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frames- [ARGM-TMP Every day] 0 [ARG0 you] [rel delay] *T*-1 , a savings institution 's health -- and the federal budget deficit -- grows worse .
- [ARG0 The Treasury] plans *-1 to sell $ 30 billion *U* in notes and bonds next week but [ARGM-MOD will] [rel delay] [ARG1 the auction] [ARGM-ADV unless Congress quickly raises the debt ceiling] .
- But [ARG1 its purchases] [ARGM-MOD apparently] were [rel delayed] *-1 by [ARG0-by a reorganization of its agricultural bureaucracy as well as budget problems] .
- They argue that the bigger danger would be that [ARG0 the West] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel delay] [ARG1 action] [ARG2-EXT so long that the Soviets might back away from the current conciliatory attitude] .
- It is a [ARGM-EXT considerably] [rel delayed] [ARG1 reaction] and it 's not a severe one at all , '' she added *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV Although the Treasury is expected *-1 to announce details of its November quarterly refunding operation today] , [ARG1 the Nov. 79 schedule] [ARGM-MOD could] be [rel delayed] *-2 [ARGM-ADV unless Congress and the president act soon *-4 to lift the nation 's debt ceiling] .
- Late Monday , the Federal Reserve Board said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel delaying] [ARG1 approval of First Union Corp. 's proposed $ 849 million *U* acquisition of Florida National Banks] [ARGM-TMP pending the outcome of an examination into First Union 's lending practices in low-income heighborhoods] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although the Treasury will announce details of the November refunding tomorrow] , [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD could] be [rel delayed] *-1 [ARGM-ADV if Congress and President Bush fail *-2 to increase the Treasury 's borrowing capacity] .
- In Dallas , LTV said that it was disappointed *-1 that the court agreed *-2 to hear the case because it believes 0 [ARG0 the move] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-TMP further] [rel delay] [ARG1 its Chapter 11 proceedings] .
- The Federal Reserve Board said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel delaying] [ARG1 approval of First Union Corp. 's proposed $ 849 million *U* acquisition of Florida National Banks of Florida Inc.] , [ARGM-TMP pending the outcome of an examination into First Union 's lending practices in low-income neighborhoods] .
- [ARG0 Few petitions] , [ARGM-DIS however] , have [ARGM-ADV actually] [rel delayed] or scuttled [ARG1 mergers] .
- [ARG0 The Fed] [rel delayed] [ARG1 approval of First Union 's $ 849 million *U* acquisition of Florida National Banks] [ARGM-TMP pending a review of First Union 's lending practices in low-income neighborhoods] .
- Subcontractors said 0 they were told *-1 that [ARG1 equipment orders] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel delayed] *-2 .
- The company said 0 [ARG0 it] was [rel delaying] [ARG1 construction] [ARGM-CAU because of current market conditions] .
- While [ARG1 some automotive programs] have been [rel delayed] *-1 , they have n't been canceled *-2 . ''
- But many bankers remain nervous , especially as [ARG1 the start-up of the contract] continues *-2 to be [rel delayed] *-1 .
- But he noted that [ARG1 the initial effective date of the earlier proposal] had been [rel delayed] *-1 by [ARG2-by six months] .
- In the immediate postwar years , [ARG0 the Rothschilds] concentrated on * rebuilding their other European operations , *-1 [rel delaying] [ARG1 their return to Frankfurt] .
- `` I had some problem from time to time on the length of time 0 he would take *T*-1 *-2 to make up his mind , '' Mr. Ferrer admits *T*-3 , but he maintains that [ARG0 he] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel delay] [ARG1 his support of Mr. Dinkins] and that he backs the Democratic candidate enthusiastically .
- Intel Corp. 's most powerful computer chip has [ARG0 flaws] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel delay] [ARG1 several computer makers ' marketing efforts] , but the `` bugs '' are n't expected *-2 to hurt Intel and most computer makers .
- But while International Business Machines Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp. say 0 [ARG0 the bugs] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel delay] [ARG1 products] , most big computer makers said 0 the flaws do n't affect them .
- Likewise , AST Research Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. said 0 [ARG0 the bugs] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel delay] [ARG1 their development of 486-based machines] .
- At the same time , [ARG0 he] is expected *-1 to seek legal and regulatory means of * blocking or [rel delaying] [ARG1 Paribas 's bid] .
- A spokesman said 0 [ARG1 herbicide use in some areas of the U.S.] was [rel delayed] *-1 [ARGM-TMP earlier in the year] by [ARG0-by heavy rains] , thus * increasing sales in the third quarter .
- However , creditors and bidders alike concede that the state plays a major role because [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-MNR significantly] [rel delay] [ARG1 final settlement of a plan 0 it did n't like *T*-1] .
- This picture is about a middle-aged son who *T*-1 makes sure that his [rel delayed] [ARG1 bond] with his father will last by *-3 waiting *-2 to cement it until just before the old man dies .
- [ARG0 The proposed guidelines] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel delay] [ARG1 commercialization] -- and force small companies to waste scarce capital , entrepreneurs say 0 *T*-1 .
- `` If I were buying a building in San Francisco now the first thing 0 I 'd do *T*-1 is insist on a structural inspection , [ARGM-TMP then] [ARG0 I] [ARGM-MOD 'd] [rel delay] [ARG2-EXT a little] , stall a little . ''
- But the secretary of state advised Israel that * attempting *-1 to overhaul the five-point plan risked [ARG0 *] [rel delaying] [ARG1 the negotiations aimed * at Mideast peace] .
- USX Corp. said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel delayed] [ARG1 the proposed initial public offering of common stock of RMI Titanium Co.] [ARGM-CAU because of market conditions] .
- Cray jolted the market in July when it slashed revenue and earnings projections for this year *T*-3 , *-2 citing [ARG0 a slowing economy] that *T*-1 has [rel delayed] [ARG1 orders from government as well as commercial customers] .
- In August , the company warned investors that [ARG1 the acquisition] was being [rel delayed] *-1 , and many customers were holding off on purchase decisions until the takeover was completed *-2 .
- -LRB- [ARG0 Sindona] in 1979 faked his `` kidnapping '' for 2 1\/2 months *-1 to [rel delay] [ARG1 his trial] . -RRB-
- Carnival Cruise Lines Inc. 's common stock was dragged *-1 down yesterday amid concerns that [ARG0 a bankruptcy filing by a Finnish shipbuilder] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel delay] [ARG1 delivery of three big cruise ships] .
- Baltimore attorney Michael A. Pretl and 17 other attorneys representing 18,136 claimants in the U.S. and abroad argue that [ARG0 the appeal] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel delay] [ARG1 *RNR*-2] -- and perhaps even destroy *RNR*-2 -- a $ 2.38 billion *U* settlement fund that *T*-1 is the centerpiece of the reorganization plan .
- The state 's opposition to the use of dispersants , Exxon says 0 *T*-1 , caused [ARG0 the Coast Guard] `` to [rel delay] [ARG1 *-2 granting permission] . ''
- [ARGM-MNR As the principal regulator of the thrift industry] , [ARG0 Mr. Wall] [rel delayed] [ARG1 *-1 seizing Lincoln S&L] for [ARG2-for more than two years] [ARGM-TMP after his staff told him that the California thrift was insolvent and that potential losses to taxpayers were growing rapidly] .
- Those hearings also highlighted how [ARG0 Gen. Noriega] was able *-1 to use his relationships with these agencies *-3 to [rel delay] [ARG1 U.S. action against him] , and to exploit the administration 's obsession with * overthrowing the Sandinistas *-4 to protect his own drug-dealing *T*-2 .
- It *EXP*-2 's tempting * to think 0 [ARG1 these defensive steps] [ARGM-MOD can] be [rel delayed] *-1 [ARGM-TMP until a recession is clearly at hand] .
- Prudential-Bache said 0 [ARG1 the York issue] was [rel delayed] *-1 [ARGM-CAU because of market conditions] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since last week 's junk-bond market debacle] , [ARG1 many new issues of high-yield , high-risk corporate bonds] have either been scaled back *-1 , [rel delayed] *-1 or dropped *-1 .
- [ARG0 Salomon Brothers Inc.] has [rel delayed] [ARG1 Grand Union Co. 's $ 1.16 billion *U* junk-bond offering] [ARGM-TMP while it restructures the transaction] .
- However , [ARG0 *] relying on an ardent critic of the Reagan administration and the Contra movement for help in * [rel delaying] [ARG1 the disarming of the Contras] was risky business .
- The meeting had been scheduled *-1 for Nov. 10 but [ARG0 the company] [rel delayed] [ARG1 the meeting] [ARGM-PNC *-2 to allow time 0 for the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the proposal *T*-3] .
- Administration officials also have said that [ARG0 Washington Mayor Marion Barry] has [rel delayed] [ARG1 consideration of sites in the city] .
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Terry Hart of Dallas says 0 the government will oppose any efforts * to bring in a new defense team because [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel delay] [ARG1 a retrial] .
- [ARG1 The effective date of any new regulations by the current board] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel delayed] *-1 until [ARG2-until Oct. 1 next year] , and the bill seeks *-2 to reverse efforts *ICH*-3 by the corporation * to cut off funds to service organizations such as the Food Research and Action Center .
- The commission denied Mr. Semel 's request that [ARG1 the fine and suspension] be [rel delayed] *-1 [ARGM-TMP pending the appeal] .
- In a separate development , a private meeting *ICH*-1 is scheduled *-2 this morning between House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jamie Whitten -LRB- D. , Miss . -RRB- and Sen. Dale Bumpers -LRB- D. , Ark . -RRB- in an effort * to end [ARG0 a dispute] which for [ARG2-for two weeks] *T*-3 has [rel delayed] [ARG1 action on an estimated $ 44 billion *U* agriculture bill] .
- [ARG0 B.A.T Industries PLC] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel delay] [ARG1 aspects of its defensive restructuring plan -- including the sale of its Saks Fifth Avenue and Marshall Field units --] [ARGM-LOC in the wake of the current upheaval in financial markets] , company officials said 0 *T*-1 .
- Company officials , holders and analysts who *T*-1 previously expected the disposals to be substantially complete by the end of next year 's first half now say 0 [ARG0 the market gyrations] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel delay] [ARG1 the actions] [ARGM-TMP well into the second half] .
- Finally , [ARG0 IBM] had *-2 to [rel delay] [ARG1 the introduction of some high-end disk drives , which *T*-1 account for 10 % of its $ 60 billion *U* of annual revenue] .
- [ARG0 A computer failure] [rel delayed] [ARG1 its earnings announcement] , and some investors think 0 it might have extra costs * to repair damaged telephone lines .
- Many of the lost tourism dollars wo n't be recovered *-1 ; [ARG1 many trips] [rel delayed] * never take place .
- According to West German government sources , [ARG0 Mr. Honecker and several senior Politburo members] fought over the last week *-1 to [rel delay] [ARG1 any decisions about a leadership change] .
- There may be [ARG0 forces] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel delay] [ARG1 this scenario] .
- [ARG0 B.A.T Industries] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel delay] [ARG1 part of its defensive restructuring plan , including the sale of its Saks Fifth Avenue and Marshall Field units] .
- The announcement was made *-1 because of reports *ICH*-2 Tuesday that [ARG0 Cuba] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel delay] [ARG1 shipments to Japan scheduled * for later this year] , [ARGM-TMP into early next year] .
- [ARG0 THE IRS] [rel DELAYS] [ARG1 several deadlines] [ARGM-PNC for Hugo 's victims] .
- [ARG1 Excise-tax returns due by Oct. 31 or Nov. 30] [ARGM-MOD may] be [rel delayed] *-1 to [ARG2-to Jan. 16] .
- So far [ARG1 Galileo] has been [rel delayed] *-1 [ARGM-ADV twice] , [ARGM-CAU once] because of a computer malfunction connected * with a space-shuttle engine , and yesterday because of the weather .
- * Upping the ante could slow economic development even further , as [ARG0 countries] [rel delay] [ARG1 market-opening steps] [ARGM-PNC in anticipation of richer multilateral support] .
- Absent other working capital , he said 0 *T*-2 , [ARG0 the RTC] would be forced *-3 to [rel delay] [ARG1 other thrift resolutions] [ARGM-TMP until cash could be raised *-1 by * selling the bad assets] .
- Now in its 13th day , [ARG0 the strike] has idled about 55,000 machinists and has started *-1 to [rel delay] [ARG1 delivery of some jetliners] .
- After [ARG1 the opening] was [rel delayed] *-1 [ARG2-EXT 30 minutes] [ARGM-CAU because of the crush of sell orders] , Frankfurt 's normal two-hour trading session was extended *-2 75 minutes *-2 to handle the heavy volume .
- The industry sought *-2 to impose [ARG0 conditions] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel delayed] [ARG1 funds for the project] [ARGM-TMP until Denver and the airlines had agreed to leases for 50 % of the gates] .
- [ARG1 Frankfurt 's opening] was [rel delayed] *-1 [ARG2-EXT a half hour] [ARGM-CAU because of a crush of sell orders] .
- NASA resumed the countdown for today 's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis , and a federal appeals court in Washington dismissed [ARG0 a lawsuit] by anti-nuclear groups 0 *T*-1 to [rel delay] [ARG1 the flight] [ARGM-CAU because the plutonium-powered Galileo space probe was aboard] .
- Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel delay] [ARG1 a proposed two-step , 830 million Canadian-dollar -LRB- US$ 705.6 million *U* -RRB- expansion of its system] [ARGM-CAU because Canada 's output of crude oil is shrinking] .
- [ARG0 Ramada] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP first] [rel delayed] [ARG1 *RNR*-3] and then shelved *RNR*-3 a $ 400 million *U* junk bond sale that *T*-2 was designed *-4 to help * finance a restructuring , fell 15.6 % * to close at 9 1\/2 .