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frames- [ARG1 Assets of the 400 taxable funds] [rel grew] by [ARG2-by $ 1.5 billion *U*] [ARGM-TMP during the latest week] , to [ARG4-to $ 352.7 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Sales of passenger cars] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 22 %] from [ARG3-from a year earlier] to [ARG4-to 361,376 units] .
- Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual-property cases , said 0 the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined * with a [rel growing] [ARG1 recognition] that * protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made * by South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia .
- She said 0 there is `` [rel growing] [ARG1 realization] *ICH*-1 '' around the world that denial of intellectual-property rights harms all trading nations , and particularly the `` creativity and inventiveness of an -LCB- offending -RCB- country 's own citizens . ''
- That measure could compel Taipei 's [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of small video-viewing parlors to pay movie producers for * showing their films .
- Such devices have boosted Japanese investment in mortgage-backed securities to more than 1 % of the $ 900 billion *U* in such instruments outstanding , and [ARG1 their purchases] are [rel growing] at [ARG2-at a rapid rate] .
- [ARGM-ADV By most measures] , [ARG1 the nation 's industrial sector] is [ARGM-TMP now] [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR very slowly] -- [ARGM-ADV if at all] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG1 the nose on Mr. Courter 's face] [rel grows] .
- Mr. Courter 's long nose shrinks while [ARG1 Mr. Florio 's] [rel grows] .
- Mrs. Yeargin 's case also casts some light on the dark side of [ARGM-LOC school reform] , where [ARG1 pressures on teachers] are [rel growing] *T*-1 and where high-stakes testing has enhanced the temptation * to cheat *T*-2 .
- But the [rel growing] [ARG1 controversy] comes as many practices historically accepted * as normal here -- such as politicians accepting substantial gifts from businessmen or having extramarital affairs -- are coming under close ethical scrutiny .
- `` This is a company that *T*-146 has invested in capacity additions more aggressively than any other company in the industry and now [ARG1 the industry] is [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR more slowly] and they are suddenly poorly positioned , '' said *T*-2 Michael Stark , chip analyst at Robertson , Stephens & Co .
- One of the [ARGM-MNR fastest] [rel growing] [ARG1 segments] of the wine market is the category of superpremiums -- wines limited * in production , of exceptional quality -LRB- or so perceived * , at any rate -RRB- , and with exceedingly high prices .
- While [ARG1 worry *ICH*-1] [rel grows] about big Japanese investments in the U.S. , Japan 's big trading companies are rapidly increasing their stake in America 's smaller business .
- But for small American companies , it also provides a [rel growing] [ARG1 source] of capital and even marketing help .
- One bright sign is that a [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of women have entered the once male-dominated field ; more than a third of the ringers today are women .
- Stephen Boesel , president of T. Rowe Price Growth and Income Fund , explains that companies raise their payouts most robustly only after [ARG1 the economy and corporate profits] have been [rel growing] [ARGM-TMP for some time] .
- But in London and Tokyo , where computer-driven trading now plays a small but [rel growing] [ARG1 role] *T*-1 , traders say 0 a number of hurdles loom .
- -LRB- Morgan Stanley last week joined a [rel growing] [ARG1 list] of U.S. securities firms that *T*-255 have stopped *-1 doing index arbitrage for their own accounts . -RRB-
- * DIALING 900 brings callers a [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of services .
- `` I 'm starting *-1 to see more business transactions , '' says *T*-2 Andrea West of American Telephone & Telegraph Co. , *-3 noting [rel growing] [ARG1 interest] in use of 900 service for stock sales , software tutorials and even service contracts .
- DIAPER SERVICES make a comeback amid [rel growing] [ARG1 environmental] concerns .
- [ARG1 The firm 's capital] , [ARGM-DIS moreover] , has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel grown] at [ARG2-at the same rate as in the past] , officials at these firms say 0 *T*-1 .
- Both indicators were viewed *-1 as signs that [ARG1 the nation 's industrial sector] is [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR very slowly] , [ARGM-ADV if at all] .
- In a monthly report prepared * for use at the Fed 's next Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Nov. 14. , the nation 's central bank found that price increases have moderated and [ARG1 economic activity] has [rel grown] at [ARG2-at a sluggish pace] [ARGM-TMP in recent weeks] .
- Mexico 's President Salinas said 0 the country 's recession had ended and [ARG1 the economy] was [rel growing] [ARGM-TMP again] .
- [ARG1 Demand from Europe and Southeast Asia] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel grew] , but due to increasing production at local plants , overseas sales edged down 2.8 % .
- [ARGM-LOC In countries such as Taiwan , South Korea and Singapore] , [ARG1 economies] are [rel growing] , [ARGM-ADV * resulting in a rise in disposable income that consumers can use *T*-111 for soft drinks] .
- And unlike Europe and the U.S. , where populations are aging *T*-1 , the Pacific Basin countries have [rel growing] [ARG1 proportions] of youths -- the heaviest consumers of Coca-Cola and other sodas .
- He said 0 it especially will strengthen the company 's efforts in the [ARGM-MNR rapidly] [rel growing] [ARG1 field] of bio-analytical instrumentation , and in applied nuclear physics .
- Evidence of the [rel growing] [ARG1 Japanese] demand for mortgage securities abounds .
- The attitude of the Wisconsin Investment Board reflects a [rel growing] [ARG1 receptivity] to time-limited poison pills on the part of institutional investors , as * shown *-1 by the discussions at recent meetings of the Council of Institutional Investors and my informal survey of several retirement plans with large stock positions .
- [ARGM-DIS Altogether] , [ARG1 annual Japanese investment in U.S. commercial real estate] [rel grew] from [ARG3-from about $ 1.3 billion *U*] in 1985 to [ARG4-to about $ 7.1 billion *U*] in 1988 .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG1 it] 's [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR fast] , [ARGM-ADV with annual sales gains of more than 10 %] .
- DESPITE [rel GROWING] [ARG1 interest] in the environment , U.S. consumers have n't shown much interest in refillable packages for household products .
- In an unusually candid article about the latest economic woe -- unemployment -- Pravda yesterday reported that three million Soviets have lost their jobs as a result of perestroika and [ARG1 the number] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel grow] to [ARG4-to 16 million] [ARGM-TMP by the year 2005] .
- TAXPAYERS ' RIGHTS are defined *-244 by a [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of states .
- Our mission is * to help [ARG1 our clients] [rel grow] , and to use every tool of marketing communications * to accomplish that . ''
- On Asia-Pacific prosperity : `` If America can keep up the present situation -- her markets open for another 15 years , with adjustments , and [ARG1 Japan] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel grow] and not cut back , and so too , Korea , Taiwan , Hong Kong , Singapore , ASEAN , Australia and New Zealand -- then in 15 years , the economies of these countries would be totally restructured *-2 to be able *-3 to almost sustain growth by themselves . ''
- The latest research pact bolsters Du Pont 's [rel growing] [ARG1 portfolio] of investments in superconductors .
- The estimated $ 1.8 billion *U* for the space station would be double last year 's level , and [ARG1 total appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel grow] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] to [ARG4-to nearly $ 12.4 billion *U*] .
- It is a problem common to [ARG1 small companies] that *T*-189 have [rel grown] [ARG2-MNR fast] -- especially when their success attracts big-time competitors *T*-1 .
- But [ARG1 demands on the company 's creativity] are certain *-1 to [rel grow] .
- U.S. Cycling Federation official Philip Milburn says 0 [ARG1 mountain biking] is `` [rel growing] at [ARG2-at such a monstrous rate that a lot of companies are getting into this] . ''
- [ARGM-TMP In the past five years] , [ARG1 the company 's sales] have [rel grown] to [ARG4-to $ 80 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 26 million *U*] .
- Although Daimler has said 0 it is n't interested in * mounting a bid for Jaguar , dealers said 0 its name further underlined the [rel growing] [ARG1 interest] in the British concern .
- The new company was created *-1 * to meet [rel growing] [ARG1 demand] for steel doors , concurrent with increasing local concern about fire prevention , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Public-works and utility projects , also known * as non-building contracting ,] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 18 %] to [ARG4-to $ 52.2 billion *U*] [ARGM-TMP in September] , but the nine-month total of $ 36.9 billion *U* was down 3 % from a year earlier .
- They are very considerable : [ARGM-TMP Since 1986 , when Spain joined the European Community *T*-1] , [ARG1 its gross domestic product] has [rel grown] at [ARG2-at an annual average of 4.6 % -- the fastest in the EC] .
- Home delivery is the [ARGM-MNR fastest] [rel growing] [ARG1 segment] of the Times 's 1.1 million daily circulation .
- The sale is likely *-1 to fuel concern about [rel growing] [ARG1 Japanese] investment in U.S. biotechnology firms .
- [ARG1 Outflows of people and capital from Hong Kong] have been [rel growing] [ARGM-TMP since the sovereignty issue first arose in the early 1980s] .
- The consensus of this group , which he dubs *T*-1 `` realists , '' is that [ARG1 the local economy] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] [ARGM-TMP through the 1990s] at [ARG2-at annual rates averaging between 3 % and 5 % *U*] .
- [ARG1 Stock-index funds] have [rel grown] in [ARG2-in popularity] [ARGM-TMP over the past decade] [ARGM-TMP as pension funds and other institutional investors have sought a low-cost way 0 * to match the performance of the stock market as a whole *T*-1] .
- *-1 Faced *-2 with a similar situation , Paul Volcker let the dollar soar , -LRB- though [ARG1 monetary aggregates] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel grew] [ARG2-MNR so rapidly 0 monetarists issued egg-on-the-face warnings of inflation] -RRB- .
- But now Westinghouse is enjoying a resurgence in demand for both steam and combustion turbines and may even join the [rel growing] [ARG1 legion] of independent electric producers .
- At the same time , Westinghouse hopes 0 its venture with Mitsubishi will help *-1 fend off [rel growing] [ARG1 competition] , particularly in the U.S. , from such European competitors as Asea Brown Boveri AG , Siemens AG , and British General Electric Co .
- And with its new venture with Japan 's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. , announced * last week , it is poised *-1 to penetrate [rel growing] [ARG1 markets] [ARGM-LOC overseas] .
- Eventually , Mr. Rey was forced *-1 to sell his Bally shares to the weapons maker Oerlikon-Buehrle Holding AG as [ARG1 establishment pressure *ICH*-2] [rel grew] on this hostile move into the Swiss old boys ' network .
- [ARGM-TMP In the third quarter] , [ARG1 the economy] [rel grew] at [ARG2-at a moderate 2.5 % annual rate] .
- [ARGM-TMP In August] , personal income rose 0.3 % and [ARG1 spending] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 0.9 %] .
- [ARG1 Personal spending] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 0.2 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] to [ARG4-to a $ 3.526 trillion *U* annual rate] , the Commerce Department said 0 *T*-1 .
- Dissidents in Czechoslovakia said 0 [ARG1 the nation 's pro-democracy movement] was [rel growing] [ARGM-ADV despite the government 's move * to crush a protest *ICH*-1 Saturday in Prague 's Wenceslas Square] .
- Signs of [rel growing] [ARG1 weakness] in the economy , paired * with indications that inflation is staying well under control , have caused them to wonder why the Fed chairman is so grudging in *-2 reducing rates *T*-1 .
- Kellogg indicated that [ARG1 it] has [ARGM-LOC room] 0 * to [rel grow] *T*-1 without *-2 adding facilities .
- In the nine months , imports rose 20 % to 155.039 trillion lire , while [ARG1 exports] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 18 %] to [ARG4-to 140.106 trillion lire] .
- Expansion plans also include acquisitions in [rel growing] [ARG1 foreign] markets .
- David Burnham , one of the authors , says 0 fewer trials probably means a [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of plea bargains .
- What *T*-1 is driving Dentsu 's international expansion largely is the need * to keep up with its Japanese clients as [ARG1 they] [rel grow] [ARGM-LOC in the U.S. and Europe] .
- El Paso , Austin and Fort Worth , the three strongest retail markets in the nation , are all located *-1 in [ARGM-LOC Texas] , where [ARG1 employment] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT a relatively strong 2 %] *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARGM-LOC on the West Coast] , [ARGM-LOC where profitable oil production is more likely than in the midcontinent region *T*-1] , [ARG1 the Bakersfield , Calif. , office staff of 130] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] by [ARG2-by 175] to [ARG4-to 305] .
- And Mr. Gilmore cautions that there may be limits on [ARG2-EXT how much] [ARG1 the contract] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel grow] *T*-1 because the Hong Kong dollar is n't a widely traded currency .
- The [rel growing] [ARG1 sales] sustained * by domestic demand failed *-2 to counter rising material metal costs and declining profitability in overseas construction , Furukawa said 0 *T*-1 .
- I sense that [ARG1 it] 's going *-1 to continue *-2 to [rel grow] .
- [ARG1 It] is projected *-1 to keep [rel growing] by [ARG2-EXT a million barrels a day , or up to 2 % annually] , [ARGM-TMP for years 0 *T*-2 to come] .
- Stockholders , as a group , can win , because they own a share of [ARG1 corporate earnings] , which *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD can] [rel grow] and boost stock prices .
- [ARG1 His mail] regularly recalls `` my one event , '' and has been [rel growing] [ARGM-TMP in recent years] .
- New York State Comptroller Edward Regan predicts a $ 1.3 billion *U* budget gap for the city 's next fiscal year , [ARG1 a gap] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD could] [rel grow] [ARGM-ADV if there is a recession] .
- Graham Beale , manager of foreign-exchange operations at Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. in New York , added that Mrs. Thatcher 's comments reinforced the market 's [rel growing] [ARG1 confidence] about sterling and compounded the unit 's later decline .
- They also chart the evolution of [ARG1 a city] that *T*-1 has [rel grown] [ARG2-EXT tenfold] [ARGM-TMP in the author 's lifetime] , from [ARG3-from a colonial outpost of fez-wearing pashas] to [ARG4-to a Third World slum choking on its own refuse] .
- According to the report , [ARG1 inventories outside the farm sector] [rel grew] at [ARG2-at an annual rate of $ 24.6 billion *U*] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , [ARGM-DIR up] from [ARG3-from a $ 19.5 billion *U* pace] in the second quarter .
- The [rel growing] [ARG1 crowd] of Japanese investors buying up foreign companies are n't all strait-laced businessmen in dark suits .
- Although the government said 0 [ARG1 the economy] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT an estimated 2.5 %] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , in line with expectations , analysts are increasingly predicting much more sluggish growth -- and therefore more corporate earnings disappointments -- for the fourth quarter .
- Du Pont Co. reported that [ARG1 third-quarter profit] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT a robust 19 %] [ARGM-TMP from a year ago] [ARGM-MNR on the strength of the company 's operations in various chemicals and fibers , and in petroleum] .
- He said 0 Du Pont holds about 23 % of the world-wide market , the largest single share , at a time when [rel growing] [ARG1 uses] for the pigment have kept it in tight supply *T*-1 , although others are now adding low-cost production capacity .
- [ARGM-LOC In the diversifed businesses segment , which *T*-1 includes herbicides ,] [ARG1 profit] [rel grew] to [ARG4-to $ 64 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 27 million *U*] .
- `` We have always taken smaller accounts , but now we are looking for [ARG1 smaller accounts] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] , '' Mr. Schwarz says 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 TAX SHELTERS CALLED * Individual Retirement Accounts , or `` IRAs , ''] were created without fanfare on Sept. 2 , 1974 , but [rel grew] beyond [ARG2-beyond expectations] [ARGM-ADV as an inducement to personal saving] .
- [ARG1 IRA account assets] have [rel grown] to [ARG4-to about $ 400 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 393 billion *U* last year and just $ 26 billion *U* in 1981] .
- The Soviet State Bank announced a 90 % devaluation of the ruble against the dollar for private transactions , in an apparent attempt * to curb the nation 's [ARGM-MNR rapidly] [rel growing] black [ARG1 market] for hard currency .
- For instance , he has n't stated a clear position on high-risk , high-yield junk bonds , an area of [rel growing] [ARG1 concern] [ARGM-TMP as turmoil in the junk market spills over into stocks] .
- He said 0 [ARG1 the independent power segment] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel grow] [ARG2 *-1 to provide as much as 50 % of near-term generation capacity] , *-2 adding : `` We expect *-3 to supply a significant share of this market . ''
- Westinghouse also expects [ARG1 its international sales] to [ARGM-TMP soon] [rel grow] to [ARG4-to 25 % of total corporate sales] from [ARG3-from 20 %] last year .
- Though direct mail to businesses is n't broken out *-1 separately , the association says 0 [ARG1 it] 's [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR even faster] .
- While no one has tracked how many company mail rooms *T*-1 throw out junk mail , direct-mail advertising firms say 0 [ARG1 the number] is [rel growing] .
- In 1985 , the Medical Tribune reported that a [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of critics are challenging the FDA bioequivalence-therapeutic-equivalence equation .
- [ARG1 European venture capital funds] total about $ 14 billion *U* and are expected *-1 to continue *-2 [rel growing] [ARG2-EXT 35 %] [ARGM-TMP annually] .
- [ARG1 Family-owned firms] that *T*-1 need cash * to [rel grow] are attractive , says 0 *T*-2 John Turner of Matuschka Gruppe , Munich .
- Mr. Lortie joined Provigo in 1985 and spearheaded [ARG1 the company 's] drive * to [rel grow] outside [ARG4-outside its traditional food business] .
- Passenger traffic jumped 14 % in the quarter , while [ARG1 profit per passenger] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 2 %] .
- Beneath the tepid news-release jargon lies *T*-1 a powerful threat from the brewing giant , which *T*-2 last year accounted for about 41 % of all U.S. beer sales and *T*-2 is expected *-3 to see [ARG1 that] [rel grow] to [ARG4-to 42.5 %] [ARGM-TMP in the current year] .
- Some traders noted 0 individual investors dumped NTT shares amid [rel growing] [ARG1 expectation] for a division of the company 0 as *T*-1 suggested *-2 by a recent government-sponsored panel .
- [ARG1 Its capital spending] is [rel growing] at [ARG2-at double-digit rates] [ARGM-TMP for the second year in a row] , and its superefficient producers of everything from cars to computer chips are rushing *-1 to expand capacity , modernize factories and develop new products .
- [ARG1 Japan 's marathon economy] , [rel growing] at [ARG2-at 4.3 %] [ARGM-TMP this year] , is now in its 35th month of expansion , and some economists are betting that the boom will outlast the record 57-month expansion in the late 1960s .
- With [ARG1 demand] [rel growing] and workers in short supply , many Japanese manufacturers are spending heavily on automation .
- THE BIG BOARD PLANS *-1 to launch its own vehicle for program trading today amid [rel growing] [ARG1 controversy] over the practice .
- The only industry sector 0 *T*-1 to report more business failures for the nine months was [ARGM-LOC the finance , insurance and real-estate sector] , where [ARG1 bankruptcies] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 8.1 %] to [ARG4-to 2,046] from [ARG3-from 1,892] *T*-2 .
- But investors noted that under the shelved offering , [ARG1 TW] would have needed *-1 to [rel grow] *-1 to meet its debt payments .
- [ARG1 Its fast-food restaurants -- including Denny 's , Hardee 's , Quincy 's and El Pollo Loco -LRB- `` the only significant fast-food chain 0 *T*-1 to specialize in char-broiled chicken '' -RRB- --] are stable , recession-resistant and [rel growing] .
- But unless [ARG1 they] continued *-1 to [rel grow] , TW , based * in Paramus , N.J. , would have run into trouble .
- Digital 's push into mainframes comes at a time when its mainstay minicomputer line is under [rel growing] [ARG1 pressure] from smaller personal computers and workstations that *T*-1 operate on standard operating systems rather than on the proprietary systems that older minicomputers use *T*-2 *T*-3 .
- [ARG1 Law firms] that *T*-1 have feasted and [rel grown] [ARGM-MNR on the revenue from mergers and acquisitions work] are feeling the squeeze as that work declines .
- Imports of crude from the Middle East grew 17 % from year-earlier levels , and [ARG1 Southeast Asian crude imports] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 43 %] .
- [ARG1 Imports of crude from the Middle East] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 17 %] from [ARG3-from year-earlier levels] , and Southeast Asian crude imports grew 43 % .
- [ARG1 Xerox Corp. 's third-quarter net income] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 6.2 %] [ARGM-MNR on 7.3 % higher revenue] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 earning mixed reviews from Wall Street analysts] .
- [ARG1 Sales of Xerox copiers and other office products] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 1.6 %] ; `` we expected growth of 6 % to 7 % *U* , '' Mr. Henderson said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP In July] [ARG1 unfilled orders] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 1 %] .
- Japanese put up with it because the government provided job stability and [rel growing] [ARG1 paychecks] .
- [ARG1 New apple trees] [rel grow] [ARG2-MNR slowly] , and the Red Delicious is almost as entrenched as mom .
- For fiscal 1990 , analysts expect [ARG1 P&G 's sales] to continue *-1 to [rel grow] , [ARGM-ADV with earnings climbing between 15 % and 20 % *U*] .
- Prices of long-term Treasury bonds moved inversely to the stock market as investors sought safety amid [rel growing] [ARG1 evidence] 0 the economy is weakening .
- *-1 Large and lavish , `` Traviata '' is another addition to the Met 's [rel growing] [ARG1 stock] of cast-proof productions mostly by Mr. Zeffirelli .
- `` [ARG1 It] 's a good company , and [rel growing] ; there 's nothing that *T*-2 would warrant that it be sold *-1 . ''
- This turn of events has put a big damper on an industry that *T*-1 seemed almost invincible last spring , when fares were rising at double-digit rates *T*-3 and [ARG1 many carriers] seemed *-2 to be [rel growing] [ARG2 fat] [ARGM-MNR on near-monopolies in certain markets] *T*-3 .
- Domestic demand continues *-2 to grow , but its contribution to higher production was sapped *-1 in September by the estimated 2 % fall in imports , accompanied * by a [rel growing] [ARG1 tendency] for Japanese manufacturers to build vehicles overseas , according to the association .
- [ARG1 Domestic demand] continues *-2 to [rel grow] , but its contribution to higher production was sapped *-1 in September by the estimated 2 % fall in imports , accompanied * by a growing tendency for Japanese manufacturers to build vehicles overseas , according to the association .
- The association said 0 [ARG1 domestic demand] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 8.8 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] .
- [ARG1 Demand] has been [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR consistently] [ARGM-ADV under the encouragement of pro-consumption government policies] , an association spokesman said 0 *T*-1 .
- Economists said 0 the bond market 's strength also is a sign that investors expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid [rel growing] [ARG1 evidence] that the economy is slowing .
- GM 's interest in Jaguar reflects a desire * to help diversify the U.S. company 's products in the [rel growing] [ARG1 luxury-car] segment of the market .
- China 's People 's Daily took note of the [rel growing] [ARG1 problem] of computer fraud .
- Traders and analysts said 0 the divergence between the stock and bond markets is a sign of [rel growing] [ARG1 unease] about the economic outlook .
- [ARG1 That unease] is expected *-2 to [rel grow] [ARGM-TMP today when the government reports on September durable goods orders *T*-3 and again Thursday when the first assessment of third-quarter economic growth is released *-1 *T*-4] .
- A former executive agreed that the departures do n't reflect major problems , *-2 adding : `` If you see [ARG1 any company] that *T*-1 [rel grows] [ARG2-MNR as fast as Reebok did *?*] , it is going *-3 to have people coming and going . ''
- The changes come as [ARG1 Reebok] , which *T*-1 [rel grew] [ARG2-MNR rapidly] [ARGM-TMP in the mid-1980s] but has seen its sales flatten of late , is seeking *-2 to regain momentum in the athletic-shoe business against rivals Nike Inc. and L.A. Gear Inc .
- Others complain that the consultants ' [rel growing] [ARG1 influence] exacerbates the advantage of litigants wealthy enough * to afford such pricey services .
- [ARG1 Sophisticated trial consulting] [rel grew] , [ARGM-DIS ironically] , from [ARG2-from the radical political movements of the 1960s and 1970s] [ARGM-TMP before *-1 finding its more lucrative calling in big commercial cases] .
- But small business , which *T*-1 generally detests government-mandated benefits , has taken note of the [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of close votes .
- Big U.S. distillers are fiercely vying for [ARG1 this market] , which *T*-1 [rel grew] to [ARG4-to $ 77 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP last year] from [ARG3-from $ 33 million *U*] in 1987 , according to government figures .
- [ARGM-TMP For 1989 's first nine months] , [ARG1 Capital Cities net income] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 23 %] to [ARG4-to $ 303.7 million *U* , or $ 16.97 *U* a share] , from [ARG3-from $ 246.9 million *U* , or $ 14.43 *U* a share] .
- [rel Growing] [ARG1 pressures] on the Arizona real-estate market are affecting the thrift ; Pinnacle West told Dow Jones Professional Investor Report 0 it may consider *-1 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if it ca n't reach an agreement *ICH*-2 with federal regulators * to provide additional capital to MeraBank .
- In more evidence of the [rel growing] [ARG1 division] between `` good '' and `` bad '' junk bonds , a $ 150 million *U* issue by Imo Industries Inc. was snapped up *-1 by investors while underwriters for Beatrice Co. 's $ 350 million *U* issue are considering *-2 restructuring the deal *-3 to attract buyers .
- The fund is the nation 's largest public employee fund , and it has a [rel growing] [ARG1 cash] flow now topping $ 3 billion *U* a year .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT almost 8 %] to [ARG4-to $ 301.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 279.8 million *U*] last year .
- As the principal regulator of the thrift industry , Mr. Wall delayed *-1 seizing Lincoln S&L for more than two years after his staff told him that the California thrift was insolvent and that [ARG1 potential losses to taxpayers] were [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR rapidly] .
- [rel Growing] [ARG1 public] fears about the Soviet environment is one new factor affecting some joint-venture plans .
- But while [ARG1 U.S. interest] [ARGM-MOD may] be big and [rel growing] , the difficulties that *T*-1 have stymied deals in the past show no sign of abating .
- [ARG1 Sales at Radio Shack stores open more than a year] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT only 2 %] [ARGM-TMP in the quarter] [ARGM-TMP from a year earlier] , he said 0 *T*-1 .
- One indication of a [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of junk defaults , Mr. Asquith says 0 *T*-3 , is that about half of the $ 3 billion *U* of corporate bonds outstanding that *T*-2 have been lowered *-1 to a default rating by S&P this year are junk bonds sold * during the market 's big issue years of 1984 through 1986 .
- Although the big investment bank still dominates the junk market , Drexel has been unable *-1 to stem the fallout from [rel growing] [ARG1 junk] bond defaults , withdrawn new offerings , redemptions by shareholders in junk bond mutual funds and an exodus of once-devoted investors .
- Because [ARG1 the Sago] is relatively rare and [rel grows] [ARG2-EXT only a couple of inches a year] , it 's a pricey lawn decoration : A two-foot tall Sago can retail for $ 1,000 *U* , and taller ones often fetch $ 3,000 or more *U* .
- In a paper presented * at the recent annual meeting of the National Association of Business Economists in San Francisco , Mr. Durkin comments that `` [ARG1 installment credit] [ARGM-TMP always] [rel grows] [ARG2-MNR rapidly] [ARGM-MNR in cyclical advances] , and growth in this cycle is very typical of earlier experiences . ''
- In one , [ARG1 imports and exports] continue *-1 to [rel grow] at [ARG2-at the respective average rates of 25 % and 5 % recorded * during the first seven months] , and the current-account deficit widens to $ 13.1 billion *U* .
- In this case , China would still finish the year with a current-account deficit of $ 8.7 billion *U* , based on projections that [ARG1 imports for all of this year] [rel grow] [ARG2-EXT 20 %] and exports 10 % .
- In this case , China would still finish the year with a current-account deficit of $ 8.7 billion *U* , based on projections that imports for all of this year [rel grow] 20 % and [ARG1 exports] [ARG2-EXT 10 %] .
- In the second , [ARG1 foreign borrowing] is projected *-1 to [rel grow] [ARG2-EXT 10 %] and investment *-2 to drop 10 % .
- Mr. Lippens said 0 [ARG1 the volume of shares changing hands] has [rel grown] [ARG2-MNR significantly] [ARGM-TMP since mid-September] .
- `` The effect of the Supreme Court Webster opinion is that it left room 0 for [ARG1 grass] to [rel grow] [ARGM-LOC in the cracks of Roe vs. Wade] *T*-3 , and I think 0 this is one of the cracks , '' said *T*-2 Mark Belz , a St. Louis lawyer who *T*-1 represented Ms. O'Brien and the other St. Louis protesters .
- Ms. Hall expects [ARG1 Cathay 's profit] to [rel grow] [ARG2-EXT around 13 %] [ARGM-TMP annually] [ARGM-TMP this year and next] .
- Analysts believe 0 Cathay is approached *-1 for such swaps by other carriers on a regular basis , particularly as [ARG1 the popularity of share exchanges] has [rel grown] [ARGM-LOC among European carriers] .
- `` We 're confident that it protects our route structure , '' he says *T*-2 , `` and our ability [ARG1 *] to [rel grow] and prosper .
- As a result , Morgan Stanley 's Index of 40 Emerging Growth Stocks -- most of which *T*-1 are in the OTC market -- is up only 13 % for the year , while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has leaped 24 % and [ARG1 the S&P 500] has [rel grown] [ARG2-EXT 25 %] .
- Kurt Kruger , who *T*-1 follows the stock for Hambrecht & Quist , anticipates that [ARG1 the company 's net income] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] [ARG2-EXT 51 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.15 *U* a share] [ARGM-TMP this year] .
- In the late 1970s and early 1980s , lenders and developers poured money into office buildings , condominiums and massive tracts of raw desert land , *-1 confident that [ARG1 Arizona 's population] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel grow] at [ARG2-at annual rates of 4 % to 6 % *U*] [ARGM-TMP for years 0 *T*-2 to come] .
- The center will provide space for computer hardware and facsimile and other telecommunications equipment , not readily accessible in Poland now , for a [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of Westerners doing business in Eastern Europe .
- [ARG1 Burlington 's operating profit] [rel grew] to [ARG4-to $ 9.2 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 3.8 million *U*] [ARGM-TMP a year earlier] , Pittston said 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP In the first eight months of 1989] , [ARG1 imports] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 21 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 38.32 billion *U*] , [ARGM-ADV down slightly from a growth rate of 23 % a year earlier] .
- Even when new lending resumes *T*-3 , foreign exchange would still be tight because Beijing will likely try *-2 to rein in [ARG1 foreign borrowing] , which *T*-1 has [rel grown] between [ARG2-between 30 % and 40 % *U*] [ARGM-TMP in the past few years] .
- `` The period when growth stocks should be performing well *T*-1 is [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 their earnings] are [rel growing] at [ARG2-at a superior rate to the general level of corporate profits] *T*-2 , '' says *T*-3 Stephen Boesel , president of T. Rowe Price 's Growth and Income Fund .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 24 %] to [ARG4-to $ 614.5 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 497.1 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 New entitlements] tend *-1 to [rel grow] , [ARGM-ADV * creating a rationale for new taxes] .
- Dreyfus alone has seen [ARG1 its money market funds] [rel grow] from [ARG3-from $ 1 billion *U*] in 1975 to [ARG4-to closes to $ 15 billion *U*] today .
- [ARG1 Fiscal fourth-quarter sales] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT about 18 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.38 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 1.17 billion *U*] a year earlier .
- He remains an executive vice president , the company said 0 *T*-1 , and his new position reflects `` the [rel growing] [ARG1 importance] of the world automotive market as a market for A. Schulman 's high performance plastic materials . ''
- `` I hope 0 [ARG1 he] [rel grows] [ARGM-MNR with the job] , '' says *T*-1 Rainer Eppelmann , a Protestant pastor in East Berlin .
- Meanwhile , East Germany 's [rel growing] [ARG1 openness] may even allow the state-controlled news media to display a muted sense of humor .
- [ARG1 The list of laboratories claiming * to be producing inexplicable amounts of heat from `` cold fusion '' experiments] is [ARG2-MNR slowly] [rel growing] .
- [ARG1 Japanese demand] [rel grew] by [ARG2-by 70 %] [ARGM-TMP in the first half of this year] and the nation plans an issue of a silver commemorative coin that *T*-1 will require 4.5 million ounces .
- * Simply put *-1 , there is n't enough business for [ARG1 every store] to [rel grow] .
- [ARG1 Personal space -LRB- Figure 3 -RRB-] has [rel grown] [ARG2-EXT 35 %] [ARGM-TMP annually] [ARGM-TMP over the course of the decade] , [ARGM-ADV a performance that *T*-1 would compare positively with an investment in , say , synthetic-leather products for the interiors of cold-weather vehicles , which my cousin got into *T*-2 and sort of regrets *T*-2 to this day] .
- [ARG1 My initial stake in this blooming enterprise] has [rel grown] [ARG2-EXT tenfold] , [ARGM-ADV according to my conservative calculations] .
- My revolutionary system is also useful for [ARG0 those] who *T*-1 have tried customary forms of * [rel growing] [ARG1 their currency cushion] .
- The bad news , however , has n't been bad enough * to kill the [rel growing] [ARG1 demand] for financial planning .
- It never hurt anyone , that is , unless [ARG1 the growth funds] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel grow] [ARGM-TMP when you need them to *?* *T*-1] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 parents ' craving for a top-rated education for their children] is [rel growing] [ARGM-MNR like their taste for fancy wheels and vintage wine] .
- * Stick some money in an interest-bearing account and watch [ARG1 it] [rel grow] .
- You pay a set premium for a set amount of coverage , the company invests that premium in a portfolio of its choosing , and [ARG1 your cash value and dividends] [rel grow] [ARGM-TMP over the years] .
- [ARGM-TMP Through the first six months of 1989] , [ARG1 sales] had [rel grown] [ARG2-EXT about 12 %] [ARGM-TMP from the year-earlier period] .
- AT&T said 0 [ARG1 third-quarter net income] [rel grew] , [ARGM-ADV despite stiff competition in all of the company 's markets] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since the start of the decade] , [ARG1 lift-ticket sales] have [rel grown] [ARG2-EXT only 3 % a year] on average , [ARGM-ADV compared with 16 % annual growth rates in the '60s and '70s] .
- For the past seven years , investors have had the wind at their backs , in the form of a [ARGM-ADV generally] [rel growing] [ARG1 economy] .
- Westmoreland expects [ARG1 energy demand] to [rel grow] [ARGM-TMP annually] in [ARG2-in the 2.5 % range] [ARGM-TMP in the early 1990s] .
- `` We see [ARG1 coal 's piece of the action] [rel growing] , '' Mr. Hutchinson said *T*-1 .
- `` [ARG1 Coal prices] , [ARGM-ADV while *-1 not skyrocketing] , [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] [ARG2-EXT modestly] [ARGM-MNR in real terms] , we think 0 *T*-2 .
- Keizaikai is one of a small but [rel growing] [ARG1 band] of Japanese companies taking their first steps into American publishing , after * making major investments in entertainment , real estate and banking companies here .
- [ARG1 Revenue from business-telephone operations] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 3.3 %] to [ARG4-to $ 618.9 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 599.4 million *U*] a year ago .
- Jamie Kellner , president of Fox Broadcasting , said , `` We believe 0 [ARG1 the partnership of Fox , its affiliates and advertisers] is succeeding and will continue *-1 to [rel grow] . ''
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 13 %] to [ARG4-to $ 734.8 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 650.9 million *U*] .
- `` [ARG1 Mattel 's world-wide volume] has [rel grown] [ARG2-EXT 25 %] [ARGM-LOC in a climate of relatively flat industry sales] , '' said *T*-1 John W. Amerman , chairman .
- East Germany 's new leader met with Lutheran Church officials *-1 to discuss a [rel growing] [ARG1 opposition] movement demanding democratic freedoms .
- [ARG1 The number of big institutions that *T*-1 own H&R Block shares] is 207 and [rel growing] , according to a midyear tally by CDA Investment Technologies .
- He figures 0 [ARG1 Block earnings] are now growing at about a 10 % annual rate -LRB- down from about 14 % the past five years -RRB- and [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] at [ARG2-at an 8%-10 % rate] [ARGM-TMP in the future] .
- He figures 0 [ARG1 Block earnings] are [ARGM-TMP now] [rel growing] at [ARG2-at about a 10 % annual rate -LRB- down from about 14 % the past five years -RRB-] and will grow at an 8%-10 % rate in the future .
- He concedes 0 H&R Block is `` well-entrenched '' and `` a great company , '' but says `` [ARG1 it] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel grow] [ARG2-MNR fast enough] for us .
- We 're looking for [ARG1 something] that *T*-1 [rel grows] [ARG2-MNR faster] and sells at a comparable -LCB- price-earnings -RCB- multiple . ''
- He also says 0 [ARG1 CompuServe 's earnings] continue *-1 to [rel grow] `` [ARG2-EXT 20 % to 30 % a year] '' in spite of tough competition from giants like Sears and IBM .
- And he says 0 [ARG1 Block 's other businesses] are [rel growing] , [ARG2-MNR although less consistently] .
- But [ARG1 the tax-preparation business] simply has [ARGM-LOC no more room] 0 * to [rel grow] *T*-2 , says 0 *T*-3 Mark Cremonie , director of research for Capital Supervisors Inc. , a Chicago firm that *T*-1 manages $ 6.5 billion *U* .
- News of the halt comes amid [rel growing] [ARG1 anger] in the Ukraine and Byelorussia over continuing high levels of radiation from Chernobyl .
- `` If you think 0 [ARG1 earnings] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] at [ARG2-at 20 % a year] , it *EXP*-2 's all right * to pay 20 times earnings , '' he says *T*-1 .
- `` But * do n't pay 30 times earnings for [ARG1 a company] that *T*-1 's expected *-2 to [rel grow] at [ARG2-at 15 % a year] . ''
- [ARG1 Couple Counseling] [rel Grows] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to Defuse Stress]
- [ARG1 Investigation and taxpayer service accounts] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel grow] to [ARG4-to $ 1.6 billion *U*] , and Congress specifically added $ 7.4 million *U* for stepped up criminal investigations of money laundering related * to drug traffic .
- As [ARG1 that system] [rel grows] , larger computers may be needed *-1 .
- Amdahl Corp. , backed * by Japan 's Fujitsu Ltd. , has a [rel growing] [ARG1 share] of the market with its low-priced , IBM-compatible machines .
- That does n't scare [ARG1 Digital] , which *T*-1 has [rel grown] [ARG2 *-2 to be the world 's second-largest computer maker] [ARGM-MNR by *-2 poaching customers of IBM 's mid-range machines] .
- [ARG1 The sense *EXP*-1] [rel grows] that modern public bureaucracies simply do n't perform their assigned functions well .
- Blunt Ellis , a Milwaukee brokerage firm , says 0 part of [ARGM-CAU the reason] 0 [ARG1 catalog sales] [rel grow] in [ARG2-in popularity] *T*-3 is because consumers have more money but less time 0 * to spend it *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 Money-market mutual fund assets] [rel grew] at [ARG2-at nearly three times their usual rate] [ARGM-TMP in the latest week] , [ARGM-TMP as investors opted for safety instead of the stock market] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the latest week] , [ARG1 funds open to institutions alone] [rel grew] by [ARG2-by $ 1.8 billion *U*] .
- WCRS 's restructuring reflects the [rel growing] [ARG1 importance] of media buying in Europe , where the only way 0 * to get a good price on advertising time and space *T*-1 is * to buy it in bulk .
- A small but [rel growing] [ARG1 number] of companies are also *-1 trying *-2 to instill more fervent brand loyalty through such personalized direct-marketing ploys as catalogs , magazines and membership clubs for brand users .
- [ARGM-LOC At BellSouth , based * in Atlanta] , [ARG1 customer access lines] [rel grew] by [ARG2-by 162,000 , or 3.5 % ,] [ARGM-TMP during the 12-month period ended * Sept] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the third quarter] , [ARG1 total operating revenue] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 2.6 %] to [ARG4-to $ 3.55 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 3.46 billion *U*] .
- [ARGM-DIS * True] , [ARG1 the amount of money 0 investors are willing *-3 to entrust *T*-1 to their brokers] has been [rel growing] [ARGM-TMP lately] .
- Leading EC growth forecasts in 1989 was *T*-1 [ARG1 Ireland] , seen * [rel growing] [ARG2-EXT 5 %] [ARGM-ADV at constant prices] .
- But , with [ARG1 public demonstrations in the country] [rel growing] [ARGM-MNR in size and intensity] , Mr. Honecker and several key allies lost out in this battle , officials say 0 *T*-1 .
- At the same time , [ARG1 the expectations of the East German people] are great and will continue *-1 to [rel grow] .
- In Moscow , Mr. Gorbachev sent Mr. Krenz a congratulatory telegram that *T*-1 appeared *-2 to urge the new leadership *-3 to heed [rel growing] [ARG1 calls] for change .
- [ARGM-TMP For the nine months] , [ARG1 Conrail earnings] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 0.4 %] to [ARG4-to $ 229 million *U* , or $ 3.34 *U* a share ,] from [ARG3-from $ 228 million *U* , or $ 3.31 *U* a share] .
- Success is expected *-1 to gain at least because of the recent folding of rival Venture , another magazine for [rel growing] [ARG1 companies] .
- Though [ARG1 Sassy] has [rel grown] [ARGM-MNR quickly] [ARGM-TMP since its debut in March 1988] , it has been the target of conservative lobbyists and skittish advertisers who *T*-1 bristled at its frank editorial matter on teen-age problems .
- HONECKER WAS OUSTED *-1 as leader of East Germany amid [rel growing] [ARG1 unrest] .
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG1 Middle East supplies] were [rel growing] [ARGM-LOC in importance] .
- Senator Phil Gramm pointed out Monday that [ARGM-TMP in the 20 years before Gramm-Rudman was enacted *-1 in 1985] , [ARG1 federal spending] [rel grew] by [ARG2-by about 11 % a year] ; since the law , it 's grown at under 5 % annually .
- Senator Phil Gramm pointed out Monday that in the 20 years before Gramm-Rudman was enacted *-1 in 1985 , federal spending grew by about 11 % a year ; [ARGM-TMP since the law] , [ARG1 it] 's [rel grown] at [ARG2-at under 5 % annually] .
- [ARG1 Operating profit] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 57 %] to [ARG4-to $ 269 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 171 million *U*] , [ARGM-ADV while operating margins rose to 16.1 % from 15.9 % the previous quarter and 12.6 % a year ago] .
- The company said that [ARG1 residential traffic] [rel grew] [ARG2-MNR faster than business traffic] and attributed that to its new PrimeTime calling plan that *T*-1 competes with American Telephone & Telegraph 's Reach Out America plan .
- We think 0 [ARG1 revenue] will continue *-1 to [rel grow] and that we can control costs and thus improve profitability . ''
- Chairman Zane E. Barnes said 0 [ARG1 Southwestern Bell 's `` businesses] are healthy and are continuing *-1 to [rel grow] . ''
- [ARG1 Nine-month sales] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 12 %] to [ARG4-to $ 3.39 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 3.03 billion *U*] a year earlier .
- Rival Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr , who *T*-1 usually rails at Statehouse `` hacks '' and nepotism , argued that the new drawings were designed *-2 *-3 to hide Mr. Madden 's `` [ARGM-MNR rapidly] [rel growing] [ARG1 forehead] '' and the facial defects of `` chinless '' Dan Shaughnessy , a Globe sports columnist .
- As [ARG1 Mr. Noriega 's political troubles] [rel grew] , so did his offers of assistance to the Contras , an apparent attempt * to curry more favor in Washington .
- And , all the while , [ARG1 Panama 's debt problems] continued *-1 to [rel grow] .
- The spy network would serve two clients *NOT* : the Panamanian government , by * monitoring political opponents in the region , and the U.S. , by * tracking the [rel growing] [ARG1 Communist] influence in the unions organized * at United Fruit Co. 's banana plantations in Bocas del Toros and Puerto Armuelles .
- Mr. Smale said 0 the appointment `` recognizes the [rel growing] [ARG1 influence] of government on our business . ''
- PNC Financial Corp. , the parent of Pittsburgh National Bank , reported 0 net income climbed 9.8 % , while [ARG1 net for Banc One Corp. of Columbus , Ohio ,] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 3.8 %] .
- [ARG1 Earnings from the bank 's global consumer business] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 27 %] .
- [ARG1 Trust income] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 15 %] , to [ARG4-to $ 49.9 million *U*] , [ARGM-TMP while service charges , fees and commissions increased 22 % , to $ 79.4 million *U*] .
- Among major domestic agencies , the Environmental Protection Agency stands *-1 to receive increases significantly beyond those sought * by the administration , with [ARG1 pollution abatement and control accounts] [rel growing] by [ARG2-by 14 %] to [ARG4-to about $ 829.9 million *U*] .
- Small-business suppliers want prisons to stop *-1 getting high priority , especially as [ARG1 prison production] [rel grows] [ARGM-MNR with swelling inmate populations] .
- The exhibition by the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Council underscores the [rel growing] [ARG1 U.S.] interest in that nation 's market , though trade between the two countries is a minuscule $ 3 billion *U* .
- The move reflected the [rel growing] [ARG1 confidence] of the revamped Supreme Soviet .
- Yesterday , the number grew to 40 ; today [ARG1 the number] is expected *-1 to [rel grow] to [ARG4-to 100] .
- [ARGM-TMP Yesterday] , [ARG1 the number] [rel grew] to [ARG4-to 40] ; today the number is expected *-1 to grow to 100 .
- [ARG1 Its role in the economies of developing countries] has [rel grown] [ARG2-MNR steadily] [ARGM-TMP since the 1970s] .
- The newest uses of the 900-interactive technology demonstrate the [rel growing] [ARG1 variety] of applications .
- [ARG1 The Southern Command] has [rel grown] [ARG2 even bigger] [ARGM-TMP since the war] [ARGM-CAU because Raeder 's ghost sometimes runs through the E ring *-1 dressed like Gen. Noriega] .
- The success of newcomer SsangYong Motor shows the strength of the auto market and its [rel growing] [ARG1 diversity] .
- Kia , the only Korean car maker that *T*-1 has seen [ARG1 its overseas sales] [rel grow] [ARGM-TMP in 1989] , aims at Korea 's common man .
- [ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [ARG1 Daewoo 's domestic sales] have [rel grown] [ARG2-MNR half as fast as sales of its rivals] .
- Indeed , with [ARG1 demand for steel] [ARGM-NEG not] [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR fast enough * to absorb capacity] , steelmakers will have *-1 to change the way 0 they do business *T*-2 .
- `` Unless there is an enormous rate of economic growth or a further drop in the dollar , it 's unlikely that [ARG1 consumption of U.S. produced steel] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] [ARG2-MNR sufficiently * to offset the growth of minimills] . ''
- K mart Corp. agreed *-1 to acquire Pace Membership Warehouse Inc. for $ 23 *U* a share , or $ 322 million *U* , in a move * to expand its presence in the [ARGM-MNR rapidly] [rel growing] [ARG1 warehouse-club] business .
- `` If K mart ca n't get its act together in discounting , why is it spending time 0 * worrying about other [rel growing] [ARG1 markets] *T*-1 ? ''
- Analysts at Standard & Poor 's say 0 [ARG1 junk bond offerings by `` tightly stretched '' issuers] seem *-1 to be [rel growing] .
- [ARG1 A dollar invested * in the stock market in 1926] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel grown] to [ARG4-to $ 473.29 *U*] [ARGM-TMP by the end of last June] , [ARGM-ADV according to Laurence Siegel , managing director at Ibbotson Associates Inc] .
- But [ARG1 a dollar invested * in long-term bonds in 1926] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel grown] to [ARG4-to only $ 16.56 *U*] , and a dollar put * in Treasury bills would equal a meager $ 9.29 *U* .
- [ARG1 Non-interest expenses] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] to [ARG4-to $ 496 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Nonperforming loans] [rel grew] [ARG2-MNR slightly] to [ARG4-to $ 1.75 billion *U*] at Sept. 30 , from [ARG3-from $ 1.7 billion *U*] a year ago .
- [ARG1 Non-interest expense] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT only 4 %] [ARGM-TMP in the period] .
- [ARG1 Merrill Lynch 's commission revenue] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 21 %] , [ARGM-DIS however] , to [ARG4-to $ 462.8 million *U*] , [ARGM-MNR on higher share prices and volume and on strong sales of mutual funds] .
- [ARG1 Asset-management fee revenue] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 12 %] to [ARG4-to $ 151 million *U*] .
- The [rel growing] [ARG1 financial] difficulties of recent high-leverage restructurings or takeovers , such as Resorts International , Integrated Resources , and Campeau 's retailing empire , have cast a pall over the entire market for high-yield securities .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT almost 7 %] to [ARG4-to $ 279.1 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 261.3 million *U*] .
- The stock market has lost some precursory power , analysts at the Columbia center claim 0 *T*-1 , because of the [rel growing] [ARG1 impact] of international developments .
- K mart agreed *-1 to acquire Pace Membership Warehouse for $ 322 million *U* , *-1 expanding its presence in the [rel growing] [ARG1 wholesale-store] business .
- [ARGM-ADV While profitable] , [ARG1 it] `` was [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel growing] and was n't providing a satisfactory return on invested capital , '' he says 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 The company] [rel grew] [ARG2-MNR modestly] [ARGM-TMP until 1986 , when a majority position in Hooker Corp. was acquired *-1 by Australian developer George Herscu , currently Hooker 's chairman *T*-2] .
- The company outpaced much of the chemical industry as [ARG1 annual profit] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT fivefold] [ARGM-TMP in two years] .
- It also marks P&G 's [rel growing] [ARG1 concern] that its Japanese rivals , such as Kao Corp. , may bring their superconcentrates to the U.S. .
- And some said 0 it reflected the [rel growing] [ARG1 debate] in Washington over * pursuing free trade with Japan versus some kind of managed trade .
- As [ARG1 Syms 's `` core business of off-price retailing] [rel grows] , a small subsidiary that *T*-1 is operationally unrelated becomes a difficult distraction , '' said *T*-2 Marcy Syms , president of the parent , in a statement .
- Beginning in mid-1987 , prices began *-1 accelerating as a [rel growing] [ARG1 U.S.] economy and the weak dollar spurred demand .
- The Bush administration , *-1 trying *-2 to blunt [rel growing] [ARG1 demands] from Western Europe for a relaxation of controls on exports to the Soviet bloc , is questioning whether Italy 's Ing . C. Olivetti & Co. supplied militarily valuable technology to the Soviets .
- On Friday morning , before the market 's sell-off , the business leaders issued a report predicting 0 [ARG1 the economy] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel grow] at [ARG2-at roughly an inflation-adjusted 2 % annual rate] , [ARGM-TMP through next year] , then accelerate anew in 1991 .
- [ARG1 Producer prices for intermediate goods] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 0.4 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] , [ARGM-TMP after *-1 dropping for three consecutive months] .
- *-2 Further fueling the belief that pressures in the economy were sufficient * to keep the Fed from *-1 easing credit , the Commerce Department reported Friday that [ARG1 retail sales] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 0.5 %] [ARGM-TMP in September] , to [ARG4-to $ 145.21 billion *U*] .
- The venture would strengthen the [ARGM-MNR rapidly] [rel growing] [ARG1 ties] between the two companies , and help make them a leading force in European defense contracting .
- `` It 's very much a [rel growing] [ARG1 concern] .
- [ARG1 The gap between winners and laggards] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel grow] .
- [ARG1 Seven of nine states] have [rel grown] [ARGM-TMP each year] [ARGM-TMP since 1980] , [ARGM-ADV including New York , which *T*-1 lost 4 % of its population during the 1970s] .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARGM-ADV although Pennsylvania and Massachusetts suffered slight declines earlier in the decade] , [ARG1 they] are [rel growing] [ARGM-TMP again] .
- [ARG1 Seven states] that *T*-1 [rel grew] [ARGM-TMP in the early 1980s] are now losing population -- West Virginia , Mississippi , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Montana , Wyoming and Alaska .
- [ARG1 Per-capita personal income in the U.S.] [rel grew] [ARG2-MNR faster than inflation] [ARGM-TMP last year] , [ARGM-ADV according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis] .
- Iowa , for instance , saw [ARG1 its population] [rel grow] by [ARG2-by 11,000 people , or 0.4 % ,] [ARGM-TMP between 1987 and 1988] , the Census Bureau says 0 *T*-1 .
- Still , even that modest increase is good news for [ARG1 a state] that *T*-1 had [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel grown] [ARGM-ADV at all] [ARGM-TMP since 1981] .
- [ARG1 Six of the 12 midwestern states] have been [rel growing] [ARG2-MNR steadily] [ARGM-TMP since 1980] -- Illinois , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , South Dakota and Wisconsin .
- `` I 'd be disappointed if [ARG1 the company] [rel grew] by [ARG2-by less than 20 %] [ARGM-TMP next year] , '' said *T*-1 John Levinson , an analyst at Goldman , Sachs & Co .
- The consensus among economists is that [ARG1 it] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT a much more sluggish 2.3 %] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter of 1989 , which *T*-1 ended two weeks ago] .
- But doubters say 0 [rel growing] [ARG1 production] capacity could keep pressure on prices into the early 1990s .
- Britain , France and Italy announced technical reasons for withdrawing , but some officials pointed to [rel growing] [ARG1 reluctance] *ICH*-1 among the allies * to commit themselves to big defense spending while East-West disarmament talks show signs of success .
- In a sign of [rel growing] [ARG1 official] tolerance for religion , Russian Orthodox priests were allowed *-2 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Moscow patriarchate in the Kremlin 's 15th-century Uspensky Cathedral , where czars were crowned *-1 *T*-3 ... .
- [ARG1 The company] has [rel grown] -- to [ARG4-to about 40 employees] , from [ARG3-from four] [ARGM-TMP initially] , Mr. Kaye says *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-DIS Also] , [ARG1 retail sales] [rel grew] [ARG2-EXT 0.5 %] [ARGM-TMP last month] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Mr. Rosenblatt 's tenure] , [ARG1 the magazine 's advertising pages and circulation] have [rel grown] [ARG2-MNR significantly] .
- [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG1 Denver 's regional economy] begins *-1 to [rel grow] [ARGM-MNR faster] *T*-2 -- such a recovery could occur as early as next year -- business and consumer confidence will return , and the resulting explosion of real-estate activity will dwarf the general economic rebound .