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frames- At the same time , [ARG0 steelmakers] are trying *-1 to invest more *-2 to [rel modernize] [ARG1 technology] and make themselves more competitive .
- [ARG0 Bethlehem Steel Corp.] has agreed in principle *-1 to form a joint venture with the world 's second-largest steelmaker , Usinor-Sacilor of France , *-2 to [rel modernize] [ARG1 a portion of Bethlehem 's ailing BethForge division] .
- Wall Street analysts have criticized [ARG0 Bethlehem] for * not following its major competitors in * linking with a foreign company *-1 to share costs and provide technology 0 *T*-2 to [rel modernize] [ARG1 old facilities] or build new ones .
- [ARGM-LOC In his `` Measure] , '' [ARG0 Mr. Boyd] has `` [rel modernized] '' [ARG1 the pimps and prostitutes of Vienna whom Angelo is supposed *-2 to bring *T*-1 under control] [ARGM-MNR by *-3 converting them into transvestites , punk rockers and heavy metal types , with a strong emphasis on leather , chains and porno-inspired costumes] .
- More broadly , [ARG0 he] wants *-1 to `` [rel modernize] '' [ARG1 regulation] [ARGM-MNR by *-2 eliminating barriers between commercial and investment banking and by *-2 helping U.S. financial firms compete in the global market] .
- Its capital spending is growing at double-digit rates for the second year in a row , and [ARG0 its superefficient producers of everything from cars to computer chips] are rushing *-1 to expand capacity , [rel modernize] [ARG1 factories] and develop new products .
- Ford Motor Co. and Saab-Scania AB of Sweden broke off talks about a possible alliance after Ford officials concluded that the cost [ARG0 *] to [rel modernize] [ARG1 Saab 's car operations] would outweigh the likely return .
- Defense Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement told a meeting of the Anglo-American Press Association that the question of [ARG0 *] [rel modernizing] [ARG1 the Crusaders] or buying used F18s is a `` political '' decision that he will make *T*-1 in due time .
- In language that *T*-1 sidesteps the issue , Mr. Ortiz writes 0 , `` The divestiture of nonpriority and nonstrategic public enterprises is an essential element of [ARG0 President Carlos Salinas 's] plan * to [rel modernize] [ARG1 Mexico 's economy] ... . ''
- Ford and Saab ended talks about a possible alliance after Ford concluded that the cost [ARG0 *] to [rel modernize] [ARG1 Saab 's car operations] would outweigh the likely return .
- [ARGM-TMP Twenty-five years ago] [ARG0 the poet Richard Wilbur] [rel modernized] [ARG1 this 17th-century comedy] [ARGM-MNR merely by *-1 avoiding `` the zounds sort of thing , '' as he wrote in his introduction] .
- The IRS operates on [ARG1 a computer system] designed * in 1961 , which [ARG0 it] has been trying * to [rel modernize] *T*-1 for years .
- An estimated $ 1.57 billion *U* is separately allocated for the National Science Foundation , and within the Housing and Urban Development Department , more than $ 9.2 billion *U* is provided *-1 for federally assisted housing , including an expanded effort [ARG0 *] to [rel modernize] [ARG1 public housing units that *T*-2 serve the poorest families] .