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frames- The action followed by one day an Intelogic announcement that it will retain [ARG0 an investment banker] * to [rel explore] [ARG1 alternatives `` 0 *T*-1 to maximize shareholder value , '' including the possible sale of the company] .
- But GM officials said 0 they , too , were surprised *-43 by the move , which *T*-68 left [ARG0 them] to `` consider all our options and [rel explore] [ARG1 matters] [ARGM-EXT further] . ''
- [ARG0 Scientists] [ARGM-DIS also] are [rel exploring] [ARG1 memory and perception] [ARGM-MNR with the new machines] .
- Intelogic Trace Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel exploring] [ARG1 alternatives 0 *T*-1 to maximize shareholder value , including the possible sale of the company] .
- In August , [ARG0 representatives of Keidanren , Japan 's largest business organization ,] visited Moscow *-2 to [rel explore] [ARG1 exports and investments that *T*-1 would help the Soviet economy] .
- It *EXP*-2 is unclear what *T*-1 caused [ARG0 the creditors] to do an about-face on * [rel exploring] [ARG1 alternatives to Eastern 's new reorganization plan] .
- Because the carrier is still pledging *-1 to do that , [ARG0 some committee members] successfully argued that there 's little reason *ICH*-3 yet 0 * to [rel explore] [ARG1 a different plan] *T*-2 , according to one person familiar with the creditors ' position .
- In a meeting in New York yesterday , the committee put on hold instructions *ICH*-1 0 it gave *T*-2 two weeks ago to [ARG0 its experts] * to [rel explore] [ARG1 other options for Eastern 's future] , the sources said 0 *T*-3 .
- The company also said 0 [ARG0 it] continues *-1 to [rel explore] [ARG1 all options concerning the possible sale of National Aluminum 's 54.5 % stake in an aluminum smelter in Hawesville , Ky] .
- Norton announced earlier this month that [ARG0 it] was [rel exploring] [ARG1 the possible sale of all or part of Eastman Christensen] .
- Finally , there is [ARG0 one family movie] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MNR quite eloquently] [rel explores] [ARG1 the depth of human emotion] -- only its stars are bears .
- Yesterday , Delmed said 0 [ARG0 it] `` continues *-1 to [rel explore] [ARG1 the possibility of a combination with Fresenius USA] . ''
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 Delmed] is [rel exploring] [ARG1 distribution arrangements] [ARGM-MNR with Fresenius USA] , Delmed said 0 *T*-1 .
- Dunkin ' Donuts , based * in Randolph , Mass. , previously said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel explore] [ARG1 `` alternatives , '' including a leveraged buy-out of the company] , but had n't set a date for submission of proposals .
- The directors signaled , however , that they would be willing *-1 to consider future offers or take some other action *-2 to maximize shareholder value , *-3 saying 0 [ARG0 they] would continue *-4 to [rel explore] `` [ARG1 all strategic and financial alternatives] . ''
- Aside from [ARG0 *-1] [rel exploring] [ARG1 plans for joint ventures or acquisitions] , Mr. Lippens has called top managers of companies rumored * as potential raiders -- among them , Axa-Midi , Union des Assurances de Paris and Suez , all based in France .
- [ARG0 The television units of Paramount Communications Inc. and MCA Inc.] are [rel exploring] [ARG1 the possibility of * offering prime-time programming to independent stations two nights a week] , industry executives say 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The TV units of Paramount and MCA] are [rel exploring] [ARG1 *-1 offering prime-time programming to independent stations two nights a week] .
- [ARG0 The $ 1.4 billion *U* robot spacecraft] faces a six-year journey * to [rel explore] [ARG1 Jupiter and its 16 known moons] .
- Bank Building & Equipment Corp. of America , which *T*-1 previously said 0 accounting discrepancies 0 its auditors uncovered *T*-2 would hurt earnings and require restatement of earlier results , increased its projections of the negative fiscal impact , and said 0 [ARG0 it] was [rel exploring] [ARG1 the company 's sale] .
- Bank Building , which *T*-1 expects *-2 to report a fourth-quarter loss , said 0 it engaged [ARG0 advisers] 0 *T*-3 to `` [rel explore] [ARG1 financial alternatives for the company including the possible sale of the company or one or more of its units] . ''
- [ARG0 The company] is [rel exploring] , [ARGM-MNR with a major financial institution] , [ARG1 the development of a plan * to boost the value of the company for its holders] , Mr. Ruskin said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Eastern Airlines ' creditors] have begun *-1 [rel exploring] [ARG1 alternative approaches to a Chapter 11 reorganization] because they are unhappy with the carrier 's latest proposal .
- Although it may not be legally obligated *-1 to sell the company if the buy-out group ca n't revive its bid , [ARG0 it] may have *-2 to [rel explore] [ARG1 alternatives] [ARGM-ADV if the buyers come back with a bid much lower than the group 's original $ 300-a-share *U* proposal] .
- But he dropped his earlier $ 300-a-share *U* back-up bid , *-1 saying 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD must] [ARGM-TMP first] [rel explore] [ARG1 bank financing] .
- Mr. Ishiguro 's ability * to create a fallible narrative voice that *T*-1 permits [ARG0 him] to [rel explore] [ARG1 such intertwining domestic , cultural and political themes] was abundantly clear in his previous novel , `` An Artist of the Floating World , '' set * in Japan after the war .
- But if [ARG0 the board] rejects a reduced bid and decides *-2 to [rel explore] [ARG1 other alternatives] , it could transform what *T*-1 has been a harmonious process into an adversarial one .
- [ARG0 Canadian Utilities] is n't alone in *-1 [rel exploring] [ARG1 power generation opportunities in Britain] , [ARGM-ADV in anticipation of the privatization program] .
- And [ARG0 it] is [rel exploring] [ARG1 other original programs , similar to its `` Larry King Live '' and `` Crossfire '' talk shows , which executives hope 0 *T*-1 will keep people tuned * in] .