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frames- [ARG0 He] [rel contends] [ARG1 that the perception in Japan of a vitriolic U.S. response to Sony Corp. 's announcement of its purchase of Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. has been temporarily mollified *-2] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 Ms. Poore , the magazine 's editor and publisher ,] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 Garbage can survive , at least initially , on subscription revenues] .
- `` [ARG1 The buyers walk away , and the specialist is left *-74 alone '' as the buyer of last resort for his stable of stocks] , [ARG0 he] [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 A SEC proposal * to ease reporting requirements for some company executives would undermine the usefulness of information on insider trades as a stock-picking tool] , [ARG0 individual investors and professional money managers] [rel contend] 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [ARG0 they] [rel contend] [ARG1 that a reduction of NATO forces under a treaty will increase the possibility of a conventional Soviet attack unless the West retains a residual force of nuclear weapons in Europe] .
- The judge says 0 he ca n't discuss in detail how he will defend himself at his trial *T*-1 , although [ARG0 he] [rel contends] [ARG1 that if he were as corrupt as state prosecutors believe *?* , he would be far wealthier than he is *?*] .
- [ARG1 But `` on a new car , a rebate does n't work well '' because it cheapens the vehicle 's image] , [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 [ARG0 Thomas D. Mignanelli , executive vice president of Nissan 's U.S. sales arm] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel contended] [ARG1 that the Fed wo n't ease rates further] , but predicted 0 Bundesbank officials will relax key rates in West Germany .
- [ARG0 Mr. Ackerman] [rel contended] [ARG1 that it was a direct response to his efforts * to gain control of Datapoint] .
- [ARG0 Humana] [rel contends] [ARG1 that $ 8,000 *U* represents an extreme case and that its regular charge for lithotripsy is $ 4,900 *U*] .
- Republicans acknowledge that few people would be executed *-1 under the Thurmond bill , but [ARG0 they] [rel contend] [ARG1 0 that is n't the point] .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel contended] [ARG1 that the plaintiffs failed *-2 to cite any legal authority that *T*-1 would justify such an injunction] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 other industry executives] [rel contend] [ARG1 0 the losses could reach $ 250 million *U* over four years and could go even higher if the World Series end in four-game romps] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 Mr. Runkel] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 there has been no exodus of strike-force lawyers] .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] [ARG0 the accounting firm of Ernst & Young and the securities firm of Goldman , Sachs & Co. , the experts hired * by the creditors ,] [rel contended] [ARG1 that Eastern would have difficulty *-1 meeting earnings targets 0 the airline was projecting *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 Rally 's , a fast-food chain based * in Louisville , Ky. ,] is [rel contending] [ARG1 that Mr. Sugarman and two other company directors failed *-1 to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission that they intended *-2 to acquire a big Rally stake] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Sugarman] has [ARGM-DIS in turn] [rel contended] [ARG1 that the other major shareholder group -- whose interests *T*-2 are represented *-1 by three other directors connected * to trusts in the name of the children of the company 's founder , James Patterson -- has ties to a competing fast food chain , Wendy 's International Inc] .
- [ARG0 She] [rel contends] [ARG1 that similar mandates have driven up insurance costs 20 % in Maryland and 30 % in California] .
- But even that is disputed *-1 by [ARG0 Manufacturers Hanover] which , [ARGM-ADV in alliance with the IRS] , *T*-2 [rel contends] [ARG1 that Minpeco has already collected more than its actual damages from other defendants in the silver-conspiracy case] .
- `` [ARG1 Even though we 'll still compete against Mitsubishi , we can also work jointly on some projects , and we 'll gain a lot of sourcing flexibility] , '' [ARG0 Mr. Stern] [rel contends] *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 * Buying from willing shareholders makes an unfriendly takeover impossible] , [ARG0 Mr. Rey] [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 .
- Tomorrow , Warner will file another batch of [ARG0 documents] [rel contending] [ARG1 that `` the essence of everything 0 these guys are saying *T*-1 is basically lies] , '' says 0 *T*-2 Warner 's chief outside counsel , Stuart Rabinowitz .
- [ARG0 Lisa Raines , a lawyer and director of government relations for the Industrial Biotechnical Association ,] [rel contends] [ARG1 that a judge well-versed in patent law and the concerns of research-based industries would have ruled otherwise] .
- [ARGM-TMP Still] , [ARG0 proponents] [rel contend] [ARG1 that the veto would have what Mr. Glazier calls *T*-1 an important `` chilling effect '' on all manner of appropriations bills] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 Mr. Luzon] [rel contends] [ARG1 that the experienced team 0 he brought *T*-1 with him from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya , where he was formerly director general *T*-2 , will whip the bank 's capital market division into shape by the end of 1992] .
- The network deals a lot with unknowns , including Scott Wentworth , who *T*-1 portrayed Mr. Anderson , and Bill Alton as Father Jenco , but [ARG0 the network] has [ARG1-with some big names] 0 * to [rel contend] with *T*-2 , [ARGM-DIS too] .
- But [ARG1 the market remains uneasy about Mr. Major 's policy strategy and the prospects for the pound] , [ARG0 currency analysts] [rel contend] 0 *T*-1 .
- `` [ARG1 We 're close to the bottom '' of the near-term ranges] , [ARG0 she] [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 .
- One group says 0 the futures contribute to stock market volatility ; [ARG0 the other] [rel contends] [ARG1 that futures are a sideshow of speculation that *T*-1 detracts from the stock market 's basic function of * raising capital] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Breeden] [rel contended] [ARG1 that discretionary power could have an impact on the markets if rumors *ICH*-4 were *-2 to circulate about when the exchanges might be closed *-1 *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 The Republicans] [rel contend] [ARG1 that they can garner a majority in the 100-member Senate for a capital-gains tax cut] .
- As a public figure , Mr. Masson had *-1 to prove malice and , [ARGM-ADV as proof of malice] , [ARG0 Mr. Masson] [rel contended] [ARG1 that defamatory quotations ascribed * to him by Ms. Malcolm were in fact fabricated *-2] .
- [ARG0 The majority decision] [rel contended] [ARG1 that the phrase was a rational interpretation of Mr. Masson 's description of himself as a `` private asset but a public liability '' to Anna Freud and that in any case it was not defamatory] .
- [ARG0 Some in Washington] [rel contend] [ARG1 that it 's too soon * to tell whether Mr. Breeden will help or hinder the SEC] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Breeden] [rel contended] [ARG1 that uncertainty over when the SEC might act *T*-1 could worsen volatility in the markets] .
- `` [ARG0 They] [rel contend] [ARG1 0 it is based *-1 on an assumption that *T*-3 has not yet been proven *-2 in valid tests] , '' the Tribune said *T*-4 .
- [ARG0 Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and most senators] [rel contend] [ARG1 that the Navy 's F-14 is too expensive in an era of shrinking Pentagon budgets] .
- [ARG1 On the $ 1.06 billion *U* baseball agreement alone , CBS is likely *-2 to lose $ 250 million *U* in four years] , [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 [ARG0 Mr. Wussler , the former CBS man , now at Comsat Inc] .
- CBS expects *-1 to make modest profits , but [ARG0 rivals] [rel contend] [ARG1 that it will take a beating] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 vendors] [rel contend] [ARG1 that they ca n't control how their products are used *-2] .
- `` [ARG1 The time *ICH*-4 has passed 0 for us to spin off steel , '' either in a public offering or to a buyer *T*-2] , [ARG0 one executive] [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-PNC *-1 To meet the U.S. criteria] , [ARG0 Israel] [rel contended] [ARG1 0 it only listed incidents that *T*-1968 involved civilians and occurred inside its pre-1967 borders] .
- [ARG0 The U.S.] [rel contends] [ARG1 that the rules are n't justified on health grounds] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Bebear] [rel contended] [ARG1 that the tax cost to the exchanges under the revised structure would be about $ 8 million *U* a year , which he described *T*-1 as `` peanuts] .
- [ARGM-PNC In order *-1 to show that all of its units had corrected billing problems and therefore should become eligible *ICH*-2 again for new contracts] , [ARG0 prosecutors] [rel contend] [ARG1 that `` high-level GE executives '' and company lawyers provided `` misleading statements '' to then-Air Force Secretary Verne Orr and other Pentagon officials during a series of meetings in 1985] .
- [ARGM-DIS Overall] , [ARG0 the government] [rel contends] [ARG1 that GE 's disclosure efforts largely were intended *-1 to `` curry favor '' with Pentagon officials without *-2 detailing the extent of the management lapses and allegedly pervasive billing irregularities uncovered * by company investigations] .
- [ARGM-TMP When GE finally disclosed the problems *T*-1] , [ARG0 prosecutors] [rel contend] [ARG1 that Mr. Orr `` was erroneously informed *-2 that the -LCB- suspected -RCB- practices had only just been discovered '' *-3 by GE management] .
- [ARG0 GE 's filing] [rel contends] [ARG1 that the billing practices at the heart of the current controversy involved technical disputes rather than criminal activity] .
- [ARG0 They] [rel contend] [ARG1 that SCI TV 's equity now is worthless] .
- [ARG1 Also , municipal bonds lured buying because the stock market remains wobbly] , [ARG0 traders] [rel contended] 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Lewis G. Rudnick , a Chicago lawyer who *T*-2 represents franchisers ,] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 California is narrowly limiting *RNR*-1 -- rather than expanding *RNR*-1 -- opportunities for * negotiating sales] .
- But he says 0 he did n't understand 0 he was buying the CD on the secondary market , and [ARG0 he] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 his broker never fully explained the risks] .
- [ARG0 Some House Democrats] are trying *-2 to head off an appointment by President Bush to the board that *T*-1 oversees the savings-and-loan bailout , *-2 [rel contending] [ARG1 that the prospective nominee is the head of troubled banks himself] .
- [ARGM-ADV While some say 0 the auction should proceed smoothly] , [ARG0 others] [rel contend] [ARG1 that yesterday 's sale of $ 2.58 billion *U* of asset-backed securities by Ford Motor Credit Corp. may have siphoned some potential institutional buyers from the government 's note sale] .
- [ARG0 Many] [rel contend] [ARG1 that the report may overstate the economy 's health] and predict 0 the third-quarter figures may be the last vigorous statistics for some time 0 *T*-1 to come .
- Shevardnadze said 0 it took Gorbachev 's government four years * to determine that [ARG1 the station 's location in Siberia] violated the accord , as [ARG0 Western arms-control officials] have [ARGM-TMP long] [rel contended] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 Mr. Niles , the program producer ,] [rel contends] [ARG1 that Kodak 's move is `` a sound marketing decision] .
- [ARG1 This wage inflation is bleeding the NFL dry] , [ARG0 the owners] [rel contend] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The NFL Players Association] , [ARGM-TMP meanwhile] , [rel contends] [ARG1 that athletes are paid *-1 a wage commensurate with their ability * to draw fans , and that some owners are in financial trouble because of poor business management , not players ' salaries] .
- `` [ARG1 We have the worst lease in the NFL ,] '' [rel contends] *T*-2 [ARG0 Michael B. McCaskey , the president of the Chicago Bears and a grandson of George Halas , who *T*-1 founded the NFL 's predecessor organization] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Goldberg] [rel contends] [ARG1 that even as `` propaganda '' the film fails because it presents only one view] .
- [ARG0 Some analysts] [rel contend] [ARG1 0 the total writeoffs should have been much greater] , and Bond Corp. 's auditors cited a list of several assets and deals about which there is `` uncertainty '' regarding the current value and potential impact on the firm *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Royal] [rel contends] [ARG1 that Realist failed *-1 to disclose material information , including Realist 's negotiations * to acquire Ammann Laser Technik AG , to stockholders prior to Realist 's June 6 annual meeting] .
- [ARG0 Royal 's suit] [rel contends] [ARG1 that the Ammann acquisition was `` designed *-1 to entrench management and thwart Royal 's offer] . ''
- He has a claim to the right * to commercialize the Westinghouse patents , but [ARG0 he] [rel contends] [ARG1 that those patents are being infringed *-1 by a number of Japanese producers] .
- [ARGM-ADV Among other things] , [ARG0 the memo] [rel contends] [ARG1 that Young & Rubicam gave false assurances that the investigation would n't uncover any information that *T*-1 would `` embarrass the government of Jamaica or the Jamaica Tourist Board] . ''
- [ARG0 It] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel contends] [ARG1 that Young & Rubicam never told the tourist board about its relationship with Ad Ventures , a Jamaican firm hired * by the agency] .
- Officials familiar with the meeting said 0 Mr. Bush cited the policy as an example of the sort of congressional requirements 0 [ARG0 the administration] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 *T*-1 contribute to the failure of such covert actions as this month 's futile effort * to oust Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega] .
- The existence of the policy became known *-1 after Bush disclosed it to seven GOP senators last week , *-3 citing the plan as an example of congressional requirements 0 [ARG0 the administration] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 *T*-4 contribute to the failure of covert actions] , officials said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Some analysts] [rel contend] [ARG1 that silver is cheap now that prices are languishing at levels last seen * in the mid-1970s] .
- `` [ARG1 There 's too much capacity] , '' [rel contended] *T*-1 [ARG0 Charles Bradford , an analyst with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel contends] [ARG1 that * chasing consumers with low-priced imports will harm the industry in the long run by *-1 reducing the prestige of furs] .
- [ARG1 Including] those , [ARG0 he] [rel contends] , who *T*-1 put about $ 1 million *U* into the kitty for the Connecticut Association of Concerned Veterans and the Vietnam Veterans Service Center .
- But now , an official says 0 *T*-3 , he is `` surrounded *-1 by [ARG0 right-to-lifers] , '' who *T*-2 [rel contend] [ARG1 that any breakthroughs in fetal-tissue research could increase the demand for abortions] .
- [ARGM-ADV Even if Wall Street finds ways around the new rules] , [ARG0 a Senate aide] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 LBOs will become somewhat more difficult] .
- `` [ARG1 Marketers have brought this on themselves with their heavy use '' of promotions] , [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 [ARG0 Joe Plummer , an executive vice president at the D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles ad agency] .
- [ARG1 * Allowing uncontrolled prices for necessities] would indeed shorten the lines at stores , as [ARG0 he] [rel contends] 0 *?* .
- [ARG0 The Treasury] [rel contended] [ARG1 that TVA could n't borrow from both it and the public debt market] .
- [ARG0 Many economists] [rel contend] [ARG1 that deep cuts in the U.S. budget deficit are needed *-1 before further trade improvement can occur] .
- [ARG1 Not quite] , [ARG0 Sen. Leahy] [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 .
- `` [ARG1 If the U.S. had sat back and done nothing , he might not have made it through 1988] , '' [ARG0 Mr. Moss] [rel contends] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 several other traders] [rel contend] [ARG1 0 investors have overreacted to junk-bond jitters , and that stock prices will continue *-1 to recover] .
- [ARG0 It] [rel contends] [ARG1 that current government policy is failing *-1 to stem the AIDS epidemic because it suggests 0 the use of condoms can make sex `` safe] . ''
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 other analysts] [rel contend] [ARG1 that while the Fed 's move * to loosen credit has n't been aggressive , it nevertheless sends a clear signal that , at least for now , the Fed has relaxed its grip on credit] .
- [ARG0 Critics] [rel contend] [ARG1 that traders were putting buying or selling for their own accounts ahead of other traders ' customer orders] .
- [ARG0 The exchanges] [rel contend] [ARG1 that dual trading improves liquidity in the markets because traders can buy or sell even when they do n't have a customer order in hand *T*-1] .
- [ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [ARG0 Polaroid] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 it could have sold them at a higher price -- and thus made higher profits -- because it would n't have been forced *-1 to match Kodak 's lower prices] .
- [ARG1 Managers] , [ARG0 he] [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 , `` are afraid how they 're going *-2 to look in the eyes of their peers *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 Creditors involved in the project] [rel contend] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARG1 that the termination actually had nothing 0 *T*-1 to do with these technical violations] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 some analysts] [rel contend] [ARG1 0 K mart has agreed *-1 to pay too much for Pace] .
- [ARGM-DIS In fact] , [ARG0 some economists] [rel contend] [ARG1 that the latest easing started last week] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 P&G] [rel contends] [ARG1 0 the new Cheer is a unique formula that *T*-1 also offers an ingredient that *T*-2 prevents colors from *-3 fading] .
- While [ARG0 some in the U.S.] [rel contend] [ARG1 that advertising is the bane of television] , here many believe that its absence is *-1 to blame *-2 for the European TV industry 's sluggish development .
- Among unanswered questions are *T*-3 whether [ARG1 Mr. Papandreou] received $ 23 million *U* of stolen Bank of Crete funds and an additional $ 734,000 *U* in bribes , as * [rel contended] *-4 ; whether the prime minister ordered state agencies *-5 to deposit some $ 57 million *U* in Mr. Koskotas 's bank and then skim off the interest ; and , what PASOK 's cut was *T*-1 from the $ 210 million *U* 0 Mr. Koskotas pinched *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Grace] [ARGM-MNR successfully] [rel contended] [ARG1 that * removing the fire retardant would pose a greater health risk than * leaving it alone] .
- [ARG1 Studios are `` powerless '' * to get shows in prime-time lineups and keep them there long enough * to go into lucrative rerun sales] , [ARG0 he] [rel contends] 0 *T*-1 .