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frames-  [ARG1  Sales of medium-sized cars , which *T*-21 benefited from price reductions arising from introduction of the consumption tax ,]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  to [ARG4-to  30,841 units]  from [ARG3-from  13,056]  [ARGM-TMP  in October 1988]  .
-  [ARG0  The Polish government]  increased home electricity charges by 150 % and [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  gas prices]  .
-  Mr. Klauser says 0 Mitsui has 75 U.S. subsidiaries in which it holds 35 % interest or more *T*-1 and [ARG0  the trading company]  hopes *-2 to [rel  double]  [ARG1  the number of its U.S. affiliates]  [ARGM-TMP  in 1990]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  For the year]  , [ARGM-ADV  *-1 bolstered *-2 by the introduction of the Colorliner newspaper-printing press]  , [ARG1  graphics earnings]  [ARGM-ADV  almost]  [rel  doubled]  .
-  Industrial Bank of Japan , which *T*-179 claims *-2 to be the biggest Japanese buyer of U.S. mortgage securities , says 0 [ARG0  it]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  double]  [ARG1  its purchases]  [ARGM-TMP  this year]  , to [ARG4-to  an amount 0 one official puts *T*-1 at several billion dollars]  .
-  One person familiar with Georgia-Pacific said 0 [ARG0  the acquisition]  [ARGM-MOD  would]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  double]  [ARG1  the company 's debt of almost $ 3 billion *U*]  .
-  NEC Corp. said 0 [ARG0  it]  plans * to [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  double]  [ARG1  its British subsidiary 's capacity for the production of semiconductor wafers]  .
-  [ARG0  Apple Computer Inc.]  has [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  its staff here]  [ARGM-TMP  over the past year]  .
-  [ARG0  That purchase]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  Quebecor 's annual printing revenue]  to [ARG4-to  $ 750 million *U*]  .
-  First , [ARG1  the price of natural gas]  will have *-1 to [ARGM-ADV  almost]  [rel  double]  .
-  [ARG0  Florida National]  , [ARGM-ADV  if *-1 acquired *-2]  , [ARGM-MOD  would]  [ARGM-ADV  almost]  [rel  double]  [ARG1  First Union 's banking franchise in Florida]  to [ARG4-to  $ 17 billion *U* in assets]  .
-  `` It 's not [ARG1  a crop]  that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD  ca]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  be [rel  doubled]  or tripled *-2 , '' says *T*-3 Mr. Krishnamurthy .
-  `` My own personal opinion is that Don threw in the towel just about the time 0 [ARG0  he]  [ARGM-MOD  should]  have [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  his bet]  *T*-2 , '' he says *T*-1 .
-  [ARG0  This]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  the mortgage interest rates of the many new homeowners that Mrs. Thatcher 's policies had created *T*-1]  , [ARGM-ADV  *-2 producing widespread disaffection and pushing Labor ahead in the polls]  .
-  Broad Inc. said 0 [ARG0  it]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  its regular quarterly dividend]  to [ARG4-to  five cents a share]  from [ARG3-from  2.5 cents on common]  , and to 4.5 cents a share 2.25 cents on Class B stock , payable Nov. 10 to holders of record Nov. 6 .
-  Broad Inc. said 0 [ARG0  it]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  its regular quarterly dividend]  to five cents a share from 2.5 cents on common , and to [ARG4-to  4.5 cents a share 2.25 cents on Class B stock , payable Nov. 10 to holders of record Nov. 6]  .
-  He took Polly Peck , once a small fabric wholesaler , and used it at as a base 0 * to build [ARG0  a conglomerate]  that *T*-1 has been [rel  doubling]  [ARG1  its profits]  [ARGM-TMP  annually]  [ARGM-TMP  since 1980]  *T*-2 .
-  The Tokyo camera maker said 0 [ARG1  net income]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  to [ARG4-to  5.85 billion yen , or 16.08 a share]  , from [ARG3-from  2.63 billion yen , or 7.24 yen a share]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  As the good times rolled]  [ARG0  they]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  their prices for pulp , a raw material used * in all sorts of paper ,]  to [ARG4-to  $ 830 *U* a metric ton]  this past spring from [ARG3-from  $ 380 *U* a ton]  at the start of 1986 .
-  -LRB- [ARGM-DIS  By comparison]  , [ARG1  German domestic stock volume in Frankfurt]  [ARGM-ADV  only]  [rel  doubled]  [ARGM-TMP  that day]  . -RRB-
-  [ARGM-TMP  By this month]  , [ARG1  it]  had [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  .
-  Following a tripling of earnings , to $ 3.9 million *U* , on a [rel  doubling]  of [ARG1  revenue]  , to [ARG4  $ 116 million *U*]  , [ARGM-TMP  over four years]  , earnings in the company 's fiscal first quarter , which *T*-1 ended June 30 , plunged 90 % to $ 45,000 *U* .
-  [ARG1  Revenue]  [rel  doubled]  from [ARG3-from  two years ago]  .
-  Mazda Motor Corp. is still considering its options , but [ARG0  it]  boldly aims *-1 to [rel  double]  [ARG1  its annual domestic sales]  to [ARG4-to  800,000 cars]  [ARGM-TMP  in the next four years]  .
-  After [ARG0  *-1]  [rel  doubling]  [ARG1  production in one plant]  , NEC is spending $ 275 million *U* *-1 to build another plant that *T*-2 , in two years , will be able *-3 to make a million four-megabit DRAMs a year .
-  That 's easy 0 for him to say *T*-2 : [ARG1  CBS 's four-year NBA pact , now at $ 176 million *U* for four years ,]  [ARGM-MOD  could]  [rel  double]  [ARGM-MNR  in price]  [ARGM-TMP  by the time 0 his talks with Mr. Pilson are completed *-1 *T*-3]  [ARGM-TMP  later this month]  .
-  Genentech Inc. said 0 [ARG1  third-quarter profit]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  to [ARG4-to  $ 11.4 million *U* , or 13 cents a share ,]  from [ARG3-from  a depressed 1988 third-quarter performance of $ 5.3 million *U* , or six cents a share]  .
-  What *T*-1 miffed many USX executives and shareholders was that [ARG0  the acquisition , for $ 3 billion *U* of stock ,]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  the USX shares outstanding]  and considerably diluted them .
-  [ARG1  Revenue]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  to [ARG4-to  $ 2.62 billion *U*]  from [ARG3-from  $ 1.29 billion *U*]  .
-  [ARG1  Short interest in the American depositary receipts of Jaguar , the target of both Ford Motor and General Motors ,]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  .
-  * To raise more highway funds , [ARG0  a measure]  0 *T*-1 to [rel  double]  [ARG1  the state 's nine-cent a gallon tax]  [ARGM-TMP  over five years]  is set *-2 to appear on the state 's June election ballot .
-  Bankruptcy specialists say 0 Mr. Kravis set a precedent for * putting new money in sour LBOs recently when [ARG0  KKR]  restructured foundering Seaman Furniture , *-1 [rel  doubling]  [ARG1  KKR 's equity stake]  .
-  [ARG1  Its third-quarter earnings]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  from [ARG3-from  a year earlier]  and exceeded analysts ' expectations .
-  [ARGM-DIS  Largely as a result]  , [ARG1  Litigation Sciences]  has [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  [ARGM-MNR  in size]  [ARGM-TMP  in the past two years]  .
-  Most zero-coupon CDs are in maturities of six to nine years , and [ARG1  they]  [ARGM-TMP  usually]  [rel  double]  [ARGM-MNR  in value]  [ARGM-TMP  by maturity]  .
-  [ARG1  U.S. brandy exports]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  [ARGM-TMP  last year]  to [ARG4-to  360,000 proof gallons , a standard industry measure ,]  according to Jobson Beverage Alcohol Group , an industry association .
-  Between 1965 and 1985 , Polish waters fit for human consumption dropped from 33 % to 6 % of all surface waters , while [ARG1  those unfit even for industry use]  [ARGM-ADV  nearly]  [rel  doubled]  .
-  [ARG1  Total revenue]  is expected *-1 to [rel  double]  to [ARG4-to  more than $ 22 million *U*]  from [ARG3-from  $ 10.8 million *U*]  .
-  [ARG0  It]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  Federal 's long-term debt]  to [ARG4-to  $ 1.9 billion *U*]  , thrust the company into unknown territory -- heavy cargo -- and suddenly expanded its landing rights to 21 countries from four .
-  [ARGM-TMP  Since the beginning of the year]  , [ARG1  the stock]  has [ARGM-ADV  nearly]  [rel  doubled]  , [ARGM-ADV  * giving AG a market value of about 105 billion Belgian francs -LRB- $ 2.7 billion *U* -RRB-]  .
-  [ARG0  Cathay]  has long stated its desire * to [rel  double]  [ARG1  its weekly flights into China]  to [ARG4-to  14]  , and it is applying *-1 to restart long-canceled flights into Vietnam .
-  AT&T said 0 [ARG0  its amended pension program]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  [ARGM-ADV  nearly]  [rel  double]  to [ARG4-to  34,000]  [ARG1  the number of managers eligible * to retire with immediate pension payments]  .
-  Meanwhile , the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved [ARG0  an $ 837.5 million *U* aid package]  for Poland and Hungary that *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubles]  [ARG1  the amount 0 President Bush had requested *T*-2]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  For the nine months]  , [ARG1  Mattel net]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  to [ARG4-to  $ 58.9 million *U* , or $ 1.19 *U* a share ,]  from [ARG3-from  $ 25.4 million *U* , or 53 cents a share]  , a year ago .
-  [ARG1  Earnings from continuing operations of the Union Pacific Resources unit]  [ARGM-ADV  almost]  [rel  doubled]  , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
-  W.R. Grace & Co. , New York , said 0 [ARG1  its earnings for the third quarter]  [ARGM-ADV  nearly]  [rel  doubled]  [ARGM-CAU  as a result of a $ 114.4 million *U* pre-tax gain from * restructuring its energy operations and other adjustments]  .
-  Loral also reported that [ARG1  its bookings]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  to [ARG4-to  $ 654 million *U* in the quarter , ended Sept. 30]  , from [ARG3-from  $ 257 million *U* , in the year-before period]  .
-  Still , consultants and industry executives said 0 the products could help *-1 make manufacturing operations more efficient , and provide a boost to the computer-integrated-manufacturing market -- [ARG1  a market]  that Yankee Group , a research firm , has said 0 *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD  may]  [rel  double]  to [ARG4-to  $ 40 billion *U*]  [ARGM-TMP  by 1993]  .
-  More than $ 1.8 million *U* is allocated *-1 for pensions and expenses for former presidents , and [ARG1  the budget for the official residence of Vice President Quayle]  is [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  *-2 , [ARGM-ADV  with $ 200,000 *U* designated *-3 for improvements to the property]  .
-  Spiegel , which *T*-1 also owns Eddie Bauer and Honeybee , says that [ARGM-TMP  since 1987]  , [ARG1  sales]  have [rel  doubled]  [ARGM-TMP  during the week before Christmas]  .
-  If [ARG1  the tax on any gain to those assets]  was [rel  doubled]  *-1 , would n't the value fall to the owners of the assets ?
-  [ARG0  Three of the utility 's directors]  have [ARGM-ADV  at least]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  their holdings in the company]  [ARGM-TMP  since July]  .
-  Chairman D.H. Hibbard said 0 [ARG0  the company]  has set a new five year goal of *-1 [rel  doubling]  [ARG1  revenues]  to [ARG4-to  about $ 1.8 billion *U*]  [ARGM-TMP  while *-2 steadily increasing net]  .
-  Analysts believe 0 the car makers also will create [ARG0  joint ventures 0 * to develop new executive models *T*-1]  , * [rel  doubling]  [ARG1  Jaguar 's yearly output of 50,000 cars]  .
-  J.P. Morgan & Co. swung to a loss in the third quarter , while NCNB Corp. reported 0 [ARG1  net income]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  , and Security Pacific Corp. net rose 10 % .
-  [ARG1  NCNB Corp. 's net income]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  [ARGM-TMP  in the period]  , [ARGM-CAU  largely because of continued strong performance by the bank 's Texas operations]  .
-  [ARG1  Volume]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  to [ARG4-to  959.3 million shares]  from [ARG3-from  457.7 million]  [ARGM-TMP  Friday]  .
-  Roland M. Machold , director of the New Jersey Division of Investment , which *T*-1 oversees $ 29 billion *U* in investments , said 0 [ARG0  the `` first thing 0 we did *T*-2]  was * to [rel  double]  [ARG1  our orders]  '' [ARGM-TMP  yesterday morning]  .
-  [ARG0  His On-Broadway Photography studio in Portland , Ore. ,]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  its business]  [ARGM-TMP  last year]  and , he says 0 *T*-1 , is booked *-2 solid for the next five .
-  [ARG1  NCNB 's profit]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  .
-  [ARGM-TMP  At the same time]  , [ARG1  its annual payments on long-term debt]  [ARGM-MOD  will]  more than [rel  double]  from [ARG3-from  a year ago]  to [ARG4-to  about $ 240 million *U*]  , [ARGM-CAU  largely because of debt taken * on * to pay a $ 50-a-share *U* special dividend earlier this year]  .
-  [ARG0  Mexico , which *T*-1 was one of the first countries 0 *T*-2 to conclude its steel talks with the U.S. ,]  [ARGM-ADV  virtually]  [rel  doubled]  [ARG1  its quota]  to [ARG4-to  0.95 % of the U.S. steel market]  from [ARG3-from  0.48 % under the previous quotas]  .
-  In July , the company reported that booming sales of new personal computers from Apple and IBM had resulted in [ARG1  net income]  [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubling]  [ARGM-TMP  for its fourth quarter ended June 30]  to [ARG4-to  $ 7.4 million *U* , or 23 cents a share]  .
-  [ARG1  THE NUMBER of women and minorities who *T*-1 hold jobs in top management in the nation 's largest banks]  has [ARGM-ADV  more than]  [rel  doubled]  [ARGM-TMP  since 1978]  .
-  Laptops -- generally anything under 15 pounds -- have become the fastest-growing personal computer segment , with [ARG1  sales]  [rel  doubling]  [ARGM-TMP  this year]  .