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frames- Economists say 0 [ARG0 a buildup in inventories] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel provoke] [ARG1 cutbacks in production that *T*-48 can lead to a recession] .
- The agreement on Poland contrasts with the major differences remaining over [ARG0 the underlying foreign aid bill] , which *T*-9 has [ARGM-TMP already] [rel provoked] [ARG1 veto threats by the White House] and is sharply confined under this year 's budget .
- A White House spokesman said last week that [ARG0 the president] is considering *-1 declaring that the Constitution implicitly gives him the authority for a line-item veto *-2 to [rel provoke] [ARG1 a test case] .
- *-1 Testifying before a House subcommittee , Mr. Mulford said that [ARGM-ADV if the Treasury had n't intervened in foreign-exchange markets in September and early October *-2 to reduce the dollar 's value] , [ARG0 the plunge in the stock market] [ARGM-MOD might] have [rel provoked] [ARG1 a steep fall in the currency that *T*-97 might have `` unhinged financial markets] . ''
- [ARG0 Mr. Nahas] , who *T*-231 [ARGM-MNR single-handedly] [rel provoked] [ARG1 a one-day closure of Brazil 's stock markets] [ARGM-TMP in June] [ARGM-TMP when he failed *-2 to honor a debt of $ 31.1 million *U* owed * to his brokers *T*-1] , yesterday blamed his predicament on the president of the Sao Paulo stock exchange ; a few days before Mr. Nahas 's failure , the exchange raised the required margin on stock-margin transactions .
- [ARG0 The compromise bill] passed the House last week but *-1 has [ARGM-TMP now] [rel provoked] [ARG1 jurisdictional fights] with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , which *T*-81 jealously protects its prerogatives over operations at the State Department .
- This can not be solved *-1 by [ARG0 *] [rel provoking] [ARG1 a further downturn] ; * reducing the supply of goods does not solve inflation .
- * To say that the Pentagon should act irresponsibly because [ARG0 * acting responsibly] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel provoke] [ARG2 Congress] into [ARG1-into *-1 acting irresponsibly] leads to the conclusion that the Pentagon should deliberately exaggerate its needs in the national interest ; in other words , that it is justified in *-2 committing a crime -- *-2 lying to Congress -- because it is morally superior .
- It *EXP*-1 does n't take [ARG0 much] * to [rel provoke] [ARG1 an intense debate] .
- The package was termed *-1 excessive by the Bush administration , but [ARG0 it] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel provoked] [ARG1 a struggle with influential California lawmakers who *T*-2 sought unsuccessfully *-3 to add nearly $ 1 billion *U* more and waive current restrictions *-4 to expedite the distribution of funds] .
- [ARG0 The collapse of the span] has [rel provoked] [ARG1 surprise and anger among state officials] .
- All of the former board 's members were CPAs , [ARG0 *] [rel provoking] [ARG1 conflict-of-interest criticism] [ARGM-CAU because they were writing rules while *-1 handling clients ' books at the same time] .
- [ARG0 No one in Washington] was willing *-1 to take the blame for * [rel provoking] [ARG1 Friday 's drop in the stock market] .