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frames- Commonwealth Edison said 0 [ARG0 it] is already appealing the underlying commission order and is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 appealing Judge Curry 's order] .
- Japan 's Fair Trade Commission has said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 investigating the bids for possible antitrust-law violations] .
- The Big Board 's directors meet today *-1 to approve some program-trading restrictions , but [ARG1 a total ban] is [ARGM-NEG n't] being [rel considered] *-77 , Big Board officials say 0 *T*-2 .
- The company 's proposal * to sell a 20 % stake in its real-estate unit for around $ 400 million *U* has caused [ARG0 analysts] to [rel consider] [ARG1 whether *-1 to cut their estimates of Santa Fe 's asset value] .
- A White House spokesman said last week that [ARG0 the president] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 declaring that the Constitution implicitly gives him the authority for a line-item veto *-2 to provoke a test case] .
- But other Japanese institutions say privately that [ARG0 they] are [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 asking *-2 to join the 59-dealer selling group] .
- The Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel considering] [ARG1 several ways 0 * to ease a liquidity crunch *T*-1 that *T*-227 could include the sale of Manville Corp. to a third party] .
- [ARG0 The trust] is [rel considering] [ARG1 a sale of its Manville holdings] , but Manville has the right of first refusal on any sales of its stock held * by the trust .
- The filing also said 0 [ARG0 the trust] is [rel considering] [ARG1 a sale of Manville securities in the open market ; an extraordinary dividend on the common stock ; or a recapitalization of Manville] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Achenbaum] , who *T*-292 had been [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 paring down his firm or merging it with another small consulting outfit] , soon agreed .
- The company , which *T*-27 has 13.8 million common shares outstanding , said in mid-June that [ARG0 it] was [rel considering] [ARG1 a restructuring 0 *T*-2 to ward off a hostile takeover attempt by two European shipping concerns] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Under attack by its own listed companies and powerful floor traders] , [ARG0 the New York Stock Exchange] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 reinstituting a `` collar '' on program trading that it abandoned *T*-134 last year] , according to people familiar with the Big Board .
- [ARG1 What] [ARG0 the Big Board] is [rel considering] *T*-1 is re-establishing a `` collar '' on program trading when the market moves significantly *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-ADV Despite what some investors are suggesting *T*-2] , [ARG0 the Big Board] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARGM-ADV even] [rel considering] [ARG1 a total ban on program trading or stock futures] , exchange officials said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The Big Board] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-2 reviving a curb on program trading when the market is volatile *T*-1] .
- Meanwhile , Japan 's Fair Trade Commission said 0 [ARG0 it] was [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 launching an investigation into whether the bid , the equivalent of less than a penny , violates anti-monopoly laws] .
- The Upper Saddle River , N.J. , communications firm said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel considering] [ARG1 alternatives to the restructuring of the senior secured notes] [ARGM-CAU because of changes in the high-yield market] .
- A spokeswoman adds , however , that [ARG0 the group] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-2 offering `` a behavior-modification course , similar to a smoking-cessation program , 0 *T*-3 to teach people ways 0 * to stay with it *T*-1] . ''
- The offer capped a week of rumors that [ARG0 Georgia-Pacific , an Atlanta-based forest-products company] , was [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 making a bid for Nekoosa , a paper-products concern based * in Norwalk , Conn] .
- [ARG0 Marks & Spencer] is [ARGM-DIS also] [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 opening stores across Europe sometime in the future] .
- But he said 0 [ARG0 Akzo] is [rel considering] [ARG1 `` alliances '' with American drug companies] , although he would n't elaborate .
- In the filing , Crane said that [ARGM-TMP in the past] [ARG0 it] [rel considered] [ARG1 *-3 seeking control of Milton Roy , of St. Petersburg , Fla. , through a merger or tender offer] and that it expects *-1 to continue *-2 to evaluate an acquisition from time to time .
- Control Data Corp. , which just months ago *T*-1 was hemorrhaging financially , thinks 0 [ARG0 it] will be healthy enough *ICH*-2 soon *-3 to [rel consider] [ARG1 *-4 repurchasing public debt] .
- Mr. Leon of Bear Stearns speculated that [ARG0 McCaw] , [ARGM-MNR in an attempt * to buy time] , [ARGM-MOD might] [rel consider] [ARG1 *-3 filing an antitrust suit against BellSouth with the Justice Department and U.S. District Judge Harold Greene , who *T*-1 oversees enforcement of the consent decree that *T*-2 broke up the Bell system in 1984] .
- White House spokesmen last week said 0 [ARG0 Mr. Bush] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-2 simply declaring that the Constitution gives him the power , exercising a line-item veto and inviting a court challenge 0 * to decide whether he has the right *T*-1] .
- The state bar association 's policy making body , the House of Delegate , voted Saturday *-1 to ask [ARG0 Chief Judge Sol Wachtler] *-2 to give the bar 's voluntary program three years 0 * to prove its effectiveness before *-4 [rel considering] [ARG1 mandatory pro bono] *T*-3 .
- She added that [ARG0 the company] was [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 bringing sanctions against Mr. Greenfield for *-2 making `` grossly inaccurate and unsupported allegations] .
- The individuals said 0 [ARG0 Gulf Power and federal prosecutors] are [rel considering] [ARG1 a settlement under which the company would plead guilty to two felony charges and pay fines totaling between $ 500,000 and $ 1.5 million *U* *T*-1] .
- [ARGM-TMP Now] , [ARG0 the giant marketing company , which *T*-1 holds 25 % of Japan 's 4.4 trillion yen -LRB- $ 30.96 billion *U* -RRB- advertising industry ,] is [rel considering] [ARG1 the acquisition of an advertising network in the U.S. or Europe] .
- Although [ARG0 Petrie Stores] has [rel considered] [ARG1 * seeking *-1 to acquire the remaining equity of Deb Stores] , it has no current intention * to pursue such a possibility , the filing said 0 *T*-3 .
- In response to the study , the FAA says 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 changing its policy -- or lack of it -- on flight attendants] .
- [ARG0 It] [ARGM-DIS also] was [rel considering] [ARG1 a restructuring 0 *T*-1 to help boost the stock price] .
- Cineplex Odeon Corp. directors said 0 [ARG0 the company 's chairman and chief executive , Garth Drabinsky ,] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 bidding 780.6 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 666 million *U* -RRB- *-2 to acquire the company] .
- [ARGM-CAU Because of the recent junk-market turmoil] , [ARG0 the fund] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 investing in other issues instead , including mortgage-backed bonds] .
- After the study , [ARG0 the SEC] would be willing *-1 to [rel consider] [ARG1 *-2 adding new circuit breakers or fine-tuning the current ones] , he added 0 *T*-3 .
- `` We expect 0 they will be current with their debts by the end of the week , but [ARG0 we] are [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 asking them for letters of credit before we take more orders] . ''
- Jack Kuehler , IBM 's president , said 0 [ARG0 IBM] is [ARGM-DIS also] [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 letting other companies participate in additional semiconductor work] but declined *-2 to be more specific .
- During the trial , Mr. Lang asked Mr. Lorin whether he had been so upset `` that [ARG0 you] [rel considered] [ARG1 *-1 killing Mr. Laff] ? ...
- [ARG0 President Bush] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 casting a line-item veto as a test 0 *T*-2 to determine whether the courts will rule that he has such authority] .
- [ARG0 Japan] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 giving aid to Hungary and Poland *-2 to support their recent political reforms] , a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said 0 *T*-3 .
- Mr. Jacobson , his gray hair flying , did n't wear out his red-white-and-blue sneakers , but he sweat so much 0 [ARG0 he] [rel considered] [ARG1 *-1 sending out for a new shirt] .
- Baker , Nye Investments , a New York takeover-stock trader that *T*-1 owns UAL stock , would n't comment on reports 0 [ARG0 the firm] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-2 seeking such a shareholder vote] .
- [ARG0 Some junk-holders] are said *-1 to be [rel considering] [ARG1 legal action against KKR or moves * to force SCI TV into bankruptcy court] .
- Growing pressures on the Arizona real-estate market are affecting the thrift ; Pinnacle West told Dow Jones Professional Investor Report 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel consider] [ARG1 *-1 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection] [ARGM-ADV if it ca n't reach an agreement *ICH*-2 with federal regulators * to provide additional capital to MeraBank] .
- 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 [rel considering] [ARG1 *-2 restructuring the deal *-3 to attract buyers] .
- [ARGM-ADV In the case of Beatrice] , [ARG0 Salomon Brothers Inc.] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 restructuring the reset mechanism on the $ 200 million *U* portion of the offering] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 Seita] is [rel considering] [ARG1 further diversification] .
- [ARG0 It] [ARGM-TMP currently] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 bidding for Swedish Match Co] .
- [ARG0 She and some friends] are [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 offering earthquake victims free yoga classes and `` aroma therapy '' -- massages with scented oils] .
- Crime was the reason that 26 % reported difficulty * recruiting personnel and that 19 % said 0 [ARG0 they] were [rel considering] [ARG1 moving] .
- On the suit by the limited partners , he says 0 [ARG0 he] is [rel considering] [ARG1 a defamation suit against the plaintiffs] .
- [ARG0 The House] [ARGM-MNR seriously] [rel considered] [ARG1 *-1 raising the top tax rate paid * by individuals with the highest incomes] .
- [ARGM-PNC Why] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARG0 I] [rel consider] [ARG1 *-2 giving up Fox , a proven commodity , '' for an unknown venture] *T*-1 ?
- Mr. Renzas , among others , said 0 the quake will prod [ARG0 companies in certain industries , like semiconductors , computers and aerospace ,] to [rel consider] [ARG1 *-2 moving operations that *T*-1 involve particularly sensitive machinery to locations outside California] .
- Now , with a semblance of normalcy returning , some advisers say 0 it 's time for [ARG0 investors] to take a hard , cold look at the stocks 0 they own *T*-1 and [rel consider] [ARG1 some careful pruning] .
- The protection from * using married puts is clearly superior to that afforded * by another options strategy 0 [ARG0 some investors] [rel consider] [ARG1 *-3 using *T*-2] [ARGM-TMP during troubled times] : * selling call options on stocks 0 the investor owns *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The university] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 installing a $ 250,000 *U* system 0 *T*-2 to store applications electronically] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the first time] , [ARG0 the U.S.] [rel considered] [ARG1 cutting Mr. Noriega from its intelligence payroll] -- and the deliberations were intense , Mr. Turner says 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 NBC] has [ARGM-TMP on previous occasions] [rel considered] [ARG1 replacing cartoons with a Saturday version of `` Today , '' which *T*-2 is produced *-1 by NBC News] .
- Mr. Parks of Call Interactive says 0 [ARG0 TV executives] are [rel considering] [ARG1 the use of 900 numbers for `` talk shows , game shows , news and opinion surveys] . ''
- The takeover-stock traders were hoping that Mr. Davis or one of the other interested parties might re-emerge with the situation in disarray , or that [ARG0 the board] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel consider] [ARG1 a recapitalization] .
- [ARG0 Even giant Samsung Group] is rumored in the Korean press *-1 to be [rel considering] [ARG1 *-2 getting into the auto-making business] ; a company spokesman had no comment .
- [ARG0 PaineWebber] [rel considered] [ARG1 an even harder sell , * recommending specific stocks] .
- [ARG0 It] [rel considered] [ARG1 *-2 running them during tomorrow night 's World Series broadcast] but decided *-2 not to *?* when the market recovered yesterday *T*-1 .
- Atco Ltd. said 0 [ARG0 its utilities arm] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 building new electric power plants , some valued * at more than one billion Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 851 million *U* -RRB- , in Great Britain and elsewhere] .
- Mr. Stram said 0 [ARG0 Enron] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-2 building gas-fired power plants *ICH*-4 in the U.K. capable of *-3 producing about 500 megawatts of power at a cost of about $ 300 million to $ 400 million *U*] .
- For example , the delay in * selling People 's Heritage Savings , Salina , Kan. , with $ 1.7 billion *U* in assets , has forced [ARG0 the RTC] to [rel consider] [ARG1 selling off the thrift branch-by-branch , instead of as a whole institution] .
- Valley Federal said Friday that [ARG0 it] is [rel considering] [ARG1 whether *-2 to seek another buyer for the branches or to pursue the transaction with Imperial Corp. , which *T*-1 said 0 it is attempting *-3 to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements] .
- The group said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel consider] , [ARGM-LOC among other things] , [ARG1 * withholding royalty payments and initiating a class-action lawsuit seeking court approval for the withholdings] .
- But he also thinks 0 it is `` a good week 0 [ARG0 *] to [rel consider] [ARG1 *-2 buying] *T*-1 . ''
- [ARG0 The National Football League] is [rel considering] [ARG1 *-1 appealing the ruling stemming from the U.S. Football League 's largely unsuccessful antitrust suit against the NFL] .
- But Shepard Goldfein , an attorney for the NFL , says 0 [ARG0 his client] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel consider] [ARG1 *-1 asking for another hearing or appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court] .
- [ARG0 Keystone] will have *-1 to [rel consider] [ARG1 *-2 expanding its casting operation , at an estimated cost of $ 8 million to $ 10 million *U* , within the next 18 to 24 months] , Mr. Simmons said 0 *T*-3 .