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frames-  This is [ARG0  a Johnson-era , Great Society creation]  that *T*-2 [rel  mandates]  [ARG1  0 certain government contracts be awarded *-1 noncompetitively to minority businesses]  .
-  `` Before [ARG0  the state of Wisconsin]  [rel  mandated]  [ARG1  that mental-health care be covered *-1]  , there were only 70 mental-health clinics in the state ; now there are 400 , '' says *T*-2 Carolyn Miller , an NFIB lobbyist .
-  Well , [ARGM-TMP  when]  [ARG0  Congress]  [ARGM-LOC  in its recent S&L bailout]  [rel  mandated]  [ARG1  that the thrifts sell off all their junk-bond holdings by 1994]  *T*-2 , it not only artificially increased the supply of these bonds in the market but also eliminated one of the few profitable investments 0 thrifts have made *T*-1 .
-  It turns out that Columbia had this huge loss in large part because the new [ARG0  congressionally]  [rel  mandated]  [ARG1  rules]  forced it to adjust the book value of its soon-to-be-sold junk bonds to the lower of either their cost or market value .
-  [ARG0  That bill , proposed * by the SEC last year ,]  [ARGM-MOD  would]  require brokerage firms to disclose the financial positions of their holding companies , [rel  mandate]  [ARG1  large traders ' reporting of program or block trades]  , and improve clearing and settlement of trades between the futures and stock markets .
-  But is it *EXP*-3 realistic for [ARG0  Congress]  to [rel  mandate]  [ARGM-MNR  by a rigid deadline]  [ARG1  a system that *T*-2 has not yet been subjected *-1 to feasibility studies]  ?
-  Columbia Savings & Loan Association , *-1 reeling from [ARG1  thrift-accounting changes]  [rel  mandated]  * by [ARG0-by  Congress]  and the recent collapse of the junk-bond market , announced a loss for the third quarter of $ 226.3 million *U* , or $ 11.57 *U* a share .
-  Details of the restructuring wo n't be made *-1 final until regulators approve [ARG1  the regulations]  [rel  mandated]  * by [ARG0-by  the new federal act]  , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
-  When we look closely at our own history *T*-2 , it *EXP*-1 is clear that our [ARG0  constitutionally]  [rel  mandated]  [ARG1  civil]  rights have evolved not through the goodness of people 's hearts but through legislation and constitutional amendments .
-  Lloyd 's said 0 it expects *-1 to enact [ARG0  new rules]  [rel  mandating]  [ARG1  the changes]  by year end .
-  Consequently , small business is taking more `` pro-active '' steps 0 *T*-1 to counter [rel  mandated]  [ARG1  leaves]  .
-  Much of its attention was spent *-1 * fighting organized labor 's initiatives on issues 0 the small-business community traditionally opposes *T*-2 -- from * raising state minimum wage levels to [ARG0  *]  [rel  mandating]  [ARG1  benefits in health plans]  .
-  In 17 central states , one small-business count shows 0 lawmakers adopted [ARG0  only three of 46 bills]  [rel  mandating]  [ARG1  health coverage or parental leave]  .
-  As [ARG1  *]  [rel  mandated]  *-1 by [ARG0-by  law]  , the tax rate will rise to 7.65 % in 1990 from 7.51 % and wo n't rise any further in the future .
-  Mercury , which *T*-2 has assets of more than $ 2 billion *U* and 24 branches in California , said 0 the action * to improve its regulatory capital position is related *-1 directly to [ARG1  new capital requirements]  [rel  mandated]  * by [ARG0-by  recently adopted federal legislation]  .
-  [ARG0  The proposed initiative]  [ARGM-MOD  would]  [rel  mandate]  [ARG1  a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40 %]  .
-  Because the legislation has n't been completed *-1 , President Bush has until midnight tonight *-2 to enact [ARG1  across-the-board spending cuts]  [rel  mandated]  * by [ARG0-by  the Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law]  .