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frames- Wine auctions have almost exhausted the [rel limited] [ARG1 supply] of those wines , Mr. Shapiro continued : 0 *T*-1 `` We 've seen a dramatic decrease in demand for wines from the '40s and '50s , which *T*-165 go for $ 300 to $ 400 *U* a bottle .
- One of the fastest growing segments of the wine market is the category of superpremiums -- [ARG1 wines] [rel limited] * [ARGM-MNR in production] , of exceptional quality -LRB- or so perceived * , at any rate -RRB- , and with exceedingly high prices .
- Japan 's Finance Ministry had set up [ARG0 mechanisms] 0 *-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 how far futures prices could fall *T*-2 in a single session] and *-1 to give market operators the authority * to suspend trading in futures at any time .
- Policy makers regard [ARG0 the youth wage] as * helping *-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 the loss of jobs from an increase in the minimum wage] , but they have lately touted it as necessary *-2 to help *-3 impart job skills to entrants into the work force .
- The excision of unconstitutional conditions in an appropriations bill would be a power of [ARGM-EXT far more] [rel limited] [ARG1 applicability] .
- He and his successor , Mary Anne Dolan , restored respect for the editorial product , and though in recent years the paper had been limping along on [rel limited] [ARG1 resources] , its accomplishments were notable .
- [ARG0 Diaper shortages this summer] [rel limited] [ARG1 growth at Stork Diaper Services , Springfield , Mass. , where business is up 25 % in *T*-1]
- Peter Anthony , who *T*-1 runs an employment agency in New York , decries program trading as `` [ARG0 *] [rel limiting] [ARG1 the game] to [ARG2-to a few] , '' but he also is n't sure 0 it should be more strictly regulated *-2 .
- The problem involves the motion of small magnetic fields within superconductor crystals , [ARG0 *] [rel limiting] [ARG1 their current-carrying capacity] .
- That proposal had been hailed *-1 by environmentalists but despised *-1 by utilities because they feared 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel limit] [ARG1 their growth] .
- [ARG0 The new company] will attempt *-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 the shipyard 's losses] , participants said 0 *T*-2 .
- Investors are appealing to [ARG0 the Securities and Exchange Commission] *-1 [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel limit] [ARG1 their access to information about stock purchases and sales by corporate insiders] .
- [ARG1 The investment choices offered * by the pension fund] [ARGM-TMP currently] are [rel limited] *-7 to [ARG2-to a stock fund , an annuity and a money-market fund] .
- [ARGM-ADV As * expected *-1] , [ARG0 the settlement] [rel limits] [ARG1 rate increases] [ARGM-TMP for three years] and ties future charges to customers for operation of the troubled Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to that plant 's performance .
- `` * To allow this massive level of unfettered federal borrowing without prior congressional approval would be irresponsible , '' said *T*-2 Rep. Fortney Stark -LRB- D. , Calif. -RRB- , who *T*-141 has introduced [ARG0 a bill] 0 *T*-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 the RTC 's authority * to issue debt] .
- The firms will be registered *-209 under Japanese law as foreign legal consultants and [ARG1 their practice with Japanese clients] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel limited] *-210 to [ARG2-to * advising them on matters of foreign law] .
- Mr. Bush said that the December meeting , which *T*-1 was announced *-227 simultaneously in Moscow , will be held *-226 in the unusual setting of ships at sea * to hold down the `` fanfare '' and force [ARG0 the two sides] to [rel limit] [ARG1 participation] to [ARG2-to just small groups of advisers] .
- Any major attempt * to revamp the health-care system is likely *-1 to trigger opposition from politically powerful interest groups , particularly the American Medical Association , and perhaps from the public as well , if Congress takes [ARG0 steps] that patients fear 0 *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel limit] [ARG1 the availability of care] .
- Advocates hope that [ARG0 such standards] will improve treatment while *-1 [rel limiting] [ARG1 unnecessary tests and medical procedures] .
- [ARG0 *] [rel Limiting] [ARG1 care] wo n't be easy or popular .
- For Nekoosa , defense options may be undercut *-1 somewhat by the precarious state of [ARG0 the junk-bond market] , which *T*-46 [rel limits] [ARG1 how much value the target could reach *T*-3 in a debt-financed recapitalization] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG0 the Fed] [rel limited] [ARG1 the revenue that banks could earn *T*-185 from these new underwriting activities] to [ARG2-to no more than 10 % of the revenue earned * from other securities activities long open to banks , such as * dealing in U.S. Treasurys] .
- In an advisory letter , the department said that , starting Oct. 18 , [ARG1 loans] [ARGM-MOD could] be [rel limited] *-1 to [ARG2-to `` parties in interest , '' which *T*-2 generally means active workers but also includes retirees who *T*-3 continue as directors and 10 % shareholders] .
- [ARG0 Slowing economies in some areas] [rel limit] [ARG1 student choice] .
- NRM Energy Co. said 0 it filed materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission * calling for it to restructure into a corporation from a [rel limited] [ARG1 partnership] .
- But some industry executives said 0 [ARG0 ABC] , [ARGM-PNC in anticipation of a four-game sweep] , [rel limited] [ARG1 its losses] [ARGM-MNR by *-2 jacking up the number of commercials 0 it aired *T*-1 in the third and fourth games] .
- [ARGM-LOC In Japan] , [ARG1 many desktop terminals] are [rel limited] to [ARG2-to one function] and ca n't communicate with other machines .
- [ARG1 The monthly `` trade deficit '' figure] is [rel limited] *-1 to [ARG2-to traditional merchandise trade : manufactured goods and raw materials] .
- He already has achieved vertical integration on a [rel limited] [ARG1 scale] : Quebecor can put a weekly newspaper on almost any Quebec doorstep without *-1 using outside help , from * chopping down the tree to * making the newsprint to * flinging it up onto the porch .
- But Mr. Corr , a stunt pilot in his spare time , was understood *-1 to be frustrated *-2 by what he regarded *T*-3 as [rel limited] [ARG1 freedom] under Mr. Lorenzo .
- [ARG0 Some lawmakers] may seek legislation 0 * to [rel limit] [ARG1 overly restrictive insurance policies] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-TMP In the past] , [ARG0 the socialist policies of the government] [ARGM-MNR strictly] [rel limited] [ARG1 the size of new steel mills , petrochemical plants , car factories and other industrial concerns] [ARGM-PNC * to conserve resources and restrict the profits 0 businessmen could make *T*-1] .
- The Catastrophic Coverage Act would add [ARG0 a stop-loss provision *ICH*-2] next year 0 *-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 the maximum 0 beneficiaries must pay *T*-3 for doctors] .
- A recent study for the Federal Aviation Administration found that major airlines sometimes make flight attendants work 16 hours or more straight -- despite [ARG0 union contracts] [ARGM-LOC at some airlines] [rel limiting] [ARG1 duty time] to [ARG2-to 14 hours] .
- The agency may not have much choice : A congressional bill *ICH*-1 has been introduced *-2 that *T*-3 would force [ARG0 the agency] to [rel limit] [ARG1 flight attendant duty time] to [ARG2-to 14 hours on U.S. flights and 16 hours on international trips] .
- And powerful political pressures may convince the Conservative government to keep [ARG0 its so-called golden share] , which *T*-1 [rel limits] [ARG1 any individual holding] to [ARG2-to 15 %] , until the restriction expires on Dec. 31 , 1990 .
- In papers filed * with the federal district court in Pittsburgh , the Justice Department alleged that [ARG0 the ordinance] , by * [rel limiting] [ARG1 the number of group homes that *T*-2 can be established *-1 in the township] , makes housing unavailable on account of handicap .
- In Newark , U.S. Attorney Samuel A. Alito said , `` I do n't think 0 there 's any legal reason 0 [ARG0 *T*-1] to [rel limit] [ARG1 forfeiture of attorney 's fees to drug cases] . ''
- [ARGM-ADV In one sense] , [ARG0 this] [rel limits] [ARG1 him] ; unlike a writer such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez , who *T*-2 has a distinctive Latin voice , Mr. Mahfouz 's style offers little that *T*-3 can be labeled *-1 `` Egyptian . ''
- While [ARG1 American aid efforts] have been [rel limited] *-1 by [ARG0-by budget problems] , yesterday France announced a three-year , four billion French franc -LRB- $ 650 million *U* -RRB- aid plan for Poland .
- [ARG0 Two old friends , George Bush and Deng Xiaoping ,] are trying *-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 further damage to U.S.-China ties] .
- But [ARG1 the amounts 0 they exchange *T*-2] [ARGM-MOD may] be [rel limited] *-1 ; most Soviet hotels , for example , demand payment in hard currency from Western visitors .
- The state has endorsed [ARG0 the New England Electric plan] , which *T*-1 promises *-2 to [rel limit] [ARG1 rate increases] to [ARG2-to 4.8 % annually] [ARGM-TMP for seven years] .
- Each of the four parties bidding for PS of New Hampshire proposes a complex financial package 0 *T*-1 to satisfy creditors and shareholders and also proposes [ARG0 a formula] 0 *T*-2 to [rel limit] [ARG1 rate increases] [ARGM-PNC * to satisfy the state] .
- In a rare package sale of its real estate , K mart Corp. , Troy , Mich. , has sold 17 of its strip shopping centers to a [rel limited] [ARG1 partnership] led * by New York developer Philip Pilevsky , according to sources familiar with the transaction .
- However , nationally , Mr. Pilevsky controls through [rel limited] [ARG1 partnerships] about 85 shopping centers with about 17 million square feet .
- [ARG0 This] [rel limits] [ARG1 his financial exposure] , he says 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Traders who *T*-1 had sold contracts earlier , in hopes of *-3 buying them back at lower prices ,] yesterday were buying contracts back at higher prices *-2 to [rel limit] [ARG1 their losses] .
- MITI officials hope *-1 to avoid yet-another source of trade friction with the U.S. even though [ARG0 export restraints] [ARGM-TMP currently] [rel limit] [ARG1 Japanese car exports to the U.S.] .
- In addition , Northeast promised the State of New Hampshire that [ARG1 rate increases] [ARGM-MOD would] be [rel limited] *-1 to [ARG2-to 5.5 % annually for seven years] .
- [ARG0 No prosecutorial guidelines , observed or unobserved ,] [rel limit] [ARG1 civil RICO cases by plaintiffs for damages] .
- [ARG0 The new guidelines] [rel limit] [ARG1 the pretrial forfeitures of assets of RICOed defendants and their investors , clients , bankers and others] .
- [ARG0 California 's so-called Gann limit] effectively prevents the state from *-1 spending new tax money and so [ARGM-MNR drastically] [rel limits] [ARG1 its options in an emergency] .
- [ARGM-TMP Previously] , [ARG0 airlines] were [rel limiting] [ARG1 the programs] [ARGM-CAU because they were becoming too expensive] .
- [ARG0 Airlines] tried *-1 to restrict the program substantially by *-1 [rel limiting] [ARG1 the offer] to [ARG2-to certain days of the week] , but it still was apparently used far more heavily than the airlines expected 0 *?* .
- [ARG1 Marvin Davis , whose $ 5.4 billion *U* takeover bid *T*-2 originally put the nation 's second-largest airline in play ,] is [rel limited] *-1 by [ARG0-by a standstill agreement with UAL 0 he signed *T*-3 in September] .
- `` [ARG1 Interest by Japanese investors] was [rel limited] , '' said *T*-2 Michael Moran , chief economist at Daiwa Securities America Inc .
- In August , Asarco , through its Lac d'Amiante du Quebec subsidiary , sold its remaining one-third interest in an asbestos mining [rel limited] [ARG1 partnership] in Canada for $ 11.7 million *U* .
- But they think 0 [ARG1 promotions] are [rel limited] .
- `` Magazines could , like other brands , find that they have only a [rel limited] [ARG1 life] . ''
- * To hamper the work of litigation scientists , he suggests that [ARG0 courts] [ARGM-MNR sharply] [rel limit] [ARG1 the number of jurors that lawyers can remove *T*-2 from the jury panel through so-called peremptory challenges -- exclusions that *T*-1 do n't require explanations] .
- [ARG0 Even some lawyers who *T*-1 have used consultants to their advantage] see a need * to [rel limit] [ARG1 their impact] .
- Lewis G. Rudnick , a Chicago lawyer who *T*-2 represents franchisers , contends 0 [ARG0 California] is [ARGM-MNR narrowly] [rel limiting] [ARG1 *RNR*-1] -- rather than expanding *RNR*-1 -- opportunities for * negotiating sales .
- By 52%-36 % , Tennessee NFIB members favor [ARG0 laws] 0 *T*-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 foreign ownership of land and facilities in the state] .
- The refunding issue , which *T*-1 had been in the wings for two months , was one of [ARG0 the chief offerings] overhanging the market and [rel limiting] [ARG1 price appreciation] .
- Since the spill last March , Exxon and the state have been wrangling over whether [ARG0 * spraying dispersant on the oil in the first hours after the spill , when the weather was clear and calm ,] would have helped *-1 [rel limit] [ARG1 the environmental damage] .
- In general , the thrust of the department 's directive is * to encourage [ARG0 prosecutors] to [rel limit] [ARG1 pretrial asset seizures] [ARGM-ADV if there are less intrusive means of * protecting assets 0 the government may subsequently be able *-3 to seize *T*-2 after a conviction] , Mr. Runkel said 0 *T*-1 .
- He says that because [ARG1 Seita 's profits] are [rel limited] *-1 by [ARG0-by government-controlled cigarette prices] , he does n't have the cash 0 * to diversify as heavily *ICH*-2 into food and drink as the U.S. concern has done *T*-3 .
- To the extent that the $ 150 million *U* budget will allow it *T*-1 , [ARG0 Mr. McDonough] will rely on solid wood , rather than plywood or particle board , *-2 to [rel limit] [ARG1 the emission of formaldehyde] .
- The sole [rel limited] [ARG1 partner] of the partnership is Westwood Brick Lime Inc. , an indirect subsidiary of Westwood Group Inc .
- By and large , economists believe 0 [ARG0 the two natural catastrophes] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel limit] [ARG1 economic damage to their regions] .
- [ARGM-LOC Under government regulations] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARG1 foreign ownership of Picop 's equity] is [rel limited] *-1 to [ARG2-to 40 %] .
- An [ARGM-ADV admittedly] [rel limited] [ARG1 survey] by NASAA , whose members *T*-1 are state securities-law regulators , found that between 1986 and 1988 `` fraud and abuse '' by financial planners cost 22,000 investors $ 400 million *U* .
- One suit , filed * by more than three dozen investors , charges that Mr. Peterson misused much of the $ 9.7 million *U* put * into a [rel limited] [ARG1 partnership] that he operated and promoted *T*-1 , *-2 spending some of it *-3 to pay his own legal bills and to invest in other companies in which he had an interest *T*-4 .
- On the suit by the [rel limited] [ARG1 partners] , he says 0 he is considering a defamation suit against the plaintiffs .
- [ARG0 Issuing states] [ARGM-ADV generally] [rel limit] [ARG1 the guarantees] to [ARG2-to in-state institutions] , [ARGM-DIS however] , and buyers get refunds without much interest if the children do n't attend the specified schools .
- But Mr. Wenz , who *T*-1 says 0 he lost $ 43,000 *U* in one precious-metals deal and $ 39,000 *U* in another , says 0 a salesman `` used a business-venture approach '' with him , *-4 sending investment literature , [ARG0 a contract] [rel limiting] [ARG1 the firm 's liability] , and an insurance policy .
- With [rel limited] [ARG1 budgets] for television in a high-priced market , Mr. Florio 's higher recognition than his rival is a major advantage .
- It has ruled that such laws might work *-2 to stifle fund raising , which *T*-1 would amount to [ARG0 *] [rel limiting] [ARG1 the charities ' first-amendment right to freedom of expression] .
- The transmogrified brokers never let the C-word cross their lips , *-2 instead stressing such terms as `` safe , '' `` insured '' and `` guaranteed '' -- even though [ARG1 these terms] [ARGM-MOD may] be [ARGM-MNR severely] [rel limited] *-1 [ARGM-MNR in their application to a particular new financial product] .
- This seems *-1 to be happening now to [rel limited] [ARG1 partnerships] , many of which *T*-2 either have gone into the tank in recent years or have otherwise been grievous disappointments .
- NewsEdge is pricey : $ 7,500 *U* a year for a [rel limited] [ARG1 version] , $ 40,000 *U* a year if the cost of all the news wires is included *-1 .
- Although [ARG0 a GOP president] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel limit] [ARG1 local benefits to the voter 's particular district\/state] , such a president is also likely *-1 to be more effective at * preventing other districts\/states and their legislators from *-2 bringing home the local benefits .
- Many of the properties are owned *-1 through [rel limited] [ARG1 partnerships] controlled * by Mr. Helmsley .
- [ARG1 The downside] is [rel limited] . ''
- Merkur 's death is n't nearly as costly to Ford as was *?* the Edsel debacle , because Merkur was a relatively low-budget project with [rel limited] [ARG1 sales] goals .
- In May , the government unveiled new foreign investment regulations that *T*-1 create special trusts allowing [ARG1 foreigners] , [ARGM-TMP long] [rel limited] * to [ARG2-to a 40 % stake in secondary petrochemical companies] , to own up to 100 % .
- Mr. Guzman Cabrera and government officials insist that [ARG1 foreigners] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel limited] *-1 to [ARG2-to *-1 investing in secondary petroleum products] .
- And the Fed has at most [ARGM-MNR very] [rel limited] [ARG1 ability] * to contribute to the achievement of other objectives by means other than by * stabilizing the price level .
- Runways at San Francisco were n't damaged *-2 , but [ARG1 traffic] was being [rel limited] *-1 [ARGM-TMP yesterday] to [ARG2-to 27 arrivals and 27 departures an hour -- down from 33 to 45 an hour normally] -- [ARGM-CAU mainly because the noise level in the control tower was overwhelming without the windows] , an FAA spokeswoman said 0 *T*-3 .
- That 's certainly good news for such companies as Compaq Computer Corp. , Houston , which *T*-1 has only a four-day supply of microprocessors from the Valley on hand because of [ARG0 a just-in-time manufacturing approach] that *T*-2 [rel limits] [ARG1 the buildup of inventory] .
- After *-2 receiving complaints from egg producers , [ARG0 this branch] got the other branch to rescind its approval , *-2 [ARGM-DIS thus] [rel limiting] [ARG1 the machine 's potential market] to [ARG2-to bakeries and restaurants and other establishments that *T*-1 are n't regulated *-3 by the USDA] .
- For example , [ARG0 insurers] may seek *-2 to [rel limit] [ARG1 their future exposure to catastrophes] [ARGM-MNR by *-3 increasing the amount of reinsurance 0 they buy *T*-1] .
- He suspects 0 [ARG0 some insurers] who *T*-2 had purchased reinsurance *-3 to [rel limit] [ARG1 their exposure to catastrophes] will discover 0 that reinsurance was used *-1 up by Hurricane Hugo .
- News of the arrest and charging of the two men helped *-1 to push prices on the Singapore Stock market *-2 sharply lower in early trading yesterday , but brokers said that the market and CDL shares recovered once it *EXP*-4 became apparent 0 [ARG1 the charges] were [rel limited] *-5 to [ARG2-to the two men personally] .
- Indeed , analysts have said that [ARG0 the absence of new products] , [ARGM-ADV among other factors] , has [rel limited] [ARG1 sales growth] [ARGM-LOC throughout the industry] .
- -- [ARGM-ADV If the stock stays at the same price between now and the put 's expiration date] , [ARG1 the investor 's loss] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel limited] *-1 to [ARG2-to the cost of the put , less any amount realized * from a closing sale of the put] .
- Although , [ARG1 his help for the Contra cause] was [rel limited] *-1 , it was enough * to win him important protectors in the Reagan administration , says 0 *T*-3 Sen. Patrick Leahy , a Vermont Democrat who *T*-2 then served on the Senate Intelligence Committee .
- `` Non-smoking should be established *-1 as the norm of social behavior '' around the world , the editorial says 0 *T*-3 , through the enactment of [ARG0 laws] that *T*-2 [rel limit] [ARG1 advertising] , boost tobacco prices and promote anti-smoking education .
- Certainly conservative environmentalists can defend their [rel limited] [ARG1 government] position by *-1 differentiating between Old Environmentalism and New Environmentalism -LRB- `` Journalists and Others for Saving the Planet , '' by David Brooks , editorial page , Oct. 5 -RRB- .
- Two years ago , [ARG0 the district] decided *-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 the bikes] to [ARG2-to fire roads in its 65,000 hilly acres] .
- [ARG0 The Senate] had refused late Friday *-1 to invoke cloture and [rel limit] [ARG1 debate] , but behind the bipartisan leadership , a solid majority took shape yesterday and brushed aside amendments seeking * to cut the total package or steer it away from direct aid to political parties .
- Moody 's said 0 [ARG0 the proposed recaptilization] [ARGM-MOD may] `` [rel limit] [ARG1 the company 's ability * to realize its profit potential] '' and that * paying dividends from a new series of preferred could squeeze `` basic business operations . ''
- [ARG0 Nervous investors] continued *-1 to [rel limit] [ARG1 their buying] to [ARG2-to blue-chip stocks] while * dumping takeover-related issues .
- A [ARG0 U.S.] decision * to refuse the IMF its capital increase , or [rel limit] [ARG1 it] to [ARG2-to 25 %] , would bring a major change in international economic policy , and could not be taken *-1 lightly .
- For example , P&G up until now has n't sold coffee to airlines and does only [rel limited] [ARG1 business] with hotels and large restaurant chains .
- [ARG0 The gathering] is expected *-1 to focus on * curbing the fouling of rivers and lakes , [rel limiting] [ARG1 damage from industrial accidents] and improving the handling of harmful chemicals .
- If the firms are serious , however , why [ARG0 *] [rel limit] [ARG1 the practice] to [ARG2-to the poor , maligned analysts whose ability * to see into the future *T*-1 is fragile at best] *T*-2 ?
- But [ARG0 they] search for ways 0 * to [rel limit] [ARG1 the damage] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 It] would like *-2 to peg the ceiling on Federal Housing Administration mortgage guarantees to 95 % of the median price in a particular market , instead of *-3 [rel limiting] [ARG1 it] to [ARG2-to $ 101,250 *U*] ; reduce *RNR*-1 -LRB- or even eliminate *RNR*-1 -RRB- FHA down-payment requirements and increase the availability of variable-rate mortgages ; expand the Veterans Affairs Department loan guarantee program ; provide `` adequate '' funding for the Farmers Home Administration -LRB- FmHA -RRB- ; increase federal funding and tax incentives for the construction of low-income and rental housing , including $ 4 billion *U* in block grants to states and localities ; and `` fully fund '' the McKinney Act , a $ 656 million *U* potpourri for the homeless .
- Enron Corp. , Houston , said 0 the sale of preference units of its newly formed Enron NGL Partners L.P. master [rel limited] [ARG1 partnership] subsidiary will result in an undetermined gain in the fourth quarter .
- Quantum hopes 0 the Morris plant , where [rel limited] [ARG1 production] got under way last week *T*-1 , will resume full operation by year 's end .
- [ARG0 The same factors] [rel limiting] [ARG1 demand for office space] have affected retailing .
- Ten of the nation 's governors , meanwhile , called on the justices *-1 to reject efforts [ARG0 *] to [rel limit] [ARG1 abortions] .
- Mr. Lichtblau stressed that the delay of Interprovincial 's proposed expansion wo n't by itself increase U.S. dependence on offshore crude , however , since [ARG1 Canadian imports] are [rel limited] *-1 [ARGM-DIS in any case] by [ARG0-by Canada 's falling output] .
- [ARG1 The privilege] , [ARGM-DIS however] , has been [rel limited] [ARGM-MNR in accordance with its plain language] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to protect the defendant in criminal matters only] .
- [ARG0 Size and weight considerations] [ARGM-DIS also] have [rel limited] [ARG1 screen displays] .
- `` One possibility is that this is [ARG1 a surgical setback] , [ARGM-MNR reasonably] [rel limited] in [ARG2-in its breadth] , and not a major problem , '' said *T*-2 one senior administration official , who also *T*-3 asked that he not be named *-1 .
- An NBC spokesman counters that Mr. Holston 's lament was `` entirely consistent '' with NBC plans because [ARG0 the U.S. rules] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel limit] [ARG1 NBC 's involvement in the Qintex deal] so severely as * to be `` light years away from the type of unrestrained deals available to Sony -- and everyone else except the three networks . ''