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frames- The recent explosion of country funds mirrors the `` closed-end fund mania '' of the 1920s , Mr. Foot says 0 *T*-2 , when [ARGM-MNR narrowly] [rel focused] [ARG1 funds] grew wildly popular *T*-1 .
- Both sides have agreed that the talks will be most successful if [ARG0 negotiators] start by * [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on the areas that *T*-186 can be most easily changed *-1] .
- [ARG0 The heated talk stirred *-1 up by recent Japanese investments in the U.S.] is [rel focusing] [ARG1 attention] on [ARG2-on the differences in investment climate] , [ARGM-ADV even though it 's only one of many subjects 0 *T*-2 to be covered *-116 in the bilateral talks , known * as the Structural Impediments Initiative] .
- Troubled NBI Inc. said 0 [ARG0 it] fired more than half its work force and is discontinuing its hardware business *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its software and service operations] .
- [ARGM-DIS As a result] , he said 0 [ARG0 NBI] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on * servicing its installed base of systems , trying *-4 to provide maintenance for other manufacturers and expanding its software business , *-4 using some of the applications 0 it developed *T*-3 for its hardware] .
- Mr. Baum said 0 [ARG0 the two] have orders * to `` [rel focus] on [ARG2-on bottom-line profits] '' and to `` take a hard look at our businesses -- what *T*-32 is good , what *T*-33 is not so good . ''
- The ultimate goal of any investor is a profit motive , and regulators should not concern themselves with whether [ARG1 investors] are [ARGM-EXT sufficiently] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on the long term] .
- He sold his exchange seat and wrote a bitter letter to Big Board Chairman John J. Phelan Jr. in which he said *T*-1 0 [ARG0 the Big Board] is [ARGM-DIS too] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on machines , rather than people] .
- Ballot watchers say 0 [ARG1 attention] [ARGM-TMP already] is [rel focused] *-1 on [ARG2-on the 1990 elections] .
- Dealers said 0 [ARG1 most investor interest] was [rel focused] *-1 on [ARG2-on defensive blue-chip stocks , particularly those with limited U.K. exposure] .
- The move is part of a strategy 0 [ARG0 *T*-3] to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its core metals trading , processing and plant engineering activities] [ARGM-TMP while *-1 shedding peripheral units] , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
- Aside from Europe , the Pacific division is where [ARG0 Coke] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel focusing] [ARG1 much of its attention] [ARGM-TMP for years 0 *T*-2 to come] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The inquiry] [ARGM-TMP soon] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on the judge] .
- [ARG0 Officials of Rockefeller Group and Mitsubishi Estate] prefer *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the affinities] , *-1 nearly dismissing the threat of a backlash from the U.S. public .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel focuses] on [ARG2-on the how-to aspects] , says 0 *T*-1 Andrew E. Philip , president .
- Paramount said 0 the sale `` completes the strategic restructuring '' 0 it began *T*-1 in 1983 , and would enable [ARG0 it] to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its entertainment and publishing businesses] .
- Michael Carstens , an analyst with Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day , added that the sale of assets would allow [ARG0 Sea Containers] to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its core container businesses] .
- A group of 27 Senators has written Mr. Kemp *-2 urging [ARG0 him] *-1 to reject Cranston-Mitchell and [rel focus] on [ARG2-on programs that *T*-29 empower the poor] rather than create vast new government obligations .
- In addition , Courtaulds said 0 the moves are logical because they will allow [ARG0 both the chemicals and textile businesses] to [rel focus] [ARGM-MNR more closely] on [ARG2-on core activities] .
- [ARG0 Japanese steel companies] are [ARGM-ADV apparently] [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on domestic sales] , but the official said 0 it does n't necessarily mean that local sales contracts are increasing that markedly .
- Mr. Bush said 0 [ARG0 the group] is *-2 to `` [rel focus] on [ARG2-on economic sectors where U.S. expertise and cooperation can indeed make a difference *T*-1] . ''
- Economists , businessmen and some politicians agree that the answer is an orthodox economic austerity program including reduced state spending ; [ARG0 *] [rel focusing] [ARG1 spending] on [ARG2-on vital areas such as education , health and welfare] ; * turning state companies private ; * reforming the tax system , * raising public service rates * to match costs ; and possibly a temporary wage and price freeze and a devaluation of the cruzado .
- [ARG0 The battle] [rel focuses] on [ARG2-on the state 's certificate-of-need law , which *T*-1 regulates investment in new medical technology] .
- The Democratic leadership agreed *-1 to allow a floor vote on the issue *ICH*-2 before the end of the year -- [ARG0 a debate] certain * to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the alleged racial inequality of death sentencing] .
- The reluctance *ICH*-1 of traders * to buy contracts indicates that [ARG0 they] have begun *-2 [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on demand rather than supply] .
- [ARG0 They] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on chromosome 17] .
- [ARG0 The units] are autonomous from U.S. attorneys ' offices and [rel focus] [ARGM-MNR exclusively] on [ARG2-on * prosecuting organized-crime cases] .
- Boeing Co. 's third-quarter profit leaped 68 % , but [ARG1 Wall Street 's attention] was [rel focused] *-1 on [ARG2-on the picket line , not the bottom line] .
- Boeing posted a 68 % jump in third-quarter earnings , but [ARG1 Wall Street 's attention] was [rel focused] *-1 on [ARG2-on the continued strike at the aircraft maker] .
- [ARG0 One team at the Federal Express Ground Operations station in Natick , Mass. ,] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on a particularly time-sensitive operation : the morning package sort] .
- The internal transaction within the Rey empire puzzled Harpener 's small shareholders , but analysts say 0 it *EXP*-1 makes sense for [ARG0 Inspectorate-Adia] to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its main businesses of product inspection and temporary help] .
- [ARGM-DIS Instead] , [ARG0 they] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on events in department stores] and pour their promotional budgets into gifts that *T*-1 go along with purchases .
- A new in-house magazine , [ARG0 Kidder World] -- which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the firm 's synergy strategy] , says 0 *T*-2 Mr. Carpenter -- confides that on weekends Mr. Newquist `` often gets value-added ideas while *-3 flying his single-engine Cessna Centurion on the way to Nantucket . ''
- The result : [ARG0 Kidder] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on rich individual investors and small companies , much closer to the clientele of Goldman , Sachs & Co. than a serve-the-world firm like Merrill Lynch or Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc] .
- [ARG0 Gulf Canada , Calgary ,] said 0 the transaction is part of its plan * to sell non-strategic assets and [rel focus] [ARG1 operations] on [ARG2-on Canada , Indonesia and other international areas] .
- [ARGM-MOD Should] [ARG0 we] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the region 's infant-mortality rate] [ARGM-TMP when the vocal right-wingers and the school boards , mayors and legislators prohibit schools from *-1 teaching the two ways -LRB- abstinence or contraceptives -RRB- of * decreasing teen pregnancy] ?
- [ARG0 The reorganization] [ARGM-MOD will] `` [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the value and potential of assets] , '' Mr. Spruell said 0 *T*-1 .
- But since then U.S. oil production has declined and [ARG0 Mobil] wants *-1 to [rel focus] [ARG1 its oil-finding efforts] [ARGM-LOC overseas] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Europe] , [ARG0 the Rothschilds banks] are [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on mergers and acquisitions] [ARGM-ADV as European industry restructures ahead of 1992] .
- The original bank in Frankfurt closed in 1901 after the death of Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild , and [ARG0 the family 's banking activities] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on London and Paris] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-3 Titled *-2 `` Comments From Students , ''] [ARG1 it] [rel focuses] on [ARG2-on the real shame of college sports : what *T*-1 happens to young athletes once they enter academe] .
- Instead of [ARG0 *-1] [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on the financial future] , Mr. Dinkins has sold himself as a unifier for a city recently touched * by racial violence and as a soothing antidote to 12 years of commotion generated * by Mayor Koch .
- [ARG1 It] 's [rel focused] on [ARG2-on * streamlining '' PWA 's fleet in a bid * to cut training and aircraft servicing costs] , the analyst said 0 *T*-1 .
- `` [ARG0 Never Too Young] '' is a different sort of work , *-1 [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on the 1986 death from cocaine ingestion of Bias , a University of Maryland basketball star ticketed * for sure pro stardom] .
- Parker officials said 0 [ARG0 the company] is selling the units *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its other businesses] .
- [ARG1 X-rays] , [ARGM-DIS by contrast] , travel straighter and [ARGM-MOD can] be [rel focused] [ARGM-MNR more tightly than light] .
- `` All the positive figures on the economy are out already , and [ARG0 people] are [rel focusing] [ARGM-ADV more] on [ARG2-on the dangers for next year , mostly the wage talks and the -LCB- parliamentary -RCB- elections] , '' the U.S. trader said *T*-1 .
- But the brewer said 0 [ARG0 Jeffrey Coors] voluntarily gave up the position *-2 to [rel focus] [ARG1 more of his energy] on [ARG2-on Coors Technology Co. , a small unit of Coors 0 he has run *T*-1 for several years] .
- Right now , the executive adds 0 *T*-1 , `` [ARG0 he] wants *-2 to continue *-3 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on *-4 paying down '' USX 's debt by *-5 selling assets] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 analysts] [rel focused] [ARGM-MNR more] on [ARG2-on the drop in revenue , to $ 1.04 billion *U* from $ 1.07 billion *U* , reflecting in part a continuing drop in sales of the controversial credit-reporting services] .
- [ARGM-TMP Today] [ARG0 investors] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the long-awaited auction of $ 4.5 billion *U* of 30-year bonds by Resolution Funding Corp] .
- [ARG0 Another] [rel focuses] on [ARG2-on Charles Brush , the first person 0 *T*-1 to light a city electrically] .
- The restructuring will take place over a two-year period and will involve the transfer and layoff of employees in U.S. operations 0 [ARG0 *T*-1] to reduce costs and [rel focus] [ARG1 efforts] [ARGM-LOC in other areas] .
- Richard de J. Osborne , chairman , president and chief executive officer , said 0 [ARG0 the company 's `` decisions * to get out of asbestos and high-sulfur coal] continue the process of * simplifying and [rel focusing] [ARG1 the company] [ARGM-LOC in areas with a better future] . ''
- International Minerals said 0 the sale will allow [ARG0 Mallinckrodt] to [rel focus] [ARG1 its resources] on [ARG2-on its core businesses of medical products , specialty chemicals and flavors] .
- [ARGM-MNR Through these investigations] [ARG0 we] do [ARGM-NEG not] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the street drug user] , but rather we target and attack major drug-trafficking organizations that *T*-1 control a large segment of the drug market .
- In May , [ARG0 Ramada] sold its Marie Callender Pie Shops Inc. unit to a group of private investors as part of its plan * to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its casinos in Atlantic City and in Las Vegas and Laughlin , Nev] .
- The departures , said 0 *T*-1 Alice Ruth , an analyst at Montgomery Securities in San Francisco , should enable [ARG0 the company] * to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on business issues] [ARGM-ADV instead of management differences] .
- [ARGM-TMP After hours of conflict and debate] , [ARG0 that jury] [rel focuses] on [ARG2-on the facts] [ARGM-MNR with near-perfect objectivity] .
- [ARGM-ADV Even more remarkably] , [ARG0 it] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on emissions trading and similar market approaches 0 *T*-1 to address pollution] , [ARGM-ADV notwithstanding Poland 's lack of functioning markets] .
- As a result , [ARG0 UAL 's chairman , Stephen M. Wolf ,] pulled out of the buy-out effort *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on *-2 running the company] .
- [ARG0 Takeover stock traders] , *-1 [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on the company 's intention * to stay independent] , took the announcement as bad news .
- But in recent years , [ARG0 Mr. Ingersoll] began *-1 [rel focusing] [ARGM-ADV more] on [ARG2-on *-2 expanding his own newspaper empire in partnership with investment banking firm Warburg , Pincus & Co] .
- [ARG1 The market 's attention] is [ARGM-MNR especially] [rel focused] *-1 on [ARG2-on a preliminary report on the U.S. third-quarter gross national product , due out Thursday , which *T*-2 could show 0 the economy is continuing *-3 to expand at a relatively brisk pace] .
- Also , [ARG0 UAL Chairman Stephen Wolf] pulled out of the buy-out effort *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on *-2 running the company] .
- [ARG0 Tandy] has added several new products *ICH*-3 to that line , including a laptop computer priced * around $ 1,000 *U* , and is [rel focusing] [ARG1 its advertising] on [ARG2-on the easy-to-use software that *T*-2 is packaged *-1 with its machines] .
- Imperial said in a statement 0 it expects other complaints to be filed *-3 in the wake of the original suit and [ARG0 a recent article] in Barron 's magazine that *T*-2 [rel focused] on [ARG2-on the company 's problems] .
- [ARG0 Japanese electronic giants , such as Sony Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. ,] have [rel focused] [ARGM-MNR almost entirely] on [ARG2-on HDTV hardware] , and virtually ignored software or programs shot * in high-definition .
- Texaco 's situation had become particularly complex because [ARG1 much of its effort] had [ARGM-TMP for years] been [rel focused] *-1 on [ARG2-on its brawl with Pennzoil] and then on New York investor Carl C. Icahn 's attempt * to take over the company .
- Texaco 's situation had become particularly complex because [ARG1 much of its effort] had [ARGM-TMP for years] been [rel focused] *-1 on its brawl with Pennzoil and [ARGM-TMP then] on [ARG2-on New York investor Carl C. Icahn 's attempt * to take over the company] .
- As for Ford , analysts expect 0 the end of the Saab play will allow [ARG0 the U.S. auto maker] to [rel focus] [ARG1 its resources] on [ARG2-on the intensifying struggle with GM for a stake in Jaguar] .
- [ARG0 These programs] could be expanded *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on funds for project planning *ICH*-4 , * identifying sources of funds , and for * acquiring a site and preparing it] .
- Bond Corp. signaled 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on * building its domestic and international media and communications businesses] .
- But once the new securities are digested *-1 , they expect [ARG0 investors] to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the weak economic data] .
- [ARG0 The features] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel focus] on `` [ARG2-on parenting , family health and nutrition , and financial management] , '' and will carry 30 seconds of advertising .
- [ARG0 Alusuisse of America Inc.] plans *-1 to sell its Consolidated Aluminum Corp. subsidiary as part of its strategy * to [rel focus] [ARGM-ADV more] on [ARG2-on aluminum packaging in the U.S.] .
- `` [ARG1 All our efforts] are [ARGM-TMP now] [rel focused] *-1 on [ARG2-on * improving earnings to the point where we can fund additional new-country development , continue *-2 to invest in the business and reinstate the dividend *T*-3] , '' he added *T*-4 .
- [ARG0 CalMat] said 0 the sale is part of its previously announced plan * to sell much of its real estate holdings *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its core business of * mining and producing asphalt , concrete , rock and sand] .
- [ARGM-TMP When financial professionals measure risk mathematically *T*-1] , [ARG0 they] [ARGM-TMP usually] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the volatility of short-term returns] .
- But while [ARG0 IRS computers] [rel focus] [ARGM-TMP routinely] on [ARG2-on target groups like these] , the agency has assigned many agents to special projects that *T*-1 need more personal attention .
- Mr. Mark attributed the improvement to cost savings achieved * by [ARG0 *] consolidating manufacturing operations , blending together two sales organizations and [ARGM-MNR more carefully] [rel focusing] [ARG1 the company 's promotional activities] .
- [ARG0 They] [ARGM-MOD can] ignore the S&P 500 stocks altogether and [rel focus] on [ARG2-on particular types of stocks , such as smaller companies , those paying high dividends or companies in a particular industry , state or country] .
- Before July , [ARG0 pro-choice voters] could safely make political decisions without *-1 [rel focusing] [ARGM-MNR narrowly] on [ARG2-on abortion] .
- He speaks for the death penalty as if * reading from Exodus 21 ; [ARGM-PNC *-1 to increase state revenue] [ARG0 he] [rel focuses] [ARGM-NEG not] on `` [ARG2-on taxes] '' but on `` audits '' 0 *T*-2 to cut waste .
- He speaks for the death penalty as if * reading from Exodus 21 ; [ARGM-PNC *-1 to increase state revenue] [ARG0 he] [rel focuses] not on `` taxes '' [ARGM-DIS but] on [ARG2-on `` audits '' 0 *T*-2 to cut waste] .
- [ARG0 Many resorts] [ARGM-DIS also] are [rel focusing] [ARGM-ADV more] on [ARG2-on the service side of their business] .
- That means 0 [ARG0 investors] have *-2 to [rel focus] on the quality of the debt that *T*-1 lies beneath the securities , as well as on [ARG2-on the credit enhancement for the issue and the credit ratings 0 the issue has received *T*-3] .
- That means 0 [ARG0 investors] have *-2 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on the quality of the debt that *T*-1 lies beneath the securities] , as well as on the credit enhancement for the issue and the credit ratings 0 the issue has received *T*-3 .
- Some big companies have [ARG0 teams of in-house experts] [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on safety and business resumption] .
- [ARG0 The damage reported *] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on a select few who *T*-1 owned irreplaceable historic homes on the Battery] .
- In addition , [ARG0 Whitbread] intends *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its newer hotel , liquor store and restaurant businesses in Europe and North America] .
- [ARG0 *] [rel Focusing] on [ARG2-on beer , restaurants and hotels] means 0 `` we can concentrate our skills and resources more effectively , '' Peter Jarvis , Whitbread 's managing director , said 0 *T*-1 in a statement .
- Campbell Soup Co. , for one , has concluded that it *EXP*-3 makes good sense [ARG0 *] to [rel focus] [ARGM-ADV more] on [ARG2-on its most loyal customers] [ARGM-ADV than on people who *T*-4 buy competitive brands] .
- [ARG0 Senators] are [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on *-1 making a capital-gains differential permanent] .
- But [ARGM-TMP once that factor was eliminated *-1] , [ARG0 traders] took profits and [rel focused] on [ARG2-on crude oil inventories] , Mr. Barakat said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 *] To [rel focus] on [ARG2-on its global consumer-products business] , Colgate sold its Kendall health-care business in 1988 .
- He said 0 the improvement was a result of cost savings achieved * by [ARG0 *] consolidating manufacturing operations , blending two sales organizations and [rel focusing] [ARGM-MNR more carefully] [ARG1 the company 's promotional activities] .
- [ARGM-DIS Instead] , [ARG0 the tests] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel focus] [ARGM-MNR heavily] on [ARG2-on new blends of gasoline , which *T*-1 are still undeveloped but which the petroleum industry has been touting *T*-3 as a solution for automobile pollution that *T*-2 is choking urban areas] .
- The rating agency said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel focusing] [ARGM-ADV especially] on [ARG2-on the transportation service company 's efforts * to control costs , improve margins and enhance its competitive position in its primary business , vehicle leasing and rental] .
- Instead of [ARG0 *] [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on the Contras] , Mr. Bush has switched to * urging members of Congress -- most recently in a White House meeting yesterday -- *-1 to approve financing for the election campaign of political opponents of Nicaragua 's Sandinista government .
- For example , in [ARG0 *] [rel focusing] on [ARG2-on Mr. Freeman 's attempt * to gain nonpublic information about a deal 's collapse] , one does not naturally think about the reverse side of the coin : What if the rumor had been false ?
- [ARG0 The gathering] is expected *-1 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on * curbing the fouling of rivers and lakes , limiting damage from industrial accidents and improving the handling of harmful chemicals] .
- [ARG0 Individuals] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MOD should] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on * building equity in a home , which *T*-2 provides some protection against inflation , as well as a nest-egg that *T*-3 can be cashed *-1 in late in life *-1 to help *-4 cover the cost of retirement living] .
- [ARGM-ADV With nowhere else 0 * to go *T*-1] , [ARG0 sellers , and particularly program traders ,] [rel focused] [ARG1 all their selling] on [ARG2-on the New York Stock Exchange] .
- `` The new structure will enable [ARG0 United Biscuits] to [rel focus] [ARGM-MNR clearly] upon [ARG2-upon opportunities for planned growth during the 1990s] , '' said *T*-1 Bob Clarke , deputy chairman and group chief executive .
- These are used *-1 aboard military helicopters *-3 to warn pilots that [ARG1 a laser weapon] has been [rel focused] *-2 on [ARG2-on them] .
- Kao officials previously have said 0 they are interested in *-1 selling detergents in the U.S. , but [ARGM-TMP so far] [ARG0 the company] has [rel focused] on [ARG2-on acquisitions , such as last year 's purchase of Andrew Jergens Co. , a Cincinnati hand-lotion maker] .
- [ARG0 It] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on *-1 building up its news bureaus around the world] , [ARGM-PNC so as events took place it could go live quicker and longer than other networks] .
- South Korea 's President Roh traveled to the U.S. for [ARG0 a five-day visit] that *T*-1 is expected *-2 to [rel focus] on [ARG2-on ties between Washington and Seoul] .
- [ARG0 The most popular such shows] [rel focus] on [ARG2-on narrow national concerns] .
- But [ARGM-TMP for the moment] , [ARG0 attention] [rel focuses] on [ARG2-on the reforms that *T*-2 were put *-1 into place] , and market regulators and participants said 0 the circuit breakers worked as * intended .
- The central weakness of the `` scandals '' debates was pointed up especially well when [ARG0 discussions] [rel focused] on [ARG2-on arms deals and kickbacks] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP In the meantime] , [ARGM-TMP as manufacturers and buyers seek new sites] , [ARG0 they] are [rel focusing] [ARGM-MNR mainly] on [ARG2-on Southeast Asia] .