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frames- At the same time , an increase of land under cultivation after the drought has boosted production of corn , soybeans and other commodities , * causing [ARG1 a fall] in prices that *T*-2 has been [ARGM-MNR only partly] [rel cushioned] *-3 by [ARG0-by heavy grain buying by the Soviets] .
- [ARG0 *-1] To [rel cushion] [ARG1 the blows] , the government would introduce a minimum wage and unemployment benefits .
- [ARG0 Denizens of London 's financial district] are [rel cushioning] [ARG1 themselves] for [ARG2-for heavy blows] .
- [ARG0 CBS] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel cushion] [ARG1 losses] [ARGM-MNR with about $ 200 million *U* a year in interest earned * on the proceeds from * selling CBS Records and other businesses] .
- For instance , the new U.S. package makes clear 0 there would be a transition period during which [ARG0 GATT members] could use a combination of tariffs and quotas *-1 to [rel cushion] [ARG1 their farmers] from [ARG2-from foreign competition] *T*-2 .
- But Lipper Analytical 's figures show that there were a number of ways 0 [ARG0 investors] [ARGM-MOD could] have [rel cushioned] [ARG1 themselves] from [ARG2-from the stock market 's gyrations] *T*-1 .
- But [ARG1 its competitors -- including Dow Chemical Co. , Union Carbide Corp. and several oil giants --] have much broader business interests and so are [ARGM-MNR better] [rel cushioned] *-1 against [ARG2-against price swings] .