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frames- [ARG0 They] [rel blamed] [ARG1 increased demand for dairy products at a time of exceptionally high U.S. exports of dry milk , coupled * with very low import quotas] .
- [ARG0 The campaign] has [rel blamed] [ARG2 these reporting problems] on [ARG1-on computer errors] .
- And *-1 most disturbing , it is [ARG1 educators , not students] , who *T*-84 are [rel blamed] *-2 for [ARG2-for much of the wrongdoing] .
- But [ARG0 he] [rel blames] [ARG1 program trading] for [ARG2-for only some of the market 's volatility] .
- Uncertainty about the prospects for further action * to curtail stock-index arbitrage , [ARG1 a form] of program trading [rel blamed] * for [ARG2-for recent volatility in the market] , also contributed to its lack of direction , Mr. Puccio said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 He] [rel blames] [ARG2 the indictment] on [ARG1-on local political feuding , unhappiness with his aggressive efforts * to clear the courthouse 's docket and a vendetta by state investigators and prosecutors angered * by some of his rulings against them] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Nahas , who *T*-231 single-handedly provoked a one-day closure of Brazil 's stock markets in June when he failed *-2 to honor a debt of $ 31.1 million *U* owed * to his brokers *T*-1 ,] yesterday [rel blamed] [ARG2 his predicament] on [ARG1-on the president of the Sao Paulo stock exchange] ; a few days before Mr. Nahas 's failure , the exchange raised the required margin on stock-margin transactions .
- [ARG1 The trading] has been [rel blamed] *-1 for [ARG2-for much of the market 's recent volatility] .
- [ARG2 Much of the instability in stock prices] [ARGM-TMP lately] has been [rel blamed] *-1 on [ARG1-on arbitrage trading , designed * to profit from differences in prices between stocks and index futures] .
- But [ARG1 the Americans] are [ARGM-DIS also] *-1 to [rel blame] .
- [ARG0 Many investors] [rel blame] [ARG1 program trading] for [ARG2-for wild swings in the stock market , including the 190-point plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Oct. 13] .
- [ARG2 Much of the market 's recent volatility] has been [rel blamed] *-1 on [ARG1-on this large-scale computerized trading technique that *T*-2 can send stock prices surging or plummeting in a matter of minutes] .
- [ARG0 Some business analysts] [rel blame] [ARG2 the problem] on [ARG1-on tough competition in the insurance market] .
- PaineWebber Group Inc. announced a pullback *ICH*-1 on Thursday from stock-index arbitrage , [ARG1 a controversial program-trading strategy] [rel blamed] * by [ARG0-by many investors] for [ARG2-for * encouraging big stock-market swings] .
- And while signs of an economic slowdown , softer corporate earnings and troubles with takeover financing all have contributed to the stock market 's recent weakness , [ARG0 many investors] rushed *-1 to [rel blame] [ARG1 program trading] for [ARG2-for aggravating market swings] .
- I mean , 0 these folks are so uptight that [ARG0 they] [rel blame] [ARG1 pretty Kate] for [ARG2-for the fact that when she was a teen-ager *T*-1 , someone tied her hands behind her back , thrust her head into a gunny sack , brutally raped and beat her , and then left her to die in a cold-storage room] .
- [ARG0 TVS] [rel blames] [ARG1 difficulties in * peddling reruns of MTM shows to U.S. broadcasters] for [ARG2-for the problems at MTM] .
- [ARG0 The White House and the Democratic leadership in Congress] [rel blame] [ARG1-REC each other] for [ARG2-for *-1 turning capital-gains taxes into such a divisive issue this year] .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel blamed] [ARG1 a number of factors *ICH*-1] for [ARG2-for the earnings decline] , including softer sales of joint-implants .
- [ARG1 The Big Board] `` is partly *-2 to [rel blame] *-3 -LCB- for [ARG2-for the price swings] -RCB- , because they 're cowards , '' said *T*-1 Mr. Wohlstetter .
- The group , Mr. Wohlstetter said 0 *T*-2 in an interview , wants *-3 to end [ARG2 the market 's wild price swings] that [ARG0 critics] [rel blame] *T*-1 on [ARG1-on computer-aided program-trading strategies] .
- In Frankfurt , which *T*-1 only has a two-hour daily stock-trading session even in the best of times , stocks did n't open for the first 45 minutes because of [ARG2 order imbalances] that [ARG0 brokers] [rel blame] *T*-2 on [ARG1-on a wave of sell orders from small investors] .
- [ARG0 Paul Lesutis , who *T*-1 manages more than $ 3 billion *U* of investments at Provident Capital Management Inc. ,] [rel blames] [ARG1 futures markets] for [ARG2-for * leading the way] .
- [ARG1 Index arbitrage -- the rapid-fire buying and selling of stocks offset * with opposite trades in futures --] is [ARGM-TMP frequently] [rel blamed] *-1 for [ARG2-for *-2 adding to stock market volatility] .
- He says `` [ARG0 *] [rel blaming] [ARG1 futures] is like * blaming the messenger . ''
- He says `` * blaming futures is like [ARG0 *] [rel blaming] [ARG1 the messenger] . ''
- Sun , Hewlett-Packard and others say 0 [ARG1 Intel] is n't wholly [ARG0 *] to [rel blame] *?* for [ARG2-for the snafu] .
- The former Wall Street executive refused *-2 to offer an opinion on [ARG1 the controversy] surrounding program trading , which *T*-1 has recently become a larger part of the trading in the market and has been [rel blamed] *-3 for [ARG2-for * accelerating the drop two weeks ago] .
- [ARG1 A one-time write-off for * booking nonexistent revenue] was partly *-1 to [rel blame] , but so were *T*-2 lower profits from a stingier contract with the Army and delays in * getting paid .
- We must not shirk our responsibility and [ARG0 we] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-NEG not] [ARGM-DIS just] [rel blame] [ARG1 the demonstrators] . ''
- But in 1935 , when [ARG0 Congress] was trying *-2 to find [ARG1 someone or something] 0 * to [rel blame] *T*-4 for [ARG2-for the Great Depression] *T*-1 , it decided *-3 to drop both the secretary and the comptroller from the board .
- While [ARG1 the university] was * no more *ICH*-1 to [rel blame] *?* for [ARG2-for that] than for the similar fate of any other student , it must bear responsibility for its conduct in the aftermath .
- [ARG2 The delay in * getting AZT to children] has been [rel blamed] *-1 on [ARG1-on a combination of factors] .
- [ARG0 It] [rel blames] [ARG2 most of these] on [ARG1-on Fatah] .
- [ARGM-DIS Instead] , [ARG0 a spokesman] [rel blames] [ARG2 the dismal third-quarter showing] on `` [ARG1-on an environment that *T*-3 is being distorted *-1 by a very harsh climate for sales of durable goods , '' which *T*-2 account for roughly two-thirds of Sears 's annual merchandise volume] .
- And some carriers are facing other unexpected headaches : [ARG0 USAir] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , [rel blamed] [ARG2 some of its loss] on merger expenses and on [ARG1-on disruptions caused * by Hurricane Hugo last month] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Bond] [rel blamed] [ARG1 rising Australian interest rates and the acquisition of Bell Group `` with its very high levels of shortterm debt ''] for [ARG2-for *-2 producing a condition `` that *T*-1 was no longer sustainable] .
- [ARG0 Homestake Mining Co. , San Francisco ,] [rel blamed] [ARG1 the continued slump in gold prices] for [ARG2-for an 83 % plunge in third-quarter net income to $ 2 million *U* , or two cents a share , from $ 11.2 million *U* , or 12 cents a share , a year earlier] .
- A recall of [ARG1 the mushrooms] [rel blamed] * for [ARG2-for the food poisoning] began in early March .
- [ARG0 Parents] are too likely *-1 to [rel blame] [ARG1 schools] for [ARG2-for the educational limitations of their children] .
- Naturally , [ARG0 Senator Boren and his committee] would like free rein 0 * to [rel blame] [ARG1 the executive branch] *T*-1 while *-2 stamping `` top secret '' on their own complicity .
- We 've heard [ARG1 California 's property-tax-cutting Proposition 13] [rel blamed] for [ARG2-for a lot] over the years , but ABC 's Ted Koppel came up with a new wrinkle in his earthquake coverage last week when he asked Democratic Assemblyman Richard Katz if Prop. 13 had withheld money needed * for road maintenance *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The diversified electronics company] [rel blamed] [ARG2 the decline in the quarter ended * Sept. 29] , on [ARG1-on previously reported operating problems in its Electron Devices & Systems Group] .
- Congress tightened auto safety standards for gray-market imports after U.S. auto dealers , including franchised foreign-car dealers , complained that [ARG1 they] [ARGM-TMP often] were [rel blamed] *-1 [ARGM-TMP when the second and third buyers of such vehicles found that the cars could n't meet U.S. auto safety standards *T*-2] .
- The Jamaica Tourist Board , in the wake of Young & Rubicam 's indictment on charges that it bribed Jamaican officials *-1 to win the account in 1981 , released [ARG0 a scathing memo] [rel blaming] [ARG1 the agency] for [ARG2-for the embarrassing incident] .
- The administration has reacted to criticism that [ARG0 it] mishandled the latest coup attempt by *-1 seeking *-2 to [rel blame] [ARG1 Congress] for [ARG2-for restrictions 0 the White House said 0 *T*-3 have hampered its freedom of action] .
- However , [ARG1 the only outsider who *T*-2 has emerged *-4 to lead such a shareholder vote , Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis , who *T*-3 triggered the buy-out with a $ 5.4 billion *U* bid in early August] , is hanging back -- apparently *-5 to avoid *-6 being [rel blamed] *-1 for [ARG2-for *-7 contributing to the deal 's collapse] .
- [ARG1 Mr. Krenz] is not only closely identified *-1 with his mentor , Mr. Honecker , but also [rel blamed] *-1 for [ARG2-for *-2 ordering violent police action against protesters this month] and for *-2 praising China for *-3 sending tanks against student demonstrators .
- [ARG1 Mr. Krenz] is not only closely identified *-1 with his mentor , Mr. Honecker , but also [rel blamed] *-1 for *-2 ordering violent police action against protesters this month and for [ARG2-for *-2 praising China for *-3 sending tanks against student demonstrators] .
- `` [ARG1 Mr. Hunt 's attempt * to squeeze the silver market 10 years ago] is still indirectly *-2 to [rel blame] *-3 for [ARG2-for today 's market depression] , '' says *T*-1 Lesley Edgar , managing director of Sharps Pixley Ltd. , London bullion brokers .
- [ARG0 He] [rel blames] [ARG1 imports] .
- [ARG0 Larry Biehl , a money manager in San Mateo , Calif. ,] [rel blames] [ARG2 that] on [ARG1-on the advent of program trading , in which computers used * by big institutional investors are programmed *-2 to buy and sell big blocks when certain market conditions prevail *T*-3 *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Warner executives] [rel blame] [ARG1 Mr. Guber 's and Mr. Peters 's lack of involvement in `` Caddyshack II ''] for [ARG2-for casting and production problems and the film 's ultimate dismal failure] .
- [ARG0 Fina] [rel blamed] [ARG1 lower chemical prices , reduced gasoline margins and refinery maintenance shutdowns] .
- He is under intense fire from other Palestinian groups ; Syria is pushing Ahmad Jibril , [ARG1 whose terrorist band] *T*-2 is [rel blamed] *-1 for [ARG2-for the Pan Am 103 bombing] , as an alternative to Arafat .
- [ARG0 Darman] [ARGM-TMP now] [rel blames] [ARG2 the clash] on [ARG1-on miscommunication] , but House GOP leader Michel , who *T*-2 carried the offer to him , observes , `` I was speaking English *NOT* *NOT* at the time , and quite loud so I could be understood *-1 . ''
- [ARG0 Food companies] probably wo n't cut their prices much , *-1 [rel blaming] [ARG1 other costs] .
- Must it now accept that [ARG0 one of its strongest allies] [rel blames] [ARG1 it] for [ARG2-for the genocide of another people] ?
- [ARG1 Marketers themselves] are [ARGM-ADV partly] to [rel blame] : They 've increased spending for coupons and other short-term promotions at the expense of image-building advertising .
- Gingerly , [ARG0 some economists] began *-1 to [rel blame] [ARG1 central planning] .
- After *-1 touring the area , [ARG0 California Gov. George Deukmejian] late yesterday called for an inquiry into the freeway 's collapse , *-1 [rel blaming] [ARG2 the disaster] on [ARG1-on substandard construction] , the Associated Press reported 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Dow] [rel blamed] [ARG2 the third-quarter earnings drop] on [ARG1-on several factors , including softer prices for polyethylene and other basic chemicals , a slower U.S. economy and a stronger dollar , which *T*-1 made Dow 's exports from the U.S. more expensive to overseas customers] .
- Within minutes after the stock market closed Friday , I called Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey , advised him that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had declined by 190 points late that afternoon , and cheerfully informed him that [ARG1 he and his fellow Democrats] were *-1 to [rel blame] *-2 .
- Mr. Tait say 0 [ARG0 he] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel blame] [ARG1 Lilly] .
- This global warming must have been entirely natural -- [ARG0 nobody] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel blame] [ARG2 it] on [ARG1-on a few hundred thousand hunter-gatherers hunting mammoths and scratching around in caves] .
- [ARG0 Coca-Cola Enterprises] [rel blamed] [ARG2 the lower volume] on [ARG1-on its soft-drink prices , which *T*-1 were about 3 % higher in the third quarter] .
- [ARGM-TMP This summer] , [ARG1 speeding bikers] were [rel blamed] *-1 for [ARG2-for an accident in the Napa County park , in which a horse -- spooked * on a trail that *T*-3 was closed *-2 to bikers -- broke its leg] .
- When the shah died *T*-1 , President Carter was so scared that [ARG0 the shah 's ghost] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel blame] [ARG1 him] for [ARG2-for * shoving him out * to make way for the ayatollah] that he declared the Carter Doctrine .
- [ARG2 Much of the price decline] has been [rel blamed] *-1 on [ARG1-on a slowing economy] and the third quarter is typically the industry 's slowest period .
- [ARG0 Mr. Calloway] [rel blamed] [ARG2 the slower volume] on [ARG1-on rainier weather , a dearth of new products in the industry and -- to a much lesser extent -- pricing] .
- [ARG0 Quotron Systems Inc. , a Citicorp unit ,] [rel blamed] [ARG2 the 30-minute foul-up] on [ARG1-on `` a timing problem in our software '' caused * by the enormous early volume -- about 145 million shares in the first hour of New York Stock Exchange trading] .
- [ARG0 Many institutions and individual investors] have shied away from stock-index futures , *-1 [rel blaming] [ARG1 them] for [ARG2-for * speeding the stock market crash on Black Monday two years ago] .
- [ARG0 Gorbachev] [rel blamed] [ARG1 the Soviet Union 's press] for [ARG2-for *-1 contributing to the nation 's mounting problems] .
- [ARG0 Blue Arrow] [rel blamed] [ARG2 the pretax profit drop in the quarter ended July 31] [ARGM-ADV partly] on [ARG1-on slower earnings growth of non-Manpower units in Britain] .
- This confusion effectively halted one form of program trading , [ARG1 stock index arbitrage] , that *T*-1 closely links the futures and stock markets , and has been [rel blamed] *T*-1 by [ARG0-by some] for [ARG2-for the market 's big swings] .
- But [ARG0 Sung Won Sohn , chief economist at Norwest Corp. in Minneapolis ,] [rel blamed] [ARG1 rising energy prices and the annual autumn increase in car prices] for [ARG2-for most of the September jump] .
- While some in the U.S. contend that advertising is the bane of television , here many believe that [ARG1 its absence] is *-1 to [rel blame] *-2 for [ARG2-for the European TV industry 's sluggish development] .