0 Other rumored takeover and restructuring candidates] 0 *T*-2 to [rel attract] [ARG1 buyers] included Woolworth , which *T*-1 went up 1 3\/4 to 59 1\/2 ; Avon Products , up 1 3\/4 to 29 1\/4 ; Paramount Communications , up 2 to 57 7\/8 , and Ferro , up 2 5\/8 to 28 3\/4 .
- [ARG0 Nomura] started a credit-card venture *ICH*-2 with American Express Co. that *T*-1 allowed cardholders to use their Nomura securities accounts like a bank account , *-3 [rel attracting] [ARG1 the wrath of banks] .
- [ARG0 The topic] that *T*-79 [rel attracted] [ARG1 participants ' attention] was Mitsubishi Estate 's purchase of 51 % of Rockefeller Center Properties , announced * late Monday in New York .
- But [ARG0 other sectors] failed *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 investor interest] and remained sluggish , *-1 making overall trading appear mixed .
- Some 30 balloon shows are held *-65 annually in the U.S. , including the world 's largest convocation of ersatz Phineas Foggs -- [ARG0 the nine-day Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta] that *T*-86 [rel attracts] [ARG1 some 800,000 enthusiasts and more than 500 balloons , some of which *T*-1 are fetchingly shaped *-2 to resemble Carmen Miranda , Garfield or a 12-story-high condom] .
- For Mips , which *T*-138 expects revenue of $ 100 million *U* this year , [ARG0 big-name allies such as Control Data] are essential * to [rel attract] [ARG1 software developers] to [ARG2-to the company 's RISC architecture] .
- [ARG0 The relatively small academic conferences] that *T*-226 have [rel attracted] [ARG1 conservative guests -- and press scrutiny --] [ARGM-TMP in recent years] are much more narrowly targeted and austere than the thousand-person get-togethers in fancy digs and exotic locales of years past .
- Moon 's Tong'Il industry conglomerate is now investing heavily in China , where [ARG0 church accountants] have high hopes of * expanding and [rel attracting] [ARG1 converts] [ARGM-TMP even in the wake of the bloody massacre in Tiananmen Square] *T*-1 .
- Where non-violent civil disobedience *ICH*-3 is the centerpiece , rather than [ARG0 a lawful demonstration] that *T*-267 [ARGM-MOD may] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel attract] [ARG1 crime] *T*-2 , it is difficult 0 * to justify *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP In August] , [ARG0 a Chicago conference on such devices] [rel attracted] [ARG1 more than 100 researchers , who *T*-310 reported studies on everything from brain mapping to physical therapy] .
- Partly in response , a bipartisan group of senators from the finance and labor committees is drafting [ARG0 a plan] 0 *T*-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 broader support] .
- It is a problem common to small companies that *T*-189 have grown fast -- especially when [ARG0 their success] [rel attracts] [ARG1 big-time competitors] *T*-1 .
- Other winners Monday included [ARG0 nonferrous metals] , which *T*-207 [rel attracted] [ARG1 investors] [ARGM-CAU because of a surge in gold prices on the back of the unstable dollar] .
- [ARG0 Michael Foods] has [rel attracted] [ARG1 a good many short-sellers , the people who *T*-1 sell borrowed shares in a bet that a stock price will drop and allow the return of cheaper shares to the lender] .
- A widely held assumption all along has been that , given its robust economy , [ARG0 Hong Kong] will be able *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 sufficient foreign money and talent] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to comfortably offset the outflows] .
- Brooks Brothers hopes that [ARG0 * shaking its time-honored traditions] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel attract] [ARG1 more young men and more women] and change consumer perceptions about its range of merchandise .
- Financial analysts note that [ARG1 Mr. Rey] is [rel attracted] *-1 to [ARG0-to companies that *T*-3 are undervalued *-2 on the basis of their real-estate interests] .
- The price of [ARG0 *] [rel attracting] [ARG1 capital -- whether one 's own or that of foreigners --] is a trade deficit .
- [ARG0 The most important governments] have ignored the role of low tax rates in * [rel attracting] [ARG1 real capital investment] , instead *-1 emphasizing financial flows in response to high interest rates .
- Then , when the currency falls *T*-1 , interest rates are raised *-2 [ARG0 *] to [rel attract] [ARG1 financial flows] [ARGM-PNC in order *-3 to stabilize the exchange rate] .
- But [ARG0 they] have *-2 to [rel attract] [ARG1 good senior bankers who *T*-1 can bring in the business from day one] . ''
- It also is considered *-1 critical to [ARG0 the country 's] efforts * to both [rel attract] [ARG1 other investment] [ARGM-DIR from Taiwan] and raise heavy industry capabilities .
- [ARG0 The probe of Southern Co.] has [rel attracted] [ARG1 considerable attention] [ARGM-TMP this year] [ARGM-CAU because of several events that *T*-1 have befallen the company , including the death of a Gulf Power executive in a plane crash and the disappearance of a company vendor who *T*-2 was *-3 to be a key grand jury witness] .
- `` Our members are eager *-1 to begin *-2 trading this contract , so [ARG0 we] expect no difficulty in * [rel attracting] [ARG1 locals] to [ARG2-to the natural gas pit] , '' he said 0 *T*-3 .
- Does [ARG0 the Delta] deserve government help in *-2 [rel attracting] [ARG1 industry] when the majority of residents , black and white , do not realize 0 racism alienates potential employers *T*-1 ?
- Mr. Cheng says 0 [ARG0 the low margin required * for trading futures] [rel attracted] [ARG1 a lot of small investors *ICH*-1] [ARGM-TMP before the 1987 crash] who *T*-2 did n't realize that their risk was virtually unlimited .
- [ARGM-TMP At a time when foreign banks are pouring vast resources and personnel into West Germany 's financial center *T*-1] , [ARG0 the opening of a three-man office on a Frankfurt side street] [ARGM-MOD should] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel attract] [ARG1 much attention] .
- The Rothschilds hope *-1 to use [ARG0 a long history in private banking and an aura of exclusivity] *-2 to [rel attract] [ARG1 private and institutional investors] .
- [ARG0 A brief `` executive summary ''] was issued *-1 last April , and [rel attracted] [ARG1 some , but not much , attention] .
- [ARG0 More-detailed reports] followed , and [rel attracted] [ARG1 even less notice] .
- [ARGM-ADV While many solutions to the nation 's economic troubles are being discussed *-1] , [ARG0 the blueprint] is [rel attracting] [ARG1 widespread attention] [ARGM-LOC here] [ARGM-CAU because of its comprehensiveness and presumed high-level authorship] .
- [ARGM-ADV Rather than *-1 scaring off white voters] , [ARGM-ADV as many predicted 0 he would *?*] , [ARG0 Mr. Dinkins] [rel attracted] [ARG1 many whites] [ARGM-CAU precisely because of his reputation for * having a cool head] .
- He favors a form of commercial rent control , which the financial community believes 0 *T*-1 would make it *EXP*-2 more difficult [ARG0 *] to [rel attract] [ARG1 investment in the city] .
- [ARG0 Japanese department stores] are also wary of *-1 [rel attracting] [ARG1 negative publicity] .
- He predicted that [ARG0 PWA] would have little difficulty *-1 [rel attracting] [ARG1 prospective buyers] .
- Stephen A. Wynn , who *T*-1 owns 29.4 % of Golden Nugget 's shares , says 0 the Mirage and other projects will help [ARG0 Las Vegas] [rel attract] [ARG1 a whole new generation of visitors] .
- Instead , they are spending *-2 to reinforce [ARG0 the identity] that they believe 0 *T*-1 [rel attracts] [ARG1 their customers] .
- Traders said 0 major securities firms are reluctant *-1 to become market makers because they fear 0 [ARG0 the baskets] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel attract] [ARG1 only limited trading] .
- New SEC Chairman Richard Breeden , *-1 overseeing his first public meeting , said 0 there have been concerns that [ARG0 the Big Board 's basket] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel attract] [ARG1 investors with a `` short-term perspective '' who *T*-2 would rapidly turn over the product , thus *-3 increasing volatility] .
- Recent surveys by Leo J. Shapiro & Associates , a market research firm in Chicago , suggest that [ARG0 Sears] is having a tough time *-1 [rel attracting] [ARG1 shoppers] because it has n't yet done enough * to improve service or its selection of merchandise .
- They added that [ARG0 market-makers] were knocking share prices down in midafternoon in a bid * to [rel attract] [ARG1 some interest] , but the action largely helped open the way for London 's late declines .
- More stop-loss orders were touched *-1 off all the way down to below $ 1.14 *U* , where [ARG1 modest buying] was [rel attracted] *-2 *T*-3 .
- The results show 0 [ARG0 Sears] is struggling *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 shoppers] .
- This activity produced [ARG0 small rallies] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV in turn] [rel attracted] [ARG1 new short selling] .
- In more evidence of the growing division between `` good '' and `` bad '' junk bonds , a $ 150 million *U* issue by Imo Industries Inc. was snapped up *-1 by investors while [ARG0 underwriters for Beatrice Co. 's $ 350 million *U* issue] are considering *-2 restructuring the deal *-3 to [rel attract] [ARG1 buyers] .
- It *EXP*-2 is easy * to see why [ARG0 Baker , a free spirit who *T*-1 broke many of the restraints 0 convention places *T*-3 on women ,] [rel attracts] [ARG1 Ms. Rose , the author of `` Parallel Lives , '' a wonderful study of Victorian marriage] .
- [ARG0 Fujisawa] continued *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 investors] because of strong earning prospects stemming from a new immune control agent .
- Many have launched [ARG0 promotions] 0 *T*-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 new fans] and are renegotiating dated stadium contracts .
- Mr. Eddington regards * promoting Hong Kong as an important part of [ARG0 *] [rel attracting] [ARG1 visitors] [ARGM-DIR from Japan , South Korea and Taiwan , where the number of people looking * to travel abroad has surged *T*-1] .
- After years of relative obscurity , [ARG0 he] is starting *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 notice for the ecological *RNR*-2 as well as the aesthetic *RNR*-2 quality of his architecture] .
- Roger Early , a portfolio manager at Federated Investors Corp. , said that [ARG0 yields on the so-called bailout bonds] are n't high enough * to [rel attract] [ARG1 his attention] .
- That analysis matches up with stock traders ' reports that , despite the huge drop in the stock , UAL has n't returned to [ARGM-ADV the level] at which [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel attract] [ARG1 buying by institutions] [ARGM-ADV solely on the basis of earnings] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Troubled Saatchi & Saatchi Co.] has [rel attracted] [ARG1 offers for some of its advertising units] , [ARGM-ADV with potential suitors including Interpublic Group] , but has rejected them , people familiar with the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-LOC In a media-linked world] , scientists may earn wide praise and even Nobels for their work , but [ARG0 they] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel attract] [ARG1 the attention of people who *T*-1 wish *-2 to gain control over the content , funding and goals of that work] .
- [ARG0 Breweries] [rel attracted] [ARG1 investors] [ARGM-CAU because of their land property holdings that *T*-1 could figure in development or other plans] , traders said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Saatchi & Saatchi] has [rel attracted] [ARG1 offers for some of its advertising units] but has rejected them , sources said 0 *T*-1 .
- So it *EXP*-2 should come as no shock that [ARG0 the profession] , if that 's what it is *T*-3 , has [rel attracted] [ARG1 a lot of people whose principal talents *T*-1 seem *-4 to be * frittering away *RNR*-5 or flat-out stealing *RNR*-5 their clients ' money] .
- [ARGM-ADV Besides *-2 adding to sales] , [ARG0 leathers] [ARGM-ADV also] [rel attract] [ARG1 retailers who *T*-1 may buy furs later] , he adds 0 *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 His efforts] earned a gold medal at a national exhibition -- and [rel attracted] [ARG1 renewed attention from local authorities] .
- They dropped 0.4 % as dealers continued *-1 to offer [ARG0 rebates] 0 *T*-2 to [rel attract] [ARG1 customers] .
- Across the country , [ARG0 resorts] are using everything from fireworks to classical-music concerts *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 new customers] .
- For one thing , it *EXP*-1 may be tough [ARG0 *] to [rel attract] [ARG1 people] because skiing is still expensive : a lift ticket can cost up to $ 35 *U* a day and equipment prices are rising .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 the booming market] has [ARGM-TMP already] [rel attracted] [ARG1 many of the nation 's biggest institutional investors] .
- [ARG0 Fox] [rel attracts] [ARG1 a young audience] with [ARG3-with shows such as `` Married ... With Children , '' its most successful series] .
- [ARG0 They] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel attract] [ARG1 one-issue voters] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 adopting the right-to-life movement 's strongest position] , [ARGM-ADV even as pro-choice Republicans knew 0 this mattered little on an issue monopolized * by the court] .
- Fourth , the theory indicates why [ARG0 the Republican Party] may have a difficult time * [rel attracting] [ARG1 viable candidates for congressional office] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Leading construction companies] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel attracted] [ARG1 interest] for [ARG2-for their strong earnings outlooks] , traders said 0 *T*-1 .
- Similarly , he says 0 *T*-2 , * suppose 0 [ARG1 you] were [rel attracted] *-1 to [ARG2-to a company] [ARGM-CAU because of expectations that sales would hit $ 200 million *U* by 1990] .
- [ARG0 Some laggard food issues] [rel attracted] [ARG1 bargain-hunters] , traders said 0 *T*-1 .
- `` Whatever you tried *-3 to change *T*-1 , whether it was [ARG0 *] cutting costs or [rel attracting] [ARG1 new partners] , the big obstacle was the old union leadership , '' says *T*-2 oil consultant George Baker .
- * Taming the union complements [ARG0 previous moves *ICH*-1] by the government * to [rel attract] [ARG1 private investment in petrochemicals , which Mexico has been forced *-3 to import *T*-2 in large quantities in recent years] .
- [ARG1 British Air] was [ARGM-TMP originally] [rel attracted] *-1 to [ARG0-to the chance of *-1 obtaining a 15 % stake in the company] , but was n't particularly happy with *-1 paying $ 750 million *U* .
- Market uncertainty also clouds the outlook for [ARG0 B.A.T 's] [rel attracting] [ARG1 a premium price for its U.S. retailing properties] .
- However , Japanese authorities apparently were concerned that [ARG0 a refinancing] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel attract] [ARG1 too much publicity] .
- [ARG0 The merged agency 's] game plan * to [rel attract] [ARG1 multinational packaged-goods advertisers] may prove equally difficult .
- When WCRS created Della Femina McNamee out of the merger of three smaller agency units in 1988 *T*-1 , it said 0 [ARG0 it] did so in order *-2 to [rel attract] [ARG1 larger clients , especially packaged-goods companies] .
- [ARG0 The merged agency 's] admittedly ambitious goal : * to become one of the world 's 10 largest agencies , while *-2 [rel attracting] [ARG1 more multinational clients than 0 the agencies were able *-3 to attract *T*-1 alone] .
- The merged agency 's admittedly ambitious goal : * to become one of the world 's 10 largest agencies , while *-2 attracting [ARG1 more multinational clients] than 0 [ARG0 the agencies] were able *-3 to [rel attract] *T*-1 alone .
- [ARG0 Several airlines , including Lufthansa , JAL and Cathay Pacific Airways ,] are working on a so-called global cargo system and are trying *-2 to [rel attract] [ARG1 other carriers to join] , Mr. Daly said 0 *T*-1 .
- A Christie 's spokeswoman said that while [ARG0 the auction house] sometimes waives its seller 's commission *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 art works] -- it still gets a commission from the buyer -- Christie 's wo n't offer financial guarantees because `` Christie 's believes 0 its primary role is as an auction house , and therefore as an agent -LCB- for buyer and seller -RCB- , not as a bank .
- If [ARG0 this version , with its references to Steven Spielberg , Spago and `` thirtysomething ''] [rel attracts] [ARG1 younger audiences who *T*-1 might stay away from the classical version] , then Messrs. Bartlett and Falls are justified in *-2 abandoning Mr. Wilbur .
- Although the jobs will probably pay between $ 70,000 and $ 80,000 *U* a year , IRS officials are confident that [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel attract] [ARG1 top-notch candidates from the private sector] .
- [ARGM-TMP This summer] , [ARG0 the jamboree] [rel attracted] [ARG1 more visitors than the busiest week of the town 's winter ski season] .
- `` And [ARG0 we] were able *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 some new advertisers] [ARGM-CAU because this is something new] . ''
- [ARG0 It] [rel attracts] [ARG1 people with funny hair -LRB- or with no hair -- in front of me a girl with spiked locks sat beside a boy who *T*-1 had shaved his -RRB-] .
- [ARG0 National Geographic , the sixth-largest U.S. magazine ,] is [rel attracting] [ARG1 more readers than ever] and offers the glossy , high-toned pages that upscale advertisers love *T*-1 .
- Ms. McCraw says 0 she wants [ARG0 the campaign] to help *-1 [rel attract] [ARG1 advertisers in 10 categories , including corporate , financial services , consumer electronics , insurance and food] .
- It helped [ARG0 Dictaphone] [rel attract] [ARG1 better engineers] , and it provided new technology for other company products .
- Expo enthusiasts argue that [ARG0 * holding the fair] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel attract] [ARG1 businesses] , create jobs and help *-1 renovate abandoned sections of town .
- [ARG1 *-1] [rel Attracted] *-2 by [ARG0-by low prices] and encouraged *-2 by New York 's performance , they scooped up equities across the board .
- Although [ARG0 the smoking provision] has [rel attracted] [ARG1 the most public interest] , the underlying bill was the subject of behind-the-scenes lobbying because of its impact on air transportation and the more mundane , but politically important , projects of members .
- Some analysts speculate 0 [ARG0 the weakening stock] [ARGM-MOD may] [ARGM-TMP yet] [rel attract] [ARG1 a suitor] .
- [ARG0 Deep discounts in subscriptions and offers of free clock radios and watches] have become accepted forms of * [rel attracting] [ARG1 new subscribers] in the hyper-competitive world of magazine news-weeklies .
- * Do n't say 0 the TV sitcom , because that happens *-2 to be [ARG0 a genre] that , in its desperate need * to [rel attract] [ARG1 everybody] and offend nobody , *T*-1 resembles politics more than it does *?* comedy .
- Most often , they do just that , because [ARG0 stocks] have proved *-1 to be the best-performing long-term investment , *-2 [rel attracting] [ARG1 about $ 1 trillion *U*] [ARGM-DIR from pension funds alone] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 *] to [rel attract] [ARG1 younger listeners] , Radio Free Europe intersperses the latest in Western rock groups .
- The Democratic Leadership Council , a centrist group sponsoring the plan , surely thought 0 it might help [ARG0 the party] to [rel attract] [ARG1 support] , [ARGM-LOC especially among college students and their parents] .
- For balance , and in hopes of *-1 gaining some disaffected centrist votes , [ARG0 he] managed *-1 to [rel attract] [ARG1 a former New Democracy Party representative and known political enemy of Mr. Mitsotakis] .